Eminor3rd
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51 minutes ago, pcq said:
Send Vaughn to the K-Ballers.
At this point, going down to work on a significant swing change might be the best thing for him. HIs max EV is showing he still has pop, but that 9.8 average launch angle just isn't going to work. I've heard of some guys trying to commit to a pull-happy approach before two strikes, then getting more contact/spray focused with two; maybe that could sound appealing for him.
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1 hour ago, PaleAleSox said:
That might the worst lineup a baseball team has ever marched out.
The funniest thing, to me, is that no one in it is underperforming.
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Welcome, everyone, to this week's edition of "actually watch the White Sox" day, in which we see if Garrett Crochet can continue to spark some semblance of joy during the bottom of each inning.
As for how to handle the tops of the innings, I recommend thinking to yourself how funny it would be if they actually manage to score a run. And if, by some stroke of unnatural luck, they DO score a run -- think of how much funnier it would be if they somehow manage to score ANOTHER run. Recontextualizing situations can lead to new and exciting feelings about them.
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In mid-April of the year 2024, Kevin Pillar is the White Sox cleanup hitter.
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3 hours ago, bmags said:
i'm struggling to not be a meathead about this.
It’s tough. I really just kind of can’t wait until literally every player/coach/staffer/person related to this era of the white Sox is gone. I don’t know who to blame for what, but there’s so much blame to go around there just isn’t a point to worrying about where it lands.
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Just completely joyless to watch this team. I keep getting my self to tune in every couple days and it's just a slap every time.
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This is absolute rock bottom for this franchise. How can anybody give a s%*# at this point.
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15 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:
So is 1-161
BAN BET
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4 minutes ago, wegner said:
Will Kopech get to 100 saves in that scenario?
Yes, a hundred 58-pitch saves, giving him a higher workload than all the starters combined.
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158-4 still in play
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5 minutes ago, TitoMB345 said:
When you can't beat em, just bunt.
Sox should legitimately do nothing but bunt, every AB for about three straight games, leading up to the next Crochet start. They'll be automatic losses, sure, but after that, you gotta figure the next opponent is going to just play infield in to start. And then they let it rip in the first inning! The opponent will catch on fast, but the Sox would then have a real chance to have something like TWO baserunners on at once for Robert and, I don't know, I guess Gavin Sheets or something -- which could technically create a lead which could then technically be defended for a win.
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1 minute ago, Timmy U said:
Can't we have ONE nice thing?! Crochet makes no money and has 2 years of control after this? At this rate, we're gonna start trading prospects once they reach AA because "there's no way we're competing until 2040."
But I bet Getz could get like 20+ DFA candidates from the Braves for him.
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Crochet is going to be really fun to watch this year, if you can manage to separate his performance from a need to see an actual win.
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Have they named a closer yet? Assuming Kopech has the inside track.
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Poty
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5 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:
Wait, what? Uh sure.
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I forgot Moustakas was in camp lol
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2 hours ago, bmags said:
Eloy was in A+. I don’t think he qualifies for being fully cooked.
I don't either -- I think he was way more advanced than anyone else at that level, and probably 85% to where he needed to be to debut.
And I think when he did debut, he was about 85% where he needed to be.
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1 hour ago, TaylorStSox said:
Absolutely, AAA is for refinement, not development. They're very different things. To say the Sox "developed" a lot of those players on that list is just absurd.
I agree with the premise that Moncada and Eloy were nearly finished when they were acquired, but I don’t agree that they didn’t have improvements they needed to (and largely didn’t) make afterwards. And I can certainly see what you mean by making a distinction between what you’re calling “development” vs “refinement,” don’t you think those are both parts of the process that fall under the purview of player development?
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3 hours ago, TaylorStSox said:
Blaming the Sox for Reylo, Madrigal, Eloy etc never developing is just a super trash post. Maybe I'm misunderstanding because it makes zero sense.
I can’t tell if you’re joking. Do you really believe player development ends in the lower minors?
Even if you did, which is insane, what about the hundred or so players the Sox drafted into the system since 2017?
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4 hours ago, hi8is said:
Elaborate please.
One article said that he was moved to relief more because they needed bullpen arms than because he couldn’t start, and another said that he’s missed a lot of development time to injuries and pandemic, so he may have more command upside than his age would indicate
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After reading some more stuff this morning, I’m wondering if Getz might be planning to try to stretch Wilson out to start.
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Reading Keith Law’s write ups on these guys from the Padres list last month makes this return look a lot worse.
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Pham up, Pillar out
in Pale Hose Talk
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Shuffle the deck chairs