Okay, so this may be a bit of a dumb question. I’m having laser hair removal on the face and most of my body. I am pretty good about keeping the body parts being lasered covered but the face is not really possible to cover up. I am really good about slathering on the spf 50 and reapply frequently but I have heard it’s still possible to tan with spf on. My baseline color on my face is just always a few shades darker than the rest of my body so it caused my tech to ask me if I tanned there during my second session. I told her my face is always darker but it did make me wonder, how would I even know if I picked up a little bit of extra color when I’m already a darker shade of brown on my face 😂?? I am not sitting out in the sun for extended periods of time ever, but I do occasionally go on walks. Is it okay to assume that if I wear spf, throw on a sunhat (though I do need to get better about that because I hate wearing hats), and am not sitting out for hours in the sun that I am not picking up a tan? Does anyone have a sense of how much sun exposure with proper sunscreen use is needed for someone on the darker side of Fitzpatrick 4 to tan?

Every student faces the challenge of distractions sapping productivity. As a student, it is important to be productive in your studies. However, distractions can often get in the way of productivity. It is important to identify when you are being distracted and find ways to minimize those distractions. To become a successful student, do not get discouraged, do not give up rather, work towards developing each of the study habits. You will then see your grades improve, your knowledge grows, and your ability to learn and assimilate information creates.

25 Tips to Increase Your Productivity as a Student

Below are some tips to help you stay focused and productive in your studies:

1-Get a good night’s sleep :

A good night's sleep is key to improving your focus and working memory. You should aim to get at least 7-9 hours of sleep every night. If you sleep for fewer hours or have a poor quality of sleep, then you will most likely be tired in the morning. To achieve this, you must keep distractions away from you while you sleep, such as by turning your phone off or putting it on silent.

2-Eat Healthily:

If you want to be more efficient, you should be more energized. And if you want to be more energized, you should eat healthily. Too much junk food and sugar can lead to severe energy depletion, so it's important to consider changing your diet. You should eat fruit and veggies, nuts & seeds, whole foods, and fish. Consuming healthy foods like this can help improve your cognitive function and aid your studies. Try changing your diet gradually and don’t forget to stay hydrated by drinking lots of water.

3-Build a routine:

One of the most important things you can do to be more productive is to have a work routine with set times for waking up, working, and taking breaks, as well as for errands and socializing. Dividing up your day can help you to avoid feeling like you need to spend hours upon hours at your desk, struggling to work. A more effective way to work would be to set a rough schedule of working hours and to ensure that you have little rewards and breaks throughout the day.

4-Build a workspace:

The productivity of most students stems from the productivity of their environment. If you're looking to increase your productivity, one way to do so is to set up your room or workstation in a way that makes you feel more productive. If you find that you are still studying straight from your bed, you should put time and effort into creating a more productive space for yourself that will not encourage you to be lazy and unmotivated.

5-Choose open and light space to study:

Your choice of study location is crucial to your studying habits. If you study in a dark, cramped, and secluded space, you will likely find yourself wanting to put off your work.
If you want to study productively, you should pick a bright, light, and open space. It'll help you stay energized and improve your focus during the day.

6-Set small goals:

You will have various goals you will want to achieve throughout the span of your life. This is a never-ending process. The best way to deal with this is to set smaller goals that all work together to achieve the larger goals. Not only does achieving small goals help you to better use your energy and focus, but it also makes you feel more confident and motivated. Achieving your smaller goals makes you psychologically, emotionally, and skillfully ready to take on bigger ambitions.

7-Time management:

Another important part of productivity is learning how to manage your time well. If you have a couple of things to do, do the important ones first and then the less important ones. Getting your work done within your deadlines will allow you to have a more balanced and fun life at university or school.

8-Attend Your Classes :

It may seem obvious, but there are students who regularly skip classes. Though it might be discouraging to have to get up early, spend the day at university, and attend certain classes, regular attendance can make a big difference in your productivity. Once you get into the habit of attending class every day, it will be simpler to pay attention and understand the course material. Furthermore, it provides an opportunity to get noticed by the professor and gain some extra points, which can also serve as motivation to stay on track and be more productive.

9-Take notes:

You should get into the habit of making notes about everything you feel is necessary right from the beginning. Taking notes has the benefit of allowing you to always refer back to them. Taking notes during class not only helps you pay attention and will also be useful when you're trying to decide what to study for exams. Re-reading your notes is a much more efficient use of time than re-reading your entire textbook.

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HEADLINE SAYS IT ALL. MESSI WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION HE WAS COMING TO THE US TO PLAY FOR THE MIAMI FC, SINCE THEY ARE TEAM WHO ACTUALLY PLAY IN MIAMI, ARE WORTH WATCHING (EVEN THOUGH NOBODY DOES), AND HAVE A NICER STADIUM DESIGN TO HANDLE ALL OF THE NEW FANS, BUT WE WILL SEE HOW THE DON AND USSF HANDLE THE RECENT NEWS. PROBABLY IN THE SAME WAY THEY HANDLED BIRMINGHAM BY PUTTING IN A CALL AND REFUSING ONE OF THE MOST CLEAR AND OBVIOUS HANDBALLS WE HAVE EVER SEEN, BUT THIS IS JUST CLASSIC US SOCCER AT THIS POINT.
SO FUCK ALL THE STUFF GOING ON UNDER SINGLE ENTITY BECAUSE WE ARE HERE AND COMING BACK TO BROOKLYN, BUT THIS TIME WITHOUT QUESTIONABLE OWNERSHIP AND WITH A GROUP WHO ACTUALLY SEEMS LIKE THEY WANT TO BE HERE INSTEAD OF JUST A QUEENSBORO PLACEHOLDER TRYING TO GET BOUGHT BY NYCFC.
THIS IS NOT GAMBLING ADVISE BUT THIS IS HOW I WOULD RISK MY MORTGAGE ON A GIANT PARLAY THIS WEEKEND, WHICH SHOULD GIVE ME ENOUGH TO SIGN MAYBE 1/4 OF A MESSI FOR SAN ANTONIO.
LOUDOUN VS TULSA - LOUDOUN AND THE KIDS CONTINUE THEIR QUEST TO DIVE TO THE DEPTHS OF THE BOTTOM OF THE TABLE AND THE MOST MID TEAM IN THE LEAGUE IS HAPPY TO HELP THEM GET THERE ALTHOUGH THIS MATCH HAS 1-1 WRITTEN ALL OVER IT.
SAN DIEGO VS SACRAMENTO - SAC TOWN IS ABOUT TO WRAP UP CALIFORNIA PLAY WHILE SAN DIEGO ARE COMING OFF A ROAD TRIP SHOULD BE A FUN ONE BUT I ACTUALLY TAKE SACRAMENTO ON THE ROAD BY -0.5 WITH OVER 2.5 GOALS
INDY VS HORTFORD - INDY BREAKS GROUND LIKE FARTFORD BREAKS WIN BUT ONCE AGAIN I THINK INDY IS ALLERGIC TO GOAL AND THIS ONE ENDS IN A LOW SCORING DRAW.
PITTSBURGH VS CHARLESTON - FUCK CINCY AS ALWAYS. ROUGH WAY FOR THE HOUNDS TO BOW OUT OF CUP PLAY, WHICH PROBABLY SHOULD BE A CHARLESTON ADVANTAGE, BUT FEW THINGS COMPARE TO TIRED LEGS AND ULTRA DEFENSIVE LILLEYBALL. 1-0 PITTSBURGH AT HOME.
TAMPA VS NEW MEXICO - WELL, WELL, WELL, LOOK WHO FINALLY DECIDED TO SHOW UP AND ACTUALLY BE PRESENTABLE COMBINED WITH NEW MEXICO FALLING IN THEIR LAST TWO? MAKE IT THREE WITH TAMPA -1.5 BABY. FOR EXTRA COCAINE MONEY.
LOUISVILLE VS MEMPHIS - HISTORIC LEAGUE SIGNING HAPPENING THIS WEEK BUT FUCK LOUISVILLE AND THEIR 7-FIGURE PAY DAY. MEMPHIS ON THE ROAD, BOOK IT.
RGV VS THE MESSI FC - HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU THINK WILL SHOW UP TO THIS GAME WONDERING IF MESSI WILL BE THERE? HONESTLY PROBABLY NOT MANY, BUT LOL IF IT DOES BECAUSE BANTZ AND ALL. MIAMI ON THE ROAD BUT RGV BREAKS THEIR GOAL SCORING DROUGHT, OVER 1.5 TOTAL GOALS.
COLORADO SPRINGS VS ORANGE COUNTY - HOW DISAPPOINTING IS COLORADO SPRINGS AFTER LAST YEAR? TOO BAD. ALMOST AS DISAPPOINT AS ORANGE COUNTY HAS BEEN SINCE THEY WON THE GODDAMN LEAGUE. I STILL TAKE ORANGE COUNTY IN THIS ONE THOUGH BECAUSE THE SWITCHBACKS HAVE BEEN HORRIFIC.
SAN ANTONIO VS EL PASO - FIRST OF ALL FUCK EL PASO, LONG LIVE THE SCORPIONS AMIRITE u/RAMINCOL? ALL THE MONEY ON SAN ANTONIO EVERY GAME AND TAKE IT TO THE BANK. EL PASO HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD LATELY THOUGH SO IT IS PROBABLY A SAFER BET TO JUST TAKE THE OVER 2.5 GOALS IN THIS ONE AND DON'T TELL ANYONE YOU DIDN'T PICK A WINNER
VEGAS VS MONTEREY BAY - I PREDICTED LAST WEEK THAT VEGAS WOULD UPSET PHOENIX ON THE ROAD AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED? I WILL CONTINUE MY VEGAS ACCURACY BY TAKING MONTEREY BAY WITHOUT THINKING TWICE.
PHOENIX VS OAKLAND - SPEAKING OF PHOENIX, WHAT IS MORE EMBARRASSING THAN LOSING TO VEGAS AT HOME ON DOLLAR BEER NIGHT? PROBABLY NOTHING HONESTLY BUT I STILL DON'T THINK THEY ARE ANY GOOD BUT I HAVE PREDICTED WAY TOO MANY ROAD VICTORIES ON THIS PARLAY AND SO I AM GOING WITH ANOTHER 1-1 DRAW FOR BALANCE.
IF YOU FOLLOW ME AND WIN, YOU'RE WELCOME. IF YOU FOLLOW ME AND LOSE, THAT'S YOUR OWN FAULT AND PLEASE DON'T HUNT ME DOWN AND BREAK MY KNEE CAPS.

