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Ugly start for Kopech, pulled after three innings & 66 pitches.

There’s no difference. You get an extra of team control if you wait like 18 days or so into the season, so after the third week of the season it’s all the same.

If both could develop into quality LH bullpen options even better. But I’ll be happy if even just one can provide some certainty heading into next offseason.

Cease should also be starting today.

The peripherals are really good though, seems like he had the same problem last year.

He’s having a nice little season, just a little bad BABIP luck.

Yes this, thank you!

With three HRs & 5 BBs during that same time period.

Cause he had one bad game? You sure like to live in the moment.

Anderson will be, potentially Abreu.

Is Gonzalez hurt? He’s sat two straight games.

He doesn’t seem to get a lot of loft on the ball with his swing. I’m not going to panic yet as the plate discipline has been elite, but he’s got to start hitting some HRs in the near future.

How do India’s tool compare to Bohm’s? I get the lack of track record is concerning, but good god his 2018 numbers are absolutely insane. If the tools are legit, he suddenly becomes a solid underslot option.

Stephens with 7 K through four. He should hopefully get a bump to Charlotte in the next couple weeks.

Kid has 8 doubles, I’m sure it can’t be pathetically low.

Jimenez is on a 52 HR pace over a 600 PA season. Kid is a fucking stud.

You also don’t know what level of control Hahn had during those early years and how much Reinsdorf influenced decision making. We know the front office proposed rebuilding a while ago and it seems like Jerry told them to make one last run at things but didn’t really give them the budget to accomplish that task. And by no means am I giving Hahn a free pass, but right now I’m in wait and see mode. I like the moves he’s made so far. Having said, if the rebuild fails, he will most definitely be gone and deservedly so.

I have not heard that about Rutherford’s arm. Everything I’ve read has mentioned LF being his likely home due to limited arm strength. Admittedly I haven’t seen his arm myself so I can’t really argue one way or the other, just sharing what I’ve read.

This also seems right to me, although it’s impossible to say with Robert since we (or at least I) have seen so little of him. Does anyone know how Gonzalez’s defense is? I remember hearing an Inciarte comp, but that seems pretty bullish for obvious reasons. But if the glove is that good in CF he could quickly join the top 6 if he proves himself a bit in High A.

Interesting to see Cordell that low. Were you not high on him coming into the season or did his struggles in April bump him down a few spots?

I will say this about Adolfo, the K rate is still concerning but from watching him play multiple times, he does seem to be much more selective at the plate. And the good news is the raw power is really starting to blossom into game power this year, which takes off some pressure off his developing plate discipline. I’m really excited to see what this kid can become over the next few years. The upside is beyond tantalizing.

Given our depth at the position, I thought it would be a fun exercise to rank the top 5 OF prospects in the system. Here are my rankings: 1) Jimenez 2) Robert 3) Basabe 4) Adolfo 5) Rutherford

Look at that K rate. Obviously unsustainable for someone as patient at him, but provides room for optimism that he can ultimately land around 20% or so. And if that happens and he can maintain the power he's shown, the kid will be an absolute stud with the bat. Just got to hope the glove continues to develop.

This may be the worst post in SoxTalk history. Does the new site have a down-vote button?

Fry was absolutely dominant at AAA (SSS I'll admit). Developing a reliable young, lefty for next season is probably worth far more than what we'd probably get at the trade deadline for a veteran like Cedeno or Gomez.