NotHahn

See Madrigal thread

I'm making light of the fact that Madrigal is 5'8 180 and most think he is too small but Cespedes is 5'9 205 and no one is questioning his size.

So if Madrigal gained 15 lbs of muscle would everyone change their minds that hes not too small?

Haven't heard anyone complain that Cespedes being too short at 5'9 but lots of complaining about Madrigal being 5'8. Anyone concerned about Cespedes size?

Madrigal hit .340 and had a OBP of .376 in his rookie year. Eckstein never came close to those numbers in his whole career. Not sure why you would bring him up.

Just that it wasn't likely that the Sox were going sign Manny or Harper. Hindsight I probably shouldn't have shared details on that. Leave it to the experts like cheesybeefs

Ha! Turned out to be true though.

Moist

And if Trout was a "dick" would you want him on the Sox? Would you loath the best player to ever play for the Sox?

You never know who is going to be a good person off the field. All It takes is 1 mistake to change perceptions. Give me talent and performance over likeability any day.

Does it matter if a player is easy to root for?

Konerko? MB?

Hour 276 of no action by the Sox. I'm guessing hour 351 the flood gates open.

Not that this would be a good idea but with TLR giving his input on free agents wouldn't Adam Wainwright be a very Soxy choice?

What if Hahn=Peavy?

Bottom of the ninth?

Cool story bro

Thought you mean't team MVP. Probably Jose

Giolito?

OPS is just 1 stat category. Not the end all be all. Even Trout had a .821 OPS in A+(The following year he was in the majors). Not comparing him to Trout. But saying that its not unheard of to go from A+ one year and move quickly through AA/AAA to the majors the next. This year would have been Vaughns AA/AAA year. Development doesn't stop just because a player does not play games for minor league affiliates (I'm sure it doesn't help). If the org think hes ready then give him a shot earlier rather than later. Hopefully he can play RF. If not EE isn't hitting well. Hes got to get atbats if he comes up. I'm with you on batting him 3rd is ridiculous. Hes probably going to take sometime to get acclimated to the MLB.

Wouldn't it be helpful for Kopech to get to Schaumburg to continue working out and developing?

There are some teams (SD & TB) who desperately need an upgrade at catcher. McCann could be a valuable trade piece. Maybe a top 100 prospect if they are desperate enough. Then bring up Mercedes to see if he what he can do. If it doesn't work out you can always resign McCann in the offseason.

I thought his stuff looked great but Dunning is probably going to be left out of the bubble like Brandon McCarthy in the 05 playoff run. If you can get a solid starter that can help you win now you probably should pull the trigger.