GermanSoxFan

Leury played that perfectly, didn't break back and had the speed to close onto the ball

In a perfect world you would have Madrigal Moncada Eloy FA FA Robert FA McCann Anderson

McCann is hitting 8th in a good lineup though.

Wasn't the scouting report that Eloy had a fringe arm for RF in the minors?

Eloy throwing like Khris Davis.

Thanks Phillies, that was just atrocious baserunning

Still hate giving up weak hits like that

I am willing to bet that Madrigal will be better than that.

Abreu blown away again by 91

There might be a chance the Pirates don’t pick up Archer‘s option. He is their James Shields. Would love him on a prove it deal.

2.50 FIP

Goins read that ball well, I would have sent him with Lopez up. Gonna need a hit to score anyway

Watching McCann hit now is such a stark difference to two months ago. His swing is all arms, he is gassed.

btw I wish McCann would get a day off once. He is being played into the ground.

The problem isthat there aren’t any real alternatives on the market unless you convince Castellanos with some extra money to buy himself a 1B mitt.

Check his fangraphs pitch values, he can‘t hit fastballs anymore. He is done, but I am afraid the Sox think differently.

There is way more to a catcher than his framing. People in the org are raving anout McCann‘s prep work and rapport while not su subtly throwing Castillo and prior catchers under the bus. McCann is also far superior at blocking pitches. Shame that the Sox are running him into the ground by having him play virtually every day.

What does that have to do with your original claim that Omar Vizquel made Alexei into a gold glove caliber shortstop?

What does that have to do with anything?

That was because he had a year of playing short at the major leagues under his belt as opposed being new to the position the year before. Omar Vizquel sprinkling his fairy dust onto him is probably based on some throwaway quote in a fluff piece about Omar.

I always hated that narrative, Alexei was a good defensive shortstop because he was incredibly gifted, not because some washed up player took grounders alongside him twice a week.

How many times does the bunt have to fail before he stops calling for it? That's what an ordinary manager would ask himself, RIcky though is convinced that he has successfully built a time machine to the 1950's.

That's the genius part of it. Rick is playing 4D chess and the rest of the league is playing checkers.

50 bucks on Ricky attempting a squeeze bunt

Aaron Sanchez, he is out of the game though. FWIW Sanchez had a no hitter through 6 but he didn't look great. He was throwing 92 in the 5th and 6th.