SoxBlanco

I heard that, too...about seven posts before yours 😉

I’m really torn on signing Grandal. On one hand, it seems like a no brainer to want that bat in the lineup at a position like catcher. But I love McCann behind the plate, and I’m not talking about his offense. He has those intangibles that we haven’t seen in a catcher since AJ. I want him catching our pitchers at least 60% of the time next year, and I want to extend him beyond that.

Any series where Giolito is pitching is about as good of a matchup as you can hope for, considering our other starters. I don’t even care who starts for the other team.

It means that anyone who believes Collins was actually 1-1 on our board is very gullible and therefore probably bad at poker.

Sign two of the following four pitchers: Wood, Bumgarner, Wheeler, Keuchel. The other three starters are Giolito, Kopech, Cease. When Rodon comes back, he either moves to the pen or takes the place of whoever of those five are injured/struggling. Lopez is in the pen.

That was my initial thought.

What a great fucking at bat.

Isn’t this game in Chicago?

raBBit, who do you like on the positional side of things? Would you like a Castellanos signing to play DH/RF?

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This is a good question. If Madrigal got called up today, are the Sox better at 2B?

Madrigal could go 0 for his next 19 and still be batting over .300 in AA. Not too shabby.

As a 16 year old? Seems pretty impressive.

He’s been a little rusty since coming back from the injury. Does he have any hits other than the homer in his first game back? Very good to see the walks, though.

Absolutely. And he’s actually looked pretty decent.

Odrisamer Despaigne

Yeah, it’s a bummer they put him in.

Did I miss any updates on Tyler? Hoping to see him back soon.

Good lord. He’s a hit machine right now.

And in his 6th plate appearance in AA, Madrigal finally fails to reach first base.

I actually thought Lopez looked better that inning than any other inning.

Actually it’s just 526 plate appearances that he needs.

Madrigal might be the greatest AA hitter in the history of the game. He hasn’t even made an out yet. EDIT: He did get thrown out stealing once, so I suppose that is making an out. Send him back down to A+.

AA clearly not challenging enough for him. Let’s get him up to AAA.

Were you able to watch? Just curious how Burdi looked. From the box score, his inning looked a little better than “okay”.