Jose Abreu

eloy jimenez

It's a job that I work full time during the summer and part time (remotely) while I'm at college. If I had it my way, I would work from home every day but it's an easy 20 minute commute, laid back atmosphere, and I tend to be really punctual so I get there early just out of habit.

Obviously every place is different but I'm working for a small company (35 employees) in the western suburbs and it's extremely laid-back and flexible. My hours are technically 8-5 with half days on Fridays but I come and go as I please as long as I am working 9 hours per day (and half on Fridays). So I usually end up coming in from like 730-430, and even though I'm 19, I'm trusted to do my job and am not constantly being micromanaged or anything. I had a similar experience last summer at a tech start-up downtown. I think a lot of it depends on the age of ownership. In both cases my superiors are generally young (<40) and have a more relaxed attitude about the little things. Their only concern is that I do the work I'm supposed to do and complete it within those 9 hour days. They don't care about the exact minutes I'm working, whether I do some work at home, or whether I'm wearing a tie. That's the way it should be in most places, IMO.

Eloy

I wonder if they don’t even bother with him down there and just move him stateside soon?

I've noticed that people who are often objectively in the wrong tend to justify themselves by citing "reason and common sense" these days

Much, much better than what he has been getting in Charlotte. With an average AAA defense his ERA would be well under 4, IMO.

I don’t think Cease has been struggling. His numbers in a hitter’s paradise with a juiced ball are not bad at all, and the defense behind him has been abysmal.

Rain in the forecast.

Collins

Yermin Mercedes reminds me of Jesus Aguilar of the Brewers

*Yoan Moncada thread, which is about a 3B with an .874 OPS and 2.5 fWAR with team control through 2023, casually becomes a Tatis Jr thread because Soxtalk*

Anderson

Tried my best but there’s really no info out there about him outside of the reddit post

moncada

Vaughn will be better as a hitter than all of those guys sans Eloy, IMO

I've been attempting to do a write-up on Bailey but information on him is so scarce.

zack collins

Ha, when I saw the thread title I was gonna go with Benyamin Bailey. So instead I'll say Carlos Perez.

No idea why the Padres released a guy with a .996 OPS in AAA but I'll take him.

eloy jimenez

Could be. Either way, I don’t see a scenario where Collins is glued to the bench. Barring injury or a major struggle, he probably doesn’t play in AAA again this year.

Merkin has said on Twitter that Collins is here to stay, and Hahn has said many times that when a prospect is called up, he'll be getting plenty of reps. If anything, I think Castillo has played his last game for the White Sox.

I agree that it's time for Eloy to be bumped up. I'd go 1. Anderson R 2. Moncada S 3. Jimenez R 4. Abreu R 5. McCann R 6. Leury S 7. DH (Alonso?) L 8. Sanchez S 9. TIlson/Cordell L/R