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1 minute ago, SoxAce said:
When Stoney retires, AJ would be the perfect replacement for him.
Please no, AJ is awful.
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2 hours ago, vilehoopster said:
Way to take my comments and take them to a ridiculous extreme and then make a sarcastic comment on your ridiculous take to prove your point. That's a logical and intelligent way to put forth your point.
Let me return the favor: So you're saying that you believe that on any team it should always be "every man for himself" and you think the goal of all sports is get yours and screw the team. Oh, okay, I now agree with you.
See how that goes.
Also, I wouldn't want a parent like you to have a kid on my team because you're one of those parents who thinks is okay for kids to miss practice for a haircut or to go shopping with the family because family comes first.
On you second comment. I know we can't, but I would bet you big money and even give you odds that Stievers and Crochet (not sure how to spell their names and don't feel like looking it up) don't throw a pitch in the post season. And when Kopech starts out next year with an extended stay in the minors, can I come on her and say I told you so.
Kopech hasn't seen real game action in 2 years, of course he is going to start in the minors. That isn't really an I told you so moment.
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The every 4th day thing seems like it would be a deal breaker. It would mess with the rest of the staff.
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I vote for Slappy.
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42 minutes ago, Orlando said:
Grandal is better, no doubt. I do think however all things being equal if the Sox invested their money in a RF instead of Grandal, we would be better off with McCann and (insert big money RF) vs Grandal and Mazara. I think going forward you have to commit to Grandal.
I think pitching was more important than an RF at the time and is going forward.
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What's done is done. Grandal is the guy going forward. What this team needs to worry about is pitching. we will need a TOR starter and some bullpen help before we can think about going far in any future playoffs.
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If given the choice I would rather the Sox be the 2020 AL Central champions than not the 2020 AL Central champions.
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25 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:
I am not undervaluing McCann. He's a good ballplayer and I agree he's not the same guy he was in Detroit. He's also nowhere near as good as Grandal, nor is he anywhere near as good of a fit for this roster as Grandal.
Again, I like James. I hope he decides to stick around, but I find it incredibly hard to believe he's going to sign with a team that has one of the best 2 catchers in baseball over looking for an everyday opportunity elsewhere.
I am sure McCann won't be here next year, he would be foolish to not find a job as a starter. The only slim possibility is that the Bromance with Giolito is so strong that he can't tear himself away.
I am not deluded enough to think that Grandal is bad, I just don't think that spending the money to upgrade from a B to an A+ made sense when there are still D's on the roster. It also becomes more frustrating when in an admittedly SSS we haven't seen that A+ player. Some articles I have read have indicated that framing abilities decline rapidly at around age 31, if the elite framing disappears is Grandal still a top 2 catcher?
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7 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:
I like James McCann. He's turned himself into a quality mlb starting catcher.
Chances are, he would get very exposed playing everday, just like he did last year.
1st half stat 2019 line: .316/.371/.502
2nd half 2019 stat line: .226/.281/.413
career stat line: .250/.301/.391
Chances are, if you play McCann everyday, you're getting a .250/.300/.400 type hitter. This is not the type of hitter that makes you pass on 3.5-5 fWAR catcher in Grandal, who also happens to fill two of the other main weaknesses of the ball club (strong OBP and lineup balance).
Grandal will be fine, but people need to stop expecting a .300 hitter. He is a career .240 hitter. But he gets on base 35% of the time, which this lineup sorely needs. He's not really a middle of the order bopper though, and it would help if RR moved him down.
I think you greatly underestimate James McCann. I see a guy who worked hard to change his approach at the plate and became a much better hitter because of it. He is completely changed form the hitter he was in Detroit. I think you over simplify things by showing the first half and second half numbers from last year. Going month by month you get:
April .357/.400/.536
May .338./372/.514
June .275/.363.500
July .173/.212/.309
Aug .274/.330/.476
Sept .250/.314/.453
One horrible month of July is really dragging down the second half numbers. it looks to me like the pitchers finally made an adjustment to him in July and he had to adjust against that. He may not put up those first half stats over a full season but I believe he is clearly much better than a .250/.300/.400 hitter.
