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  1. Jack Flap
    Has to be Wright, I think. If you think the rotation has problems now, just think about where we'd be without him...
  2. Jack Flap
    I was thinking the same thing. At the very least, there ought to be no doubt this time around that we got the best player available at our pick... I still kind of can't believe Groome was there at 12. Someone pinch me.
  3. Jack Flap
    Good job finding an article from a month before the draft about Groome having a bad start, I guess. Pretty much every expert had him ranked as one of the top talents in the draft this month, with signability and/or makeup concerns causing him to fall to #12. But I know you know this. [EDIT: Hugh pretty much said this already...that's what I get for not reading first.] For what it's worth, I agree that we shouldn't plan on seeing Groome in the majors for a few years at least. The kid doesn't even turn 18 until August. I'm as excited as anyone about the possibilities, but let's get him signed and pitching in professional games before we start penciling him into our rotation.
  4. Jack Flap
    In other news, Buchholz is still painful to watch.
  5. Jack Flap
    I have yet to hear of any that were talent related.
  6. Jack Flap
    Ball has a 1.31 WHIP and 1.19 K/BB rate while repeating High-A. Maybe he's been better, but that's not saying much.
  7. Jack Flap
    Professor X!!
  8. Jack Flap
    From FG prospect chat today: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/eric-longenhagen-prospects-chat/
  9. Jack Flap
    Same here. The funny thing is, we have arms at Pawtucket I'd like to get a longer look at... Varvaro has a very solid ML track record, Light's control issues are well documented but he might be worthy of a shot, and I'd even give Kyle Martin or Robby Scott a try. We still have a 40-man roster spot or two open, if I'm not mistaken. Need to evaluate all internal options between now and the deadline so we can truly assess our needs...and yet we seem to keep calling up Noe Ramirez every time there's a vacancy, when it's pretty clear he's not the answer.
  10. Jack Flap
    Seriously...WTF, guys? Please take all this other stuff to a different thread.
  11. Jack Flap
    After being made to endure Buchholz for a couple of games (to say nothing of Owens' control, or Wright's knuckleball), the robot ump would surely conclude that humanity needs to be exterminated from the earth to allow the planet to start anew. Do you want a machine revolution? Because this is how you get a machine revolution. Therefore, I support human umpires.
  12. Jack Flap
    Oh, I wouldn't either...no way. Teheran isn't the worst guy we could go after, but I'm not sold that he'd be a TOTR type in this league/division, and it would take an unbelievable return to even contemplate trading Espinoza. I was just making up an example of the kind of attitude many casual fans seem to have toward prospects. On that note, though, I am a little worried about what Dombrowski will do this summer. We're in win-now mode and pretty clearly need a pitcher, but the rumored options out there aren't terrific, and we've lost several of our more desirable trade chips outside the top four (Swihart, Kopech, Travis, possibly Holt, etc). Pulling something like the Kimbrel deal on a larger scale would be ugly.
  13. Jack Flap
    inb4 this thread is moved/merged
  14. Jack Flap
    LOL! Nice.
  15. Jack Flap
    The Big Four will soon be the Big Five. (Although I'm just waiting for talk radio and WEEI commenters to interpret this news as "Now we can trade Espinoza for Teheran!" or something.)
  16. Jack Flap
    You wouldn't know me, because I pretty much never post, just lurk and read. And I agree on Thaiss...if that had been the pick, I'd have assumed they had something big cooking for later on.
  17. Jack Flap
    Hard not to love this pick...it's not often you can get a top 2 or 3 talent at #12. Even if they can't sign him for some reason (and it sounds like there's a good chance they can), I'll be glad they took the chance. Rather roll the dice on someone with huge talent and upside than go with a "safe" but unexciting choice this high in the draft. (Hugh, I know you read/post on SoxProspects, so you probably know that place was ready to line up on the bridge with the Thaiss rumors.)
  18. Jack Flap
    What did he test positive for?
  19. Jack Flap
    I might have misunderstood this post, but I sure wouldn't quibble with having a few guys like Cole, Taillon, and Glasnow in our system.
  20. Jack Flap
    Thanks for the links, Hugh. I'll definitely have this page open Thursday night.
  21. Jack Flap
    A lot of the early criticism of Young was really silly...he is raking against LHP as expected (1.175 OPS) and even holding his own against RHP (.807). I was ripping Farrell earlier in the year for playing him against righthanders so much, but so far that has worked out better than we had any right to expect. I'd still like to find him a lefthanded platoon partner, though.
  22. Jack Flap
    That's cool and all, and I salute the Padres for getting such a bargain, but I still would not give up any prospect of significance for him.
  23. Jack Flap
    Yeah. I think we've already done enough to help Preller get his rebuilding project off the ground.
  24. Jack Flap
    As always, I admire the thought you put into making this work, but I just think there are easier ways for us to find a #4 pitcher. Taking Shields (he of the 4.00 ERA and 4.45 FIP the last two years in the NL West) and dropping him back in the AL East to face the O's and Jays is not a pretty thought...maybe I'd take him as a straight salary dump, but losing Swihart and Devers in a deal for Shields, overpaid scrub Upton, and an old RP with a good 20-inning sample would hurt, and I'm not sure it makes us much better even in the short term. I'd like to shed Castillo's contract, too (at least if we're not going to play him, which clearly we aren't), but not that badly. Am I just really underrating Shields here?
  25. Jack Flap
    I get why Hill didn't sign with us, but "You'll have a rotation spot here unless both Clay Buchholz and Joe Kelly are healthy and suck less than you at any given time" is a compelling argument nonetheless, and one that I hope was presented to him.
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