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That's not really an update though. How is it nothing more has come out in the last few hours?

If Moncada doesn't reach that reasonable benchmark, it's time to openly criticize the organization. Either they overestimated Moncada (their fault) or don't have the coaches capable of working with him (again their fault). A rebuild is obviously an opportunity for development, but he isn't learning in a vacuum -- his value is tied to an unprecedented trade deal involving a perrenial Cy Young contender/possible HOF pitcher. We didn't trade Sale to accept a 2 year learning curve for a highly regarded prospect. I feel like we constantly lose sight of the value we traded. There's no room for excuses or errors. They need to fix it, or else, may as well complete the rebuild and fix the front office. That's just Moncada, mind you. We haven't even been treated with Kopech and Jimenez yet; but I'll set the stage now. "You can't expect every prospect to immediately succeed and sustain success!" Well, how about 1?

I'd imagine it was the coaching staff being overly cautious. He probably felt a tweak.

I'd expect immediate value to favor Boston, and of course the long-game here (as with any prospect deal) is meant to favor us. This should all but be guaranteed when dealing someone of Sale's stature when considering age, performance and contract value.

At a minimum the value needs to be equal. Although we should expect value from Moncada, Kopech, Basabe to exceed Sale -- otherwise why bother unless we expected to come ahead

He certaintly hasn't regressed in value, that much is obvious. There's probably not one person in Boston who is regretting that trade now.

We cannot have both sides of the argument -- either Moncada is a player with trememdous potential who (for whatever reason) is inexplicably falling apart; or practically everyone aside from Boston overvalued him. Which is it? We can never forget he was the centerpiece of the Chris Sale trade. No matter how we try to make excuses, he was not expected to be performing this poorly 570 abs into his career. Is it just too much to expect immediate success? It'd be a huge morale boost for the entire rebuild to atleast point to ONE example. I honestly fear what these forums become if Kopech and Jimenez struggle immediately. At some point, of all the pieces need to begin fitting together. No more Giolito projects or acceptance of our highly touted players floundering around.

It's amazing how quickly he deterioated. He's a cornerstone of our rebuild and watching him play is embarrassing lately. How the hell did he become this bad?

It's not a blow.....as long as no other starting pitcher experiences any significant setback.

It may come to that, although it'd be embarrassing to the organization if they couldn't fill the top of their rotation with all the prospects they've acquired/developed.

Significant blow to the rebuild. This is exactly why you load up on pitching prospects. If there's one more injury setback among Cease, Hansen, Kopech I'll really start to worry.

Watched Hereditary a few days ago and loved it. I already set expectations low coming in due to their marketing campaign and the general reactions I read amongst fans of the genre. Us horror fans are such a fickle group; I feel anything reaching a mainstream audience (especially a movie with critical acclaim) is overly criticized by default. Hereditary isn't scary, but very unnerving. You'll walk out of the theater thinking about it. It's a unique experience and a film I'll probably want to buy on DVD, especially if the rumored hour long deleted scenes are true. Also, don't believe anyone who says however you regard The Witch is the same way you'll feel towards Hereditary. I didn't like The Witch; which would have fared better as a historical piece than a horror film. The horror elements are much more prominent in Hereditary

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23739593/lebron-james-cleveland-cavaliers-played-significant-hand-injury Cmon, whatever the explanation for releasing it now this just looks terrible for Lebron.

Coop seems like that type of guy who wouldn't take too kindly to Stone telling him how to do his job.

Lol I missed that earlier. I'm scared whether or not this may help him. HE HAS THE FIRE WE WANT

I just wonder, the entire rebuild would seemingly go against a KW philosophy right? Why would we believe all of the sudden his opinion overrides everyone elses?

We'll just be very disappointed in the White Sox. Also because Greg may throw in some comments about how our tanking only lead to Kirk Saarloos.

Bart has an even worse K rate. I feel like everyone is overlooking that, focusing on his defensive abilities and position.

Has there recently been a draft pick (especially first round) that most everyone disliked? Courtney Hawkins maybe? Singer would definitely be the next. If we're looking to draft a future Kirk Saarloos, atleadt wait until the later rounds to find a reliever. What about Connor at #4 and Schnell at #46? Underslot Connor (who probably would go in the teens) and throw more at Schnell (Late 1st round) to have two high potential, high ceiling bats. I think it's unlikely, but I'd love the White Sox to take advantage of a deeper draft where value will be found beyons the top names

I'm sure there are people claiming it's an anomoly, but it's definitely unsettling to watch. I'd much rather take Liberatore with his apparent risk, knowing there's much higher potential, than the Lance Broadway/Kyle McCulloch "safe pick." Which is what Singer is feeling like now

I'm throwing out a wildcard, assuming magic with underslotting 1st pick and promising enough to Schnell that his offer scares off teams until our pick Connor Scott at #4 and Nick Schnell at #46

Random draft thought: anyone remember the year (2007?) they were showing different draft war-rooms, most filled to the brim with personnel and computers, only to pan to the White Sox feed, where 5-6people were sitting around a table watching a TV lol. I like to believe we'll come a long ways

I completely agree. I understand drafting BPA, but if Singer and Madrigal are rated on a similar level (which they should be) then they have to draft to positional player. I'd honestly rather take Liberatore over Singer anyway

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2779285-2018-mlb-mock-draft-brs-final-round-1-picks Interesting take. I wouldn't see Bohm falling that far, though.

Lol they couldnt even stray a little for some variety