All things considered Nova wasn't terrible today. Sox have 1 run against Michael Pineda. They wouldn't have won today with Giolito pitching with 1 run.

Moncada's looking better and better at 3B by the day. The sky is the limit for Yoan.

2 minutes ago, Moan4Yoan said:

First, we would have had to have a better minor league staff and front office to draft Trout over Jared Mitchell.  ?

21 front offices passed on Trout. Relax

1 minute ago, soxfan49 said:

All things considered Nova wasn't terrible today. Sox have 1 run against Michael Pineda. They wouldn't have won today with Giolito pitching with 1 run.

Moncada's looking better and better at 3B by the day. The sky is the limit for Yoan.

Everyone needs to STFU about Rendon. Moncada is our 3B. Leave him alone and let him rake. 

I really hope MLB does something about the baseball. This is getting silly.

2 minutes ago, soxfan49 said:

21 front offices passed on Trout. Relax

And many of those draft picks at least made the majors.

3 minutes ago, soxfan49 said:

21 front offices passed on Trout. Relax

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_draft

 

Look at this list of names.

 

Includes former Sox greats Jacob Turner and Matt Purke

Edited June 29, 20196 yr by GermanSoxFan

6 minutes ago, Moan4Yoan said:

First, we would have had to have a better minor league staff and front office to draft Trout over Jared Mitchell.  ?

To be fair, Jared Mitchell's career was derailed by a devastating foot injury. If he doesn't get injured he's probably a Mike Cameron clone. Not Mike Trout, but still a useful player. 

Edited June 29, 20196 yr by Jack Parkman

2 minutes ago, Moan4Yoan said:

And many of those draft picks at least made the majors.

Perhaps you don't recall correctly because picks 2-6 were Donovan Tate, Dustin Ackley, Tony Sanchez, and Matt Hobgood and after them there were some horrendous selections

Sorry to be ignorant, but who the hell is that guy in the Wisconsin commercial who I am clearly supposed to know and what sport he's retired from?

Probably a Mike Cameron clone. Dude, Mike Cameron was a 95 th percentile outcome for Mitchell or anybody else. 

I blame MLB network and their ridiculous comps for these lofty expectations 

Here’s another one of our amazing first round picks.  ?

Edited June 29, 20196 yr by Moan4Yoan

4 minutes ago, Jake said:

I really hope MLB does something about the baseball. This is getting silly.

You don’t think the average major leaguer should hit around 30 HRs a season?

It's pretty amazing how weak Eloy's arm is compared to how strong his swing is 

3 minutes ago, wegner said:

Sorry to be ignorant, but who the hell is that guy in the Wisconsin commercial who I am clearly supposed to know and what sport he's retired from?

Donald Driver Ex packer

Just now, YoYoIsMyHero said:

It's pretty amazing how weak Eloy's arm is compared to how strong his swing is 

You should see Khris Davis throw.

5 minutes ago, GermanSoxFan said:

Probably a Mike Cameron clone. Dude, Mike Cameron was a 95 th percentile outcome for Mitchell or anybody else. 

I blame MLB network and their ridiculous comps for these lofty expectations 

We will never know because he got injured in his first Spring training with the team. Mitchell was the 2009 CWS MVP. He was raking that entire college season. His career was over before it even started. He was climbing a wall during Spring training in 2010 and tore a bunch of ligaments in his foot. I believe he would have been that type of player had he not suffered a career altering injury. 

Edited June 29, 20196 yr by Jack Parkman

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You should see Khris Davis throw.

He probably can only throw 24.7 ft

 

Edited June 29, 20196 yr by YoYoIsMyHero

2 minutes ago, Soxfest said:

Donald Driver Ex packer

Thanks Soxfest 

Jack, I  constantly give you shit and basically disagree with everything you say, but you‘re always respectful and I respect that. 

Cheers!

2 minutes ago, GermanSoxFan said:

Jack, I  constantly give you shit and basically disagree with everything you say, but you‘re always respectful and I respect that. 

Cheers!

There are a lot of people on this site that think that Mitchell would have been a solid MLB player if not for his injury. Shit happens. 

I don't disagree with you about Cameron being a 95th percentile outcome, btw. I just would have liked to see what the guy could have done had he not suffered a devastating injury. 

Edited June 29, 20196 yr by Jack Parkman

Does Palka pinch hit for Cordell with a walk here?

Man, Collins just wants to walk every at bat.

Sorry jinxed it there folks 

Collins doesn’t learn to lay off high fastball he won’t be up long

Brutal.