Chisox378

If we need a bench role player why not sign Matt Duffy! Kid can hit and k to walk is good. The Duffman can get er done!

I explained my reasoning about the high importance of K to W a while back. I dont have the energy to do it again right now.

Maybe we can get him to meditate on Jesus and the Gospels!

Once I watched 6 minutes of the 8 minute video of his swing I had a slight changing of my mind.

Luis Robert has a really good swing. Its short and compact, no high leg kick. Seems like there is a problem with handling breaking balls and sometimes swings at balls out of the zone. Hopefully he gets better with time. Hope he can improve on his K to W, last year in the minors he had a total of 129 ks to only 28 bb. Has good power potential and good speed and most importantly gets alot of hits. Sox are getting more interesting and exciting by the day.

Wow, I can't believe we haven't done that, so yes this is #1 followed by back to back World Series Championships.

I was thinking Mendick with a .290 .380 but no steals. That's fine as long as he can get on base.

I'm down for the respect role but if Madrigal is batting 9th posting .300 .390 with a terrific k to walk and it's a month into the season, then we have to worry about winning games and putting Madrigal first.

What I want to do is get on the board first and put pressure on the other team to come back. I want the lead heading into the 6th and 7th so we can give it to the pen to close em down. I would much prefer the HR hitter like Eloy hitting a home run in the 1st inning with Madrigal and Moncada on base rather than leading Eloy off and getting a solo HR.

Yes, but remember that was Betts breakout year. The year before that,2017,he hit .264 with 26 sb and even then was a better than average leadoff hitter. So Boston went into 2018 thinking he would do more like 2017, but he exploded and they just left him as the leadoff hitter. Now they have him bat 2nd with the rise of Devers.

Remember, as Ozzie said, we want the HRs with guys on base. Don't bat HR guys leadoff. I laughed when the Yankees had Judge leading off or even batting 2nd.

Robert struck out and barely walked last year in AAA and should not be in the leadoff hole at this point. I'd line em up like this. 1)Madrigal 2B 2)Moncada 3B 3)Abreu 1B 4)Jiminez LF 5)Encarnacion DH 6)Mazara RF 7)Grandall C ? 8)Anderson SS 9)Engel CF

Eloy should bat 4th, he has got the best power stroke on the club.

With what have, Madrigal for sure should lead off. Madrigal looks even better to me as a 2 hitter but we just don't have anyone that is prototypical leadoff hitter, .280, .380 40 sb guy. I would never let Leury leadoff, his k to walk is very bad. He had a .310 obp last season.

? Even though this is a toast against me, I get more laughs out of this message board than anywhere else. In reality, it will be neat to have all these weapons at our disposal and interesting to see how Ricky uses them in our lineups. Merry Christmas and a Happy New year to All!

Train EE for LF, Jiminez for RF, Mazara for CF.

Yes, the A's know a good hitter with high OBP when they see one.

If there is anyone I want on the Angels it's David Fletcher!

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Collins was the 10th overall pick and dominated AAA last season after being sent down. He is a Sox top 5 prospect in my opinion.

Yes Michaelangelo, I agree, there is also the fact we have these good prospects and now we are not using them even in a back up role. I would have preferred to use Collins this year instead of EE, but it is what it is. Now I'm looking forward to see if EE can do what he did last season, although my prediction is that he will decline. Any injuries we will see Collins up. Maybe they can also give him some reps in right field in AAA.

I agree, if he only gets 200 pa then let him play everyday in Charlotte. He can also be ready in case there is an injury.

Madrigal finishes in the top 3 OBP on Sox next season, that's my prediction. I hope our players learn how to walk, we were last in the entire MLB in walks at 378.

This in my opinion is a poor signing. The 37 year old EE is declining and has blocked Collins who in my opinion would have put up better numbers that EE this season. Like I said before put Collins in RF, Mazara in CF. Yes, I'm sticking to my guns, Luis Robert is too raw and nothing compared to Frank Thomas. Thomas in the minors and his whole career had phenomenal plate discipline and eye. Robert in the minors last season had 129 KS to 28 bb.

So if we do sign EE, which is a signing I am not hot on, what happens to Collins? Mazara to CF, Collins can play RF? I would do that and train Collins for RF. Otherwise Collins looks to be in AAA for season.