Chick Mercedes
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Pulling the starter after 82 pitches while he is doing work in a short game sort of means he was predetermined to be pulled right? It isn’t like game managing.
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Yoan not dealing with the effects of Covid anymore
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6 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said:
Nice K. Cease has continued to impress. Just needs to get a bit more efficient in his pitch count and he has proven himself. Huge for the rebuild.
I don’t have a specific recollection of him hitting batters, but he showed some maturity not coming unglued after the 1st inning plunk. After his last outing where he clearly lost focus after the ump was tough on him, he is battling and recovering today
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6 minutes ago, Tnetennba said:
Sometimes he turns on a pitch like Bonds. You know, that feast mode
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1 minute ago, Sox72 said:
You have no idea how an organization is run. And will forever be an employee.
I can tell you I get many business emails about company news things I really don’t care about. But they are mass emailed out to everyone at the company if I understand correctly.
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I tend to think he would know something like this. But tbh, it doesn’t seem like something he would think was a good idea either. So I don’t know. Love or hate JR, he’s got a reputation for having a heart for his employees.
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1 hour ago, Green Line said:
You think Jerry had anything to do with this? That is LOL worthy in itself. I really hope Renisdorf is not bothering himself with the details of what concession stand names are changed around each year.
Whether or not he gets involved to that level of control, fairly safe bet he knows what is going on just as a curious person about what’s going on at a “Sox park”. Just while he’s sitting in a suite relaxing and talking, you gotta believe somebody wants to be the one to tell him the latest scuttlebut. ‘Hey J, they are renaming that Lorreta concession stand, how about that?’
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4 minutes ago, reiks12 said:
For some reason I thought we already got him
Assuming they agreed to overpay to get this agreement out of him to sign. But that said, Interesting how it shakes out. If Vaughn stays in LF, and Cespedes plays RF, there is not spot for him on the team. First base? Abreu now, and imo, Eloy will need to to find a position. I suppose they can just stick with the original plan and have Vaughn at first and Eloy in LF, but there is still no spot for Colas. Im sure the Sox will honor his agreement, but this very easily could be a trade waiting to happen with a few very feasible events.
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Nothing new here, except that he doesn’t want to pitch. And some bad info to boot. He cannot play CF.
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17 minutes ago, YourWhatHurts said:
Suddenly?
Did you miss the 1990's?
They used to garner bad press for being poorly run as far as the stuff between the lines. But they had an ear for the fanbase somewhat. Stadium build notwithstanding. Now they just routinely garner bad press, and its like they are completely blind to what the Sox fan base is caring about
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I used to think this organization was semi-in tune with its fans. It suddenly has gone 100% tone deaf in one season. Quite remarkable.
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Eloy Robert and Vaughn will lead the league in gappers and triples down the line
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2 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:
Honestly, I think after what we have seen, Vaughn ends up if RF while Abreu is still here.
Robert is rangy, but that outfield seems like a tall order even for him to make it work. Cespedes speed and defense should be good enough to get that job imo. The team to build is not based on all pitching and slugging. To go all the way, pitching and defense still have to be present, and pitching needs defense to be effective. Where does that leave Vaughn? I don’t know, the answer may unfold as the team swallows hard and makes some ultimate decisions on which direction to take this. I still think Eloy will be in the outfield for a couple years. Eloy Robert and Cespedes . Vaighn could move around a lot. He seems like he could become one of those utility guys Like Kris Bryant.
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3 minutes ago, Greg Hibbard said:
Vaughn is getting better and better at LF.
His throws definitely are.
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27 minutes ago, AJ'S Cousin said:
it looks like I'm right about Vaughn. He should be in the lineup everyday. the last 2 games should tell everyone that. he's already better defensively than Jimenez LOL. He has proven that he is an athlete that will only get better with time. The Sox will have a huge decision to make if Vaughn keeps getting better both Offensively and Defensively.
What to do if the Yerminator keeps hitting and Vaughn really gets going offensively?? What do you do with Jimenez when he returns?? Sit Vaughn and return Jimenez to Left Field, Keep the Yerminator at DH if he's still hitting 300?
Vaughn has earned his spot. I'm a big Yerminator fan but it seems his power is declining slightly. He's still a tough out and gets the bat on the ball and still makes teams worry.
