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So when the sox go to Cleveland, Steve Stone and Jason will broadcast the game from GRF watching the same feed we are?

Totally agree. Cease looked nasty in camp.

And setting the tone for Lopez too. Talk about a guy needing a shot of confidence! To me it's a head scratcher that Coop and RR have Lopez slotted 3rd. I would've had Lopez 5th and Cease 3rd. To me Dunning pitched as good as Lopez in ST pt.2. Also, the Sox have a little familiarity with Meada over the last 2 years sharing the same spring training facilities with the Dodgers. On a side note, I never would have bet that the first homer of the season from our catchers would've come from McCann. This lineup is so deep!

I agree. Eloy needs to be hitting closer to Moncada should not be hitting 6th. I'd put him 3rd or 4th.

Pretty much. Don't know what else you would call it. Darvish had a 29 pitch max per inning?

So how would you set the rotation? 1 Giollito 2 Keuchel 3 Cease 4 Rodon 5 Gonzalez/Lopez

It doesn't necessarily have to be close to Toronto. It just needs to be in the East. What about Charlotte?

The crowd noise is electric!

This lineup is so deep.

Cease looks so good!

Madrigal has been outplaying Garcia. I could see him work his way in the opening day lineup.

You are absolutely correct with that statement.

I do kinda remember this one though 5 years $16 million. But to be honest, had to Google it for the dollar amount. Was thinking it was 12 million. But I also forgot all about it until today.

Thanks Jack. I just googled it. I really don't know how I missed that. So at least 5 yrs $70 million with an option that could take that to $90 million. Very good contract. Like it.

We extended Robert this offseason. I didn't know about Moncada. There were early talks about extending Moncada back in February but was put on hold when they closed spring training.

Sorry. My bad. I'm in Portage. Dyer, St. Johns all the same area to me.

Right. He has been doing this for 2 years. There are large Hispanic communities and barbers in nwi. I have a friend who uses his same barber in Sherrilville or Dyer? Forget which one.

I'm kinda confused in the 60 man roster and how some of the organizations think differently with it. For example hardly any top prospects are included on the 60 man for the Orioles. Same with the Red Sox. In fact, Baseball America points this out and says the Red Sox are constructing their 60 man with contention in mind this year? Have they seen the Red Sox starting rotation? Anyways, I guess I don't understand all the new rules for the 60 man roster. And why do some orgs include top prospects and others don't? Is there an advantage?

1. Robert 2. Kopech 3. Eloy

So who are the 44 at GRF July 3rd? Surely it's not the 40 man roster + 4? There were alot more then that at Glendale. This will be the team. A 30 man roster and then 14 on the taxi squad -- at least for 2 weeks then 28 and 16 and finish at 26 and 18. My guess, at least to start, would be this: Catcher 1 Grandal 2 McCann 3 Collins 4 Mercedes Infield 5 Abrue 6 Madrigal 7 Anderson 8 Moncada 9 Garcia 10 Mendick 11 EE Outfield 12 Eloy 13 Robert 14 Mazarra 15 Engel SP 16 Giolito 17 Keuchel 18 Lopez 19 Rodon 20 Kopech 21 Cease 22 Gonzalez RP 23 Colome 24 Bummer 25 Herrera 26 Fry 27 Cordero 28 Marshall 29 Heuer 30 Fulmer 31 Hamilton 32 Burdi 33 Ruiz 34 Foster 38 Cishek Others 35 Dunning 36 Lambert 37 Crochet 39 Delmonico 40 Romine 41 Mejia Really I think Vaughn is not a part of this yet. Hasn't had enough ab's. What do you think? Others? Who am I missing to get to 44?

That's the problem. There are no minors this season.

The way I understand it the league is expecting positive cases with about every team when they test next week.

You said it! And I will try to watch every minute of every game. Hopefully never taking it for granted

Do you think we can remove the poll question too that's at the beginning of every thread that you open?

One question I have, is it the same rules with the 40 man roster in what happens when a player is out of options and is sent to the taxi squad? Is he dfa'd? Like Carson Fulmer I believe is out of options? The whitesox 40 man is full.