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That's obviously a valuable player, but not quite the "#1 overall pick type talent" that I was led to believe. I've read mixed things about Victor Victor Mesa from very hyperbolic statements to basically this. If he is, in fact, Albert Almora he's really not all that valuable. I mean we're not signing him so it's not a big deal anyway. Not sure what to think, but in those videos of him taking BP his bat speed seemed very impressive to me and way faster than Almora. I think his overall speed and athleticism is better than Almora as well. Either way, I wanted him to trade him and think his name would make him a more valuable trade chip than Almora was coming up.

Well that's kind of scary: [tweet] [/tweet] [tweet]https://twitter.com/ChadMoriyama/status/1027778945721061376[/tweet]

Ben Jamin: Do you have a comp for Victor Victor Mesa? Trying to understand what all the fuss is about 1:21 Kiley McDaniel: A couple int’l scouts have said Albert Almora and I tend to think that’s about right

Box Scores: Iowa won 4-2 Box Score LF C. Coghlan 1/5, R, HR (2), RBI, K 3B J. Vosler 1/3, BB, K RF M. Zagunis 2/3, R, RBI, K C W. Remillard 0/4, 2 K SP T. Clifton 5.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HBP, 4-6 GO-FO, 93-59 pitches-strikes RP J. Norwood 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP A. Bass 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-1 GO-FO RP C. Mazzoni 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-2 GO-FO RP D. Maples 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 0-0 GO-FO Tennessee lost 3-2 Box Score SS Z. Short 2/2, R, HR (14), RBI, 2 BB 2B V. Machin 0/4, K C I. Rice 0/3, BB 3B PJ Higgins 1/4 LF C. Burks 1/3, B RF Je. Báez 1/3 SP M. Rucker 6 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 5-8 GO-FO, 74-47 pitches-strikes RP J. Stinnett 1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 1-1 GO-FO Myrtle Beach won 6-5 Box Score RF DJ Wilson 0/4, K SS A. Ademan 1/2, R, BB, SB (8) C J. Pereda 1/3, R, BB LF J. Young 1/4, R, HR (5), 3 RBI, 3 RBI, 2 K 2B-SS A. Monasterio 1/4, R, HR (3), RBI 3B W. Galindo 0/3, K SP C. Abbott 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 4-4 GO-FO, 78-51 pitches-strikes RP E. Leal 3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 3-1 GO-FO RP T. Peyton 1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR< 1 WP, 1-1 GO-FO South Bend lost 6-3 (10 innings) Box Score CF J. Gutiérrez 0/3, R, 2 BB, K SS R. Narea 1/5 LF C. Dnahue 0/2, RBI, 2 BB 1B-C M. Amaya 3/4, 2B (20), RBI, BB, E (10, missed catch) 3B A. Filiere 0/4, BB, 2 K, E (21, throw) RF B. Hughes 0/3, BB, K SP B. Little 4.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 4-5 GO-FO, 88-60 pitches-strikes RP M. Rodriguez 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 1-0 GO-FO Eugene lost 5-2 Box Score 2B A. Weber 1/4, R, 2B (2), K 3B L. Reynolds 2/4, 2B (8), RBI LF N. Velázquez 0/3, BB, 2 K, outfield assist at home RF J. Sierra 1/4 1B J. Slaughter 1/3, BB, K, E (1, throw) SS L. Vázquez 0/4, K C C. Knight 2/4, R< 2B (1), HR (1), RBI, 2 K CF F. Kelli 1/3, K, SB (24) SP P. Richan 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 3-3 GO-FO, 44-29 pitches-strikes RP C. Sanders 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 3-0 Box Score RF E. Americaan 1/4, R, 3B (1), RBI, 3 K CF Y. Cuevas 0/3, BB, K SS C. Morel 2/4, K, CS (3) DH A. Guerra 0/3, K C J. Soto 0/1, BB, PB (3) 3B Y. Perlaza 1/3, R, HR (1), RBI, K 1B R. Mejía 1/3, R, K LF E. Pagán 0/3, K SP B. Clark 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP D. Hultzen 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP Y. Pérez 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 1-2 GO-FO AZL Cubs 2 had the day off DSL Cubs 1 won 3-2 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 won 6-1 Box Score

Nelson Velázquez HR (7) Kohl Franklin got the start for AZL Cubs 2 - 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 3-4 GO-FO

