jacksonianmarch

Sox outside looking in for the playoffs for the first time in a long time this season. The west coast is always a killer for them and they still have one more swing to go.

You love his makeup? Maybe his stuff, but his makeup? Suspended 50 games and then loses time due to a fight? Sounds like the million dollar arm, 10 cent head phenomenon

So here we sit. After the big rebuild. I am happy. Very happy. And the interesting thing is, I don't know if any of the guys we acquired are going to be good, but I know that we just increased our chances of building another core. Years ago, we built a core that guided us through 5 world series titles and a mind boggling 7 world series appearances over a span of 15 years. Not everyone in that core was highly touted. You had Bernie Williams, an INTL signee in 1985 who ended up being highly touted in the minors before coming up and taking a good 4 years to develop Andy Pettitte was a 22nd rounder out of a community college in 1990. Took him 4 years after signing to debut Jorge Posada was a 24th round pick out of a community college in 1990. (BTW, epic f***ing draft in 90 to nab two CC players in the 20s like AP and JP). He was drafted as a SS and converted to C. Took him until 1998 to take over the starting spot. Mariano Rivera was an INTL FA signee in 1990. He was a failed starter who caught lightning in a bottle in 96 and became the greatest closer of all time Jeter was the 6th pick in the 92 draft. He took over the full time gig in 96 and the rest is history. In the end, Williams was a well regarded prospect as was Jeter. The other three guys just kinda worked through the process and became legends in their own right. We don't know if the highly touted, 1st rounders like Judge, Frazier, Tate, Kaprielian, Rutherford, etc are going to be the ones forming the new core. We don't know if it's the high bonus or immediately well regarded INTL signees like Torres, Sanchez and Mateo. It could be a guy like Abiatal Avelino, Tyler Wade, Domingo Acevedo et al. But adding the talent doesn't hurt. It allows us to see which ones fail and to deal from a position of strength when the time comes.

You also cannot forget about Greg Bird and Luis Severino, who lost rookie eligibility.

2 players to be named. They have 6 months to pick. They got a list and are scouting currently

Moonslav, here are the rankings you asked for Midseason BA #19 Jorge Mateo SS #21 Clint Frazier OF #27 Gleyber Torres SS #36 Gary Sanchez C #42 Aaron Judge OF #69 Justus Sheffield LHP #99 James Kaprielian RHP MLB #22 Clint Frazier OF #24 Gleyber Torres SS #25 Jorge Mateo SS #30 Aaron Judge OF #37 Gary Sanchez C #62 Blake Rutherford OF #93 Justus Sheffield LHP

And a700, I really think Cashman is an exceptional GM. Most of the terrible moves on the contract side were perpetuated by our curly headed boyfriend in Levine. He's a douche. And Lon Trost, who is an elitist *******. Cashman has basically been given the reins to rebuild this roster. By obtaining trade/talent capital and seeming to get full command over the rebuild, I anticipate great things. He makes shrewd trades and always seems to come out on top. His deal for Gregorius is looking like pure gold. Heck, he dealt away Kennedy and Coke (two guys who developed into something good) but got 15 WAR out of Granderson in 3.5 years (he was hurt his final year) and a title. He got Pineda for Montero before Montero turned into a pumpkin.

a700, I have watched them from last Sept 1 until now. Newsflash, they've been hot garbage

Our farm has gone from average to exceptional. The crazy thing about these trades is that we got guys with huge ceilings, but to get one who's in AAA already is big. You have to remember, we already have Refsnyder in the majors with Judge and Sanchez in AAA. If Judge was healthy, he'd be our RF right now. As it stands, Sanchez is being called up and will likely push McCann to DH Also, next year, Sheff, Torres, and Mateo will start out in AA, aka striking distance. Kap needs to get healthy. Rutherford is further off, but he's a phenom. Kid is hitting .446 in A ball right now

Don't have the actual numbers but... Pre-season Frazier, Torres, Tate, Judge, Mateo, Sanchez, Sheffield Midseason Drop Tate and depending on the publication, add Kaprielian or Rutherford By end of season, Chance Adams will also be on the list.

This seems like a rushed, headline grabbing decision. Hey, we didn't get Beltran, but this kid 40 games into his AA career will be called up! Sounds like a potential damaging way of dealing with a high ceiling phenom

Nova to the Pirates

Also got young righties Eric Swanson and Nick Green. Don't know much about them. Both haven't reached High A ball. Green got hit hard this yr, but the K rate is incredible. Swanson is holding his own in long season. Otherwise, I know nothing about them

Tate is quite a get. Top end arm

Sale makes your team world's better. It also takes pressure off of Price. Sale, Wright, Porcello, Price, Pomeranz.

Rutherford needs to move up again. The guy is hitting .446 in 17 games at Pulaski.

And kimmi, he was buying low on two big league players who'd regressed. That's something you deal some s*** for, not a tried and true #2.

His haul is impressive when you consider he's dealt away two relievers, one a pure rental. I'm intrigued to see what a bat like Beltran could get. Yes, he's a rental, but he's also hitting over .300, is on pace for 30+HR and is one of the best post season performers of all time. Someone will overpay. I hope it's the sox

Didi has always been highly touted, but nobody ever seemed to give him an extended look. Cashman saw something and dealt away a guy at the top of his worth in Greene. What a steal that looks like. Cash basically told Didi, the job is yours. After 3 months of absolute suck last yr, the guy has been awesome. I think he is hitting his ceiling and looks like a franchise SS.

depends on the prospect mvp. DD has a knack for seeing guys with pitfalls and dealing them before they become obvious

mvp, looks like I was ready an old release on him, lol

Bellhorn, I honestly want to gut this team. Keep Tanaka, Betances and Didi. Everyone else can go. I want to see the kids play next yr, suck ass, rid more contracts and build with a good draft pick from this yr and next. Deal off Gardner, Pineda, etc. Then, just as we figure out which kids look good and before some prospects turn into pumpkins, start turning it on for 2018. If we can be reasonable in 2018, we would be a prime destination for a guy like Harper for 2019

They're similar. Guerra wasn't a top 100 when dealt, but jumped up to #34 mid season as he's shown progression. I like Frazier more than Margot for the simple fact that Frazier has power and Margot not so much. Asuaje and Allen were throw in pieces, but with Guerra making a leap, it's been good for the Pads. NY got a true top talent in Frazier. 5 tools, will stay in CF if given the opportunity. Margot projects better defensively, but not offensively. Sheffield is a power lefty with the pedigree and performance at a young age to justify being the #2 piece in such a deal. Where the Deal could fall our way is how the final two pieces go. Heller and Feyereisen are power arms in the upper levels. If they carve out a niche in our pen and one becomes a back end reliever, then the deal becomes quite a steal

Eovaldi might be heading to Pittsburgh. That'd be dangerous. They seem to fix problem pitchers with promise. Beltran and Nova to move today too. Hopefully McCann is there too

NY would be stupid not to get the best possible return for Beltran. Also, the guy is a playoff stud