https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2026/04/17/michael-soroka-reinvention-diamondbacks-pitching/89632803007/

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3 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

Do they subtract 9 years off his stated age as a penalty, now?

The Mets are similar to Sox.
Both solid at 2b, SS, 3b (Sox are younger).
Soto and Murakami.
Mets play Vientos, Baty, Tyrone Taylor, Mauricio, Melendez, Benge and Robert and now Slater. Sox play Peters, Hill, Benintendi, Antonacci, Acuna, Pereira and now Kelenic.
Mets better at catcher (also older)

Overall, I'll take Sox position player group.

Crochet to IL. Shoulder inflammation. He got his bag, we got ours, thankfully.

Looking forward to WS Twitter all claiming we should take a flier on this guy.

Crochet says he thinks it will be a minimum length IL stint

Dustin Harris now an every day starter for the Astros -- he had two hits and a steal last night against Boston. He's 7-for-18 (.389) with four RBI and an .868 OPS in his last five games. For some reason, the Sox gave Kelenic more of a runway than Harris, even though both were highly thought of prospects a few years ago. Wonder why they liked Kelenic more than Harris: https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/astros-dustin-harris-two-hits-steal-vs-boston/

2 minutes ago, waltwilliams said:

Dustin Harris now an every day starter for the Astros -- he had two hits and a steal last night against Boston. He's 7-for-18 (.389) with four RBI and an .868 OPS in his last five games. For some reason, the Sox gave Kelenic more of a runway than Harris, even though both were highly thought of prospects a few years ago. Wonder why they liked Kelenic more than Harris: https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/astros-dustin-harris-two-hits-steal-vs-boston/

Harris is a nice player. Peters is more of a direct comparison to Harris than Kelenic. They see Peters as the better fielder. Harris was gone by the time the called up Kelenic, and Kelenic looked to be the top of the AAAA heap for replacement level OFs, out of what's left at Charlotte. I don't know when Pereira is due back, but if Kelenic's hitting .025 after 10-15 games, I don't think it's even a coin flip between Kelenic and Acuña.

https://www.mlb.com/news/shane-drohan-earns-1st-mlb-win-could-sub-for-brandon-woodruff?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

Shane Drohan

He’s hit .233/.333/.302/.635 OPS in 52 plate appearances on the season. He’s a AAAA player, perhaps fourth outfielder at best. Surprised there was even three posts made about the guy.

Edited Tuesday at 09:36 PM2 days by WhiteSox2023

Had an upward mobility clause with NYY that he opted out of, maybe there's a clearer path to playing time in Detroit with Baez and Sweeney hurt

Shewmake just homered off Ohtani for HOU

Old friend (traded with Steven Wilson for Pereira/Murray) back in the division

https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/40181524

Curtis Mead 752 ops

Tristan Gray 721 ops