20 minutes ago, Balta1701 said:

Still wasn't worth giving up a player for him.

Worth a gamble yes but there was a dire need for left handed hitting and relying on a ‘lab experiment’ was not the way to go.  Also the fact that Grandal suck hasn’t helped either 

Post in the second game thread.

1 minute ago, chisoxt said:

Worth a gamble yes but there was a dire need for left handed hitting and relying on a ‘lab experiment’ was not the way to go.  Also the fact that Grandal suck hasn’t helped either 

Relying on him to be the starting RF when there was other options that may have just cost money is a stupid bet.  

Jose w some ugly swings

4 minutes ago, southsideirish71 said:

Relying on him to be the starting RF when there was other options that may have just cost money is a stupid bet.  

No arguments. The options that only cost money were all right handed and they desperately need another left handed hitter though. We'd all have rather traded for Pedersen and we'll leave it at that. 

3 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

No arguments. The options that only cost money were all right handed and they desperately need another left handed hitter though. We'd all have rather traded for Pedersen and we'll leave it at that. 

Kole Calhoun would be tied for our team lead in HR. 

43 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

They said in the first game the Sox have given up the most runs 1st inning all of MLB

I did not hear that...but I would almost assume it.

 

23 minutes ago, chisoxt said:

Ozzie won’t be back as analyst at this rate.. This organization does not have much of a tolerance for criticism. See Piercall,  Jimmy And Caray, Harry...Jerry Will probably hire  Chisoxfan Mike instead

Good god, anybody but that meatball dope

1 hour ago, Jack Parkman said:

Mazara was worth the gamble. At least they only wasted 50 games on him rather than 162. He's only been back for a week though, so maybe give him some more time. If Mazara doesn't work it didn't cost much. 

I'd definitely like to see a straight platoon of Collins and Encarnacion the rest of the season, even though I'm not a fan of Collins. Make sure that he sucks before moving on. 

Jack: A straight platoon of Collins and EE reduces at bats for Grandal/McCann. Not sure that improves the offense.  

17 minutes ago, HahnsKiddieTable said:

Jose w some ugly swings

Unless he is willing to grab some bench during year 3, and possibly year 2, it will get ugly.

Just now, SCCWS said:

Jack: A straight platoon of Collins and EE reduces at bats for Grandal/McCann. Not sure that improves the offense.  

I stand corrected. What I meant is that EE's ABs vs RHP should go to Collins. 

Just now, SCCWS said:

Jack: A straight platoon of Collins and EE reduces at bats for Grandal/McCann. Not sure that improves the offense.  

Collins has no spot on this team. Only useful as an emergency catcher when both Grandal and McCann are in the lineup