Timmy U

Wow. Number 1 pick, here we come. Seriously, I was looking at the 40 man because the Sox have to add both Kopech and Cease to it in the offseason. They have about 25 guys you want on it, after that there's a lot of AAAA meh players. Skole is just the latest.

Pitched last night for Birmingham. Looked good. Got the win. Control not terrible. Aggressive with the fastball, not a lot of deception. Throw him in there with Burdi, Johnson, and Hamilton as real hard throwers for the future.

Yeah, and you’re not going to get that much for him. Salary relief? Who cares? Sox have a minuscule payroll that’s about to shed Shields as well. If Eloy were a first baseman, maybe, but trading Abreu for a couple of B/C level prospects, meh.

Why would he be older than his listed age? I get it’s been a problem in the Dominican where there’s plenty of incentive to buy a new identity both for baseball reasons and unique situations on the island. (For example, discrimination against people of Haitian descent.). But Cubans Jose’s age had no hope of going to America to play baseball and Cuba’s a dictatorship. Way harder to get false documents in a police state than it is in the D.R. Plus, he got famous in Cuba as a very young man. It’s possible he’s older than his listed age, but I doubt it. Is there any evidence?

Is Winston-Salem’s outfield better than the Sox outfield right now? I realize it’s A ball, but good grief, Sox outfield worst I can remember.

I predict the latter. He hasn't really had one full healthy season as a starter. I bet they concentrate on innings.

You called it, Caulfield. Big boys got it done.

Ian Hamilton strikes out the side for the Barons. Wouldn’t be shocked to see him in the bigs by the end of the year.

Also, they’re relatively old for the level. Laz Rivera is already 23, for instance and Dedelow was a senior sign as well. It’s like we’ve got two Hi A affiliates

Cease is done. 7.1 4H 1ER 2BB 9K

Yeah, when he keeps his delivery together, which he has most of the year,, he’s pretty tough. Kopech hasn’t gotten on a run yet, though. Middle to end of last year he was unhittable. Glad we have both.

Curve was filthy

Bunted against the shift.

If only we needed a catcher.

Man, we can’t catch a break. Hope he’s okay. He was dealing.

I think the organization believes in Collins/Zavala, plus Castillo has a guaranteed contract for next year. And frankly, I think our pitchers would rather throw to Kevan Smith anyway.

Thanks

It’s harder to read the ball off the bat in left.

I agree. Getting Carlos back will be huge. The Sox have lead the known universe in 2 inning starts. If they start to get MLB average starts from Rodon, Shields, Giolito, Lopez, and Santiago, they will still lose a lot of games because who we’re running out in the outfield on a daily basis, but at least they will win their share.

I can see that. Personally, I would just as soon see Leury out there. I don’t want anyone blocked. At least one of those guys will be up by August next year. I predict Robert, but Basabe will probably finish the year in AA and Gonzalez could be a very fast mover. 3 year college starter with a good hit tool.

I think the point is neither of them will be the Sox CF when the team is good. Robert, Gonzalez, Basabe, and Rutherford all have more potential and Booker and Call are also possibilities. Cordell needed to get up while there was opportunity. That window is rapidly closing.

I get it, but he lacks ideal plane and was always a risk that high in the draft. Short right handers are a risky demo to take in the Top Ten. That’s more my point than that Fulmer is a definite bust.

I am also less than inspired by Madrigal. Anytime you’re taking a guy who doesn’t fit the physical profile, there’s bust potential. See Fulmer, Carson. But maybe he is the best pick at 4. What I don’t get is the idea of moving him or Anderson to the OF. Sox have like 7 mlb quality OF prospects on the farm right now. I predict at least 3 of them will be better hitters than Tim Anderson. If anyone moves, I predict it would be Moncada to third base just because he has the arm and Madrigal doesn’t.

I don’t doubt that Jimenez is emotionally mature. It’s one thing everyone agrees on about him. Defense may need work, but his approach and maturity are ready now.

Sort of a depressing list. Taylor's 28, Carroll's 28, Phegley's 26, Danks is 27, Bassitt isn't a top prospect. Semien is the only one of these guys who is a potential starter down the road and he's probably going to platoon at third so we'll see him a quarter of the time. I would have loved to see if Mitchell could have been a DeAza-level contributor. Instead, we're stuck with another month of the Jordan Danks experiment. Oh well, more time to focus on my job.