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QUOTE (beautox @ Apr 11, 2017 -> 12:03 AM) I'm hoping the Dbacks and Rox can keep the gas on and drive up the price of for Q. Tapia has started off the season on fire down at AAA, Rodgers is on the 7-day DL and hasn't started and Pint had a solid debut on the farm as well. Same here, but Rox will then try to make Hoffman the centerpiece of the Q trade. I don't like that. When Dahl and Desmond get off the DL, they should be interesting team to watch. Remember, Rockies made a horrible trade when they sent Tulo to Toronto, and all they have left is Hoffman. They got lucky when Story emerged as ML quality SS, but they still made a horrible deal. All I'm saying is, they might be gun shy to pull off a major trade, but they do have some interesting pieces.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Apr 10, 2017 -> 09:51 AM) Delmonico was actually a real prospect before though. Who is the better hitter, right now, Delmonico or Frazier?

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Apr 8, 2017 -> 11:34 AM) Why? Good question. Rockies are asking same thing. He turns 36 next week, redefining the term "rebuild".

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Apr 7, 2017 -> 06:48 PM) Hopefully Moncada and Frazier both hit. Trade Frazier, move Saladino to third with Moncada taking second. The arms, speed and range from the 3B/2B/SS positions would be awesome. Frazier currently 0 for 12. Don't hold your breath.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 6, 2017 -> 09:45 AM) Surprise, surprise. Lately, it seems like anyone with even the furthest ties to the White Sox isn't too great in his eyes. And any mediocre former Sox prospect, like Tatis Jr, is the next Trout. Jose, are you saying that IF the Sox had never traded Tatis, Jr, and IF he were still with the Sox, that Law would not have him ranked as high as he is now ranked?

No final rosters yet, far as I know.

Fisher seems like a strike out machine. I like Laureano. We should scout both once seasons start. Great post, BTW.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 28, 2017 -> 01:00 PM) Leury scratched with "flu like symptoms". I think it's time teams stop using this phrase. Past its usefulness. Agreed. Back in the day when David Thompson was tearing it up in the ABA and then the NBA after the merger, he ran into that demon he could not conquer, Mr. Cocaine, and that was the standard phrase management came up with to explain his absence.

QUOTE (brett05 @ Mar 28, 2017 -> 08:15 AM) I never knew that there were eligibility rules for American kids. I thought any HS Senior or College Kid of any year was eligible. Found it. I never knew. Players at four-year colleges and universities are eligible three years after first enrolling in such an institution, or after their 21st birthdays (whichever occurs first). Junior and community college players are eligible to be drafted at any time. ala Tim Anderson.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 27, 2017 -> 11:43 AM) The wild card in all of this is a Donald Trump Presidency. You know he is looking to destroy the captial gains and inheritance taxes. JR is smart enough to realize that any changes that happens in those areas could well be quickly overturned with a new President and Congress, and try to get something done in a limited time frame. C'mon, Southsider. You can find a better, more accurate word, can't you?

Who has seen Moncada up close? Does he look overweight? I hope he doesn't room with Courtney Hawkins.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 26, 2017 -> 04:23 PM) Shields is so bad. Still will never understand how they decided to make that trade Ditto.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Mar 26, 2017 -> 10:34 AM) I think this statement is entirely wrong. But feel free to keep repeating it every single time. Two words for you: TAX HIT if he sells before he passes on. That is all. Mark Long Term Capital Gain, right? What is the rate now? What will it be when he sells?

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 16, 2017 -> 04:24 PM) Seems likely the Braves have made best Q offer https://www.fanragsports.com/mlb/heyman-11-...pring-training/ And, yet, another glowing report on Tatis, Jr. -- calling him a "hitting bomb."

