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MLB's Cut 4 twitter seems to be enjoying Walton in the booth.

Yea but 14 for his last 20 against the Sox ,the stat I saw last night, is just a little bit better than his average killing. Edit_ I posted this before I even saw he just homered.

Me too since Trout kills the Sox.

Love the K's but Thaiss, Rengifo and Benboom isnt exactly Murderer's Row.

Many K's for LG tonight.

Chet had a crewcut didn't he ?

I so want to say "Lighten up Francis" today to someone who hates the broadcast or hates everything in general.

I think caulfield found his soulmate.

No no no more like military, howie long type flat top . Of course as kids it was more like equal length all the way around, Doubt my dad knew how to do a flat top or would even try . Was just easier to vroom the whole head like using a lawnmower.

While all you guys were smelling weed I smelled a run

You don't know what a crewcut is ? I'm referring to an old fashioned haircut for an old fashioned kind of guy. Specifically stereotypical HS coaches.

Did you have a crewcut most of your life ?

Good start I smell a run !

What ? Indiana HS coaches don't smoke weed ?

He's actually pretty good right handed. But unfortunately he gets too many AB's against righties.

I sure see "lined out to RF" a lot for Eloy.

If you think he gets 4 /60 or more i think you will be wrong but we will see.

I have been making arguments against framing for years but hey the stats people keep bringing it up as if its something that is very reliable. It's one of those things that people just use instead of truly thinking that there is a whole lot of people involved in who gets strikes called. Sure there are catchers that do a better job framing than others but it's still dependent on the pitcher and the ump . It's might be useful for example when a catcher sets up low and outside and a pitcher throws it low and outside but a pitch that is missing its intended target by a wide margin but still in the strike zone is not a pitch that can be framed well and any strike called is purely up to the umpire. We saw last night the HP ump wasnt calling pitches up and to the umpires left for either pitcher. That ump appeared to be setting up more to the right so those pitches probably just seemed too far away from him to be called strikes but many of them were strikes if the square strike zone on our TV's is to be believed.

Exactly. Just because Grandal made a mistake not taking a good offer doesn't mean he will or should get more a year later,He is someone to watch but he doesn't deserve a whole lot of money or years thrown his way.

Jack said the same thing about TOR starters from Gio/Cease/Kopech but as with all young pitchers the question is not only thinking you will get TOR starting from them but WHEN will you get it. That could still be 2/3 years from now. Giolito is 25 now and while much improved we still have to question if he can maintain pitching the way he has. Cease and Kopech may not ever reach the level Giolito has this year and if I were a betting man i'd say they wont reach that level next year .

42 games plus however many games they miss at the beginning of next year also and if they need an acclimation period that's more time . I realize competing next year might not happen with such a young starting staff and a bunch of young position players. But if they are going to throw money at FA pitchers and even that is questionable, but let's say for arguments sake they land some good FA pitchers why can't next year be a year to mke the playoffs. Chisox59 thinks the Sox could be competing for a playoff spot next year so his arguments for keeping them down doesn't make me understand why he thinks they can compete without them for the early part of the season.

And Lopez because it's possible he can be good too.

You can keep saying it's idiotic but many think it isn't but we just don't say keeping them down is idiotic like it's something that shouldn't be questioned. I know you think the Sox should or could compete next year so how is keeping them down conducive to winning next year ? Sure maybe in 2025 but why not just say next year is still a year where the Sox won't make the playoffs if you think they should be kept down.

I don't see TX letting him go cheaply since he is still 24 with an upside of 40-50 HR's. Plus he only has 2 years remaining till FA so unless he comes a lot cheaper than I think I don't see it. Also supposedly not a good fielder.

We're pretty much in agreement but I just don't see RF as a pressing need. 2 pretty good starting pitchers should be what the Sox concentrate on with Cease in his 1st full year and Kopech returning from injury while keeping fingers crossed that Giolito and Lopez can be consistently good. 1 year of Corey Dickerson in RF wouldn't be terrible. Puig I don't want unless they can do an investigation to learn if he has matured from his early days as a problem man/child. Ozuna is interesting as he is near the top of the list as far as hard hit balls this year so he might be hitting into some bad luck but I would imagine he will get at least 3 years and that's not necessary. He is an interesting possibility though.