southsider2k5

The ability of the Sox pen to blow a game no matter who is on the mound is just absurd

So if a guy is trying to steal and it is tipped, drop the ball so they can't steal ever.

Just no room for Colas.

If you bring a glove to the game and drop an easy homer ball with it on, they should take your glove.

Someone explain to me how if you catch a tipped ball you can steal, but if it isn't caught you can't steal?

The Cubs have to be one of the biggest disappointments in 2024.

They shut him down.. for "anticipated soreness". Lmao.

Yeah, that's the part I was pointing out too, because obviously he wasn't trying to do the same...

You are lecturing a guy on injuries, injury history, and injury prediction who does this professionally and knows WAY more than all of the rest of Soxtalk combined on this topic.

Correct.

Thinking through that, let's call it $5/$15 in the next two seasons, so we are talking like 6/150ish by the time buyouts are established. That is at least realistic.

We know Jerry isn't going deep. But I am curious how far people are willing to go, because it is one thing to say it, but it is another to put together something that matches said unicorn status.

Out of curiosity, how much are you willing to pay to extend him?

Wheeler even had put up big innings numbers early in his career. He put in 149 innings between AA and AAA. He put up 168 in his last MiLB year and first MLB year combined. He put up 185 innings in his 2nd season at MLB. Garrett Crochet put up 180 innings total between 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Wheeler might have had some injuries later on, but he put up a ton of base work before them.

That's what my guess would be. They aren't healthy enough to either stay on the roster or continue to play.

This sounds like they are both hurt again, but I am not quite sure by that wording if this means they are being recalled, or just not rehabbing anymore. If they were being recalled, I don't know why you would "further evaluate" them.

As bad as Outman has been, I am only interested if the Dodgers trade for Robert, and need to move him out for a roster spot as a back of the deal type of addition, and not as a significant piece.

The good news for the Sox is there is maybe one other superstar level pitcher on the market right now, and even Skubal is questionable with the Tigers status. If no one offers a Sale like package by the 30th, I am very probably taking the highest offer out there and running with it.

Don't get me wrong, it has been fascinating to see this unfold in real time, but just because The Sox have rolled like 5 sevens in a row with Crochet's health, doesn't mean the next roll will also be a seven.

This feels more like I ran out on the interstate that one time and didn't get hit by a truck and die, ergo, the interstate is safe to run out on to.

That's not how this works. The best indicator for future injury is past injury.

Dodgers related, this is interesting.

There are guys who you can wait on, Fedde should be gone to the highest bidder.