Chicago White Sox

Am I crazy or has Fiers been in the high 80s all day and we can’t get to him?

QUOTE (Scoots @ Apr 8, 2018 -> 01:54 PM) Was just thinking that. If he keeps doing this, I think he would be a good 2-hole hitter, move Avi to 3rd or cleanup with Davidson hitting 5th. Not really sure why Anderson is hitting behind Delmonico and Leury...unless the reason is to give variety of handedness in the lineup. Which I think is dumb. Put your best hitters first no matter the handedness. Renteria wanted Anderson in the bottom third of the lineup so Tim could be Tim and allow him to be aggressive. And while Tim has been far more patient than he’s ever been with us, I’d leave him where’s at for now.

Luis Gonzalez with his first HR of the season.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 8, 2018 -> 01:32 PM) Defense and wildness killing Cease Still a very promising start, but this 5th inning implosion will mask that to some extent.

I?€™ve never seen a team fail to drive men in with based loaded 0 or 1 out more than our White Sox.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Apr 8, 2018 -> 01:28 PM) Davidson ANOTHER walk. What a start. The walks are making me more of a believer.

Sacks packed with Sox.

QUOTE (Knuckles @ Apr 8, 2018 -> 01:24 PM) How did Yoan get out? Soft lineout to 2B I believe.

Gotta make them pay here...

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 8, 2018 -> 01:25 PM) Passed ball for Castillo. Gotcha, I didn’t see it, but thought Hawk called it a wild pitch.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 8, 2018 -> 01:23 PM) Defense has been a disaster this season What did I miss?

Cease now with 4 K’s through 2 innings (3 swinging) with 17/25 pitches for strikes!

Also, no Rutherford or Sheets in the lineup for game 1.

Cease with a strong 1st. Three batters faced, three outs. 2 K’s & 9/12 pitches for strikes

Glad to see Engel on the bench today.

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?c...mp;ymd=20180408 Alright this should be a fun day weather permitting. All affiliates except for Charlotte have double headers. The Dash kick things off today with their first game at noon CST.

Let’s avoid the sweep and win this one!

Still no word on who is replacing him?

QUOTE (reiks12 @ Apr 7, 2018 -> 07:55 PM) Stephens 7ks, 2 hits, 1 walk, 6ip He’s ready for AAA. Hopefully he gets the bump up when Hansen comes back.

I’m a Davidson skeptic, but a 17.2% BB rate, 24.1% K rate, & .565 ISO will work for me.

Need a Nicky blast right about now. Kid is more than due for one.

Disappointed with the talent level of this team. The lack of high school picks and the failures to develop our LatAm signings is painfully obvious when looking at this roster. Maybe a few guys from extended spring training (Curbelo, Destino, Zangari, etc) will join the club in the coming months and make this team more interesting.

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Apr 7, 2018 -> 09:11 AM) I’ll never understand the thought process that we have to wait on rebuilding the bullpen until the start of the anticipated contention window. Strong bullpens can take a few years to build. It’s why I strongly endorsed the idea of signing Addison Reed to a 4 year deal at $7MM AAV, even though the rest of the board was strongly opposed to such a signing. Why not start adding pieces now to begin addressing the team’s biggest weakness rather than reaching for 3 or 4 next offseason? Heck, the Sox would probably be 5-1 right now if they had signed Reed. Realistically, I don’t see a need to sign second tier relievers right now. We have a ton of interesting arms in the system that will require shots in the near future. Burdi is about as elite of a relief prospect as they come with three legit plus pitches (health permitting). Vieiria is another guy with an 80 grade fastball & significant upside if he can further develop his curveball. Hamilton & Burr are both high-end relief prospects currently in AA. I could see those last three guys pushing for major league roles this year. Burdi would already be up if it weren’t for his injury. And then you have a bunch of starting pitching prospects who will ultimately have to move to the pen. As good as Fulmer looked in his last start, I still view him as a reliever long-term. I think Stephens will also make the move to the pen at some point in the near future. Other guys remain up for debate. I see plenty of options to fill three or four spots right there. The left side is more of an issue. Bummer looks life he could be a quality second lefty in a pen, but I’d probably want to add an established left-handed veteran to handle the high leverage innings. Fry offers some depth in the event Bummer doesn’t pan, but clearly this is an area of need. Regardless, I’m optimistic we can build a quality bullpen with only two outside additions.

Hopefully Giolito rebounds and shows a little more stuff today.

QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Apr 7, 2018 -> 03:53 AM) Sure he's made some loud outs... but he's had some really s***ty at-bats. Staring at a called third strike right down the middle doesn't account for the wOBA. Like most young players he’s a work in progress. Unlike most young players, he hits the ball super hard, draws a ton of walks, & has elite speed. Let’s all give him more than six cold games in April before we hit the panic button.