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I will say this, though, it is better to dominate in the minors than be kinda good. The only Sox prospect I can remember who was kinda good in the minors and then was a star was Ventura. Even Maggs absolutely dominated AAA in his last year there.

No kidding that's a homer anywhere else. That ball was absolutely crushed.

Okay, Death. But first, Adam Engel!

Ha ha. Minaya has been getting lit at Charlotte. This is just one step up from Rondon. The injuries to Hamilton and Johnson along with Burdi’s very slow TJ progress have been killers.

Can he pitch?

They won’t bring him up cuz they have to give advance notice ala Kopech and Moncada. They are going to want to make it a thing. I bet he will be up in about a month.

They should bring up a starter to eat innings post Covey. It won’t be Cease both for baseball and marketing reasons. Can’t be Stephens, he got lit again tonight. I wonder if they would consider Lambert. He has to be added at the end of the year anyway.

Why not both?! Seriously, one big key to rebuilds is drafting. During this tank process, who's the best first rounder they've chosen? Anderson is before the tank. Is it Collins? Meanwhile, Gorman and Kelenic are tearing it up and they'll be in A+ by the all star break. I really believe this entire front office should probably go.

Ugh. I really believe Adam Engel has a collection of voodoo dolls which will keep him in the majors until the end of time.

Jones hasn’t looked right at all, starting with the spring. Nice to see Thyago Veira getting a chance. Sox have good reliever depth. In a rebuild year it will be nice to see some guys try to carve out mlb roles.

Looks like somebody wasn’t ready to come back. Let’s keep this stretch in mind when people point to K rate. This is a true aberration.

South side Sox says Troutwine’s defense is below average. https://www.southsidesox.com/2018/10/1/17916438/ninth-round-pick-gunnar-troutwine-proved-to-be-a-great-catch-in-this-years-draft Hard to get excited about college players excelling in Low A. Just read about Gorman dominating the MWL and it made me sad. Sox have to start drafting more HS players.

Sometimes I think it’s pathetic that I spend time posting about my favorite team. Imagine wasting your life trolling some random message board for a team you don’t even like? In this case, the punishment is the crime.

Hey, at least we didn't give up Luis Robert to get him.

Very happy. Hope the money is not guaranteed. Paying a portion of the $4 mil isn't bad,wasting all of it, well, cash in the shredder.

Kopech had mini case of the yips last year. Hopefully, Cease does not face the adversity that Kopech faced.

They have him behind as far as ramping up innings etc. He didn’t pitch much in the Spring and he has yet to surpass 5 innings. You got to let him work his way into mid season form. Not saying this is the way I would have managed it, but at this point, the earliest I could see him coming up is June 1.

Note the word “almost.”

I think Tilson May be a better 4th outfielder option than Engel. Of course, neither will be with the team once Jay arrives.

I think the clock is ticking on promoting the guy you paid $52 million for, though. The contusion is almost a lucky break for Sox decision makers because you can’t have a guy dominate like this and not get promoted for that long. It’s bad for the player and a bad example to others.

I really like McCann, and both Herrera and Colome have been good. I was against Alonso, but he hasn't been horrible. Nova wasn't that bad until tonight. Jay has been hurt, but I'm not optimistic. Santana has been hot garbage, but he's coming off an injury. I don't think Hahn did well, but garbage picking is garbage picking.

You’re right. So far, Madrigal has a career .701 OPS. My apologies. edit: Yolmer’s milb OPS was .724

Crazy that they allowed a guy to give up 9 runs in 4 innings without even getting anyone up. How the hell can you keep this staff when the Sox want to be competitive? They don’t compete. Perfect manager/pitching coach to hunt for draft picks. They really gave up 5 runs in exchange for 3 outs. Pathetic.

This game was winnable, but they left him out there to get pummeled. At a certain point, you do have to compete.

I will say this, they are stubborn when it comes to taking out a struggling starter. Nova has shown absolutely no sign of getting better as the game has progressed, and yet...