I don't know what to classify this game as, but I was convinced it existed... somewhere, but a year later and I am pretty sure I dreamed the whole thing up. However I really want to play it.
It was a mixture of This War of Mine and 7 Days to Die. A 4 man co-op 2D side-scroll game, much like This War of Mine, but also a resource gather / defense strategy game.
You'd start the game in an underground bunker that you found. Nothing is in it except some bare essentials, looks like it's already been picked over. You need to go out and gather more supplies, make cooking stations, bedrolls, crafting tables, etc. You could unlock more areas in this bunker, either by digging them out or unblocking clogged doorways. Slowly going deeper and deeper.
You have to make this base survive a horde that comes every 7 days with a trap defense style of gaming. You build traps outside the entrance, or layer them inside the halls of you base. Your traps need to kill off as much of the horde as they can - if not all of it. Because if the horde gets to you, you're dead. There is no where to go, it's an underground bunker after all.
In my head you are fending off a horde of zombies, but honestly it could be anything. Demons, undead, robots, giant insects, etc. Just a force of havoc that exist outside your base. Having friends could make the game more fun, as your group of up to 4 survive this apocalypse together.
Going outside during the day is the safest bet to get supplies, but you have to come prepared as there are enemies hiding inside buildings. Whether its other survivors, or monsters. You can go out at night, but its much more dangerous. You can't see into the darkness without a light, and enemies are abound. A real horror feel during the night cycle that makes you want to hide inside your base, and never get caught out when the sun is setting.
Wandering hordes that come across your bunker could also be a possibility. If you make too much noise or leave open the front door, that horde could go right into your base - or calmly walk right over it and never know you were there. Something about "Horde Night" though makes them know exactly where you are, and they come to cleanse the rest of humanity from the world.
If this game does exist, then someone point me to it, but I am convinced I dreamed this game up and I have been itching to play it ever since I dreamed of it. So if you love the idea, take it, make the game, then make sure I know about it so I can play it into the ground with my husband.

Hello my name is Olive (name changed) I'm 31/F from Australia. I am personal house keeper for a well respected doctor and her family and I work 5 days a week. I have been doing this job for about 4 months and always try my best to be kind, friendly, helpful and try my hardest at my job. I look after their dog whilst I'm there, plus house work, letting trades people etc in and continuously pick up and tidy up after her two sons 19 and 21. A few days ago at work while I was on the top level of the house, whilst changing the linens on the bed in the master bedroom I looked out the verandah to see 2 puppies who has escaped their yard and where running willy nilly around in a bushy area next to the river that backs onto the properties, one adult and one young puppy. I panicked as I was very scared they would slip into the river and drown. I ran down the two internal flights of stairs and down 3 more flights of stairs to get to the rivers edge (which is incredibly hard as I am not the smallest woman, quite challenged in the fitness department, with breathing problems, imagine if you will a plump potato with little legs that sounds like a snoring pug while running down three sets of steps made of lose pebbles and wood... not pretty) I hauled ass down there to find I needed to scale a fence and walk through the mud to get to this little pupper and you bet I got him, he was cold, muddy and miserable. I took my jumper off and wrapped him up and carried him back through the mud, over the fence and back up the stairs to the house. One of the boys youngest we will call him A 19/m happened to come outside as I walked into the courtyard head to toe in mud and carrying a shivering dog. Yes I can say he did assist me in getting towels and food for the pup and put a photo of him up in social media to help track down his owner. I had to sit in a jumper which I had to ask numerous for numerous times, that was three times to small and a towel so I could wash my clothes, I bathed, cuddled and comforted this scared lost little soul, until his Dad came to collect him. All within 1.5 hours of the rescue, which was an awesome win! His owner was absolutely frantic and so grateful that his baby was safe and sound, we came to learn he was only just 4 months old. Here's where I'm unsure what to do, after all the antics I finally washed and dried my clothes and got dressed, finished my jobs for the day and went home. After I left the fellow dropped by a lovely bottle of wine as a thank you gift which is so kind of him. However, I wasn't there so I did not recieve it, nor did either of the sons whome where the only people there at the time as my boss and her husband are out of the country, actually tell me anything about it. Although while at work today I did clean up while classes, and remnants of the left overs of the wine. I feel really really hurt that I wasn't even told about it nor was I given a gift that was destined for me. It is a personal choice that I don't drink alcohol, but I would have really enjoyed having a glass as a cheers to the little furry dude who plopped into my life for an hour or so. WIBTA if I messaged my boss to let her know her sons basically stole my thank you gift?? Thanks in advance (sorry it was so long winded)

