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  1. Hrubes20
    I wonder what the corresponding move is there. MB has a full rotation and then some. Uelmen left yesterday’s Myrtle Beach game with an injury so there might be your opening. Well damn. I saw he left early, but was hoping it was more along the lines of a hugwatch type of deal.
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    I wonder what the corresponding move is there. MB has a full rotation and then some.
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    That's a bit much, but I think he definitely hurts more than Candelario in that same deal. Always felt that way.
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    He hit a single to break up the hitless streak but he did add another K. I believe that gives him more K's than BBs now.
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    That’s a combination of the Sox being overly cautious with their stud prospect and the minors having a short 7 day DL stay. And of course he has to hit to have value. But is there any doubt that he will at this point? David Ortiz was only a 3 Win player while rocking a 150 wRC+ at DH, but is anyone going to debate how he positively impacted every game he played? And that’s completely writing Eloy off in the field, which is premature. His bat absolutely has 150 wRC+ ability. There’s 11 qualified batters at 150+ right now, there were 7 last year. That’s an incredibly high threshold in this environment. For sure. But that’s why Eloy’s bat is so special. There aren’t many guys who have the ability to hit like he does.
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    He’s played in 73 games this year. That’s a bad take. As is the second part. There is this thing called the DH in the AL. If his defense gets to the point that it is a negative, they can just put him there and take advantage of that ridiculous bat. Edit: unless you were being sarcastic and I just missed it I wasn’t. I want to say he’s hit the DL 3 or 4 times this year and you really have to hit as a DH (which I believe he is) to have much value. Only 3 qualified guys over 2 WAR last year at DH and none over 3. He literally needs to be JD Martinez, peak Nelson Cruz, etc to be more than a 2-3 WAR player at DH. Which that’s fine, just his bat really needs to play for him to carry value. That’s a combination of the Sox being overly cautious with their stud prospect and the minors having a short 7 day DL stay. And of course he has to hit to have value. But is there any doubt that he will at this point? David Ortiz was only a 3 Win player while rocking a 150 wRC+ at DH, but is anyone going to debate how he positively impacted every game he played? And that’s completely writing Eloy off in the field, which is premature. His bat absolutely has 150 wRC+ ability.
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    Don’t go look at Eloy shredding AAA. It’s painful. Thank goodness Q pitched well last outing. He take a break from the DL to play a game? Neat. He’s going to have to hit like JD Martinez to carry any value. He’s played in 73 games this year. That’s a bad take. As is the second part. There is this thing called the DH in the AL. If his defense gets to the point that it is a negative, they can just put him there and take advantage of that ridiculous bat. Edit: unless you were being sarcastic and I just missed it
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    Is there a single position player in Tenn that’s remotely intriguing?? Legit asking, I just looked at their roster and didn’t recognize anyone but Shorts name on the position player side. Giambrone and EJM to a much, much lesser extent.
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    Don’t go look at Eloy shredding AAA. It’s painful. Thank goodness Q pitched well last outing.
  10. Hrubes20
    With the caveat that the Smokies’ lineup isn’t good, Cease is owning them so far. 4 perfect innings with 7 Ks and only 50 pitches.
  11. Hrubes20
    I'm confused now. Roederer didn't have a really high pre-draft ranking and there was very little buzz about him (probably due to missing time from injuries). Like I read way more about Blaze Alexander before the draft. I'm glad he has a fan at BA. Yeah, that's odd to lump Roederer in with Delgado and Alexander. Certainly possible that Glaser was always high on Roederer, but that he was trumped by the other guys at BA, thus leading to a weak pre-draft ranking.
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    Dude. Underwood and Clifton are picking up the slack with their seasons and return to legit prospect status.
  13. Hrubes20
    I got a pretty heavy work week this week, but I'll try to take a look at his game tonight (or some of his more recent ones if tonight's isn't broadcast) and give you my description. That's for doing the heavy lifting. I am moving to a new house and my in-laws are in this entire week, otherwise I'd try and squeeze it in myself. It sucks that I don't have the time to watch minor league games like I used to.
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    I wish I could catch Miller's start on milb.tv this afternoon, but I can't. He's been really effing good his past 7 starts. 28.4% K rate, 4.5% BB rate, 2.60 FIP I would imagine he's been having success with more than just his fastball to be able to post those numbers, but does anyone know how his slider and change have looked this year (assuming he still uses those 2 as his secondaries)?
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    Believe this was first game Davis has played in the field. Since coming back from injury it was. He started in CF the first 2 games he played before injury.
  16. Hrubes20
    I would have to say the highlight was clearly Justin Steele. But it wasn't a great night otherwise. Babe Roederer failed to reach base for the first time in his pro career.
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    Took the unusual path of skipping short season ball altogether. Keeping CF open for Roederer confirmed.
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    Damn right he did.
  19. Hrubes20
    We have essentially nothing to go on, as we all know this FO has gone heavy on college draftees since taking over. Almora got 18 games (80 PA) in the AZL before going to the NWL, and he hit well but not outstanding (119 wRC+). D.J. Wilson played all 22 games (89 PA) of his debut year in the AZL, although he didn't hit particularly well (100 wRC+) Nelson Velazquez played all 32 games (126 PA) last year in the AZL, and while he did end up with solid prodution (127 wRC+), he was sitting at 97wRC+ and a K rate north of 30% after his first 20 games and 81 PAs. That's 100% of the prep hitters taken in the top 5 picks since 2012. Obviously Roederer is lapping all of them offensively so far, but it wouldn't surprise me if he gets the Almora treatment and gets bumped to Eugene after a handful or so more games. Fernando Kelli is not wowing anyone in CF there, and I believe they only have 3 OFers at the moment.
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    It's just a semantics game with the "breakout" talk. Is a player's breakout season the one where they go from relative obscurity to being known by most people who follow prospects? Is it the season they put themselves on the map as a top 100 prospect for some publication? Is it something else? For me, it's tough to call 2018 a breakout season because he's only going to get what, 60 innings in at Eugene this year? He certainly won't be on any top 100 lists. But he definitely has caught the attention of the prospectphiles, so he won't be obscure anymore. Huge uptick in velocity (while simultaneously still being able to throw strikes with it) is absolutely a newfound skill. It's essentially the addition of a whole new pitch to a pitcher's arsenal. Perceived ceiling is huge, just like craig and Cubswin11 said. He's got the fastball, command, and control. He has the makings of a curve and a change. He has a frame that can hold up to a starter's workload. Easily the highest pitching ceiling in the system for me, and it's not particularly close.
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    Now that Herron is getting reps in the field again, I wonder if he’s bumped up to Eugene sooner rather than later. He turns 22 in a week or so, and clearly is a bit advanced for the level. Unless they want to keep monitoring the arm injury, I suppose.
  22. Hrubes20
    No AZL Cubs 2 makes me sad.
  23. Hrubes20
    Pfft. 3 for 4 with a BB. But they were all singles. Bum couldn’t even get an XBH.
  24. Hrubes20
    Davis got taken out around the 7th inning. He was DHing and was pinch hit for in the bottom of the 7th. Might've been planned that Davis not play the full game to ease him back in. His last at bat was in the 5th. He walked and was forced at 2nd base. Might have aggravated something. We'll just have to wait and see when he plays next. My first thought was that they were just easing him back. But a play at 2B was what caused him to miss a bunch of time in the first place.
  25. Hrubes20
    Yeah, that sucks. He was at least interesting.
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