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[L54]

I can recruit my younger brother. He plays in 3-4 leagues a year and has been wanting to join a dynasty league. You’d have to take my word on him as he’s never been on the board

[BTS]

I can recruit my younger brother. He plays in 3-4 leagues a year and has been wanting to join a dynasty league. You’d have to take my word on him as he’s never been on the board

 

I think I probably speak for everyone when I say I trust your judgment, and if you think he'd be good and he wants to play, you should invite him.

[Dr. Dinger]

I doubt that many teams would shuffle up, but either way we will all be in on the trade action.

[BTS]

I have an interested guy working in the UK, from ON

 

Sent him details, waiting for confirmation of interest

 

Cool, keep us posted

[BTS]

So where we are right now is that we need three owners (for P2F, jaysfever, and J4L19)

 

EZe is getting one team

L54’s brother is getting another if he wants it

and hopefully Jim gets us our 3rd

 

As soon as we lock in the last two spots we can set dates for the things that have to happen in the off-season

[Spanky99]

So where we are right now is that we need three owners (for P2F, jaysfever, and J4L19)

 

EZe is getting one team

L54’s brother is getting another if he wants it

and hopefully Jim gets us our 3rd

 

As soon as we lock in the last two spots we can set dates for the things that have to happen in the off-season

 

I see you've basically got this filled, Dabayner was using https://www.minorleagueball.com/

[TheHurl]

I can recruit my younger brother. He plays in 3-4 leagues a year and has been wanting to join a dynasty league. You’d have to take my word on him as he’s never been on the board

 

I am good with that...we can have a Saskatchewan Summer GM meeting. And while you are in Swift Current you can volunteer for the Canada Western Summer Games.

[Spanky99]

So where we are right now is that we need three owners (for P2F, jaysfever, and J4L19)

 

EZe is getting one team

L54’s brother is getting another if he wants it

and hopefully Jim gets us our 3rd

 

As soon as we lock in the last two spots we can set dates for the things that have to happen in the off-season

 

Here's another site, he left me for search, http://forums.rotoworld.com/forum/15-baseball-league-finder-service/

[Dr. Dinger]

Is it weird that Yahoo hasn't closed Fantasy Baseball yet? I feel like it's usually closed by this time of year.

[Spanky99]

Is it weird that Yahoo hasn't closed Fantasy Baseball yet? I feel like it's usually closed by this time of year.

 

Huh... it's closed for me? Happened last week.

[Spanky99]

The Booze Hounds!

 

Bats Available... we'll be keeping 1 of these 3

 

DJ. LeMahieu

Trey Mancini

Cedric Mullins

 

SP... 1 of these 2 available

 

Dereck Rodriguez or Joe Musgrove

 

Also:

 

Kyle Gibson

Junior Guerra

 

RP Available...

 

Dakota Hudson

Yoshihisa Hirano

Kyle Crick

Nick Burdi

Zack Burdi

Max Fried

 

Looking for Prospects/MILB/Waiver Pick Upgrades

 

I think, haven't talked with my drinking buddy, yet!

 

Bumpity bump! Still haven't spoke with TCA...

[Boxcar]

Bumpity bump! Still haven't spoke with TCA...

 

Shocking you haven't gotten an offer yet

[Spanky99]

Shocking you haven't gotten an offer yet

 

lol... those players are better than half your team.

[Jimcanuck]

Spanky has had offers, but he's too greedy

[Spanky99]

Spanky has had offers, but he's too greedy

 

I haven't had an offer from you?

[Jimcanuck]

I haven't had an offer from you?

 

My bad, it was TCA.... I was offering up Adell FYI

[Spanky99]

My bad, it was TCA.... I was offering up Adell FYI

 

A) I was talking about my available players post.

 

He just mentioned said offer, we'll be talking over that shortly, on my way out.

[The Cats Ass]

Talks involving Donaldson has occurred. Having Jose Ramirez for 3B allows him to be moved. Get your juicy offers in. He's been moved in the DDL this offseason so you can get an idea of his price.

[BTS]

L54’s brother is in. Just waiting on one of Jim’s guys then we can get going.

[Spanky99]

My bad, it was TCA.... I was offering up Adell FYI

 

What else, my buddie's running late, just wondering?

[Jimcanuck]

Having a tough time quantifying Adell's value. Apparently he is the next Trout? Had to retract two offers to TCA/Spank.

 

Someone help?

[jays4life19]

Having a tough time quantifying Adell's value. Apparently he is the next Trout? Had to retract two offers to TCA/Spank.

