What did the White Sox get in their number one pick Roch Cholowsky?
"If you say, 'Who's been the most productive college hitter over the past two years combined?' I think the answer is Roch Cholowsky," says @jjcoop36.
@680TheFan@JeffFrancoeur So many casuals here. Fuentes had been a starter. Fuentes was throwing 4 plus pitches prior to being called up. Has the repertoire and as much exp as Ritchie, Murphy, et al.
Jeff Francoeur believes the Braves should begin stretching out Didier Fuentes as a starter.
"The need right now outweighs the role that he's had."
Frenchy says he'd like to see Atlanta build Fuentes' innings now with an eye toward making him a full-time starter.
@AnthonyDiComo Fangraphs needs to recalibrate. Mets had 1 starting pitcher, some guys throwing baseballs in the bullpen, a third of a lineup and were pegged for 86 wins?
The Mets entered the season with an 86.6 percent chance to make the playoffs, per Fangraphs, and peaked shortly thereafter at 88.6 percent.
They enter the All-Star break at 0.8 percent.
The NL's starting lineup for the #AllStarGame (Tuesday, 8 pm ET on @MLBONFOX):
Kyle Schwarber, DH
Juan Soto, LF
Freddie Freeman, 1B
CJ Abrams, SS
Max Muncy, 3B
Ozzie Albies, 2B
Brandon Marsh, RF
Andy Pages, CF
Drake Baldwin, C
Cristopher Sánchez, P
@FOXSports FIFA is corrupt, stop being shocked. Conversely, so blatantly a flop and the right call was made. Everyone should be mad that every correct call isn't made
@CBCards6@mlbbowman Because those guys will expect over slot money. These are all lottery picks and it's better to spread that money and to maximize volume of talent.
The Braves took Indiana State OF Carter Beck with their second first round pick. UVA OF AJ Gracia and Beck account for two of Atlanta's five selections today.
No big takeaway other than it’s interesting the Braves have gone so heavy on position players at the top of the draft the last two years. Feels like a bit of an organizational shift
TURKIYE BEAT THE USMNT AT THE DEATH 🇹🇷
A consolation for the Turks, who are heading home, and a gut punch for the USMNT as they head into the knockout rounds...
@statmuse Get your bag Trae, congrats, appreciate your effort for the A... Wizards, who are you bidding against? Did you think you were going to get into a bidding war on free agency?
Regardless of Strider's future the Braves very clearly needed to add a starter at the deadline. Maybe it's two now. We'll see
It's also been relatively quiet but they absolutely need a DH type. Dom Smith's the man but he's hitting .247/.294/.355 (80 wRC+) since late April
83 - Chris Richards completed all 83 passes he attempted for the #USMNT against Paraguay, the most passes with a 100 percent accuracy rate by any player in a FIFA World Cup match since 1966.
Perfection.
REPORT: Per @BNightengale, Freddy Peralta is seeking a contract close to the length of Max Fried, who the Yankees signed to a eight-year $218 million deal.
Despite this and his performance this season, the Mets have no intention to trade Peralta at this time... but could the end of his time with the Mets come sooner than expected?
Players with at least +10 DRS so far this season and their OPS+:
Cody Bellinger: 135 OPS+
Wilyer Abreu: 122 OPS+
Andy Pages: 137 OPS+
PCA: 116 OPS+
Cole Young: 97 OPS+
Matt Chapman: 90 OPS+
Belli has turned himself back into one of the best all-around players in the game 🗽
@JomboyMedia Braves Fan: Two unathletic baseball players not knowing what to do with their bodies. Vargas never commits to a line. Muncy commits to dead middle, giving Vargas no option, then awkwardly "jumps" slightly inside to touch the bag.
@esidery Could you stop coming up with these horse shit trades for Giannis? The Bucks have made it perfectly clear, they want a "blue chip" young star AND a massive amount of draft picks. This trade is woefully short on both, in particular a "blue chip" young star.
@Zachster73@esidery Don't worry, the Hawks aren't trading away 3 young NBA talents and all of their firsts for the next decade just to get Giannis. Sorry brother, he ain't worth what you think he's worth.
Over the past month, Craig Breslow has made a concerted effort to have more conversations with players and clubhouse-level personnel, letting them know he cares for them, about winning, and is there to support them, via @timbhealey.
“Making that clear to players and staff goes a lot further probably than I initially gave it credit for… I think I just assumed that that was the case. But actually verbalizing it and sitting down with players and having the opportunity to build those meaningful relationships — I think that’s something that I’ve taken to heart.”