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Ironically,at least in a perverse sense, Collins looked awful behind the plate tonight.

Check on Yadi.

You are half right. He was looking to earn the most money.

Yadier Molina would appear to make some sense. What do you think Cali ?

Benching?? LOL. They were in a platoon last year and they were both happy with their respective roles.

He never said that. You did.

Unfortunately Collins has looked like a back-up catcher who has trouble framing and stopping balls behind the plate. Well, if Grandal is injured seriously it may be time to trade for a decent catcher. I hate to say we told you so but....there were a few of us here who were literally begging the Sox to re-sign James McCann late last season and into the off-season in case Grandal got injured.

Your list includes 6 injuries. It looks like first four kept Eloy out what...anywhere from 3 days to 30 days ? Those appear to be the types of maladies commonly faced by other major league players, especially this year. The May 2020 ankle sprain was characterized by you as "attempting to play Left Field." To be fair and accurate, Eloy made a leaping attempt to catch a home-run ball in the April 26, 2020 game against the Detroit Tigers. In the process, his foot got stuck in the padding of the left-field wall . He returned three weeks later. The fifth injury was September 24, 2020, and was a mid ankle sprain that caused Eloy to miss the last series of the season against the Cubs. The minor ankle sprain had nothing to do with playing in the outfield, but instead happened as Eloy was attempting to score. You further embellish your self-serving list with a 2 day ankle twist celebrating Gio's no hitter. Again , nothing to do with playing the outfield. I see arguments like this from friends and relatives who incessantly parrot political talking points from a news source that traffics in half-truths. They are riddled with spin and largely unpersuasive, as is your argument. Once again, Eloy, at 24 years old, will not agree to become the permanent DH as you suggest...not with the WSox or any other team for the next several years. The last permanent DH for the White Sox was Yermin Mercedes. Note that after a protracted hitting slump Yermin started to get a few hits. Nevertheless, Yermin was summarily removed from the major league 26 man roster by Rick Hahn who explained that the WSox needed more "positional flexibility." Edited to add: Permanent DH? What a great plan for a young man like Eloy to maintain his weight and remain in good physical condition.

The video demonstrates that Eloy has made difficult plays on balls hit in front of him and some over his head and you are correct, he does look out-of-control on many of those. However, 95% of catches he makes that are not on that video are routine fly balls hit in the vicinity where he is set up. I don't think Eloy has to improve his defense greatly. He just has to stay under control - play deep and let balls hit in front of him fall in for base hits, like Vaughn does. Don't slide and dive, jump in the net to catch a foul ball or reach over the fence to rob a home run. Staying within himself is the key - do not try to do to much in order to impress people that he is a gold glove outfielder. In the meantime, Vaughn should continue to play deep and play conservatively to avoid injury. Neither of them is in the outfield because of their defense.

Should have won but for a couple of untimely double plays and a defensive lapse by Burger who should have been covering third on a grounder hit right to TA. Hopefully Moncada is back tomorrow. Not sure about Grandal but the sooner he is back the better as well. Burger looks like prime trade bait. Well done son.

Eloy is 24 years old. He will agree to DH on occasion along with Abreu, Vaughn, Grandal, and others, but he will not agree to limit his role to being the full-time DH, at least not during the next few seasons, nor should he. That is a role for an aging, plodding, one-dimensional player whose value is limited accordingly. I don't even think Abreu will , at least for another 2-3 years. Eloy can play some first base. He can also play the OF like Vaughn, Sheets and Lamb have done - play deep so almost everything is hit in front of you. Cut down on any risky plays like diving or jumping for balls. Pitchers like Keuchel don't like OFs playing deep and allowing balls to drop in for hits, but we don't see them complaining much when powerful corner Outfielders are putting runs on the board. There is a balance to be struck and that depends mostly on who can hit and whether or not they can hit in the clutch.

"the rest of the year when he returns" ?? You mean the last few weeks this season? Uh no takers on that bud, but anyway, that was not the point. Stars like Eloy and Abreu (and sometimes, their agents if things go too far) have a lot to say to management about whether or not they will be relegated to being a full-time DH. I have tried to explain this a few times and do not feel like doing it again. How about asking Eloy if he is OK being a full-time DH for the rest of his career and post his answer? He has already been insulted and called out as being stupid by fans and people in the media because he reached out over the wall to try to prevent a home run and ended up in the netting trying to catch a foul ball. Eloy has the height, reach and speed to become a decent outfielder.

That is what double plays will do for you

Momentum swings back to the Tigers.

Fvking bunt or Hit and Run or whatever but they have to stop hitting into DPs.

another killer DP. Fvkl

Hinch must be stealing signs.

Eaton!!!

Hinch goes to the pen for a LHer in the third. LOL.

I'll take the sac fly.

Please do NOT hit into a DP . We need at least one more run here.

I agree with Keuchel on this and have mentioned it here a few times before Keuchel made the point. . Unfortunately, Vaughn does not have the speed to do anything else but others in general should play at a shallower depth.

Eloy is not going to be a full-time DH. It doesn't matter what fans think about that or even what Tony wants. The reason is simple - Eloy will not agree to it and neither would his agent. They are not going to allow his current and future value to be diminished by becoming a player without a defensive position. Guys who are just coming into the league and are trying to establish themselves are different - they will gladly accept any role to stay in the league. So pencil in Eloy or even Abreu at DH all you want but that isn't going to happen, at least not until and unless they agree to it.

Having said that, I have also complained about our outfielders, particularly Vaughn, positioning themselves too deep in order to avoid having to come in and make tough plays or to avoid having to to try and catch balls hit much deeper than where they are positioned.

I agree with Ozzie. I wish the Sox never signed Keuchel. Like he said during the Houston series, he still feels like Houston is home for him. Please try to send him home (to the Astros) in a trade. He was part of the cheating that was going on in the sense he knew about it and said nothinmg. Worse yet, he now acts as an apologist for the Astros players , Manager and others who knew about it. Fvk Keuchel. By the way, I also thought Trevor Bauer was an @hole (but fir different reasons) and was hoping the Sox would not sign him during the off-season. I ended up being right about that one and as it turned out, Bauer is more of a creep than I even imagined.