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Thorpe's highlights

Thorpe's start

I'm not opposed

Dude has a 200 wRC+ in 21 games in AA after tonights game. He's been a complete freak. Dude could be up next year if his catching is good enough.

And Boston Smith with an absurd 199 wRC+ in AA. That's through 20 games via fangraphs. It's probably at 200 after his 3-5 game tonight (game 21). What a freak the guy has been in his first season of milb ball. 22 HRs in 77 games so far. When does this guy become a for real prospect? He's 23, so it's not like he's old for AA, especially as a catcher.

I sure hope so. The margin of error for a guy throwing 90-91 is just small. He'll needs great command and good secondaries. Hendricks had elite command.

Jimmy Wammo seems to think they're fast tracking this dude. I don't know if he means that's what they've done so far (he's been in A, A+ and AA this season), or if he expects this guy to be up in the near future. He's been kind of cheeks in AA so far.

That's disappointing. I don't think he'll ever be better than a #4 or #5 guy with that velocity.

Fangraphs is a joke. The Athletic/Keith Law had him at 30 at least.

He should have been a top 10 guy in the mid season rankings.

Who was the last Sox player that was never the same after it? Am I thinking of Quentin? That fucking bonehead.

Burke should grow a goatee

Same here. Is he just going to be a platoon bat for the rest of his career? Give him some damn at bats against lefties. Grichuk has sucked lately.

How does this work? Does the team who traded the players or the team who acquired them pick? I assume it's a list they decide on during the trade, then 6 month later one of the teams choose from the list.

What a beast. His fastball is a beaut.

Sandlin hasn't pitched since the 21st. Wonder if anything is going on with him. Any chance they call him up tomorrow to have available since they burned through the pen tonight? Then let him replace Schultz perhaps.

f*** yeah. Call Boston Smith up too. Can he be worse that what we currently have?

Hopefully there is a salary floor and Jerry is forced to hit it. Thank would make me even more hopeful about getting Skubal.

We don't root against the Cubs in this forum.

I can see it now Jason. Ishbia will open the checkbook and the Sox will be annual contenders. It will usher in a new wave of diehard Sox fans. There's going to so many Sox fans coming to SoxTalk that you're going to get rich off the ad revenue.

I was a bit surprised he wasn't ranked higher in the various prospect ranking publications. His power has been ridiculous for his age. Maybe it's his positional future that is holding him back in those rankings

Bonemer with 2 HR and 2 BB tonight. Absolute beast.

Are you drunk again?

Gidp!

Sweeper that b****