chitownsportsfan

Last year the Sox got like 5 fWAR total from their rotation. This year they are on pace for about 10. That's awesome. There has been some development on that front, despite losing Kopech. Gio and Lopez turning into cromulent 3rd and 4th starters is huge.

Loyalty is job requirement #1 in this org. As long as you toe the company line you can suck and stay on the payroll.

Renteria is bad. Really bad. They need a real manager ASAP. Joe Girardi is tanned rested and ready man. Only 54. Plenty of experience. Has won in a much tougher environment.

A lot of freaking out about a guy that over his last 150 innings produced 1.6 fWAR. Carlos Rodon was done as a front line starter the day he went under for shoulder surgery. This setup just further cements his future in the pen on another club. This is not a big step back for the rebuild. The rebuild is still tenuous but this doesn't move the needle much.

Giolito bearing down and hanging in against Price to allow the comeback might be the rare "ra ra" moment I can believe in for a guy. Hopefully he gets some dap and he gains confidence in himself.

OH MY. SUCK IT BOSTON!

Come on Gio just get through this inning. Has been a pretty decent outing against a tough lineup just get out of here unscathed.

damn roast me.

With the Rodon news the Sox can officially point to TA in the last decade as a good 1st round pick. That's it.

Good lord. The ball is juiced beyond belief.

It hardly sets them back at all. This version of Rodon is a 2-3 WAR starter.

Anytime a guy has a sudden breakout at 27-29 it's a possible cause. I was being mostly tongue in cheek but it never surprises me when a pro athlete gets popped for PEDs.

Vitamins.

THROW THE FUCKING BALL.

In the ways you'd expect from Boston massholes.

Jesus christ the Red Sox announcers are insufferable.

No control as usual with runners on.

Is this ump blind? Was almost right down the middle.

Gio picking up where he left off. He looks nice. 95 on his fastball and a nasty changeup for his first strikeout and out.

There were whispers last year that the Sox were not at all happy with Rodon's offseason work and that he's more interested in hunting and drinking beer than his fitness. Who knows, he looks yoked.

do the opposite. Do a constanza. Whatever their inclination is do the opposite. Seriously. It's not working. Cooper should not have a lifetime gig.

yep.

Doesn't seem like it was much of a sprain if he's already hitting. Nice, rare good injury news for this club.

TJS and shoulder surgery he'd be lucky to be an effective MLB starter again. Probably would be time to move to the pen and make him a closer.