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Fathom, just curious. Are we going to fixate on the Cubs this year or you've totally given up the ghost? Or only if we face them in the World Series?

Robert was looking back, average lead, not a very good jump and barely got thrown out. Missed hit and run??? Or was just looking back towards the plate out of habit? Someone's going to have to talk to him about that.

Robert almost lost his balance and fell down there taking off...that would have been a really awkward landing.

Guarantee they did that without seeing a single workout video or highlights from CUBA. The reported times to 1B and power displays in BP were the first two glimpses everyone had, and the sound of the ball off the bat like a gunshot.

Moncada fishing high outside of the zone and looking like the 2016-18 version. (He'll be fine.)

It's like Ditka vs. a Hurricane. Once the ball is on the ground, especially the LH side of the infield, it's a 50/50 proposition for the defense.

10 infield hits for the White Sox this series. No Anderson. Let's trade for Billy Hamilton!

Waiting for GreenSox to add a comment, ?

Sounds like a quote that could be equally applied to Tatis, Jr. White Sox in just five years are responsible for the two best young players in baseball. You can certainly add Bellinger and Acuna to that grouping, of course.

Ummm...who are we trading them, Kopech and Vaughn? Since they have Alonso, not sure where Vaughn would fit.

You can pretty much stick a fork in their title defense without Scherzer and Rendon.

Coming off last season’s disappointing (by his standards) results, $16-18 million would have been more than fair.

Originally? He can play pretty much any infield position, yes? Obviously won’t be SS with a healthy Seager ensconced there.

Madrigal broke radial bone in 2018...is that different from radius? Just remember that and ulna from high school bio, lol.

Wheeler is starting for Phillies soon...against NYY. Greatest “what if” of the offseason.

Lewis made a really nice extended home run robbing catch at the wall yesterday as well.

Well, fortunately, nobody will care when we get some actual real news about Madrigal, EE, etc. But I will strive to do better in the future.

5 options to help the White Sox rotation, from Dane Dunning to José Quintana That’s about as exciting/interesting/entertaining as the History Channel: Civil War Buffs Shiloh Reunion Special Btw, shouldn’t it be whose rather than which career would you pick?

SS>>>CF

Y4Y should probably be put in charge of all thread titles hence forward.

Gosh darn/ed to be technically correct.

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/top100/ Updated Top 100, Robert #3, Vaughn #17, Kopech #22, Madrigal #45.

Sure, for a pitcher and middle infielder throwing with high stress, no doubt. But hitting-wise, it's the lead (left shoulder) for a right-handed batter that is most impacted. And obviously, the opposite, right shoulder for a LHB.

In fact, shoulder injuries have developed a reputation for having a power-sapping effect on many hitters in their first season back—an effect that was thrust into the spotlight after Matt Kemp struggled upon returning from labrum surgery. The problem that Kemp, and many other hitters have run into, is regaining their previous mechanics with a weak and untrustworthy shoulder after a season off. As important as it is to rebuild strength, relearning swing mechanics can prove the most challenging part of the rehabilitation process, especially when the injury is to the lead shoulder in a swing (unfortunately, this is the case for Bird). So while a hitter returning from any long-term injury carries a decent level of risk, one on his way back from shoulder (or labrum) surgery is particularly hard to evaluate. Trying to use Bird’s 2015 to project his 2017 might largely be pointless, since his performance will hinge more on that shoulder than it will his true talent level. With that in mind, it may be most helpful to use past examples of labrum tears to form an expectation for Bird. Should we expect a significant offensive downtick, with less power? Or could more than a full year of rehab (and at-bats in the Arizona Fall League, which have gone very well so far) be enough for Bird to regain his previous form? To find a solid precedent for Bird, I looked at every batter that underwent labrum surgery from 2007 to 2015 and proceeded to log at least 50 games the following season. Unfortunately, there weren’t many examples—17 to be specific. I looked at their performance (measured by wRC+ for overall offensive value and slugging percentage for power output) the season before their surgery, and recorded the same metrics for the two seasons (if available) following the surgery. Among the 17 examples, I didn’t find a strong correlation between pre- and post-injury output. On average, batters didn’t see their offensive output tick down at all in their first or second seasons back. In fact, their wRC+ and SLG marks stayed fairly consistent. That doesn’t mean all batters had fairly steady production, though. The lack of correlation points toward a fairly wide variance among each hitter. Some, such as Adam LaRoche and Coco Crisp actually improved, while others, like Hanley Ramirez and Luke Scott, stayed relatively steady, and an unlucky bunch, including Matt Kemp and Melvin Upton Jr., struggled in their first year back. https://www.pinstripealley.com/yankees-analysis-sabermetrics/2016/10/14/13281438/yankees-greg-bird-injury-shoulder-labrum-surgery

"Right now, I am actually afraid for my life," Georgia teacher says From CNN's Adrienne Vogt Amy Forehand. CNN A first-grade teacher says she just found out yesterday that her county will proceed with allowing kindergarten and first-grade students back into her school. Amy Forehand, a teacher in Gwinnett County, Georgia, told CNN's "New Day" that she had been preparing for virtual learning and now has “a lot of fears” about the news that students will be returning on August 26. “I love my job. No teacher that I know wants to do digital learning. That's not why we signed up for this profession. Staring at a computer screen, I get it, that's not ideal. But right now, I am actually afraid for my life. And I'm not going to be able to teach any children if I am having to take extended medical leave or if I die,” she said. Forehand said she has asthma and is worried about her health and the well-being of her family and 2-year-old son. “Fears and anxiety are really high right now as we are trying to contemplate what this is going to look like for our students and for us and our safety,” she said. Forehand said that the physical space of her school is not prepared yet for social distancing and has not been equipped with any sanitizing stations. “At this point in time, I have 24 beautiful 6-year-olds on my roster and I have six tables. That does not allow for social distancing,” she said. “School buses, we’ve been told, just due to logistics, there is no social distancing. Our main hallway, the way our school is laid out, we can't even have one-way directions in the hallway. And there is a very large number of students that will be coming back shortly that we will be cramming in a very small area.” The teacher said she isn’t comfortable with the situation right now, but she is still optimistic that something will work out. Watch the interview: “Staring at a computer screen, I get it, that’s not ideal. But... I am actually afraid for my life. And I’m not going to be able to teach any children if I am having to take extended medical leave or if I die,” Amy Forehand, a teacher in Georgia, says about reopening schools. pic.twitter.com/9QPPGH9XHD — New Day (@NewDay) August 5, 2020