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QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ May 18, 2016 -> 09:12 AM) Bunting isn't necessarily a bad thing if there are guys that know how to do it in the right situations. The problem is that no one on the Sox can lay them down consistently. No it's pretty much a bad thing 99% of the time. It's intentionally giving away outs.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ May 18, 2016 -> 07:41 AM) Agree but style points are not counted in baseball. Sure but it's a silver lining nevertheless. 2-5 in the last 7 games but still a run differential of +3 in that span. Makes you feel a lot better than if they'd been blown out in each of those 5 losses.

QUOTE (Lillian @ May 18, 2016 -> 08:24 AM) Is he ever going to learn to take an occassional walk? In 155 at bats, he has 5 walks!! That, and his questionable defense leaves me less than overwhelmed, in spite of the torrid pace, at which he has hit in his last 10 games. I'm afraid that I'm a little "old school," but I prefer an elite defender at SS. Unless he is going to become a better than .300 hitter, with an OBP north of .350, he is probably not going to be a top SS, because of his defense. What questionable defense?

Damn that was the pitch to hit.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2016 -> 10:58 PM) Wouldn't they have just made Springer go back No

QUOTE (SpankyEaton @ May 17, 2016 -> 10:54 PM) I understand being upset over the umpiring (I am too), but man, this corpseball looks too familiar. The offense has not been the problem lately.

Why isn't that reviewable? So stupid.

Altuve actually grounds into a lot of double plays.

That's why you should never bunt.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ May 17, 2016 -> 07:25 PM) Sometimes it's amazing to me how bad Rollins' range over at SS is. Bad jumps consistently. Not saying he would have got to it, just always see him with slow jumps. I couldn't tell if that was a bad jump or if it was more due to the shift.

98 mph, great to see

Sucks that Rodon is matching up against a LHP, which means Navarro in the lineup. I believe Rodon has lost more strikes to bad calls by umpires/poor framing by the catchers than any other pitcher in baseball (by a lot), and I think Navarro is pretty complicit in that. Part of that is because he's hard to receive for, but Avila is better at it. https://twitter.com/msimonespn/status/73117...src=twsrc%5Etfw

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ May 17, 2016 -> 01:20 PM) Sox have a chance to get back on track here. Yes, they are 10 over but they are 5-5 in their last 10 & 7-6 in the month of May so far. This home stand is huge for them. If they can take 2 games in each, that'll leave them at 6-4 in that stretch & 30-18 overall. Really need to start seeing strong starts from pitchers not-named Chris Sale & Jose Quintana. Starts tonight with Rodon. If the Sox can go 7-6 in every 13 game stretch from this point forward, they'll make the playoffs.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ May 17, 2016 -> 10:11 AM) 2)Prospects have value. Trading a top 10 prospect (which Reed was) and a starting catcher for a 2 month rental of an above average pitcher is bad business. Sox could have gotten much more for him. The examples of over-pay abound. You have to consider their value AT the time of trade. If you're going to look at the trade through this lens, then you can't complain about the Vazquez, Peavy, Thome or Frazier trades (not that you should really should complain about them anyway).

Who cares if the Royals change their rotation plans anyway, none of their starters are any good. Their best pitcher (Volquez) is slightly better than mediocre.

QUOTE (Deadpool @ May 17, 2016 -> 09:38 AM) History tells us no, you don't. To move a player like that requires a high degree of desperation. What history? The Cabrera trade isn't even close to the same scenario. Trout is way better than Cabrera, and has more years of control than Miguel did when he was traded. Cabrera wasn't even close to the "best player in baseball" at the time he was traded either. Pujols, A-Rod, Sizemore, Utley, Wright and Mauer were all better players at the time of the trade.

QUOTE (Deadpool @ May 17, 2016 -> 09:04 AM) No, it still doesn't. It would probably take most of the Cubs' 5 top 100 prospects, but not Bryant. The Halos don't really hold any cards on this. If they don't trade Trout, they're still completely hosed. When you have the best player in baseball, you hold plenty of cards. Angels aren't trading Trout, but if they did at least a couple major league players are coming back. Prospects alone aren't getting it done.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ May 16, 2016 -> 12:09 PM) Agree but that was solely based on his production in August. He hit .354 in August but then tailed off to .216 in Sept/Oct. based on his tailing off I was hoping the Red Sox would be willing to part w him since Betts had a great year. Oh well, too late now Are you really regretting not trading Quintana though? Our rotation would be a complete mess without him.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ May 16, 2016 -> 01:21 PM) As someone said the Sox need another batter and a starting pitcher. We need guys who have good contact rates and bat control because I don't really see that on this roster. Eaton, Melky, Navarro and Rollins all have well above-average contact rates (especially Melky and Eaton, near the top of the league). Jackson is above average, Abreu is right at league average and Frazier just a tad under. Really the only guys with poor contact rates on the roster are Avila, Avi, Lawrie and Sands.

I echo the matchups sentiment. Avila may have lost some bat speed but he still has great patience, and I think his bat is fine for the catcher position. They're both not great framers but Navarro has really stunk up the joint in that regard so far. All those close pitches lost and consistently smaller zones for our pitchers can't just be a coincidence.

As much as last week sucked, better to have leads to blow than to not have leads at all, right? Sure it's more frustrating, but I'd rather go 2-4 with a chance at going 6-0 than to go 2-4 and not be in a position to win any of the 4 losses. First week all year they've lost over 2 games, right the ship at home and it's all good. Plus, no ground lost in the division, I'll take it.

Braves!

Win tomorrow and salvage the road trip.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ May 14, 2016 -> 02:30 PM) Sands swings at ball 4. That was in the zone.

Let's repeat last time we faced Chapman.