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There ought to be a new stat — unearned bb. Vladdy just got one. That ball got the whole plate.

To be fair, Keenan Walker is probably the worst Sox top draft pick ever because the process was so bad.

Yeah, I was shocked how bad Gonzalez looked when I first saw him in Kanny. Has never been more than a borderline prospect from the minute he was drafted. But he went 1-15. Madrigal was 1-4. Gonzalez is a tool shed compared to Madrigal. He can at least play adequate ss, and might be a decent utility player. I took heat on this board for unfavorably comparing Madrigal to Nicky Lopez. Turns out, he wishes he was Little Nicky.

Pretty good debut for Wikelman. The stuff looks legit. Tough on the debut to come out for another inning. Wonder if they’re gonna give him some run.

Cleveland gotta be pretty happy dumping that Gimenez contract

Gotta say, I may already have enough Noda

Varland is pitching in the ACL, so he's trending in the right direction. Otherwise, this team is at a pretty low ebb. Lose 8 in a row, most of them close, and lose a bunch of SP.

Another HR for Brooks. Man, Capra and Rojas had better be playing some pretty good defense.

Jordan Hicks’ contract offsets some of it. It’s possible that they have soured on Harrison, but how do you throw Tibbs into the deal too? First of all, bad for Tibbs. He’s 1b/dh compared to Red Sox outfielders, but also, the Giants farm system is not deep. Dumping one of the few hitters you do have is a head scratcher. Anyway, good move for the Wrong Sox.

Wolkow HR. The upward trend continues.

Oops. I jinxed him. Just grounded out. 2-3.

Zavala 2-2 up to .254 ops .733. With his D, he doesn’t have to hit much more than that to be a legit prospect again. Seems like a good kid. Really rooting for him.

Right now? No question OF. He has played a a lot of CF this year. For a huge guy, he runs very well. Throws well too. Big question is the hit tool.

Keep in mind, Wolkow is younger than Bonemer. He is very young still for the level.

Now 3-3 hitting .230. Love to see him hitting singles. The power is gonna play eventually, he just needs to be a good hitter. The rest will take care of itself.

Wolkow 2-2 so far. Up to .226. Feels like he’s been making strides lately.

Rojas is in there cuz Venable wants to stress defense. Hitting at all would be nice. Baldwin dodges a bullet because deGrom is back.

Ugh, I would rather he go directly to the majors. Charlotte is where pitchers go to die. Look at Pallette.

Colson 2-5 with 3K. Last at bat reverted to earlier season form of hacking early and often at sliders nowhere near the zone.

He’s starting his second straight game. Three more and then they’ll release him.

Oops, I forgot Alexander.

I think when they activate Civale, Shuster goes down. Hard to carry 4 lefties in the bullpen.

I agree there’s no need to rush Bonemer. One concern, however, is that A ball pitchers won’t pitch to him. He’s being walked a lot. Some of it is him being selective, some of it is opponents have decided they’re not gonna let him beat them. At a certain point, the Sox may decide that he has to go up to be challenged. But that would be much closer to the end of the season.

Why should Elko get more of an opportunity than, for instance, Baldwin. I want there to be real competition and real accountability. Play the best guys. It's not like Elko is a high draft pick

No, they were trying to move him to the bullpen which is why he demanded a trade. I think his ERA is 3.33, but you have to factor in Milwaukee's stellar defense.