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Birmingham wins in the 11th. Cespedes threw out a guy at home to key the victory.

An example of the risk involved in drafting TJS guys: Connor Prielipp is scheduled for another UCL surgery. Having one repair is no longer a guarantee you won’t have another.

Lotta luck against the Barons in the 9th. 2 straight super weak infield hits and an error ties the game.

Gil Luna pitched well for the Barons 1.2 1H (infield) 1BB 3K. For some reason they took him out with 2 on 2 outs and a lefty coming out for a right handed. Stivors immediately gave up both inherited runners. Deserved a better fate.

2 rbi double for Popeye. 3-5, HR, 2b, 3 rbi.

A couple of bleeders then a long double was the story. As indicated by the 3 walks his command was not sharp. Yoelvin Silven got lit, but the Barons have stormed back to tie it 6-6.

I think it’s a little better than that. The pitching in A ball looks pretty good. Schweitzer’s defense let him down tonight, but he had a good debut in A+. Nolasco has also been let down by the defense, but he has looked very good in relief of Schultz. They just don’t have many position players.

Kannapolis and Charlotte are both currently getting no hit. Kanny has only one position player (Baldwin) that you can even imagine playing A+ let alone the majors, but Charlotte has Sosa and Moncada and they are being no hit by Drew Hutchison!

Colby Smelley is a terrible defensive catcher.

Yohemy Nolasco in. Looks really good. Smallish frame but quick arm.

Schultz done 2.1 1BB 5K 4H, zero of them hit hard, 53 pitches. Overmatched no prospects ran deep counts cuz they took everything.

Schultz gives up two weakly hit singles in the second.

Last year's 7th rounder Mark McLaughlin keeps getting absolutely scorched in the ACL. I believe the release watch for him has begun.

ACL in a slugfest right now, losing 7-6. Ronny Hernandez is 3-3. Left-handed hitting catcher who was good in the DSL last year. I think he is officially on the prospect radar.

2024 is considered a down class, one of the worst in a while. On the Future Projection podcast they said they had trouble thinking of anyone who's separated themselves from the pack. The college class is heavy on 1b and 2b types. Brecht is the best pitcher and he has serious reliever risk. It's early, but this may be a year to hope the Sox pick 7th so they can get into the 2025 top tier which features Ethan Holliday.

In honor of the anniversary, perhaps mods just merge all threads into one mega "Fire Rick Hahn" thread because that's basically what all the other ones boil down to anyway.

Tough game for Nunez 0-4 3K. Probably his worst game this season. Hopefully, it's just a blip.

And... I just read that Cannon has moved to AA. So, maybe they are gonna push him to pitch in Chi sometime in 2024.

Sox pitching drafting/development is a real head scratcher. Take Jonathan Cannon: You go over slot on a guy with limited ceiling, but who’s close to a finished product, great. But when he proves he’s better than the competition at A+, you leave him there. Why? Of everyone in their system, he’s probably closest to being able to survive in mlb, but they’re not pushing him. Draft-wise, they’re desperate for close to the majors college guys, but then they go back to back second rounders coming off TJS. Their timelines are similar to high school guys. I just don’t think this team has a plan short term or long term. if you squint, I suppose you can imagine Thompson and Mena up sometime in the second half of 2024, but they both have serious control issues that threaten their long term viability as starters. This whole org is such a frickin mess.

Another rough outing for Reyes in the DSL. 5bb in 2.2. No reason to be optimistic so far.

No help in AAA. The 2 teams combined to lose 17-0 today. Smoldering crater filled with burning excrement.

Nope, because that looks like a parade.

I'm leaning towards him and his entire coaching staff being fired. Into the sun.

4 GIDP, 2 LOB. Jay Cuda, I'm expecting big things.

Grandal getting some much-deserved rest after 2 GIDP, a K, and calling a 9-run gem.