there are guys at AAA that were good enough to call up, but they didn't to save the year of control. I expect they'll start next year in the bigs. I expect the pen will be better next year regardless; the big question is starting pitching, which has looked much better the last month or so.

I don't think I'd rank us as a team ready to compete, but as bad as our division looks it wouldn't probably take much to make a leap within the division. Four of the five teams are basically rebuilding and the team who looked in the best shape just lost their top pitching prospect for next year.

I think the real question is the bullpen. If they build a decent bullpen at all we should definitely avoid 100 losses but if it's Maurer and Boyer types we won't be very good.

I'm not saying it's a play-off team, but could very well be a .500-ish squad that's in the conversation due to a weak division until late August/early September.

There were a few relievers doing very well at AAA that they didn't waste a year of service at the MLB level due to it being a lost season. I expect they'll start the season in KC...and you know...it's not an extreme reach to see meaningful August baseball next year.

I have extra tickets and a parking pass to the game tonight if any CP'ers want to go.

Here is the fangraphs WAR leaderboard. Please state which player is Jose Altuve, which is Whit Merrifield:

24. 123g 540pa 12hr 74r 54rbi 15sb 8.7%bb .140iso .354babip .318/.382/458 4.3war
25. 140g 620pa 12hr 74r 54rbi 33sb 8.4%bb .133iso .349babip .303/366/436 4.3war

I know based on stolen bases!

Stolen bases gives it away.

25. 140g 620pa 12hr 74r 54rbi 33sb 8.4%bb .133iso .349babip .303/366/436 4.3war

Whit!

Tonight's trivia question is hard. Most recent season with 2 rookies with 10 and more home runs?

Holy shit. That's crazy. Man he's good. Wonder how long he can keep this up?

Mondesi making a late push for an 800 OPS :eek:

He is a bust according to posters on here.

Mondesi has played like a legit 15 HR/50 SB player since about the beginning of July.

Whit has a shot to push 15 HR/40 SB this year. That's quite the middle infield.

I think I already said this but it is nice that O'Hearn at-least looks the part of a masher. We had Butler (Fat) Moose (Fat but big ass for power) and Hosmer (bean pole) nice to

Can we officially retire the fake news Moore "knows how to build a bullpen"?



Dead. Ass. Last. In war. (His rotation is 23. Not good but not last)