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Dunn was a lot older, but he was also fat and had a lot of injury issues. He was a big guy whose size started catching up to him. He couldn't get around to fight pitches off anymore. Moncada doesn't have a problem fighting pitches off. His K issues are more of a result of a. Adjusting to the zone. b. Getting no respect from umps on close pitches. It's not his eye, or his ability to foul off pitches, it's his judgment of the zone.

I'm not in the least bit worried about Yoan defensively. With his quick feet, good hands and good arm, he will be a plus defender at either position. Where he plays only matters with the make up of the team. I think we saw the absolute floor with Moncada and he was still an average to slightly above average major league player. The kid is going to be a star.

I mean that's its not really an outlier for the organization so I'm not sure why people are making a big deal of it.

I thought you ignored me. I have to work on that.

Hasn't this been the Sox m.o. anyway? They did the same thing with Sale, Anderson and Q, right? What's the big deal?

I have no idea about what most of your posts are about. I suppose I'm memorable. Thanks.

"As usual?" I barely post here. How the hell do you even know what's "usual" for me. You guys are weird.

There's no "settling." We're fans. Don't live under the delusion that you can "change" anything. Jesus christ. You guys are adults right? I've never heard so much crying in my fucking life.

Ok, then don't. Nobody gives a shit. The Sox don't give a shit. The Southside doesn't give a shit. Nobody does. There's absolutely nothing you can do about it. I choose to not whine about things I can't change.

Are you new to being a Sox fan? ?

A seedy neighborhood, about 50,000 fans and not much else going for it. The Sox are who we thought they were.

No, that's the list.

Probably. You gonna do something about it or just cry about it on the internet?

Keep believing that.

True

Probably because the Sox have a tiny fanbase, nobody goes to the games or watches the games and they play in what's basically a barren wasteland of poverty and violence? I don't know what else to tell ya.

The Sox have signed 1 super star FA in their entire existence and you guys are somehow surprised. ?

@southsider2k5 was definitely right when he used to say Sox fans can't handle a rebuild. We're right in the thick of it and people are acting like absolute babies with every setback. In fairness, not a lot has gone right, but I couldn't give a fuck about Machado. The Sox aren't going to sign big name FA's. I'm much more bummed about the injuries, Giolito being dog shit and Yoan struggling. The minors were always going to determine if the rebuild works or not, not Machado.

I can't fault the medical staff since none of these guys are from our organization. On the other hand, the only reason they're prospects is that they aren't from our organization. ?

You're a doctor. You know people don't get that big and fast naturally. There's just no way. Climbers also tear up their elbows, shoulders and knees. People advance faster than their bodies can handle.

This is a big problem in the climbing world, as well as the powerlifting world. In climbing, your muscles grow faster than your tendons and people destroy the joints, especially their hands. It takes years to strengthen tendons and months to strengthen the muscle. In the powerlifting world, it's even more prevalent due to steroids. I'd assume most pro athletes, including baseball players, are still on PED's of some sort.

Please God, no!

That's who I want. I'd choose all pitchers if there was another.

In our latest episode of Cognitive Dissonance, I want to go on record as saying I'm completely for signing Eloy to an extension before he steps on the field and was completely against signing Machado, and especially Harper.

Eloy's about as "can't miss" as a prospect can be because there's very little maintenance to his game. He's not like Moncada as Yoan has a lot more going on at the plate and the field. It's not surprising that Yoan's struggling. I don't expect Eloy to struggle as much. Yoan does have a higher ceiling though.