Red Sox/MLB Cubs’ Theo Epstein stepping down as president of baseball operations

[Smitty93]

The bad news is that it looks like the Pirates have the #1 pick and Kumar Rocker locked up. The good news is, barring a catastrophe, the Red Sox should be locked into a top 5 pick.

 

[McGarnagle]

The bad news is that it looks like the Pirates have the #1 pick and Kumar Rocker locked up. The good news is, barring a catastrophe, the Red Sox should be locked into a top 5 pick.

We've been winning too much and are screwing ourselves out of a top 3 pick if it keeps up. Texas and Arizona are neck and neck with us, Washington is only a game up on us too.

If we lose Rocker, at least keep us low enough to get Al Leiter's kid

 

[CDJ]

Jaden Hill is sweet too

 

[N o o d l e s]

They don’t have to draft a pitcher top 5. In fact I don’t know how much that generally works out anyway

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

If you don’t get Rocker, give me Leiter and his thicc legs. Legs built for an ace

 

[DKH]

If you don’t get Rocker, give me Leiter and his thicc legs. Legs built for an ace

Yes agree I’ll take him

time to put a fake story Verdugo, Bogearts, and Devers collided on a fungo pop up and all 3 going on 10
day DL

 

[CDJ]

Good loss


Gotta keep pace.



Arroyo has been swinging a pretty good bat

 

[N o o d l e s]

Good loss


Gotta keep pace.



Arroyo has been swinging a pretty good bat

Texas won and Arizona is currently winning. Pitt squeaked our a 1-0 loss though

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Red Sox
1. 2B Eddie Collins .424 & .429
2. SS Honus Wagner .391 & .467

I think slugging has become overrated and getting on base has become underrated. Let's say the Yankees and the Red Sox have equivalent teams except for 2 hitters for each team. The Yankees have C Johnny Bench and a DH that hits the same as him: .342 OBP & .476 SLG%. The Red Sox have the 2B & SS leadoff combo which is posted above. I think the Red Sox are a better team.

 

[DKH]

The bad news is that it looks like the Pirates have the #1 pick and Kumar Rocker locked up. The good news is, barring a catastrophe, the Red Sox should be locked into a top 5 pick.

Another loss - 10 games left

3-7 works

 

[CDJ]

Red Sox
1. 2B Eddie Collins .424 & .429
2. SS Honus Wagner .391 & .467

I think slugging has become overrated and getting on base has become underrated. Let's say the Yankees and the Red Sox have equivalent teams except for 2 hitters for each team. The Yankees have C Johnny Bench and a DH that hits the same as him: .342 OBP & .476 SLG%. The Red Sox have the 2B & SS leadoff combo which is posted above. I think the Red Sox are a better team.

the game seems to be cyclical, I think we’ll see those players become the new market inefficiency in the next couple of years (DJ Lemahieu is a good example of a guy that kind of got underrated because of a perceived lack of pop when all he does is flat out hit)

 

[Smitty93]

MLB.com had this yesterday about the draft order.

Inbox: Draft order, Braves southpaws, more

Jonathan Mayo works for the website, so I'm not sure how in-the-know he is, but his expectation is that it will be some kind of combination/hybrid of 2019 and 2020. There was a report a few weeks ago that the MLB had allegedly told teams they didn't expect the order to deviate from a regular year, but we'll just have to see. It's frustrating that it's probably not going to be solidified until after the season.

 

[CDJ]

Looks like Pivetta will get a couple starts before the end of the year

 

[McGarnagle]

Cubs are incredibly unlikely to pick up Lester's option for 2021. Watch the Sox bring him back just for the PR bump.

 

[DKH]

Verdugo hitting 330 and leading baseball in OF assists

Devers looks like a 80+ EBH guy SFSU

 

[DKH]

Dumb Red Sox

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

If the MLB does this BS combined record nonsense for the draft the whole thing becomes corrupt. You played a season. You had to shorten it. Oh well! Deal with it. Why even have a WS or a season if you’re not just going to follow the usual rules for a season?

Teams A, B, and C sucked. Teams A, B, and C should pick 1, 2 and 3. Not 4, 6, 14, because they had a good 2019. I mean. Wtf are we doing here?!

 

[EvilDead]

If you don’t get Rocker, give me Leiter and his thicc legs. Legs built for an ace

Pitchers need to have huge legs like Clemens and Schilling in order to pitch or be tall like Randy Johnson.

 

[CDJ]

If the MLB does this BS combined record nonsense for the draft the whole thing becomes corrupt. You played a season. You had to shorten it. Oh well! Deal with it. Why even have a WS or a season if you’re not just going to follow the usual rules for a season?

Teams A, B, and C sucked. Teams A, B, and C should pick 1, 2 and 3. Not 4, 6, 14, because they had a good 2019. I mean. Wtf are we doing here?!

exactly. It’s either a season or it isn’t. You can’t award a World Series then turn around and say the season was insufficient at determining who was good and bad


But it’s Manfred, his ineptitude knows no limits

 

[xgallantx]

Hey baseball buffs.....I'm in a keeper fantasy league where one of our keepers has to be a "prospect" and has to stay on our roster for 3 years. This is a turnover year so I need a new prospect by the end of the season. I currently have Dylan Carlson who fits the bill. But his play has been uninspiring. I can hold onto him and hope he works out for the next couple years, but there's some high end talent available as well. Mackenzie Gore is one (but it's tricky adding a prospect pitcher because you only have a set number of pitchers on your roster, your prospect holds a spot even if he pitches or not...), Jared Kelenic. Jo Adell and Julio Rodiguez is also available. Who would you grab of those 5. I'm looking for who you feel will make the biggest impact next year and the year after. Thanks..

 

[JRull86]

The Red Sox going on a small run to close the year, and completely f*** their draft position up would be the most Red Sox thing ever. Can't even lose properly.

 

[Merrrlin]

I am starting to get nervous about the Yankees. Hae that team, but damn can they mash.

 

[sarge88]

I am starting to get nervous about the Yankees. Hae that team, but damn can they mash.

I never worry about a team that strikes out as much as they do.

They'll be fine in the RS facing lots of mediocre or worse pitching.

When the playoffs roll around and the pitching is better the strike outs will hurt.

 

[CDJ]

Hey baseball buffs.....I'm in a keeper fantasy league where one of our keepers has to be a "prospect" and has to stay on our roster for 3 years. This is a turnover year so I need a new prospect by the end of the season. I currently have Dylan Carlson who fits the bill. But his play has been uninspiring. I can hold onto him and hope he works out for the next couple years, but there's some high end talent available as well. Mackenzie Gore is one (but it's tricky adding a prospect pitcher because you only have a set number of pitchers on your roster, your prospect holds a spot even if he pitches or not...), Jared Kelenic. Jo Adell and Julio Rodiguez is also available. Who would you grab of those 5. I'm looking for who you feel will make the biggest impact next year and the year after. Thanks..

I would probably either keep Carlson or go with Kelenic personally. That pitching rule makes things a little tricky otherwise I’d say Gore is a no-brainer

 

[Fenway]