fathom Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: I mean, Gioltio looked awesome, Timmy hit a bomb, and Yoan continued to look good at the plate. Wasn’t all bad before they all left abruptly. yeah, it's the injury issues though that are worrisome. Don't really care that Engel and the rest of the Legion of Suck are doing bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 minute ago, JuliusO1274 said: Avi currently has a .8 WAR according to Baseball Reference, that includes a positive rated defensive WAR. Just saying. Such a stupid, stupid decision. They had nothing to lose giving him one more season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScootsMcGoots Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxbrad Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 5 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: Yes im sure the coaches are telling them to swing at balls. How about just give him the take sign, smart baseball, something this organization has zero idea about, they are embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockin Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Just now, fathom said: Such a stupid, stupid decision. They had nothing to lose giving him one more season. The assumption was they were going to use the money for Harper/Machado. Hindsight is 20/20 but if they knew they weren't going to go all out on that front they should have absolutely kept him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 minute ago, fathom said: Such a stupid, stupid decision. They had nothing to lose giving him one more season. Hey now, we do not like overpaying veteran players who have no long-term future with us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 minute ago, fathom said: yeah, it's the injury issues though that are worrisome. Don't really care that Engel and the rest of the Legion of Suck are doing bad. I'm really concerned that Moncada might go into a funk after his mandatory hiatus. It could fuck with his pitch recognition a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 How often has Gore been picked off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazox Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 I thought they'd get Gore 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, fathom said: Such a stupid, stupid decision. They had nothing to lose giving him one more season. It was time to move on from Avi, just as it is time to move on from Abreu at the end of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuliusO1274 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 minute ago, fathom said: Such a stupid, stupid decision. They had nothing to lose giving him one more season. I said when they got rid of him that I wouldn't be surprised if he had a great 2019 season. He showed the batting average in 2017 and a lot more power in an injury plagued 2018, I had a feeling he would put together if he was heathy in 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Just now, GermanSoxFan said: It was time to move on from Avi, just as it is time to move on from Abreu at the end of the year. why though, it was clear to anyone watching that he was injured all last year (our training staff blew it with him). Considering that he was great in 2017 and showed power last year despite the knee/hamstring issues, it was definitely worth the risk of seeing what he could do in a non-contending season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox80 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 minute ago, whitesoxbrad said: How about just give him the take sign, smart baseball, something this organization has zero idea about, they are embarrassing. I wouldn't bother arguing with him . he thinks the Sox crap smells like roses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 minute ago, GermanSoxFan said: It was time to move on from Avi, just as it is time to move on from Abreu at the end of the year. I agree here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScootsMcGoots Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 6 outs to play with. Need to make it count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, fathom said: Such a stupid, stupid decision. They had nothing to lose giving him one more season. I was fine with them letting him go, but I also thought they were planing some sort of upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: I'm really concerned that Moncada might go into a funk after his mandatory hiatus. It could fuck with his pitch recognition a bit. I'm not worried about that...just hope it doesn't become one of those lasting concussion issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Just now, fathom said: why though, it was clear to anyone watching that he was injured all last year (our training staff blew it with him). Considering that he was great in 2017 and showed power last year despite the knee/hamstring issues, it was definitely worth the risk of seeing what he could do in a non-contending season. They let him go to leave the spot open for a Harper pursuit, I presume. If they really were out on Harper, they should have worked quickly to get Avi back. Maybe they did, but Avi wasn't interested in returning once they non-tendered him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: I'm really concerned that Moncada might go into a funk after his mandatory hiatus. It could fuck with his pitch recognition a bit. Lol...you got to settle down Jack. We don’t even know he’ll be forced to have a mandatory hiatus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 (edited) God forbid someone making a wednesday afternoon game between the White Sox and Royals entertaining, apparently Edited April 17, 2019 by mqr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 8 minutes ago, Scoots said: The only thing I remember about Carlos Gomez is he would always swing as hard as he could, and on a whiff you could safely bet the over that he would do a 360 spin and his helmet would fly off his head. YouTube him and you'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 11 minutes ago, JoshPR said: Dude emotion is one thing. Hot dogging is something else He doesnt hotdog. You have no idea what you're talking about. He's having fun playing a game. Your attitude is embarrassing and you should consider changing it. Take your old white man anti-fun nonsense somewhere else. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 minute ago, fathom said: why though, it was clear to anyone watching that he was injured all last year (our training staff blew it with him). Considering that he was great in 2017 and showed power last year despite the knee/hamstring issues, it was definitely worth the risk of seeing what he could do in a non-contending season. You said it, it‘s a non contending season. Avi is a free agent at the end of the year, the Sox can always resign him. I‘d rather see if Cordell or Palka or other fringy prospects can play in the big leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Just now, fathom said: I'm not worried about that...just hope it doesn't become one of those lasting concussion issues. I'm worried about that first and foremost and then when he gets back, he could really struggle, just like when he was hot last year, got hurt and then seemed to really fall off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 In fairness, if Jay instead of Palka was getting the reps in RF the loss of Avi wouldn't be near as painful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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