Baseball Gal

Fletcher for Mena is already a horrid trade. Was the day it was made. Fletcher seems to be more AAAA fodder like Sosa.

Crochet is getting lit up. Lots of hard contact.

Look at what Sosa is doing in Charlotte and remember what he did with the Sox. Then apply that to every hitter that goes through Charlotte. Means nothing until they perform in Chicago.

But he's bad at baseball.

I find it hard to believe that. Burger was a fun player, but he objectively sucked with the Sox. Again, outside of a 6 week heater he brings nothing but slug. 2012 Adam Dunn had more value, because at least Dunn still got on base. I find it hilarious how Dunn is reviled by Sox fans and Burger is beloved because Dunn was objectively a better player. More power and more On base. All I can think of is that it has to do with salary figures. That's Jerry's money, not yours.

Thank you.

I know that Eder is 25 but he's got all season to figure it out. I wonder if the common denominator for Eder being ok before the trade and terrible afterward and Burger taking off with Miami is that the Sox are a terrible organization.

Think about who Jake Burger has been outside of the 2nd half of 2023. Burger is all slug. He brings nothing else to the table. He hit .216 and had an OBP below .300 for the Sox. It was a miracle they were able to get Eder for him. When the deal happened, I thought the Marlins were on drugs. I will disagree that Burger had actual value when they traded him.

Hahn did a solid on his final trades. Even Burger for Eder is a wash at worst right now. Sure, Burger had a solid half season for Miami but he's also a 28 year old DH. Eder could still be something. Hahn was good at one thing, and that was selling.

IIRC he got full rest for all of them.

The first two starts he made he was sitting at 98 and topping at 100 and that worked. Lost 1-2 mph and suddenly became a gascan. Fastball is too hittable. Dude needs to be a reliever. At least the Sox can get something for him.

He is only good when he can top out in triple digits. 96-97 won't cut it for him. His fastball is too hittable. Seems crazy to say that a LHP is no good sitting at 96-97 but it's true with him. Back to the bullpen for Crochet.

Are we sure Crochet is good?

Out of all of the Sox s%*# big contracts, Benintendi might be the worst of them all. At least Dunn hit HRs every now and then. At least Keuchel had a good pandemic season. At least Danks was good for the Sox before he got paid and his arm fell off. He has gone from barely useful in his first year to completely useless in his 2nd and there's still 3+ years left.

Yeah you have a point. I think the extra year at an insanely cheap rate for SP might drive up the price from the teams up against the tax.

No they understand. That's why they want to move to Nashville. It's either deliberate or neglect.

Who had Bush figuring his s%*# out before Eder on the 2024 bingo card? BTW, those who are watching Birmingham, Is Eder close to figuring it out? I know it was a lot of walks and pitches Sunday but 8 K. I feel like from the box scores he might be close.

Hopefully Fedde keeps pitching well and gets a haul at the TDL.

Is Kopech moving into non-tender territory? Vaughn is already there.

As long as Thorpe and Iriarte keep pitching this well, idc.

Dickman returns.....

Zorak from Spaceghost Coast to Coast. Don't send in the clowns

For those that want to complain about the Burger trade, he is hitting .228 with a .281 OBP and a .702 OPS for Miami. Looks like the trade might end up being a wash for both sides.

I liked Eder before his injury, but his command hasn't come back yet and due to age he's approaching non-prospect status pretty quickly. He'll be 26 in October. Hopefully he figures it out at some point this year, but early returns aren't looking good. And this is coming from someone that liked the trade from the Sox perspective. Also Burger is hitting .228 with an .281 OBP and a .702 OPS for Miami. Just seems like it might be a nothing for nothing deal.

I am aware.