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In a sidenote: Kimbrel in the process of blowing the game for the O's. 2bb and a HR. Vintage.

Soroka in. Can he get to 0-11 before the break?

I think agents tell all the teams the number that it would take to sign. Bazzana is reputed to have a pretty big number. If Bazzana falls and the Sox are interested, they likely call the agent and ask if he would sign for the Sox slot ($7.8 mil roughly). If he has assurances somewhere else that he's getting $8.5 mil+, chances are the Sox do not draft him.

When the 2023 collapse happened, it was clear that they were going to have to get rid of EVERYONE. Replacing an entire failed roster is easier said than done. Given the fact that they got rid of their entire starting rotation and 90% of their bullpen, the pitching has been reasonable. With the lingering injuries and the bad approaches that have been exposed in the last three seasons, this team simply can't score. I guess getting someone like Soto might have made them closer to a .500 team, otherwise, it was always going to be some version of this.

Outside of those 3, there is a steep drop off. I guess the next tier is Norby, Bradfield, and Beavers. But they are all 50FV types with a lot of warts. For Fedde, I could see Beavers and somebody. Personally, I like Horvath a little bit, but hard to see a trade for Crochet built on the middle of the Orioles system.

How about a low mileage Flexen? Or a factory-reconditioned Fedde?

Sox in such an interesting position. There is either risk or low upside fears with just about everyone in this draft. I think Condon is pretty safe. Everyone else is a crapshoot. I prefer high risk/high reward like Griffin, but Bazzana has decent upside with less risk. I wonder what the Sox are thinking.

Pipeline has him at #23 in the Sox system and they slap a 40FV on him. Love Jim Callis, but this is insane. Anyone who saw him last year at W-S would have been at least 45+ once he proved he could play short. Hitting .330 all year at higher levels, I think he's a 50.

David Fletcher has converted to being a knuckleballer while he's being investigated for gambling. He has held the Barons to 2 runs and he's pitching into the 9th!

HR Baldwin.

Great catch by Fletcher.

No one is throwing Wolkow any strikes. He's really gonna get a chance to work on discipline. He just walked.

He gave up 5R 5ER. Sidenote: Chuckie Robinson is not great at blocking balls.

Toussaint done. 3IP 6H 3R (so far) 3ER 4bb 3K. 10 baserunners in 3 innings is pretty special.

Watching Touki Toussaint has not gotten any more enjoyable.

Colas threw a guy out at home on an epic throw. 2b for Ramos. K for Baldwin.

bb for Montgomery but concerning swing and miss at velocity in the zone.

Schultz is out. 2 runs and leaves with the bases loaded. Batted ball luck destroyed him in the outing.

3 singles against Schultz. Combined exit velocities might be 100 mph.

Crawford is like his Dad. Great defensively in leftfield.

Montgomery reaches on Catcher Interference in his first ab. Has made a couple of nice plays at third.

Yeah, but they're about to be 2-16 in his starts cuz they have no luck and cannot hit.

Elias just confirmed they're not trading Mayo or Holliday. They have no one else I'd take as the headliner in a deal for Crochet. I suppose they would still be in on Fedde, but I'd be shocked if the Sox deal with them. I bet the O's trade people in the Jud Fabian tier for a rental.

If there was an ABS challenge system in this game, the Sox would be challenging every third pitch.