 

Someone help?

 

You should ask Spanky or TCA, they usually give really unbiased advice.

[Jimcanuck]

You should ask Spanky or TCA, they usually give really unbiased advice.

 

I need another team with a surplus of good MLB assets to get involved in the bidding.

[The Cats Ass]

Having a tough time quantifying Adell's value. Apparently he is the next Trout? Had to retract two offers to TCA/Spank.

 

Someone help?

 

No he's not. And you don't think he is either. Or you wouldn't have been trying to move him all offseason.

 

I think you will be disappointed with Jo Adell.

 

But yes, a Seager/Soto/Franco core means you definitely shouldn't do a dispersal draft.

 

I know, worried about the swing and miss. Which is why I had a Whitley/Adell deal lined up with P2F

[jays4life19]

TRACK RECORD: The 10th overall pick in 2017, Adell dominated two Rookie-level leagues after signing for just under $4.4 million, then spent less than two months at low Class A Burlington in 2018 before being promoted twice during the season. He joined high Class A Inland Empire on May 20 and Double-A Mobile on July 31, making an impressive jump for a 19-yearold one year removed from high school. Adell was the only Angels prospect in the 2018 Futures Game, and he doubled and scored the winning run despite being one of the game’s youngest players. His meteoric rise through the system was slowed by a jammed right thumb that sidelined him for a week in early August and led to some struggles at Double-A, but that hardly dampened the Angels’ excitement. In 99 games across three levels in his first full pro season, Adell hit .290/.355/.543 with 20 home runs, 32 doubles, 77 RBIs and 15 stolen bases.

 

SCOUTING REPORT: The broad-shouldered, muscular Adell is a dynamic athlete with high-end power, excellent bat speed, plus speed and a plus arm. His quick hands allow him to get to high pitches, and there is a maturity and a purpose to his preparation and approach. He uses the whole field, adjusts quickly and stays balanced in his swing. One area Adell can improve is his pitch recognition and plate discipline—he had 111 strikeouts and 32 walks in 396 at-bats in 2018. He destroys fastballs but needs to avoid chasing breaking balls below the zone. Adell’s plus speed makes him an asset on the basepaths and in center field. He’s still working on getting better jumps and running more efficient routes in center field, but he has the youth and athleticism to stick there. His speed may not translate into high stolen base figures as he matures physically and adds muscle but speed should still be a big part of his game. Adell is highly mature for his age, with both an exceptional work ethic and a congenial personality.

 

THE FUTURE: Scouting director Matt Swanson described Adell as “a potential franchise player,” the night the Angels drafted him. After two pro seasons, Adell has lived up to that both with his play and his personality. He is the most highly touted Angels prospect since Mike Trout, and the two will likely soon play together in the Angels’ outfield. Adell is slated to start 2019 back at Double-A and should move to Triple-A quickly, putting him one injury away from Anaheim.

 

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1. Jo Adell, OF

DOB: 4/8/99

Height/Weight: 6’3” / 208 lbs.

Bats/Throws: R/R

Drafted/Acquired: Drafted 10th overall in the 2017 draft (Ballard HS, Louisville, KY); signed for $4,376,800.

Previous Ranking(s): #1 (Org), #38 (Top 101)

2018 Stats: .238/.324/.429, 2 HR, 2 SB in 17 games at Double-A Mobile; .290/.345/.546, 12 HR, 9 SB in 57 games at High-A Inland Empire; .326/.398/.611, 6 HR, 4 SB in 25 games at Full-season-A Burlington

 

The Report: I’ve been doing this for eight seasons now. I’ve watched and evaluated and ranked a lot of prospects. I’ve got a feel for my strengths and weaknesses, my predilections and preferences. But I haven’t quite figured out the secret sauce for how and why I go gonzo over a prospect. This isn’t just about being a “good” prospect, a high upside guy, big stuff. I enjoyed my time watching Andrew Benintendi in Double-A. I ranked him as the third best prospect in baseball because I thought it was appropriate. It was dispassionate, academic.

 

Jo Adell will rank in that general area on our 2019 Top 101. Nothing that follows will be nearly as antiseptic as above.

