poppysox Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 We have 5 players hitting below the Mendoza Line. Abreu, Palka, Castillo, Engle and Sanchez are all hitting below .200 and frequently if not always in the starting lineup. Makes me kind of optimistic that we have a 7- 9 record with over half the lineup in a slump. Moncada & Anderson are doing some very heavy lifting while Jimenez and Garcia are contributing. I believe the 5 players mentioned will improve more than Moncada & Anderson will regress. Good times ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiks12 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Good to see its from players who will not be on the team during our competitive window, but it woukd be nice if they started hitting their worth. With how bad this division is the competitive window might be this year! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Abreu and maybe Yolmer will even out. Engels defense alone gives him some value. When jay comes back there's gonna be some options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 hour ago, poppysox said: We have 5 players hitting below the Mendoza Line. Abreu, Palka, Castillo, Engle and Sanchez are all hitting below .200 and frequently if not always in the starting lineup. Makes me kind of optimistic that we have a 7- 9 record with over half the lineup in a slump. Moncada & Anderson are doing some very heavy lifting while Jimenez and Garcia are contributing. I believe the 5 players mentioned will improve more than Moncada & Anderson will regress. Good times ahead. Well, Anderson will regress a ton because he pretty much has to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 I find it amazing how a guy that is 0 for the season and cannot play defense is sticking around. What is the expectation that they have of Palka. What harm is there of sending him down for a month? If they lose him is it that great of a loss. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 24 minutes ago, mqr said: Well, Anderson will regress a ton because he pretty much has to Such negativity...why can't he continue to hit over .600 at home for the year? But seriously, it is awesome to see the production from the 1-2 hitters this year no matter who it has been...with Moncada against righties and Anderson against lefties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 6 minutes ago, Harry Chappas said: I find it amazing how a guy that is 0 for the season and cannot play defense is sticking around. What is the expectation that they have of Palka. What harm is there of sending him down for a month? If they lose him is it that great of a loss. Totally agree...Cordell is the same age as Palka and Tilson is a year younger and both are hitting in Charlotte...at one time the Sox were high on both of those guys when they traded for them...bring them up and see what they can do...if Palka finds his swing again in Charlotte great but for now he is a DH who cannot hit playing in the outfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwest Sider Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 It's definitely time to give Cordell his shot. Palka's glaring weaknesses are being exposed, big time. I'd venture to guess the Sox are just hoping he finally runs into a hit so that they can send him to AAA with at least one positive takeaway. But yeah, they're continuing to play him will do no good when the Sox start playing better teams. Abreu, Sanchez and Castillo will all make it to at least middle .200s. Engel is a crap shoot. Every year I expect he would have learned more about how to hit, but it's just not happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 15 minutes ago, Harry Chappas said: I find it amazing how a guy that is 0 for the season and cannot play defense is sticking around. What is the expectation that they have of Palka. What harm is there of sending him down for a month? If they lose him is it that great of a loss. Left handed power hitter. He's shown he can do it. Until Collins comes up they really don't have another that will possibly be with the team in the future besides Moncada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Harry Chappas said: I find it amazing how a guy that is 0 for the season and cannot play defense is sticking around. What is the expectation that they have of Palka. What harm is there of sending him down for a month? If they lose him is it that great of a loss. How about this for the def of replacement: In 449 PA last year he was worth .7fWAR, in 39 PA this year he's been worth -.7fWAR. Just move on already, the book is out on him and he's got zero upside short or long term for the Sox. Time to try somebody else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 Now only 4 players below Mendoza. Improvement by subtraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 We needed a game like this. Only Alonzo below Mendoza. Sanchez over .240 seems impossible for where he was one week ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moan4Yoan Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 (edited) THE ADAM ENGEL LINE. .204 career AVG. Edited April 24, 2019 by Harper2Sox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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