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98 mph FB lined to RF by Robert. Great at-bat by Luis against one of the best pitchers in baseball cranking the velo up. Robert getting a bit emotional. Mendick continues to impress, as well.

Just noticed Guardians with six less games played than the Twins. That’s a lot of bullpen work to make up over 3+ months

Gurriel and Zavala with some type of beef…HP umpire kept them apart and finished at-bat. Jeff Bagwell loves Zavala’s short power swing, lol. He’s now on one of his brief offensive runs. Classic grinder. 5/13.

And Pederson of the 14 homers RF variety. Yermin will somehow manage to contribute something. That’s how the Giants roll. He becomes a near Gold Glove level while slugging 850 ops catcher or something crazy like that.

Just hope he doesn’t start playing soccer with teammates or he’s done for. IL again.

Gavin Sheets replicating his Chicago numbers so far. Trade value=not much.

The only active hitter in MLB with better numbers against Verlander is Sal Perez. Lots of solo homers. 46 career starts against White Sox. At least the no hitter is gone.

Only if Keuchel was pitching against his former team/mates.

https://www.mlb.com/news/predicting-the-2027-mlb-all-star-lineups?partnerId=zh-20220618-632027-mlb-1-A&qid=1026&utm_id=zh-20220618-632027-mlb-1-A&bt_ee=QdNjt1D5Qn82j3SBecUsIfJmMccURY6jtGVHd1828nBiSgAxYGk2VXkQmLLdt5nS&bt_ts=1655562925560 Termarr Johnson and Corbin Carroll headline projected 2027 MLB All Star teams. Rutschman, Nolan Gorman shout outs. No Luis Robert mention. Or Kopech/Cease. Of course He Who Shall Not Be Named in there at SS. Another Contreras brother at catcher.

That’s what the track record of play from ASB 2021 until would indicate. Mired in mediocrity. Trademark pending.

Maybe having two assets in Rodon and Giolito with little to nothing to show for them…and the likelihood of replacing their production via free agency somewhere between slim and none. Rodon on current pace for a 5.7 fWAR over 162 games. Giolito beginning in 2019, 5.2, 2.0 (5.4 extrapolated), 4.0=4.9 average over 3 seasons current pace=0.5226 fWAR Difference of ten victories for those two alone.

54-35 at ASB 2021 39-34 to finish season 1-3 in playoffs 30-32 in 2022 70-69 total since ASB (139 games) 67-46 Aug 12 26-23 1-3 30-32 57-58 last 115

Moncada hamstring again.

https://www.mlb.com/news/anthony-gose-returns-to-detroit-as-opponent-pitcher Anthony Gose, who used to be a Blue Jays CFer and former first round pick, retired Lux, Turner and Freeman consecutively to save the game for the Guardians after a huge error in RF and Dodgers were in position for the win at Chavez Ravine. Additionally, Quantrill, Miller, Reyes, Naylor, Hedges, De Los Santos used to belong to a team that shall not be named.

Translation of "es un pendejo" in English he's an asshole is an asshole is a wanker is such an asshole He's a punk he's a prick guy's a serious asshole He was an asshole Tony's an asshole Also a song by Enrique Iglesias

The Angels and Mariners are the West Coast White Sox in terms of results on the field. Obviously you have two of the biggest superstars in the sport in Anaheim but very little to actually show for it. Great fans, too. The irony is the team never spent massive amounts of money until after a WS title in 2002 (when I'm pretty sure they were still Disney-owned.)

Pirates and A's the only ones with a lower "biggest contract awarded" in the majors. Even Wander Franco, Jose Ramirez and KeBryan Hayes are getting paid.

That and the fact they've shown little to no inclination towards beating the Twins and Guardians head to head...yet we are supposed to believe they can magically just flip the switch at some point in the indeterminate future. That works fine with Detroit and maybe KC, but not so much the elite franchises of the sport.

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/payroll/?ref=trending-pages It should tell you something when you're running the 7th largest payroll whereas the Twins are 18th and Guardians 28th and more than $100 million less. Yet those same two teams can afford a massive Jose Ramirez extension, Buxton (19th homer tonight), Correa, etc.

https://sports.yahoo.com/reusse-knew-happen-wiggins-gets-134200524.html Can see this one coming in the years ahead. Moncada=Andrew Wiggins in the analogy.

At -55 RS/RA, Sox are now barely ahead of #23 Cincinnati, a team currently a scintillating 23-41.

Just be thankful he didn't end up with the Dodgers...or they would have even more titles. Then again, lots out there dislike the Astros even more. And who can cheer against Eddie Alvarez?

Guardians just tied the Dodgers and Kershaw, 1-1. Could get to within one game of the Twins with a victory.