6 minutes ago, Soxnfins said:

So, you're saying Moncada will get more than Acuna?

I'm saying he won't agree to less. Acuna got an international signing bonus of $100K. He had made no money, so the Braves had leverage. Moncada got $30M. It will be significantly harder to  convince him to play it safe, especially if he is confident in his otherworldly potential. 

So what if Engel actually hits this year. I mean, there's no real expectations, but just what if?

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1 minute ago, Scoots said:

So what if Engel actually hits this year. I mean, there's no real expectations, but just what if?

He'll be a good 4th outfielder.

1 minute ago, gusguyman said:

I'm saying he won't agree to less. Acuna got an international signing bonus of $100K. He had made no money, so the Braves had leverage. Moncada got $30M. It will be significantly harder to  convince him to play it safe, especially if he is confident in his otherworldly potential. 

One thing to note is that based on some of the early reports, Yoan probably spent a good chunk of the $15M he netted after tax.  Likely still a wealthy man, but I doubt he has $10M+ sitting in a brokerage account somewhere.  

2 minutes ago, Scoots said:

So what if Engel actually hits this year. I mean, there's no real expectations, but just what if?

Pigs will fly.

Lol, welcome to the Omar Narvaez experience Seattle fans.  6 pitches in the zone today already called balls for Kikuchi.

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Well, when Narvaez is stabbing at each pitch

What should we expect? Kikuchi is not hitting his spots either. Clearly having a difficult time today. Hopefully no more hanging curves.

 

 

12 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

The accredited doctors in this thread are great.

FR. The dude just lost his release.  He's not dead yet.

Ah Geez ReyLo. 

Lopez very disappointing today

Big YIKES from me dawg

Well, this is a garbage effort Reynaldo...

5 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Lol, welcome to the Omar Narvaez experience Seattle fans.  6 pitches in the zone today already called balls for Kikuchi.

 

But but.... I was told that navarez had been fixed by the brilliant analytic team of the mariners??

5 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Lol, welcome to the Omar Narvaez experience Seattle fans.  6 pitches in the zone today already called balls for Kikuchi.

 

These fluff pieces about the Sox in spring training? Just that, fluff pieces.

 

Fluff pieces about former Sox? Evidence of coaching failures.

Hard to pitch when you don't know where the ball is going.

MIght be an early BP day 

I'm losing faith that Lopez will ever amount to anything more than a 4th starter at best.

Get Lopez out of there now! 

How do you walk Dee Gordon twice? Guy went months without a walk last season.

Let just get out of this inning here and give him a real short rope in the 5th

3 hours ago, soxfan2014 said:

It looks like it was picked out of a hat. I would honestly keep Yoan in the 2-spot (even against lefties) until he has a stretch where he looks awful.

Lopez has looked like a bullpen arm his first two starts. Hopefully he can pick it up. 

He had a good fastball early on, but nothing else. Now he has nothing. 

Lopez definitely off to a weird start this year. Hard to know what's going on since at times he and the Sox have suggested he has some unspecified focus problems

Just now, GermanSoxFan said:

He had a good fastball early on, but nothing else. Now he has nothing. 

Yep, that's why I said he looks like a bullpen guy so far. Hopefully it's just a slow start for him. 

Part of the stipulation of the Eaton trade was that at least one of the pitchers had to be the worst in baseball at any given time.

He gone!