I will preface this by normally being 99% sure this girl would be into me but whenever something like school, work or church is involved I get a bit skittish because I would have to see them every week after lol. Because she's a regular member of our church, I'm really unsure of whether she's just being really welcoming so I feel comfortable because I mentioned i'm newer to the city and that I didn't have too many good friends. Another factor is that we are both minorities (Korean) and one of my friends said its possible that's another reason why she's also being really friendly as there aren't too many who live around us. I've also not dated anyone since the end of college because I've been moving around a lot, which really contributes to my nervousness and uncertainty about the situation.
I've been going to this smaller church for a few weeks and apparently she's a regular member for years but had been out since this past Sunday. There was a barbeque happening afterwards until around 7 and while everyone was eating and playing volleyball and such, we sat out and just talked for a few hours with her and another one of her friends. Seemed like the vibes were good so I asked her for her socials. She mentioned she went to a local gym so I dmed her the next day asking her for details and it was just a short conversation, but then she ended up double texting me around nighttime about a topic we talked about during the bbq. I gave her my number and we've been talking every day since, anywhere from 2-4 hours a day. The conversations at night would always be me saying for her to let me know about something, such as if she were gonna be free the next day and she has been messaging me first around midday and just leading it into a conversation, where we would text intermittently while at work then nonstop around dinner til we both sleep. We met in person yesterday to gym together, then ended up walking to a couple cafes for a few hours just talking until I had to leave for another scheduled dinner. We were supposed to have a dinner today because I'm flying out of state until next week but she ended up having to reschedule for next week which was a huge bummer for me.
While that all sounds great, there's a few things making me apprehensive. For one, I just started attending the church just a few weeks ago. I didn't intend on going just to meet women, but the situation just sort of turned out and I really don't wanna look like the dude who just strolled in to "pick up chicks" and leave. I've been told a lot have the looks of a fuckboy which really doesn't help which is why I'm being cautious and it's a good community that I don't wanna start off on the wrong foot. Because of that, I would really want to be 100% sure before I start actively pursuing this, as I tend to get consumed kinda quickly by crushes and I wouldn't want myself to go through that for someone I misinterpreted feelings from. I also threw out some flirting fishing lines, like when mentioning upcoming movies or shows how I would love to watch them but didn't have anyone to watch with or when talking about drinking or smoking how it would be nicer to smoke with someone else but never really get the response I'm used to lol. She also brought up a her exes a couple times in passing which I felt normally wasn't an amazing sign (nothing crazy, just how we bumped into him at church and a couple funny stories).
However, I can't ignore how it feels like we're literally texting nonstop past 7 or 8 and she instantly replies and our conversations are deep and meaningful. We're both fit and fairly attractive mid 20s Koreans. Our meeting on Wednesday in person was a 1-on-1 at the gym where we saw a couple of our church friends but she insisted that we just work out with each other and didn't mind being seen working out together like that, and the cafes afterwards really felt like a mini-date though neither of us said it was and I was too nervous to go for a hand hold or anything like that because at that point I've known her for literally 3 days. She asks me about things normally I would associate with probing a relationship, like our astrology compatibility/mbti types etc, and has asked about my height (even though we've hung out in person twice by then lol).
What do you think of the situation, and also how would you proceed? Remember that we've known each other since literally just this sunday, and I don't wanna make it look like a hit and run at church but at the same time if there is something there then I don't want to just let it fizzle out because at this point in my life I'm hoping to settle down with someone.

I just started this colony and noticed that none of the colonists seem to even know each other.
I have a over 100 mods and I think it might be some mods conflicting but idk what it could be. If anyone could help I'd apreciate it
mod list:
Harmony
Vanilla backgrounds expanded
Carryalls
Collapser
hugs libs
endless growth
harvest organs post mortem
search and destroy
prxoimity
vanilla expanded framwork
vanilla factions expanded-ancients
VFE- Ancients vault walls and doors
more acrhotech garbage continued
raise the roof
research tree
bio reactor
vanilla nutrient paste expander
VNPE-Bio reactor
Vanilla factions expanded-pirates
trade ship drop spot
stabilize
smoothed stone is worthless
RT solar flare shield
factional war
desigantor shapes
vanilla factions expanded-empire
rimcities
rah's bionics and surgery expansion
humanoid alien races
performance optimizer
more batteries
cybernet
glitternet
jecs tools
a rimworld of magic
make war not love
wall light
vanilla races expanded-sanguphage
rimsenal xenotype pack- Askbarn
no hopeless romance
better ground penetrating scanner
floors are almost worthless
vanilla furniture expanded core
hospitality
hospitality-casino
evolved organs redux
biotech mech stuff elongated
hand to hand
modular weapons
starwars kotor weapons and armor
path avoid
mechanoid recycling
tilled soil
door mat
cash register
advanced power plus
bionic icons
drag select
armor racks
change map edge limit
follow me
desire paths
subsurface conduits
infestations spawns in darkness
xml extensions
infused
doors expanded
more mechanoids
un-limited
vanilla persona weapons expanded
vanilla trading expanded
vanilla apparel expanded
blueprints
charachter editor
vanilla furniture expanded architect module
utility columns
vanilla furniture expanded-farming
vanilla weapons expanded
vanilla weapons expanded-quickdraw
vanilla plants expanded
rpg style inventory
vanilla textures expanded
vanilla textures expanded-variations
alpha animals
rocketman-performance mod
quarry
misc. robots
misc. robots++
map preview
mad skills
rimfridge updated
lwm's deep storage
interaction bubbles
increased stack
geological landforms
dont block door
dubs bad hygine
common sense
CM color coded mood bar
prison labour
more trade ships (continued)
missing fabrication recipes
graze up
mend and recycle
work tab
vanilla furniture expanded-security module
vanilla furniture expanded-production
vanilla furniture expanded-power
vanilla furniture expanded-medical
vanilla events expanded
vanilla armour expanded
smarter construction
smart speed
simple side arms
share the load
run and gun
replace stuff
pick up and haul
mod manager
misc training
medical tab
edb prepare carefully
dubs mint menus
defensive positions
colony manager
camera+
auto-cut blight
allow tool
filth vanishes with rain
android for RW 1.4
android conversion for RW 1.4
android expanded for RW 1.4
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Hallo! I have a trip planned this October for ten days flying in and out of Munich. I am traveling with my mother who was never been to Germany before. I have been once before and did Berlin, Nuremberg, Bamberg, Munich, Füssen. I didn’t want to be moving our bags too much and we’re only using trains so I picked our three bases as Salzburg, Nuremberg, and Munich.
Day 1-land in Munich, take train to Salzburg Day 2-full day Salzburg Day 3-day trip to Berechtesgaden Day 4-train to Nuremberg, explore Nuremberg Day 5-day trip from Nuremberg Day 6-day trip from Nuremberg Day 7-explore Nuremberg, train to Munich Day 8-Munich Day 9-Munich Day 10-Munich Day 11-fly home
Does my itinerary look too rushed? I was also looking for recommendations for day trips from Nuremberg. I have already been to Bamberg but I am willing to go again for my mom to see it. I am also torn between Rothenburg ob der Tauber or würzburg. Is rothenburg too much as a day trip from Nuremberg? Any other suggestions are appreciated. I want my mom to have a great experience in Germany since she just retired and this is our first time traveling just the two of us.

Let’s assume the FO doenst have either Thompson twin has 4th on their board. Who do you see them picking at 4 and why?

Hei all,
I have 100 hours in the game and I managed to do several things with a friend, but I still feel pretty lost in the game, especially when it comes with "advanced" stuff. So I have a couple of questions for you here:

1. I have a main base in "Cleve Hub (Eravate)". It's just coincidental. It's a random place we picked. It served us, and served us well - time to move. Where would you recommend going?
   
