Rounding_Third

Don't understand the expectations on this board that Crochet will ever be a starter. His college stats at Tenn are completely contrary to this. In his 2 years, he had 35 appearances with only 12 starts. In those, he only pitched >6.2 once; going 8. About half were < 6. He also got hit pretty hard in many starts. How does that convert to 160-200 MLB innings any time soon, if at all?

At least me & Tony got our naps in.

whew that was ugly!

oh yeah

Has any Sox hit the ball hard yet? Can't think of one.

if his baseball career falls through, the Bulls need a SF.

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This games sucks! Sox just sleepwalking through it.

Game day post soon? Fun one; Stiever + 1-7 lineup awesome!

Happy Birthday, Nick Madrigal! ?

I added a little more to my post after you quoted. I just don't like shutting him down in August and having to fill #5 down the stretch, especially with what might be going on with the staff at that time with uncharted dead arm waters. Pitching coaches are going to have their hands full managing their staffs this year. I wouldn't be surprised if a new MLB record is set with fewest 200 inning starters. Even 180 is probably going to be a challenge. Stone touched on this during the 1st game about larger rotations this year because of last year's reduced innings. If the FO was smart, they'd go after another SP ASAP. I have a feeling they're going to be in high demand at the trade deadline and much more expensive this year.

I'm one of the few who really likes the Sox plan with him, if I'm interpreting it correctly. If he progresses thru the 1st half or so without issue, his RP appearances can get a little longer each time. Then he's going to get all the starts he can handle in the 2nd half even if he's not plugged into the the 5 man rotation. Within his limited innings & shutdown schedule, there should be enough makeup DH's and SP skips to fulfill those remaining innings. If they decide he's ready or needed for the 5 man rotation, he needs to have enough allowable innings remaining to finish the season or it could be a rotation disruption at the worst time. Call it what you will, perhaps a 5.5 man rotation, I think is great for him, best for the staff, and a very valuable contribution. Let me add, that with last year's limited innings, the dog day, dead arm period will be a bit of an unknown, Having Kopech around as viable substitute could be really important.

I couldn't agree more about Rodon & Lopez but Cease still has a very high ceiling. He hasn't even totaled a full season in appearances. He's got filthy stuff & Katz stated he's working with improving Cease's delivery in order to gain more control by utilizing his lower body. One 2020 stat that stands out to me is that 10 of his 34 BB have come after 1-2 counts. He needs to learn to trust his stuff and just put batters away. Once he gets over that hurdle, the sky's the limit. What a fantastic delivery he has ( video from recent post last week); so smooth and powerful!

Okay but you missed your target.

Are you going to listen to it?

SF: MLB.com ? Does this mean that its the Giant announcers even though the Giant radio network isn't broadcasting it? Also, "MLB.com" only appears on SF schedule, not Sox.

One step closer to complete lineup.

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For what its worth, Colome got blasted pretty hard yesterday; 1inn, 5 hits (3 2b), 4 er, 1 hr, 1k. ...and possibly a LO DP but can't say if that happened in his inning. (2B to SS DP)

high strike fastball every time.

I think he'll be a top 5 AL MVP at the least. Another Sox player may take some of his votes. Defensively, I'll hold judgement until I see more. It sounds like he was extremely driven to improve and keep his LF status vs DH. His catch by the corner to end the Angel game was smoothly routine; last year not so much.

Lol, that's fantastic! Love StL fans! Nice comradery amongst Sox & Cards fans with common foe. Took many a Hawks road trips there and enjoyed & respected Blues fans, too. One year, with many Cubs fans attending, we (8 Sox fans) did a Cards/Cubs game as well, wearing our Sox gear and rooting on the Cards. It was a blowout for Cards and us! Always had so much fun in that town with great fans & people.....especially when the Landing was still around!

Ah but have you ever been there with this kind of team? I've been around awhile and, on paper, its the best Sox team I've ever seen! ...by a lot! Plus, its the type that will enchant many new fans in Chicago and across the country.....as long as they're as good as their ink and I believe they are, They're going to be on a lot of national broadcasts, as well. A lot of offensive records will be challenged if not broken....with a "health" wood knock. Gonna see lots of Sox & Padres caps showing up everywhere. But you're right, there's always a way to get some tix depending on you caveat question (& answer) over cost.

I've been in the "he needs a season in Minors" camp but taking a long hard look at that now. Yes, just 2 games but he seems to be in control of every AB he's had. I don't know if I'm more impressed with the way he adjusted on the HR, pulling his arms in on the inside pitch and keeping it very much fair to straight away LF or the way he's "yawned" at so many "go fishing" pitches from several different pitchers. Said this recently but imo now, his lowest benchmark is just exceeding EE's 2020 stats. At this point, that looks to be a blowout.

Sounds great! Will definitely try to find your guide. A few other "road" parks sounds like a great idea, too. Have a (obvious) sneaking suspicion that even under normal life, tix at Camelback will be tough to get for a few years, especially for Sox vs Dodgers after they square off in the WS a few times. ? Just got to plan for it.