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Kopech would make a better and classier Closer than the Vulgarian. I wish the Sox never signed Hendriks.

Sometimes people learn from their mistakes. Eloy will be given the opportunity to do that because he has earned that right. Eloy is a better athlete than Vaughn, much faster, taller and with more reach. Sox coaches Super Joe and Boston should set some parameters for how he plays in the outfield. Play deep and keep everything in front of you, like Vaughn does, and let short fly balls not easily caught fall in for singles...like Vaughn does. Then hit 40 HR / year and everything will work out alright.

Tony ready to pull Gio.

Vaughn just jumped 2" off the ground to catch a fly ball that did not require jumping. Great play, right?

I just watched Vaughn play another sure fly ball out into a bloop single. He is too slow to play anything but first base. Same with Sheets. Burger can play 3B but he is blocked by Moncada. Unless you become infatuated with a player as a fan, you realize that any player can be traded for the right return. Personally, I would not turn down Rutschman for Vaughn, Collins and Sheets and I am sure there are trades others would agree to.

"In order to be on the field, in order to be great, you have to be durable. Eloy has not proven that he's durable at all, and a lot of the injuries have not been of the particularly smart areas. " Other very good players have had multiple injuries including Grandal, Moncada, Robert, Engel, Burger. Not many of them can honestly be characterized as "durable." It seems like Eloy has a lot to prove about his defense when he comes back. He has been subject to a lot of negativity since cub fans started a narrative that Eloy isn't that good. Well he isn't gold glove but if he stays within himself and eliminates diving for balls, he will be fine out there.

Stone is old school like TLaR is...you know, players have to do as told by the Manager for the good of the team, not play where they want or blow off a take sign and swing when they want. Anyway, Eloy has a say because he is one of the best bats in the American League. He is not going to a a full time DH at 24 years old. If I was his agent there is no way that happens.

HOF manager of a first place team on the South side. Meanwhile, Cubs are in shambles. Life is good.

Big Keuch is not my favorite starter, but against the O's he should be fine. TLaR should let him pitch 9 if he wants to.

Thank you.

I wonder if trainers like ptatc would temper expectations for a rehab timetable based on anticipated stress and strain , i.e., a knee injury for a catcher who couches down and stands up 100+ times each game.

Sox are going to update timeline for Grandal's recovery now that surgery has been performed.

Twins, Tigers, KC and the Indians will continue to tank in the second half. Sano's swing looked slow and tired. Nelson Cruz looked like he wants to retire. Same with Miggy when we played the Tigers. Donaldson made himself into a whining b****. We could win this division by 15-20 games. Maybe it will look like our second half of the season in 1983.

When our starters hold teams to one or two runs through 6, almost any line-up has a chance to win. That has been the key to the 2021 White Sox and that was the key for the 2005 White Sox. Hopefully, Kopech can play the role that El Duque did against Boston in 2005.

That is the hope and for me, kind of an expectation. Kopech would be a huge addition to this bullpen.

I like the positives expressed by Steve and Jason, and may kudos are in order, including to management, but to keep things in perspective, Minnesota is a team that looks like and plays like they have been defeated. We need to beat teams like Houston that recently swept us 4 games, Seattle, Tampa Bay, Boston..

You claimed that Eloy would solely be used as the DH moving forward in his career. No one here said that he would never be used as a DH as he rehabilitates from injury and works his way back into the line-up. You are trolling now by seeking to ruffle feathers with a half-truth.

Need a catcher.

Tony must still have Yadi's phone number.

No doubt and one reason they were quick to characterize Eloy as strictly a DH to minimize his perceived value as soon as he sustained the freak injury this year.

That is what makes the most sense. I have a friend who is a die-hard Cub fan who was quick to react to Eloy's fluke injury (reaching over the wall to bring back a home run.) He said, " that is it, he is now just a career DH." He seemed to be excited about that possibility.

Collins has outhit and outplayed McCann defensively? OK...

Yadi is making $9 Million this year. St. Louis is close to being out of contention.

It wasn't one position because they both DHed and played 1B. McCann was a All Star. Collins is playing at a Minor league level on a contending team. I don't get some of you that complain that Reinsdorf doesn't spend the money to put this team in contention, then you argue that money should not be spent. Hindsight is 20/20 but the decision to save money and go with Collins has proven to be short-sighted.

Precisely.