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Bullpen has to be top -- a good piece makes the team better immediately and also opens up the possibility of Kopech moving into the rotation in the event of an SP injury. 2B or OF rental bat is number two.

Maybe someone whose scouts/coaches see something in his motion they think they can fix? Idk

What is your argument that Kopech is better than Moncada? I haven't seen you make one at all.

He has a 128 wRC+ right now

Dude's on pace for like a 5 win season, lmao. Are you guys even following this team?

HAHAHA

LMAO whose idea was it to mic Hendriks?!

It sounds more like he's worried the winning won't last.

I actually think this format might be really good for Ohtani, whose commitment physical fitness is supposed to be insane. THis is such a stress-test style stamina test that endurance could be the difference.

Is it just me, or does the raw amount of homers everyone is hitting and the blistering pace given the timer actually make this boring? Like you don't even get to enjoy each one flying, and when everyone is hitting 15-25, each one just doesn't feel significant.

Yeah, in retrospect, the analysts that were highest on Ohtani when he was posted all said something along the lines of "no one will outwork this kid, he has superhuman discipline and focus, he will do everything he can to reach his potential," and that seems to have been the X factor.

It's insane how much stronger and faster his bat got after he started training in the US. You used to be able to beat him inside pretty reliably when he was in the NPB -- it had the classic appearance of a swing that was too long/grooved but worked because he was so athletic. I don't think many people really realized that this much potential was in there.

Greinke has like 90-grade command though

Getting Kath in round 2 should justify any uncertainty we have about choosing Montgomery in round 1. Suggests to me that Montgomery will sign underslot. As a pair, that's a great outcome for picking as late as the WS are this year.

Absolutely. With Vaughn graduated, it’s arguably the weakest system in the game right now. Though for very different reasons than when it was last time.

Trade literally every player in the organization. Start over next year with a new name in a new city. Act as if every new player was part of the rebuild.

It definitely has a "petty" feel like that.

I was gonna say the same thing. It's so strange it feels almost like he's bitter and trying to show someone up... somehow. He appears to be clearly forcing it into paragraphs where it doesn't belong.

Not sure what you're talking about, as the White Sox are 22nd in HR. Did you mean "sorely" missed? Sure, you miss any starter. But while Mendick is certainly worse, he's the same TYPE of player and he's perfectly capable of playing at a league average rate, which is all you can ask for for an injury replacement. Contrast that to other positions on the roster and you'll see instances (and potential instances) of much larger dropoffs in performance.

I like Nick and feel terrible for him, but for 2021, he's the starter the Sox could MOST afford to lose. I'm okay with Mendick for this year if the Sox gun for other upgrades at the deadline.

Sox should wait. Given how few assets they can afford to use (both money and prospects), they need to brace for a bigger hole to open up. For example, if a starter goes down, the drop off is much more severe than from Madrigal to Mendick

If it was colder...

Woulda been a 2-run homer. SO dumb.

OK that was a full-on dumbass play

Yeah a billionaire spends a few thousand on two rings for his players, dude is LOOSE.