chitownsportsfan

stop swinging at fucking garbage.

this guy sucks Sox should light him up. He is behind every hitter.

lord that was a hanger and he hurt it.

fuck, nice changeup.

lol orioles.

5th in R/G and 6th in OBP, not bad.

This guy has a 77% fly ball percentage? LOL, light him up.

Nice play Moncada.

Rodon's fastball sucks.

Just looked on Fangraphs the Sox have actually gotten about 2 fWAR out of their rotation so far which is freaking amazing. If the defense could pick it up a bit these guys' stats would look a lot better.

Coming into his last start, which granted was awful, he looked like a perfectly cromulent 4th starter. He's earned a longer look even if he bombs today. I'd expect him to manage this shit Baltimore lineup OK however. His stuff so far actually looks solid. His command really failed him last outing.

that's what I'm saying. Madrigal has a high floor, probably 1.5 WAR or so backup. Well, what's his ceiling? There's obviously reasons some scouts and publications questioned it. Frankly until he proves he has an elite hit tool doubles and triples won't mean much in A ball. He should be pushing for a promotion to AA by July given his draft status, age, and ability. If he's not, well progress isn't linear or some Hahn'ism.

I know it works better with home runs than doubles. If he hits 290-310 at the MLB level and goes 300/350/430 with good defense at 2B it won't really matter but that's a long way off.

the baseball equivalent of a guy shooting jumpers in an empty gym. I mean, he's alive so that's good. Not much more to take from it.

On a related note: thank god the Red Sox insisted that Devers was off limits. He's hardly produced at all in a much better situation with much less pressure. Still very young at only his age 22 season but he's looking closer to a 3-4 WAR player at best and will probably settle in around 2-3 without a power surge, which could happen. But I can't see him developing in Chicago. Moncada was mostly a formed product approach and swing wise, defense needs work and I do feel the Sox set him back asking him to move but whatever, he's hitting and he is making enough plays at 3B for now.

well damn.

It is absolutely incredible and a huge testament to TA that he managed to develop within the Sox' bottom tier coaching system.

I'm just happy the club is watchable on an nightly basis again. Yea they've had some stinkers, the pitching and defense stinks, but the offense is fun, the younger guys like TA and Moncada are playing well and there are some wild cards like Cordell and McCann and Manny that could also contribute to the next good Sox team. Other than the awful weather and Eloy's injury and defensive problems it's been a solid start.

God damn I'm sick of these "springs". Awful weather follows this team around like they are Linus or some shit.

He's got this year imo to show some power. If he has to repeat AA next year at 23 he's going to (hopefully) be passed.

Rutherford is running out of time to stand out in a crowded Sox OF system. I can see him being a C+ throw in if they trade for a starter in the offseason or next summer.

Hopefully he tears it up and makes the Sox consider calling him up in August skipping AAA.

Well duh. But he is worth about 5 wins over yolmer. My point was true talent 75 win teams rarely if ever get to 85-88 but 80 win true talent clubs occasionally do. The Sox aren't awful anymore they are just mediocre. The window is opening.

Just not a natural OF and gets bad reads and jumps. It looks lazy but it's just not being confident that with a runner on he can catch it and not let it get by him for a triple. Watching the team beat bad teams and be competitive so far this year really just pisses me off more they didn't get Manny. As so many said with manny this team has a puncher's chance at competing for a playoff spot. Without him they will be closer to 75 wins than 85.

rick really overmanages at times. just let him finish the inning imo.