Swarzak and Kahnle would quality as "nearly amazing" for the Sox, just like Fat Albers the first couple of months before the wheels fell off...think it was that game he pinch ran against the Mets.

Just now, caulfield12 said:

Swarzak and Kahnle would quality as "nearly amazing" for the Sox, just like Fat Albers the first couple of months before the wheels fell off...think it was that game he pinch ran against the Mets.

In terms of short term relievers that pitched for us, Anthony Swarzak deserves nothing but love.

6 minutes ago, Heads22 said:

I'm not sure how everybody can be wrong, but they are.

 

Swarzak was absolutely not "pretty bad for us".

He also did not command any more than Cordell, with no track record to speak of.

I'm actually more incensed at calling Swarzak bad for us. If this is pretty bad, god help any reliever we have that isn't Mariano Rivera.

 

 

Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2017	31	CHW	AL	4	3	.571	2.23	41	0	5	0	0	1	48.1	37	12	12	2	13	2	52	0	0	2	186	191	2.35	1.034	6.9	0.4	2.4	9.7	4.00

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Generated 9/12/2018.

 

 

Swarzak's ERA for this season is 6.14.  That's awful by any standard.  What he did last year is irrelevant.

Just now, Insp said:

Swarzak's ERA for this season is 6.14.  That's awful by any standard.  What he did last year is irrelevant.

It's not really irrelevant when you're discussing his trade last year.

9 minutes ago, Insp said:

Swarzak's ERA for this season is 6.14.  That's awful by any standard.  What he did last year is irrelevant.

So what you are saying is Rick Hahn picked a nothing pitcher off of the scrap heap and sold him at his peak.

I agree.  Nice job Rick Hahn.

14 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

So what you are saying is Rick Hahn picked a nothing pitcher off of the scrap heap and sold him at his peak.

I agree.  Nice job Rick Hahn.

Hahn traded a bad pitcher for a bad outfielder,  That's not a "nice job."

Edited September 13, 20187 yr by Insp

2 minutes ago, Insp said:

Hahan traded a bad pitcher for a bad outfielder,  That's not a "nice job."

You're literally the only person b****ing about the Swarzak-Cordell trade, but mad we didn't get enough value for a pitcher that you said was bad? What is your argument?

19 minutes ago, Insp said:

Hahn traded a bad pitcher for a bad outfielder,  That's not a "nice job."

You realize you are only contradicting yourself here, right?

Tale Minaya out now. Then IBB and pray for a DP

I'm sorry Juan  you did ok even if you got lucky.

Adam Engel and Tim Anderson, just like we expected. 

Hector Santiago, closer.

Oooh noooo, what is you DOIN TIIIIIM?

3 minutes ago, ChiliIrishHammock24 said:

Oooh noooo, what is you DOIN TIIIIIM?

Nobody should mind someone part of the future contributing to a win.

1 minute ago, SoxAce said:

Nobody should mind someone part of the future contributing to a win.

 

Getting closer and closer to having 6 guys with 20 homers...the only problem with that is only Anderson and Moncada are part of the future, with the POSSIBILITY that Palka/Davidson can be a workable platoon split at DH I guess.

3 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

Rondon needs to get the starting opportunity at 3B next year over Yolmer.

Yolmer can be the supersub, his most suitable role...and Leury for OF/defense/PR, if you duct tape him up and he can still stand.

 

Yup. There's some serious power potential in Rondon's bat. He really, really needs a full season of MLB at bats. 

Also, this was one of those 10 or so games this year that Tim Anderson won pretty much on his own with his defense and timely hitting. 

3 hours ago, Jose Abreu said:

Also, this was one of those 10 or so games this year that Tim Anderson won pretty much on his own with his defense and timely hitting. 

5 hours ago, Heads22 said:

You're literally the only person b****ing about the Swarzak-Cordell trade, but mad we didn't get enough value for a pitcher that you said was bad? What is your argument?

None... Just wants to b**** about something like in every thread...