2. I know Exobiology is great for money. We followed some guides and managed to get to 100CRs, however I wonder: do you people keep on doing this for hours across various (already mapped) planets? Is this how you got to 5 billions? :D
   

2b. I read several times that you can be the "first" mapping out a planet and that you seem to refer to "outside the bubble" as an area to go to. What is this bubble? And would you recommend going there for someone who still feels pretty noob?

1. Odyssey missions seem to be often bugged. We had a "kill 17 rats in some settlement" mission and when we got there, the settlement was empty. Another time we took a "protect the cargo" mission but the mission never triggered. In both cases we lost two evenings trying to make things work. Should we just give up on them?
   
2. I have a Krait MK2 with 2 beam lasers + 3 multi cannons. Shields go down like butter but I do 0 dmg to the hull. Time for engineering, I guess? Is this a good set of hardpoints to do some PVE? I tried with Plasma Accelerators but I can't hit a ship for my life unless it's standing still in front of me.
   
3. Conflict Zones: I go there, I pick a faction (usually randomly) and then I win the battle. I get maybe 400k in bounty for 1h+ fighting.. but what's that for? I mean, ok, I made a faction win but how do I understand what I am actually doing?
   
4. Mining Resource points: Those are the best ones for PVE - you jump in there and wait for storms of pirates to show up and then you get quite some juicy money - but again, is this the right way for some fun PVE? How do you consistently find those areas within the game? Does Inara helps here?
   
5. I read about Massacre Missions but still couldn't figure out exactly what they are (I read it pays well). I noticed in one system that there are plenty of missions in the same places - are these "bundles" the one I should look forward to?
   
6. Trading -is this basically just going from station to station to buy & sell items non-stop following Inara's advices?
   
7. Targoids - when is it the right time to start thinking about them and their guardian beauties?
   

Final question: what is the right plan to properly enjoy the game in two people? Right now we did some passenger missions (separated), we did some engineering (we finished the Farseer one) and collected materials together. We go scan plants together, but as far as "missions" we don't seem to be able to do anything together.
I am so sorry for the massive wall of text, I tried to collect my top 10 questions and I utterly appreciate your help <3

We have 2 small tart pie cherry trees ready to pick. Still have some in the freezer from last year. Thinking about making wine with them. We have done a couple wine kits in the past but don't have any experience with fresh fruit. We do brew beer on a regular basis though. So a few questions. 1. Will a five gal bucket of fresh cherries be enough for five gallon wine? 2. Do they need pitted? 3. Be OK to freeze them to use later? 4. Any recipes or advice? Thanks

Hello to you, fellow ingrates.
Year 6 of DABR Defends the New York Giants from Criticism has arrived.

Season Recap

tl;dr: The Giants had their most successful season since 2016, and arguably since winning the Super Bowl in 2012 (if the draft spot/playoff success is the measurement) and went into draft night with the latest selection they've had since 2012, the first outside the top 11 since 2016.
Giants fans didn't really expect to win that many games this year. There were still some hopefuls for Daniel Jones but most people had come to terms with new GM Joe Schoen and new HC Brian Daboll pretty much setting up to replace him, declining his 5th year option.
It was the first year of this regime, they hadn't really been able to fix up the roster fully, etc. Most Giants fans I know were expecting a 4-7 win season, not sniffing the playoff race. Ha.
It all started week 1 vs Tennessee. It was honestly a story Giants fans have gotten familiar with. Look absolutely horrible in the first half of the game, but somehow struggle back into it in the second half, only to be dramatically disappointed at the end of the game. After Daniel Jones threw a red zone interception with just under 9 minutes to go, we thought that was pretty much it.
But then with 4 minutes left, Saquon Barkley rips off a 33 yard run, Daniel Jones converts a 4th and 1, and the Giants score a TD to pull them to just a 1 point deficit. Most Giants fans are thinking "okay he's gonna kick it, play for overtime, I respect that, we didn't think it would be that close anyways."
And then we see the offense staying on the field...uh oh. The offense wasn't exactly clicking on all cylinders to that point in the game, having been shut out in the first half. If we don't get it, the game is pretty much lost. Daboll calls a shovel pass, Saquon gets it, it looks like it's completely doomed...I'm thinking "here we go again, his first game and the media is already going to be all over him for going for it"...but Saquon fights his way in! Giants take the lead for the first time in the game. We're feeling good, Daboll's huge balls in that situation giving us some confidence.
Then the Titans methodically work the ball down the field (along with a couple of assists from Austin Calitro and Darnay Holmes), setting up a 47 yard field goal for Randy Bullock to win the game.
Now, I'm thinking, "of course this is what happened, they gave us some hope, now it's going to get ripped away from us, just like always. Story of the last few years at times."
...and then Bullock missed the kick. That was the start of what turned into a magical first half of the season, the Giants getting off to a 7-2 start, all 7 wins coming by a 1 score margin (though the Bears and Texans games were a bit cleaner than the final scoreline suggests), and 5 of them really coming down to big time plays in the last 5 minutes of the game.
The Titans story, taking the lead with 3:38 left in the 4th quarter and Julian Love sacking Baker Mayfield to force 4th and 15 the next drive against Carolina, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Xavier McKinney batting down Aaron Rodgers' passes in London, Love intercepting Lamar Jackson to set up the game winning score against Baltimore, McKinney and Love stopping Christian Kirk at the 1 yard line on the last play against Jacksonville.
All of those games are games that go against us in previous years. But this year was just different. And somehow through it all, there were Saquon Barkley and Daniel Jones as well. Saquon was the focal point of the offense early in the season, Jones being efficient in a heavy, limited, play action focused passing attack.
All thoughts of the Giants earning a top pick and replacing Daniel Jones pretty much went out the window by week 4, and hope for Jones maybe finally becoming the QB he was drafted to be started to blossom in some parts of the Giants fanbase.
Things came crashing down a bit the next 4 weeks. Awful losses to Detroit, Dallas, and Philly, with a tie against Washington in there too that many Giants fans felt they deserved to win capped off a 1-4-1 stretch where the Giants simply did not look good. They looked more like what we expected the team to look like coming into the year. The playoff spot was no longer guaranteed, at 7-5-1. But a flexed SNF game against Washington would pretty much decide the season.
And the Giants took that win against Washington and ran with it. A close loss against the Vikings that was probably the best passing attack game of the season to that point, a dominating win against the hapless Colts that locked the Giants into the playoffs, and a surprisingly tight and scrappy game between the Eagles starters and the Giants backups gave Giants fans some hope headed into the playoffs. We didn't expect to win a Super Bowl, but the matchup against the Vikings seemed winnable.
And winnable it was, as in classic 2023 Giants fashion, they took a lead about halfway through the 4th quarter, and a couple of clutch plays on defense by Cordale Flott and Xavier McKinney ended the game.
Then we went to Philly and got absolutely ass blasted, ending our season.
That left the Giants with the 25th pick in the class, entering an offseason with a lot of business to take care of.

