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Moncada, who could never hit .300 with an OPS above .870, is at .301 with an OPS of .891 on September 11 with 7 games left

Well thank goodness we can finally agree that Collins is not a major leaguer. 15 at bats in September after 25 earlier in the year. Sure he crushed AAA pitching this year, and he's only 24, at a very difficult position and sure he's put up a .350 OBP in those 15 at bats...but done. Lopez also done...as were Giolitto and Moncado last year. Life is much easier when we can make sweeping conclusions instantly.

Kid is going to hit 30 bombs this year and he's missed alot of time on the IL. 2020 Eloy will be incredible to watch.

If the Sox made the decision that they'd acquire zero position players this offseason, focus solely on pitching, and then spend their entire position player budget on Mookie Betts after next year would anyone be mad? I don't think that happens, but if you want to know a guy I'd give 350+ million to its Mookie Betts.

Yes for sure. I’ll take 1 elite player over “depth” this offseason 10x over

Like when they beat them to clinch the division last year?

Thanx.

.300 avg for righties against Kennedy, .230 for lefties

What a play by Moncada. A damn shame we have a shit defensive 1B or that is all over the highlights.

Fucking abreu just ruined the play of the year at third. Unreal.

I mean... Parkman has been wrong alot on this board. You could've went alot of ways baseball related on what he's said lol.

I don't understand why Collins and Mendick aren't playing every day

Who names their kid Bubba?

A front office with a clue would have already cut his ass loose to let Collins and possible Yermin get some playing time. What is the benefit to playing Castillo to his contract conclusion? So you don’t look like you are admitting you made a bad signing? We already know it was a crap signing. Stop trying to save face, Rick...

Also it's probably a good idea to get Collins, likely our #2 catcher next year, idk maybe some time behind the plate? Then put Mercedes at DH. No damn reason Skole and Castillo should be getting any ABs.

Because his lazy ass has hurt the pitchers this season, and there’s no reason he’s still back there.

Timmay at SS is LOL.

Someone needs to teach Timmy the quick slide and throw like Rey Ordonez. That was a pathetic effort.

You're describing a 1 WAR player.

In 2 of his last 3 starts, he has given up 1 hit in 14 innings.

I just don’t see Collins being a productive MLB hitter. Seems to have slider-speed bat. His swing at pitches above the belt is ugly

Everybody has to start at the bottom and work their way up. If you think the stories about the minor players are bad, try being the athletic trainer who has to take care of them. Having to work in the winter Mexican leagues just to move up in the profession. There is no where to go but up.

Kind of crazy that his OPS is at ~780 and he's going to hit 30 homers despite the time he has missed yet & people here say his rookie year was disappointing. I think it's better really good.

Eloy en fuego!!

That was a great AB by Moncada.

Well that about sums it up...

Is there a game going on or to we have to wrap ourselves in 9/11 horse shit so Jason and Chuck can virtue signal all night? FFS. SPORTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A DISTRACTION FROM THIS SHIT.

You said 88 wins- and to bank it.

I did. 22 hours ago.

For a guy who has averaged over 30 HR's and 100 RBI over the 5 years he has played at least 140 games, he sure doesn't get a lot of love. I don't remember anyone getting so much grief. The chewing tobacco thing is especially idiotic. Every see the size of the chaw Nellie Fox had in his face all the time? Yea, it might be illegal in Chicago now, but is it hurting anyone? Are people suffering from "second hand juice" when he spits?

It's worth noting that both those guys pitched a good number of big league innings before they were hurt, Kopech has not. If Kopech comes out in ST and is dominating people, I won't be mad if he breaks camp with the big league team. However, in 2018, Kopech struggled with his control a lot during the first half and only snapped out of it at the end of June following something like a 7 walk/4 IP game. Because of his inexperience he may be a guy that needs more time to find a rhythm. In either case, we still need to know who the 6th starter is because if Kopech stops at 150 innings or they give him a short break to conserve his innings, we need that extra option to fill in.

Free Mendick

There's been absolutely no diminishment to Abreu's game, if we look at 2019 numbers versus 2015-2018. In 2014, he was on a different level. So, armchair-GMs, why on earth wouldn't you want to keep him here until he demonstrates that there is diminishment in his game? He's a remarkably consistent offensive producer.

JDM will cost a draft pick.

I think it was in some minor league game thread. I can try to find it later today. All I remember is reading a post of his that mentioned Moncada and making a mental note to not bother him at the end of the season

What if is something like Abreu (almost feels like a lock he comes back, but I would prefer he DH'd if we couldn't sign someone else), JDM to DH, a starting pitcher (Cole/Strasburg, but probably someone in next group), Calhoun, and a couple of relievers?

We'll wait until the end of the season to bust @The Sir's balls. Both are teetering right now.

We need to put Greg, Vile and Ron in the Octagon. One man will survive the other two will be exiled to WSI.

If it's against the law, arrest him. If not, leave him be. If it's against baseball's rules suspend him. If not let him be.

Tom Brady had 3 games with zero TD's in his 3rd season and 4 games with 1 TD. He also had 6 games where he threw as many picks as he had TD's. His single worst game that season, he went 14-29 with 0 TD and 1 INT with 134 YDS. That game was following up a game where he threw for 133 YDS. Said another way, in Tom Brady's 3rd season, he threw for less than 140 yards in 2 of 3 games that season (with 1 TD and 2 INTs). In Tom Brady's fourth season, he had a 0 TD and 4 INT opening week performance where he threw for 123 yards. What if people overreacted to Tom Brady and managed him on a day to day and week to week basis? Would he ever have even gotten a chance to become a GOAT. I am not saying that Trubisky is going to be the next Tom Brady and he very well could be the next Blake Bortles, but you got to give him time to prove it out. My gut says he's not much different than Mariotta, but I could be wrong and there are plenty of times where I see Mitch make special throws. Whether he actually has that it factor and the game slows down super crazy, I don't know, but he is who we have and we need to put everything into getting everything we can out of him.

The purpose of being absurdly cheap the past few years has been so we can spend money on free agents in the future to supplement our prospects. I'll be annoyed if we start trading prospects so we don't have to spend money on free agents. Wait to trade your prospects for when you are a bonafide contender and need the final supplemental pieces to compete.

Unsure if it was ever posted or not, but it seems Bryce Bush's missed time/season end was because of bronchitis and fatigue. Fegan mentions it in his article today.

I've never really believed that strength of schedule matters. The more talented team will win more often than not, and there are only a few games (Eagles, Chiefs, Saints, maybe Rams) where you could argue that the Bears aren't the more talented team. A healthy, 8-8 season would be a massive disappointment.

I didn't write an article on JD Martinez to speculate FWIW. If he becomes a free agent, the White Sox will be interested.

Benetti thinks he’s Vin Scully, but instead is just really creepy

We can always trade away players when one comes knocking on the door.

The Sox have negative 3.4 bWAR in RF and negative 2.5 bWAR at DH right now. 2 WAR players at either position is a 10 win increase based on this year. That is how bad they have been at those positions.

Other than the creation of Moan4Yoan, the gift that keeps on giving...

fathom - Can we please wait until the offseason before we start predicting every free agent is going to sign with the Cubs? 😜

For his rookie season or his career? For his career, then yeah, that would be disappointing, but predicting a .775 OPS from him prior to this season for 2019 would not have been unreasonable at all.