If Engel is back, I'd like to see this lineup tonight:

Anderson 6, Lamb DH, Moncada 5, Abreu 3, Grandal 2, Eaton 9, Engel 8, Hamilton 7, Madrigal 4

Give both Vaughn and Mercedes a break against a tough righty. Also provides a strong disincentive for the Tigers to bring in a lefty reliever in the late innings.

Adam Engel, savior. If he struggles, I wonder how long a leash he has on Soxtalk before DFA talk commences. 

3 hours ago, Tony said:

I have to say....the meatball in me absolutely loves Lance Lynn. The smart fan in me also loves his numbers. I understand he's 34 and he's got some miles on him.....but I agree, I'd like him here for 2022 and 2023. 

I too would love to have him here for a couple more seasons.  I think he is also great for the younger pitchers.  The problem is if he keeps this up, my guess is that someone will offer him 3 years and I doubt that would be the Sox.  

42 minutes ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said:

If Engel is back, I'd like to see this lineup tonight:

Anderson 6, Lamb DH, Moncada 5, Abreu 3, Grandal 2, Eaton 9, Engel 8, Hamilton 7, Madrigal 4

Give both Vaughn and Mercedes a break against a tough righty. Also provides a strong disincentive for the Tigers to bring in a lefty reliever in the late innings.

I don’t think Engel will be playing CF in days Hamilton is in the lineup. 

18 minutes ago, Dick Allen said:

Adam Engel, savior. If he struggles, I wonder how long a leash he has on Soxtalk before DFA talk commences. 

2, maybe 3 ABs, less if he shows up TLR.

24 minutes ago, Dick Allen said:

Adam Engel, savior. If he struggles, I wonder how long a leash he has on Soxtalk before DFA talk commences. 

General SoxTalk will give him the full Tiggers series.

Gamethread....1 at bat.

10 minutes ago, wegner said:

General SoxTalk will give him the full Tiggers series.

Gamethread....1 at bat.

Not even. One bad swing.

45 minutes ago, Dick Allen said:

Adam Engel, savior. If he struggles, I wonder how long a leash he has on Soxtalk before DFA talk commences. 

He doesn’t wear gold chains, so he’ll get a pass, at least for a few weeks.

Most here don’t value defense compared to offense, especially up the middle, compared to offense. If he plays a majority of games in CF, shifting to RF (not left) for Hamilton starts, he will be a great addition, regardless of how he hits.

Adam showed much improvement last year  hitting, and is an upgrade over 30 year old Leury Garcia in all aspects of the game.

Edited June 3, 20214 yr by South Side Hit Men

1 hour ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said:

If Engel is back, I'd like to see this lineup tonight:

Anderson 6, Lamb DH, Moncada 5, Abreu 3, Grandal 2, Eaton 9, Engel 8, Hamilton 7, Madrigal 4

Give both Vaughn and Mercedes a break against a tough righty. Also provides a strong disincentive for the Tigers to bring in a lefty reliever in the late innings.

This lineup makes me want to throw up

11 minutes ago, BigHurt3515 said:

This lineup makes me want to throw up

4-5 Dimensional Chess.

It only works out with dominant starting pitching.  Of course, it makes you wonder what the plan is for Vaughn.  He really should be playing everyday, somewhere.

I'd go

 

SS TA

C  Grandal

3B Moncada

1B Abreu

DH Lamb

LF Vaughn

RF Eaton

CF Engel

2B Madrigal

 

5 hours ago, poppysox said:

This series looks too easy...makes me nervous.

It should be 3 of 4 but the Tigers swept the Yankees!

1 hour ago, Dick Allen said:

Adam Engel, savior. If he struggles, I wonder how long a leash he has on Soxtalk before DFA talk commences. 

On this topic - I kind of think the should buy him a bit of time in the minors given how long he has missed.  A little bit longer rehab stint probably makes a lot of sense in this situation.  

I wonder if the Sox permanently did away with the Picnic Area. It is now covered with padding, and they make no mention of it in the group literature they send out.

5 minutes ago, Chisoxfn said:

On this topic - I kind of think the should buy him a bit of time in the minors given how long he has missed.  A little bit longer rehab stint probably makes a lot of sense in this situation.  

I agree. Especially while Lamb and Hamilton are hitting decently.

1 hour ago, "The Kids Can Play" said:

The only weak and troublesome starter of the four is Keuchel who absolutely sucks and is our weakest starter in the rotation. Hopefully Rodon's last outing was an aberration. 

Don't forget Cease who laid an egg against weak hitting Cleveland. Reasonable expectations for Keuchel's 4 year deal were 25-30 Starts / 160 IP / 4.00 ERA.

White Sox Starters, last two outings

• Lynn 12 IP 0 ER (0.00 ERA)
• Giolito 13 IP 2 ER (1.38 ERA)

• Rodon 12 IP 6 ER (4.50 ERA)
• Keuchel 9 IP 5 ER (5.00 ERA)
• Cease 9.3 IP 7 ER (6.77 ERA)

 

Vaughn on IL, Sheets called up.

1 minute ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said:

Vaughn on IL, Sheets called up.

For the Rona protocol.

1 minute ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said:

Vaughn on IL, Sheets called up.

Burger, next man up, lol.

It’s such a great redemption story...although the club would still likely go with Rutherford or Goodwin next.

2 minutes ago, South Side Hit Men said:

For the Rona protocol.

Can’t imagine the outcry if it was Yermin, Grandal or Moncada going into Covid protocols...otoh, many would cheer for Leury to be out 7-10 days, lol.

Edited June 3, 20214 yr by caulfield12

Might be good for Vaughn to get a little break.  Curious to see if Sheets gets any burn. @caulfield12 come on.

 

Edited June 3, 20214 yr by chitownsportsfan

 

 

Edited June 3, 20214 yr by smalls2598

1 minute ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Might be good for Vaughn to get a little break.  Curious to see if Sheets gets any burn. @caulfield12 come on.

 

He will get the same amount of opportunities as Collins his first cups of coffee.   

Another day off for Madrigal. Gotta get Leury his AB’s ?‍♂️

What’s the holdup with Engel??