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I thought Burger might hit one his 1st AB off Norris. Got him on the second AB

HR coming this inning for Sox

Toussaint with decent Voodoo tonight.

It's never that simple. JR philosophies on many things doomed the rebuild and basically most seasons.

Trayce Nikolas Thompson his initials. You probably know that but someone along the way started using it.

I think he's searching for that fine line between hitting for power and not striking out so much. He hit for power when he pulled everything but his K rate went up 10% . SO this year he might be trying to refine his approach.

Athletic has an article about him "“I think there’s a future for me wherever someone needs a catcher that’s devoted to the game, a catcher that wants to play every day, a catcher that loves baseball,” Lee said. “That’s kind of what I bring to the table and whoever likes that can take me. Like I said, I’m gonna play my game whenever that is.” https://theathletic.com/4650153/2023/06/29/korey-lee-houston-future-trades/

Big difference in the 2 reports . My MLB pipeline one says basically he can't catch but has a real strong arm. Scouting grades: Hit: 40 | Power: 55 | Run: 40 | Arm: 70 | Field: 45 | Overall: 45 A part-time player in his first two college seasons at California, Lee had a huge year in 2019 batting behind No. 3 overall pick Andrew Vaughn. Most clubs regarded Lee as more of a third-round talent, but the Astros loved his massive raw power and arm strength and made him a surprise first-round pick, signing him for a below-slot $1.75 million at No. 32. He batted just .202 in Triple-A during the first two months of last season, then rallied to make his big league debut in July and belted 15 homers in 40 games after returning to the Minors. Though Lee has quieted his load and shortened his stride as a pro, he's still an extreme power-over-hit guy. A right-handed hitter, he has gotten better at pulling and launching pitches, enabling him to get more out of his well-above-average pop that mostly plays to his pull side. But he has done so at the expense of his approach. He spent most of 2022 trying to crush pitches over the left-field fence and chasing offspeed pitches out of the zone, and his strikeout rate rose to 29 percent from 19 percent the previous year. Lee didn't become a full-time catcher until 2019 and has yet to start more than 73 games behind the plate in a pro season. While he's quicker and more athletic than most backstops and features plus-plus arm strength, his receiving and blocking skills draw mixed reviews. The Astros believe he can become an average defender with more experience, but scouts outside the organization question whether he'll be adequate enough to catch regularly in the Majors.

Thompson's $1.5 salary offsets some of the cost. But I still wouldn't be surprised to learn the Sox ate something since they got a couple of decent prospects.

I was going to say Mastrini but went with the cutesy answer of Kyle Hurt.

Kyle Hurt ?

Quite Obvious? You'll have to show me that. I know Grifol made some comments about him but they were typical rookie stuff. I have no idea why the Sox would be looking for another RF. They are sucking and will continue to suck. There's no reason whatsoever not to play Colas and or give Sosa a shot somewhere. At some point AAA success should translate to MLB success when you are young and given time to learn. Plenty of traded young Sox players have continued on to become productive MLB players.

it was

Welcome to the new age , the new age...

I'll have to agree with this. Remember last year people saying Gio should be DFA or non-tendered. How many guys who have had a decent run during their younger years, with their 1st crack at Free Agency looming ,actually sign extensions ? No matter how you slice it with the arbitration over a small amount of money or Gio's union rep activities, Reinsdorf doesn't sign pitchers to long term deals so we have people saying he should have resigned by ignoring the JR factor involved. Gio probably wouldn't have resigned unless he was blown away by an offer which wasn't coming anyway. JR doesn't care about potential. He'd rather have his GM sign older guys with proven track records even if on the downside of their careers . He does this at the MLB level and the International draft. He has consistently undermined the franchise ability to build from within .Anyone with any inkling of how JR has operated over the years should have known all this a long time ago. I truly understand the bitterness of how the rebuild excitement has become a joke. But this was always going to be how it ended. I think JR realizes he is the one responsible for this mess but his job has always been to make money for himself and the investors, not run a competent winning organization. He's keeps guys like Hahn around because they do his bidding . He was able to win one championship his way of cobbling together broken pieces who somehow all came together for one mystifying magical season. It wasn't like the 2005 team was filled with HOF players like a lot of Championship teams are. It was all piecemeal . Reinsdorf is the definition or piecemeal management and Hahn has done it about as poorly has he could. But he did it JR's way.

Hilarious !!!

Sure leave him in why not ?

Power hitting 2nd baseman !

Eloy was hosed by the ump. You would think when a catcher sets up off the plate and the pitcher throws it where the catcher sets up they would notice.

There are minor back surgeries (micro-surgery) that are less invasive and require much less recovery time. But it depends on the problem.

The guys who are proven but relievers who are fickle year to year, injured position players or on the downside of careers or both.

Less than that ,it hit the orange line more like 6 inches.

That Burger Bomb was 461 ft @113.5 MPH !!

ANy mod could merge this with the other winners thread. I appreciate all who posted in this one ! Took me too long to post it while I was checking the box score and making the post and the other guy beat me .

WHite Sox winner thread made