Jose Abreu

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 09:44 PM) here's that volstad kid you all were clamoring for earlier isn't he in his 30s? I remember him in the big leagues like a decade ago

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 09:41 PM) Quality decision to give Engel a spot on an MLB roster fixed

QUOTE (Richie @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 09:31 PM) I am realizing that the knee-jerk nature of this forum is pretty funny. lol All in good spirit It's really just the game threads, everything else is fine haha

Well 6.1 IP 4 R looks a lot worse than 6 and 2.

I swear Delmonico does that every game.

Especially when you realize how bad his mechanics and stuff were, 6 IP 2 R is a great outcome

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 08:47 PM) remember when people kept mentioning how a good 1B was going to save all those errors TA had in the minors? Turns out they were half right. His throwing yips are really troubling. Jose is doing God's work over there however. I know he's not good defensively, but I always felt like Jose got a bad rap over there. He's not a liability like some make him out to be

Ricky Renteria might as well have been Robin Ventura this last week. Light a fire under them, come on

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 08:13 PM) Unhappy in Boston. Has a dominant season this year and wants a change of scenery, fresh start... But wouldn't he get far less money than his current deal in those scenarios?

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 08:03 PM) Anderson has some of the worst footwork I've seen from a big league SS It's a shame because I remembered him being pretty good defensively in 16.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 08:00 PM) Terrible throw, terrible player He's almost indescribably bad at this point. It blows my mind.

QUOTE (StrykerSox @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:58 PM) Soxfan49, I like where your heart is at, but regarding Engel, even MiLB games are a stretch. He’s terrible. Now this is something the three of us agree on lol

QUOTE (StrykerSox @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:48 PM) Sure. But I’m not a huge sabes guy. What does that mean and how does it negate whiffing 35% of the time? My lasting viewpoint, FWIW, is that hitting it hard doesnt mean much when you often don’t hit it at all. Not that revolutionary, but it doesn’t seem like Benetti agrees. Basically, xWOBA tracks how hard he hits the ball, its launch angle, and gets a percentage of hit probability based on that data. If xWOBA is higher than wOBA, which weights the actual results of batted balls rather than the stats behind it, it generally means the player has been unlucky. In Moncada's case, the discrepancy is pretty big, so stats like average/OBP/OPS will increase in due time. It doesn't necessarily "negate" the strikeouts. I agree that he strikes out too much. But even with a 35% or so strikeout rate, I think he will still be a good player when you factor in his defense and hitting. As the years go by, I also expect that 35% figure to drop, too. It will take time

Nice to see our walk problem made its way to Minnesota as well

QUOTE (StrykerSox @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:36 PM) Sorry, kid, but wiseass remarks aren’t a great rebuttal to the fact that our cornerstone prospect in this rebuild strikes out 35% of the time. Do better. Ok, that's fair. His wOBA is .294 but his xWOBA is .384. Better?

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:34 PM) By all means call out his strikeout rate, but you sound like an idiot when you talk like Moncada isn’t one of the most physically gifted players in baseball and wasn’t a consensus #1 overall prospect like a year or so ago. If he fails it won’t be because the organization failed to identify talent or developed a “prospect crush”, it will be because they still haven’t figured out to develop players with swing & miss issues. You're talking to a guy who thought it was ridiculous to call his .200 average a misnomer. There's no point in trying

Thanks for all those team stat comparisons 11 games in, Stone. Really useful

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:27 PM) Nice at bat, Yoan! Good try buddy. As long as you’re trying your best and having fun, I’m having fun Much better

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:26 PM) So far, looks like he did first two games. Velocity down and can't command fastball at all. Seems like another mechanical issue Not a reference to his actual performance, but his ST mechanics and control were a lot better. He needs to establish more consistency there

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:20 PM) Just wait until it warms up!!!!!!11 Your strawman routine is getting a little old. I think it's time for some new material

QUOTE (StrykerSox @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:19 PM) Love that Benetti calls a .200 BA a “misnomer” when talking about a guy who strikes out twice in every five plate appearances. Jason is a damn moron. I know it's tempting, but let's not feed the troll guys

Why would David Price opt out?

Moncada

Intriguing pitching matchup. Perhaps the only game that will be played this series.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 11:40 AM) Pretty necessary with the current rotation being Shields, MiGo and kids. When we have 1 game in 4 days, though? I just don't get the timing