April 10, 20188 yr QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 08:56 PM) Basabe really struggling to start the year. 2/5 tonight with a 2B and a SB but he's K-ing a ton
April 10, 20188 yr QUOTE (ChiSoxJon @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 10:21 PM) So when Kopech is up and Rodon is back do we go to the 6 man rotation that almost never works to save arms/innings of the future or DFA MiGo and put Shields in long relief? I don't think they'll want to go to a six man unless the innings for Lopez, Fulmer and Giolito are extremely elevated the first four months of the season...just too big a change for pitchers used to going with the normal four days of rest IMO. Most likely is DFA Gonzalez, and eventually doing the same with Shields around August 1st unless there's absolutely nobody else in the minors (see Hansen, Guerrero, Stephens) that they'd like to give some big league starts to.
April 10, 20188 yr QUOTE (oldsox @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 12:50 PM) Geez, Barnum is 0 for 10 with 8 K's. He and Hawkins both went 0-4 with 4 Ks. It is so long past time to cut bait. It is not like we do not have replacements ready to promote, especially the outfield.
April 10, 20188 yr QUOTE (cjgalloway @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 10:41 PM) What is ISO? I know its a newer stat but what does it take into account and what does it mean? It's short for isolated power and to calculate, it's SLG-BA (or (TB-H)/AB). This distinguishes your slap hitters (who will have low ISOs because they hit mostly singles) from your sluggers (who will have high ISOs because they're more likely to get XBHs when they make contact). Generally, a .200 ISO is considered to be slugger level, while most MLB players are above a .100 ISO. Edited April 10, 20188 yr by Dam8610
April 10, 20188 yr QUOTE (MnSoxFan @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 08:20 AM) He and Hawkins both went 0-4 with 4 Ks. It is so long past time to cut bait. It is not like we do not have replacements ready to promote, especially the outfield. Hawkins isn't holding anyone back. And they shouldn't promote someone a week into the season. When they think a guy is ready in W-S they won't keep them there because Hawkins. They already had to promote Fisher before he really showed he was ready. That's the case with all of them, none really showed they were ready for AA, many showed they were ready for High-A.
April 10, 20188 yr QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 07:40 PM) Hawkins isn't holding anyone back. And they shouldn't promote someone a week into the season. When they think a guy is ready in W-S they won't keep them there because Hawkins. They already had to promote Fisher before he really showed he was ready. That's the case with all of them, none really showed they were ready for AA, many showed they were ready for High-A. Hawkins has never shown he is ready for AA either
April 10, 20188 yr QUOTE (MnSoxFan @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 03:49 PM) Hawkins has never shown he is ready for AA either Who cares? They clearly believe promoting one of our players in W-S does them more harm than good, and they don't care if it hurts Hawkins because he's not a prospect anymore. If it wasn't Hawkins, it would be "insert minor league free agent we've never heard of before". Their focus is on giving those hitters in w-s the appropriate challenges. We get it, Hawkins sucks. The org isn't giving him a special preference by putting him in AA.
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