microline133

I'll actually be in the house for this one!

Definitely a house down the street that hands out nips to parents as they come by. It's very welcome at that point in the journey.

Jalen Carter was also out.

College baseball, fall weigh in....showed up my freshman year, stepped on the scale and the trainer said 6-2, 185. The head coach immediately told the guy writing stuff down 6-4, 225 and that continued with every player. Don't ever believe college (or minor league) height/weight!

Josue Briceno, as a prospect, is exceptionally overrated.

Not really.

Occasionally they will consider something like that, as long as it doesn't significantly impact the timeline or progression they are aiming for.

In all the years I've talked to front office folks about players/prospects, I've never seen them have the concerns over log jams, roster crunches, players being blocked, promotions, etc. These are concerns of fans and I've yet to see front office type stress over any of it....they are manufactured "problems" for the most part. Priority prospects get handled first....this goes with season-opening roster construction and in-season player movement. If a priority prospect needs a specific assignment, they get it....end of story. When the team decides to promote -- for the purposes of this, let's say McGonigle -- then they promote him, and the underlying decisions are quite black and white or obvious.

Whether it's truly the best or not is to be determined, but I'm currently halfway through what is easily one of my top two or three..... Nas with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood in the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts.

A little surprised to see my hometown stepping up with one.

I think it's far more likely a lot of today's baseball podcasters "grew up" listening to Kevin Goldstein and Jason Parks. That was the model they used and it was wildly successful, so that's probably at least some basis for what they think should be done.

I've never considered any knuckleball pitcher legit in the minor leagues. A-ball hitters -- even Double-A -- aren't capable of making heads or tails of a knuckleball. They are overmatched by it. Until such time as a knuckleball pitcher not only has success in Triple-A but then in the big leagues, they are always a non-prospect.

When Dombrowski was GM of the Red Sox, my favorite party trick out here in New England was texting him and getting a reply....always dumbfounded people.

Bravo, sir. Definitely a smile in my face reading this. Good for you!

If that happens, I'll be there.