Bruce_Blixton

Looks like they bumped up Mogollon to Winston-Salem, coincidentally they're playing the Mets High-A affiliate. Maybe they're showcasing him for a potential Clay Holmes trade??? Only half joking.

I really like this trade, it greatly changes the complexity of the 34 and 41 picks. Depending on how they negotiate the slot bonus of 1.1, they could try to float a couple of 1st rounder talents to those spots. Everyone seems to be freaking out over this boiling it down to "just" the 34 pick but that extra pool money goes a lot further than just #34. In essence this could basically be Gonzalez and Eisert for 2-3 future top 30 prospects in the Pirates system. I'd take that trade everyday of the week. Also, I find it humorous how everyone is treating Gonzalez like a perennial All-Star when he was viewed as a bust and laughingstock going into this season. He was often pointed to as the epitome of the ineptitude of our scouting and development staff, but after a hot half season he's now a HOFer.

Christian Gonzalez has had quite the debut in Kanny, good to see him carry over last year's performance to this year.

I found the interview with him posted here recently pretty interesting, sounds like they've had him work on his timing and he mentioned how he can see what they're pitching him now. It looks like it's been working, he's done a good job of increasing his walk rate while cutting down his K rate. Also really encouraged hearing the coaching staff actively working with the young guys throughout the season, it always seemed like it was set it and forget it with the previous regime.

I feel that way too this year, but at least we've had a few guys graduate to the big leagues this year so it kind of feels like a reward for following them the past few years. Kanny has been a box score I check regularly, lots of talent in that lineup besides Fauske when Carlson and Mogollon are healthy. I'd also add Boughton to that group, he's had a really good June. Seemed to tap into some power and developed some patience at the plate. Could be a sleeper next year.

Jacob Gonzalez? I could see a team viewing him as a capable utility player at the MLB level and value the short-term boost to the MLB team over the long-term timeline of developing a prep player.

That would be egregious and unforgivable, those words don't even rhyme.

Lyle Miller-Green has really turned things around after a horrid May, wouldn't mind seeing him promoted to W-S post draft. Really intriguing combination of size and skills.

With Albertus coming back and probably heading out to Kanny soon, I'd like to see Bonemer to WS - Antonacci to BIR - Jacob Gonzalez to CHA, he's been swinging it pretty well and carrying a healthy SLG/OPS over the past 5-6 weeks.

Whoever is pitching for Charlotte just hit three guys in a row to load the bases, never seen that before.

No, I meant what is the point of saying something so antagonistic and rude?

What's the point of saying something like that?

My interpretation of that post is that Montgomery had a similar profile to Merrill through 2023 and Merrill managed to get to the majors the next year so it isn't out of the realm of possibilities that Montgomery could grab the starting SS next year, especially with a potentially more competent MLB coaching staff next year. It's very unlikely but not completely impossible. Also, I don't really understand all the pessimism surrounding Montgomery, we all knew that he was going to be a raw project with tantalizing physical tools and up until last season he's exceeded all expectations. Even last season he struggled at AAA as 22 year-old still learning the game, but reading the sentiment about him on here and you'd think he was a 28 year-old journeyman.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=montgo001col Looks like Montgomery put up an .828 OPS in AA in 2023, which I believe is higher than .782.

I'd offer Crochet+Pham for Pages+De Paula+Ferris+Eduardo Quintero