JoeC

Hendriks for Madrigal would be the chef’s kiss of incompetence for Hahn.

Would have been a great all-star game hat in the late ‘90’s and early ‘00’s

Sure. Mark me down as the "people want to see him play." That said, it seems like everyone on this board either thinks he's a star-crossed warrior or a pansy who needs to suck it up. There can be no in between. My point is that either way, every thread on this board becomes a referendum on Moncada's dedication to being a professional baseball player. It took 6 posts for this thread to devolve into that, which I'm labeling the "Moncada Score" or "Moncada Index."

6. The Moncada Score of this thread is a 6. That's 6 posts before Yoan's name was mentioned in a sarcastic or disparaging way, or in a way that attacks his character.

It must be bad if he immediately ends up on the IL. No waiting the usual 8 days.

It would help solve our RF problem.</sarc>

Not sure where you'd slot him in defensively, but maybe we can find a place for his bat between Burger and Colas. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/05/diamondbacks-dfa-seth-beer.html

Billy Hamilton was made to be the 10th inning Manford Man. He IS the Manford Man.

Fun fact: 2/3 of this Sox lineup features the word “and” in their name.

This goes beyond the "he's a bad guy because he's greedy." Reinsdorf is a horrible owner, but Wirtz was on a whole different level. It's not even close... like saying that both Hank Aaron and Daniel Palka were home run hitters.

As bad as JR is, there is NO comparing him to Bill Wirtz IMO. Try to find and read Career Misconduct. Wirtz was a crook who stole from his own niece for his own gain.

f*** yes.

He’s available for a prorated league minimum!

...until you show that that's your goal by clearly taking action ONLY so far as to achieve second place (maybe), then publicly stating that that's your goal. THEN they won't be happy.

Also, shouldn’t the comparison be Abreu vs. Benentendi?

That was a BOMB.

Wow. That's the hardest home run I've ever seen Vaughn hit

There's always extras....

…well, with Kelly coming in and the umps not delaying it… yes, estupido.

…or, getting the last out of the 6th before the rain delay. now if it keeps up they call it a W.

Honestly, who should lead off?

Isn’t that basically the plot of Major League?

Leury?

For a moment I thought the Spanish word for “griffin” was “grifol” until I looked it up and found it was “grifo.” would have been somehow appropriate if Pedro Grifol literally translated to “Peter Griffin.”