Free Agency Recap

The Giants had a lot more room to operate in free agency this year than last year, and Schoen was relatively creative in how he wanted to go about it.
The first step in that process though was figuring out the status of his pending free agents; most notably, the two who led the way on offense most of the year: Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley. The Jones negotiations were tense, Jones asked for the moon and the team was not having it. Eventually (literally right before the tag deadline) they settled on a 4 yr, 160m extension with 82m fully guaranteed and a boatload of incentives that could push the value up to almost 200m. That allowed the team to tag Saquon Barkley, whose extension talks are reportedly still stalled, as Barkley declined an offer worth almost 14m during the Giants' bye week, and continues to find the Giants' offer(s) unpalatable.
Speculation is that Barkley is seeking more guaranteed money from the Giants (greater than the sum of 2 franchise tags), but Barkley's camp is not leaking much (reportedly because Saquon doesn't want them to). And according to most reporters, Saquon is too competitive to actually sit out the season, removing his last bit of leverage.
Possibly the biggest addition of the Giants' free agency period was actually a trade: The Giants traded the Chiefs' 3rd rounder (acquired for Kadarius Toney) for TE Darren Waller. This is a huge move because the Giants were dead last in explosive pass play rate by a WIDE margin. Only like 6 individual team seasons since 2010 had fewer explosive passing plays than the 2022 Giants. That's something that Schoen and Daboll immediately set out to fix, and Darren Waller is one of the best explosive pass weapons in the league, leading all TEs in explosive pass plays this season despite playing just 9 games this year. Reports out of OTAs are that the Giants are expecting Waller to basically fill a "WR1" role for them; not necessarily in alignment but being the focal point of the offense, high target share, etc.
Schoen and Daboll followed that addition up with two more explosive pass play options: retaining Darius Slayton, and adding Parris Campbell to the room. Slayton is a solid WR, he's good for 600-700 yards when he gets run. His hands are inconsistent, but he makes up for it often. Campbell finally broke out having a healthy season for the Colts this season. I think Campbell is mostly insurance for Wan'Dale Robinson, who is coming off of a torn ACL, but if healthy should get primary run in the slot.
The Giants' other two main moves came on the defensive side of the ball, adding LB Bobby Okereke to a LB room that comprised of: Jarrad Davis, Micah McFadden, and Darrian Beavers (coming off a torn ACL). Much needed improvement in that room. The Giants also added Rakeen Nunez-Roches and A'Shawn Robinson to the DL room to improve the depth there; Dexter Lawrence and Leonard Williams were playing too many snaps, and the Giants were really bad against the run last year.
In the process though, the Giants lost both of their starting centers from 2022, Nick Gates and Jon Feliciano, as well as S Julian Love, who had been a consistent staple of the defense the last few years.

Draft Needs

The Giants roster was in much better shape this year than last year, but the team still had a number of problems:

1. CB was still a HUGE need for the Giants, and one that had not been properly addressed yet. Adoree' Jackson had another very good year in 2022, but the spot across from him had been a mishmosh of misfit toys: Fabian Moreau had a nice little run, but struggled down the stretch. Nick McCloud got a lot of run at CB2 after being claimed on waivers from the Bills. Cordale Flott had been drafted as a nickel defender but got some run there. And the slot position wasn't much better, as Darnay Holmes continued to be a liability there. This position needed reinforcements. I've been a relatively vocal minority in the Giants fandom saying this has been the BIGGEST need the team had for a couple of years now (basically aside from the one year that we had Bradberry and Jackson both on the team).
2. Despite adding Slayton, Campbell, and Waller, WR was still something the team needed. Specifically someone who could develop into a WR1 type player. The Giants WR room is relatively deep, but just adding Campbell and Waller and running back last year's group didn't feel sufficient. The team clearly was putting an emphasis on speed, separation, and yards after the catch ability.
3. Center was a massive need. The Giants basically didn't have a center on the roster who had played meaningful NFL snaps. Ben Bredeson could move to center if needed, but it wasn't that solid of a plan. And in what seemed like a good center class, this seemed like a good way to solve that problem.
4. LB. The LB2 spot currently will be either Jarrad Davis, Micah McFadden (who basically lost the job last year to Jarrad Davis), or Darrian Beavers (who tore his ACL last year). I think that says it all.
5. RB: Saquon is on the tag, so you feel okay here, but the team has been seeking a solid compliment for him for a while. They were in on a few of the RBs last year and the value never lined up, and Matt Breida and Gary Brightwell didn't really cut it last year. They don't want to run Saquon into the ground early in the year like they did last year, so having a compliment for him is big.
6. S: Losing Julian Love is a tough one. He played a lot of snaps and wore a lot of hats for this defense last year, especially with McKinney missing time with a hand injury. The team likes Jason Pinnock, and drafted Dane Belton in the early 4th last year, but more depth and competition here would be very welcome.

So let's get into the picks:

1.24: Deonte Banks, CB, Maryland

Seems like maybe Schoen agreed with me!
It was a lot harder to try to predict what the Giants would do this year, just by virtue of having a later pick. But the general consensus among the beat seemed to be that the team wanted to get a CB or an offensive playmaker with that first pick. I was a little skeptical of CB being an option, seeing how many mocks had all 5 of the top CBs off the board, but that often left WRs available.
So right after the Jets took Will McDonald at 15, if you looked at the board, only 1 CB had been taken and no WRs had been taken. That felt pretty good for the Giants.
Then Forbes and Gonzalez come off the board, and the top 4 WRs come off the board from 20-23.
That left the Giants feeling a little antsy. They had one guy they really wanted left, and negotiated a trade up one spot with the Jaguars to secure their guy: Deonte Banks.
This pick is perfect for what the Giants want to do on defense. Wink Martindale's reaction should say it all, if you go watch the Giants' behind the scenes videos on the draft process.
Banks is a tall, long, and athletic corner, which are all important traits for Wink's press man heavy defense. He's super fluid and smooth in his hips. He tested absolutely crazy. He also plays with a swag that I think Wink and Giants fans will come to really appreciate. He plays confident, he plays fast in terms of processing, and he plays physical.
He still has some development to go, I'm not saying he's going to be a top CB in the league from day 1. He wasn't a super ball productive corner, but that's not something Wink necessarily needs. It will take some time for him to get comfortable with the complexity of route runners in the NFL. But the tools are all there, and the Giants get a perfect scheme fit.
Banks will come in and immediately be the starter at CB across from Adoree' Jackson, and the trickle down effect that will have on the Giants depth chart at CB will be tangible.

2.57: John Michael Schmitz, OC, Minnesota

As this pick was coming up, Schoen and Daboll were discussing who to pick, and basically said "okay we're either going with Schmitz or (we'll get to that later ;) )".
Then the Bears traded up to the pick before the Giants pick. And Joe Schoen said "oh fuck." Daboll tried to calm him down and said "well I guess we're getting ."
Then the Bears took Tyrique Stevenson (good pick!), leaving the Giants the choice between the two players. And the Giants went with Schmitz.
Full disclosure: I was not a huge JMS fan in the draft process. I thought he was super solid all around, but he wasn't really impressive to me, there weren't a lot of overwhelmingly positive reps or traits in my eyes. I thought he was maybe a little heavy footed, especially in pass pro, and his testing kind of backed that up, and I didn't really see full unlocked power either.
I was probably a bit harsh on him in terms of the grade though. Like I said, he's a super solid player. There's relatively little to really complain about. He's smart, he's experienced, and he made few mental mistakes. His snaps were consistent. He is pretty strong though not crazy so. His anchor is really good, and he plays nasty and competitive, which is something the Giants are definitely looking for. It helps he had a really good Senior Bowl week too.
Was Schmitz my favorite center in this class? No. But he was for many people, and for some good reasons. Schmitz will come in and immediately start at center for the Giants, bringing the dead snap with him. If he can be the 3rd best player on this unit (behind Andrew Thomas and hopefully Evan Neal taking a step forward this year and being healthy), it'll be an immensely calming and steadying presence that should raise the OL play of the whole unit.