 

He’s built like an NFL wideout. The ball jumps off his bat. It makes that sound. Then it makes another sound. You can’t hear it—perhaps because sound doesn’t travel in the vacuum of space—but I can only assume it’s the secondary thrusters going off. It. Just. Looks. Right. He’s 4.2 down the line at a level of effort that would get angry diatribes written by men with graying goatees about Manny Machado. His batting practice sessions justify every watery, obviously shaken Manhattan I’ve had in an Appy League hotel bar. Watching Jo Adell play baseball is like watching a true virtuoso handle Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto #1. All the movements look simple enough, familiar enough, but somehow foreign, impossible. Just remember that there is no cheering in the press box. He is not the best prospect I’ve ever seen, but that doesn’t really matter to me. He’s a very, very good one. Jo Adell is an argument for style points, for the Russian judge on presentation, and yes *sigh* even for #rig.

 

“The answer is dreams. Dreaming on and on. Entering the world of dreams and never coming out. Living in dreams for the rest of time.” — Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart

 

The Role:

 

OFP 70—All-star center fielder

 

Likely 60—Plus center fielder, occasional all-star

 

The Risks: Medium. Well, he struggled a little at Double-A at 19 while battling minor injuries. Past that…

 

Major league ETA: 2020

 

Ben Carsley’s Fantasy Take: You can stop asking us who the next Ronald Acuna or Juan Soto is; it’s Adell, who’s got such obvious upside that even the most consistent prospect doubters among us can’t quibble with it. All the ingredients are here for a true, five-tool, eff-you OF1 who routinely challenges for 20/20 and maybe even 30/30 in his best years. It’s always tricky throwing fantasy comps on guys like this — maybe 85% of Mookie Betts, or prime Grady Sizemore, or George Springer with 15 more steals? — because in the end, they’re all special, unique fantasy unicorns. He’ll likely be the top dynasty prospect in the game a year from now, and if he’s not it’ll more likely be because he exhausted eligibility than because anyone passed him. Craig was right.

 

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1. Jo Adell, OF

 

Age: 19 (4/8/99)

 

Highest Level: AA

 

.290/.355/.543, 20 HR, .253 ISO, 143 wRC+, 7.3% BB, 25.2% K, 15 SB

 

The Angels struck gold when they selected Adell with the tenth overall pick in the 2017 draft. At the time Adell was regarded as a highly physical kid, but one that came with extreme risk. He had a frustrating showcase circuit but the athleticism and work ethic was enough to place him firmly in the first round. Fast forward to now and he’s still that high waisted, broad shouldered kid but he’s refined his game and climbed all the way to Double-A at 19.

 

Adell went to Ballard High School in Louisville and had a commitment to join the Cardinals if the Angels didn’t meet his bonus demands, which they did by paying him $4.4 million. His final amateur season produced some of the craziest numbers I’ve seen anywhere. Adell hit .562 with 25 homers in 35 games during his senior season. Ridiculous. He’s produced at every stop in the minors except for his brief 17-game sample in Double-A, and should report there to start 2019.

 

Adell can do it all on the baseball field. He is one of the best athletes to ever put on a baseball uniform. He has an elite combination of power and speed with the bat, work ethic and makeup to be a star. The speed plays defensively, and he’s a good baserunner but I don’t think it will show in big stolen base totals. He has a cannon for an arm and would fit in perfectly in right field next to Trout. There’s a bit of swing and miss here, but who doesn’t have that in this era? The bat stays through the zone a long time, which points to more pitch recognition issues than a mechanical flaw. He murders fastballs and is prone to chasing breaking balls, especially ones below the knees. Consistent hard contact and top-end speed will allow him to post strong averages despite a strikeout rate in the 25% range. Adell will begin 2019 in Double-A, and see significant big league time in 2020. ETA: 2020.

[Jimcanuck]

No he's not. And you don't think he is either. Or you wouldn't have been trying to move him all offseason.

 

Nah, Soto/Robles/Buston/JBJ/Margot in the OF - all young, plus it looks like Riley will replace Markakis in the OF. I just see Adell as a great trading chip to maybe get me into top 10 in the league.

 

Edit - thanks JFL for pumping Adell's tires!

[P2F]

Jo Adell is much more likely to be Lewis Brinson than Ronald Acuna lol.

[Jimcanuck]

Jo Adell is much more likely to be Lewis Brinson than Ronald Acuna lol.

 

At 19 yrs old Brinson was rocking a 117 wRC+ in low A ball with a 38% K rate.

 

The only thing Brinson and Adell have in common is they are black.

[jays4life19]

At 19 yrs old Brinson was rocking a 117 wRC+ in low A ball with a 38% K rate.

 

The only thing Brinson and Adell have in common is they are black.

 

Rumors have it they are both hung like horses too.

[Dr. Dinger]

Rumors have it they are both hung like horses too.

 

#rig