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4 hours ago, Longgone said:

He’s a prospect. Most wash out and most won’t even reach their ceilings. However, when they do, it’s exciting, but I doubt anyone can reliably predict who it’s going to be. That’s why you collect as many as you can.

I think some guys are underrated because they don't play a premium position, or all they do is hit. Gimme hitters, please!

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2 minutes ago, Cruzer1 said:

I think some guys are underrated because they don't play a premium position, or all they do is hit. Gimme hitters, please!

You sound like a fantasy baseball owner!

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4 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

I am not agreeing or disagreeing with micro on Briceno, but someone can be ranked high by all prospect sites and still be overrated.  The prospect rankings have a great deal of uncertainty and I think they sometimes copy each other.  

I put "highly" overrated in quotes for a reason. It's one thing to call a prospect overrated. If you put "highly" in there I would expect some reasoning. Since the AZ Fall league he's hit 25 HR in ~280 at-bats.

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4 hours ago, papalawrence said:

I put "highly" overrated in quotes for a reason. It's one thing to call a prospect overrated. If you put "highly" in there I would expect some reasoning. Since the AZ Fall league he's hit 25 HR in ~280 at-bats.

Underrated overrated, it doesn’t really matter because any analysis is just a point in time along the development curve, and no one really knows how much anyone is going to progress and develop and adapt. It’s just a guess, some more educated than others.

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On 7/6/2025 at 2:49 PM, papalawrence said:

I put "highly" overrated in quotes for a reason. It's one thing to call a prospect overrated. If you put "highly" in there I would expect some reasoning. Since the AZ Fall league he's hit 25 HR in ~280 at-bats.

IB/Dh with little positional value on a team with Carp, Tork, JHen shouldn’t be viewed as an untouchable in trades for an impact player. That’s my interpretation that we should be ok, even though a lot will overreact. 

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22 minutes ago, Hinchman11 said:

IB/Dh with little positional value on a team with Carp, Tork, JHen shouldn’t be viewed as an untouchable in trades for an impact player. That’s my interpretation that we should be ok, even though a lot will overreact. 

I think he's a better hitter than all of them. Think Issac Parades with more power.

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ESPN today

But Skenes is a pitcher -- and pitchers get hurt. So, if the Pirates are open to listening ...

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Offer No. 1: New York Mets offer SS/CF Jett Williams (No. 20), RHP Jonah Tong (No. 50), RHP Nolan McLean, IF Ronny Mauricio, OF Carson Benge

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Offer No. 2: Los Angeles Dodgers offer C/OF Dalton Rushing (No. 14), OF Josue De Paula (No. 17), IF Alex Freeland, RHP Emmet Sheehan, LHP Jackson Ferris

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Offer No. 3: Detroit Tigers offer OF Max Clark (No. 8), SS Kevin McGonigle (No. 11), RHP Jackson Jobe, IF Colt Keith, RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long

The one that could get it done: Tigers.

A playoff rotation with Skenes and Tarik Skubal? Thank you very much. Reminder: The Tigers haven't won the World Series since 1984.

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13 minutes ago, CMU97 said:

A while back when this came up I said I wouldn't trade Max Clark straight up for Paul Skenes. That still stands.

It would take me less than 1 second to make that trade straight up. 

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2 hours ago, CMU97 said:

A while back when this came up I said I wouldn't trade Max Clark straight up for Paul Skenes. That still stands.

That's jsut silly. Everybody and thier mother would do that deal. 

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4 hours ago, RatkoVarda said:

ESPN today

But Skenes is a pitcher -- and pitchers get hurt. So, if the Pirates are open to listening ...

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Offer No. 1: New York Mets offer SS/CF Jett Williams (No. 20), RHP Jonah Tong (No. 50), RHP Nolan McLean, IF Ronny Mauricio, OF Carson Benge

lad.png&h=60&w=60

Offer No. 2: Los Angeles Dodgers offer C/OF Dalton Rushing (No. 14), OF Josue De Paula (No. 17), IF Alex Freeland, RHP Emmet Sheehan, LHP Jackson Ferris

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Offer No. 3: Detroit Tigers offer OF Max Clark (No. 8), SS Kevin McGonigle (No. 11), RHP Jackson Jobe, IF Colt Keith, RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long

The one that could get it done: Tigers.

A playoff rotation with Skenes and Tarik Skubal? Thank you very much. Reminder: The Tigers haven't won the World Series since 1984.

Wow, that’s about the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. 

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3 hours ago, CMU97 said:

A while back when this came up I said I wouldn't trade Max Clark straight up for Paul Skenes. That still stands.

This might be the craziest thing I have ever read. And I am currently reading the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. 

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No way on the trio being promoted to AA.  The Tigers haven't seen such talent since the 1970s Tram, Whit and Parish.  Tigers are the best team in baseball and they have a wave of players coming up to give them another 1984 level team.  This is not a "future is now" situation.  This is a plan for a long period of success moment.  

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Skenes isn't getting traded because he is under team control for years. The Pirates won't trade him unless a team makes an offer like the one espn proposed. Of course Det would say no! Hence no chance Skenes gets traded this year

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7 hours ago, Shinzaki said:

Way too much...

Agreed. Way too much.

But what about this? Would you swap Meadows and Rainer for Clark and McGonigle? I have absolutely no concern trading Keith, Jobe, and SGL. And to me, the short term loss of Meadows until Clark is ready would still totally make this deal worth it.

That said, Pitt would never go for it, as they'd be crucified if they traded Skenes without getting either of our top 2, but I actually think that is a solid package and would be a compromise for both sides - Tigers giving up more than they probably want, but keeping their 2 studs.

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In 42 career starts, Skenes' era is 1.95. I'd give up a lot for him, but not what Pitt would require. He'll be a FA entering his age 28 season. The thought of Skubal and Skenes compares to RJohnson and Schilling imho. Would be scary good.

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2 hours ago, romad1 said:

Only one thing would make me trade for Skenes and that would be the premise that we would have Livy Dunne as this generation's Kate Upton.   

I can think of a couple of big differences between the two of them.

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