Jose Abreu

You keep using the term "Baseball 101" and telling us to learn the game. Part of "Baseball 101" is knowing your strengths and weaknesses, which in this case dictate that Tim Anderson tagging from first to second is not an inherently risky decision.

Abreu

No, you can’t keep saying this. You can’t tell me “I don’t care how fast Tim is” and then say that. You’re just completely ignoring his speed to suit your narrative. This scenario would not have happened, unless Tim tripped while running or something, which is so unlikely that it’s not even worth discussing.

Sure it's not 100% risk-free but it's so close to it that the difference is negligible. What you keep missing in these responses is Tim Anderson's speed. He wasn't getting thrown out on a tag up because he's too fast to be thrown out at second on even a good throw from the warning track in left field, and that's if the fielder even goes to second as opposed to the cut-off man

Well, you're asking someone who thinks Robert was pretty close to MLB ready based on talent alone the day we signed him, and someone who thinks he's the best prospect the Sox have had during the rebuild. So I may be a little biased. He does need some more seasoning. When I say he's an MLB-caliber player, that's largely a result of talent. Sure, he could "succeed" as a pinch runner/defensive replacement in MLB right now. If you gave him a season of PAs right now, however, I think he'd put up numbers pretty similar to Moncada last year, but maybe subtract some of the walks and add a bit more power. So a lot of strikeouts, but some pop which gives him somewhere between a 90 and 100 wRC+. Relative to his age, that isn't bad. If he goes to AA soon and sees MLB by early-mid 2020, which is both what I want to happen and what I think will happen, he may be able to cut down on the strikeouts enough so that he doesn't have 200+ of them like Moncada, but they'll always be a part of his game, most likely.

Robert has an insane BABIP because he's an MLB-caliber player playing against single-A competition. Eloy had a crazy BABIP in AAA, as did Juan Soto at every level. There won't be any major regression because his contact is so good that a high BABIP is sustainable.

Sure, that's all correct, but there's a reason players who have that much raw talent/power strike out a lot. It's probably impossible for Gallo, with his swing, to strike out significantly less, but what he is right now is an extremely good hitter.

Ha, Ruiz came out of the pen after the 8th and must have gotten called back.

Lol, they called Ruiz back?

Ruiz. And that's who they're going with

No, it's an easy question and the answer to it is no. If all you care about is one stat, and being below average in that one stat does not necessarily prevent one from being a productive player, then maybe you should rethink your method of analysis. You're telling me you wouldn't want Joey Gallo on your team because of his k-rate, despite his status as one of the best hitters in the sport since 2017?

Because you're not taking any risk. Anderson isn't getting thrown out tagging up to 2nd because he's Tim Anderson. If we were talking about Abreu or Alonso on first base then things would be different.

You can do it yourself now in account settings. New feature

Also Guyer hit the IL the other day

A .714 OPS from a 22 year old in MLB is bad?

Nice Cordell

Cool. Now demote him to Kannapolis until he learns not to swing at the first 3 pitches.

Many scouts thought he was MLB ready when we signed him in 2017 and you want him to stay in the minors until late 2021? Who cares about k-rate when the guy hits lasers every time he makes contact? What does he have to gain from that?

Interesting

This doesn't apply to Tim Anderson. Absolutely no shot that any left fielder throws him out tagging to second from the warning track.

Lopez needs to tone down that celebration, respect the game! Next time he bats in a game he should get plunked!

Yeah, he had hit 97 and 98 multiple times before that pitch. One of their many errors today

I'm not as anti-Benetti and Stone as the rest of you but they've been awful today. Keep saying incorrect things

Since there was no game today there was no media scrum, so I'd expect something tomorrow