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Is this Nick Maton? I would rather just give Mone another shot over Maton, I just saw Owen Miller called up to the Rockies, he would be a guy that could be a cheap upgrade that I could get behind for like a month. Abraham Toro for cheap and a band aid add would be an ok recycle in my opinion as well (again for like a month or so).

Misi with a changeup is straight up tantalizing, I don't want to say it but if he can control the ball like he has the past two starts there is some Paul Skenes type stuff if he has legitimately found a changeup and control. I really think we are 1 more start like this away from him forcing his way into the big league rotation. My only concern is that they only let him throw 67 pitches, I feel like he was at more earlier in the year. Maybe just trying to save his arm for the long season? It is nice to see Blake Burke hitting the ball, hopefully the power starts to kick in as it gets warmer in Appleton, I had some hopes that he could move quick this year so at some point next year he could possibly be ready for the bigs.

Both have been really good and don't get the big prospect love. At 19 both of them probably have a shot to play in Appleton by the end of the year if there is space with all the other guys.

Can anyone find a Melvin Hernandez scouting report? All I can find is that he is 5'11 139 pounds (probably old).

Great point, Preister's last 2 outings have been iffy. I will throw in Patrick as a possible replacement place for Henderson. It doesn't seem like Murph has a ton of trust in in Patrick.

I have to say I am not a huge fan of our haul overall. I don't dislike any of the players but we really didn't add much help for this year. I get we like to take guys in later rounds to fill holes for future years but I don't see tons of obvious upgrades. Here is my pick by pick analysis. 1) Golden A-, The value and upside is great. I would have preferred a more posseion based receiver but had Golden ranked 12th overall. If Lafluer can find a way to utilize the speed of Golden and Reed without overlapping talents the speed is extremely valuable. 2) Belton B/C, My issue here is that I don't think he can play guard. If he has more versatility than I think, I will give this a B, if not C. I don't like that he is 24 and probably won't play much this year. I guess if we drafted a younger guy who will have a bit more upside that would have made more sense. I do like that this, with Banks, looks like a nod to a path for a sustained power running game. 3) Savion Williams C+, I liked Williams as a sleeper but the 3rd is a touch high. If Watson is out most of the year and maybe we trade Doubs I like this pick a bunch. If we keep Doubs and Watson only misses a few games we drafted him as a 6/7/8 (Hardman/Heath) in the 3rd. His size and athletism should allow him inside or outside eventually in my opinion, maybe not right away but he has a year or two to develop. 4) Barryn Sorrell B Sorrell is another player I like but the depth chart makes me wonder how much he will play. If he can beat out Kingsley this is a great pick, but Mosby and Cox could have something to say. 5)Collin Oliver B+. I am guessing he will be used as an off ball LB instead of a edge rusher. It's hard to dislike someone who had 11.5 sacks as a freshman in a power 5 school. As a 5th rounder I am fine with the value compared to the upside and not needing him much to play this year. 6/7/7)Brinson, Robinson, Williams. B- None of these guys were really on my radar but I can see the upside and won't complain about any of them. Overall= C. I really would have liked to see a TJ Slaton replacement at some point and not getting a CB earlier is a mistake. Even if Jaire is back it would have been a good idea to get another corner. I think the biggest disappointment is that after Golden I don't see anyone helping much this year.

Sounds like Mitchell will likely be put on the IL with an oblique strain and Daz Cameron will take his spot.

Carlos Rodriguez stuff in that clip looked really good, up to 95 with crisp breaking pitches and a deceptive changeup. I would think Woody needs 1 more rehab if he didn't maintain velocity but the results are good so if he was to get to the bigs with his next appearance I wouldn't be upset.

I'd rather give him a shot than Capra at this point. I will say I doubt he is anything, decent year last year in AA at 24 but he struck out alot and with skipping a level I doubt that gets better in the bigs.

Pretty sure he has been throwing bullpens, they are taking it extra extra slow. It is also though because you can't send him to the minors for a rehab anything.

Is Daz Cameron starting to work his way towards a promotion and some DH AB's. We could easily cut bait with Capra (or Collins) and give Daz a few ab's here or there. I get that leaves us dreadfully thin on the IF. I think my top 10 team prospect is currently 1)Made 2)Pratt 3)Misi 4) Pena 5) Payne 6)Quero 7)Bitonti 8)Henderson 9)Boeve 10)Adamchezski or Letson So yeah most of the top 10 is in Carolina.

