May 5, 20196 yr Is it time to release Adam Engel? Is it time to play Charlie Tilson for a few months? Tilson is probably just a AAAA player but so what. He's worked hard to come back from a devastating injury and should be rewarded. I think after 3 years, every one knows AE will never hit enough to matter. It's time for a new face and Tilson is the best available.
May 5, 20196 yr A couple years ago I saw in Engel a little bit of what I now see in Harrison Bader, a great defensive player with just enough hit tool to be a solid MLB player. Bader has more power, but there are a lot of similarities. Bader struggles against righties a lot, but manages "just enough" with his good lefty splits to look like he's going to hit in the .260 range as a pro player. A .260 hitter that should also hit and steal 20+ while playing elite level defense is a WIN. Engel doesn't look like a .260 hitter, he is more a .220 hitter w/ much less power than Bader and if he can't get on his speed is meaningless. I think it's time to cut bait.
May 5, 20196 yr This is like 197th on the Sox list of problems. Edited May 5, 20196 yr by TaylorStSox
May 5, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: I love when people say we should release players with options. Learn the rules. I get that but these two guys aren’t ever amounting to anything.
May 5, 20196 yr 8 minutes ago, Harper2Sox said: I get that but these two guys aren’t ever amounting to anything. Assets are assets. Once they don't have options, sure, cut them. But if you need bodies in Charlotte and they have options, cutting them is idiotic.
May 5, 20196 yr Engel can't hit, but is a better defender that Tilson. The problem really isn't Engel, its that there is no one better to take his spot away. Edited May 5, 20196 yr by SouthWallace
May 5, 20196 yr 18 minutes ago, soxfan49 said: Luis Robert This is and will be our only CF option, and thank GOD he will be here next season. Barring the dreaded injury of course. I really think we only have to endure Engel for the rest of this year. My guess is Robert makes it to AAA after the all star break and breaks with the team by May next year. Edited May 5, 20196 yr by ScooterMcGee
May 5, 20196 yr 44 minutes ago, ScooterMcGee said: This is and will be our only CF option, and thank GOD he will be here next season. Barring the dreaded injury of course. I really think we only have to endure Engel for the rest of this year. My guess is Robert makes it to AAA after the all star break and breaks with the team by May next year. Basabe, Gonzalez, Walker, and Booker all play CF. Robert is our best CF option. He is not our only one.
May 5, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Quin said: Assets are assets. Once they don't have options, sure, cut them. But if you need bodies in Charlotte and they have options, cutting them is idiotic. Assets have to be good to be assets. Calling Engel and Tilson assets is a stretch. as·set /ˈaset/ noun a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality.
May 5, 20196 yr Engel is no good but as long as we are trying to lose and we've got nobody else he does us no harm. I guess I have nothing against seeing what Tilson can do this time around.
May 5, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Harper2Sox said: Assets have to be good to be assets. Calling Engel and Tilson assets is a stretch. as·set /ˈaset/ noun a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality. Did you forget about Padres James Shields?
May 5, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Quin said: Did you forget about Padres James Shields? We don’t have a GM smart enough to pull off a trade like that. He is only on the receiving end of getting played.
May 5, 20196 yr 25 minutes ago, Harper2Sox said: We don’t have a GM smart enough to pull off a trade like that. He is only on the receiving end of getting played. Well fortunately GMs like AJ Preller exist. He traded a freshly drafted, top prospect Trea Turner for Wil Myers, who batted .222 the season before.
May 5, 20196 yr 5 minutes ago, BigHurt3515 said: Well Engel was just sent down Happiest day for the White Sox rebuild since the fateful day he was called up in 2017.
May 5, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Quin said: Well fortunately GMs like AJ Preller exist. He traded a freshly drafted, top prospect Trea Turner for Wil Myers, who batted .222 the season before. Well you need a GM who can take advantage of those opportunities when they are there. The Sox simply don't have that. Hahn, despite being the GM of a rebuilding team, spent all winter looking for veterans. He doesn't know the young talent in the league, he doesn't keep his "ear to the ground." Heck the Rays rebuilt on the fly with a few trades over 2 seasons.
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