runtheballdown
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I’ve only seen him catch once. He looked fine and threw out a runner. He’s really a good athlete for his size
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8 hours ago, joesaiditstrue said:
Len sounds like a guy who's regretting his career choices, that's the vibe I get when I hear him doing Sox games, unless that's just his personality. he reminds me of how a national broadcaster sounds when doing Sox games
Len is a terrible announcer. He can’t wait to throw some obscure stat out there that nobody cares about. I’m surprised anyone would say they enjoy him unless that person is a nerd.
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Collins is a legit mlb catcher. Great eye and can obviously call a game. His power to center and left center is excellent. The more he plays the better he’ll get.
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Hayward is a disaster. Cant believe anyone would want this guy.
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Hahn is always infatuated with a player that looks really athletic. How many times has he spoken about how great Robert’s looks and comparing him to an nfl wide receiver in body type.
a pudgy guy like yermin comes along and Hahn can’t fathom how a guy that looks like that could be a successful athlete.
Hahn doesn’t have a clue
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42 minutes ago, SCCWS said:
I do too but this isn't necessarily just a Covid change. Several in national media are promoting this as another way to speed up games.
Make it a three inning game and the games go really fast
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Back-in their minor league days roberts and nick were 1-2 in the order and it worked great. Roberts is a beast early in the order
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Birdies would be a top reliever on a lot of teams. He has good stuff but needs to get a little better control and he’ll be on the team. He didn’t hurt himself today
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2 minutes ago, TheTruth05 said:
How did Danny not beat that at second
Because he didn’t hustle
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2 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:
In terms of translating that into a real MLB opportunity for extended playing time. Maybe with the early 2000's Oakland A's... where they went off raw numbers and didn't primarily reply on scouting reports. Let's not forget RR gave Yermin only one at bat in September last year. He also didn't look past conventional scouting wisdom.
Playing EE and mazurka every game last year shows RR is a complete idiot. Not a partial idiot but a complete idiot.
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9 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:
Sometimes hitters are late bloomers, Carlos Martinez's son is one that immediately comes to mind... waiting for years and years for an opportunity.
Mercedes is really not a late bloomer. He’s been hitting for years. He just doesn’t have Luis roberts body type and to a guy like Hahn that works against Mercedes. Hahn has wasted more money on DHs and received brutal production from his DH signings than any other team in the history of baseball. That’s why when it appeared that he was being slighted by JR by JR hiring TLR I was fine with the hiring. Hahn hadn’t done much to deserve to be the lone voice in hiring a manager.
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Just now, caulfield12 said:
Collins has marginal trade value until he proves he can catch or hit consistently in the big leagues.
Also, Vaughn nor Mercedes will likely ever start at 3B for the Chicago White Sox. Taking ground balls is one thing, game conditions, handling bunts/barehand plays, quick reactions that rely on instincts, it's so much more demanding than LF or 1B.
Why do people keep bringing up someone playing 3rd base? One of the best players in baseball plays there there for the Sox now.
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32 minutes ago, Timmy U said:
If Yermin gets 350 DH at bats, you need Collins. Otherwise the pitcher would be hitting a lot. I like Yermin. I like Zack. I like Grandal. TLR will find ways to use all of them.
Agteed
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3 hours ago, VAfan said:
What an amazing night for Yermin Mercedes. He eclipsed an Abreu grand slam, and two electric perfect innings from Michael Kopech. 5 for 5 - four singles and a double, 4 RBIs, at least a couple hits with two strikes, off lefties and righties. You have to feel great for the guy, who once toiled in the Pecos League!!
So what is Tony LaRussa going to do with him?
It's entirely possible Yermin will outhit both Vaughn and Collins, who were penciled in ahead of him at DH. Is it possible he could outhit Yasmani Grandal and take some of Grandal's DH ABs away? Someone posted his AAA numbers against Luis Robert from 2019. Yermin was toe-to-toe with Robert.
I mean, it's crazy to think Yermin might jump into the majors and hit like a madman, isn't it?
But what if he does?
If he does, I think TLR has to play him. Vaughn can still play LF, as he did tonight. But Collins would look more like the primary backup catcher. If he starts hitting, he might also play some against righties.
