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Supposed to get all the way into the mid to high 70’s by around 3 p.m.

Absolutely nothing made sense yesterday…except deserving to lose both games.

Not really…he would go for the entire waiver period unclaimed and then the Sox would be on the hook for his full salary…BUT There’s no team in baseball that would claim him and have that option year hanging over their head. The only way he possibly gets it is pitching every fifth day for the Sox…especially if VV and Cueto don’t pan out.

No team can actually say it too directly…they have to use vague euphemisms about finding better values on the market, conserving resources, etc. The Twins knew they had an issue clearly and added both Paddack and Archer to shore up their existing rotation which was headlined by a rookie in Ryan.

After three more singles and another Anderson error -- marking the second three-error game of the shortstop’s career -- Keuchel was pulled. It was the fourth time in his career that he was unable to get an out in the second inning, and the first time he allowed 10 runs in one start. “There’s really nothing to say,” Keuchel said. “I watched it back on film, and it wasn’t any better.” mlb.com

Has to be bumped after yesterday’s fiasco. “Harrison, Haseley, Leury batting 1-3. You could go back the past 10 years of MLB games and be hard pressed to find a worse 1-3 in any lineup. They had Grandal, Sheets, Vaughn, and Engel playing. You don’t hit the worst 3 hitters on your roster at the top of the lineup, maximizing their number of at bats. I think this goes beyond dumb/questionable choices…..(and) I refuse to believe that even TLR is dumb enough to put those 3 at the top of a lineup by accident…..As people said last year, if this team goes anywhere, it will be in spite of TLR. He is just a huge drag on this team.” Then not PHing for any of those guys the last 2-3 innings. Inexplicable. Luis Robert, sure, give him an opportunity to clear his head on the bench and watch from a different perspective. But there were still lots of bullets not fired. https://soxmachine.com/white-sox-game-recaps/guardians-2-white-sox-1-lineup-meets-expectations/

Wonder how often a big league team and one of the four minor league affiliates have had 10+ run innings recorded against them on the same day?

And even if you think Rodon wasn't feasible, FOR WHATEVER REASON, what's the argument about not being able to beat SD's #12 and #28 prospects for Sean Manaea? That the only prospect the A's really wanted was Vaughn...and that they weren't willing to accept something like Colton/Burger/Sheets (pick 2 of 3)? Pretty sad indictment of either our farm system or discernment about reasonable player values.

Kopech doesn't have the base/foundation to go all season long every 5th/6th day...so what are you planning to do to make sure he's available for October, assuming we get that far...? Rodon does have that baseline established. If I had to make a bet today, it would be on Rodon being more likely to be available for the post-season than Kopech, unless they come up with a dramatically-revised plan to get quality starts in the first half BUT NOT PITCH KOPECH somehow.

No, but that "allocated" $16 million was used as an excuse for not making any significant pitching moves...other than Velasquez's $3 million. There were 15-20 legit options out there, even after Rodon. We watched as they all disappeared from the board one by one. In the end, Pollock might end up having a solid year (expecting another 3 fWAR is too much with his fragile health at age 34)...but I have a feeling if I'm still alive another twenty years from now that the hiring of TLR and the Kimbrel trade will end up being two of the key factors in the overall retrospective analysis of where things started to go south with the rebuild and contention window. As it stands, Abreu, Keuchel, Grandal and Lynn might all be showing signs of aging right when we need their 2020-21 versions the most.

He must be confused and thinking about himself and not 20 something professional athletes...well, we just KNEW the post-game comments were going to have some doozies. The game has changed so much the last 20-30 years. And not always in positive ways.

https://theathletic.com/3259501/2022/04/20/what-went-into-white-sox-reliever-tanner-banks-miraculous-rise-to-the-majors-he-put-the-work-in/?source=freedailyemail&campaign=601983

Thankfully the Twins moved on from Garver. That was a net win for the division.

You really think VV, Keuchel and Harrison will be gone? Sure, the back end of the bullpen and Mendick. But who else that really matters? Sheets with Pollock back? All those relievers going down is just window dressing to the core endemic issues plaguing the team right now.

Sure, they're not concerned because they KNOW they can come back...having done it five consecutive times. Heck, the 2020 team was sleep walking through the whole shortened season at around .500 or below and still went to the ALCS.

How does that explain CLE hitting so well in even colder weather...besides playing one series against the Reds?

I have a feeling that repeating "we weren't in first place alone in the AL Central until May 7th last season" will become the new catch-phrase until the offense wakes from its slumber and we get both Giolito and Lynn back into the rotation, as well as Moncada back at 3rd.

But then he shouldn't spend the post game going off about teaching the regulars a lesson when all along he had the Game 2 line-up set in stone. The lesson is that we're going to intentionally give away games to a divisional rival to make the season more interesting down the stretch? In some ways, it's almost hard to fault McEwing for that send of Engel because Harrison and especially Haseley in AAA have been THAT bad. But I think 50% of those watching must have felt deep down that the game was pretty much decided with that play and decided to tune out from that point onward. I mean, it's hard to be a "die-hard" fan when your own manager seems completely indifferent about winning the game. Why should we care more? Or about some 1950's sentimental version of baseball....taking pride every time you take the field, how some of the fans will only come to one game an entire season to see a Tim Anderson, Luis Robert or Jose Abreu, etc.

This is coming from one of the more positive posters on the board, in general...

5/3/0/2/8 95 pitches through 5 and likely pulled. Seems his velocity was down by 2-3 MPH...but increased once again as the game went on and was mostly 94-96, touching 97. New York's a bit cooler, I'm guessing. Another possibility is he's hitting his "dead arm" period coming out of a shortened spring training. Not bad for the "bad" Rodon without his best stuff to completely shut down the best team in baseball, at least record-wise. Seems that's the exact kind of thing an "ace" is supposed to do, especially after two losses in the DH yesterday.

The problem is the Reds are making every team look great...they're playing over their heads now, but they are at the very least competitive again. The extensions signed have really reinvigorated the franchise, at least for the time being.

Welp, there goes all the TLR AL Manager of the Year votes in one fell swoop...

Greg account hijack?

What national baseball writer other than Passan would be willing to call out LaRussa?

All comes down to Moncada and Pollock, gulp, staying healthy.