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Ortiz has almost guaranteed himself at least one or two top 100 placements on prospect lists this winter I think.

Henderson looks like he could be a generational player. He’s an assassin.

This. Yes. Odor isn’t great but he’s had his moments and we truly have no idea how much he’s contributed to the amazing chemistry that is fueling this absurd turn around. I trust Hyde has the pulse of this team.

Cheddar mixed with caramel. Sounds weird but it’s .

I went with the Chicago mix.

*Pun not intended

Popcorn time.

Hahahahahhahahahahaha we love our hyperbole

I think it’s SOMEWHAT possible we’ve got a legitimate, Machado level superstar on our hands. Don’t want to get ahead of myself, but that was fun.

Yeah, as others have said, he tore up the minors and was also a high draft pick whereas Nunez seemed to take a much more circuitous path to our team. I do agree that he’s currently making himself expendable though, but I just would like to see it out. Which is the real Mountcastle? The rookie, or this current, less valuable iteration? We have time to wait a bit and find out. His trade value is low right now and if he starts slowly next year he should 100 percent lose ABs.

Oh I know you didn’t explicitly say they should give up on him. The cries for him to be replaced have been going on for a few weeks now and I merely decided to chime in on this thread, not in direct rebuke to your post. I agree thought, he’s not an ideal hitter, but I think pedigree makes him a bit of a different case than Nunez.

I too think it’s a bit premature to give up one RMC and vote him off the island. Aside from Mullins, he was our best hitter last year, and he was crushing the ball in May if I remember correctly. Physically, as has been mentioned in this thread or another, he is an elite hitter. I’d like to give him another year to see if he can adjust his approach.

I think I would always just use his full name.

Pie.

Felix.

I think you’ve got him confused with someone else.

1:1 I think.

He’ll be taking Nevin’s spot on the team as soon as we can secure his rookie eligibility for next season.

Is Mayo’s ceiling Aaron Judge? Is that an absurd comp assuming he makes the transition to RF full time?

Agree with this.

I’d love bassit and Clevenger.

O wow I did not know about the top 100 list requisite. Yea, that seems like a wildly subjective caveat. I wonder which side fought for that.

I agree, this thread title is misleading. We can discuss the merits of keeping McKenna on the 40 man or not without having people think he’s been DFA’d with a thread title like this.

Mazel! Thanks for all you do and it takes a big man to introspect like this and talk about it so candidly. We appreciate the platform you provide and all the scouting and admin work you do to keep it up and running. Welcome back!

Valid questions. But as you say, it is possible to also develop at the ML level. Harder and less convenient if we’re contending, but possible.