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QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Jul 29, 2017 -> 06:38 PM) The Cubs thought Jimenez was MLB ready this spring. I trust their judgment. Kopech is on a perfect timetable to be a 2018 midseason callup. Scouts said Robert was the best player on the planet, just bring him up now? Kopech is on a timetable for a September 2018 callup and starting on the team in 2019. His arm needs to get used to the workload.

Step 1) Aggressively call up Jimenez, Kopech and others that aren't Moncada, Giolito and Lopez. Step 2) Spend fat stacks on players like Moustakas, Swarzak, and rebuilding the pen. Step 3) Finish probably below .500, risk stunting the growth of players not ready (Fulmer syndrome) and blow all the room in your pocketbook that could have been saved for the 2019 super class.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Jul 29, 2017 -> 05:42 PM) The So have like 10 top 100 prospects, 3 of which are top 10 caliber, and a top 3 pick in 2018 all but sewn up. There is no way the Astros compiled that kind of talent after one draft. But hey, if you want to run with the Astros comparison...do you think it's worth punting an entire season of baseball to get ourselves a Mark Appel? I think the Sox are less likely to get cute and would have taken Rodon over Aiken. As for Appel, well, Kris Bryant went number two. Is it worth getting him? Or back to back, is it worth punting a season to get...Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper?

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 29, 2017 -> 04:28 PM) Yep, we gon' lose. UNLESS C - Omar Narvaez just keeps doing Omar 1B - Abreu hits like he just learned Ron made a thread about him 2B - Moncada is promised a box of twinkies for every hit SS - Anderson rebounds to last year, tweets out that he loves Fathom. 3B - Davidson, idk, Mark Reynolds LF - Leury continues being super Leury CF - Engel thinks he's actually back in the AFL RF - Avi hits like All-Star Avi DH - Casey Gillaspie thinks he's Conor in the NLCS against the Cubs

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 28, 2017 -> 11:41 PM) Umbrage Dolores Umbridge

QUOTE (napa_soxfan @ Jul 29, 2017 -> 12:36 AM) Where are the "haters" coming from? Bruh. This thread.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 29, 2017 -> 12:56 AM) Jesus, 110.1 mph on Moncada's laser beam off the wall. Kid has a really pretty swing from the left side. It's silly but his hip action reminds me a lot of Cano and his follow through a lot of Griffey. I think eventually he might want to give up switch hitting. I love how he works counts too. He's got some Eaton in him that way and will always have a high OBP because of it. You can see why his ceiling is through the roof. His floor is probably like a poor man's Kinsler, but his ceiling is certainly Cano. A good defensive 2B that can slash 290/380/500 and add 10 runs on the bases is a 6-8 WAR player. A superstar. Now think about how some scouts think Eloy could be a better hitter than him. Now imagine those two mashing in the lineup together.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Jul 29, 2017 -> 12:36 PM) Yup. The Cubs traded a guy who is clearly on track to be the #1 overall prospect on baseball for a rotation lefty controlled through their window. When you're trying to win you sell out, never hold back for a future that may never come. For a #1 pitcher*

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 27, 2017 -> 04:50 PM) Not just helmets, maybe even face masks by then. Medieval helms.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 29, 2017 -> 12:05 PM) I think he looks pretty good. Can't fault him for his BABIP. Yeah. He seems to keep hitting ropes. But he's working counts, showing power and hauling around the bases. I'll take it for now.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Jul 29, 2017 -> 12:17 PM) Yes, I love both of those little guys. I was trying to find a decent defensive third baseman, and another LH bat. You know me. I "loves me" those left handed bats, especially in the middle of the order. Without Melky, they are going to be short a decent bat, from the left side. Moncada would be the only one. Scouting reports go back and forth on whether or not Delmonico is a butcher at third and Yolmer/Leury both have had way more AAA success than Peter has to this point. I've always liked Peter, but if he's a starter he either blew past expectations or something has gone very, very wrong. Asche is a non-factor and is AAAA fodder. QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 29, 2017 -> 12:18 PM) Lineup construction isn't going to be a priority next year. Also this. In a perfect scenario, the future will have Moncada, Collins, Rutherford and Sheets/Gillaspie providing balance from the left handed side. But that is well down the road.

