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Rodon just threw the wildest pitch I’ve ever seen. Almost looks hurt? Nope maybe just his pride.

And seconds after I post, meneses breaks it up with a single. It was a cheaply though.

Rodon absolutely cruising. Looks extremely smooth. Seven k’s through three and a third, and **** hits

Rodon physically pitching at the ballpark where I work tonight -- and of course it's my busiest night of the season. I will catch what I can and report though

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Join me, Lillian. Join me on the Greyson Jenista bandwagon. Isn't as polished a hitter as Beer today, but better body, more projection, and can play defense. https://www.minorleagueball.com/2018/4/26/17281604/2018-mlb-draft-greyson-jenista-of-1b-wichita-state

It's becoming increasingly likely that this is the case. This is just one of those things that can happen with High School pitchers as they continue to grow. Sometimes their body doesn't continue to get better. The Giolito that was drafted was an athletic, mid to upper 90's monster with room to add good weight to his frame but just got popped with TJ. The current version is an older, filled out guy whose velocity has gone backward. It just is what it is.

I don't think much actually clicked, though -- his results became fantastic behind the same terrible peripherals. His minor league numbers have never actually been all that good.

But plus bat control! That's what Ozzie Albies has too! Imagine if Albies was 6'5" 250! I guess what I'm saying is I can't think of any good reason that Jenista won't average between 75-90 homers per year in his prime if healthy.

If Greyson Jenista is still available there, that's the guy I want. Massive dude with supposedly plus bat control. Hasn't hit nearly as many homers as you would think he should given his size and tools, but... that's EXACTLY what they said about Aaron Judge. Just sayin

Yep, makes dudes look like Super Mario. No one is willing to concede to vanity. I don't know that I blame them -- it's certainly the most personal of risks. Hard to argue it shouldn't be up to the player.

I finally had the night off to watch a whole game, and they rewarded me. Thanks dudes

He's arguably our #3 starter at this point

WTF

This is just flat-out unwatchable.

Right, like -- we all liked him as a player, but he'd just be rolling the dice again as a manager.

Why do we all seem to think Omar Vizquel would be a good manager? We don't know anything about him. The only problem anyone has with Renteria is his tactical decision-making, and that's also the thing we know least about Vizquel.

I honestly didn't mind it either -- Machado is so much better than literally every other hitter in that lineup right now, it very well may have been playing the percentages correctly. It's like when Bonds got IBB'd like 200 times that one year because the entire rest of the lineup was garbage. When every matchup is a good one except one, why not avoid that matchup?

Why though? If he needs to work on his control, why not do that at the AAA level? With a hitter, I think it's a bit different. Sometimes the optimal approach against mediocre talent isn't the optimal approach against top talent, and you need to learn to use your tools against the best. But for Kopech, if it's a matter of consistency, or mechanics, or commanding a pitch, I can;t think of any reason that it doesn't make more sense to do that in the minors -- where there's less pressure, the games don't matter, and the service clock doesn't run.

It sounds like you're down on Madrigal for the same reasons I was down on Alex Bregman. But I have to admit -- Bregman has worked out nicely, despite the fact that the Astros had nowhere to play him when they drafted him, and he was a fast riser. Now, just because Bregman worked out, doesn't mean Madrigal necessarily will, but it is a significant point of data to support the idea that talented players will find a way to contribute -- or at least that having too much of a specific type of talent is a better problem to have than the alternative.

Tradeable assets are fungible in an open economy. Take the most valuable asset.

Greg just learned about Anthony Rizzo today

It does, though, because the young kids need playing time at the big league level. If you got veteran scrubs to push us up to.500, Moncada would still get his innings, sure -- but you wouldn't have given at bats to Matt Davidson, for example.

That's the other thing -- the trade market hasn't been kind to first basemen past 30. I've said it before, but I think he's more valuable to the White Sox than any other team.

Stay. He's a good bet to be a good hitter for another 3-5 years, and he can DH more as he ages. Good leader, popular with the fans. Good bat. Keep him.