The talent gap from Triple A to the rest of the minor league is big. The gap from Triple A to MLB is even bigger. This is bad for the future of baseball
MLB today proposed an overhauled domestic amateur-entry system that removes high school players from the draft, makes college players eligible after sophomore year, shortens the draft from 20 to 12 rounds, and cuts bonus pool from current $358.7M to $200M, sources tell ESPN.
As an outsider looking in even I seen this coming. All the best teams that compete year in and year out always figure out a combination of both youth and veteran leadership.
Rival evaluators just flaming the Red Sox offense in @alexspeier’s new piece:
“I can’t believe they are content going with so many [Triple-A] players — utility infielders — at the bottom of the lineup.”
“Lot of guys on the team who satisfy the model but are role players who are being overexposed.”
“I’m still confused on the Red Sox roster construction and truthfully how they thought it would turn out any different than it has. The holes that were there at the start of the season are still there.”
“Aroldis Chapman is expected to join his eighth different team, and potentially be in the postseason with his sixth different team. He is the top reliever available on every contender’s target list,” per @BNightengale.
With the trade deadline being 2 months away, the Red Sox have been mentioned in trading for a new 3rd baseman.
@Jpet_7, a Mets writer from Sports Illustrated, wrote a mock trade for the Mets, that included a trade with the Red Sox.
Red Sox receive:
Brett Baty (.230 AVG/.345 SLG/.652 OPS/ 3HRs/ 21 RBIs/ 53 GP
Mets receive:
wilyer Abreu (.285 AVG/.430 SLG/.779 OPS/ 6HRs/ 22RBIs/ 53 GP
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First trailer for ‘ROLLING LOUD’, starring Owen Wilson, Matt Rife and Travis Scott.
The film follows an overprotective father who attempts to bond with his son by sneaking him into the Rolling Loud music festival.
In theaters on October 2.
Curry Barker says ensuring that Nikki is accurately portrayed as a victim in ‘OBSESSION’ was just as important as making her scary in the film.
“What you’re left with is a really tragic story about a man & a woman & leaning into the realism of that was really important.”
USA Today’s @BNightengale says the San Francisco Giants would love to offload the following contracts and start over:
🔺OF Jung Hoo Lee ($85 million remaining)
🔺SS Willy Adames ($161 million remaining)
🔺1B Rafael Devers ($226.5 million remaining)
🔺 3B Matt Chapman ($125 million remaining)
“They may no choice but to shop their biggest trade chip in starter Robbie Ray, who will be a free agent after the season.”
Some executives insist they also would listen to offers for ace Logan Webb.
“Yet, it’s highly unlikely the Giants would move him considering that he’s a premier starter with three years remaining on his reasonable five-year, $90 million contract”
Red Sox players were not given the chance to ask questions during the team meeting with Breslow, Kennedy, and Henry in the room.
Garrett Whitlock: “They made it very clear that we get paid to play baseball and we need to just focus on playing baseball.”
(via @timbhealey)