I do, in Austin's case to see what they've got since he's repeating AAA, in Judge's case because I think he's going to need some time in the majors to work on keeping the swing and miss to a manageable level.

This was an absolute non-story and I want no part of it.

Sure. Less sure of precisely what quality, but I do think he's a future MLB starter.

He's also facing some pretty weak competition up there. I'm thrilled to see what he's doing - I thought he was a potential 1-1 pick coming out of the fall - but tempering my enthusiasm until we see him in a full-season league.

He wouldn't be on my ballot at all.

Because he absolutely did something wrong. This is like confusing sex and gender. And it was not his place to say that the people Biles and the law regard as her parents are not her parents. I am related by marriage to someone who was adopted at birth. He does not know and has never known any parents but the ones who raised him. Are you going to tell him that those are not his parents? Furthermore, I thought Trautwig's comments were indirectly racist, given the higher percentage of African-American kids raised in non-traditional households. He was way out of his lane, and doubling down on Twitter like he did was unacceptable.

Indy ball or, if possible, an open tryout with an actual MLB scout (not a part-timer or 'associate' who may not have any power to sign a player).

Embarrassing for Girardi in particular, since he had no problem playing the corpse of Jeter in all of the Cap'n's final season and batting him second.

Chance for an everyday corner OF because he can hit. Limited upside unless there's power in there I don't foresee.

Hendricks isn't close to a 1 - he's been extraordinarily lucky/helped by his defense this year. But he also became a much better groundball guy with the Cubs too, which is where I was too light on him.

I think the best prospects in the class are Vandy OF Jeren Kendall and SoCal two-way HS guy Hunter Greene, better on the mound but also a prospect as a SS.

You should just watch the game. So much of evaluating players via observation is about comparing them to players you've seen before over years of doing it. So this time, just focus on what you see, rather than trying to convert those into fast opinions on players. Also, I hate seeing iPads used as cameras, FWIW. There's no way you're filming anything without blocking someone's view.

No, I thought it was great for the Reds.

If he's terrible, they can just release him. I don't think there's much there, although there's at least some reason to hope he'll play a little better in a new environment, and there's so little power on the market I guess I could talk myself into seeing him as having a little value ... eh, whatever, he's still pretty awful, but better him than Olivera.

"Bad" move is a little strong here, but I do think they've allowed their analytical side to weigh in too heavily on certain moves, like taking Souza rather than holding on to Turner/Ross. I liked the return for Moore on its face, but I don't know what his actual market value was - could they have gotten more for him, rather than taking a package of players they had previously liked, even though that return is sufficient for what they gave up?

That's not going to go anywhere till September. Anything you hear before then - oh, this guy's high on their list - is BS.

I like Paddack but he's out with TJ. Reid-Foley is a starter, maybe like a 4th starter in the end. Andujar's interesting but I don't think he ends up starting for the Yanks. Weaver still doesn't have an average breaking ball and Tellez is a DH who can't hit good velocity.

Right on the grill, just rub with oil and season with salt and pepper. If the vegetables are good quality they don't need much seasoning afterwards.

Bad mechanics, yes, especially for guys who are throwing hard and appear to be expending max effort on their fastballs. That seems to be the worst combination of variables for predicting future injury. If your hat is falling off on every pitch, then you have a problem.

I don't. I think he's power over hit and a mediocre enough defender that he may max out as a 4A guy. Even with that special Giants woo.

That's a little harsh but I don't think there's going to be enough hit tool there for him to be a regular.

Never been to Jamaica or played the boardgame but I have enjoyed plenty of Appleton rum.

Might be an average regular if he's really got a plus hit tool; he's had a great pro career so far but he doesn't have power (or project to have it) or walk that much. I'm still inclined to think he's an extra guy, but that doesn't fairly credit him with how well he's hit so far even with aggressive (and prescient) assignments.

Tim Raines' absence is a joke. Top 100 player of all time.

The worst part of the Bumgarner mythology is that the Giants are now using him as a pinch hitter when he's worse than pretty much anyone they could pull off their bench or out of their AAA lineup. Having Bumgarner, a good hitter FOR A PITCHER, is not a substitute for carrying another capable bat on your bench.

I also think Hoskins has a better swing, and I've said before I was not a fan of Cozens' character when he was in the draft, so I would rank Hoskins higher ... unless you were asking me just about power. I think Cozens has far more raw power than Hoskins does.

Potential would be more like 25-30 IMO.

I don't. Anything that first year back is a bonus. And a lot of guys don't get all their velocity or command back right away, so panicking out of the gate would sell them short.

I'll answer with this: if he doesn't find a pitch to get LHB out I don't see how Kuhl can be a starter.

Happy birthday to your kids! At that age, my daughter was reading chapter books aimed at early readers, a lot of which were ... well, garbage. The two Winnie-the-Pooh books might be appropriate. She'd also reread stuff I'd read with her; Berkeley Breathed's Mars Needs Moms was a big favorite.

I think he has 25 HR power, yes. I wouldn't be surprised if he did that next year, given 150 starts.

No, he wasn't even a top 5 rounds candidate in the spring; he had no prior track record and Nevada-Reno's ballpark is about 4000 feet above sea level. He had his coming-out party with Team USA, using the wood bat, showing some speed, and because he was a free agent he ended up getting something like third-round money, which is probably about right. I don't think he's too small; I think he's about the right risk/reward profile for a third rounder, which is to say if I could redo my draft top 100 now he might just sneak on to the back end of it.

I do not.

I really have no idea. It's not really a baseball topic.

The wrong thing, because reasons.

Not a catcher.

Ruined is awfully strong. Ruined his season, perhaps, but not his career.

If you say them out loud it makes a little more sense. He's just a guy (sad trombone) vs he's a *GUY* (bold italics underline).

I would still say he is the best pitching prospect in the minors. You're being far too recentist, in addition to overweighting the stat line.

Better than Peak Cole is awfully good. But I think you can be a top 15-20 pitcher in the NL.

I don't know how you're gonna get through.

No. It's stupid season, where people forget that a closer who might not see 70 innings can't be as good or valuable as even the tenth-best starter in the league who throws 160-plus.

Swing is improved and he's got really good hand-eye coordination.

Defense (receiving specifically) and concerns about his work ethic. The latter seems to be over now.

It's not THAT likely but he's athletic with great bat speed and doesn't have a ton of reps in the minors to date, so it's a better chance there than with, say, a slow 1b-only type who swings and misses too much.

I think that's part of the point. People with depression, anxiety, or other mental illnesses can be very difficult to be around, to work with, to be married to, etc., because of the way those conditions alter your behavior - which is yet another reason to seek treatment, or to get your loved one to seek treatment, whether that's individual or family therapy, medication, or more.

Good luck getting an answer on an injured Yankees prospect. Russian hackers couldn't even get you that info.

I like that better than simply shutting him down or sending him to a bullpen role that probably doesn't do anything to reduce the odds of him getting hurt. The idea is to never have him throw a pitch while fatigued, knowing that at this point in the year, fatigue is probably inevitable at some point. A 6-man rotation reduces those odds while still serving the greater goal of winning the division.

Blair's on the 40-man roster so I'm about 99% certain he would.

It hasn't come up. I'm not having any more kids so it's not a huge concern for me. If I were 28, that'd be a different story.