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I don't think many hitters do that anymore. Most of the hitters today swing for the fences on all counts. It's all about slugging %.

This is exactly the case. Giolito can't have anymore of the 2 inning outings. He needs to do his learning at the MLB level but it can't be at the expense of other players.

Not only that but it's not a good sign that they did a PRP AFTER a normal healing period of time. His rehab will be longer than normal. Teams will question whether that hamstring will hold up. This will decrease his value as well. He will absorb a lot of magnetic waves with all of the MRI he will have before another team team trades/signs him.

Why not? Maddon has a similar rule. He pulled Baez in the 3rd inning (I believe) a couple of weeks ago.

Delmonico as well, from last year.

If you are truly concerned about Singers motion. Its an easy fix. All he really does is drag his arm behind his trunk.

What is the present, but the past's future.

You managed to put the two biggest a$$holes I encountered in my time in the MLB in one sentence. Thanks for ruining my holiday weekend.

Yes. It's all about the return value. If a team wants to give the sox a return that is worth more than his value to the Sox, Trade him. If not, he stays.

No. Some are moving in circles in the present.

I dont think this really helped hishitting much. I cant grasp why more oxygen in tbeblood would help a baseball player especially early in the season. Maybe in august when fatigue sets in. This is a case where if he would have said he was takingit for a systemic disorder,I nay have believed him. It really doesnt make sense.

But he still only gave up one run. This is one issue in the minors the hitters aren't going to take advantage of it there as much as the MLB. The answer isn't as simple as "don't walk hitters" because these hitters will chase more bad pitchers as well. Imagine how many runs and probably more walks there would have been at the MLB.

He only started laying it in there after he was trying toover throw it in the first inning. His mechanics are so off he really doesnt know what to do. As far as if he can fix, who knows. Its mostly mental. He is the pitcher version of Konerko where he gets in his own head too much. If he gets comfortable and confidenr he can cruise through a game. If he has issues early he is all messed up. His bad innings are the first and second. Thats why there is hope but also why there is no definite answer. He reminds me of a older pitcher who has lost his stuff and is trying to reinvent himself.

His problems still look more mechnical not talent. So its possible he figures it all out.

He may just be one of those 10% who never really recovers from UCL reconstruction. We are close to 90% eventually return to previuos level of function.

Luckily most of the high end talent for position players in the minors is in the OF. It's almost like they planned that.

Ouch. That's going to get ugly.

But you can't call him up because it starts his service time clock.

That's a good one. Leury is hurt.

That's too much work in this heat.

I think it's just too hot out for the Sox to play well today. They don't do well if it's too cold or too hot. They only play well in comfortable weather. Giollito can't feel the CB in the cold and the FB is too slippery when he sweats.

Then we'll know even sooner.

It is for him. I'm sure his really ticked at himself and that makes it that much worse. What's the line from the replacements, "it's like being stuck in quicksand, the harder you work the deeper you sink."

They need to go to the Bevington rule. Walk 3 guys are you're out of the game, even if no one is warming up.