Chicago White Sox

Yes this. He is not built for the juiced ball era.

IMO, bringing back a guy who strikes out less than 6 per 9 innings would be the definition of insanity. We should strive higher, even at the long reliever spot.

Lol...why do you keep lumping Rutherford in with Robert & Eloy?

That’s a good question!

Luis Gonzalez has been pretty good the past month or so. While the BB & K rates have been solid all year, he’s finally starting to make some loud contact. He should start 2020 in AAA and it will be interesting to see how he responds to the juiced ball and the bandbox the Knights play in.

And ground rule double for Gavin just now!

LuGo bomb & Rutherford with another single.

Honestly? Probably that he lost some motivation after signing a $300M deal. That wouldn’t be the first time that’s happened. I certainly don’t think a guy being intense or even a dick on the field means he displaying roid rage...that’s simply ridiculous. And Davis got busted for Adderall, much different than injecting your body with steroids. That’s a serious reach IMO.

Ok, so you’re basing this entire claim on one subpar season? Obviously it couldn’t be a million other things like playing hurt, struggling to adjust to NL pitching in his first full season in the league, playing half his games at Petco, signing a $300M deal in the offseason and losing motivation, etc. By default it has to be steroids wearing off...got it! So you’ve explained why you think Machado is juicing, what’s your reasoning for believing the rest of the Orioles were juicing?

I’m actually ok with Goins getting some playing time (especially while Yoan is out) as he might be a halfway decent reserve IF next year, which is something we’ll actually need with Yolmer playing & pricing himself out of consideration for that role. That being said, Mendick has a chance to be more of a long-term bench solution and should be getting a look as well. He doesn’t really seem like he has much else to accomplish in AAA and is already on the older side to your point.

But why? What evidence do you have?

Not sure that’s automatically true. I agree that Rendon would be a riskier target, but he’s also a better player than Harper and arguably Machado.

Why in the world do you think he was juicing?

Rutherford single followed by Sheets triple. Stay hot Gavin!!

Nope, looks like you were right and that 1st round picks are no longer part of the penalty equation.

Honestly, I’m less concerned about getting the highest pick possible this year (the young guys playing well is far more important), I just don’t want to have a first round pick hanging over head when pursuing free agents this offseason. That being said, I’m more than fine is the plethora of garbage pitchers continue to lose some games for us.

Fucking awesome. Looks like Collins just added a double to his day.

A second bomb??

I honestly have no idea what Hahn is thinking. We’re actually wasting DH at-bats on guys with zero future with the organization. If it’s me, I’d releasing Castillo ASAP and calling up both Collins & Mercedes and letting them spit DH & C duties with McCann. I’m also finding a way to get Mendick in the infield mix. I know that Yolmer is a tremendous clubhouse guy and won’t be released mid-season, but he can definitely ride some pine for the next month and a half.

Honestly, I hate being that guy, but we really needed a loss as we’re getting dangerously close to the 11th pick.

Mercedes HR. Call this dude up.

Good starts so far at AAA: Madrigal - 0/1 with 2 BB Robert - 1/3 with a HR & a K Collins - 1/2 with a BB Mendick - 1/2 with a HR

100% agree.

Capra seems to be pretty horrible at sending guys. I wish there was an easy way to pull the stats because I’d wager we have more guys thrown out at home plate than the vast majority of the league.

I’ll admit I’m hungover as fuck, but this guest announcer is absolutely brutal.