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Colin looks good today. Fastball looks lively.

There is a small error with a player named Luis Ortiz being named as a lock for the opening day. I assume you meant Joey?

Per today's news and notes: C Jeferson Quero and OF Chris Roller optioned to Triple-A Nashville. RHP Bradley Blalock was optioned to Double-A Biloxi. Reassigned to Minor League camp: C/1B Wes Clarke, RHP Sam Carlson, RHP Evan McKendry, RHP Tobias Myers and RHP Carlos Rodríguez.

AM Sterio to start the year to gain a year of control on Black. After that, depends on performance.

Does anyone know if it will be broadcasted?

Lane back to his awful sends

Quero will more than likely get at least 6 years service time if he is only a backup catcher. If his floor is basically being Caratini, that's around $8 million at least.

Any news on what velo is Ashby reaching? Last year in the minors he wasn't throwing too hard

Great news! Amazing to have BF with access down in Arizona.

This will be a fun trivia answer in a few years

Only 46 innings but good average to above average numbers in BB/9, HR/9, SO/9 and H/9. Also see he has "stupendous" slider. Interesting lotto ticket.

Jackson Chourio Undisputable. Franchise cornerstone for the next decade.Jeferson Quero Nothing new. Love the hit tool. Love the glove. Waiting to see how he recovers from injury and how he does in Nashville. Ranked above Misio because I think Quero is a safer bet to be a solid major leaguer.Jacob Misiorowski Misio has a higher ceiling than Quero, but the control is the question. We'll see what happens this season as they increase his innings. Hopefully the lab can help him get even below average control. Future TOR.Tyler Black Great tools all around. Should be on a platoon at 3B by opening day at the very least. Nothing left to prove at the minor league level. Robert Gasser Again, nothing left to prove. Consistent arm to solidify the middle of the rotation for years to come. Ranked higher than C-Rod because he is major league readyBrock Wilken Another great hit tool, with great power. Future first baseman. Could be in the majors as early as this year, depending on how he does in Biloxi and Nashville. Carlos F Rodriguez . I like C-Rod's ceiling better than Gasser's, but Robert is ready to go to the majors. C-Rod is still unproven in AAA. Shouldn't be too much of a challenge, and I expect him in Milwaukee by September.Luis Lara I'm not as high as others are on him. I don't like the complete lack of power. An elite defender with what could be an elite hit tool. I think the future is too uncertain with him for me to rank him any higher.DL Hall The stuff is amazing. He just can't get it under control. The reliever risk is too high. We'll see how he does with the pitching lab. Results late in the season are encouraging, so we shall see.Cooper Pratt Love the tools and the idea of him. Now I need to see him perform in Carolina.Joey Ortiz Nothing to prove in the minors and an elite glove. Can he perform in the big leagues?Mike Boeve Strong profile but struggled in Appleton. Need to see how he'll adjust.Eric Brown Jr I wasn't very high on him last year, but I think he is better than I gave him credit for. Great performance in the AFL, I do need to see more power develop.Yophery Rodriguez Has done great in the DR. Need to see how he does stateside before ranking him higher.Logan Henderson Ace in Carolina. Needs to face better competition closer to his age.Josh Knoth Fantastic pure stuff. Unproven in the minors so ranked low. Need to see how he'll do.Luke Adams Great all around. Needs better competitionEric Bitonti Love the promise he shows. Waiting to see how he does at the pro level before ranking him any higher.Wes Clarke Love the bat. I think he has a chance to make the OD roster. I honestly prefer him to Bauers.Shane Smith Electric reliever. 60 innings and an ERA under 2? Sign me up. I think he can break camp in 2025. Really solid and deep group. The Top 30 to 15 are really hard to rank. Guys like Ortiz or Boeve would have been #1 a few years ago. Exiting future. I rank based on tools but also performance. If your bat is allegedly plus-plus, you should show some results. Otherwise what good does that tool do? Here are some other guys I like in no particular order. Juan Baez, Demetrio Nadal, Patricio Aquino, Coleman Crow, Dylan O'Rae, Ryan Birchard, Bishop Letson, Daniel Guilarte, Edwin Jimenez, Bradley Blalock, Ryan Brady, Will Rudy, Satchell Norman, Melvin Hernandez, Eric Prado, Eniel Cortez,

I feel Ross might be in the rotation rather than Junis. Otherwise I agree.

Prefer him to Haase and Nola. Useful to have enough catchers until Quero is ready, especially with Hasse and Nola's recent batting record.

Nvm I reconsidered.

Having thought about it more, I think I am fine with the return, Hall is a HUGE question mark. Can he control his stuff enough to be a starter? Ortiz is decent and can contribute. The draft pick is also pretty great because of the extra bonus pool money. The 34th pick is assigned 2.48 million. Lets us get another Cooper Pratt. I think I would have been perfect with the deal had we gotten a lotto ticket/lower-ranked prospect. Someone like Trace Bright or Alex Pham. Interesting arms, far from guarantees. Overall, I think its to early to form an opinion. Can't wait to see the new guys in Spring Training.

Last year was plenty deep and we ended up signing Julio Teheran. Its always good to have pitching depth. Just in case.

I've seen 2 years- 22M which could be decent. I understand the concerns about blocking prospects but I really want us to have a solid rotation and prospects can do what Burnes, Woody, Freddy did in 2018.

So 1.Peralta 2.Miley 3.Rea 4.Gasser 5.Hall 6,Ashby if healthy/Ross. I'd like one more solid guy. Another Rea-type to solidify the rotation. Especially since Miley will get injured at some point and Ashby probably won't be ready at the start of the season.

Incoming Baltimore-Houston trade for Caratini

No more Burnes... Peralta Miley Rea Ross Gasser Ashby if healthy We need to trade, sign an FA

If we were planning to compete this year, which the Hoskins signing indicates, I wonder what will happen to the rotation. Peralta, Miley, Rea, Ross, Gasser/Ashby if healthy is far from what we need to compete. SP2 is an ageing guy who is unlikely to make 25+ starts, SP3 was on the AAA shuttle last year, SP4 basically hasn't pitched in a year

Thats it?

Still waiting on what they will do, but some guys that interest me: Jose Bravo- Struggled with Minnesota in AA and AAA but has done great with Culiacán this winter. Could be interesting in AAA. Casey Sadler- Old vet with a decent Major League record. Had shoulder surgery and struggled in AAA after he returned. Could be interesting to see if we can help him get back to his former self. Matt Wisler- Another old vet with a decent record. Struggled in AAA with Toledo and Buffalo. Has a pretty good slider that interests me. Raffi Vizcaíno- Struggled in AAA because of a really high BB/9 but has some great K stuff. Has done great in the Dominican Winter League.

Estevez in Wisco! Yes!