Wow, when it is going good this offense is crazy good and that is with Capra starting tonight.

What about a deal with the Dodgers? They could use OF help and Alex Freeland looks good and blocked. Mitchell for Freeland? Frelick for Freeland and Pagas/Bobby Miller? Perkins and Boeve for Freeland? Ortiz can go back to 3B and Pratt or Freeland could transition to 3B when Pratt is ready.

We can throw out the Pirates I think that is agreed. The Reds lack middle of the order hitters to provide stability, the Cards have some youth that could get hot but in general the team isn't very athletic and defense is a worry. The Cubs are the most well rounded team and it would be assumed that they have money and prospects to add at the deadline if it is a big rotation arm, a couple of pen guys, or a position of need. I have written this before but there bullpen isn't going to hold especially since their rotation is a bit thin and the will likely overuse the good bullpen arms they do have. The lineup is scary and poses a big threat but after Tucker they really are a collection of #2 or #5 hitters which is really good, but not scary.

Rhys has been a positive on offense especially the past 10 games or so. I don't care to much about the advanced metrics. I like baseball savant best for those and it says he is +3 on offense and 0 for baserunning and defense (surprsingly). I will take that overall, especially since he has been good but I wouldn't call it a hot streak to the point of everything is a rocket. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/rhys-hoskins-656555?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb

I get that there is a super small chance that Ashby turns into a top 3 starter this year, but he does have the stuff to make it happen.

In order to find guys like Yoho I think alot is looking at pitch metrics, finding unique pitches with lots of spin (maybe in some cases not a lot of spin). Every year we draft guys with 3,000 rpm breaking pitches and other unique pitch mechanics like extension or movement. We also do a pretty good job of finding college pitchers who were inquired and make improvements in rehab for example Jason Woodward through lower 90's in college and had TJ before we drafted him, when he was healthy last year he was up to 97/98 I believe. That is a big difference in prospect value just based on velo.

And were against Ray in the first 4 innings when he could only throw a fastball for strikes.

I was counting on him a lot but after seeing Patrick and Priester looking good and the start from Henderson yesterday I don't mind. I do think we need 2 guys to join Freddy as good playoff options but by then Woody, Civale, and Nestor should be full steam ahead joining Myers, Ashby, and the young arms as options. Durbin with the bomb tonight and great defense is making the trade look good (Devin has also been bad for the Yanks).

I love the movement Priester has but he is all over the place. Contreras is saving him with the cannon He had been, Ray was complaining about the balls maybe has something to do with the velo and inaccuracy.

1) Keep up the pitching, starting pitching in April has been truly spectacular 2) Be consistent on offense. It seems like we go 3 day and score 5 runs and then score 30 the next 3. If we can turn the 0,1,2 run games into 2,3,4 run games this team will be golden. To do this run more, yesterday the Brewers ran and it was amazing. More pressure on the bases will be key in lower score games. 3) Stick to Abner, Megill, Keonig Mears, Yoho, and Anderson At this moment these guys I trust in the pen. Anderson and Mears probably 6/7 innings and the other 4 the 8th/9th. Yes, I trust Yoho late in games before we have even seen him in a game, deal with it.

Oswaldo Cabrera could be an interesting idea for an addition. DJ Lemahieu is almost back and could cut into his playing time. They could use some starting pitching that could be available from us after Myers and Woody are back.

The idea is interesting but the Pirates aren't going to trade there only decent young bat. If interdivision was an option Jordan Walker or Nolan Gorman would be better position change options for 3B and value. Nolan Arrenado around the deadline is probably the same boat (beside money issues), not going to happen.

Yeah, you are probably right. I really wouldn't want to trade CarRod for Urias though. Urias is an upgrade but really a .250 max hitter with not much power or speed. Maybe someone like Nestor or Civale would have more value later in the year to a team like the O's and with our young pitching Priester, Patrick, Henderson looking good they (Civale/Cortes) will be expendable. I still wouldn't mind going big for Coby Mayo. However I am sure the O's will use him to get a bigger name starter like Alcantara if Mayo is available.

I wasn't thinking I would stay up late often for the Giant games (eastern time zone) but now I have to stay up at least until Yoho gets in. It would have been nice for Henderson to get another start or two in but it does make the most sense. I think Civale to 60 day DL makes the most sense for the roster spot. His return would be like May 31 which if he hasn't begun a throwing regimen probably will be around when he is ready anyway.