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    Bullpen

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    25 minutes ago, Spumoni said:

    Between all the bullpen signings this was supposed to be a strength (again). Allocate all these resources to the pen and the results are extremely frustrating 

    Doesnt matter how much you allocate if they get hurt.

    This pen was supposed to be Hendriks, Graveman, Bummer, Kelly, Crochet, Reylo, VV, and 1 more. That would have been a strength, injuries haven't allowed it

    Next four months…keys to survival that won’t cost as much

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    11 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

    Trade for Benintendi and Adam Frazier OR Brandon Drury.

    Bench/IL Moncada and IL Grandal as well, bring up Carlos Perez to split time with McGuire.

    Trade Abreu, finally put Vaughn at 1st (most controversial but completely necessary to put everyone where they belong defensively)

    Get back Kelly and Lynn.

    Jimenez eventually returns at DH.

    Sheets to Charlotte.

    Split OF/DH time with Pollock, Frazier, Engel, Benintendi.

    DFA Harrison asap.  Leury and or Mendick last off the bench, period, after TA7 returns.  Don’t count on Mendick as everyday 2b.


    Adam Frazier would be the better get (vs. Drury) not based on numbers over Drury but positional flexibility…he would get majority of starts at second and block Leury.  The NL to AL thing with so many in the past is another factor with Drury.

    Padres are getting worst NL outfield production and will be the toughest competition for Benintendi.  Let the Twins go after Montas/Castillo and hold your prospect base for the future. 
     

    It would be a massive shakeup with Harrison, Moncada, Grandal and especially Abreu…but the right move for this season and moving forward regardless of the 2023 manager’s identity.

    find a hobby

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    This exact article could be written about White Sox situation

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    10 hours ago, zisk said:

     Gotta agree. This might be the most depressed I've ever been as a Sox fan. Only the ouster of TLR can save this season. Only

    new ownership and a new front office can turn this around long term.

    I cant imagine being depressed over a MLB team.

    It's disturbing how many posters on here have lost touch with reality. It's a failure of a season, there are far worse things going on

    TA out 3 weeks

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    5 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

    We can’t even do that because the Twins are now down 4 starting pitchers and they haven’t been able to rely recently on the production or health of Correa or Buxton.

    After the results of this past week, just not thinking that anyone has the ability to run away and hide in this division.  Not even the slumping Guardians are totally out of this with their easy June schedule. 
     

    So it’s the worst of all worlds where we stick with the veterans because we’re still in the division or WC race, even without Anderson.  Of course, these next three series could really put us well back below .500 again.

    "We"? You arent part of the team. Just because you're psycho enough to harass sponsors and people in the organization doesn't mean you get to use "we".

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    10 Steps to Save the Season

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    7 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said:

    Time to shake things up.  While very little of this will actually happen, these are all moves a competent organization would consider in hopes of righting a sinking ship:

    1. Fire Tony La Russa - This is the biggest no-brainer move possible.  Tony is a lifeless zombie who has no business being a major league manager.  The game has clearly passed him by and it’s evident by his terrible decision-making day after day.  Time for Tony to head back to California where he can get blackout drunk on the daily and go rescue some animals.
    2. Make Jirschele Manager - Forgot bringing back Ozzie or hiring another former player without experience, just go with the best managerial option in the system.  Jirschele has been hyped up quite a bit for years now and the major league team could use a young leader who actually has a pulse.
    3. Fire Rick Hahn - I’ve been a Hahn supporter for some time and gave him a free pass in the past for lackluster moves as he was getting the organization in a better place, but this offseason was so bad / confusing that I can no longer look the other way.  He must be held accountable for failing address the same holes for multiple offseasons.
    4. Make KW Defacto GM - We are in our window and can’t afford letting Hahn oversee another trade deadline.  And when you need a big move, there is only one man for the job and that’s Trader Kenny.  I know handling the day to day at this point is not what he’s looking for, but Jerry can make this happen by telling him it will only be a 1 1/2 season gig.
    5. Replace Menechino - Honestly, I don’t even have a replacement idea here, just bring in any new voice.  I am so fucking sick of watching everyone regressing and it being groundball city night after night.  It may not seem fair to make Menechino the fall guy for players underperforming, but unfortunately we can’t fire all the players so he has to go.
    6. DFA Big Energy - Our big 2B addition has been an utter disaster.  Hard to believe that he was the best we could do, but it ain’t a Rick Hahn offseason without signing some free agents who will be DFAed by the trade deadline.  And while the dude may be a great clubhouse guy, his bat is simply unplayable at this point in career and we have better options in the minors.
    7. Free Yogurt - One of those better options is sitting right there in AAA.  This kid won’t be a star, but he’s a massive upgrade over both Big Energy & Legend.  And at 25 years of age, it’s time to give him a look.  If he doesn’t take advantage of the opportunity, then give Lenyn Sosa a shot or even possibly Romy Gonzalez if he can figure his shit out.
    8. Acquire Bryan Reynolds - I don’t care about some Cuban OFs in AA / A+, the Sox need to finally address RF while also adding a LH bat.  With Kenny as our GM, it’s time to make a bold move.  And yes, I know the cost won’t be cheap despite a slow start and it will certainly deplete an already weakened system.  I’m sure many people will hate this, but I’m thinking that Ramos, Kath, Popeye, & Mena gets it done.
    9. Demote Sheets - With Reynolds in tow, we no longer need to leverage Sheets as our one left-handed power bat.  And quite frankly, there will be way too many bats to fit him in.  As a Gavin fan coming into the season, I’ve been very disappointed with what I’ve seen out of him and this year he’s been passed on the depth chart by Jake Burger.
    10. Make Eloy a DH - I argued against this in the past, but it’s time to put Eloy in a bubble and make him a permanent DH.  Even that won’t protect him from running the bases, but we must limit the opportunities to injure himself.  And with a new hitting coach in place, he’s even more important to this offense.  This means that Vaughn becomes the primary LF and Pollock rotates across all three OF spots.

    What do you guys think?  What else could be done to fix this mess?  Share your thoughts and feel free to rip away.

    Bryan Reynolds has a 102 wRC+ and .2 WAR this year.  

    If you're going to give up a lot, do it for someone who is actually performing. Reynolds would get killed by posters like you if he put up his same #s here.

     

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