Chicago White Sox

You wanted Gorman over Madrigal? I thought you were an India guy.

Tommy Longo loves playing both the hindsight & small sample size games in his efforts to rip all things White Sox.

Great post. No reason to root for losses at this point when the possible range of outcomes is 3rd to 5th pick. Might as well cheer for wins and see where things stand near the end of the season. That’s when I’ll start rooting for losses if it makes a difference in draft position.

Yup, next year will be the real issue. I can understand the logic behind not rushing to put Hamilton on the 40 man roster, but that’s just to allow as much depth as possible heading into spring training. The reality is Hamilton will force himself on to the 25 man roster by late April if not opening day. Nothing wrong with holding on to a guy like Juan Minaya until then in case there is an injury. But at the end of the day, clearing roster spots won’t be a huge challenge as there is plenty of garbage & overlapping depth on the 40 man as currently constructed.

I can’t remember a poster in all my years here who brought less to the table than Tommy Longo. Like we have to go back to Marty34 to find someone who combined a negative outlook with illogical reasoning for everything they argued. This Gorman/Madrigal bet has got to be one of the single dumbest attempts to rip a player I have ever seen. But this is the internet and people love being dumb, loud, & proud.

This is a ridiculously stupid bet and makes you look like an idiot. Madrigal isn’t a power guy and will likely play only one full season in the minors, with many of those games at Regions Field. The odds of Madrigal hitting 12 to 15 HRs (or wherever Gorman up ends at) in the next few weeks & over the course of next year is slim to none. And guess what, it will mean absolutely nothing in terms of the quality of picks. You really need to step your troll game Longo, because this is a really pathetic effort.

Why have you never been big on Burdi? Health concerns? Kid has a legit 80 grade fastball and two plus secondary offerings. I really, really like Hamilton, but Burdi is pretty much in a league of his own stuff wise.

Did Beckham ever wear glasses? And Anderson?

Helps with 20/20 vision.

I’m honestly thinking those glasses may be the cure.

I’ve honesty felt like he may have a vision problem for a while now. Maybe Anderson’s advice not to wear glasses turned out to be pretty poor? We can only hope.

Cease a bit wild to start tonight.

If healthy, the answer is Burdi without question. He has best reliever in all of baseball type stuff.

Doesn't he get hit by a ton of pitches? That surely will help.

I’m sure the reason was stupid, but he’s also a 22 year old kid. To expect him to mature overnight is ridiculous. And what else has he done this season like this?

Yup, let’s all ignore another dominant start with great command all because a stupid HBP.

I’d fire Renteria and bring a guy who might bring some tough love (Girardi could be an option). I’d let the new manager bring on new hitting coaches and hopw different voices get through to him. If after a month next year we see no progress, I’d use that final option and send him down to AAA to work through changes in a low stress environment.

Lol...your obsession with flukey performances is very impressive!

Embarrassing at-bat for Moncada right there, kid looks broken as fuck.

Excellent news!!!

They can sit on his fastball because he uses it too much and is unable to command his secondary pitches well enough. I agree he needs to develop his secondary pitches, which is again why I’m frustrated he gave up his curveball.

Because I’ve seen Lopez when he has three pitches working and he can be dominant. Also, how come you dwell on Lopez’s low spin rate when Giolito has basically the same low spin rate at a much lower velocity. Maybe I’m misinterpreting the stat, but seems like you should be ripping Lucas more for that.

I don’t buy this theory at all. He used to have a bomb-ass curveball and then dropped it for reasons unknown. Either way, his fastball would play up in the pen and I think he can develop the slider enough to be a solid reliever worst case scenario. To think he couldn’t fill a bullpen role of any capacity is quite frankly absurd.

Here comes headcase Lucas folding at the first sign of pressure.

I must be nuts then, because I think Lopez has more potential than Giolito.