Update; The Sox have not been good the past two exhibition games. Try not to cream yourself, Caller Bob.

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Can we get a wellness check on Ogie?

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

I'd be worried about Birmingham's rotation this year. Sox rotation and pen? Still look fucking awesome

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

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I don't think Kopech will be in the pen come August/September. I suspect he gets stretched out in Charlotte during mid summer so that he can enter the rotation down the stretch.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Kopech looked really good

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Still don't trust his mental makeup, but yes...I suspect he'll make the back end of the rotation at some point this season.

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Would have been cool to see the Kopech/Crochet/Sloider troika.

Eloy doesn't care that it's spring, he'll still kill the Cubs

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Yes it's only spring, but I like Rodon so far. He always had the stuff and was just never healthy. if he's healthy, he can show why he was a 1st round pick. I think he will be this year's "Jon Garland"

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

There's also another problem. He doesn't just fall out of bed and throw strikes. He needs work and building up a lather over a 4 or 5 game stretch. It's a conundrum because the work gets him hurt. Maybe Katz can fix those command problems.

His command has been great today. He is throwing strikes and any contact off the bat has been soft

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

4 strikes outs, 1 hit (soft single), no walks, and no runs for Rodon in 3 innings of work. I think he has won the 5th starter job.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

It's the slider mostly. He wouldn't even throw it in Oakland. That's when hitters can sit on the fastball.

I was a big fan. Even called him an ace after he developed the change. But that shoulder. They took rotting tissue out of it. I gotta think that eventually led to the elbow. I have zero faith he can hold up.

He'll lose it or get hurt before Memorial Day. I'd love to be wrong, I just don't see him doing anything worthwhile as a player anymore.

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2022 starting RF, you heard it here first

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

May 1*

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Agreed.

It would be nice tough...

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Ricky ruined him last year. He probably wasn't even going to make the team out of ST if healthy.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Lopez sent down.

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I don’t often get excited by spring training home runs, but when I do, it’s when Eloy fucking murders the ball.

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jeez...this guy is going to be 80?? his elbow may still hurt, and his appendix may be missing.

If you know the distance, why would you care about the speed or angle?

It's like one of those sentence equations from school except they have already told you the answer.

Stupid people hoping to sound smart

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

sure, this guy is "passable' in LF

looks like a hyperextension. He'll be fine

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

My shoulder hurts in sympathy

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

I think that's an improvement. Eloy felt for the wall and timed his jump, rather than just barrel into it like a runaway locomotive.

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Yup. Another L for ol' Bob. Gonna be a long summer for him

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul