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Great, now 8-23 against the Royals in their last 31 games at USCF. Red Sox up 4-0, so still probably up 1 1/2 on the Indians and now just 2 1/2 to the Royals. Tigers will be 4 1/2 or 5 1/2.

Talk about going out with a whimper in this game after the bases-loaded fiasco...can they at least get a baserunner on? Usually Davis puts a runner or two on, despite his 25/26 saves coming into the blown one against the Braves last Sunday. This year...just three hits surrendered in his last 12 outings and simply hadn't been given enough opportunities to pitch. White Sox with runners on base every inning in this game except for the 8th. Eaton has a shot at least. Give 'em a thrill.

QUOTE (Jake @ May 21, 2016 -> 03:09 PM) Since I was feeling curious, I checked Rollins' career numbers against Soria. 1 for 1 with a 2B, probably not a major factor in the decision. Avi was 1 for 7 with a 2B and a K, again probably not something that stood out to the decisionmakers. With that said, Avi's numbers over the past week/2 weeks are not so good while Rollins's are...okay, a tick better than his season averages. With that said, Rollins's struggles against RHP vs LHP is not something that has been consistent over his career, so I'm not sure how much I would be thinking about it Even then, Sands has been hotter and much more likely to homer against Soria than Rollins... Rollins would be the better bet to get a steal, but NOT against Salvy Perez.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 21, 2016 -> 03:06 PM) Not for me. Still can't put together an offense and the farm system is very mediocre. The Abreu deal no longer even looks like a sure thing (let's hope he is injured or something is physically bothering his swing in the lower body), and the promised Latin American talent infusion is still years away from paying off with any tangible results. Haven't heard much about Marco Paddy recently, either. His biggest accomplishment has been the three extensions for Q/Sale/Eaton.

Whit "Zobrist-Lite" Merrifield? The Crash Davis of the minors? Well, not quite...but he's never been close to a top prospect. 2,632 minor league at-bats. Dyson finally retired.

Hahn deserves another year...? He definitely doesn't deserve a shot at rebuilding this team if they don't make the playoffs in 2016/17.

Well, at least we're not fans of the Mariners, Marlins or Padres. Actually, the M's have a decent chance to make the post-season this year, at least 50/50. Then we would have the 3rd longest streak without a playoff appearance.

Two weeks ago, even a week ago, heck yesterday...the Red Sox getting ahead of the Indians would have been exciting. Now it doesn't even feel like it matters. 3-0 Boston. Well, at least we can hold 1st until the DHer on Monday and Erik Johnson BP Day.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ May 21, 2016 -> 02:53 PM) Soria had an era around 4 coming into the day. He was terrible earlier in the year, to the point where Hochevar basically took over the 7th.

I can see that Rollins could steal a base, but Sands has been hitting really well that last couple of games. He's much more likely to homer there than Rollins (unless he's hitting RH against a LHP). Don't understand why he's PHing there at all. And why he wasn't starting against a LHP, but Saladino's been holding his own offensively.

Rollins swung at ball four, sigh. Got a gift call at 3-0 as well. You want to say things can't get any worse than this, but...

QUOTE (fathom @ May 21, 2016 -> 02:45 PM) Yeah right, they'll have a scapegoat like the bullpen catcher. With that said, this is almost entirely on the players. This team has no prayer if Abreu is one of the worst players in baseball. He needs to be an all-star caliber player for this team to contend. Man-Soo Lee will fix things. Or Don Wakamatsu.

Herrera again...can't remember who threw more pitches yesterday, him or Hochevar? 98% likely to be Herrera. Dial it up for the high 90's heat and forget about hitting a slider.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 21, 2016 -> 02:34 PM) Soria isn't coming set. Hence, the 3 balks already this season...

Rollins PHing for Sands against a tough righty? Weird decision by Ventura. Does he read the splits?

Gee, that wasn't predictable. 8 double plays on the season now, no RBI obviously. Change-up got in on his hands. I guess it could have been worse...home to first DP with no run scoring, lol.

Well, here we go with the dreaded bases loaded situation. Soria coming on. Not sure I can watch to see what Abreu will do. 3 balks for Soria already. That might be Jose's best shot, lol...

PR Sanchez for Navarro? Avi's also available. Saladino definitely earning some extended playing time here now with his hot streak.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 21, 2016 -> 02:21 PM) Saladino is so good with the glove If he could just consistently put up a 650-675 OPS, 20 steals, 20 doubles, 10-12 homers...we'd really have something. But you can say that about Avi and Lawrie and....the list goes on and on. Actually, that's a line you're likely to get out of Tim Anderson (eventually). Maybe fewer homers in the beginning and more triples. (

QUOTE (fathom @ May 21, 2016 -> 02:18 PM) Boston has some awesome prospects/young MLB players Can't imagine Sale/Price in the same rotation...but I'm sure Dombrowski can. Good job there by Navarro and Saladino to stay aware of the situation.

Jennings on now. Wonder why Dyson hasn't been more active on the basepaths. A bit unusual for him to be conservative when they have a chance to go for the jugular.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ May 21, 2016 -> 02:15 PM) Then take all of their position prospects. I don't even know what Boston has but a 3rd team could always be brought in to sweeten the pot. The problem is you'd have an awesome outfield with Bradley OR Betts and Eaton...but then not enough starting pitching because you just dealt Sale/Quintana and Rodon's having growing pains.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ May 21, 2016 -> 02:11 PM) I would prefer for this to be a season where we finish in first place and do well in the playoffs but I can't help but think about the kind of talent we could get back in an overhaul. The floors of any Quintana and Sale deal would be the Hamels and Miller deals. But they of course should command more. The biggest problem I have with not rebuilding is we're going to be doing it after 2017 anyway...there's an absolutely awful/horrific free agent class after this year, and we don't have any excess talent at the minor league level to make a significant acquisition. The one thing you can't do is trade Anderson/Fulmer/Adams and end up with nothing to show for it in terms of a playoff appearance. So Hahn's still stuck and has to watch the division lead evaporate because there won't be a trade market for another 2-3 weeks.

Yeah, Benitendi, Moncada, Rodriguez, Swihart and Owens/Rodriguez, lol. Done. And it STILL would probably end up being a bad trade...not being able to get Betts or Bradley, Jr. The Boston Globe reported KC and the Tigers were all over Bradley but they refused to part with him, waiting for a rebound.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ May 21, 2016 -> 02:04 PM) Only if the rumors are for terrible pieces that the Boston media tries to push. Unfortunately, too late to get Bradley or Betts. You can't make someone like Eddie Rodriguez a centerpiece for the likes of Chris Sale. Or Swihart/Owens. Cabrera probably should have been at 3rd base. It's the little things...although if he gets cut down there, it's even more demoralizing to the offense.