April 8, 20179 yr Fun answer - he got sick of seeing him thrash Sox pitching. Real answer - at some point Hahn is going to trade Melky. Most of the backup options could generously be called AAAA guys. Raburn may end up pressed into service soon.
April 8, 20179 yr Place holder until Tilson comes back? Meh, no biggie since its a minor league deal and probably won't see too many at bats in a Sox uni. Signing Rayburn is a move the Sox should have made when they were trying to compete, lol.
April 8, 20179 yr QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Apr 8, 2017 -> 11:34 AM) Why? Good question. Rockies are asking same thing. He turns 36 next week, redefining the term "rebuild".
April 8, 20179 yr It has to be insurance for sure. But, in a rebuilding period you ight think young guys get the call but maybe our future OFfers are a good year or two away
April 8, 20179 yr QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Apr 8, 2017 -> 01:56 PM) It has to be insurance for sure. But, in a rebuilding period you ight think young guys get the call but maybe our future OFfers are a good year or two away If he comes up, shows he can still rake against lefties, can still play OK defense, and you can flip him for a small piece at the deadline. Worst case scenario is that he never plays in the majors, which isn't a big deal.
April 8, 20179 yr QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 8, 2017 -> 02:09 PM) If he comes up, shows he can still rake against lefties, can still play OK defense, and you can flip him for a small piece at the deadline. Worst case scenario is that he never plays in the majors, which isn't a big deal. Charlotte is stacked right now though. He literally has nowhere to play even in Triple-A unless someone got hurt. It's a head scratcher IMO.
April 8, 20179 yr "Raburn has enjoyed success against his new organization, slugging 20 of his 91 career home runs against the White Sox. He has also hit .296 with 82 RBIs and owns a .518 slugging percentage in 122 games against Chicago." According to Elias, Rayburn has the highest percentage of career RBI's vs. one team in MLB history. That's impressive (and also makes you wonder why Cooper didn't order his pitchers to try something different against him. If he did...it sure as hell didn't work.) Mark
April 8, 20179 yr QUOTE (CWSpalehoseCWS @ Apr 8, 2017 -> 03:29 PM) Charlotte is stacked right now though. He literally has nowhere to play even in Triple-A unless someone got hurt. It's a head scratcher IMO. Rymer Liriano went on the DL at Charlotte.
April 8, 20179 yr QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Apr 8, 2017 -> 05:07 PM) Rymer Liriano went on the DL at Charlotte. What happened to him?
April 9, 20179 yr .318/.376/.555 with 13 home runs and 52 RBIs. That's in the Cell so maybe it's just a magical place for him like Disneyland .
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