Just now, SoxAce said:

God speed Robert, Basabe, Adolfo, Gonzalez.... whomever.

You know Engel has nine lives. Him and Yolmer are lifers.

2 minutes ago, Moncada said:

So pitch anyone else other then the worst pitcher in the pen that has never pitched late in a game 

Right, and blow out the elbows of the guys who just pitched in the previous two games and you're looking to trade in July because your team is likely to finish in fourth place. You're catching on now.

6 minutes ago, Buehrle>Wood said:

He gave up a hard hit single and 4 pitch walk after

 

And every other reliever was awful also. 

Just now, Buehrle>Wood said:

Did we really not add anyone to the roster for Anderson?

Who can you get to the game when it was right before the game?

Just now, beaks99 said:

Really down on this squad so far...so many holes and poor execution and managing...only positive is YoYo and the SP...dont see any light at the end of the tunnel...

 

What type of team are we?  

one that's going to have a lot of meetings.

Just now, beaks99 said:

Really down on this squad so far...so many holes and poor execution and managing...only positive is YoYo and the SP...dont see any light at the end of the tunnel...

 

What type of team are we?  

We’re an awful team with similar talent compared to last year’s awful team.

1 minute ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

And every other reliever was awful also. 

Frare struck out 2 and walked one. Would have worked. At least he has major league stuff.

1 minute ago, beaks99 said:

What type of team are we?  

A bad one that will once again be picking in the top 5 in the 2020 draft. Though that was to be expected.

Fire everyone! Send down all relief pitchers and release Sanchez. This season is OVAH!

ok I will give them another chance 

Yoan had another good game. Wish Eloy was more competitive but nothing else really matters.

5 minutes ago, fathom said:

And when you have three games in a row, you don’t throw your two late inning guys in the same game you’re trailing.

Really? So you only pitch those guys when leading by a few late? Wont be pitching much I guess if you bring in your shit guys everytime you're down 1 or 2.

2 hours ago, joesaiditstrue said:

I'm good with never seeing Rondon again

I stand by this

28 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

I believe there was a Joel Sherman article on opening day noting that Ricky could be on the hot seat if we don't start to see improvement in this team.

One can only hope 

1 minute ago, Buehrle>Wood said:

Frare struck out 2 and walked one. Would have worked. At least he has major league stuff.

Lol frare threw 97 balls in a row and was lucky they swung. 

Just now, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Really? So you only pitch those guys when leading by a few late? Wont be pitching much I guess if you bring in your shit guys everytime you're down 1 or 2.

Well you also need to make sure that you have one of them available if you are winning Sunday or Monday. I know Ricky isn’t used to winning, but this was just a lack of having any understanding of managing a bullpen.  In the grand scheme of things, as long as Ricky gets fired after this year, nothing else matters.  He is a total joke.

You know Hahn is on the phone with Erstad as we speak, everyone calm the f down

7 minutes ago, fathom said:

And when you have three games in a row, you don’t throw your two late inning guys in the same game you’re trailing.

Ok then so at some point in those 3 games you are going to be using pitchers other than Herrera and Colome and the guy I was responding to was talking about using Herrera and Colombe again today. What's done is done , Cannot undo it.

Lost in this trainwreck of a game (by players that don't matter) is how lost Eloy looks at the plate.   His bat speed is too slow for a fastball and he just looks foolish on every slider.   Here I was hoping he'd be that one prospect who left nothing to be considered about as soon as he arrived.   He looks terrible.  Yes, only 4 games.  But when he's on roller skates out in the OF, that premium bat better show up quickly. 

 

 

Just now, fathom said:

Well you also need to make sure that you have one of them available if you are winning Sunday or Monday. I know Ricky isn’t used to winning, but this was just a lack of having any understanding of managing a bullpen.  In the grand scheme of things, as long as Ricky gets fired after this year, nothing else matters.  He is a total joke.

Its April on a team trying to evaluate players.

Your insistence on only pitching 2 relievers - the veterans - because winning is all that matters to you is short sighted and not how a rebuilding team should handle business. They are evaluating guys. Covey sucks, sure but he's on the team transitioning to reliever. He's a GROUND BALL pitcher with a heavy sinker and they neeDed a ground ball. It makes sense.

Fact is he pitched the young guys that inning and they sucked. 

Getting mad at the manager for pitching guys available to him when his two best arms pitched 2 days in a row is crazy imo. 

A couple people I hope I don't see again. Jose rondon and angel hernandez 

1 minute ago, HOFHurt35 said:

Lost in this trainwreck of a game (by players that don't matter) is how lost Eloy looks at the plate.   His bat speed is too slow for a fastball and he just looks foolish on every slider.   Here I was hoping he'd be that one prospect who left nothing to be considered about as soon as he arrived.   He looks terrible.  Yes, only 4 games.  But when he's on roller skates out in the OF, that premium bat better show up quickly. 

 

 

Eloy Jimenez does not lack bat speed.

Just now, HOFHurt35 said:

Lost in this trainwreck of a game (by players that don't matter) is how lost Eloy looks at the plate.   His bat speed is too slow for a fastball and he just looks foolish on every slider.   Here I was hoping he'd be that one prospect who left nothing to be considered about as soon as he arrived.   He looks terrible.  Yes, only 4 games.  But when he's on roller skates out in the OF, that premium bat better show up quickly. 

 

 

His bat speed looks fine to me.  He's just fouling off fastballs he should be putting in play and is struggling to adjust, like most, to MLB quality breaking pitches.   Give him 500 PA before making any big conclusions.

And you could argue it should be 1000-1500 PA.  Long, long way to go.

1 minute ago, JoshPR said:

A couple people I hope I don't see again. Jose rondon and angel hernandez 

Much rather see Rondon than Sanchez

2 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said:

Lost in this trainwreck of a game (by players that don't matter) is how lost Eloy looks at the plate.   His bat speed is too slow for a fastball and he just looks foolish on every slider.   Here I was hoping he'd be that one prospect who left nothing to be considered about as soon as he arrived.   He looks terrible.  Yes, only 4 games.  But when he's on roller skates out in the OF, that premium bat better show up quickly. 

 

 

bat speed? Do you mean timing? Because questioning Eloy's bat speed would be a nuclear hot  take.

Just now, Buehrle>Wood said:

Much rather see Rondon than Sanchez

Right now either of them