September 29, 20205 yr Too bad Jose didn't come here 3-5 years sooner. He would have close to HOF numbers. Don't laugh, look em up. 6 great years, 1 so-so year (injured). Just sayin.
September 29, 20205 yr Just now, oldsox said: Too bad Jose didn't come here 3-5 years sooner. He would have close to HOF numbers. Don't laugh, look em up. 6 great years, 1 so-so year (injured). Just sayin. If he plays well for 5 more years, gets about 350 hr, and has an MVP under his belt, then being from Cuba and not being able to come to the US until he was 27 should put him in the Hall.
September 29, 20205 yr I'm definitely not reading through all this, but I'm sure Jose has made a lot of these comments seem really stupid.
September 30, 20205 yr Even those of us who were in support of this extension (myself included) did not see this type of year coming. Even Jerry Reinsdorf did not see this type of year coming.
September 30, 20205 yr 5 minutes ago, Eminor3rd said: Even those of us who were in support of this extension (myself included) did not see this type of year coming. Even Jerry Reinsdorf did not see this type of year coming. lol of course not Even the biggest Abreu supporters on this board didn't expect him to eclipse his rookie year production in his age 33 season. I personally didn't think 3 years was good at the time, but I also didn't think we were wasting money or anything (6 WAR for Abreu over 3 years is a reasonable projection). At the very worst, we're gonna break even on this contract extension now.
September 30, 20205 yr I don't think that pace is sustainable but I do hope he keeps that shape next year. He does look slimmer, maybe the prospect of being on a winning team motivated him while until 2019 the team had no chance anyway.
September 30, 20205 yr On 11/22/2019 at 7:59 PM, bmags said: I missed this. I think this was unwise but it is what it is. Jose is a lovely white Sox, he’s done nothing but produce (but I think he will be unlikely to continue to). I do just hate the idea the Sox have that the rest of baseball is so stupid in signing top talent to expensive long term deals but do stuff like this and don’t bat an eye and consider themselves being aggressive. Phew, this wasn’t bad!
September 30, 20205 yr 30 minutes ago, bmags said: Phew, this wasn’t bad! well to be fair maybe they can just play 60 games a year going forward might help the aging jose ? that said, Jose just mashed this year. He tied his rookie wRC+ of 167 and he absolutely mashed breaking balls for the first time in his career. His pull rate was down but his ISO was up -- that's hard to do. All impressive stuff. It's not like he got lucky, he just turned into a really good hitter, which for various parts of his career he's been. The consistency has been the problem, obviously. Edited September 30, 20205 yr by chitownsportsfan
September 30, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, Eminor3rd said: Even those of us who were in support of this extension (myself included) did not see this type of year coming. Even Jerry Reinsdorf did not see this type of year coming. I can honestly say I saw it coming.
September 30, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, chitownsportsfan said: well to be fair maybe they can just play 60 games a year going forward might help the aging jose ? that said, Jose just mashed this year. He tied his rookie wRC+ of 167 and he absolutely mashed breaking balls for the first time in his career. His pull rate was down but his ISO was up -- that's hard to do. All impressive stuff. It's not like he got lucky, he just turned into a really good hitter, which for various parts of his career he's been. The consistency has been the problem, obviously. I didn’t want three years but had it been two, with this year being so short, the idea of next year being the last with Jose would make me ill.
September 30, 20205 yr I didn't post in this thread but dear lord, y'all had to go and remind me of Chisox378's existence.
September 30, 20205 yr 17 hours ago, greg775 said: I can honestly say I saw it coming. You know what, greg? Touché
September 30, 20205 yr 19 hours ago, bmags said: I didn’t want three years but had it been two, with this year being so short, the idea of next year being the last with Jose would make me ill. I still think it's pretty likely year 3 goes not great. Would love to be wrong
September 30, 20205 yr Abreu with 6 LOB today. Had the right guy up at the right time. Just didn't work out. I expect Jose to have a big game tomorrow. I would like to see him bat 3rd with Grandal hitting cleanup for protection.
October 1, 20205 yr 8 minutes ago, wegner said: Abreu with 6 LOB today. Had the right guy up at the right time. Just didn't work out. I expect Jose to have a big game tomorrow. I would like to see him bat 3rd with Grandal hitting cleanup for protection. I wish he woulda taken the first pitch in the last AB
October 1, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, Yearnin' for Yermin said: I wish he woulda taken the first pitch in the last AB You have the right to feel that way. But obviously it's second-guessing. What if he rips it in the gap? Then he's a genius pouncing on the first pitch. It's disappointing sure. I'm more disappointed Semien and Bassitt beat the Sox today. I actually think the Sox have the better team. On to Game Three. Hope the Sox win.
October 1, 20205 yr 3 hours ago, Yearnin' for Yermin said: I wish he woulda taken the first pitch in the last AB he got his pitch and crushed it, unfortunately it was right at a fielder. I dont get your thought process.
October 1, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, reiks12 said: he got his pitch and crushed it, unfortunately it was right at a fielder. I dont get your thought process. It's called second guessing. It'll take place as long as there are fans.
October 1, 20205 yr I think there are several factors to why he was so good this year. 1. He is slimmer and fitter than usually 2. Avoiding the cold: jose hates the cold and is usually not good the first 4-6 weeks. This year he started the season when it was hot 3. A bit of luck. His .379 xwoba is a career high (only since 2015 available) but still he got a little lucky with a .404 actual wOBA. Regarding the final out yesterday: it was a great decision to swing first pitch here. He is clearly the best hitter of the team and it was two out. If he walks it is 4-5 and mazara is up with 2 out. I definitely take the chance of jose getting a hit and tying it over hoping mazara gets on and ties or wins it vs a lefty or McCann in case he pinch hits there. Edited October 1, 20205 yr by Dominikk85
October 1, 20205 yr 4 minutes ago, Dominikk85 said: I think there are several factors to why he was so good this year. 1. He is slimmer and fitter than usually 2. Avoiding the cold: jose hates the cold and is usually not good the first 4-6 weeks. This year he started the season when it was hot 3. A bit of luck. His .379 xwoba is a career high (only since 2015 available) but still he got a little lucky with a .404 actual wOBA. Regarding the final out yesterday: it was a great decision to swing first pitch here. He is clearly the best hitter of the team and it was two out. If he walks it is 4-5 and mazara is up with 2 out. I definitely take the chance of jose getting a hit and tying it over hoping mazara gets on and ties or wins it vs a lefty or McCann in case he pinch hits there. For what it is worth, Ricky did indicate post game that he was going to use McCann to pinch hit for Mazara there if it got to him.
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