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    White Sox Mgr Speculation Thread

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    21 minutes ago, Leonard Zelig said:

    He’s been here 4.5 years and has 20 posts, so who knows?

    Nice. Just because 70% of my posts aren't just yelling out a players name when they do something in a game thread like lot's of others around here shouldn't mean anything as far as trying to interact with you guys 

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    Anderson will play in WBC...

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    On 8/26/2022 at 6:21 PM, South Side Hit Men said:

    I appreciate your response.

    What I tried to do was clarify the expectations or terminology we are using. I agree with a lot of what you write here, but in terms of player availability, I lean more toward production and a reasonable overall playing time expectation than counting trips to an IL, sometimes used just to give a player an extended break for an injury that could take 4-6 days to recover. I also consider a younger player ahead of his pier group (in the majors at ages 23-24) need additional time to adjust to playing in the league with limited/no experience, and less development time than players promoted 1-2 years later. It's why I commended the slow easing in of Vaughn, and Tony's management of him, in 2021 after no 2020 minor league season.

    When it comes to players like Robert, Eloy, Madrigal, or others who are absent for half or more games each season over 3-5 seasons, I don't think there is a debate that these players are in fact injury prone and have trouble staying on the field for more than half a season.

    When it comes to Bummer or Anderson, who have been both productive and available more than nearly all of their pier age group over several seasons, I side with they played as expected. Tim Anderson averaged 5 of 6 games played, nearly all starts, during his several year career. Being off one game per week and playing the other five is what I expect out of a starting batter. For catchers it would be four of six games, or 95-100 games at catcher per year (not counting DH/1B appearances) for a solid starting catcher.

    I also think a player who wants to play every single game like Abreu would benefit from being off at least once every other week. He has played very banged up at times, and also mired in slumps because he doesn't ever want to sit. While that work ethic is admirable, the team and his overall production would likely benefit from 2-3 games off per month of scheduled rest / work load management, to allow him to be fresh and more productive during his appearances.

    I just thought you should know that it's "peer group" not pier. Not busting your balls, just letting you know. Carry on.

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    Do the sox even have another need?

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    I can't believe everyone keeps pencilling in this Vaughan kid, who has never played Major League Baseball, as our DH. Yes, he could be a stud right out of the gate, but we've all seen the exact opposite happen to guys who are rushed to the Bigs more often than not. He needs a full year in the minors at least.

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