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They’re keeping us in it, just got to hope the offense can get us a couple more.

100% agree. He clearly needs to regain some confidence.

lol so very true

He has pretty good plate discipline. If the OF defense improves a bit and he recovers some of his power he can be an effective corner reserve.

I know, had some Mother’s Day plans that went long. Unfortunately radio calls just don’t resonate with kids nowadays ?

I really hate Baez.

He doesn’t seem too interested at the moment lol. But he will be if the Sox do something awesome. We unfortunately missed the Davidson HR earlier.

Alright boys, let’s get some fucking runs here.

Alex Call has been been pretty damn good this year. His slash line is currently .269/.379/.452/.831 with a 15.1% BB rate really standing out. IMO he’s pushing Gonzalez for that #6 spot behind the big five and has regained his prospect status from a few year’s back.

I will say the best case scenario for us this year would be to start off horrible, play substantially better in the second half as young players develop & more prospects get called up (plus Rodon), and still end up with a top 5 pick in next year’s draft. That’s still very possible & something I’m optimistic will happen.

I will say this, it’s really hard to ignore what India is doing this year. We’re talking about a guy in the premier college baseball conference batting .384 with a 20% BB rate & a .396 ISO. For comparison, Madrigal batter .380 with an 11% BB rate & .152 iso last year. Obviously you don’t draft just based off stats and Madrigal has an interesting set of tools despite the size concerns, but India is certainly intriguing in his own right. It doesn’t sound like he has a true carrying tool, but he’s more than solid across the board with very good defensive abilities at 3B. I said this in the other thread, but if all else is equal I’d take Madrigal over India given the former’s significantly higher floor. However, if you can get India on a big underslot deal that might be the better overall play given the depth in this year’s draft.

I’ve got two one year olds as well and am far more optimistic about them based on when our window should open. Just not a good time to convince a four year old to become a Sox fan given how things stand in Chicago. My wife makes that clear to him on a daily basis.

I wish man, but I don’t want him going to his first Sox game in Cubs gear if we can pull this one off today. Has to be all or nothing and now it’s in the hands of the baseball gods.

Lol...I’m already working angles like this, but everyday is a battle.

Giolito (1-4, 7.25 ERA) vs. Hendricks (3-2, 3.02 ERA). Sox broadcast is on NBCSCH and it appears the is on MLBN for out of market viewers. I hate using a message board to talk about my personal life, but this is a huge game for me. I made an unwise decision to marry a diehard Cubs fan and both of us of dream of having our kids follow in our fandom. Our four year old son has never gone to a baseball game because we both want his first experience to be at our own park. We have finally decided that today’s game will settle matters once & for all. This may seem stupid to most of you, but the thought of my son’s first baseball experience being at Wrigley covered in Cubs gear makes me sick. I consider this game a must win and hope Giolito can regain form and help us avoid a sweep. God knows we could all use a win after these last two games. GO SOX!!!

Hard pass on Heinlich. I agree with hi8is, hopefully he doesn’t get drafted.

Dunning just took one off the leg and is staying in the game. This kid is an absolute bulldog.

Platooning real prospects in the minors is one of the dumbest things I have ever seen.

100% agree on this. A guy like Collins probably looks horrible on some days and more than passable on others. If a scout catches him on the wrong day, suddenly he has no chance at sticking at catcher. The Sox have comprehensive tape on him and should know better than anyone his likelihood of sticking at catcher. Their public optimism tells me he is not as bad as these reports make him out to be.

That lineup has four former All-Stars. (mostly joking...)

Ian Clarkin?

This is all very fair. But when you start your argument off with “did you see how Kopech & Cease did last night” you are setting yourself for ridicule. Look, an argument can be made for more pitching. I have said it before, but we have six guys in the system that must develop into the front three of our future rotation. Those are Kopech, Hansen, Lopez, Giolito, Dunning, & Cease. Rodon is sort of a wild card and anything we can from him over the next 3 2/3 seasons is gravy. So let’s look at where those guys stand. Lopez is in the pros and is flashing TOR potential. To me, he’s at worst a solid #3 and potentially a fringe #1 type if the command takes a big leap forward. Then you got Giolito who has looked terrible all-around. I’m not giving up on him, but the deterioration of his stuff is the most concerning to me. They’ll continue to give him an extended look and hopefully he can get in sync and at least become a solid back-end option. He’s definitely a high risk guy at this point. The other guy who should be in the mix at some point this year is Kopech. I have zero concerns about him whatsoever. Obviously he has moments where he loses his command and sometimes his composure, but this kid is the real deal. Two bad starts won’t change that view for me. Regarding the other three prospects, Dunning & Cease have seen their stock rise quite a bit this year. MLBpipeline has already made some revisions to their top 100 list and Dunning moved up 15 spots. The kid is simply competitor with plus command and I have full confidence he’ll end up being a quality #3 starter. Cease’s potential is insane and his start to the 2018 season has been super impressive despite last night’s debacle. To me, durability is the big question with him and that makes him somewhat high guy. The only guy who has taken some strides backward is Hansen and that’s only due to health. If he comes back in the next month and performs well in 2018, he’ll cement his status as a top 40 prospect. So long-story short, I think he we have enough high-end pitching prospects to fill confident we can fill out the front-end of our rotation. Doesn’t hurt to add more depth, but I would consider the IF a much greater area of organneed.

We need pitching because two of our top prospects had rough nights?

Parke pulled after one inning. Hopefully he’s not hurt.

I only saw the fourth and his command was simply off. Primarily fastballs from what I could tell, but he threw some off-speed stuff as well. Wasn’t working on anything specific though.