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Dylan Covey is more than two years older than Fulmer. What Covey's doing right now is good evidence of why you don't take a guy with good stuff and convert him into a reliever because he gets beat up after getting rushed through the minors.

Yolmer is a funny dude

The White Sox would have to go 26-73 (.262) the rest of the way to finish with Greg's prediction of 48 wins.

I’ve both researched and battled depression myself. The key piece of healthy living is having someone to support and talk to you. Far too often people feel like they are left on an island with no way off. I could go on and on about the subject for hours but at the end of the day, I am personally available for anyone who needs it. I don’t give a fuck if I know you or not. You are not alone. I’ll gladly share my direct contact info with anyone who thinks they need it. There is nothing wrong with asking for help, in fact as someone who has been there, you should.

How many houses were placed on this 48 win bet?

I think it's about time MLB starts looking at the technology they have on balls and strikes to call them and get rid of the home plate ump making the call.

Ooh hope nick Madrigal gets his outfield glove. Moncada is good again.

It means the Sale trade was a bust, shut up

Especially when you have as much power as Omar

Like a lot of people my age, I have accumulated quite a few friends who are die hard Red Sox fans, partly because they never seem to die. They all discount Covey's performance Friday, saying Cora put out a minor league lineup. Next time they face Covey, Boston will have all the sluggers in lineup. Blah, blah.

Note sure if this has been posted, but Covey giving Shields some love: Link

So there are 5 players on 5 different teams still playing in the college baseball playoffs. I thought we should get a thread of game times and viewing information so its all in one place for anyone who wants to watch and discuss the newest Sox prospects. (all times CST) 1st round pick Nick Madrigal (Oregon State University) vs. 30th round pick Micah Coffey (University of Minnesota) Game 1: June 8th @ 4PM on ESPN2 Game 2: June 9th @ 8:30PM on ESPN2 Game 3 (if necessary): June 10th @ 8PM on ESPN2 3rd round pick Konnor Pilkington (Mississippi State University) vs. Vanderbilt University Game 1: June 8th @ 7PM on ESPN2 Game 2: June 9th @ 8:30PM on ESPN (Pilkington announced as starter) Game 3 (if necessary): June 10th @ 5PM on ESPN2 14th round pick Davis Martin (Texas Tech University) vs. Duke University Game 1: June 9th @ 2PM on ESPNU Game 2: June 10th @ 5PM on ESPNU Game 3 (if necessary): June 11th @ 3PM on ESPN2 35th round pick Jason Morgan (University of North Carolina) vs. Stetson University Jason Morgan was injured this year so he will most likely not be pitching in this series Game 1: June 8th @ 10AM on ESPN2 Game 2: June 9th @ 11AM on ESPN2 Game 3 (if necessary): June 10th @ 11AM on ESPN2 UPDATE FOR CWS Oregon State (Nick Madrigal) vs. UNC -- June 16th @ 2PM on ESPN Mississippi State (Konnor Pilkington) vs. Washington -- June 16th @ 7PM on ESPN Both will play again on June 18th on ESPN, either @ 1PM (w/game 1 loss) or 6PM (w/game 1 win) Pilkington is scheduled to pitch MSU's second game. Texas Tech (Davis Martin) vs. Florida -- June 7th @ 6PM on ESPN2 Texas Tech's second game will be on June 19th on ESPN, either @ 1PM (w/game 1 loss) or 6PM (w/game 1 win) I couldn't find which game Martin is scheduled to pitch in, so if anyone else does, please let me know.

My question would be, what has he been doing for the previous 400 games in the OF of his career?

Especially when it's against the team from that sh*thole they call "Boston".

Tired of teams thinking Fenway is a big deal. Just go there and kick some bootay. We saw some big-league ball this weekend.

He pinched it.. and got a hit.

Great win.. screw Boston and their fans!

Palka deserves consistent playing time for the rest of the season. He’s been unbelievable

Palka is going to give them the brewers treatment.

I think Madrigal would be a great catcher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is it maybe both fans are that annoying...

IMO it’s a lot more likely that this error was not indicative of anything long term.

