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Chick Mercedes

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  1. I mean, say I go along with resting Vaughn. That’s still got nothing to to with DHing Eloy. Let Garcia DH. Eloy wants LF, it’s pointless to fight him on this.  I don’t know, maybe Larussa is attempting  to keep his ego in check or something. Maybe he knows more about playing that game than we do. But seems rather suspect to go to guns against  your best bat.

  2. 7 minutes ago, ptatc said:

    The number 1 predictor for injuries is previous injuries. Rodon has had surgeries the both his shoulder and elbow. He has already pitched far more innings than the last 2 years combined.. He also has Boras for an agent.

    Well since he had his surgery that shoulder/bicep thing seems to be in the rearview mirror. His basic shoulder was sound. It was only a nerve impingement problem in the bicep.  That’s  the only reasonable concern, because TJ is something many pitchers have and you could not field a team if you didn’t sign TJ guys. 

  3. 11 minutes ago, ptatc said:

    Rodon is a huge injury risk however. Giolito is a better bet. 

    The greatest ability is availability. 

    If the medicals are clear on both players I would pay less money for Rodon.  Hell sign em both. It’s simply a matter of evaluating the stuff at that point. Carlos is a high character guy like Giolito, so all things being equal, the medicals are paramount. By real doctors, not web MDs

  4. 4 minutes ago, Rowand44 said:

    I have 0 idea where you even start in a contract negotiation with Rodon.  So many variables there.

    Some team will. Opinions are going to vary on that. He hasn’t shown any sign of having a chronic physiological problem.

  5. 50 minutes ago, South Side Fireworks Man said:

    This is a very disturbing report.  One of the disturbing things is that supposedly the other coaches laughed about it instead of stopping it and beating the living shit out of the pervert.  The players should have stepped in also if they witnessed it.  They are all sacks of shit for not doing anything.

    Bullying culture is just now beginning to be recognized as a priority problem.

  6. Andrew Vaughn is sure holding it down in left field. Him sliding over there made me feel so comfortable. Then of course he covers it like a blanket. I simply don’t know how the Sox can long term hold him off. He is foundational in left. Something has got to be did. In the end, left field is rightfully his based on merit. Merit usually rises to the top like cream. Just because someone else with a lot of clout demands to play there is not sustainable long term. I guess we can hope Vaughn will be our Kris Bryant, but Other than first base and left, Vaughn can’t be that. But in left? He is better than adequate. I cannot think of another word other than foundational in a (good) team-building sense.

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  7. 11 minutes ago, Jerksticks said:

    I know.  I thought for sure by now the team would be calling TLR “Mr. Racist Beer Cans”.  
     

    So many people went full priss about the hire- they were all so sure the clubhouse would hate him.  It was guaranteed.  How the hell could Goodwin be having fun?  I just don’t get it.  

    The point cannot be made strongly enough, and is was made clear to me during the election. People who post on social media only represent a certain section of the general public within an arena , and most often that section has a distorted viewpoint. Guaranteed Brian Goodwin is very popular among the greater community of Sox fans away from thunderdome.  

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  8. On 8/3/2021 at 1:56 PM, southsider2k5 said:

     

    This morning Ozzie said he completely reversed his opinion about Eloy not playing left field. Says that Eloy just looks bad at the plate as a DH, his head just will not accept being a DH. So Ozzie now says Eloy should play left field to get the most out of Eloy at the plate. Pretty hairy issue. Going forward, this a rough problem to solve if Eloy must play left field. Anyway Ozzie suggested a way out is just to DH Abreu and put Vaughn at first.  He didn’t like Vaughn as a DH or in right field either. And Abreu needs rest.

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  9. 5 hours ago, chitownsportsfan said:

    Had good stuff and decent command but left a couple balls over the plate.

    Ah that’s cool. As long as the stuff is there. The best part about his season has been his command. If he’s just having a regular issue, good. I hate to be paranoid, and I didn’t actually see him pitch the game before when he gave up all the runs, but the last time he did anything like after being dominant he had his issue. So I wanted to know how he looked. Just to ease the angst.

  10. Just now, chitownsportsfan said:

    Good lord. DIPS is a thing.

    When the league carries that to determine the final score, we can talk.  I get it, tou want to say he looks like he is doing something which looks different to you. But in the end, the team wont pay him for DIPS, because the league won’t recognize it to determine who won the game.

  11. Just now, chitownsportsfan said:

    He's generating a tremendous amount of whiffs.  He's a completely different pitcher.  Whatever he did to figure out his fastball ride has worked.

    The scoreboard carries runs, not strikeouts however. If I said Carlos Rodon is completely different, then that is the kind of hyperbole which has some merit.

  12. 58 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

    Cease is a completely different guy this year.  Sox are doing a helluva job developing pitchers at the MLB level.  The Royals blog crew went on a huge rant about it in their postgamer they are insanely jealous.

    His ERA is not completely different. If we like the way he may be in the process of unlocking some potential, some day soon (we hope), fair enough. The hyperbole over him however does not seem quite accurate.

  13. 3 minutes ago, CeaseAndExist said:

    If you think Goodwin is getting DFA'd, it just comes from your dislike of him.

    Sheets can be sent down and brought back up in a month. Goodwin can't. Now you know what they will do

    Whatever they do, Im not telling a guy that has  really helped this team to win when they were down to fuck off just because he’s not as good as I wish he was. Much gratitude Brian.

     

     

     

     

     

     

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