JoeC

I'm guessing this is going to be filed under "Tradition" at this point.

It's getting harder to distinguish between sincerity and satire around here.

It's simple. Reinsdorf's job as an owner is to hire the right people, give them the resources to succeed, and give them the authority to make decisions on how to succeed. He doesn't hire the right people, handcuffs them on resources (both big league and minor league resources), and undermines their authority by doing stupid s%*# like hiring TLR behind Hahn's back.

I wonder how many of the Sox's wins (and losses) had, at one point or another, a save opportunity....

Half cynically guessing they’re going to IL Robert so he doesn’t go to the ASG, so the Sox have to send a replacement to have “two” All-Stars to save Hahn’s face.

At the Coliseum today. I've been to fuller A-ball parking lots.

Worst effort since Kelly and Vaughn half assed the play to first in the 8th.

I mean, the only reasons I can think of to call up a guy like Rodriguez are: You're going to use the guy regularly ---OR--- You're giving a young guy a glimpse of what happens at the big league level, how big leaguers conduct themselves, and what sort of behaviors you're going to have to demonstrate to be a successful big league player on and off the field. ...so yeah. In this case, I have no idea why they would have called him up.

Yeah, I guess you and I are after different things, then. Cordially agree to disagree, then.

The Trout - Ohtani conundrum. makes no sense to keep productive players if the supporting cast is shite. might as well try to sell ‘em off and use the returns to build an actual core.

100% agree.

Thankfully, the Rangers got screwed.

Can we take a minute here and appreciate Semien's immaculately Fernando Viña-esque goatee? I know it is a chin mullet, but he grooms that thing to perfection. It's like, if someone cares so much about something like that goatee, imagine how hard he must work in honing his craft??

Or Little Jerry? Like Grifol is threatening to fight someone over it?

I'm sure Gio would love to get out. Odds are that he'd get to pitch meaningful games down the stretch (and vie for postseason play), and he would be guaranteed not to have the Qualifying Offer shackle entering the offseason.

Umm... yes. Though I'd argue that it wouldn't matter in this org (we suck at developing players). From the outside, this org seems to look at the minor leagues just as a warehouse of talent that's going to somehow figure out how to get better. The philosophy seems to be "let them play, and they'll improve; eventually, the good ones will be ready to contribute."

When you're in your multiple championship contention window, you gotta do what you need to do to win.

Yer mean.

Fitting that Andrus was charged with an error, and the next 2 outs were by Remillard (air and ground) to close it out.

Wait - we won?

Lol.

Perfect time for an ill-timed meltdown in a couple of outings in a save situation.

That sounds like it's pretty congruent with what my understanding of how it's SUPPOSED to go is.

I hope it's a matter of Colas working on something specific that may not jump out in the stats. My guess, though, is that they really don't have a plan beyond "we think Colas will be better long term, so we want to keep his service time down"