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College players always rise near the end, then teams regret not drafting the high school guys. Think everyone who passed on Jo Adell regrets it now? Kelenic, Gorman, and Turang all off to good starts. I do not trust late risers. I was on Gorman and Kelenic for Sox, but oh well.

Yeah, grand slam in the 9th, second granny of the inning. 18-1 Barons.

All right, 1.5 decent pitchers.

Man, Ricky's burning through pitchers. Davidson, start warming.

I don't think it matters if he's LH, Rodon's like the only decent pitcher on the team. If they trade him at 25 years old with 3 years of control, the league ought to step in.

Now you made me feel bad for Duck fans.

14-1 Barons. 6 HRs. 2 by Keon Barnum.

You'd need a top 10 player to make it worth it. If Toronto wants to give you Vlad Jr. or San Diego offers you know who. Otherwise, no thanks.

He was also getting squeezed, I thought.

Ugh. Watching who the Sox are rolling out there offensively is rough. Carlos was awesome, though.

I think it's the 5 hour energy drinks.

Cease's FB command light year's ahead of last year.

If next year's Kanny infield is Zangari, Nunes, Sosa, and Bush that would be pretty interesting.

Add a triple. Nunez 4-4.

I think you have to compare their AA seasons. Kopech was pretty dominant in AA last year as well. I'm glad we don't have to choose. Crazy that Hahn probably got more for Quintana than Sale when all is said and done.

I would like to invite the folks at fangraphs to step into the box against Cease the way he's throwing. Have no idea why they rate him so low.

I hope you're right. I have never shared the Madrigal optimism. Would be happy to be wrong, but, generally, I don't like players who don't walk and don't have any power. His value seems to be entirely wrapped up in 2b defense and batting average. And remember, the further up you go, the more infield hits turn into outs.

Joe Crede?

Jimenez and Robert are givens. Scramble for the last spot (or two with dh). I would be shocked if Avi is one of them cuz $$$.

The box was 10 feet away.

Good for Burr. He's been lights out for the last two months. Sox have some interesting bullpen options coming up in Hamilton, Burr, Ruiz, Johnson, and (eventually) Burdi.

I can't imagine any package that any team is willing to pay that I'd trade Carlos Rodon for. If you're serious about starting to compete in 2020, having a solid TOR guy already set makes all the difference in the world. I think the next two guys up are Kopech and Cease and that both those guys will have some growing pains because of control. (Strangely, I have more faith that Cease is going to have average to above average command eventually than Kopech) The absolute last thing I'd be doing right now is getting rid of a 25 y.o. lefty with premium stuff. I almost don't care what you get back. At a certain point, you have to stop tearing down and start building up.

Yeah, probably. Although to me, this is what Cease has looked like most of the year. I'm shocked when anyone hits him.

Kittle was a weird, under-the-radar prospect. He had been released by the Dodgers, I believe, after he broke his neck, and he went to work in a steel mill. Sox signed him more as filler and then he exploded. I’m pretty sure they didn’t believe the results. Also, this is before the era of 3 true outcomes. He simply didn’t have the skill set of ideal outfielders in that era. Remember, the White Sox we’re trying to build a dream outfield out of power/speed guys just a few years before like Chet Lemon, Claudell Washington, and Thad Boseley. Harold Baines was a rookie in ‘82 and he was their priority prospect. Kittle was like a giant softball player it took them a while to warm up to.

I meant '76