July 23, 20178 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 23, 2017 -> 02:18 PM) http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?c...mp;ymd=20170723 Jimenez hr Zero effort
July 23, 20178 yr Author Jimenez and Moncada are going to be superstar players. I really believe that.
July 23, 20178 yr They better be. They cost the Sox one Super Star pitcher and another, pretty close to that.
July 23, 20178 yr I hope that didn't sound like sour grapes. I love the trades and also believe in our future. It's just that it struck me as though it seemed surprising to some how good Moncada and Jimenez might become. To the contrary, I think that the front office is counting on that. Edited July 23, 20178 yr by Lillian
July 23, 20178 yr QUOTE (Lillian @ Jul 23, 2017 -> 02:42 PM) I hope that didn't sound like sour grapes. I love the trades and also believe in our future. It's just that it struck me as though it seemed surprising to some how good Moncada and Jimenez might become. To the contrary, I think that the front office is counting on that. The rebuild counts on some of these guys becoming what they are projected to be, we get it
July 23, 20178 yr QUOTE (Lillian @ Jul 23, 2017 -> 03:37 PM) They better be. They cost the Sox one Super Star pitcher and another, pretty close to that. FWIW, I don't think they have to be superstars for the Sox to get what they needed out of those trades. Sox want not just good play (which is what the players they lost will give any team) but they need it at a particular time and a particular price. If the Sox weren't going to be good until 2019, then you'd be starting to get good right as your superstars are about to depart in free agency. With how things are shaping up now, Sox may have the players they got back hitting their stride and under control for many years at that point. Likewise, by 2019 or 2020 we could plausibly sign Sale or Quintana if that's what we needed to put us over the top. And of course there's the other players to consider as well. While I think having ten 1 WAR is not the equivalent of having one 10 WAR player, there's something to be said for having a glut of average to above average players rather than a couple of really good ones. Edited July 23, 20178 yr by Jake
July 23, 20178 yr Author Nice to see Kannapolis with a good offense. Can't recall the last time they had one, if ever.
July 23, 20178 yr Jimenez 3-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI Yrizarri with a good day as well. Edited July 23, 20178 yr by SoxAce
July 23, 20178 yr QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 23, 2017 -> 04:51 PM) Jimenez 3-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI Yrizarri with a good day as well. Yrizarri even had a walk!
July 23, 20178 yr QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 23, 2017 -> 04:28 PM) Make that 4-5 for Jimenez!! Game tying hit. Dude is an absolute beast.
July 23, 20178 yr Quite the game going between Salem and Winston Salem. Fisher just hit the game tying home run in the bottom of the 10th inning.
July 23, 20178 yr QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 23, 2017 -> 10:53 PM) Valerio is awful. Why is he still in the game Willie?! Willie ejected a long time ago
July 23, 20178 yr QUOTE (Tony @ Jul 23, 2017 -> 11:01 PM) Is Eloy going to get some AA time in August? I bet sooner rather than later
July 23, 20178 yr Eloy would be the youngest player on the Baron's roster, but so what? He'd probably be the best, as well.
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