QUOTE (GermanSock @ Mar 14, 2017 -> 04:07 PM) I think the velocity will come back. What I'm concerned about more is the reports on the low spin rate (little movement) on the fastball. Even when he was hitting 94 his swinging strike rates were not great. Not sure what do make out of this. Maybe he should add another pitch that is less dependent on spin (sinker), I don't know. If his command was better the straight fastball would be less of an issue (I think kershaws 4 seamer is also pretty straight) but if your heater is straight and not located well it is going to get hammered even at 94 (maybe he would get away with it at 100). As a rule, 4 seamers are always straight(er), no matter who throws it.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Mar 9, 2017 -> 05:09 PM) Well, until a trade happens one way or another, I'll choose to believe if we could get Moncada for Sale, and the Yankees could get Gleyber Torres for four months of Aroldis Chapman, then we should be able to get Torres for four years of Quintana. I could be wrong, but for me it just stands to reason. And at least for now, thinking along these lines, it is kind of exciting to think about a potential dynamite double play combination with the #2 & #3 prospects in baseball right now with Moncada and Torres. Punt Anderson and his speed & arm to centerfield, and you got the makings of tremendous strength up the all-important middle. I won't lie to you - love that idea! Bad logic here. Cubs were going for World Series, they were easily negotiated out of Torres. That's why a trade for Q likely to happen in July.

What if he can hit like Schwarber? What was he, pick # 4?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 08:55 AM) Hi old white male person. So now our sanctimonious cynic makes disparaging commentary about old people, white people, and men. What higher moral ground did you come from? What did you do for kicks today, Southsider? Set fire to a police car? Throw some rocks? Complain about whatever it is that people like you complain about? Maybe you gave the finger to a policeman after he could no longer see you? Organize some protest march? Or maybe just follow along and join one?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 2, 2017 -> 09:06 PM) Hey Donald Trump could become a great President too, but I am not holding my breath for that moment either. Sounds like you had a few cocktails before you hit the "Send" button, Southsider? Been reading a few liberal rags lately? Keep posting your political nonsense so we can all see how sanctimonious you are.

QUOTE (reiks12 @ Mar 2, 2017 -> 12:36 PM) Wonder what the Red Sox would have offered for Sale had this happened before the Sale trade. Anyways what do the Red Sox even have to offer? Devers, Groome, then what? Bobby Dalbec. Don't know why Hahn didn't try to get him included in the Sale trade.

QUOTE (Sox-35th @ Mar 1, 2017 -> 08:19 PM) The make or break Avi year was last season at the latest and he broke. If he's suddenly good this year, he's going elsewhere via trade. Correct. He was given every chance in 2016.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 1, 2017 -> 02:51 PM) Normally you would be 100% correct here, but I'm thinking there may be something to this. They didn't spend much of the LaRoche money. Shields?

QUOTE (PolishPrince34 @ Feb 22, 2017 -> 08:40 AM) Houston drafted #1 Mark Appel/Stanford in 2013 followed by Bryant #2. 2014 was Brady Aiken. Also Appel bonus was more than Bryant that year.You must be getting your information from Donald Trump. WTF?

QUOTE (miracleon35th @ Feb 22, 2017 -> 02:21 PM) Teams that are going for it make trades in large measure based on what they need to have. The greater and more imminent that need is, the more they will give up in return. If the Nat's relief core starts blowing games they may have to cough up Robles for a reliever or relievers. Well OK, Robertson plus Nate Jones won't be enough to get Robles, but if the Nats get desperate for a Closer, they are going to have to unload talent to some team at some point, especially if they want a Closer that is ranked higher than Robertson. It's their problem, not Rick Hahn's. He already schtooped them. If they want it again, call Rick. One of my new favorite words.......

QUOTE (daa84 @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 12:17 PM) no, everything you said is totally fair and accurate. one thing to remember too is that Beer was really a HS senior when he put up those ridiculous numbers. Also, i have no idea what kind of athlete he is, but just by body type, i'm guessing beer could probably learn to play a corner OF spot too, whereas a guy like alvarez was destined for 1b eventually. Certainly a lot of ppl projected Kris Bryant to be 1b and who knows, maybe thats why Houston passed on him. No, Houston passed on Bryant because they are STUPID, and they wanted to draft a high school pitcher so they could sign him for a lower bonus than Bryant would require.