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4 hours ago, Tony said:
Yeah, it seems Iike it’s time. Not sure what else Nicky has to do down in AA.
He is more ready for a promotion than Robert was, as crazy as that sounds. He’s not overmatched in any capacity and we need to see what he can do against pitchers with better control and also what might happen once his bat meets the juiced baseball.
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6 hours ago, TomPickle said:
Yogurt is up to a .323 BA now, though I guess it's pretty unlikely that he moves to another level this year.
Maybe an AFL candidate?
What is the ceiling on The Yoplait Kid? Yolmer 2.0 or can he be better than that?
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On 7/1/2019 at 9:42 AM, bighurt574 said:
Saying HOF talent isn't necessarily the same as saying he'll make it, but I'll take my chances on a 20-year-old putting up his kind of numbers, at a premium position no less. Wasn't there an article about that in the last year or so on the history of these uber prospects making debuts as young ages? Can't seem to find it, but I believe the track record is actually pretty impressive.
I remember that article. Under-21 players who perform at this level are virtually never flukes and the majority turn into superstars and Hall of Famers.
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This is already one of the worst trades in baseball history. For all the reasons you all know. I think I’ll reach acceptance level when we start winning.
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12 minutes ago, SoxBlanco said:
I figured it was a no-brainer that Collins would be going back to AAA
That’s a bummer. I think Collins has a much higher ceiling than Reed and if he’s going to be productive in any capacity next season it’s much more likely to happen if he gets nearly half a season of MLB experience in 2019. Let him get his lumps in now. Same reason I want to see Robert and Madrigal up by August. This team is in a position to contend for the postseason in 2020 simply by promoting from within and adding a pitcher or two. Playing the service time game and giving at bats to guys that won’t be a part of the next good White Sox team doesn’t make sense anymore.
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Can’t wait for the meltdown if the Sox take Baty at 3.
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2 hours ago, greg775 said:
Not really. Nobody talks about wins and losses any more. I've been told by the advanced stat lovers those stats are meaningless. I would like to congratulate Gio. Nice to see a first-round draft pick excel with the Sox. And he's only 24. Obviously Hahn won that trade with Gio about ready to land an all-star berth. Rey has to get more consistent though.
They are w/r/t evaluating pitcher performance.
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2 hours ago, ron883 said:
BABIP alone doesn't tell the story. Don't come at me until you check up on the quality of his contact.
Barrel% triple the mlb avg and top 5 OVERALL in all of MLB, EV of 92mph puts him in the 91st percentile, hard hit% 95th percentile, career best xSLG and xWOBA, launch angle up 2 degrees from his career average....were these the stats you were looking for?
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1 minute ago, chitownsportsfan said:
bucknor because he has the worst zone in MLB. West is an asshat but calls a decent game from time to time.
As hawk used to say if you’re going to be bad at least be bad for both teams. That unfortunately has not been the case today.
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5 minutes ago, GradMc said:
Which would make Lopez and Rodon (when he returns) the best #4 and #5 starters in the AL which means they could win a ton of games.
Reynaldo is just a very shiny gascan at this point. Gonna need to see a lot more from him before penciling him into the future rotation, much less calling him the best anything.
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CB giving plesac an inch off the plate all day and not giving gio the same. Amazing that he hasn't given anything up to this point.
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It’s just impressive to me that Chris Sale has actually become even better in Boston and yet that trade very much looks like a win-win at this point. How often does a team trade a cheap young Hall of Fame pitcher and get an adequate return?
But it in terms of value returned for value given, it’s the Eaton trade. Had he remained healthy it would’ve been more of a tossup, but his injuries and the emergence of Giolito and Lopez make it a slam dunk.
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8 hours ago, SoxAce said:
Nice innings from both Burdi and Hansen. Both went 2 IP 0 H 0 R.
Any word on burdis velo? Not seeing anything on twitter. Curious if he’s sitting high nineties again. No walks is the best part of his line. He’ll be up in a month if the command clicks in.
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2 hours ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:
Does Franco stick at SS long term though? I’m not sure about that. I do know Robert is a plus defender in CF though.
Even if not he’s got to be number one. Imagine if madrigal (polished as heck hitter, discerning, rarely strikes out, quick wheels) were four years younger, was much stronger, was a switch hitter, had more raw power, and could play SS. That’s wander franco. For Robert to pass him he’d have to do at double and triple-A what he did at Winston Salem.
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16 hours ago, Jerksticks said:
Ah but you’re now doing a similar thing my friend. You’re using his extreme example as license to lump all theories that support bunting as dumps placed in pretty little boxes marked guaranteed.
The only example that needs to be given is one run game, later innings.
All bunting does there is slightly increase your chance of tying the game, but it does not meaningfully increase your chance of winning the game bc You just put a bullet in the belly of your chance to score multiple runs. And that’s with a successful bunt. 99% of major-league players have no business trying to lay down a bunt at all. Quite frankly we should see players bunting as often as we see a straight steal of home. That’s how rare it is for the stars to align making it the best strategy available.
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On 5/11/2019 at 6:37 AM, ScooterMcGee said:
Sure, the hitter after that is hot too. Didn't take into account the IBB.
Point is, there are situations where it is acceptable, strategic, and even necessary.
You had to invent a situation of various extremes to make bunting even a remotely viable option, and so in the process you have inadvertently proved the case against bunting. If an idea necessitates such an extraordinary amount of theoretical gimmickry, it is probably garbage.
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3 minutes ago, Jose Abreu said:
Stroman is an awful matchup for him. I hate seeing Tim hit 7th every day but I'm not as upset about it today.
Thing is I don’t think he’s hitting seven because Ricky recognizes a matchup problem. Yonder for example is struggling like crazy and even when facing guys he’s historically not hit well he’s still in the middle of the order. There’s just no reason for a mediocre offense to ever put one of its best bats in the bottom third of the order.
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Tim Anderson has a .993 OPS against RHP this season. Still hitting seventh today. I don’t even have the words.
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Madrigal with the juiced baseball will hit 10+ homers a year, and that’s perfectly fine for someone who is above average in literally every other category.
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Anyone with a good scouting report on Vaughn’s defense? I’ve read everything from serviceable to fantastic. If they’re going to draft an undersized first baseman, it would be nice if he was slick with the glove Given that the left side of the White Sox infield isn’t the most accurate throwing the ball to first base.
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3 minutes ago, Balta1701 said:
Worth noting that he's currently sporting an .890 OPS because his HR totals have dropped a lot so far this year.
The stat cast data suggests that he’s just as good if not even a little better than the last few years. Those balls will start clearing fences real soon. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/j-d-martinez-502110?stats=career-r-hitting-mlb
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4 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:
Nah. 4 years, $85-90M
We’ll see. If he puts up another big year then I think 4/100 or 5/115 is what it would take.
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5 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:
JDM shouldn’t cost $100M
He’s only 31 and one of the five or so best hitters in baseball. He’ll get his hundred million for sure.
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1 hour ago, chitownsportsfan said:
Last year the Sox got like 5 fWAR total from their rotation. This year they are on pace for about 10. That's awesome. There has been some development on that front, despite losing Kopech. Gio and Lopez turning into cromulent 3rd and 4th starters is huge.
Indeed, cromulent young arms embiggen even the thinnest pitching staffs.
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The fragility of some fans on this board recently...
in Pale Hose Talk
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How any of you could b**** and moan while Colome is in the midst of a 10+ WAR season is beyond me. We are witnesses to history, folks!