Jack Parkman

They're better than Seattle, Detroit and KC. They should win most of those games. What's infuriating is losing series or getting swept by mediocrity like the Angels. However, this roster is a more extreme version of the 2015-16 teams there are stars(Moncada, Giolito) good players (Anderson, Colome, Bummer, Lopez in the 2nd half) and a lot of absolute crap. Just having competence at RF and DH this year would have probably been worth 10 extra wins over the course of the season. They've been that bad. Do you realize how bad those positions have to be to be worth -5 fWAR combined? Adam Dunn was worth -1.6 fWAR in 2011. Think about that.

Correct.

Are they making the playoffs this year? Is it September? The answer is no and yes respectively. I want the Sox to lose, while the key players continue to perform. I don't care if the Sox win when Covey and Nova are starting. You do realize that getting a higher draft pick helps the team improve in the future, right? Remember that 4 wins was the difference between Andrew Benintendi and Carson Fulmer in 2015. That's what I don't want to happen. Right now, it's better that they lose. In 2020 it's a completely different story. It's like all of the times the Bears had 2 or 3 wins going into week 14 and ruined their chances of getting a HOF QB because they went on a late season meaningless win streak. Does it guarantee that they'll get a better player? No, that's up to their scouts. But it increases the odds. That's where I'm at. I want what's best for the team. Right now, you and I disagree about what that is. We both want the Sox to win another WS. That I can assure you. At the point of the rebuild they are in there is a balance between individual performance and team performance. They've done a decent job of having their important players be good and still losing enough games to get a top pick. This is the last year of the rebuild. In 2020 it's win or die trying. Kopech and Rodon's injuries really hurt the 2019 team. That can't be stated enough. Anyone with a brain knows that.

When your choices are Ross Detwiler, Dylan Covey or Hector Santiago, does it really matter who starts? Their depth got destroyed by injuries. I know that these three guys suck, but they really don't have any other viable options. Why is that so hard for you people to understand???? There is nobody else to start a game. If they were trying to win, they'd use an opener but they really don't care about the W-L record this year. It's better that they lose games. I'd start Detwiler/Santiago the rest of the season instead of Nova to be honest. Lose more games.

With the way the NFL money situation is, I'd be shocked if he doesn't get more than 30M guaranteed next March. This was a ploy to get more money and onto a contender. He's not actually a whackjob. This was manufactured to get him out of his contract(which was to get Pittsburgh to trade him) and off of the Raiders. He felt underpaid. He (or Rosenhaus) orchestrated a brilliant ploy to get him out of his contract and to the UFA market. He's going to be a model citizen in NE. I'd be beyond shocked if he isn't. He's going to be 32 next year, so this was his last chance to get paid. He's getting half of his money back this year alone. This is pure brilliance.

It was an incredible outlier year. You don't plan around fool's gold.

This was an absolute genius move by Brown to get more money, and onto a contender. Idk if it was him or Rosenhaus, but whomever orchestrated it is brilliant. All Brown has to do is stay healthy and he's gonna get paaaiiid.

Agreed. I like McCann, but as a backup.

McCann is a backup IMO.

Jason Castro? Why not Grandal?

Herrera hasn't been horrible since he got off the IL. His ERA has gone down a full run.

I said nobody cares about batting titles anymore, but now because it's Anderson I suddenly care.

What happened?

Needs to go habla espanol con Yoan. Moncada can tell him about that.

I think it's crazy how well Moncada has done this year given he's been battling nagging leg injuries all season. If he was healthy he scores on that 2B by Abreu last night.

Apparently Pineda bought his protein shakes from this guy:

That said, if he's going to continue to throw 92-93 mph he can go this offseason. He's doesn't have good enough command. Fulmer at 94-96 is a viable pen arm. Otherwise he's toast.

I'd give Fulmer another ST at this point but no more than that.

Covey is the tank commander. They're helping their draft position.

We're trying to win the Commissioner's Trophy, not the Fiscal Responsibility Trophy.

Bonds was skinny as fuck before he started doing roids. (The transformation was just like Sosa and Manny Ramirez) I have no way of knowing whether or not he actually did roids before 98, but I tend to think he didn't. I could be wrong. He was a rail in Pittsburgh.

Hahaha. Well that explains his 2nd half.

This. Nice post.

C'mon. You had to know Parkey was going to miss that kick. And Philly was a good team. Weren't they the defending champions? Parkey cost them the game, I wasnt disappointed at all. Chalked it up to shit happens. It sucked they lost but we all knew it could end that way. Thursday night was much more disappointing. They looked like a fucking 5 win team. They looked like they belonged vs. Philly. Style points matter. The eye test means more than record in the playoffs.

Of course it's week one. Do you not understand how incredibly disappointing that game was? This was the most anticipated Bears season since 2006, if not 1985. Words cannot describe how disappointed the city is. I don't think that Bears fans have been as disappointed since the 28-3 beatdown by the 49ers at Soldier Field in the 1988 NFCCG. In my heart of hearts, I thought they had a 20% chance to beat Peyton Manning in SB 41 without Tommie Harris and Mike Brown. I was more disappointed Thursday night than I was when they lost the damn Superbowl