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Jeremy Reed is the Hitting Coach for Angels.

How does one explain to an Australian who knows almost nothing about baseball that this player (Tatis, Jr.) was given about $800,000 by another team at age 16 and then traded for an over the hill, old, and expensive pitcher named James Shields, all this before Tatis had ever played a professional game?

Not if he goes to jail.

Really? Which side initiated the call? Hello, Rick. Scott here. Yes, the family is fine, thanks for asking. Hey, about my boy, Carlos. I want you to submit a few scenarios to me right after the ASG, giving us a few choices on how to preserve Carlos' arm for my free agency negotiations. Yes, sure, we'll let you make an early offer. Bye for now, Rick.

When Engel hit that hustling, hard hit double yesterday, it was a thing of beauty. A great baseball baserunning play

Probably true. If Sox had been able to keep their team in Great Falls, I wonder how bad they would have been.

Who smiles the most? Leury, Timmy, or Billy?

Yes. The only way Story comes here is if Timmy gets hurt. God Forbid.

I think Burger is the real deal.

Feet first slide and Timmy is probably safe.

Cmon, man. If healthy, Eaton > Goodwin.

Lance currently at $9.3 MM per. I wonder what it will take to sign him...

Does anyone have access to replay of Moncada getting thrown out at home?

The first pitch to Eaton was an inside curve ball; he should/could have let it hit him on shoulder.

Probably. One of my own Can't Miss guys. Wrong again. Actually, I meant Adam Dunn. I was not wrong on that one, however. Thanks for catching my error.....

Veeck was awful.

What about Adam Reed?

Back to you Ron. What could Sox get for him?

Wow. Never thought of this before. Give me a sec.

Correct me if I am wrong, but the only pitcher to go ape shit over the sticky inspections has been Schnerzer. The rest of them seem to take it like a man.

Sox rookies went 1-16, pitching not so hot, one really bad defensive play. Adds up to a loss.

My thoughts exactly. There was a good chance they would trade one or both of them for way too cheaply. Now, not so much.

I hope Hahn doesn't whisper into the microphone like Joe Biden.

I keep thinking of Heuer pitching to Cruz yesterday. He walked him, and he was not going to put anything over the plate to him. No confidence.

Career relief pitchers are weird ducks. They can have a couple of good years, and then all of a sudden they get hit real hard, get traded, sent down, whatever, and then they resurface somewhere and are effective again.