April 15, 20215 yr Just now, chitownsportsfan said: Williams was just DFA. They DFA‘d our middle of the order bat?
April 15, 20215 yr 2 hours ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: Nick Williams didn't earn playing time. He got playing time because THREE outfielders got injured. And, yeah, if Lamb is still on the roster tonight that is ridiculous. He did earn it based on Spring training over the other Sox LH outfielders like Luis Gonzalez and Rutherford. Then the injuries. Edit : How is that funny to anyone? He came up over those other Ofers. That's just a fact. So petty when I am doing my best to be gracious. Edited April 15, 20215 yr by CaliSoxFanViaSWside
April 15, 20215 yr 20 minutes ago, soxfan49 said: Thoughts and prayers, @CaliSoxFanViaSWside. Thank you and I don't care if Williams got DFA'd he might not have if he had got a couple of hits in his chances but hey he got chances he just didn't do anything with them. Playing him was part of the process to get rid of him or keep him. If Vaughn is sent down to the minors in May I'll send you thoughts and prayers too. How he plays is also part of the process on where he ends up . I wonder if Luis Gonzalez is coming up or they just go with Leury as 4th OF and Mendick as spare INF. Engel and Hamilton both back by next home stand on the 23rd ? They extended Engel's time to the 23rd when he was due off the IL by the 10th or 11th . Hamilton due off the IL by the 18th or 19th. Edited April 15, 20215 yr by CaliSoxFanViaSWside
April 15, 20215 yr 23 minutes ago, soxfan49 said: Thoughts and prayers, @CaliSoxFanViaSWside. Pretty funny they dfa'd a guy who apparently was worthy enough to hit 5th the other night lol
April 15, 20215 yr 12 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: He did earn it based on Spring training over the other Sox LH outfielders like Luis Gonzalez and Rutherford. Then the injuries. You're so silly.
April 15, 20215 yr 20 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: You're so silly. Explain to me why ? The Sox put him on the team because of the way he performed in ST over Gonzalez and Rutherford isn't that true? That's what the other poster meant. Of course injuries led to the promotion but the Sox could've chosen Gonzalez or Rutherford if they wanted to. Edited April 15, 20215 yr by CaliSoxFanViaSWside
April 15, 20215 yr 7 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Explain to me why ? The Sox put him on the team because of the way he performed in ST over Gonzalez and Rutherford isn't that true? That's what the other poster meant. That's not a very high bar. Edited April 15, 20215 yr by manbearpuig
April 15, 20215 yr 2 hours ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: It has to be Lamb. Mendick can do everything but better than Lamb. Except hit left handed with power. The sox have plenty of RH hitters already
April 15, 20215 yr 1 hour ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: OF: Engel, Robert, Eaton, Vaughn, Garcia IF: Moncada, Anderson, Madrigal, Abreu, Mendick C : Grandal, Collins, Mercedes That's what it has to be. I can't see any justification for keeping Lamb or Hamilton over any of those guys. Hamilton will be there for the pinch running and 10 th inning replacement. Mendick isn't those.
April 15, 20215 yr 4 minutes ago, manbearpuig said: Thats not a very high bar. I know it's not but it's the truth.
April 15, 20215 yr 1 minute ago, ptatc said: Hamilton will be there for the pinch running and 10 th inning replacement. Mendick isn't those. Engel and Garcia are both capable pinch runners and unlikely to both ever be in the lineup such that neither is available.
April 15, 20215 yr 3 minutes ago, ptatc said: Except hit left handed with power. The sox have plenty of RH hitters already Since 2018. Jake Lamb hits a HR on 1.84% of his at bats. Danny Mendick hits a HR on 2.92% of his at bats (almost double). Lamb isn't that power guy anymore. Give me the defensive versatility over a left handed body who can't play anywhere but 3rd.
April 15, 20215 yr 1 hour ago, EloyJenkins said: I was gonna say go with the EXACT lineup from yesterday...but TA7 throws that all out of whack! My concern is that TLR is gonna get cute today for the day game. I think this is what I would love to see: TA7 Eaton Abreu Moncada Yermin (and yes, it should be yermin over Moncada at 4, but it wont) Grandal Robert (I am good with Robert and Eaton flipping, just can't see TLR agreeing) Vaughn Madrigal The reason Collins caught yesterday was so that Grandal could catch today. They will always have different catchers on day games following night games.
April 15, 20215 yr Yeah, I doubt we’ll see Hamilton again in a Sox uniform. Engel does everything he does, but better.
April 15, 20215 yr Just now, Squirmin' for Yermin said: Since 2018. Jake Lamb hits a HR on 1.84% of his at bats. Danny Mendick hits a HR on 2.92% of his at bats (almost double). Lamb isn't that power guy anymore. Give me the defensive versatility over a left handed body who can't play anywhere but 3rd. You can say it all you want. It's not happening. They want a real 3B and an LH hitter. None of the others are real 3B.
April 15, 20215 yr 2 minutes ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: Engel and Garcia are both capable pinch runners and unlikely to both ever be in the lineup such that neither is available. Except Engel isn't due back till the 23rd supposedly.
April 15, 20215 yr 2 minutes ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: Engel and Garcia are both capable pinch runners and unlikely to both ever be in the lineup such that neither is available. Possible. But i think they really like the base running ability of Hamilton over anyone else. That's why they signed him.
April 15, 20215 yr Just now, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Except Engel isn't due back till the 23rd supposedly. Which is when Hamilton would be DFA.
April 15, 20215 yr 1 minute ago, ptatc said: Possible. But i think they really like the base running ability of Hamilton over anyone else. That's why they signed him. Hamilton can't score from 2nd when Garcia is killing a rally because Mendick isn't there.
April 15, 20215 yr 1 minute ago, GermanSoxFan said: Yeah, I doubt we’ll see Hamilton again in a Sox uniform. Engel does everything he does, but better. Hamilton is the better base stealer . They are equally fast ,maybe Engel even a little faster but Hamilton is perhaps the best base stealer in baseball. He just doesn't have much else. Hamilton is also more likely to reach 1st on infield hits more often because he's LH so it's a shorter route to 1st and probably has a better walk rate than Engel.
April 15, 20215 yr The questions will be Lamb or Hamilton. I don't see anyway Mendick makes the cut until Leury get injured. Leury and Medick are redundant with Leury being a switch hitter and able to play the OF, that gives him the advantage
April 15, 20215 yr 1 minute ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: Hamilton can't score from 2nd when Garcia is killing a rally because Mendick isn't there. They have to hope that Garcia isn't next up in the lineup then. Or on the bench as the supersub.
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