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Well, technically.

Oh thank god Engel is in CF.

Age is working against Stiever + the fact that he was getting rocked in Charlotte before he went down. He wasn't flashing grade A stuff in the majors either - the feeling around here when he got called up was "should have traded him after 2019 when he had prospect helium."

From White Sox reddit

Like I said, I feel like 1-10 have separated from the pack (and are so, so much improved from the start of the season). The 11-15 could have been in just about any order, but my reasoning for that group: Yoelqui would have fallen hard, but his recent turnaround is very encouraging and he still has some good athleticism and tools. Martin is already at the MLB level and I give big points for that. Cannon's got good draft pedigree. Romy was basically here but got derailed by injuries. Chapelli is raking and is only in the DSL cause of tax reasons. It could totally just be a man amongst boys situation, but it's the same absurdist numbers Robert put up with (albeit a year older). 16-20 is basically the "upside is still there but hasn't quite produced yet" squad. 21-25 Mieses has good production, is a lefty (might be superficial, but a plus for me) - I just want to see him at Birmingham before moving him up. Same for Simas. This felt right for Sprinkle so early in his career - he could be a fast riser based on the post-draft analysis. Yolbert and Perez are lower because of their cooling off, but even if they both end up as backups, we've seen how valuable that can be. 26-30 Ellis feels like he's gonna be Adam Engel's eventual replacement. Dalquist is hanging on by a thread, but he gets the "is a high school righty draft pick" thread. Gladney's power keeps him on the list vs. say, Beard or Bailey. Bilous is pretty much here for stuff. Hackenberg is here because he's got an okay OBP + good defense (especially during the game I saw in person)

Taking a stab at a more solidified list. 1-10 I feel good about, but after that it became a harder rank. Colson Montgomery Oscar Colas Bryan Ramos Norge Vera Noah Schultz Lenyn Sosa Jose Rodriguez Peyton Pallette Cristian Mena Sean Burke Yoelqui Cespedes Davis Martin Jonathan Cannon Romy Gonzalez Loidel Chapelli Matthew Thompson Jared Kelley Tanner McDougal Wes Kath Erick Hernandez Luis Mieses Kohl Simas Jordan Sprinkle Carlos Perez Yolbert Sanchez Duke Ellis Andrew Dalquist DJ Gladney Jason Bilous Adam Hackenberg

That top 10 just feels so much better than earlier in the year. Feels like they're underrating both Colson and Colas

Nope, it's because he has neon cleats and "neon" sounds similar to "Yoan"

I spent too long on this, but @DirtySox get in here and help me make this stick.

Goddamn, Popeye is a cool nickname.

Help me make the Neon Moncada nickname stick.

I go crazy if I don't have you, my personal disaster

Pls Yoan

To pull what I put in the minor league games thread: We could use that from a left handed centerfielder right about now, even if there's growing pains.

Just to give context to Colas' tear right now, his home run rate in Birmingham is 8.9 AB/HR. Here's the top 20 all time: Rank Player (age that year) AB per HR Year PA Bats 1. Barry Bonds (36) 6.52 2001 664 L 2. Mark McGwire (34) 7.27 1998 681 R 3. Josh Gibson+ (25) 7.80 1937 183 R 4. Mark McGwire (35) 8.02 1999 661 R 5. Mark McGwire (32) 8.13 1996 548 R 6. Barry Bonds (39) 8.29 2004 617 L 7. Babe Ruth+ (25) 8.48 1920 617 L 8. Barry Bonds (38) 8.67 2003 550 L 9. Barry Bonds (37) 8.76 2002 612 L 10. Babe Ruth+ (32) 9.00 1927 691 L 11. Sammy Sosa (32) 9.02 2001 711 R 12. Aaron Judge (30) 9.13 2022 496 R 13. Babe Ruth+ (26) 9.15 1921 693 L 14. Jim Thome+ (31) 9.23 2002 613 L 15. Josh Gibson+ (27) 9.27 1939 123 R 16. Mark McGwire (33) 9.31 1997 657 R 17. Mickey Mantle+ (29) 9.52 1961 646 B 18. Hank Greenberg+ (27) 9.59 1938 681 R 19. Roger Maris (26) 9.67 1961 698 L 20. Luke Voit (29) 9.68 2020 234 He's doing all that while sporting a .353/.439./920 line with a 9.2% walk rate and 23.5% strikeout rate. It's not like he's only hitting home runs. He's just fucking raking.

Exactly. TLR literally just has to manage by the numbers.

What fucking force of nature possessed this man?

This + the Engel pinch running decision last night. See what happens when Tony makes good decisions?!

Engel needs to be playing every game that Robert is out, god damn.

I continue to weep.

I weep.

A little patience would have been nice, Lenyn ?

Menechino's Muchachos!

On the opposite end of the spectrum, Chris Sale needs to return to the White Sox (and possibly bring Herm, idk) to revitalize his Hall of Fame career track.

With Colas entering Top 100s, this has got me kind of jazzed.