SCCWS

Not perfect. Great showing by our rebuild pieces, Moncada and Anderson. Not so great by Rodon.

I bet he wished he could take that back. "The Sox front office has received the scorn of many fans this past week but this recent signing of Santana is a quality acquisition." https://southsideshowdown.com/2019/02/22/white-sox-sign-ervin-santana/

I am sure there is some write-off his accountants will use for a failed investment.

I agree 23 is not young. But a pitcher who has not thrown 25 games above A Ball is not experienced. Experience is probably more important than age. The kid had a very short stint in AA never mind just geeting his feet wet in AAA. I think he would be better getting at least 12-15 AAA starts.

Just to be clear. If he goes FA, JD Martinez will insist on playing the outfield for some number of games(20-25%). He is mediocre but not awful.

DUH!!! You are wrong. When he bats 5th, he is hitting .179. Against only LH pitching, he is batting .286.

It is not reacting to 28 AB. It is now 180 AB from the right-side. RR did the same thing last season. When a lefty started he moved him down usually to 6th spot. But last year Yoan also had a better % against lefties than he did when hitting lower in the order. RR is assuming he struggles w LH pitching. He does to some extent. But he has more problems regardless of the pitcher when he hits outside the top of the order.

Earlier in the season, I complained about RR moving Yoan out of the 2nd spot against lefties. Several posters justified it w his history against lefties. Having said that, I still don't understand RR moving him down in the order. I wish somebody in the organization w a calculator could figure this out for Rick. It is still early but Yoan is quickly approaching 100 AB. So far: RH batter -28 AB--.286 avg. SO= 14% LH batter -66 AB--.318 avg. SO= 28% Yes he had problems in the past against lefties but so far he is doing pretty well this year. Overall he has really improved his SO rate and is actually doing better as a RH hitter with a small sample. But when does he struggle???? 2nd in batting order--58 AB--.362 avg. SO=26% 5th in batting order--28 AB--.179 avg SO= .25% He also had 8 AB in the leadoff spot. So in case no one in the organization is keeping stats, moving Yoan from 2nd to 5th for the games s a lefty starts is having a negative impact.

I think it is like everything else, you play the percentages. Remember less than 50% of Top 100 prospects make it in the MLB. It would be interesting to see what % of FA signings match or exceed their previous season.

Agree but a couple of last year's, Lorenzo Cain(6.9) and JD Martinez(6.4 )had huge years.

Steverson needs a raise..............

Also he didn't put the time in AAA to ready himself for the majors. It was great to see him sign this spring but it set him back as far as his development. Hopefully by June he will find his hitting groove

I think JDM would be a great addition to the lineup and clubhouse. I don't see the FO giving him $150Mil for 5 years( at age 32) which is what it will most likely take. But he would look great on the South Side. He will also want a guarantee that he plays some % of games in the field but he is not Eloy out there.

I understand your point but in sports today, that is not the case. As many have mentioned, every touchdown turns into a celebration these days. Most dunks gets a player doing a face and scream to the camera under the basket. Remember in hockey when a player scored a goal and the players on the ice celebrated. They still do. But someone started the 2nd phase which is to skate by the bench so they can get involved. So looking at sports today, celebrating a homerun is really no different than what they are doing in all the other major sports.

True but the White Sox have lost about 85 games for 6 straight years. This year will probably be 7 but hopefully next year we get over .500

Really needed a few months in AAA. He will adjust by June.

It is sad when we have to celebrate a BB. Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio....................

Rodon has been reliable this year.

I think it was retaliation for the guy showing up Moncada to end the 8th.

Yeah but they also have 14 of them.

Actually I am amazed that a batter never loses control of his bat on a swing and it "'accidentally" heads towards the mound.

So the batter shouldn't celebrate at the plate. But there are jumping high-fives from the runners and guys coming out of the dugout after he crosses the plate. Imagine if when Tiger Woods went into his celebration on Sunday ,the runner-up threw a golf ball at him.

That is the big take-away. Especially Lopez. I think he is a critical piece of the rebuild since I feel Rodon is quality and Gio is suspect.

I didn't realize Swihart was a High School SS that the Red Sox converted to a catcher. Only 600 MLB at-bats. Stick him in AAA and see if the bat comes alive. He can play LF, C, IB. Small gamble. https://985thesportshub.com/2019/04/16/mccarthy-red-sox-panic-with-swihart-move/

He can also play 1st base.