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Do you have a sense of who they're actually on? Speculation by the national guys seems to be "everyone." Sox system desperately needs upside bats, but I really do not want them drafting a 1b-only guy. I'd certainly rather see Wetherholt than Kurtz. The juiced ball/bat in college right now makes me somewhat skeptical of Montgomery and to some extent Caglianone (also he may not be able to play OF.) I am most intrigued by Rainer, but Sox may prefer someone who's closer in age to the group they have in AA.

Eh. He was okay. Walked the lead off hitter. Induced a double play on a very hard hit ball to Gonzalez which Baldwin turned very well. Then a single and a groundout to Elko. Nothing impressive, but not horrible. The Barons are super solid defensively, so that helps all their pitchers.

Barons have 8 hits and 2bb through 3, have scored only 2 runs. 6 LOB, 2 CS.

Baseball's a weird game. Baldwin smoked one with the bases loaded for an out. Gonzalez bloop rbi single. Barons up 2-0.

Gonzalez smoked a double to left then Baldwin got a bloop single, but they could not score. Baldwin at ss Gonzalez 2b tonight.

I began protesting this season in February.

Also he crushed A+ the second half of last year. And the bat is the biggest question. Smart, winning type player who can play 7 positions and has a little pop and can run a little bit. Probably never gonna be a star, but I am very bullish on him.

Zavala 2-2, 2b, HR, bb. Pallette and Murphy combine for 9IP 3H 2r 2ER 5bb 13K. Dash win in extras 3-2.

Chone Baldwin added a double. Playing 3b tonight. Currently hitting .360 with a .940 OPS.

I would say so. Question is super sub or shot to be a regular.

Robert ended 1-2 with a HR and a K. Like the power but the 50% K rate worries me.

Some guy named Robert Jr. homered for ACL Sox

Gonzalez and Baldwin both 2-3. That new pairing is off to a great start.

McDaniel was an UDFA from U of Mississippi. College teammate of Calvin Harris, Elko, and Jacob Gonzalez.

Fair enough. But Baldwin does lead the Southern League in batting, and OBP. He's third in OPS. And he has a very nice 19/25 bb/K ratio. There's nothing to indicate he's going to struggle as he goes up a level. Compare that to Elko and Veras whose bb/K ratios are 5/45 and 4/45 respectively.

Sean Burke got tattooed in ACL. 5 runs in 2/3 of an inning. Wolkow 2-2 with a walk.

I bet they rotate between short and second and Baldwin gets reps at 3b. He can play 7 positions.

Thorpe is done. 5.2 1H 0R 0ER 2bb 7K. After a rough 1st inning, there was only one other base runner: an error by Baldwin.

HR Baldwin

Schultz is done 4IP 3H 2R 2ER 1bb 4K.

Thorpe struggled in the opening inning again. He threw 30 pitches a single and two walks. K's 2. 0-0. Schultz hasn't had his best stuff tonight. A couple of balls hit pretty hard. It's 2-2.

Wolkow’s HR the game winner in top of the 7th. ACL Sox win 6-5.

Wolkow HR.

Old friend Luis Mieses is 2-2 with 2 walks for the ACL Rangers. One imagines this is a tune up and they are going to send him to AA.

5-0 now. Abraham Nunez Jr. 2-2. HR by one of Sox inexhaustible supply of Hernandezes, in this case Angelo, a catcher.