It's hard to fake hitting the ball hard and he's doing that better than anyone since he's been up and he's playing solid defense and clearly looks like he has a solid idea and approach at the plate. Yes of course it's ridiculous to think he will ever move Bryant off third but he's shown enough that he's probably one of the better 8 starting options on a given day with where the roster is at now. He's better than Tommy and better than Almora vs RHP and probably Happ vs LHP and at times a better option than Russell depending on the defense you want to run out. did you see this post? baseball is littered with guys who do this and then end up turning back into nothing. i'm just wondering why a lot of people have already made the leap from "this guy is providing lots of value to use right now, and it's really helpful" to "this guy is a significant piece going forward" but really the post was half joking in the first place, which is why i literally used the term doom boner at the start of it. it was an extremely noninflammatory post, so of course it got someone fired up. I certainly wouldn't label him non-prospect after his 2017, AFL and 2018. Bote was 12th in BA's prospect list last offseason and 5th in their midseason list. He was 15th last offseason per MLB.com and 7th in MLB.com's midseason. Considering how late draft pick/late bloomers tend to rise much more slowly on national prospect lists, the midseason rankings are pretty impressive, even in a weak system. His success and improvement in the minors has been tied to real adjustments. Whether that allows him to be a first division starter is a very fair question but I think he definitely needs to be inserted in the lineup more often right now with Bryant hurt since he's hitting well and providing good defense.

Box Scores: Iowa lost 1-0 Box Score Tennessee lost 5-0 Box Score Myrtle Beach had the day off South Bend lost 4-3 Box Score Eugene in progress Box Score AZL Cubs 1 had the day off AZL Cubs 2 in progress Box Score DSL Cubs 1 lost 7-5 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost the resumption of a game suspended on 7/23 6-3 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 12-6 Box Score

South Bend blew a 5-0 lead in the 9th and lost 11-5 in 11.

Swarmer: 6 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K Passantino: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K

David Bote graduated from prospect list eligibility today. MLB.com added Jeremiah Estrada at 30 to replace him and included this in his blurb:

Scheduled Games (All Times Central): Iowa had the day off Tennessee won 6-1 Box Score Myrtle Beach PPD - Rain South Bend lost 11-5 (11 innings) Box Score AZL Cubs 1 suspended in the 4th inning (Rain) Box Score AZL Cubs 2 suspended in the 2nd inning (Rain) Box Score DSL Cubs 1 lost 14-3 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 17-9 Box Score

Bailey Clark is rehabbing with the AZL Cubs 1: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K Allen Webster, pitching for the second straight night, had another scoreless inning. Might be getting close to moving up.

18-year old RHP Yovanny Cruz for the AZL Cubs 2: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K Danny Hultzen with a scoreless inning with 3 Ks for the AZL Cubs 1. Allen Webster is continuing his rehab too in the AZL with 2 Ks in a scoreless inning.

Box Scores: Iowa lost 9-6 Box Score Tennessee had the day off Myrtle Beach lost 3-2 Box Score South Bend had the day off Eugene had the day off NWL All-Stars lost 13-10 Box Score RP B. Márquez 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 22-15 GO-FO RP S. Barry 0+ IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 12-7 GO-FO AZL Cubs 1 in progress Box Score AZL Cubs 2 in progress Box Score DSL Cubs 1 won 9-5 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 won 4-0 Box Score

Box Scores: Iowa lost 6-1 Box Score Tennessee won 2-1 Box Score Myrtle Beach lost 6-3 Box Score South Bend won 5-4 Box Score Eugene had the day off AZL Cubs 1 won 4-2 Box Score AZL Cubs 2 won 3-1 Box Score DSL Cubs 1 won 4-1 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 7-4 Box Score

Jared Young and Erick Leal were named the July minor league player and pitcher of the month, respectively.

Scheduled Games (All Times Central): Iowa won 9-4 Box Score Tennessee won 7-2 Box Score Myrtle Beach lost 7-0 Box Score South Bend won 4-3 (10 innings) Box Score Eugene won 4-3 (10 innings) on a walk-off wild pitch Box Score AZL Cubs 1 in progress Box Score AZL Cubs 2 had the day off DSL Cubs 1 had the day off DSL Cubs 2 had the day off

You’ll get extra mad when you remember the Rockies hit Kris Bryant in the head.

I mean, I can't confirm he hasn't - just that I haven't read anything and I think Estrada has a high enough profile to make the prospect news if he needed TJS.

TT's guy Jeffrey Passantino and Tom's guy José Gutiérrez got sent to South Bend. Way more appropriate assignment for Gutiérrez.

When did Estrada have TJ? I haven’t seen it anywhere.

Box Scores: Iowa lost 9-6 Box Score Tennessee won 7-1 Box Score Myrtle Beach lost game one 1-0 Box Score Myrtle Beach lost (game two) 2-1 Box Score South Bend lost 6-0 Box Score Eugene lost 7-2 Box Score AZL Cubs 1 had the day off AZL Cubs 2 in progress Box Score DSL Cubs 1 won 1-0 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 4-2 Box Score

And Edwin Jackson. And they currently are the WC2 team.