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They can have Urshela for him... On the off chance he actually turns into something...

I think Campos took a tiny step forward this year. I mean, he's got a LOT of more steps he needs to be taking... But he's still only 21 so... I'm not yet giving up on him. But that's just me...

Whew!!! ASK and you SHALL RECEIVE!!! 😁

This makes the most sense...

What's the verdict on Vilade? I just saw him the one game in RF and he looked a little rough out there. He found his MLB bat it looks like... and he can play lots of positions... But if it's not very well at all those positions then.... What's the consensus...?

Including the very first pitch of the game that Wenceel sent to the RF fence/ Caught AT the wall. A few more feet Wenceel...

Fee fees hurt?

At the very least... Springer seems to have Montero's number... So, yeah, something... walk will do.

Right.. But I didn't suggest that. I suggested he get a start or two in September after the AA season ends...

Well I'm already insane... But that's besides the point. 😉

I don't think a guy who is dominating at AA, and gets a start or two at the end of the season to see how he fares against MLB hitters should be called "Forcing him up the ladder". That's not forcing him at all. He's ready for MLB, or almost ready, or nearly ready... A couple starts at the very end of the season isn't "forcing" IMO, it's "exposure to a higher level" and exposure does not = forcing.

Holy CRAP... For a first OUT of the game... Damn... that was one of the most beautiful first OUTS of the game I've ever seen from the Tigers. First pitch, ball is skied but RF'er at the fence snags it. And then Keith does nearly the same to CF. Hmmm... what's going on here?

Gaslighting: "manipulating someone into questioning their reality, memories, or sanity" Freak, you are LITERALLY trying to CREATE something that DOES NOT EXIST: "should have got it in WRITING" in order to try to deceive us into thinking Harris is at fault. No player, EVER, has signed anything in writing agreeing to be part of a trade. Go ahead and find an example for us... We're all waiting. Waiting... waiting... waiting... Oh yeah, it DOES NOT EXIST. You are the LITERAL definition of gaslighting. Try again.

In other words: You're making up some BS excuse to blame Harris because that's your narrative. Everyone knows E-Rod flaked out at the last minute and that fault is 100% his. You're... Gaslighting.

GASLIGHTING.

And now a double for Clark after McGonigle's 3-run homer... So: McGonigle is currently at .325 BA/ .873 OPS and Clark is currently at .284 BA and .804 OPS.... When were they planning to challenge these two with a move to High-A?

And McGonigle his 4th (2 men on). Lakeland 4-0 over Dunedin.

Clark just his 7th HR of the season. Solo. (Actually that was last inning...)

GASLIGHTING. Yeah, that's exactly what you're doing here.

I believe that we are not close enough to the playoffs this year to "needs SP". I think even if we have to bandaid, bullpen day, or give a bunch of untested AAA kids some spot starts to see how they fare in MLB... that's what will happen this year. I'm of the opinion that Harris doesn't think he "needs SP".

I think also Madris is more of a contact guy and Baddoo is more of a speed and power guy?

Lael Lockhart. I wanna see this kid against MLB hitters...

Well... The flipside is that sometimes you have to spend money/ time/ effort on college players trying to "UN-learn" them from any bad habits that they may have learned there. Or, they may be completely unwilling to change bad habits from college where they actually were successful with them there (IE: Tork and his swing...). Thus, some teams prefer prep kids (even though they cost more to sign than college seniors who have run out of time/ negotiating power...) because they can teach them from the ground up, with (hopefully) successful developmental habits.

IMO... If they can squeeze in 1 or 2 MLB starts at the end of September for Jobe... I think they should do it. Give him the exposure. But that's just me...

I would just guess... That a GM and his drafting/ developmental team would... bet on themselves. They would take the draft picks. You might not like the unknown and prefer known data points... But I'm guessing MOST GM's would want to take swings themselves in the draft, rather then known, but also flawed, players. Unless they are certain they could fix the flawed players with no problems whatsoever. But to me that would be a hard sell. Someone who has no control or cannot hit off-speed usually ends up as being someone who has... no control. Or can't hit the curveball. So to speak.