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But how much is the fastball hitting problem related to the back problem? It's not going to be like the Yelich situation...? Or more like Crede or Moncada? Does anyone really know, beyond the rumors about back issues? Herniated disc/surgery is obviously more invasive and concerning long-term than something healed more holistically.

Hostetler? Buddy Bell? TLR? Moore? Has there been a single published interview with Hahn or Haber this past year?

Almost had Wheeler’s wife if they’d promoted more Magnificent Mile shopping opportunities.

UCL injury…forearm tightness reported.

Well, except hip/trendy location, stadium, Ichirolls and the storied connection to Japanese culture through Nintendo and a plethora of Japanese players, mostly relievers.

Raw high school athletes usually do take 4-5 years. The rule of thumb for top flight collegians 3-4 years. White Sox cut those numbers in half, usually that works to their detriment.

Well, that works effectively for stock picking. See the book Latticework about value investing philosophical and humanities-interconnected foundations, by Robert Hagstrom. Focuses largely on Buffet, BRK and Oakmark Funds.

The Guardians do exactly the same thing if you look at their Top 30 typically. With that huge pitching overemphasis as well. Just not getting many hitters though, but lots of smooth fielding punch and judy types after pulling Gimenez from the Mets. Sox are very high on new draftee SS Bonemer, let’s wait and see if he has true game or not.

Yet another former Padres’ SS, along with CJ Abrams and pretty much their entire big league roster starting out at SS as their original position. Machado Kim Merrill Cronenworth Arraez (2B too), Tatis Profar Solano De Vries certainly fits the pattern.

Greg would absolutely love this, maybe push it to 7. Anti Rays Rule.

Feeder system for the Cards. Fedde not exactly leading them to the WC so far, though.

Not counting on it. Baldwin really looks like 2B or LF/3B type, Chris Taylor Lite.

The problem is the rest of the AL Central is 3-6…except KC down at 25. And Cags higher than Smith. Wetherholt super highly regarded as well for StL.

Or our old friend Jimmy Cordero…heck even Miguel Cleto would dominate with a certain someone from Rutherford Frazier Robertson deal all these years ago now. Would even take former MIL first rounder who almost never won a game as a starter but had decent raw stuff. Not Medeiros, the other one.

But look how much was spent. Most expensive pens in MLB history when Hendriks and Kimbrel together…Bummer Kelly Graveman etc.

Time to look at Iriarte but they will slow walk it to next May…

See Carlos Lee aka El Caballo and especially vs. Cubs

https://sports.yahoo.com/chicago-white-sox-season-ticket-013200539.html Too little too late.

Ofc Tim Hill has an ERA about half his putrid Sox numbers… 2.87 with the typically competitive Yankees. Fedde lost again, gave up 4 runs in 6 for StL.

Because they completely fucked up the Crochet situation to the point where he or his agent felt no choice was left but to leak to the media…do we really believe anyone would consciously choose to be stuck on the worst team in MLB history if they felt negotiations hadn’t reached an impasse??

How do you know they’ve done a single thing? We are all making assumptions now until how the situation reached this point is clarified. Schiffren is too consumed by his own personal grudges and media wars to not be totally oblivious at this point. At least Benetti had the best interests of the organization and players at heart. And I wouldn't be shocked at all if Frank Thomas or Guillen said something before an actual member of the paid organization.

Burger at .783, has reached base three times tonight. 46th in MLB, or the 1 1/2 ranked offensive player on average across thirty teams, so likely would be the second best hitter on any random team in baseball..

Nowhere did i write THAT. Twisting words again. I said he would have slowly noticed something was obviously quite wrong by his body language and run it up the chain. Remember Montoyo had no memorable interaction with Robert. Abreu and Grandal are long gone. Moncada might as well be on Mars at this point. Robert and Vargas both seem completely lost/isolated. That much is pretty clear. This is almost Zach Greinke land. Hahn Grifol and Getz all don’t seem like they are very hands on types like a Joe Maddon or Ron Washington and have their fingers on the pulse of the org. The hitting coaches have never come close to reaching Bannister/Katz levels of credibility. Clearly the guy was struggling and everyone just left him alone. Benetti at least has a high enough EQ to notice that and bring it to the attention of the sports psychologist or someone like Mike Gellinger. Heck, I worked in minor league baseball and spent one month with Jose Guillen driving him around everywhere and looking after him after a quite serious knife drawing incident incident in Bradenton…because I spoke Spanish. My friend had to similarly babysit Sean Kemp with the Sonics, just basically keep him out of trouble. At any rate, I would still give Benetti a better shot at fixing Robert than Hahn or Getz.

https://www.thescore.com/news/3053978 Embarrassing for the organization. Sigh. We can’t even find ONE 700 hitter, let alone 805 career with GG caliber defense. Where were the hitting coaches and Grifol all season long? Jason Benetti would have brought this situation to someone on the coaching staff even. Or Darrin Jackson. And just consider all the rostered OPS numbers lower than Robert’s in the mid 600s.