April 29, 20196 yr Anyone calling Eloy a bust is trolling but suggesting he be moved to 1B or DH is not. It probably is trolling but if it isn't, it's pretty foolish. Eloy needs to focus on the routine plays and keeping himself in shape physically. Eloy and Robert are going to be an incredible tandem in the White Sox OF for years to come. Edited April 29, 20196 yr by tray
April 29, 20196 yr He definitely should be in right if he's in the outfield at all, but I could see DH or 1B as the plan going forward.
April 29, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, Eloy Jiménez said: He definitely should be in right if he's in the outfield at all, but I could see DH or 1B as the plan going forward. Why should he be in right field if he hasn’t even shown he can play left field well which is the easier position of the two?
April 29, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Harper2Sox said: Why should he be in right field if he hasn’t even shown he can play left field well which is the easier position of the two? Right field is for the guy with a gun for an arm. Left field is for the big bat and hope you can hide most of the fielding flaws. Eloy has made most of the routine plays just no great ones. He does look bad at the wall I'll give you.
April 29, 20196 yr 15 hours ago, poppysox said: Right field is for the guy with a gun for an arm. Left field is for the big bat and hope you can hide most of the fielding flaws. Eloy has made most of the routine plays just no great ones. He does look bad at the wall I'll give you. That ball he let drop in against detroit last weekend had a catch expectancy of like 99%
April 29, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, mqr said: erThat ball he let drop in against detroit last weekend had a catch expectancy of like 99% Not trying to say an excellent fielder will not make some of those plays. Teams have to decide how much defense they are willing to give up in order to have offense. Apparently the plus defense of Engle is more highly prized over Garcia's bat. When you have three DH types you "hide" Eloy in left. Just saying... Edited April 29, 20196 yr by poppysox
April 29, 20196 yr 22 hours ago, tray said: Anyone calling Eloy a bust is trolling but suggesting he be moved to 1B or DH is not. It probably is trolling but if it isn't, it's pretty foolish. Eloy needs to focus on the routine plays and keeping himself in shape physically. Eloy and Robert are going to be an incredible tandem in the White Sox OF for years to come. I don't disagree but the nitwits in the FO had better come to realization Big Daddy is not a two-way player and to save his career, he needs to be put at first or permanent DH.
April 30, 20196 yr 14 hours ago, GradMc said: I don't disagree but the nitwits in the FO had better come to realization Big Daddy is not a two-way player and to save his career, he needs to be put at first or permanent DH. As long as Jimenez, Abreu and Alonso are on this team... Eloy is the left fielder. Even long term it is best that people play a position because of interleague play. When Eloy reaches his potential we're not going to want him out of the lineup. IMO...Schwarber looked a lot worse then Jimenez when he came up. Some time people improve with time.
April 30, 20196 yr 15 hours ago, GradMc said: I don't disagree but the nitwits in the FO had better come to realization Big Daddy is not a two-way player and to save his career, he needs to be put at first or permanent DH. I don't think this goes far enough. They really should just have him retire now, try to get him on the front office or managerial track. Could be a really good manager some day, and can't risk it.
April 30, 20196 yr Eloy has looked pretty much awful in the OF. But as I mentioned in another thread, moving him to 1B or DH right now would be crazy. He just spent $45M on the guy...we need him in the OF. You can always make him a DH down the line, and that will likely be necessary, but right now is not the time. Hopefully he can improve out there.
April 30, 20196 yr Eboy looked pretty fit and trim at rf in the Futures Game at San Diego. Something has changed.
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