Re: Giolito—yes he looked great in AAA, but his stuff was not the same later in the year. His fastball was down around 92-94 and scouts said it was straight. Yes Kopech might be a head case, but he has a plus-plus fastball to go with a plus curve and what could be a wipeout slider.

Being a shit team with a great pitcher was not a better alternative.

You focused on one detail in my entire reply. You discount Kopech and don’t even give any credit for Hahn getting Basabe thrown in as well, who is also highly regarded (yet a ways away).

Not really. This was the upgrade package that Hahn apparently waited out. I don’t know what you think Sale was ever going to bring in, but this is pretty good haul. Grade A-prospects.

You got maybe the best prospect in baseball, another top prospect, and 2 other good prospects. What more did you want?

Yeah, I know which 20-something MVP caliber player you were talking about, I’m just being smug too. “oh we’ll be juuust fine with out potential star” and I’m over here like “lol you’re going to lose Harper really soon and it will make you sad”. And then you’re all like “THAT’S NOT WHO I WAS TAKLING ABOUT” and then I…

So, to recap, hes top 11 but not elite and good, though not great, but will probably end up in the Hall. What are you on dude?

That’s at least tepid. “Aside from his monster 2015....” Right. If you ignore the 10 WAR season he put up when he was 22 years old, then he’s pretty average.

I think it’s about the same as your job security as Provider of Working Links.

Well given how 2016 is going, it’s possible you end up correct!

Wait, you mean baseball didn’t end? I thought the Cubs - Indians World Series was some sort of climactic finale of the entire idea of baseball.

“International Federation of Bodybuilding president Rafael Santonja”

Gotta love a snarky comment with footnotes.

Paterno probably could have avoided the injury had he not been too busy looking the other way.

Dave, not now

Everyone else in the country: Oh, awesome, a debate over whether New England or Seattle has the best fans! This isn’t at all unbearable!

The old sex boys of the slippery surface are at it again. Here they come, oiled chests caked with flour and whole grains, stumbling across the frozen ice toward the scoring area where the goal knight trembles within his painted armor. All the while the fans in attendance, women and men alike, are jackhammering their…

When I was there it was this dude named Joe but he lives in California now.

Kris Bryant, Kris Bryant, and Kris Bryant.

Kyle Wagner