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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 28, 2017 -> 10:39 PM) Royals haven't scored in 43 innings This makes me happier than it probably should.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 27, 2017 -> 11:56 AM) I use this site that keeps track of both WAR lost and total DL days. 2015 we were at the bottom of the league. It's hard to find all of them because they started paywalling their site about a year ago, but here's "DL games lost 2010-2016" and we're 3rd fewest games lost to the DL. Houston has been the healthiest in that period, but likely affected by the fact that they were rebuilding. Detroit has also been exceptionally healthy. The White Sox have been exceptionally healthy the last 5 years compared to the rest of the league. That was an issue that should have gone into our planning - we're pretty good at preventing TJS for pitchers, but other than that, eventually we were going to be less healthy than we were in those seasons. Injuries starting to pile up this year wasn't surprising to me, nor would it be surprising to see this level of injury the next few years as this is pretty close to average. Detroit, interestingly enough, needed to think about that too - if a team wins 85 games and is "unusually healthy", then when they have a normal number of injuries they'd be winning fewer games the next year out. The White Sox have also had by far the fewest games lost to the DL from 2002-2011, and meanwhile teams like the Dodgers, Rangers and Mets topped that list. Houston was 2nd to the Sox in least amount of time lost. It's not just luck, it's one of the things the franchise does really well. The norm for the White Sox is the team being "unusually healthy". 2015 and 2016 were still a bit lucky, but being well ahead of the average is something we should come to expect. It's not a coincidence that the same teams are routinely at the top and bottom for injuries. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-white-s...ng-projections/

Not a lot of hard contact off Giolito today. He induced a lot of pop ups and jammed shot weak grounders.

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Aug 27, 2017 -> 03:02 PM) Throwing strikes=Good Not missing bats=Bad Despite the great performance, I'm not encouraged that Giolito has been 90-92 today. I honestly don't know what to expect from him velocity wise. I've heard mid 90s and he's been low 90s ever since the 2nd inning of last start. That velocity is meat in the majors usually from a RHP. Only 4 Ks but he got 12 swings and misses, that's pretty good. I agree that the velocity is a bit concerning though.

25 of 31 pitches for strikes so far.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 23, 2017 -> 03:28 PM) They are hitting him for his range? lol, wut? Engel gets some of the best reads and range I have seen this year. That is terrible. Actually it looks like it's his arm that's the biggest culprit of his mediocre defensive metrics so far. Though I do agree that his range should be graded better than it has.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 23, 2017 -> 12:52 PM) Since he only threw one game, it shouldn't be that hard to figure out but I am confused which stat and which site tracks this. http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playe...&position=P ARe the swing % what we are looking for? It's SwStr% under the Plate Discipline tab and at the far right. Yesterday it was at 10.1% for Giolito, league average this year is 10.4%.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Aug 21, 2017 -> 04:46 PM) Not a fan of 40 plus pitches in an inning and 2 thirds He does seem to be getting squeezed a bit, though I'm just following on Game Day.

So did the Night King know the dragons were coming all along? Otherwise why not just throw the ice spears at Jon's group instead of waiting? And is there a chance that Bran called out to Benjen to save Jon? Didn't he say something about being called by the Three Eyed Raven the last time we saw him?

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Aug 18, 2017 -> 07:47 PM) not really sure what he was supposed to do there... Yeah he went on contact with 2 outs, I don't have a problem with what he did there.

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Aug 18, 2017 -> 01:42 PM) Sure they do. Especially over short samples like 30 game stretches. Also, many star players struggle at the start of their MLB careers as well. This year's AL batting average leader and MVP candidate posted an OPS of .654, .740, and .678 in his first 3 seasons. Things really didn't click for him until his 4th season and this year he has taken it to another level (.986 OPS). If Moncada is still hitting under .200 and an OPS sub .700 next year at this time I will be concerned but I wouldn't completely write him off as being incapable of achieving star levels until he's at least had a few years under his belt. Hopefully by 2020, 3 years from now, things will have clicked for him. Thankfully he is controllable thru the 2022 season and still has plenty of time to figure it out in a Sox uniform. With the extra year of control we got from calling him up late this year wouldn't we have him through the 2023 season? It's 6 seasons after this year.

Yeah and even though Longenhagen is as high on Moncada as anyone he even said in his most recent chat that he thinks it will be a couple years before he figures it out, and that's OK, we can afford to be patient.

Which bullpen would you take, 2016 Reds or this current White Sox version?

Leury looks great.

Eloy 3-3 Collins also 1-2 with a walk Gonzalez with another 2 hits, he's been on fire lately.

Followed by a not so good changeup

Nice changeup for the K

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Aug 17, 2017 -> 03:50 PM) Whatever you guys are seeing with him I must be missing. There's been a few flashes, mostly on defense, but it's been really bad otherwise. I said I hope he turns it around, but what supports that happening? AAA stats? Prospect hype? Physique? If it's so preposterous to even entertain the idea that he'll never be what the Sox thought they were getting then explain my glaring oversight. What are you seeing that has you so encouraged? It's not preposterous to entertain the idea that he doesn't become what we hope but you're calling him a bust based off of 20 PA, how does that not seem ridiculous to you?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 17, 2017 -> 03:47 PM) Sox were down 9-1 in the 7th and then Iguchi went HAM. Ah yeah I remember that. Didn't he hit a grandslam and a 3-run homer?

There are a lot of really bad pitchers on contending teams right now, he'd be an upgrade for somebody. I'd be surprised if he didn't go.

Yeah no I 100% refuse to believe that is a serious post. If it is then it's the hottest sports take I've ever seen.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 17, 2017 -> 03:38 PM) Astros/Sox from '06 popped into my head immediately. What happened in this game again?

The only guy I think should be on the list that isn't is Hansen, but I get waiting to see if he can put up good results in AA first.

I wouldn't put Eloy above Moncada. A corner outfielder with average speed and likely average at best defense vs. a middle infielder with 5 tools? I think Eloy will be a beast at the plate but Moncada just has the capability to provide value in so many other ways.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 17, 2017 -> 08:52 AM) FWIW power showing up more in ML than AAA has been happening pretty consistently last 2 years, but to answer the question, no I don't expect Delmonico to hit .400. Yeah with the juiced ball power numbers actually go up in the majors. And as for this thread of course Delmonico isn't going to maintain a 193 wRC+, no one is expecting that. But if he could be a 110-115 wRC+ hitter in the future I'd be happy, and it isn't a crazy reach.