Just now, soxfan49 said:

If he can improve his defense, that + 35 SB's and 25 HR's a year is good enough. They don't need him to be Francisco Lindor.

yea, resigned to that fact as well.  Solid player, not ever going to be a star.

4 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

god damn man, fuck the umps with moncada, puts him an awful 0-2 hole, AGAIN

Ump legit looked like he didn't see the ball hit the glove yet called 0-2 ridiculous.

6 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

yea, resigned to that fact as well.  Solid player, not ever going to be a star.

It's not what anyone hoped for, but he's done well enough against lefties in his career that he could be used creatively to get the most out of his power/speed/defense combo but maybe not playing every day. Which ya, means he'll never be an all star. 

Upton pimping the single lmao! 

1 minute ago, TheTruth05 said:

Upton pimping the single lmao! 

this angels team is not very likeable.

Just now, chitownsportsfan said:

this angels team is not very likeable.

I mean I don't mind guys pimping homers and even big hits in late innings but a single up the middle in the 3rd? lmao what a clown move.

Really palka.... 

22 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

yea, resigned to that fact as well.  Solid player, not ever going to be a star.

A guy who plays good defense, hits for power and can steal a ton of bases can be argued as a star, although I catch your drift. I, too, would not think of him as a star but he would be an extremely useful piece on a good team.

Where's Leury when you need him? and yes I know he's in CF today. 

20 minutes ago, joejoedairy said:

It's not what anyone hoped for, but he's done well enough against lefties in his career that he could be used creatively to get the most out of his power/speed/defense combo but maybe not playing every day. Which ya, means he'll never be an all star. 

I think part of it is we assumed he'd either be an All-Star or a Courtney Hawkins redux and somehow he's looking like a solid MLB regular, the part of distribution of outcomes nobody was really betting on.

6 minutes ago, Jake said:

I think part of it is we assumed he'd either be an All-Star or a Courtney Hawkins redux and somehow he's looking like a solid MLB regular, the part of distribution of outcomes nobody was really betting on.

I think he's more like the 6th best player on a contending team.  Definitely starter material, but his contact has been weird this year.  Seems like his hard hit balls have been homers and not a lot of gappers at all.  Huge red flags with his inability to walk over the last 125 or so at bats, but he's getting some cheap hits of late to thankfully keep him afloat.  Defense has been way better of late.

JFC Palka.  I"m not kidding when I say that numerous guys I played with were better outfielders, and that was DIII ffs.

Edited July 26, 20187 yr by chitownsportsfan

That was inexcusable defense all around there.  Covey had nothing on his pitches today anyways.

Clown show defensively. 

That was quite the play all around

That was pathetic. Covey is done. 

Covey's breaking pitches are not very good.  For someone with a good sinker, he gets burned far too often with his mediocre offspeed stuff.

turning this off, have fun guys.

I think this is the first time I've ever agreed with this guy

 

 

the one bright spot for Covey is that at least he was solid the first time through the order

1 minute ago, fathom said:

the one bright spot for Covey is that at least he was solid the first time through the order

Reliever

Yoan with two god awful at bats back to back.  He's taking far too many strikes early in the count since the ASB.  Makes for a very easy out for the pitcher.

Who is replacing Soria on the 25man roster?

Minaya can go away forever

5 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

Minaya can go away forever

You mean the possible closer now?  The bullpen is about to get incredibly ugly.