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*fast forwards to 8/1/2020 where Andrew Vaughn is slashing .300/.400/.600 for Charlotte*

What a weapon he will be the 2nd week of the season 2020.

Can you discuss the Cubs on a Cubs board with fellow Cubs fans? Great, thanks!

Watch more baseball in the Sox organization. You wont be disappointed. Base running I don't think is even coached. I watched Zavala kill a rally last week.

And with that HR, TA qualifies with PAs and is sitting tied with Lamaheiu at .331! 431 PAs needed to qualify after tonight and Timmy just had his 432nd.

"Abreu stat padding in another blowout game" - Ron.

Too bad we didn't have a decent CF to call up in September 😎

lol thanks. Back in my heyday of Soxtalk!

You still have the best avatar.

This did not age well.

Fun game nevertheless . 9th inning was exciting.

AJ

When was the last time you seen someone in this organization that knew how to run the bases?

This is a terrible take.

Abreu thought there was no way that was caught. Can't blame him. Eloy smoked that ball.

Come on Eloy!

geezus

That was perceptive. He also reminds me of De Aza.

Palka is hitting .019. For gosh sakes, release the poor fella. Send him to another organization. .019 is about as low as I've ever seen an official batting average.

Hard disagree on Kiermaier, his offenisve numbers took a dive the last two years into basically becoming unplayable as an everyday player and he is always hurt.

I really don't care if Nova gives up 9 HRs in a row. Just need the guys to hit well.

I'm still trying to figure out how he didn't score on Tim's sure double.

@GermanSoxFan probably punching the air defending this Leury clinic.

LOL Sometimes you're just not worth even responding to.

Putting him at DH would be massively stupid for a 22 year old rookie. He's bad on defense, nobody is going to debate that. He has multiple years to get better and I fully expect he will get better over time.

Your hyperboles really are something.

I actually like him as a 9th hitter in a good lineup

I think Acuna and Soto ruined expectations for a lot of young players regarding fans.

I have to say I will never get tired of Jack Parkman musings about life. I don't agree with most, if any, of them, but they are always entertaining.

Gramps? Lol, I am in my 20s.

I think that's unfair. 775 OPS and 24 HR's in 2/3 of a season as a 22 year old is a nice start to me. The interesting part of his stats comes when you look at his day/night, later innings, men on base, type numbers. He hits better in primetime situations. Unfortunately most(all) of the Sox season hasn't been in contention. He also doesn't exactly have a stacked roster around him. Add another legit option in the lineup around him and start being in contention, and I think he will be the most impactful bat in the lineup.

He's on pace to hit 38 Homers over 160 games. The average isn't there yet and his k-rate has spiked but he's missed time. He could have been better but I think his future is rather clear and in no way did his ceiling or expectations take a step back this year based on his performance imo. That's why I would say his season has been fine and showed what we wanted it to show. He's 22 years old. He had just turned 22 when the season started.

Eloy has a 101 wRC+ in his rookie year. It's hard for me to frame that as a negative

This is maybe a WELL ACTUALLY, but maybe important if eventually you press charges--what you're describing is larceny/theft. Robbery refers to taking something directly from someone's person by force or intimidation.

Because he'll need those 2 weeks in the minors to prove that he's ready for the big leagues.

Nope.

If anybody was serious about Gordon, it shows the insanity of message boards. Think how old he is in a world we now think of 32 as old. Think how little production he gives. Same message board with a lotta people hating on Jose Abreu and somebody wants elder Alex Gordon who provides nothing with the bat?

Hahn wanted to rebuild from the start and Kenny kept acquiring veteran stop-gaps. It’s all Kenny’s fault and only his fault. 😉 Honestly though, I’m pretty sure we can all agree that there are no more excuses for Hahn starting this upcoming offseason and the 2020 season. He needs to nail this offseason and the Sox need to finish 2020 with a winning record and a legitimate shot at the postseason.

He did the opposite of Collins. Still bad.

Between his hot streak with the Cubs and his agent (Boras) he is pricing himself out of any realistic chance of the Sox signing him.

WOMEN-VAGINA! WOMEN-VAGINA!

True, but Collins did make a big change. He is crouching much more in his stance which shrunk his strike zone a bit and it’s also helping him lay off the high heat. This change along with his already amazing patience will hopefully lead to continued success. I’m sure Parkman is happy to be wrong. The funny thing is we still don’t know if he can catch on a consistent basis because he hasn’t had the opportunity but his bat looks like it has potential.

Great win! (even for the tank crew, this was a hell of a game).

A lot of them are, yes. Sort of regretted how I phrased that. But doesn't change the fact that he gets to balls other SS wouldn't even dream of.

I'm willing to bet most of his errors are actually on the routine plays.

Tim led MLB shortstops in errors in 2017 (the next worse guy had 8 less errors), was tied for 2nd worst in 2018, and leads right now in 2019 (Polanco is 2nd with 5 less errors). We can safely say he leads MLB in errors at shortstop over the last 3 years by a country mile and isn't showing any signs of improvement. Yes he has great range and makes some really nice plays. But the errors are just too much. I don't know how anyone can argue otherwise at this point.

Or not.....will arrive in Charlotte tomorrow. Cool.

I bought Charlotte Knights playoff game tickets for September 4th. We are sitting 2nd row behind the Knight's dugout. I'm very excited to see Robert and Madrigal up close.

Anderson’s offensive numbers this year (and presumably the next few years) would have set the table for a very nice payday through the arbitration process. Instead, he’s paid a mere $21M over the next 3 seasons and then the team has control for 2 more seasons beyond that at a reasonable cost of $12.5M and $14M. Just fantastic.

I don't like Rick Hahn but he has been fantastic at this.