CentralChamps21

Out of Bryant, Pederson and Heyward, who could play CF the best?

Would not trade Crochet for anyone that isn't controllable through at least 2023. Remember how bad the 2005 offense sucked and they still won 99 games. This pitching staff has the potential to be nearly as good. If Engel and Eloy come back and are reasonably productive this team still has a chance. Now, if you can get a rental CF for Ruiz or Burdi and Lambert or Johnson, then do it, but I don't see that happening.

I don't disagree, but just to be clear, Robert was injured a couple steps before he got to the base.

Vaughn should be starting in LF every day now. Leury and Hamilton are your CF combo until Engel is back. Gonzalez should not be playing more than once a week.

Should Lamb have been in the lineup? No, but Anderson, Moncada and Abreu combined to go 0-10 with 1 BB and 6 K, so it's not all on the lineup decisions. The big guys are coming up empty too often.

There once was a girl from Nantucket who wound up in the wrong poem

Gave up their 2nd 3rd 6th to get 2nd 5th

I know managers manage to try to win every game, but I'd be OK with putting the "Sunday lineup" out there tonight, let Foster and Ruiz carry the bullpen load, and go full out for the weekend games.

I guess I got confused about where they traded up from. Still, I think going all the way up to 3 was the worst possible value decision. Could have gotten same or equal QB closer to 10.

In the first game, I was out loud complaining that TLR didn't pinch hit for Leury and didn't even finish my sentence before he came through. I get that the Sox never intended for him to be playing this much and injuries happened, but I still think he's out there in place of Vaughn and Madrigal too much. His value is that he is competent at 7 positions while not being a significantly worse hitter than guys like Mendick, Lamb and Hamilton. As for Cease, I love how Stone said that he was pitching well enough to beat anybody and not just the Tigers. That's one of those things everybody is thinking but nobody actually says out loud. Had me laughing.

Some thoughts: I didn't think there was any scenario in which I thought I'd be OK with the Bears drafting a QB, but Fields falling to 11 wasn't something I considered. I can be OK with this, only if the Bears get a T/G with their 2nd round pick. Would love Eichenberg but don't think he will still available and clearly the Bears don't have the ammo to trade up again. Cosmi, Mayfield and Banks would be my next tier of guys I'd like to see. There is zero chance Fields can be successful this year without a really good addition at T/G. If the Bears go elsewhere with this pick, then they might as well call 2021 a rebuilding year and let Dalton start. Even with next year's first round pick gone, the positions in the other rounds matter so might as well tank. Can't believe Owusu-Koramoah is still available. Jags are going to get a Top 20 talent in the 2nd round. I don't get the Niners trading up to pick Lance when Fields and Jones were still available. Seems very Trubisky-esque.

Sox have +27 run differential in innings 1-7 and -6 in innings 8-9 (as well as -3 in inning 10), so yeah, bring on all the 7 inning games we can get.

Remember who is running this draft. Any scenario that makes sense is not realistic.

Luis Robert expected back today. Very likely Gonzalez gets sent down. Lance Lynn expected back Saturday. Very likley McRae gets sent down. Adam Engel expected back early May. This is where it gets tougher, but I think Lamb is the one who goes, at least he's the one who should go.

The Bears will give up valuable picks to trade up for a QB who isn't worth it. They can't help themselves.

Maybe it's just me, but I'd throw Cease in the first game and Rodon in the second, that way you know how much bullpen you needed to bail out Cease and how long you need Rodon to go in the 2nd game.

I switched over as soon as I heard the Sox game was PPD, saw Hendricks down 6-0 to the Braves in the 2nd, and it took me a minute to figure out that they weren't rerunning a game from last week.

A DH still would have favored the Sox if they'd called the game before fans came and paid for parking and beer. Such a bullshit move.

You underestimate this franchise's ability to trade for a bad contract a couple years from now.

I get where you're coming from, but there is a difference between a manager making a reasonable decision that backfires and the manager being the only one among the 8,000 in attendance and the million watching on TV that doesn't know the pitcher is done.

I thought he should have been out after the 6th, but even if you let him start the 7th there was a pretty bright red flashing light letting you know he was done after the first two batters of the 7th. Went 0-2 on Castro, failed to put him away with the next 6 pitches and he walked. Went 0-2 on Baddoo, took 7 more pitches to get him out. That's a pitcher who has nothing left in the tank. Doesn't matter that he's your ace. Doesn't matter that he's thrown more pitches before. No excuse, especially since you're only asking the bullpen to get 8 outs after a day off.

Engel had a setback and now not expected back until early May. https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/white-sox/white-sox-dont-expect-adam-engel-back-injury-until-may

Also LSU is now apparently a position.

Sox are 20th in ISO, which is why it seems like the offense is worse than it is. The success is being driven by a high AVG and BB total. Cubs are 3rd in ISO but 11th in OPS. They're hitting almost nothing but homers. I'd much rather have the high AVG and BB and hope the ISO comes along rather than be maxed out on ISO and having to improve on AVG and BB.

Any chance you're tracking all of the teams? Would love to know what percentile that puts the Sox in.