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I guess I see it the opposite way. Both are fringe prospects IMO, but I think Booker's defensive ability & speed provides a far clearer path to the majors as a potential 4th OF type. Unless Fisher suddenly learns how to hit for power, he's going to have a hard time finding a role in the majors. And the fact that's he striking out nearly 39% of time after an unwarranted promotion doesn't make me optimistic his offensive game will suddenly click. I'm not suggesting we completely give up on him, but I'd rather give Booker a look in Birmingham's OF over Fisher at this point time. And adding some positional versatility would only be a good thing for Fisher.

Sort of, but if he can’t hit, where he plays doesn’t matter. That being said, I’m fine with him getting time at 1B over Barnum.

So far so good for Dunning tonight. He hasn’t really missed a beat since his promotion. Also, Mendick is having a really nice season so far. His numbers are very similar to his breakout season in High A last year, but in a much more difficult environment obviously. Him & Zavala both fit that bill of under-appreciated prospect whose numbers are too good to ignore. We’re more than due for one of these guys to develop into something useful at the major league level.

Fisher can hit the bench. Booker has better all-around tools and should be given that spot IMO. That would open up a spot in High A for Robert when the time comes. Around the All Star break I’d promote Jimenez to AAA, Basabe to AA, & Gonzalez to A+.

Agree on Gonzalez, he needs to be bumped up in the not too distant future. I think Booker gets promoted once Robert is ready and Basabe in a month or two which would open up a spot for Gonzalez. Still would be a four man rotation unless Adolfo has surgery.

Wow Soria really sucks

I was watching, seemed to be precautionary. The Dash were up 9-0 at the time.

Cease with three more K’s in the 7th. Likely final line: 7 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 12 K, 0 BB

Dash announcer said Cease hit 100 MPH tonight ?

That does seem odd they overturned that one so quickly.

Kopech had two BB’s tonight according to MILB.com.

Kopech rebounding nicely. Anyone know if he’s working on the changeup a lot tonight?

Dude just crushes everything when he makes contact.

How is Molina nowadays?

Hard hit single right there. Anyone know where you can exit velocities in real time?

God I hate Shields night, but at least we got Moncada to kick things off.

Anderson > Machado defensively at SS.

God fucking damnit Ron.

I don’t want to call out anyone here specifically, but there is most definitely a bias against black athletes. IMO, a white SS making the same mistakes that Tim has made would be far less likely to be referred to as being mentally retarded in terms of baseball IQ. I also think they would get less shit for demonstrating their excitement on the field. Soxtalk in general is pretty good about this stuff, more of an observance of baseball fans in general.

Fans will probably give him more time because he’s 24 and was incredibly raw when he was drafted. And while you keep saying 3rd season to express disappointment, he’s effectively in his second season playing time wise. I’m not sure why you think he can’t or won’t get better with more experience. Also, he’s been one of the most valuable base-runners in baseball this year, so I’m not sure this idea he has poor base-running skills comes from. You must be only looking at the rare mistakes and not the overall body of work which has been stellar.

He’s a catcher so much less of an issue IMO

I wonder how pissed Perez is right now about all that clapping.

Fuck yes! Suck it Royals!!

Dude threatened our team yesterday over some BS, glad our guys won’t stand for it.

Quite the hustle there by Abreu.