chitownsportsfan

I looked at Quintana's stats since he left the Sox and it really seems like he's a 2-3 WAR starter now and now at 4-6 WAR guy. His K rate is down, hard hit rate is up, and walk rate is up. He's just not the same guy. Hahn absolutely aced that trade.

The biggest question imo remains can the Sox develop and ID non premium talent? They aren't going to be getting anymore Moncadas or Eloys or Kopechs, where the other club did the majority of the legwork. The Sox need a lot more Yolmers. Just guys that are solid starters, won't blow you away, but aren't going to kill you either. Post 2005 the Sox time and time again tried a "stars and scrubs" approach but could never even get their scrubs up to replacement level or 1-2 WAR level, especially in the premium defensive positions. Yes there will be money to plug holes but I'd much rather see the money spent on one or two huge acquisitions, and then a solid drafting and development base allows them to plug holes internally rather than buying mediocre at best (Melky types) starters on the FA market.

amazing how accurate his arm is when he sets and throws...

nice play tim.

he hung it and he didn't hurt it.

matt couldn't have fouled that one off last year.

each team is trying to outstupid the other.

ah fuck. tweaked the hammy.

what kind of swing was that Yolmer? Ugh.

Moncada is good for getting on base twice a game usually. That's nice to have at the top. It's too bad the botton of the lineup is almost never on for him when he's not leading off.

"We have six runs and the other team has four, I think it's a good time to call a suicide squeeze with nobody out and the platoon advantage." FIRE YOURSELF.

why the fuck would you squeeze there? that's as bad as any bunt ricky has called for this year. IT'S THE 5TH INNING AND IT'S 6-4! Goodness. Managing like it's a pitcher's duel in game 5 of the world series and it's the bottom of the 7th 1-1.

lmao dumbass twins.

Yea bring the infield in!

JFC this team makes so many fucking boneheaded plays. I just smoked a bowl to take the edge off. FFS.

And whiplash.

Batting practice fastball after batting practice fastball.

So many shitty pitchers on this staff.

This guy sucks. Easy pass.

At the moment, with only the Indians really "good" there's not a lot of spirit in the intra-division games anymore. That said I would go with Minnesota. I just can't stand them. Too many horror stories from the Metrodome era.

Zips rest of schedule update projections. These are what they are now projecting rest of the way based on what the system has seen so far this year. It's pretty clear from that link that the Sox have about 5 position players worthy of a roster spot and about 10 that are replacement level. Yolmer, TA, Jose, Moncada, Castillo and maybe you could add Davidson if you think ZIPS doesn't have enough info on his new swing and approach. Moncada is already our best player. That's a good thing for the tank and long term.

If Basabe really is a CF his upside is 6 WAR, I don't see that from Micker. Micker is a pure corner guy and depending on how his arm comes back is an average asset in a corner OF or maybe slightly plus. That said, it's awesome how well Micker is doing. I did not know that in 2013, Eloy was the #1 rated International signing, Micker was #2. And yea, the Chris Sale trade, as of this day, May 4th 2018, looks really fucking amazing. I'm literally knocking on wood.

haha suck it twins, never gets old.