My guess at the lineup: C - Omar Narvaez, since all of the catching prospects are in A-ball. 1B - Abreu/Casey Gillaspie 2B - Moncada SS - Anderson 3B - Davidson/Sanchez LF - Leury CF - Engel RF - Avi DH - Abreu/Davidson Oh, boy.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 28, 2017 -> 10:52 PM) If I get my head chopped off in an Ames mall tomorrow, someone please buy Greg a hot dog for me. Someone get me a cool robot body pls

Combined with the new international spending penalties, this is a good thing. They just need to change how the competitive balance picks work.

This thread. Russian accent: Team is bad, attendance down.

QUOTE (SonofaRoache @ Jul 29, 2017 -> 10:42 AM) Yeah I think there are 6 guys that can all be really good. Naturally 3 or 4 of those guys will bust and range from average players to scrubs. Hopefully, we pick the 2 guys that will be stars. And having pick number doesn't guarantee we will make the right choice. They have to be careful not to draft on hype. Pick the 2 guys?

Leury and Sanchez will both get spots over Delmonico/Asche/Peter.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 28, 2017 -> 03:35 PM) Honestly the fact that anyone wants him is the headline here. He is going to generate a garbage return at best. SoxTalk: Brinson or bust

QUOTE (steveno89 @ Jul 28, 2017 -> 09:48 AM) If you consider us to be l"light on pitching" what the heck do you think about nearly every other mlb farm system??? Last I checked we have Yoan Moncada up the middle, Robert/Cordell/Engel in CF We have greatly added depth all over the diamond in the past 12 months He just wants to find something new to gripe about since 'hero worship' no longer applies.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Jul 28, 2017 -> 08:49 AM) Cubs got Anthony Rizzo for Andrew Cashner. After the Sox traded Chris Sale, Jose Quintana and Adam Eaton, they still don't have anyone in their organization that is likely become a player as good as Rizzo. Theo didn't have a young, talented, controllable core like Sale, Quintana and Eaton to build around, so he had to tear down and rebuild and he did an extraordinary job. The Sox have traded away more value than Theo did and the jury is still out on the prospects they got in return. The Sox don't have a stellar record when it comes to developing talent. And what are the odds that whomever the Sox draft in 2018 turns out to be as good a player as Kris Bryant? Would JR be willing to bring in an experienced, highly rated manager? I understand what the Sox are trying to do but by no means are they guaranteed to be as successful as the Cubs, Astros or Royals. Some seem to think that just because it worked for the Cubs it's a sure thing it will turn out as successful for the Sox. It could go either way. It would be a shame if it turns out the Sox exchanged a young, inexpensive, controllable core of Sale, Quintana and Eaton for a decade or more of mediocrity. I would have felt better if the Sox were able to trade these guys for top rated prospects with ETAs of 2017 and 2018 and then augment them with good FA signings. Now we'll just have to bear with horrible baseball for a couple of years and wait to see if the Sox organization under Buddy Bell and Chris Getz can develop these A level prospects and hope Moncada doesn't turn out to be another Gordon Beckham. Well, Moncada, Jimenez and Robert all have the ability to become as good or better than Rizzo. So...

I'm liking Burger more and more

QUOTE (KnightsOnMintSt @ Jul 27, 2017 -> 10:37 AM) I think I would go with Reynaldo Lopez at No.1. Any other system, easily. But Hansen could be the GOAT

Definitely want him up in September working with Coop.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 27, 2017 -> 06:29 PM) Why is it the riskiest? Buddy Bell?

Giving Hahn a 10 at this point. Since they've declared a rebuild, the amount of talent he's stockpiled is astounding.