Nice, double play now an option

Lopez worked JD like a veteran right there.nice job!

nice thing about today's game is that the staff can show Yoan he was correct to take that with the technology. Fucking horse shit.

This is irritating. Not going to learn to hit lefties by sitting on the bench.

certainly helps having 97-98 in the back pocket. He got away with one to JD because of the velocity.

Narvaez is a BUM

Winston-Salem home tomorrow. Maybe he’s moving up.

Nasty! Nice breaking ball kid.

Crap throw by crap catcher

Ok boys it’s time to quit messing around and make that push for the Division crown

Guess I'll do the work

Rodon, Covey, Kopech, Lopez, Hansen, Giolito, Fulmer, Stephens - there are so many arms there already who could make appearances, and i still expect a couple guys from the end of that list to break out eventually. Maybe I could be talked into a 1 year deal guy if Hansen and Rodon continue to have health issues, but not for a big splash. There's better places to spend money.

You probably never read my post, in which I described, what I term "the angle of contact". It explains why breaking pitches, which break from inside, toward the strike zone, provide a better angle of contact, for a pull hitter's swing. The ball is literally breaking right into the swing path, of the pull hitter. By contrast, balls which break from outside toward the plate, provide a poor angle of contact, for a pull hitter. That is one of the reasons why it is often suggested that the best approach for a hitter, with such pitches, is to take the ball the opposite way, by using a "hands before the barrel of the bat" swing. It's difficult to explain, in a short verbal description, without illustrations, but the logic is compelling. Of course, a hitter must learn to not bail on breaking pitches, which appear to be heading toward him, before they break toward the plate. Good hitters learn to stay closed, and to recognize breaking pitches. About 20 years ago, I wrote an article on this subject, in which I demonstrated my hypothesis. Some years later, I presented it to Craig Walker, when he was the Sox hitting coach and afterwards, had an opportunity to discuss it with him. He agreed with the hypothesis and asserted that is was quite valid. His reservation was the same as the one, which I just articulated, i.e. a hitter must be able to not bail on breaking pitches, which start inside, and then break toward the strike zone. He also concurred that good hitters are able to do that, with reasonable consistency. That is part of what makes them good hitters. I understand that this principle is antithetical to the entire approach of platooning, which was popularized back in the late 50's, by Casey Stengel. He used it extensively with a platoon of Elston Howard and Yogi Berra. It then became conventional baseball "wisdom" and practice. That doesn't mean that it is entirely valid. Again, it does provide the advantage of eliminating the temptation of a hitter to open up, or "bail" with his front foot, and it affords a hitter a little better look at the pitch, as it comes from the other side, but that advantage is off set by the poorer angle of contact. Now, you may be wondering why I am so vehement about the need for the Sox to have a middle of the order, left handed bat. After all, since most pitchers are right handed, why wouldn't it be better to have almost all right handed hitters, based upon my hypothesis. The fact is that most hitters are right handed. My point is that you need to have the balance in the line up. It is not advantageous to have an opposing pitcher get comfortable facing all of the good hitters from one side of the plate. Moreover, since managers use their bullpens, by matching left handers with left handed hitters and right handers, with right handed hitters, by having a good mix of both, in the lineup, the opposing team is forced to "burn" through the pen, in the late innings. In addition, there are some inherent advantages to hitting left handed, chief among them are that a left handed hitter is closer to first base, and the momentum of his swing, carries him in that direction, thus allowing him to get down the first base line, faster.

Really nice day for Kanny and W-S. Never heard of Borkovich on Kanny before.

I like that Fangraphs most-searched list now has Dylan Covey, as Red Sox and White Sox fans rush to their computers to find out "Who the F is Dylan Covey?"

Election Day should be a national holiday. It’s said every once in awhile.

This is the purpose of a rebuild, finding assets that wouldn't have gotten an opportunity with a team trying to compete. If he can become a 2-3 WAR starter, that's a huge win. Even better if he can become more.

Nerds making up stats..?

Why the fuck does Coop ever have Rodon work at 92-93. He's much more effective at mid 90s and he gets hit everywhere when he tries to hold back. It doesn't work Coop. Stop it. Even before he was injured they did this and it infuriates me.