Jimenez is another injury waiting to happen. I love the guy and think that he is a 40 HR 120 RBI guy if he stays healthy.
Is Yermin your DH of the Future or is Jimenez? My vote is Jimenez.
This is a great position for the Sox to be so wealthy and deep.
It will be interesting what TLR does after Eloy's rehab in the minors. He has to play, but so does Vaughn.
I'll be interested to see who's still looking at this thread and responding.
I have a feeling Eloy will get his job back. The unwritten rules! But having competition will be good for him. Hopefully he is motivated to lose some weight. Not that he’s fat or anything. But he can be 10 lbs lighter
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5 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:Who knows. I'll have none of this vaughn slander on my notifications though lol.
Nothing worse than when people say things like "I'm a such and such guy" all while ripping the guy.
CJ Abrams guy for the record. Vaughn always made me nervous. As did Madrigal. I know, good for me yay.
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Well I wasn’t talking about predraft. Fair enough, we will agree to disagree.
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3 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:
Pre-everything. Pre-MLB career. Goldschmidt was never even a top 10 prospect in the Diamondbacks system. Vaughn is a much bigger hitting prospect than Paul Goldschmidt was, and he's had 108 at bats.
Vaughn avg EV is in the 80+% percentile, Hard his % is in the 85+ percentile, and his max EV is in the 93 percentile. He needs to get the ball up a bit more and he'll be lights out.
Goldy raked like an absolute stud from day 1 professional. Cant say the same respective to the Cal guy. I mean, he was respectable. But I think the Snakes could see what they had on their hands prettyyyy quick. Can we? Caufield says we cannot yet, which I agree with. Therefore, Vaughn is tradeable. All Im saying.
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2 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:
Andrew Vaughn was/is a much bigger prospect than Paul Goldschmidt ever was. It's really not even close.
Predraft, sure.
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8 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:
What does this mean? By all accounts he was crushing the ball last year in Schaumburg, and he had about a combined 130 wRC+ in his short minors season after the college seasons (whose stats are typically taken with a grain of salt due to the long season for a college kid).
I just wouldn’t talk about him like he is a Goldschmidt level prospect because he has never shown that yet professionally. And is 4 inches shorter. Unless he was showing that level, he can be traded. We can call small sample size, but if we do, that means projection.
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8 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:
The Vaughn traders/haters are a weird breed to me. Kid is a rookie who hasn't had much professional experience and has been whacking the baseball. He needs to get the launch angle up a bit but he hits the ball hard as fuck all the time. He's also played a nice left field. You'd be an absolute fool, imo, to trade a bat of Vaughns caliber.
To be honest, its mostly been projection rather than production since college. But your right it could bite you if you traded him now. However, he doesn’t play a premium position, and pure hitters can be found. I would be open to a deal. Its not like trading a 17 YO shortstop with all the tools in the world.
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2 hours ago, IWokeUpLikeThis said:
The untold part of the story is Jerry Krause was...right. Dennis Rodman played 23 and 12 games the next 2 years and retired. His career was effectively over but no one knew. Scottie Pippen went down 5 PPG the next year, and 7 PPG the next 2 years. Blowing it up did Jordan a favor ensuring he went out on top because that team was not sniffing another ring after ‘98.
Krause flunked the rebuild, but he earned that opportunity.
Disagree on the premise of the Bulls not winning again. Just look at the win totals the last season and project the disaster falloff if your theory is correct. Doubtful they were going anywhere south unless Jordan’s finger was falling off. The rebuild did show how overrated Krause was though. He did good enough and rode the GOAT. Not a rare feat of strength.
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6 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:
Other than PHing Vaughn today against Chapman...
Pretty elementary. I think you weigh the positive outcomes against the negatives and look at game saving balances ultimately. The worst manager of all time has never had 100% of moves blow up on his face. But on balance? You be the judge.
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9 minutes ago, elrockinMT said:
Does anyone other than me think all these crazy comments and complaints criticizing LaRussa and the gloom and doom panic fueled comments are just getting ridiculous?
They might. But looking at the lineup is what fuels the dread.
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Who will be the RFer by the end of the season?
in Pale Hose Talk
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That should never happen. Dont trade a premium prospect for a rental. Ever. FTJ has taught these people nothing if they do that, which ought to scare the fuck out of us.