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Mercedes at least has a knack for adjusting his stride when he needs to make contact with two strikes.

We’re just fortunate not to be in the AL East...or West, for that matter.

Contact ability not helping there...pitch way high and out of zone chopped right into the ground. UGLY.

Benetti, shut up.

Yet his OPS is 40 points higher than Nick Madrigal.

At least Vaughn looks like a threat up there.

Grandal having a lovely game so far.

See their respective contracts. Lamb should defer and ask not to play if he’s on the roster? He didn’t start either game of the DHer Friday.

About as easy an inning as could be...

Mercedes basically only 100 points clear of that...

Is that even a word, lol? Lazed?

Mercedes slumping now...well, we knew it was coming eventually. Whether he can quickly fight out of it is the bigger question.

And play Rutherford/Sheets? Well, it’s not like 90%+ of SoxTalk didn’t see that development coming.

Eaton is absolutely useless right now...

Spoke too soon. Maybe $73 million man needs even more off-days.

Relevant for the Phillies?

I’ll take KW’s baseball acumen over Hahn’s advanced degrees for $300, Anderson...or Marco Paddy’s, for that matter. He “just” went to Southern University.

They will not be moving Moncada off a position where he’s currently top-rated fielding to one where he’s well below average and clearly uncomfortable. Burger to second has higher likelihood, which is about 2-3%.

Mazara is outhitting him right now...including the game-tying RBI in extras against the Cubbies yesterday.

And one of Fathom’s, too...

That said, Tim Anderson wasn’t far off experience-wise from most higher schoolers, with more time spent playing basketball than anything.

BASEBALL OPERATIONS Dan Fabian begins his 30th season with the White Sox, 23rd in the baseball department and fourth as senior director of baseball operations. Fabian oversees the daily operation of the team s professional scouting efforts, including scheduling, communications and the development of the White Sox Scouting Portal, which features both amateur and pro scouting reports, statistical information and video clips The portal is used extensively by General Manager Rick Hahn in analyzing potential major league roster moves, trades and waiver claims. He also oversees the club s video coaching efforts, processing of advance scouting reports and general statistical research for the baseball department. This is from a media guide around 2015-16. Fabian hardly fits the image of a cutting edge, industry outsider. More of a JR loyalist who has adapted to changing times. Jeremy Haber went to Stanford, by the way. Exactly who one would expect Hahn to take under his wing, another version of himself...who perhaps is closer to NBA head coach Quin Snyder (law and MBA degrees) in background. As far as KW graduating, you can say the same thing about Tiger Woods, right?

You’re not going to see me defending Hahn...

It’s actually not that bad except for Eaton at 2, and and the ubiquitous presence of .500ish ops Leury. The problem is Madrigal’s not hitting well enough to be moved up. Then what, Vaughn or Mercedes there?

But almost .780 career mlb ops.