OmarComing25

So I was reading a Fangraphs article and someone in the comments pointed out that the Sox actually have the highest bullpen WAR in the division. I couldn't believe it so I looked and sure enough every other bullpen in the division has somehow been even worse. The AL Central also has a .333 winning percentage in interdivisional games. It's crazy how bad the AL Central is this year.

Getting it right with ease = completely botching two #1 overall draft picks in the last 5 years.

We always talk about who is calling the shots between KW and Hahn, and meanwhile on the other side of town I always forget that Jed Hoyer even exists.

His line drive % is over 26% this season while in the past couple seasons it’s been around 17%. So it does appear that he’s making better contact.

We've had some nice rivalries with all the other ALC teams in the past couple decades but I've never hated anyone more than those Twins teams from 2003-2010. Game 163 in 2008 wasn't that far off from 2005 for me. Beating those assholes in that game was so sweet.

Look at his spray charts, he uses all parts of the field. There's no way to shift effectively against that. You can't "catch up" to his batted ball profile.

Bought my ticket

Same thing happened with Moncada and with Abreu whenever Ron creates his annual thread. We just need to create a criticism thread for every player that is struggling.

I think I'm all aboard the Madrigal train.

Ptown 12:35 If Swaggerty went 2nd, and Madrigal 3rd, would the White Sox target Bohm or Kelenic? Eric A Longenhagen 12:36 If Bohm is on the board I think PHI takes him. I think CHW takes the college hitter who is left for them.

Anderson got robbed of a walk there

I believe that was Kiley in one of his chats.

We've been talking about Moncada's exit velocity so much that I feel like Abreu being third on that list is kind of being lost in the shuffle. Hell he's batting .308/.372/.577 and he's actually been very unlucky according to his xwOBA. He's been a complete monster this year.

QUOTE (2005thxfrthmmrs @ Apr 18, 2018 -> 04:34 PM) Just goes to show that even if he's a .250 hitter he could still be an all star 2B. Yep, even if he never improves his K rate he's an above average regular. If he can cut it to below 30% he'll be a superstar.

Collins has an almost 30% walk rate and his BABIP is literally .083, I'm not really that worried about him.

Speaking of can't miss prospects, Acuna isn't exactly lighting it up in AAA to start the season either (.175/.283/.275, 32.6% K rate).

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 08:05 PM) His first year in the majors and he hit .271 w 20 hrs and 90 RBI. He stole 20 bases walked 70 and struck out 112. In 151 games. We didn't have anyone w close to 70 BB and it was his first full season. He walked more than Avi and Abreu combined. You say not great defense but he was adequate learning a new position in LF in a difficult ballpark. I would take him in a heartbeat. He is the kind of player that sells tickets. Even worse, I watched the Rays yesterday and the same situation as today. Colome struggled late but the difference was Benintendi knocked in the winning run in the 8th and we let him off the hook. He had a 103 wRC+ which was less than Moncada last year. 20 HR is not that great for a left fielder particularly in the juiced ball era, and while he had a good walk rate he had very mediocre power (.154 ISO) and only ended up with a .776 OPS. The 20 SB all added up to being just slightly above average on the basepaths last season. He hasn't been bad at any aspect of the game, but he also hasn't been great at any of them either. Guys who sell tickets generally have something that stands out about them and there's nothing that stands out about Benintendi thus far. There's nothing that exciting about a LF who has been league average in pretty much every aspect of the game. This year he's showing even less power so far and is making some of the weakest contact of any hitter in the MLB (average exit velocity of 84 mph). Of course like with Moncada it's way too early to judge him but it's a massive stretch to say that Benintendi has been a stud. IMO his stock is clearly down from what it was a year ago.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 04:11 PM) Incredible. What's your source for the wRC+ mid game? Fangraphs keeps a live update if you look at the player page.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Apr 8, 2018 -> 03:21 PM) As a White Sox fan living in Red Sox country that is a terrible comparison. Benintendi and Moncada arrived together from AA to the Majors. Moncada went back to AAA while Benintendi stayed in the majors. Benintendi has 700 ABs 22 HR- 105 RBI-22-SB 89 BB/140 SO and a .270 avg. Moncada has 286 ABS 9HR -26 RBI 3 SB 35 BB/98 SO and a .226 avg. Benintendi has been a stud since he arrived. Moncada has struggled for 2+ years. I still think Moncada has a higher ceiling. To make it worse for me, even Devers who was behind Moncada arrived last year , has similiar ABS as Moncada and put up better numbers. I would take Moncada over him as well but I do have "White"-colored glasses. Benintendi has been a stud? He was a barely league average hitter last year in a corner outfield spot with not great defense and has been terrible to start this season. Personally I think he's been one of the more overrated players since he came up.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 8, 2018 -> 05:24 PM) I just can't believe that anyone truly cares about numbers from such a small sample size. I've watched every single one of his at bats and I am not at all worried. Yep. Today's game is a perfect example of the effects of a small sample size. In just 4 PA Moncada has gone from a 77 wRC+ to a 118 wRC+.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 8, 2018 -> 11:35 AM) He regularly sat at 97 in his starts last year https://twitter.com/enosarris/status/981592431186518016 @enosarris Following Following @enosarris More Starters who've added most velo this year: 1) Hector Velazquez (+3.0) 2) Reynaldo Lopez (2.5) 3) Tyler Glasnow (2.2) 4) Daniel Gossett (2.2) 5) Kenta Maeda (1.6) 6) Blake Snell (1.5) 7) Andrew Triggs (1.4) 8) Rich Hill (1.3) 9) Luis Severino (1.2) 10) Garrett Richards (1.0) This tweet by Eno suggests he has increased velocity by quite a bit. It was just one start but usually pitchers are throwing slower to start the season.

4 walks between Anderson and Davidson in a single game. Never thought I'd see that.

Offense has been hitting some absolute bombs this season, this is fun.

QUOTE (StrykerSox @ Apr 3, 2018 -> 08:51 PM) And where did you get 100 extra OPS? Is he gonna hit 20 more home runs than I gave him? Remember, I was generous on his BABIP, so .740 is lucky. Not likely. The only path to serious success lies in cutting down strikeouts. It seems like he strikes out looking a lot, so maybe that’s a positive sign, but if it doesn’t get better somehow, he’s not going to be worth what we gave up. Why would a .740 OPS be unlikely or lucky if it’s worse than what he did last year?