Chisox378

It wasnt an either or to that championship it was a both/and. They used small ball throughout the season and in the playoffs but ALSO hit HR and doubles and on top of that had timely hits. The small ball sets the stage for the slugging.

Small ball was a big part in their winning, of course it was. Everyone was on board that philosophy and they executed it. They held some sort of record for scoring first, which put the other team on their heels early in the game.

I will say this once again. The Sox organization, right now, whether its the coaching in the minors, or Steverson the hitting coach, or a bad philisophy by someone in the organization, but right now Sox hitters are programed to hit from .210 to .250 with 5 to 6 times the strikeouts to walks, and hit HRs or strikeout. Its bad hitting. The small ball days of Ozzie and good baseball have been replaced with Adam Dunn and Jim Thome philosophy. It doesnt create runs, it doesnt make the defense work, its selfish baseball.

Pitchers Chris Archer, Matt Moore, Steven Strasburg. Rendon for the hitters.

This is so neat. This can change the game as we know it. People talk about silly pitch clocks and different things, but this idea of an opener would gain fan interest. Not only that it seems like can be good strategy.

I couldn't believe my eyes when I seen Moncada finish 2018 season with 217 K's. It seems like too many Sox batters hit in the low .200's, with gobs of strikeouts, and a good amount of HR's. This is not the sign of a good hitting team. The good news is with Moncada, he has changed some things for the better, as we can see he is hitting better this Spring.

My favorite prospects are: 1)Robert because of his speed but striking out 4 times walks is not going to help his cause. 2)Gavin Sheets looks like the best pure hitter the Sox have. 3)Rutherford looks like he is getting better, should be interesting to watch. What scares me is that alot of Sox prospects are getting hurt. Is it just coincidence or are they not training well? 1st post here, glad to be a part of this board, Go Sox!