Just now, Bad Hombre said:

 

Nice seeing the A team lineup in again. Really hope we get good Moncada now after some rest spots. I still think Grandal should be hitting 5th, but otherwise this lineup should be pretty close to the playoff setup. 

5 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said:

Nice seeing the A team lineup in again. Really hope we get good Moncada now after some rest spots. I still think Grandal should be hitting 5th, but otherwise this lineup should be pretty close to the playoff setup. 

Honestly, I like Grandal batting in front of Jose.  I think Yasmani taking all those pitches (currently 4th in the AL in pitches per PA) is really helping.

6 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said:

Nice seeing the A team lineup in again. Really hope we get good Moncada now after some rest spots. I still think Grandal should be hitting 5th, but otherwise this lineup should be pretty close to the playoff setup. 

Yeah, I would break up the left handed bats (when a righty is on the mound). I don’t think the batting order means much, but I’d probably set it up this way:

1. Anderson
2. Moncada
3. Abreu
4. Eloy
5. Grandal
6. Robert
7. EE
8. Mazara
9. Madrigal

Just now, Chicago White Sox said:

Honestly, I like Grandal batting in front of Jose.  I think Yasmani taking all those pitches (currently 4th in the AL in pitches per PA) is really helping.

This is a good point, too. Like I said, I don’t think it really matters much. 

I'm guessing Bernardo Flores gets some burn tonight

Edited September 12, 20205 yr by Yearnin' for Yermin

Bet the over 10 runs total on tonight's game. Two gas can pitchers going. 

The Tigers offense blows.  Lets see if Reynaldo can get anything over the plate today or if he's at like 60 pitches with 2 out in the 2nd.  This should really be make or break for him now.  A bad start here and he's a clear-cut RP the rest of the year and there's a high likelihood that today is his last start in a Sox uniform.

Just saw Fulmer's ERA and thought "sweet...this guy sucks!". Then I saw Reylo's. ?‍♂️ Should be a pitcher's duel. Strap it down, boys!!

There's a whole lot of suck in those stats!!

Edited September 12, 20205 yr by RudyLawRules

Lopez and bullpen day back to back? We are going to need the offense to show up

Against Giolito, the Tigers seemingly had a a game plan to take a lot of pitches  rather than being aggressive at the plate. Giolito was lucky to have lasted as long as he did since he did not have his usual control. 

Today, it will be interesting to see the Tigers strategy and how ReyLo/Grandal try to counter it.  If they decide to be patient at the plate and ReytLo can't  throw strikes, that will obviously be problematic. On the other hand if ReyLo/Grandal try too hard to throw strikes early in the count, the Tigers may go to wailing on ReyLo's fast ball.

In any case, ReyLo needs some calls on the corners . especially on his high fastball. If ReytLo  doesn't get high strikes called, he could start bringing it down where it could  be zoned in on and blasted.

Edited September 12, 20205 yr by tray

18 minutes ago, RudyLawRules said:

Just saw Fulmer's ERA and thought "sweet...this guy sucks!". Then I saw Reylo's. ?‍♂️ Should be a pitcher's duel. Strap it down, boys!!

There's a whole lot of suck in those stats!!

WOW.  Those numbers are gross both ways.  Lets hope the Sox offense can cover for what ReyLo gives up...

21 minutes ago, BigHurt3515 said:

Lopez and bullpen day back to back? We are going to need the offense to show up

Yeah and then a starter to have a looong start asap because this bullpen is about to get wrecked. Maybe Gonzalez, Flores and Foster can give them 6 tomorrow total

Fwiw I still think 88 needs a day off

6 minutes ago, soxfan49 said:

Yeah and then a starter to have a looong start asap because this bullpen is about to get wrecked. Maybe Gonzalez, Flores and Foster can give them 6 tomorrow total

Who gives us 7 tonight? Lol

4 minutes ago, soxfan49 said:

Fwiw I still think 88 needs a day off

He just had 2 of them this week 

16 minutes ago, HahnsKiddieTable said:

He just had 2 of them this week 

Exactly. He needs as many at bats as he can get in this shortened season. 

Hoping for a Sox win, but continued Parrot suckage, so that it is clear to everyone on the planet including Rick Hahn that he shall not return, either at $12M or a lesser amount. Also holding out hope for a possibility of a phantom IL stint and Vaughn call-up.

Also agree today was the best day for a Robert day off, let Engel get a start already. Engel should be starting more in RF as well.