3.73: Jalin Hyatt, WR, Tennessee

So you may be wondering: Who was Player X?
Well immediately after drafting Schmitz, Schoen looked around the room and pretty much said "what if we can still get ?" He decided that the price he was willing to pay was the Giants 4th round pick. And he and everybody else in the room started calling.
That included Brian Daboll, who leaned over and said "hey should I text [Rams HC Sean] McVay?" Schoen said "yeah sure go for it." And Daboll officially negotiated the Giants trading up from 89 to 73 to select Player X: Tennessee WR Jalin Hyatt
Hyatt is a really fun player to watch. The speed blows you away on tape. It's the kind of speed that even if you're not throwing it to him all the time, defenses have to take note when he comes on the field and play him differently. He's not necessarily slippery or elusive after the catch but (and I'm scared to frame it this way but I'm doing it anyway) the speed and acceleration gives him credibility there, the way that Odell was such a YAC threat on slants just getting to full speed and outrunning everyone.
He's a little high cut I think, and that leads to a little bit of trouble with crisper routes. He wasn't asked to run a very complex route tree at Tennessee, though I do think he has the skills to improve in that sense. The biggest concern for me is just how quickly we can get him up to speed beating press and playing through physicality. When he has room to work, he can beat CBs in a few ways, but NFL DBs will knock even very good WRs off their routes at times. And that follows through to contested catches.
The Giants' WR room is so crowded it's hard for me to say exactly what Hyatt's role will be starting out. The Giants started last year trying to use different WRs in different ways on a game to game basis. Then the wheels fell off obviously, with Shep, Wan'Dale, and Toney being hurt and Golladay stinking and all that. So I wonder if we see a return to that.
Hyatt can be a threat in a lot of ways, end arounds, screens, etc in addition to the obvious "go long" situations. Just how many reps he can carve out will be fun to track in training camp.

So the Giants come out of the first 3 rounds with 3 players who were commonly mocked to them at 25. Pretty good business! But let's get into day 3:

5.172: Eric Gray, RB, Oklahoma

The Giants traded away their 4th round pick to get Hyatt so they went 99 picks without making a selection.
Like I said earlier, the team has been looking for a compliment to Saquon Barkley for a long time, and they find it here with Eric Gray.
Schoen said he sees Eric Gray as a 3 down back. And you can definitely see why. He caught 88 passes over the last 3 years at Oklahoma and only dropped 2. He's also strong and physical, willing to pass protect. That physicality carries over into his running style, he runs hard and is willing to run through guys. He's bursty in short areas and has pretty solid vision in my opinion.
He's a compact guy, just 5'9 207. He's not super slippery or elusive, and he's not really a home run hitter. But in terms of finding a backup RB on day 3 to feed some of those tough yardage carries to and keep Saquon fresh, you could do worse than Eric Gray for sure.
The Giants ran a fair bit of "Pony" type formations in 2022, using 2 or even 3 RBs at times. The competition between Gray and Matt Breida for the true RB2 spot will be fun to see. Breida brings a little more explosiveness to the table, but Gray will certainly give him a run for his money. And depending on what happens with Saquon Barkley's contract situation, we may see even more of Gray down the line.

6.209: Tre Hawkins, CB, Old Dominion

When asked about what is different this year from last year, what improvements or what has gotten easier now that he's been in the chair for a full year, Joe Schoen talked a lot about really getting a good handle on what his coaches look for in players. And he singled out Wink in that respect because him and Daboll have worked together so much.
The Giants selection of Tre Hawkins really highlights that. Like with Deonte Banks, Hawkins brings a ton of physical traits. He tested through the roof. He has the length that the Giants look for. He's also super physical in both phases, run and pass, which Wink loves. ODU let him just play press man, so he's comfortable doing that.
He's a little slim still, so his frame needs some reworking, but that's common with CBs and especially ones from outside the P5 schools. He also has a lot of technique and FBIQ stuff to clean up. His footwork is messy, he's not always patient enough with his punch. His ball skills still leave something to be desired. He's still learning to read routes and manage space both in man and zone.
I figure Hawkins will come in and be a depth player and core STer for the Giants. If his play strength holds up against NFL scrutiny, he can definitely be a day 1 punt gunner. Wink has started calling Jerome Henderson the best DB coach in the league, so it'll be fun to see what Henderson can do with a ball of clay like Hawkins. Even if he ends up just being a STer and CB5 type guy, that's still a pretty good pick in the 6th round like this.
Also, sorry Patriots writer :)

7.243: Jordon Riley, DL, Oregon

Beating a dead horse at this point, but this is another pick Schoen highlighted as an example of his understanding of what Wink is looking for.
Obviously Riley is a flawed prospect, it's the 7th round. He was a 6th year senior who spent time at 4 different schools, starting at UNC, then going to JUCO for a year, then Nebraska for 2 years where he barely played, and finishing his college career at Oregon. PFF lists him as having just 534 career snaps in college despite the 5 years he spent at the P5 level. He wasn't very productive, partly because he barely played and partly because he's just not very good. He's not a good athlete.
What Riley does have, though, is size, strength, and knockback power. And that's what Wink is looking for in a depth NT. He eats blocks, stuffs up lanes, and just is hard to move.
Schoen put it this way:
"It’s hard to find these guys. When you get into the seventh round, you are looking for guys that maybe it will be hard to get at different areas. And another guy we spent time with, big run stopper in there, 6-foot-5, 330.
You walk out to practice, and there’s this 6-5, 330-pound guy, who piques your interest right there. Again, some of these guys in different schemes may not have the production, the tackles, the sacks. But for what Wink looks for in terms of size, length, knock-back — he possesses those traits.”

7.254: Gervarrius Owens, DB, Houston

Last pick in the draft and the Giants go back to the DB room. They took two CBs already, but some depth/developmental guys at safety would help. Enter: Gervarrius Owens.
Owens is a former CB turned S from Houston. The CB in him flashes to me on tape, I thought his ball skills as a safety were good. He's athletic enough to play pretty much any safety spot, including that single high spot that teams find difficult to fill. He's super physical and willing to play downhill and tackle. He's super experienced, he was a team captain and 4 year starter for Houston.
He makes a lot of mistakes, however. The angles he takes to the ball in both phases are super inconsistent. He missed a ton of tackles in college, so that technique needs to be worked on. The ball skills turned into PBUs rather than INTs; Wink won't mind that but some of them were like "he really should have just caught that."
Owens is another guy like Hawkins who looks primed to earn his roster spot on special teams and provide solid depth for the team's DB room. Wink likes to play 3+ safety sets, especially when he feels like he has a good group there. And the Giants' S room right now is basically Xavier McKinney and a bunch of question marks, so it's entirely feasible that Owens can come in and beat Dane Belton, Jason Pinnock, and Bobby McCain to earn playing time early on.

