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He has pretty good pop just not very often. Last year I know he hit one about 430-440 ft. That's like Avi territory although AVi has hit some around 470 ft.

I know. That's what makes it a fun read. Just like old game threads that say DFA everybody a month into the season.

Tilson is a breath of fresh air over Engel. as long as he doesn't somersault backwards very often

Damn McCann . Might have to pull up the old thread of when we got him.

Nice work by The Marshall

Let's see if Tilson attempts steal now.

VOR -Voice of Reason

I'm assuming you're a lot younger than me but find it odd you think its odd for them to be yakking it up. Your views on how a manger and player should interact seems more old school. The players make so much money now , so much more than the managers do ,that players don't fear or dread managers tirades or scoldings any more. it's way more buddy buddy then even, lets say, if you go back to the 1970's and everything before that when the manager had real power in the clubhouse. It really wasn't that long ago that most players needed other jobs besides baseball in the off season.

I seem to remember a lot of complaints about Ventura was that he seemed so uninterested in everything , which was a trickle down effect of him not even seeking out the job in the 1st place.

I hope Eloy is back for Toronto . Might be just the thing he needs to get going and it would be in the national spotlight like Vlad, Jr, vs. Eloy.

I'm sure a lot more than Garland didn't like AJ . Ptatc thinks hes a jerk and could probably tell you stories why. I remember he did tell a story once but it was a while ago. I think of Madbum and hope for the same kind of results the Cubs got from Lester . He was 1 year older than Madbum will be next year when the Cubs got him . He also threw of lot of innings in season and a lot of playoff innings. Very similar profile to how I project Bumgarner. But yea I want a good pitcher. I don't care that he's just a good ol country boy. Last thing i worry about is how he would get along with anyone because we are just guessing on that.

Why not ?

Maybe they take Carrasco out after the delay

I hear ya on the Sox owner but they have to know signing a few good FA's will allow them to contend.Whether or not they go for quality remains to be seen.

Most likely yes he does I mean he's got a way to go and if Moncada can maintain his good stats all season who would you rather have at 2nd base ? I don't really care about Moncada moving, he likes 2nd base better anyway because Cano is his idol. And we wouldn't have needed Ozuna if we had just signed Brantley like I wanted. I'm sure you can find the old thread on him where i was salivating over him. Houston got a great player for just 2 years/.$32M Have you seen what he's doing there ? Amazing and the guy just had like an 18 game streak where he didnt swing and miss once ! Hint to Sox management if you want to sign good FA's go after the ones the good teams with good scouts , state of the art analytics and development people go after.

MadBum and Rendon put Moncada back at 2nd.

Fascinated is a good choice of words. I might've used dumbfounded.

Actually signed for $3.5M with another $2,5 M in incentives based on AB's . $250K starting at 350 AB's then every 50 AB's after that another $250K up to 600 AB's. SO if he reaches 600 AB's that another $1.5M for him .Then if he gets 650 AB's he get's another $1M. Those incentive protect the Rays from injuries. Sox easily could've done that. There was speculation in the off season that one guy was practically begging the Sox to keep him or resign him. That might've been Avi.

It's speculation of course you cannot draw that kind of conclusion There is more to baseball than just defense and RBI's. If you take Palka out of the lineup from the beginning of the season AVi's defense though much maligned here was average . Not great not bad. He also has a ton more speed and a much better arm then Palka therefore being more valuable in the field and on the base paths. Palka hardly got on base. Avi's OBP is currently .344 which gives more guys opportunities to knock him in . More hits even if they don't result in RBI's, extend innings and advance runners, In a nutshell better speed , better runner on the bases, more HR's, much higher batting average and OBP ,better fielder, stronger arm, more runs scored, longer innings, . Did I miss anything ? That's how bad Palka was. Avi currently has a 1.2 WAR which would put him second on the Sox behind McCann and an OPS+ of 122 so all that WAR cannot be just offense. Then maybe Cordell replace Engels in center and it's even better .

I was wondering the same thing about why it's 2 games in a row he isn't in there.

Sayonara baby ! That's the HR call for one of the spanish speaking broadcasters.

If the Cubs had said what you just said about Lester they never win the World Series and he is still their best pitcher and he was a year older than Madbum . He also had pitched a lot of post seasons before they got him (84 innings.), I understand your doubts about JR or if the Sox will even consider him as a target but in my eyes the Sox should know if they want to do what they say they do then a quality free agent or 3 to supplement the young guys is a must. Not 3 guys who cost $50M each but at least 1 guy who they are going to have to pay top dollar for. Top dollar for $150M is better than $300M for them.

We have to remember MadBum pitched over 100 innings combined in 4 different post seasons along with his usually workload as one of the top innings pitched guys for many years. Even with the last post season appearances being in 2016 ,I think his arm was weary for the last couple of years. He certainly has a magnificent track record. Seems like he's been around forever because he started so young but will be just 30 for the 2020 season.

All you can do is inquire and see what's up. Any GM would do his due diligence. Harper supposedly didn't want to go to Philly .Machado probably never imagined he'd end up on the Padres when he started free agency.

You must love a guy like Cody Bellinger but then again most of us do or should. Amazing LH bat and plays 1st CF and the other OF positions as well as he plays 1st base which is very well. Also has a pretty strong and accurate arm. 5 tool guy all the way.