Name	Age	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR ▼	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Acquired	Pos Summary
Luis Robert	22	42	171	4	1	0	11	1	17	1.7	6	23	2.1	.541	.511	1.0	1.2	12	$5,833,333	Amateur Free Agent	*8/H
José Abreu	33	44	193	12	1	0	6	-2	16	1.6	6	23	2.0	.536	.510	1.4	0.4	17	$12,666,667	Free Agency	*3/D
Tim Anderson	27	34	155	12	1	1	-1	2	14	1.3	5	19	1.6	.539	.508	1.8	0.1	20	$4,000,000	Amateur Draft	*6
James McCann	30	21	82	6	0	0	2	1	9	0.9	3	12	1.0	.541	.505	0.8	0.3	10	$5,400,000	Free Agency	2
Eloy Jimenez	23	42	175	9	0	0	-5	-1	3	0.2	6	9	0.6	.506	.501	1.1	-0.6	13	$2,333,333	Traded	*7/D
Yoan Moncada#	25	36	163	0	1	0	-1	1	2	0.2	5	7	0.5	.505	.501	0.6	0.0	8	$1,800,000	Traded	*5
Leury Garcia (60-day IL)#	29	16	63	1	0	1	1	1	4	0.4	2	6	0.5	.522	.502	0.4	0.2	5	$3,250,000	Traded	6/49H
Danny Mendick	26	31	109	-2	0	0	3	1	3	0.2	4	6	0.5	.508	.502	0.2	0.4	3		Amateur Draft	4/56
Yasmani Grandal#	31	33	142	4	-2	-1	-2	1	0	0.0	5	5	0.3	.500	.500	0.5	-0.1	7	$18,250,000	Free Agency	2/D3
Adam Engel	28	26	69	1	1	0	0	-1	1	0.1	2	4	0.3	.505	.501	0.3	-0.1	4		Amateur Draft	9/H78
Yolmer Sanchez#	28	5	11	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.2	0	2	0.2	.534	.501	0.2	0.0	2		Free Agency	/5DH
Nick Madrigal	23	15	55	2	-2	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	2	0.1	.500	.500	0.1	0.1	2		Amateur Draft	4
Luis Gonzalez (40-man)*	24	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0		Amateur Draft	/H8D7
Cheslor Cuthbert	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.472	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$100,000	Free Agency	/5H
Yermin Mercedes (40-man)	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.462	.500	0.0	0.0	0		Rule 5 Draft	/DH
Jarrod Dyson*	35	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.492	.500	-0.1	0.0	0		Traded	/H7D
Edwin Encarnacion	37	31	128	0	0	0	0	-3	-4	-0.4	4	1	-0.1	.488	.498	-0.1	-0.3	1	$12,000,000	Free Agency	*D/H
Nomar Mazara*	25	29	104	-4	0	0	0	-1	-5	-0.5	4	-1	-0.2	.484	.497	-0.2	-0.1	-1		Traded	*9/H
Zack Collins (40-man)*	25	9	18	-3	0	0	0	0	-3	-0.3	1	-2	-0.3	.467	.498	-0.3	0.0	-2		Amateur Draft	/DH23
Ryan Goins*	32	14	10	-2	0	0	-1	0	-3	-0.3	0	-3	-0.3	.477	.498	-0.2	-0.1	-2		Free Agency	/HD564
Nicky Delmonico*	27	6	22	-3	0	0	-2	0	-5	-0.5	1	-5	-0.5	.411	.497	-0.3	-0.2	-3		Free Agency	/97

 

I don’t understand why people want Robert sitting when he had 2 off days this week already and he is facing a pitcher he can get back on track with? He isn’t a platoon player and having Engel out there for anyone it should be Mazara

Lopez needs to show up tonight 

Ozzie and Chuck interviewing Gardenhire. Sounds like they are pretty close. 

30 minutes ago, HahnsKiddieTable said:

I don’t understand why people want Robert sitting when he had 2 off days this week already and he is facing a pitcher he can get back on track with? He isn’t a platoon player and having Engel out there for anyone it should be Mazara

Yeah that's what I'm implying- Luis Robert is a platoon player. GMAFB. He could've gotten back on track vs either of the 2 crappy Pirates pitchers too, and he didn't. He just looks a tad off. Having a day off and a day off where you can watch the game with players and coaches are not the same. He looks lost at the plate right now. 

Edited September 12, 20205 yr by soxfan49

30 minutes ago, HahnsKiddieTable said:

I don’t understand why people want Robert sitting when he had 2 off days this week already and he is facing a pitcher he can get back on track with? He isn’t a platoon player and having Engel out there for anyone it should be Mazara

He looked lost at the plate yesterday, and needs to play all four against the Piranhas.

1 minute ago, South Side Hit Men said:

He looked lost at the plate yesterday, and needs to play all four against the Piranhas.

For the better part of the last 2-3 weeks he has looked lost. He has 12 strikeouts and a .160 average (<.600 OPS) over his last 7 games.

Edited September 12, 20205 yr by soxfan49

Lets win by 14