DirtySox

Some horrible prospect luck this season.

Lambert finishes with 7.0 IP 7 H 1 ER 0 BB 9 SO. Moar of this please.

Some Steele Walker highlights.

Especially after the disaster outing previously. Nice bounce-back.

Wait, are we really running with the theory that people are headhunting Nick Madrigal? Seriously?

Hansen goes 6.0 IP 4 H 1 ER 1 BB 5 SO. Should be done. 103 pitches. 66 for strikes. Solid.

The absence of walks is what I was looking for.

I'm pretty intrigued by Stephens. Could be a solid back-end guy. He should get a shot at some point.

I just made one. Anyone can though right? Why do we get threads asking for game-threads instead of just making one?

Time for your regularly scheduled Giolito optimism/hand-wringing game thread. Is the velocity up? Is the spin rate down? Is the fastball garbage? Where is the curveball? Go Sox?

Stephens with a strong start thus far. 4.0 IP 2 H 1 R 6 SO

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?sid=milb&org=145&ymd=20180708

That whole rotation. What a team they've built.

This Astros team is just stacked. Aspirations.

Bwahaha. Avi.

Collins HR 11.

CHAR: Fulmer, 6:05 BHAM: Cease, 6:15 W-S: Martinez, 6:00 KAN: Quijada, 6:05 GTF: Comito, 8:00 AZL: Off http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?sid=milb&org=145&ymd=20180706 Rutherford back in the lineup.

JV mowing them down.

This is a good post.

Not an insider, but I'd wager there's something about Adolfo in there.

Rutherford not in the lineup. Though that was expected I imagine.

Longenhagen Chat today: AJ 2:31 Hi Eric. Assuming Madrigal is moved quickly, what position does Moncada ultimately move to? CF? Thanks Eric A Longenhagen 2:31 That's what I'd expect.

More Law Chat. Jeff 2:16 I know he's old for his level (high-A), but is Laz Rivera a potential diamond in the rough for CWS? Keith Law 2:17 Saw him for about 8 AB too. Three horrendous strikeouts to start it out - totally overmatched by a LHP with some deception - but I saw him hit a (Laz) rocket out the second game. Probably worth bumping him to AA, since he's 23, to get a better test of his abilities. I doubt he's really that much of a prospect, but he does have bat speed and obviously more hand strength than I first realized.