TheHurl

September 1st is 30 days. You'd need to keep him back 40ish days to keep him under 171

Can easily send him to NH for the playoffs and say that it means more for his development to finish what he started. f*** could even say that they asked him and he wanted to be in NH for the playoffs. OR and here is the crazy part you could say that it's a smart business decision

it'll need to be 6 weeks under this scenario

that is probably worse business than losing a year of control.

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Guerreri was on there this morning that is the one I use.

I thought Drake made 40

who comes off the 40? Mayza, McGuire, Santos?

Ownership agreed to back off. They even admitted they are years behind in F.O. investment.

I think that would be stupid. The Braves are showing their cracks and Philly is playing way over their heads. I think 88 is a safe target to win that division. I'm not sure that the Nats have it in them to win 37 of their last 60...but then again 88 might not be needed.

I'm going to try and guess that one piece of is Taylor Clarke. Or Kevin Ginkel

Phillies must truly be low-balling everyone. It seemed like a sure thing they would get him.

I can't wait for this Mariners team to be 25-35 the rest of the season. 10 remaining against Houston and Oakland (7 on the road against both)

I don't disagree. I've been on the SRF is a reliever train for a long time. Give him time to prove he's not in a lost season.

Being added to the 40 doesn't mean service time starts

There is so much more to it. As much as we like to think that it's easy for a front office to know how a player will transition from minors to majors there is still so much to learn. Next Spring he's not going to be facing a full line up of major league players 3 times through. Not to mention he's a very immature person...get him into the major league dugout to help with his maturity. We can't be treating SRF like an elite prospect. He's still likely a reliever, give him 2 months to prove that not to be the case.

Then at least be realistic that there will be about 3 to 10 changes.

It is possible that AA learned FIP and xFIP in his time in LA

Nor will SRF change the number of wins or losses.

I find it best to finalize your lineup for next year in July

Blue Chip

Princess the Bear is worth $500k now. The key is to get the most value out of your middle infield Princess the Bears. Everyone is overreacting. We don't have a lot that needs to be added to the 40 man next year (SRF, Forrest Wall being the only two I can think of) with some leaving the roster and lots of pieces that can be dumped with zero consequence. Drury is 25 and not guaranteed a spot but could provide good value

Eight OF on the 40 man now, 9 if Drury is an OF. Got to figure Granderson is moved or just plays out the season and takes the best spot for him next year. Pompey is the only one on his last option.

IF Frankensteining was possible the Rays would have been all over it already

I'll move the BA most recent scouting reports Wall Ranked Colorado Rockies #18 prospect after the 2017 season The Rockies drafted Wall 35th overall in 2014, making him the highest drafted prep second baseman since the draft was consolidated into one phase in 1987. Wall's play at second base proved inadequate, however, and he began a transition to center field at high Class A Lancaster in 2017. The effort was cut short when he separated his left shoulder diving for a ball in May and missed the rest of the season. Wall has struggled to live up to his draft pedigree as a gifted hitter. He has a solid feel for contact but little power and does not drive the ball. He has plus speed to make it work as a singles hitter with a lot of stolen bases, although the Rockies are optimistic he can grow into extra-base power as he gets stronger. Defensively, Wall was nearly unplayable at second base and labrum surgery on his right shoulder in high school sapped his arm strength. Wall has hope to make it as a contact and speed-type, but now has major surgery on both shoulders to deal with and needs to find a defensive home. He is expected to be healthy for the start of 2018. Spanberger Ranked Colorado Rockies #28 prospect after the 2017 season Spanberger finally settled in at first base his junior year at Arkansas, and made more starts (58) in 2017 than the previous two years combined (55). A catcher/third basemen in high school in Granite City, Ill., he saw limited time as a DH his freshman year at Arkansas and played some outfield his sophomore year. He finally became a regular as a first baseman in 2017, and responded by becoming the sixth player in Arkansas history to hit 20 home runs. The Rockies drafted Spanberger in the sixth round in 2017, signed him for $260,200, and watched with glee as he hit 19 more home runs in 60 games at Rookie-level Grand Junction. Power is Spanberger's lone plus tool. He is physically imposing at 6-foot-3, 235 pounds and can turn around premium velocity and send it a long way. His below-average feel for hitting pushed him down draft boards despite his raw power, and that also showed up with 71 strikeouts in his pro debut. Spanberger is a work in progress defensively at first, but has embraced the challenge. He will head to low Class A Asheville in 2018 and keep rising as long as he gets to his power.