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No, because Bart was 45 hit and the org is terrible at improving hit tools. Bart also didn't have the grades of a franchise catcher to me. Very good, sure, but the 45 hit tool disqualifies him to me. I'm talking about a C with something like: 55+ hit 55+ power 55+ defense 55+ arm With at least two of those being 60+

They could do a lot of things. That said, if they feel a guy who could develop into a top tier catcher and play good defense at the position is available, IMO the only way you pass on that is if you have a Bryce Harper or a David Price sitting there.

Considering he's looking like he could be our version of Arrieta or Kluber, but his track record is so short, there's no sense in dealing Covey. He won't return nearly the value he could provide as a TOR starter in a trade right now, because no one would pay TOR starter value for him. So keep him and hope for the best.

I think his ceiling is higher than Garland because I feel like Garland had a lot of unrealized potential.

Nah, he's trash and should be sent back to Oakland, just ask SoxTalk.

If Rodon and Covey both stick as TOR starters, then there's Lopez, Kopech, Hansen, and Cease in the org with 1 potential, and guys like Dunning, Stephens, Adams, Flores, Henzman, and probably some I'm missing or who aren't showing particularly well right now (Clarkin, Guerrero, Lambert) with mid rotation potential, there's no way they're not going to find a starting rotation there.

3-2 is early in the count?

Literally the exact thing you described happened. He went out fore the next inning, started at 80 pitches, gave up a single on pitch 83 and was pulled. Right call?

So you think it was right to take him out when they did against Boston?

Watch them take Covey out again on 80ish pitches. He might have a CG in him if Rick will just let him stay in.

Must feel good getting one right after how often and extremely you've been wrong about Abreu, huh?

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Dylan Covey: the reason everyone needs to chill out about young players and realize that development isn't linear and the results don't matter this year anyway.

With how much time be missed he's bound to be much more fresh than your average college player, so they might start him as soon as he signs.

Moncada would be on pace for 20 fWAR if Ron started talking badly about him.

If he's traded, it's not likely to be before the ASG.

No it wouldn't. I think most here would've taken a ~4 fWAR season as a result for Moncada prior to the season, and that would put him on that pace.

If each is a game of roulette, the draft is the penny bet table while free agency is the high roller table, except that the payout for winning at each table is similar.

I'm only comparing size and Sophomore season production in this case. Rutschman's 2018 compares well to Posey's 2007. Obviously if the White Sox draft him, I'll want him to be the next Posey, but I'm not even suggesting that as his upside at this point.

He should. Could easily take Tomshaw's rotation spot with Hansen sliding into Adams's.

Rutschman as a Sophomore is looking a lot like Buster Posey as a Sophomore. Similar build, power numbers, etc. I doubt he has the monster Junior season of Buster Posey, but crazier things have happened.

The BABIP and strand rate were meant to show that some regression would've been expected, while the walk and K rates play to your point that he just doesn't have it this year.

His BABIP was .189 and his stand rate was 92% last year. He's much worse in both categories with a walk rate that has more than doubled and a K rate that has almost halved. Based on those numbers, it's not mind boggling at all.

Anyone know the peak of this for the Astros and Cubs before they started getting good? Also, when do Futures Game teams get released?

But he's just an average hitter, right Ron? @Hot FiRe