chitownsportsfan

It was just a throwaway blurb from an aggregater site. you guys probably spent more time debating its meaning than the author spent writing it.

lol I'm listening live to sports radio out here and some mariners beat guy just lamented that McCann is an all star over Narvaez. You can quibble with how Fangraphs does their catching defense calculations but we all know how awful he is watching him day to day (good old fashioned eye test) and I'd be inclined to agree his 1.6 fWAR is a fairly accurate summary of his overall value. They have McCann 8 runs better than Omar at this point in 2019 with the glove. Again that feels about right.

well he also traded a 4th starter for Eloy and Cease so you win some you lose some. Hahn might not be a great GM but he's done well with the rebuild so far and if he's not the guy to get them over the top it will because of bad FA and drafting not trades.

Thank your lucky stars we aren't in the AL West.

Since June 1st two players have dominated the league to the tune of a wRC+ of 198. Those two players? One is Mike Trout. The other is Yoan Moncada.

Yea it seems like this guy might get some burn in September when rosters expand otherwise he's just org depth in AAA for now. According to MLBTradeRumors if he's not on the 25 man next April he goes back on waivers so Sox will have to evaluate him rather quickly. Not that it's likely to matter.

If Jose get 100% of his ABs at DH the rest of the way that would be ideal but you know it won't happen.

Also WTF are they going to do with Collins now?

He appears to be Palka 2.0 slightly younger and can actually play 1B from the scouting reports. Good swap just a few years ago he was an actual top prospect 1/50 he finds something in Chicago and you get a good player.

Starting next year if the "default" 5th starter is in the mold of Nova that's fine. He's a 5th starter all you ask is to get through 5 innings and keep the team in it. For the most part he's done that. The problem is the other three guys in the rotation not named Nova and Giolito.

lol Tucker? it's just a sweet sweet fantasy baby...

it turned out to be mild shoulder inflammation and the Tigers being incredibly cautious. He should be fine although obviously anytime you hear "shoulder inflammation" and "starting pitcher" you get nervous.

in honor of one of the most annoying little slap hitters of all time: little nicky madrigal.

It's a sign of progress that the org is finally able to start filtering out these guys that have maybe 1 tool at best that is MLB quality and replacing them with guys that actually have 2-3 tools and are able to contribute in different aspects to a 25 man roster. Cordell is a good example. Not a great player or even an average one, really just a 4th OF, but a legit good RF, a capable CF and a guy that can run into one on occasion if he gets a start. He can contribute to a winning club if used properly. Palka types cannot and the Sox have had way too many of those types lately.

I like'em both but Devers just has the look of a guy that is going to be a 1B in a few years. That said, Devers' hit tool is among the best in baseball. Yoan has more power and speed but Devers is just a pure hitter. You couldn't go wrong starting a franchise with either.

why in the fuck does jay bat before eloy?

if he wants to go ahead and become a great player again I'd be cool with it.

machine moncada.

he wanted no part of eloy, jeez.

prolly shoulda just pitched around contreras from the start but yea it worked out. heyward against any lefty is better than that. 41wRC+ against lhp coming in for heyward.

GOOD JOB MAKE THAT BUM HIT IT! NICE!

jesus. now even close.

come on it's fucking heyward throw strikes.

Good job Nova his stuff looked good from what I saw there (just got back from the gym). Bullpen has a job to do now.

walk then run.