UDFAs

The Giants UDFA class included a few notable names. 5 total players who got 100k+ in guarantees:

1. Bryce Ford-Wheaton, WR, WVU: The Giants gave Bryce Ford-Wheaton a LOT of guaranteed money for a UDFA: 236k, which is the full season PS salary plus 20k. BFW was one of "my guys" this year I was hoping for the Giants to get. He's got the size and athleticism to be really good, but he's a little one note right now. In a crowded WR room, I kind of doubt he'll make the roster without some injuries (or Wan'Dale/Shep being on PUP) but like other late rounders/UDFAs, if he can find some value on special teams, he's a fun upside swing.
2. Dyontae Johnson, LB, Toledo: Another guy who got a lot of guaranteed money. The Giants needed some reinforcements at LB and clearly didn't find them in the draft. Super productive in college, very instinctive player, but I'm not sure if he can run with the league. He'll compete with the Giants mishmosh of LBs to play on special teams.
3. Ryan Jones, TE/FB, East Carolina: The Giants have been searching for a kind of H-Back type for a while now. Last year they brought in Jeremiah Hall from Oklahoma, that didn't stick. Andre Miller, who was a WR at Maine, seemed like he was getting run at that spot in camp last year, but a broken arm ended his season. Chris Myarick ended up taking some of those reps. Ryan Jones kind of fits that mold as well.
4. Habakkuk Baldonado, EDGE, Pittsburgh: The Giants' pass rusher depth is...not great. Behind Kayvon Thibodeaux and Azeez Ojulari, it's Jihad Ward, Oshane Ximines, and Tomon Fox. And Ojulari missed a lot of time last year. Baldonado could potentially come in and earn a spot over Ximines/Fox. He's got good play strength and power and fits what the Giants would need as more of an edge setter and run defender to give Thibodeaux/Ojulari a rest rep before letting them loose to rush the passer.
5. Gemon Green, CB, Michigan: Another tough and physical corner. I don't think there's really a spot for him on this roster with the additions of Banks and Hawkins, and I think he's not quite the athlete the Giants look for at CB, but as a last resort/STer he can potentially get somewhere.

Final Takeaways

I did this last year because it was Schoen's first year here, but I like the idea of doing it every year. What can we learn from the way Schoen drafted this year that we can file away and learn for the future? What can mockers learn from this to inform them of who makes sense for the Giants.
And it's pretty similar to last year:

1. Athleticism. Once again, pretty much every player the Giants drafted, and the UDFAs generally, were excellent athletes who tested well. The main exceptions being JMS (who was still a solid athlete) and Jordon Riley this year; where the exception last year basically was just DJ Davidson. This team has faith in its coaching staff and wants to give them players they can work with.
2. Scheme/Roster Fits. I talked about it a lot with the defensive picks, but every single one is a "Wink Martindale" guy. What does Wink want for his system? This can be a little dangerous considering Wink was in the running for a HC gig last year, and another strong year might finally get him the HC job he has been looking for. If he leaves and the scheme changes, these players need to be able to match the new scheme too. But it's clear that the FO values the input of the coaching staff and there's really clear communication there. This also applies to the offensive side of the ball, where it's super clear that the team wanted more speed on offense, which pointed to Hyatt a little bit.
3. Youth. This one is a little less applicable this year as they did draft a few older players, like JMS and Riley, even Eric Gray who turns 24 in November or Tre Hawkins who turns 23 over the summer. But Banks just turned 22, Jalin Hyatt will turn 22 in late September. It feels like maybe they felt more attached to the age stuff when they thought this was a full on rebuild, but now that they're hoping to be a playoff team again, they need some more instant contributors.
4. Aggressiveness/willingness to trade. This is a newer one, as last year the Giants only traded back. But this year the Giants traded up twice, giving up 3 day 3 picks in the process. Schoen is not afraid to make trades in either direction. Up to secure guys he really wants (Banks/Hyatt), or down if there's nothing there. Schoen talked about having trades lined up in both directions with the first round pick, he had a trade down ready if there was no one he wanted left.

The Giants went into the 2022 draft clearly rebuilding, 5 picks in the top 81 and making 11 selections. This year, the team came into the draft with 10 picks and came out with just 7. Clearly the team thinks the depth is improving and wants to focus on building the championship contender they are looking to be.

There has been a lot of talk recently about the lack of SP depth at AAA so I thought it would be a good time to dig deeper then that and highlight some names in AA (and lower) that might not be as far away as some would think. The AA rotation deserves a bit of a spotlight with the performances of some of the pitchers there.
There has been a lot of criticism of the organization drafting and developing of pitching prospects (much being very fair) but we really might now be seeing some of the results coming through.
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I have excluded a few guys who are years away from making a real impact who are below AA but I will make some notes on them. Brandon Barriera (#2 Prospect) in A-Ball is looking very good and is being brought along slowly after his injury so has pitched just 13.1 IP. Dahian Santos (#12 Prospect) in A-Ball might be the biggest sleeper pitcher in the organization. His fastball-slider combination is electric but is extremely raw overall as a pitcher. He is learning a changeup and is gaining muscle fast in order to take the next step in the organization. CJ Van Eyk (N/R Prospect) still has the raw tools to be a good pitcher but has pitched just 7.0 IP over the last two seasons and is on the IL again.
Adam Macko, Yosver Zulueta, Hayden Juenger & Hagen Danner are honesty still very talented pitchers but all seem destined to be relief pitchers at this point in their development. This post focuses more on pitchers who have good odds of remaining as SP. Don't sleep on these guys though, they all have electric bullpen arms and might see some of them in our bullpen come next season.
In terms of the 2022 draft it is of course much too early but there are some really interesting names and notes: Ryan Jennings (Round 4) who can throw 99 mph as a reliever and that seemed like his career path BUT has had surprisingly good results as an SP at the moment in A-Ball. Insane fastball-slider combo but needs a third pitch. Mason Fluharty (Round 5) has been tearing through the minors and is already in AA as a reliever. Unique but effective cutter-slider combo. Rocking a sweet 1.25 ERA & 0.83 WHIP this season. T.J. Brock (Round 6) dominated A+ in 20 IP to a tune of 1.77 ERA and is already in AA. Electric fastball-slider combo. Devereaux Harrison (9th Round) is an SP turned RP turned SP again in A+ with a 2.63 ERA. He struggled with his control as an RP but it has vastly improved as a starter.
Ian Churchill (Round 10), Pat Gallagher (Round 11), Nolan Perry (Round 12), Bo Bonds (Round 13) & Ryan Chasse (Round 17) are the others pitchers from the draft class but they are just getting things started but all look fine-to-good in small sample sizes in Rookie or Low A. The early returns on this draft class are really positive and probably deserve a spotlight post on its own.
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New Hampshire Fisher Cats Rotation:
Ricky Tiedemann (Age 20):

• 91st Overall in 2021 Draft // 1st Ranked Prospect
• 4.97 ERA / 1.62 FIP / 2.18 xFIP
• 16.34 K/9 - 4.97 BB/9 - 0.00 H9
• 1.26 WHIP & 0.205 OBA

We have all read dozens upon dozens of articles on this guy. There really isn't too much to say on Ricky. He has missed most of the season due to injury. He really is as good as advertised though with top of the rotation potential. His injury likely pushes he debut back until mid-way next year at best. He still needs to refine his control and get a little deeper into game. Be excited though, I do think his injury has killed a lot of the excitement people had in following the AA team which does still have an excellent staff...
Adam Kloffenstein (Age 22):

• 88th Overall in 2019 Draft // N/R Prospect // Peaked @ #8 in 2018
• Nickname = King Kloff
• 3.12 ERA / 3.61 FIP / 3.37 xFIP
• 11.08 SO/9 - 3.81 BB/9 - 0.87 H9
• 1.29 WHIP & .231 OBA

