southsider2k5

A series like this ends, and our manager is talking about a HBP. That's a darned shame.

None of that was actually said, but OK, I can at least agree with the last part.

They weren't patient with him. He was out with surgery for two years, so they didn't really have a choice. They DFA'd him when they did. They replaced him in the rotation multiple different times over those 6-7 years. Exactly like Madrigal. I would imagine if a situation came up where the Sox thought they could benefit by including Rodon in a deal during that time, they would have done it, but don't lose sight of the fact that the team was in talent accumulation mode when Rodon was out, versus win now mode now.

Thanks for the update.

Madrigal not being able to play 2B is exactly what caused the Hernandez trade. His not being able to play everyday is what got him included in the Kimbrel deal because then the Sox felt they wouldn't miss him. If he plays every day, neither is actually true.

He was also coming off of a major injury when we picked him. Rodon is a great example of what I am talking about. In seven years he qualified for the era title ONCE. Because Rodon didn't stay healthy or effective, we weren't patient, we had to keep adding more starting pitchers because we couldn't count on him. We even DFA'd him last year, and brought him back on a discount contract because no one else was willing to pay him decent money either.

Who they replaced him with is a different story, but at the same time, Nick Madrigal being hurt all of the time created the Ceasar Hernandez trade. If he plays 140 games, no trade.

Nick Madrigal played 54 of 162 games this year. Last year he played 29 of 60 games. That is 83 of 222. In 139 of 222 games in the last two seasons, he made no contact, had no power, gave no speed or defense to the team because he was not available to them. If the goal is to get on base, you have to be able to play to get on base.

Again, if Nick Madrigal could stay healthy, he'd still be here.

I took on a central committee member role for a Mayoral campaign I really believe in.

You accidentally hit on the problem.

We aren't the only ones who saw it...

Look, who you do on your own time is cool.

Paying him to hit 160 innings in any year is really dumb considering he has done it once in 7 years.

That'll help the defense and pitching.

Yet here you are. Funny how that works.

Or, we could just take care of the actual problem...

It was a fun season, no doubt. It just sucks to have such high expectations go unrealized.

Of course he is only worried about the hbp.

He should have been. The high fastball was his only reliable pitch today

Don't get me excited like that.

You're right. No players were overcoming this leadership.

The guy who wouldn't have played anyway was going to save our season. Nice work.

I forget, whose fault was the coasting?