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He's not great, but at least Pillar can actually play centerfield. The Sox have now assembled the worst defensive outfield I can remember for this team, and that's saying something. Eloy, Pham, Grossman, Benintendi, and Pham are all DHs. Fletcher is way better in right. So much for prioritizing defense.

You really have not seen the player, have you? Comparing 27 year old Ben Zobrist in the majors at 200+ lbs to 22-23 year old Brooks Baldwin who is still around 185 lbs is just crazy. A) They are very different players. B) Ben Zobrist did not develop power until the majors. Zobrist NEVER had double digit HR in the minors. Baldwin hit double digits (15) in his first full professional season. I get it. It is always smart to bet the under on every single fricking prospect from every fricking team. Half of the top 100 are gonna bust every year. Jackson Holliday is about to get sent back down. But unlike the gamethreads that deserve the unlimited negativity they engender, in the minors forum, we like to keep it positive. I mean, to suggest a guy hitting .460 better hope he can be a pinch runner is about as wet blanket as it gets.

Ha ha. Have you seen him play? Kid can hit.

Sosa needs Charlotte to get an mlb club.

Baldwin 2-2. Bunt hit and a 2-rbi single. Currently he's hitting .450. Lotta babip luck, but still...

Oh boy. The turnaround begins now.

Absolutely. But they replaced him with Vaughn, so…

Sox go 4-0 for the second consecutive day.

Baldwin just got robbed of his 4th hit. Great play by the 2b.

I have watched him a lot since he was drafted. Just a good baseball player. Balanced swing from both sides. Probably better with a little more juice as a lefty. Controls the zone pretty well. Above average speed, but not a burner like Ellis. Can put a charge into the ball for a skinnier guy. His second double tonight was crushed. Good defender in both the infield and the outfield. Has played 7 positions as a pro. OK at short and centerfield. Better at 2b, 3b, and the corners. Was the MVP of the mid-major Colonial Athletic league where he played 2b. His Dad was a prominent player for Clemson back in the day.

Barons lead 6-1. Baldwin 3-4 with 2 doubles. Currently hitting .439

I haven't given up on him yet. He's off to a slow start because he had an injury for most of the spring. Kath is 2-2 in this game and has been hitting a little better lately.

Fingers.

HR Montgomery.

He is Birmingham’s starting ss, and currently hitting over .400 with a an OPS around 1.000.

Ha ha. Terrell Tatum is nothing like Micker Adolfo. Luis Gonzalez? Sure. Dominic Fletcher? Maybe. No one is saying the guy is a core player. But there is one thing I know for certain: he would have caught the pop up that Benintendi let drop for a double last night.

Game over.

It is shocking how many Sox players are in the last 3 months of their major league careers.

Sox go 4-0 in the minors. Clutch bullpen performances by Adler and Gil Luna. Gonzalez 3-4. 3 bb for Zavala.

I will never figure out why he is so bad in the majors. I get that Charlotte is a launching pad, but so is GRF.

Sosa is the greatest AAA player in Sox history. 3-4 tonight, triple short of the cycle.

Tatum with a long HR. 3-0 Barons.

He is a spellcheck nightmare.

My Bush strikes out the side in the 2nd. He looks crisp.

MacDougal dealing for the Dash. 7Ks so far thru 4