Probably the biggest story from the Blue Jays minor leagues this year. A prospect who was once deemed a steal at his draft position who quickly become one of the better valued prospects in our system to falling off the map in 3 years and likely on his last chance to be a starter has become one of the most stable pitchers in the entire organization. A former power pitcher came into the year losing some mph on his velocity in order to get some proper control and it has paid off for him.
He leads the entire Eastern League in strikeouts & is second in innings pitched behind only a pitcher turning 27 this year. This season he has gone 5.0 IP+ in 8 straight starts now of which half have been a QS. He has allowed 0 ER or 1 ER in 7-of-10 starts. The Blue Jays in recent years have struggled developing pitchers who can pitch deep into games; coming into this season 6 of the 10 pitchers on the Blue Jays Top 30 list are very likely or already on their way to becoming RP; Zulueta, Macko, Juenger, Danner, Hernandez & Carter.
His strikeouts are up, his walks are down, his HR allowed are down, his BABIP is reasonable and his FIP is in range of ERA. He ranks near the top of the league in most statistics and only turns 23 later this year. He has been very consistent on top of everything. This is looking like a real breakthrough rather than a fluke.
The concern with him moving forward include avoiding losing much more velocity or he needs even more improved location to compensate as well trying to develop a third above average pitch as he currently heavily sticks with his effective two pitch combo. The Blue Jays will likely keep him in AA so he can continue to build confidence after 3 years of struggles but a run in AAA and becoming Major League starter depth next season is very much in play if he keeps it up.
He will very likely be added to the 40-Man this off-season with the team lacking SP depth there.
Paxton Schultz (Age 25):

• 433rd Overall in 2019 Draft // N/R Prospect // Never Ranked
• 3.30 ERA / 3.07 FIP / 3.75 xFIP
• 10.49 K/9 - 3.69 BB/9 - 0.58 H9
• 1.32 WHIP & .236 OBA

As I was writing this Schultz actually had his AAA debut; pitching 5.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 2 BB & 6 SO in an excellent debut.
Schultz was not actually a Blue Jays draft pick...he was acquired from MIL as a PTBNL for Blue Jays legend Derek Fisher. May have won the trade all these years later. He has always been considered a "low-ceiling" prospect and always put together solid but unspectacular seasons which meant he never really caught the eye of scouts. This year he kind of has put everything together and went from career minor league player to someone who could be that 6th to 8th starter depth we have been really needing in the minors. He doesn't have overpowering stuff by any means but he is really smart and does not allow very much hard contact.
His numbers have been great across the board. Career bests in pretty much everything and has improved in his consistency from years past. He has allowed less than 2 ER in 8-of-10 AA starts. He has actually been a tad unlucky this season as well rocking a BABIP higher than his used to. He also tends to avoid very much disaster starters; in his career of 55 starts he has allowed 5 runs just 3 times (never more) and over the last 2 years has pitched under 4 innings just 3 times. Pretty much an ideal from a #5/#6 starter.
All this has earned him a promotion to AAA now where if he keeps up the same level of consistency he very likely works his way into becoming the teams 6th starter and likely finds himself on the 40-Man roster. If an injury occurs to the rotation Schultz might be the guy to fill in.
Sem Robberse (Age 21):

• International Free Agent in 2019 // 6th Ranked Prospect // Peaked at 6th in 2022
• Nickname: The Pitching Dutchman
• 4.73 ERA / 4.96 FIP / 4.00 xFIP
• 9.45 K/9 - 3.38 BB/9 - 1.69 H9
• 1.18 WHIP & .217 OBA

Don't let the ERA fool you, he has had a much better season than that would suggest. At quick glance his WHIP and OBA are some of the best in the league. Most of the damage coming from an increase in HR allowed this season which is something he is trying to work on. Otherwise his numbers are on par with or better than they have before.
He is considered by many to be the smartest pitcher in the organization. He spent most of COVID studying pitching sequencing and strategies needed for a pitcher. Dude has zero ego to his game and embraces being taught which makes him loved in the organization. Robberse is one of the prospects that we will see play for the Blue Jays one day, whether it will be as a mid-rotation pitcher or as the odd spot stater remains to be see. Probably the "safest" starting prospect in the organization.
He has 5 pitches with his slider and curve be his good ones and throws some decent heat at 92 mph+ but one of his goals is too increase that. He was at 185 lbs last season and is aiming to get over 200 in hopes of increasing his velocity as well as help with his durability although he is already a rather good innings eater being behind Koff.
His major concern is when he does lose control he starts getting hit very hard...which doesn't happen all too often but something he is trying to cut back on. There is a legit claim for him to be the organizations #2 pitching prospect.
Chad Dallas (Age 22):

• 121st Overall in 2021 // N/R Prospect // Peaked at 28th in 2022
• Nickname: Cheese
• A+: 2.03 ERA / 3.09 FIP / 3.71 xFIP w/ 0.94 WHIP & .146 OBA (12.49 SO/9 - 4.05 BB/9 - 0.3 H9)
• AA: 2.42 ERA / 3.76 FIP / 4.52 xFIP w/ 0.85 WHIP & .128 OBA (8.06 SO/9 - 3.63 BB/9 - 0.40 H9)

This is the dude to be excited about and his seemly quick and easy transition into AA which is considered to be the hardest jump for a pitcher in the minors is only more reasons to be excited. In his 5 A+ starts he allowed just 6 ER in 26.2 IP...4 of those 6 came in a single bad start 4.2 IP...he dominated with easy in his other 4 starts which earned him the quick promotion. He loves to just pound the zone and go after hitters.
It is easy to see where his success comes from. Having 4 pitches all very decent including a nasty, nasty slider...a very good curveball, a fastball that touches 95 mph and a changeup he is working on heavily. His control is what really hurt him last year but he has for the most part vastly improved in the matter.
His AA debuts was one of the best I have seen: 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB & 9 SO. Since then he had three more starts; one where he lost his command in struggled and another 2 dominating outings where he has allowed 1 total ER in 11.0 IP. There was a lot of "bullpen" risk when he was drafted but he put a lot of that to rest with having no trouble hitting 5-7 IP constantly this season. In his 9 starts he has gone 5.0 IP in 7 of them with the other two falling short (4.1 / 4.2 ) due to struggles not stamina.
He does struggle against LHP hitters and it is something to monitor. His two big outlier blunder starts this season were with lineups that were lefty heavy. Which is the main reason for him wanting to improve his changeup. His cutter and curveball are killer against RHH but don't have the same effect on LHH.
If he does not rocket up prospect boards this season then I have no idea what scouts are looking for anymore.
Trenton Wallace (Age 24):
He hasn't pitched in AA yet but was the one who got the call-up to replace Shultz. He is on the older side but was just drafted in 2021. Has caught the attention of scouts with his performance in A+ but AA will be the big test for him. Cruised through A+ with a 1.79 ERA / 3.20 FIP / 4.18 xFIP with an elite WHIP of 0.82 and 0.155 OBA. There is a good chance we are talking about him a long with the rest of the successful AA pitchers in month time.. A mid- 90's fastball and mesmerizing slider is what gets the job done for him. 5 of his 8 starts he allowed exactly 0 ER including an outing where he thew 5 perfect innings.
He is looking like a massive steal being drafted in the 11th round of the 2021 draft.
The other name in AA are Jimmy Robbins (Age 25); he was very solid last season in between A+/AA but was a tad over-age and now in his full season in AA has lost the strike-zone and is averaging 6.65 BB/9 which has lead to a ERA of 5.40. Even with his success last season; never really caught the eyes of scouts and wasn't protected in the Rule 5 draft even though some fans argued he should. Seems to have been the right call.
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Tiedemann - Kloffenstein - Robberse - Dallas (+Wallace) might be the best rotation we have had in a single level of the minors in a very long time. All are no older than 22 as well so even with some bumps in the road they have time on their hands. All 4 are going to be very exciting to monitor. Paxton Schultz is also worth watching as he might have leap frogged his way right into the 6th SP role with other options in AAA falling apart or being converted to relievers.
Our upper minors pitching depth has been a big concern to fans but they depth coming from AA and below might soon change that.
Who wouldn't want a future rotation of King Kloff, The Pitching Dutchman, Cheese & Ricky Titty?!?

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