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Did Tim figure it out defensively the last few years or did he just have a good run of sample size during a swing and miss era? Defensive metrics have always liked him. My eye test has always rated him much lower. It is a golden era for short stops, and the OF position feels shallow while the league cycles out of the low OBP lefties that were neutralized by the shift, it would be a shame if a solid 250 game stretch from TA deeked us from having a plus defensive left fielder and signing one of the many available star SS.

Steve Stone thinks ESPN isn't a real fan.

If Vaughn is playing the OF I'd bat him 2nd. Get those PAs and get Engel in there.

* There are only 7 position players and 5 DHs on the roster now

Look on the bright side: If we want to trade some of the most valuable contracts in baseball for solely the best package of prospects featuring only players from a 11 month old MLB Pipeline Top 50... We have the right guys for the job.

His partner says that makes you a bad fan

Lol who cleared that clip of Moncada? Painfully swinging, drooling on himself and barely getting a piece of a bp fastball ?

Yaz is just done trying to hit this dead ball anywhere.

Gotta be the worst defensive OF in club history.

Unless it is a team friendly deal it will be time to move on. We are not a "loveable loser" franchise. Our fans show up/watch/consume when we are winning. Can't waste even a penny on sentimental value.

I suggest we play at least 2 outfielders.

I would have personally started Haseley in the OF instead of two bad first basemen. And at the very least he would be a defensive replacement if they got a lead. So I guess he could have been on the roster.

I mean I personally would love to hear him say his hands were tied and he isn't responsible for this stretch of more errors than runs scored. Otherwise he needs to shut up and not tell fans and the media that we are lazy.

40 degree weather? Mediocre Royals offense? Deadened ball? Fresh arm after a 48 pitch outing 6 days ago? Keuchel gem incoming (Or DFA Party).

What exactly are the circumstances of Tony's exit? I'd like to think I'd choose the playoff appearance but if you told me that Tony would get drilled in the dugout by an errant Leury Garcia throw leading to him hanging 'em up... I definitely could be swayed.

Cold weather and deadened ball have led to low scoring games. You can't have bad defense if you aren't hanging crooked numbers. No Moncada and Tim not performing anywhere near his career average has been a death sentence but Hahn is ultimately to blame. DHs all over the diamond.

"The Sox lineup is Murderers Row" Yea, because we play four or five DHs every game.

Zack Collins 3 run bomb. Imagine what we could have done with a 5th DH.

Lets try and measure the damage caused by not making that relatively routine play.

Has Joe gotten a close decision correct yet this season? I feel like he is 0-3.

Hot taek: Eloy has lazily lumbered in and out of LF every inning. Always with a psuedo "I'm banged up" trot. He either: A. Is actually always banged up and is legitimately injury prone. B. Is lazy and has now hurt himself on three occasions while performing an "all out" baseball act. Odds are the truth lands somewhere in between the two, but thinking he can go from half-ass effort to full speed on-demand is generally not a recipe for success.

Steve sucks. Who watched yesterday and has anything positive to say about anything?

If this were a little league team, the parents would be fighting in the parking lot over LaRussa batting his son 3rd.

This past offseason, had you suggested moving Yoan to 2B (due to the available 3B vs the available 2B) you were eviscerated on this board. Now, due to Burger posting a .833 OPS over 20 plate appearances, things have changed? Even though Moncada hasn't played a single game? The same Burger people were willing to throw into any hypothetical offseason trade?

Same. Something must go wrong though, right? He isn't exactly universally loved. I'm definitely in the honeymoon period though.