But if Yermin keeps hitting, he has to keep playing, doesn't he? Plus, the energy he brings to the team is electric. The kid's a natural. An instant fan favorite. Reminds me of what "Baby Shark" did for the Nationals in 2019. He loosened up that team and helped them to play their best. The Sox are already plenty loose, but without Eloy, Mercedes brings his own enthusiasm.
I just think it's a great story, and it's only just beginning.
After all these years of Hahn spending hundreds of millions of dollars on failed DHs that a 28 year old rookie who has been just hitting every year and just waiting for Hahn to open his eyes comes up and continues his hitting exploits. Pretty ironic.
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23 minutes ago, HoosierSox said:
This is correct. Manfred caved based on Democrat disinformation talking points. There is nothing racist about requiring ID to vote.
If manfred makes a decision on something the opposite side of the decision is probably the most well thought out side.
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Madrigal usually gives a competitive AB but making a throwing error late in the like he did was unbelievable. It was maybe a 15 foot throw. That cost the game right there. He did stuff like that last year. I’m still not sure how a guy injures a shoulder on a feet first slide like he did last year. He’s an odd player who should be given a season to see if he can have success but there are plenty of second basemen out there that can make every play on D and spray the ball around the field.
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56 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:
A few exhibition games is hardly room to gloat. He looked just as amazing in an intrasquad game last year. A full season worth of good pitching would help the Sox immensely. Don't get too carried away with what you think you know and the same applies to Jack.
Thanks Dad
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6 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:
Nope, but I think that high spin doesn't necessarily result in high carry.
Carry is more deceiving to hitters.
Stuff=how hitters react to it. Break, velo, spin rate doesn't matter as much as the hitters not being able to pick up the ball.
Ask the 11 hitters he fanned today how his carry was. Lol next
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31 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:
It matters. They're all over Cease's fastball when it's in the zone. Lopez had the same problem before his arm fell off.
The kid just fanned 11 guys in a half of game and it matters? Lol sure whatever you say.
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1 hour ago, SonofaRoache said:
I don't mind the home run as long as he looks poised and confident. He will allow runs but if he avoids the dreaded walks he will be a good pitcher.
Bingo
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4 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:
Yeah, but what's Bauer's fastball carry vs Cease's?
Giolito's fb has about the same spin as Bauer's. Cease has more spin but worse carry. I thought Cease and Lopez had similar fb carry.
The kid hits 100 when he wants and has pretty good off speed stuff. Fastball carry? Lol
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22 minutes ago, WBWSF said:
JR could care less about his legacy. He has made more money owning the White Sox than any of the previous White Sox owners. The franchise is a goldmine for him and his investors. I wasn't surprised to read a few weeks ago that JRs 2 sons want to buy out the other investors.
JR has made a lot of money? When was the last time you saw a Brinks truck in a funeral procession?
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Wouldn’t surprise me if that was the case. Reinsdorf has found his sweet spot in signing these Cubans for cheap ( except for Robert) rather than spent 100m + on an established player.
ive never concurred with the reinsdorf is cheap stuff but am starting to lean that way. I don’t understand, especially at his age where is the let’s really load up and go for it mindset is. It seems like it’s always let’s do something pretty good every ten years and hope luck is on our side.
his legacy is going to be terrible when he passes. Michael Jordan and his greatness will be the only thing that saves him from being a buffoon and even that may not do it.
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So a couple of things:
It’s not like eloys replacement is going to hit .00000.
vaughn couldn’t not provide better Defence than Eloy so that’s a plus. Vaughn might hit almost as well as Eloy but I would take eloys first year of production from Vaughn . So overall a plus.
this gets Collins in the mix as DH a lot. It’s time to give him a shot . Even if he’s mediocre that’s still better than EE and Larouche and Dunn and the other disasters that Hahn has brought in. Hahn will finally have a DH by default and that guy can also be the back up catcher . Plus there
candidly I like Eloy but him running into nets and walls is stupid. If I remember he also got injured in a team celebration and missed part of last years playoffs. These things might have been a little humorous early on but now it could possibly cost the Sox.
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The TLR Manager Thread
in Pale Hose Talk
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Lol. Good one