The Catbird Speaks 5.15.15 - This is what a podcast is supposed to be

Mau Rubio from Baseball Prospectus joins James, Ethan and Collin for a long, twisting, profane and entertaining talk on White Sox youngsters and prospects. This podcast cut out at least twice prompting re-starts, and was interrupted by ambient noises and roommates, and still might have been the best podcasts we've ever done.

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Everyone is a winner in the Sox second base battle (Micah Johnson is likely the real winner)

As a message and principle, peaceful resolution and avoiding hostilities is a fine message. As the conclusion to weeks of battle in a presumed winner-takes-all duel, it is terrible. Terrible

Carlos Sanchez vs. Micah Johnson wasn't just a battle between similar prospects (relatively) for supremacy, but had remarkable stakes: a starting job on a possible contender, or back to the minors and blocked from promotion. For Sanchez, it could even mean getting DFA'd. It almost certainly wouldn't, but it technically could!

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