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I really wish Sandy Alomar would have just taken the damn bench coach job when it was offered to him.
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24 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said:
Unfortunately #1 starters get paid $200+ million in free agency. That's not going to happen while JR owns the team.
There only appears to be 1 potential #1 starter on the FA market this off season. If we are getting one it would likely have to be via trade.
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5 minutes ago, Quin said:
37 games into the contract.
Yep, and all I am saying is that so far we haven't seen all that was advertised.
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15 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:
They had a high priority placed on a top end pitcher, even offering 9 figures to get one done. I have zero doubt they will chase another #1 starter this winter.
I certainly hope they can find a #1 starter this off season. I would expect a regression from Giolito at least for his fist season without McCann. Hopefully they also find a backup catcher that will be able to work with Giolito if he can't click with Grandal.
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5 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said:
Factors working against Grandal:
1) He signed a team record deal at $18 million per season. People are expecting greatness based on that.
2) The Dumb Ass manger has him anchored in the 2-3-4 spot of the lineup all year
3) While McCann is not as good as Grandal, the gap between them is way closer than people think with also factoring the fact that the teams' best pitchers prefer to pitch to McCann.
I think another thing working against him is that after the signing he was presented as having this great knowledge in working with pitchers and he was going to be able to get more out of the pitchers. That hasn't seemed to happen so far. He was also an elite framer but for that hasn't shown up yet either. I have read a couple of articles that have said that framing abilities tend to drop off rapidly after age 31 so it is possible that we may never see that elite framing.
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I don't hate Grandal but I think he was poor allocation of funds. We already had a good, maybe not great but good catcher on the team and several other holes on the team that should have been a higher priority in my opinion. The way he is being used makes it more frustrating. Move him down in the order and maybe some of this goes away.
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Underwhelming as usual. Oh well, still early in the contention window so it wasn't imperative to make a move. It is going to be up to the bats to get us far this year.
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10 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:
There are people talking about him not pitching in the playoffs.
If the Sox go out in 3 he may not pitch anyway?
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I am really torn on this. I do think that the time could be right to take a real run at things but I am not sure any of the names that seem available are the guy to put us over the top. I think to have a chance both this year and next we need a true TOR starter and I don't really see one available. Lynn look pretty good but I am not sure if he is enough. Ray shouldn't even be looked at. Bundy seems to have emerged but is it for real? deGrom seems to be the only real difference maker to me and I doubt he is available.
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That was so fun to watch. Truly a game to remember.
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4 minutes ago, joesaiditstrue said:
That's why you extend James to a multi year deal which allows you to trade him for something of value. Letting him walk would be such a Sox/Rick Hahn brainless move.
Why in the world would James McCann sign a deal to be the White Sox back up when he will be very likely to get a job as the starter somewhere else? Losing him for nothing was assured when he wasn't traded shortly after the Grandal signing.
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51 minutes ago, oldsox said:
What were Hahn's? I'm with WBWSF
WBWSF said he was confident in his abilities so I was curious as to what made him feel qualified. I don't know what that has to do with Hahn.
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23 minutes ago, WBWSF said:
Thank you for believing in me. But I will take a pass on Manager, Pitching Coach, Hitting coach, Third and first Base Coaches. I will take the GM job if offered to me. I have a tremendous amount of confidence in my abilities. I would make a tremendous White Sox GM.
Out of curiosity, what do you feel are your qualifications for the job?
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You? Wrong? My world is shattering!
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I've never been a fan of Stone but I don't hate the TV broadcast. I was at the lake this weekend so I was listening to the radio broadcast instead of watching and I have to say I enjoyed the radio broadcast far more than the TV.
Fire Ricky
in Pale Hose Talk
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AJ Hinch and Alex Cora will both be looking for work next season.