Chicago White Sox

These double plays are insane. We must lead MLB so far this year.

There’s some 2017 vintage Avi right there.

Yoan with a f***ing laser!

I really hope MiGo gets the Juan Minaya treatment if this one gets any uglier, but I don’t see the Sox doing that to a veteran.

I like them running tonight.

QUOTE (SonofaRoache @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 09:40 PM) This isn't a tank job. Most of these guys just flat out don't belong, and we hoped they would. Who doesn’t belong?

QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 09:34 PM) Time to pull the plug on this pitcher. NO MORE of him please. Should have never been resigned. Call up Kopech, Clarkin from AA, let Renteria pitch, bring back the Ghost of Lamar Hoyt, I don't care just get this guy out of here. Just put Santiago in the rotation until Kopech is ready. I don’t think they’ll cut ties with him just yet, but another couple starts like this and they’ll have no choice. Outings like this are demoralizing the positional guys.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 09:31 PM) All the big Volstad fans might get to see their guy tonight! Lol...the only thing that could make this night worse.

Pull this gas can. Good f***ing god.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 09:27 PM) 87-88 He averaged 92 MPH last year, he’s not going to survive three innings in the high 80’s.

What is MiGo’s velocity tonight? Gameday didn’t show a single fastball from him tonight until that last pitch at 88.

Never mind, MiGo is garbage.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 09:18 PM) This has the feel of a Cy Cahill vs Lolz Gonzalez type event Normally I’d agree, but for whatever reason I feel like the Sox will respond to this somewhat reasonable weather.

Ugly at-bat for Avi. Oh well, knock him in Jose!

Thanks Ricky!

Let Yoan run Ricky!

This team better come out and play some focused baseball tonight. Last night was a complete embarrassment and hopefully Ricky gave them a wake-up call afterwards.

I have no idea how accurate MILB Gameday is, but Adolfo just took four pitches that were barely balls for a walk. He really seems way more selective this year.

Luis Gonzalez with a nice rebound from the golden sombrero yesterday. So far he’s 2/3 on the night with a grand slam

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 08:02 PM) Non earned. Basabe just homered Fathom, you have MILB.TV right? Is it normal that so many games aren’t televised?

QUOTE (KrankinSox @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 07:51 PM) Hitting prospects have been pretty quiet tonight with the exception of Rutherford's RBI double: Collins 0-1, K, BB Zavala 0-1, K, BB Basabe 0-3 Adolfo 0-3 Sheets 0-3 Yrizzari is 2-3 and Mercedez has a HR The W-S guys are sporting some ridiculous BABIPs so it’s only natural we see some regression to the mean. The good news is the K rates have been pretty solid for all of them.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 07:43 PM) the average is nice but is this "untapped power" ever going to show up? Four doubles in nine games is improvement vs last year. And the kid is still a twig, more power will come as he fills out. It’s going to take time though.

Henzman with a rough start. Pulled after two innings & six runs.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 04:38 PM) He's 8 for 41 which is .195. 10 RBI in 12 games is good. Five homers is good. However ... he had 3 of the homers and 5 of the RBI in one game. Yikes. 2 HRs and 5 RBI in the last 11 games. Remember I am not a statnik. I like the walks obviously and I still worship Davidson, but ... disappointment is creeping in because of my fan eyetest. I'm glad I'm not controlled by advanced stats. His first season he has 26 HRS and 68 RBI in 443 at bats. Before advanced stats that was rookie of the year contention, baby. His wRC+ is basically double what it was last year (165 vs. 83), but since you're not a "statnik" let's project his current traditional stats over 443 plate appearances so we can compare to last year. 2017 Actuals: 26 HR, 68 RBI, 19 BB, 165 SO 2018 Forecast: 43 HR, 85 RBI, 85 BB, 153 SO But I get it, that .190 batting average is real concerning compared to the robust .220 he posted last year. Certainly that .118 point differential in BABIP will not normalize over the course of the year.

QUOTE (ecupittfan @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 04:20 PM) Ill be at the winston salem game tonight vs the rangers affiliate Down East Wood Ducks. Got box seats. I will give an update late tonight. “How much wood would a wood duck chuck if a wood duck could chuck wood” - Jason Benetti (4/17/18)