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He is going to be AMAZING! I wish they would stop playing this control game, and let him figure things out the rest of this year.

Madrigal sucks. No pop no power. Stolen bases overrated.

Don't look now, but Addison Russell is tearing it up.

Two homers for Robert yesterday.

he's almost at a 30-30 season in less than 500 AB

Also, it looks like Collins is a different player since he was sent down. He's hitting for average, power and still drawing walks. He has to be up in September and has to be given a full shot next year. He has to get at least 500 MLB AB next year and 65 catching starts.

McCannon is arbitration eligible. I would keep him as the regular catcher for next season. A lot of the pitchers seem to like throwing to him, and he can be sort of a mentor to Collins.

he's almost at a 30-30 season in less than 500 AB

Also, it looks like Collins is a different player since he was sent down. He's hitting for average, power and still drawing walks. He has to be up in September and has to be given a full shot next year. He has to get at least 500 MLB AB next year and 65 catching starts.

He seems to be getting hot again after a rough 15 or 20 games. Hopefully we'll get the chance to see him in September.

Robert hit another HR for Charlotte last night, bringing his total up to 13 (with 32 RBI and a 1.025 OPS) in 155 AB at AAA.

Overall, his AAA stats are equal to or better than his AA stats. Very impressive.

Robert almost has to be called up in Sept, and be penciled in as the starting CF in 2020. Adam Engel is an AAAA player/late inning defensive replacement at best and Leury Garcia has had himself a nice season, but he is nowhere near as talented as Robert.

They are not gonna start any clock outside of a pitcher with a callup anywhere in the season. IF Robert is a Sept callup, you are gonna be waiting that much more time at the start of next season.

Please explain what the "clock rule" means. I thought that the "clock" excluded players brought up at the end of the year.

What do you do with McCann?

Trade him off and hope this season was an aberration?

EDIT: I guess if Collins takes the place of Usain Bolt that'd be fine with both McCann and Collins.

That's also what I thought. My understanding is that service time is only accumulated by players on the 25-man roster and thus doesn't apply to minor leaguers called up when rosters expand. Is this incorrect?

I don't trade McCann unless his demands are out of the realm of reason. He is one of their top over-all players. He's always been very good defensively and I doubt this season he is having is an aberration. What we might see next year is the Sox having three guys who can catch in McCann, Mercedes, and Collins. Both Mercedes and Collins can play 1B, C, and DH. McCann would be the stating catcher in at least 2/3 of their games for sure because he is the much better catcher of the three.