fathom

Rodney's incredibly slow to the plate. Danks has to steal here.

Lefties hit .293 off of Rodney, while righties hit .130 off of him. Meanwhile, PK faces him while Dunn stays on the bench.

Alexei with a great play

That was fast...Alexei can't avoid the DP lately

Rosenthal mentioned that BJ Upton and a Braves pitcher were almost traded, but the Braves ended up backing out. This could be the Sox deal, as Hahn said the other team backed out. http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/video?vid=316857923848

Conor's lack of range showing up already on the first play he's at 3rd. As I said last night, I wonder if his recent defensive play is making the Sox question his long-term role with the team.

Crazy stat: De Aza had 3 homers in his first 8 at bats. Since then, he has 2 in his last 330 at bats

Heck of a start by Noesi tonight!

So, um...why is PK facing a tough righty in the 7th? Did PK Month start or something?

Nice job by the Cubans this inning!

Bryant has MVP potential, while Soler might be the most underrated prospect in the minors. They might be the two best hitting prospects this season, with Gallo the only one close to them. The best compliment I could give the future Cubs offense is that they have a chance to put up steroid era-like numbers.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 10, 2014 -> 02:46 AM) Tyler Flowers has the 3rd best batting average in the entire lineup right now. The last week has taken some of the momentum this team was building so far this season. It has highlighted all of the issues this 25 man roster has, and also makes 2015 seem like another rebuilding season. Far too many holes to fill with a severe lack of depth in the minors.

A strong .214 OBP for the leadoff hitter with a 43/5 K to walk ratio De Aza with a .291 OPS against LHP I'm pretty sure Ventura's trying to get fired now

5 runs in his 41 innings for the Sox.

Wow, this offense doing so many things wrong. It doesn't help that Alexei had no clue where the fielders were on Konerko's single.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Aug 10, 2014 -> 02:17 AM) And Beckham costs the sox a run. He's just stealing playing time from guys who need it for the future. Really disappointed in the lack of urgency by the club to shake it up.

Abreu having a hard time with fastballs of late.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Aug 10, 2014 -> 02:57 AM) Abreu, Ramirez, Viciedo... that's it Viciedo is borderline. ADA is one of the worst hitters in baseball against a LHP, yet he's batting 2nd?

This offense has just disappeared. Tonight's lineup has two guys that should be starting in the majors on a full time basis.

Just saw the Sox lineup. Having the two worst hitters in the lineup against a LHP batting in front of Abreu is crazy.

Another awful offensive effort. Viciedo is the only one who looks dangerous at the plate this week. Some majors changes have got to be made soon. I'd love to see Avi replace ADA, Semien replace Beckham and Wilkins for Dunn.

Abreu with quite the HR drought. Doesn't help the team seems to try and do everything they can to make sure he's up with no one on.

Adams now with a 48/2 strikeout to walk ratio

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Aug 9, 2014 -> 04:19 AM) De Aza needs to take one for the team and play CF so Sierra can play instead of Garcia Agreed, and if Eaton goes on the DL, then call up Taylor.

Should have known the outcome with Nieto playing.