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and risk a liner back up the middle? start seal boy I'm assuming just to see bodily harm to Seal Boy? Because there's not a liner that Javy won't catch.

Beaten to the punch. Agree with CyHawk.

Seriously doubt it. We may make up an injury or two, but it wouldn't be to the elbow of a pitcher. Lat, lower extremities, etc....Assuming he's not pitching again this year, an elbow injury of any sort would seemingly deter any chances of trading him over the off season.

Cease is 3, Galindo is 10, DJ Wilson is 13, and Chris Pieters is 16 for the NWL. Manuel Rondon was pitcher of the year, but wasn't ranked, so that doesn't look great for him.

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Crap, Jed's quote is in the other forum.

He's not a nothing. He's got good stuff and he's still young. My guess is we wind up converting him to the pen. Possibly even during 2017, especially if he struggles in AA again or can't stay healthy. But, from a talent standpoint, he's still pretty high as far as what we've got from a pitching standpoint. I'd put Cease, De La Cruz, and Clifton ahead of him for sure. But, after that, its iffy. Health would drop him behind a few others, but its because of that and not talent related.

The theory was him was flipping back into God-mode. I'm not saying he sucks. But his year long stats certainly aren't God-mode either. He's obviously very good. It's a spring training start. Drawing any meaningful conclusion from it is being reactionary. Eh, could be true. But I was very hopeful he'd continue off his last outing. Yeah, I'll at least go back to being hopeful.

Yes these 3 innings negate the entire season of numbers. The theory was him was flipping back into God-mode. I'm not saying he sucks. But his year long stats certainly aren't God-mode either. He's obviously very good.

Well, I loved thinking the theory may have had something behind it. It appears to have turned into a solid sasquatch thesis though.

I like to think this has been done for quite a while and they waited until the " White Sox plan to keep Ventura" news to just take a nice, corny poop all over their fanbase.

Jed and Jason extended too. horsefeathers yeah.

You literally have no reading comprehension at all. Its not worth talking about or cluttering this place up. Please, just don't respond to ANYTHING I post. I swear I'll stay away from your horsefeathers. And I implore the others that hate getting bogged down into arguing with him to do the same. Just ignore him completely. Then a bunch of good minor league discussion that's respectful and actual give and take can go on.

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Far from the first time you using Slappy has been mentioned. Even if it was, it still obviously annoys quite a few here, since he's being productive in the majors. Saying things you know irritates multiple people is basically the definition of trolling. And by the way: He just doesn't like Almora. Its really that simple. He can spin 27 year old defense into a wondrous thing and expect it to continue. But talk about how it declines for ones he doesnt particularly like.Or talk about how power peaks much later for guys he likes than the 23-25 range he used just now on Almora. Basically, its all just BS. Which is honestly just fine. Its a message board and none of us are getting paid to share our opinions. But at least admit it, instead of dismissing others opinions that have as much validity as yours, when you're not even remotely consistent on what you say.

I'd much rather keep Soler than trade him for the crappy pitching return he'd net as a main piece. Our rotation may be getting older but it's still very good for 5 spots deep. And we have internal depth there with Montgomery as injury or insurance if one of them totally bombs (depending on whether or not they keep Hammel for that cheap option they have). I think he'd net us an interesting enough arm to take the shot. Even if its a Blair or Wisler from Atlanta. Counting on him to stay remotely healthy seems like a mistake and he's bad defensively too. I just think Almora is the better fit for us. But its a solid enough point that we can keep both next year and just let things play out.

Calling him Slappy is just trolling. There's literally zero reason for it. He's an ideal 4th OF for us. He's very comparable to Javy in SOME ways. He's got holes offensively and he's excellent defensively. Both are going to get time to work thru the holes and both have shown signs of being able to do just that. We're just as much about run prevention as we are about scoring runs. We love versatility, therefore both guys have lots of chances to get into games. You're kidding yourself if you think Almora is going to bring back a stud pitcher as the lead piece. You're also cutting seriously into our valued depth if you trade him in a deal where he's NOT the lead piece. He's more valuable to us than he is in a trade. He's got versatility, potential for a decent bat, is excellent defensively, and is cheap as hell. Which becomes super valuable once KB, Addy, and others start to cost real money. In fact, he's set up perfectly, because his skill set isn't even likely to ever make him super expensive. I really want to keep Dex, use Almora as the 4th OF and trade Soler for whatever the best pitching package he'll bring back. Almora is just a better fit for us than he is. Neither brings us a stud pitcher by themselves. But I've got plenty of confidence that our guys can maximize the return and find a nice fit.

Well, rat farts.

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Pretty sure they mentioned there would be a bullpen game on Thursday. My guess is Hammel just goes on Friday.

My heart fell into my stomach seeing this. I don't think I'll be able to watch sports today. So unbelievable. Was looking forward to debating whether he'd be a Cub this off season, but there's no debate as to how talented he was or as to how much this news just sucks.