Jose Abreu

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 8, 2017 -> 10:38 PM) Not worried, but I think they need to seriously consider dropping switch hitting. I've voiced this before, but I don't think having him bat as a LHH vs. LHP would yield better results. Especially when he used to be better as a RHH. I still have faith that he'll become adequate from the right side with more work.

QUOTE (Tony @ Sep 8, 2017 -> 11:24 PM) Yeah this quote sucks. Rodon's concern with the shoulder: "We’ll see. Still evaluating. I’ll definitely be back to pitch next year, no doubt about that." Via Merkin Why would he even say that given how supposedly minor this injury is? Something about that quote rubs me the wrong way. That's like me needing to sharpen my pencil during an exam and voluntarily assuring my professor that I will be able to complete it in time.

Don't tell Nats fans- they're already saying he's a bust and they won the trade because he allowed that HR. Seriously.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 8, 2017 -> 09:07 PM) Only one unearned that inning. Doesn't make any sense to me Gameday app says otherwise

I wonder what his line would've been with a regular strike zone.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Sep 8, 2017 -> 04:57 PM) You and I differ in our definitions of "Good" then. 1.37 peak WHIP with K totals below 7 don't qualify for me. He was our most reliable reliever over that span, even if he's not someone you'd want on a contending team. On a relative basis, I've always liked him because he's better than the other garbage we would throw out there

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Sep 8, 2017 -> 03:11 PM) Petricka's been in the majors for 5 years, and has yet to add a season that could be described as good. 2014, 2015

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 8, 2017 -> 01:41 PM) No, it's still projected to go right up the middle of Florida, we're talking shifts of 20-50 miles or so of the path of the eye. From everything I've read, the models this far out are pretty accurate, so there would have to be a massive failure in the multiple models in all the same way for it to shift that much. It's pretty much a lock, just wait for results from Broward county to come in and......oh my god. [sorry for the bad election joke] Lol, when you stared talking about the models being accurate, I was thinking of an election joke too

With all the projections now predicting a western shift, is it possible Louisiana/New Orleans gets hit?

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 8, 2017 -> 01:20 PM) I had a feeling that was going to happen with Holland, Petricka, and Rodon gone. Really wanted to see Machi in a Sox uniform. Why?

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Sep 8, 2017 -> 12:59 PM) Ryan Cordell. He has all winter to get healthy and prepare for ST. Based on how there's usually a surprise or two, I'm thinking a healthy Ryan Cordell comes out and takes the LF spot and forces Leury to compete with Engel for CF. Not that Cordell is expected to become anything special, it's just that I don't see any of these guys, Liriano/Tilson/May/Willy G/etc, being anythng special either. Before his injury, Cordell had some nice power numbers at AAA. I think that for now, Engel is safe. ST wil be fun next year and especially if the Sox trade Avi. The outfield is going to be a battle royale. What if I told you that Willy's OPS is 19 points better than Leury's? SSS, sure, but he has promise and seems to be able to handle MLB pitching.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Sep 8, 2017 -> 09:59 AM) To the right of the big lettering "Standard Batting" there's a button that says "Show Minors". There's also a tab to the right of the "[Name of Player] Overview" tab that says "Minor Lg Stats". Yikes, I apologize. I must've misspelled "playoff" and had it autocorrect to "player" in the top line of my original post. While I can see the minor league stats you're referencing, I still can't find the minor league playoff stats. Sorry for the confusion.

moncada

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Sep 7, 2017 -> 07:37 PM) You can find them on both baseball reference and fangraphs, they're on separate tabs. Where is the tab, exactly? I can't seem to find it on bb ref. Thanks

4-0 win

Rodon was scratched from tonight's start with left shoulder stiffness

Left shoulder stiffness

I know minor league playoff stats don't "count", just like in the majors, but what happens to the numbers? For example, if you go to a player's baseball-reference page who played in the 2016 minor league playoffs, those stats are nowhere to be found. For the majors, there's at least the "postseason hitting" category.

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 7, 2017 -> 04:08 PM) I hope Willy hits 4 HRs for Kanny. I hope he hits 5.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Sep 7, 2017 -> 03:10 PM) Is Saladino still a guy who is in contention for a major league spot after this season? Offensively he's been utterly atrocious since April. Something tells me this is his last month in a White Sox uniform

I really think we're gonna struggle to find playing time for the borderline guys next year, especially in the OF. Right now, you have Delmonico, Garcia, Garcia, Garcia, Engel, Cordell, and Liriano playing for 3 spots and a DH. There are also guys like Jimenez and Polo who may very well be here by the end of 2018. Even after an Avi trade, I don't see how the Lirianos and Willy Garcias of the world get a fair look- especially if the organization is still so in love with Engel in center.

Surprised to see him back so soon.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 7, 2017 -> 01:05 PM) They need to name the DL after him. But he probably should be shut down. He isn't going to accomplish anything the next few weeks.. They need to let the Becks and Coveys , Frys and Bummers cover the bullpen innings vs. SF. SF and Detroit are huge series. More than a couple of wins is going to kill them for the top pick. I'm afraid we're gonna win the majority of those games with Rodon/Lopez/Giolito facing those offenses

Engel

Yeah... that was rough. Lopez was nails though