Timmy U

DAMMIT!

What the heck are you talking about? His arm swing was too long, he was throwing across his body, and had no consistent delivery. He was like a different guy every time he took the mound. Sometimes it was two-seamers and sliders. Sometimes 4 seamers and a loopy curve. I have always been a fan, but even at Charlotte, he was a mess.

Maybe ever. He throws strikes like this, that slider is going to be tough on guys.

Yeah. But on the bright side, it is less time listening to Brenly talking.

Hope he’s okay. If he misses time, I bet the AB’s go to Leury.

Madrigal does not look good at second tonight.

Debating whether to stay up late Eastern time to watch Vaughn hit twice.

Reynolds is 30. Young for a CEO or an elected official, not so much for a baseball player. He’s an up and down guy at this point, hoping for an injury to give him an opportunity. I, on the other hand, hope we never see him in the majors.

I don't like carrying pinch runners, so I was against Dyson, and I'm against Hamilton, who is on the short list of worst MLB hitters I have ever seen. That said, he could make the roster. If they carry only 13 pitchers and 2 catchers, who's the 26th man? Mendick? He's not going to get any AB's. I could see them putting Mendick on the taxi squad in case of injury and rolling with a full-time pinch runner for late innings. Not my thing, but I could see LaRussa wanting to do it.

My understanding is that was last year. This year, there is no limit. But all I did was a cursory internet search. I may be mistaken.

I am not convinced the Sox won't try to keep 14 pitchers so they can spot Kopech and give him side sessions, etc. You could see Giolito, Keuchel, Lynn, Cease, Rodon, Hendriks, Bummer, Heuer, Marshall, Foster, Crochet, Kopech, Cordero, and Ruiz (or ReyLo) and that's not even accounting for Fry come May 1. Whoever the 13th position player is will not get hardly any at bats unless Grandel is still hurting the first month.

Agreed. I held out hope for him all last year because of reports out of the alternate site. This spring he's looked exactly the same. A lot of weak grounders to the second baseman. No biggie. Onto the next. It does hurt, however, when I remember the Sox were "this close" to trading Robertson to the Nationals for Jesus Luzardo. Oh, what might have been.

Scott Merkin just predicted the Sox opening day roster and he has Rodon as the 5 and ReyLo in the bullpen. I think the latter is very unlikely. Lopez has an option remaining and the Sox would be better served letting him get stretched out at the alternate site/AAA. They’re already trying to stretch out Kopech in the bullpen, and if Lopez makes the team, they’ll have to cut Cordero (and apparently Ruiz.). I say, send him down and if someone gets hurt, he will be ready. Or possibly he will be passed by Steiner/Lambert.

No surprise, I guess, but man did Heuer look good. That slider is unhittable. Spotting the fastball up and down makes him doubly tough. Ruiz has looked better than Burdi, Johnson, etc. He seems to be the first man up in case of injury.

One of these things is not like the others. Thompson is like a 5th round pick, Hamilton 10th, Burr was picked up for slot money. They were all fliers. Burdi, on the other hand, was a first round pick, taken under the crazy notion that they were contenders that year. Don’t take relievers in the first round. Do take fliers. After all, they did hit on Bummer, Heuer, and Foster. That’s productive drafting.

You may not need 5-6 innings a start from Carlos. 4 then turn it over to Kopech also works.

I can only go by teams that I was alive for. I would go 1. 1994 2. 1993 3. 1983 4. 2005 5. 2000 ( before entire pitching staff got injured) 6. 2020 7. 1972 8. 1990 ( my personal favorite team) 9. 1977 (but among the most fun) 10. 1991. Obviously 1917 is one of the great teams in AL history, but I was not alive to see them. Plus, the games were not televised.

Lopez has an option left. I think if Rodon is healthy, he gets first crack at the job regardless of what Lopez does this spring. May not be fair, but that’s life.

Sadzeck is sad.

Will Rangers let Sox hit or roll inning before it begins?

Yeah, I see the idea, but Biggio averaged 17 HR a year for his career. That's 45/50 power. Madrigal may get there, but, right now, it's 30 power at best.

Absolutely. And who knows? Maybe they're right. Madrigal is a unicorn. He can really get the bat on the ball and he really has no power. I'm not sure he has any good comps in my lifetime.

I wanted Kelenic at the time. The thing that sucks is that he was on the Sox roster for the Area Code games, so it's not like they didn't scout him.

I never defended Rodon. I think Julio Tehran will suck. My question was “ why would a contender want Julio Tehran?” I stand by that.

Rodon still has at least some upside. Tehran is 89 with no plus pitches. That’s why he was literally the worst starter in the A.L. last year. Not gonna guarantee Rodon is any good, but I would be shocked if Tehran is.