Look at Ray Ray Run

Nick Williams is far from a seasoned MLB LF'er him self is the issue.

What is this based on? Nick Williams LF range is well below average vs league average for his career. Advanced metrics are volatile in the OF for defense, so I don't want to cite anything as too telling, but you have no evidence of this at all.

No, his approach has been solid despite his contact not being great. That's the point of citing his OBP. I want Vaughn to play in LF so he has nothing to do with Mercedes. Nick Williams is not a good LF'er.

I mean, in general his sample is minuscule to begin with. Taking the already small sample and breaking it down to an 8 AB sample instead of 14 is just laughably pointless. Can't really analyze R/L splits when he's looking at less than 4 full games of AB's. He's having good AB's, seeing a lot of pitches and getting on base. He hasn't hit the ball all that hard yet, but again it's been like 4 games. Someone's approach is much more indicative of their readiness, IMO, than their numbers in their young career.

Getting on base 40% of the time is stupid and doesn't justify playing? Well that's quite the take.

Someone let Chitown and Tony know the Sox won. I'm sure they're in their garage crafting a new coffee table!

Nailed it!

not a bad win when you start the worst pitcher in baseball, and 90% of your lineup wouldn't be claimed off waivers for free!

Sox have scored some of the ugliest runs in baseball I've ever seen this year lol love it

doubling down; might have to go to the judges for an end of night ruling now. you may have taken the lead!

you're competing with caufield for most delusional post in the thread.

Grandal catches the ball and the umpire just pretends he doesn't. Is this a joke? What is the point of MLB replay.

The Sox lead major league baseball in walk rate. No idea how they're a feast or famine offense. Javy Baez has a career walk rate that is one of the lowest in baseball history 4.7% while also striking out nearly 29% of the time. Luis Robert has a walk rate near 10% this year and 9% on his young career despite periods of struggling. He also has reduced his k rate already (BB/K numbers become predictable pretty quickly by 6% vs last year. Your entire post is complete nonsense.

Grandal has a 400 OBP and a 128 wRC+ as a catcher. I didn't know you got into improv comedy in your spare time Caufield.

Lazy Fly or Right Side Worm Hunter would be Leury's Native American name.

it makes no sense. guys mlb career literally took off when he STOPPED throwing it. it can't just be him who wants to throw it. it has to be a part of his plan for this year. take the best sinker ball in baseball by a mile and throw it less. brilliant! sinker is a feel pitch too so that's been effected by the less usage imo. When Britton's sinker was as dominant as a sinker has been he threw it 94-95%. You don't mess around with garbage off speed when you're throwing a bowling ball up to the plate at 97 mph.

Bummer dominates baseball in 2019 and 2020 throwing 93% fastballs and 6ish % sliders. In 2017-2018 he wasn't nearly as good and threw his slider 18% of the time and way less sinkers and fastballs. In 2021 he has decided to go back to throwing 18% sliders and he has struggled. It's honestly baffling. Who the ffff told him to go back to throwing this many sliders? It's not good for him. Throw your sinker and dominate games you moron.

he was throwing his sinker well but screwed it all up when he went to his slider over and over.

can this asshole stop walking people.

yeah, but they're not as much free swingers this year. lots of walks. nice to see bummer sinker moving 38 feet downward again.

this is funny because i shouldn't feel this way with how good i know he is, but i'm with you. nervous!

if he's stoned or drunk, maybe he'll make some better gut decisions than sober tony! Maybe he's an enhancement smoker!

Marshall is literally better than both of those guys so not sure what you're advocating for here with them getting "exposed"

Grandal's OBP is almost higher than McCann's OPS lol

McCann is hitting 176 with a 440 OPS