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Do they get any credit for Logan Allen?

He thought it was the trainer at first. I thought at the time his reaction was basically a quick "that shouldn't be allowed" to cover his error, only then he dug himself deeper trying to justify it. I'd guess he is completely fine with translators and just stupidly tried to cover himself and...

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The Herald had this article with at the end of June where Xander is openly talking to the press about being exhausted and needing a day - he still didn't get one until a couple days later, and the team almost certainly heard about it before the press did. Since then, he's hitting...

"He's a difference-maker on defense" at shortstop vs "I don't think he's a lock to stay at second long-term."

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They're probably not giving specifics what causes the maturity concerns because he's a kid in high school, but pretending guys like Law and Callis are just making it up is crazy. A guy who is generally considered one of the top two picks falls to twelve, and every reporter says there's a...

Hey I've also been re-lurkerified. Any chance of a reactivation? Thanks.

  You think he intentionally threw at them? Wasn't one a curveball?

Would Starlin be a downgrade from Pablo at 3rd? I'm assuming he'd be an improvement on D, he's a fair amount cheaper, and he's only 25.

  I don't think they won't do everything to win, but I'll be disappointed if, leading up to the game, the answer by everyone on the team to literally every question isn't some variation of "We're focused on Seattle."

  My (obviously) non-professional opinion would be that irregular or non-game reps won't help him improve enough as a fielder.  Its certainly valid to say that the improvement to the team this year is a worthwhile improvement versus next year's possible repetition of this year's defensive...

My only concern is that Xander losing regular reps at SS for the rest of the year means we're back to a subpar defensive shortstop to begin next year while he restarts becoming the shortstop they think he'll be.

    http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/keith-law/post/_/id/1297/players-whove-exceeded-my-expectations   Could you explain how he's "continuing to write him off after maintaining success" while simultaneously publishing that?   Or how he could continue to write off Sale despite having him 3rd for...

That's much more likely than he talked to other scouts who had differing opinions.