JUSTgottaBELIEVE

Shouldn’t we be comparing Moncada to Machado? They play the same position now. And since I’ve been told it’s relatively easy to find an average MLB 2b, we shouldn’t worry about that position moving forward. And yes, I think just about everyone would agree that Madrigal’s floor is higher than any of the fringe OF prospects.

Every list I’ve seen either has them at the back end of the top 10 or just outside. Both are off to poor starts (one injury, one performance) that it wouldn’t shock me to see both slip outside the top 10 at the mid year ranking update. That’s what I mean by fringe top 10. I don’t think anyone feels comfortable penciling either one into RF for the Sox any time soon or for the long term. Could it happen? Absolutely. But they’re wild cards.

There’s a clear distinction between talking about someone and definitively stating you’d prefer a player over another player just because you thought the Sox had a better chance of signing him, which is what I was hearing in December/January. If Yolmer gets back to his 2 WAR self sometime soon and Madrigal is as good as advertised, the Sox don’t have a glaring hole at 2b, SS, or 3b. On the other hand, we all knew that outside of Eloy, the outfield was a black hole this year and probably half of next year at least. Even then, who knows what we get out of fringe top 10 org guys like Basabe and Adolfo. Complete wild cards.

So people changed their preference of who they wanted on the Sox based on the perceived odds of signing said player? That’s interesting but I guess not too surprising either.

Well, I guess I missed that thread then. I wasn’t active on here in November but when I started posting on the FA pursuit in late December, it sure seemed like consensus was that posters favored Machado over Harper based on the responses to my posts preferring Harper.

9/10 posters on here wanted Machado over Harper if given the choice. They said he was a better fit. Go back and look at the threads. I was blasted for saying back in December that Harper was the better fit and the guy they should be targeting.

Yea, I don’t get it. Both the Sox and the entire fan base were so fixated on Machado while Harper was always the better fit. Plug him into RF and #3 hole for the next 7 years without thinking twice. A complete no brainer. And from a $$$ perspective (since that’s Jerry’s #1 priority), he pays for himself in tickets, merchandise, television viewership, etc.

Yep. Anyone watching Q in the first half of 2017 could see he wasn’t the same pitcher he was was prior to that season. For whatever reason, I don’t know but he was off. And he hasn’t been the same pitcher since. I’m surprised Theo was willing to unload not just one but two prospects with huge ceilings for a declining pitcher.

Cole won’t happen but the future is very bright regardless. The offense is going to straight up mash. It’ll be fun to watch, unless of course one revels in their own misery.

https://mobile.twitter.com/WriteSox/status/1117525128919900163?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet

62 PA, 22.6 K%... that’ll work

Robert scores from first on Nick’s double to left

Atta boy lil Nick

Lol, keep moving the goal posts Ron. I thought all you wanted was a home run?

Hopefully. It’s pretty much clockwork that by mid to late April he creates a new thread complaining about Abreu and then Abreu goes on a tear almost immediately after.

226 and 148 BABIP. It’ll normalize in time. Impressive that Alonso has a 93 wRC+ on 148 BABIP.

https://mobile.twitter.com/jasonbenetti/status/1116904621769936896?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet just great

Your wish is his command. Eloy now has a higher OPS than a certain SS on the Padres too ?

Only a pessimist would be disappointed by his outing today. He showed great maturity and poise this game. The old Lucas probably wouldn’t have made it out of the 2nd inning. Instead, he got stronger as the game progressed and 5 innings 3 ER isn’t half bad against a pretty good Yankees lineup.

And just like that Gio in line for the W ?

I won’t be surprised if we see Robert in late April next year. Collins will be up this year. A lineup with TA, Moncada, Eloy, JDM, Robert, Collins has a chance to be special. Optimistic? Maybe. But it’s not a fantasy by any means.

No question the pitching is a mess but, man, this lineup has a chance to be unbelievable next year with the addition of a JDM.

Now hitting 304 with a 347 OBP and just a matter of time before a power surge comes. As I’ve said all week, with the way TA, Moncada, and Eloy are playing I don’t quite understand why there’s so much doom and gloom. With what Robert is doing in the minors, the Sox have the makings of a foursome of everyday players that Will be able to match any team in the league.

Is Eloy good again?

Like you always say, players always follow the money... So if Boston would have offered him more than the Cubs, sure.