Jack Parkman Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, mqr said: Eloy is a bust and we never have to worry about Moncada again. Win some, lose some Are you Jerry Callo? (hope you get the reference) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justinsettle Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 No one said he is going to be a bust. But he has had a horrible last month if you include spring training. What you don't want with a 1st year player is that to build upon itself- much like Moncada last year. Put him in a position to succeed. Had he not "got paid" it would have been beyond a doubt the right thing to do to start him in AAA and let him get hot before bringing him up. Hopefully he gets hot on ML pitching and doesn't start the year in a month long slump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, Justinsettle said: No one said he is going to be a bust. But he has had a horrible last month if you include spring training. What you don't want with a 1st year player is that to build upon itself- much like Moncada last year. Put him in a position to succeed. Had he not "got paid" it would have been beyond a doubt the right thing to do to start him in AAA and let him get hot before bringing him up. Hopefully he gets hot on ML pitching and doesn't start the year in a month long slump. Had it not been for contract details that the Sox used to save money it would have been without a doubt the right thing to do to call him up in August of last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 When you finally sign that big extension... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moan4Yoan Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 What is he doing? Fortnite dances? I only know this cuz my kids play it. 👀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Eloy has three multi hit games in his first 7 games but yeah he's really struggling. Jesus what the FUCK is wrong with some of you? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 (edited) On 4/7/2019 at 9:57 AM, soxfan49 said: Eloy has three multi hit games in his first 7 games but yeah he's really struggling. Jesus what the FUCK is wrong with some of you? A .520 OPS is absolutely struggling. I don't doubt the pop will come in the near future, but at the moment he is definitely not doing well in his first week. Those multi-hit games are good for a .226 average. You can't possibly look at those numbers and say, yeah this will work. Edited April 8, 2019 by mqr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 35 minutes ago, mqr said: A .520 OPS is absolutely struggling. I don't doubt the pop will come in the near future, but at the moment he is definitely not doing well in his first week. Those multi-hit games are good for a .226 average. You can't possibly look at those numbers and say, yeah this will work. I look at Eloy's .520 OPS the same way I look at Tim Anderson's 1.457 OPS. A small sample size that will equalize over time. It has been 8 games for both. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 46 minutes ago, mqr said: A .520 OPS is absolutely struggling. I don't doubt the pop will come in the near future, but at the moment he is definitely not doing well in his first week. Those multi-hit games are good for a .226 average. You can't possibly look at those numbers and say, yeah this will work. yeah wow how dare he not be Mike Trout right off the bat what a bum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Not worried at all about his bat given his prodigious talent there but this dude in LF is El Caballo 2.0. It's too bad. I figured he'd be passable at least until he got into his late 20s but he's already awful and he's only 22! How a 22 year old with such incredible coordination at the plate can move so sloth like in the field is beyond me. He just is slow as molasses laterally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, soxfan49 said: yeah wow how dare he not be Mike Trout right off the bat what a bum Actually, here is Mike Trouts first taste of the majors. .163 /.213/ .279 /.492 in 47 PAs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 I'll be a bit worried about Eloy if this is going on in June and July. To expect anyone to thrive when they first get to the major leagues is foolish. It may even be tougher for guys with the pub Eloy gets. He just doesn't get fastballs seeing if they can hit it like lesser knowns get. He's treated as legit from the start. He'll adjust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said: I look at Eloy's .520 OPS the same way I look at Tim Anderson's 1.457 OPS. A small sample size that will equalize over time. It has been 8 games for both. For sure. It think it'll even out. But trying to spin the first handful of games as good doesn't track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 13 minutes ago, mqr said: For sure. It think it'll even out. But trying to spin the first handful of games as good doesn't track. For the sample size, 3 multi hit games in 8 chances is not something to completely discount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 6 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: For the sample size, 3 multi hit games in 8 chances is not something to completely discount. Make that 4 in 9 games, but you and I are clearly wrong here. He hasn't hit a homer in 9 games so he blows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moan4Yoan Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 7 hours ago, Dick Allen said: I'll be a bit worried about Eloy if this is going on in June and July. To expect anyone to thrive when they first get to the major leagues is foolish. It may even be tougher for guys with the pub Eloy gets. He just doesn't get fastballs seeing if they can hit it like lesser knowns get. He's treated as legit from the start. He'll adjust. I believe our clown TV announcer when he wasn’t telling some stupid pun jokes managed to give an interesting stat that Eloy has seen 45% sliders so far, the most of any hitter in the majors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 15 hours ago, Harper2Sox said: I believe our clown TV announcer when he wasn’t telling some stupid pun jokes managed to give an interesting stat that Eloy has seen 45% sliders so far, the most of any hitter in the majors. Stone made a corny joke early in that game and Jason gave him some guff and I still am trying to figure out if Jason was being serious or not. I probably would have given him the benefit of the doubt if we hadn't heard Jason make every fucking corny joke in the book the last two years with zero sense of restraint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 That's five multi-hit games in his first 10 career games, first player to do so since 2014 (Abreu). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, soxfan49 said: That's five multi-hit games in his first 10 career games, first player to do so since 2014 (Abreu). Where are the extra base hits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackDoorBreach Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 26 minutes ago, ron883 said: Where are the extra base hits? Who cares? He's succesfully hitting MLB pitching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ron883 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 32 minutes ago, BackDoorBreach said: Who cares? He's succesfully hitting MLB pitching. A certain SS on the Padres has 3 HRs already. I'd like at least one from Eloy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Jose Abreu said: Frank’s first homerun was his 98th plate appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 2 hours ago, ron883 said: A certain SS on the Padres has 3 HRs already. I'd like at least one from Eloy All you're doing is hurting yourself. That certain shortstop is going to be real good. I'd enjoy Eloy for the player he is and try to forget about that other guy unless you are a complete masochist. The two have nothing to do with each other. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moan4Yoan Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 1 minute ago, Timmy U said: All you're doing is hurting yourself. That certain shortstop is going to be real good. I'd enjoy Eloy for the player he is and try to forget about that other guy unless you are a complete masochist. The two have nothing to do with each other. I squint my eyes and pretend Tatis Jr. is at 3B and Moncada is still playing 2B. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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