Just now, fathom said:

that wasn't lazy, he just took his eye off the ball.  When it boils down to it, Madrigal gives you the chance to have a special fielder at 2nd and is very unlikely to have the arm strength to change positions.  Yoan is giving you below average defense and should have the arm to play 3rd or CF, etc.

I'm not talking about that play specifically.  I'm talking about the culmination of a number of his brain farts.  He's good...he knows it....everybody's told him.  Maybe it just comes so easy to him he seems like he doesn't have to put in the effort.  Personally...those kind of players aren't my faves....

3 minutes ago, Greg Hibbard said:

Maybe we can end up with a better pick after all...

yeah...that's why I'm not really sweating this train wreck.

So what we’re seeing here is a team in the Royals who know what they are doing with developing talent and rebuilding vs. a team that is clueless.   The Royals look much improved from earlier in the year and The Sox look the same.

1 minute ago, ttommarello823 said:

So what we’re seeing here is a team in the Royals who know what they are doing with developing talent and rebuilding vs. a team that is clueless.   The Royals look much improved from earlier in the year and The Sox look the same.

But Getzie left KC for the Sox...!

Just now, ttommarello823 said:

So what we’re seeing here is a team in the Royals who know what they are doing with developing talent and rebuilding vs. a team that is clueless.   The Royals look much improved from earlier in the year and The Sox look the same.

both team suck, but Sox have infinitely better prospects.  I guarantee you every KC fan would switch places with the White Sox rebuild if they could.

1 minute ago, ttommarello823 said:

So what we’re seeing here is a team in the Royals who know what they are doing with developing talent and rebuilding vs. a team that is clueless.   The Royals look much improved from earlier in the year and The Sox look the same.

Other than Merrifield, they haven’t developed any position players...Cuthbert had an impressive rookie year, then fell back.  If Mondesi is for real, it has taken 3-4 years of failure to become a legit starter offensively.

4 minutes ago, Wanne said:

yeah...that's why I'm not really sweating this train wreck.

This is one of those games where you just need to focus on those that will still be playing with the Sox come 2020 (likely Yoan/Timmy) from the starting lineup.  Some of these guys are just as likely to be playing for the Long Island Ducks in 2020 as they are a major league team.

8 minutes ago, fathom said:

that wasn't lazy, he just took his eye off the ball.  When it boils down to it, Madrigal gives you the chance to have a special fielder at 2nd and is very unlikely to have the arm strength to change positions.  Yoan is giving you below average defense and should have the arm to play 3rd or CF, etc.

Forget about Moncada in outfield.  What's he gonna do, beat out Eloy, Robert, et al?

The Sox are currently playing Madrigal at SS.  That should give you a clue as to how far out they are thinking with him, and perhaps who is the odd man out...

Just now, chitownsportsfan said:

The Sox are currently playing Madrigal at SS.  That should give you a clue as to how far out they are thinking with him, and perhaps who is the odd man out...

He's played 2nd base all but one game I believe

Just now, chitownsportsfan said:

The Sox are currently playing Madrigal at SS.  That should give you a clue as to how far out they are thinking with him, and perhaps who is the odd man out...

He's been playing 2B.

1 minute ago, fathom said:

This is one of those games where you just need to focus on those that will still be playing with the Sox come 2020 (likely Yoan/Timmy) from the starting lineup.  Some of these guys are just as likely to be playing for the Long Island Ducks in 2020 as they are a major league team.

this is one of those seasons is more like it.  So much dead weight mediocre crap on this team...

Excited to watch Davidson pitch tonight

Danish looks like the easiest person to pick up for a lefty hitter

Need more pitchers who can excel up in the strike zone and fight back against the trend of severe uppercut swings (especially LHB)...Covey five years too late.

Edited August 2, 20187 yr by caulfield12

great loss so far, moncada showing a good game and we are closer to #2

There's tanking
And then there's this.
What is this?

Chris Volstad’s family should be out picketing at the front gate tmrw, lol...

They should all give fans an In-N-Out Burger when they leave the park for each home loss by more than 3 runs...bring in 5 food trucks and a massive prep crew from the West Coast.

Edited August 2, 20187 yr by caulfield12

5 minutes ago, GreenSox said:

There's tanking
And then there's this.
What is this?

Six straight years of it, whatever it is.  

7 minutes ago, GreenSox said:

There's tanking
And then there's this.
What is this?

Still better than the Orioles.

Please move Yolmer down in the order.  No reason for him to be getting more at bats than Timmy.

I hope the Sox lose as much as possible this year while keep their big names prospects down 1. For a better pick, 2. To save service time on those guys and 3. To make the season more miserable for the insufferable meatball fans like Faust

1 minute ago, Hot FiRe said:

I hope the Sox lose as much as possible this year while keep their big names prospects down 1. For a better pick, 2. To save service time on those guys and 3. To make the season more miserable for the insufferable meatball fans like Faust

Lol - geez, you’ve hit rock bottom if Ron is breaking bad on you!

What difference making free agent from this coming offseason, other than a confirmed masochist, would choose this team.  That's my biggest concern with what we are witnessing.