June 13, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said: Agree to disagree here. He’s got to be much better with the bat than he’s been so far. The versatility isn’t worth much of anything when he’s hitting at sub replacement player levels. Yeah...and with teams having 4 man benches, most have a guy that can play infield and outfield, even if they can't hit much (like Leury). He's not that special really.
June 13, 20214 yr yeah he had a good game today - but that doesn't change that it's bad that he plays every day for a contending team.
June 14, 20214 yr 4 hours ago, harkness99 said: yeah he had a good game today - but that doesn't change that it's bad that he plays every day for a contending team. No fuckin shit. Nobody is excited about the devastating injuries this year that are the main factor for his playing time.
June 14, 20214 yr Leury is guaranteed $3.5M. Unless they're going to decide to leave him off a playoff roster, he's not getting cut until then.
June 14, 20214 yr With Goodwin around, there isn't as much need for Leury. Mendick has shown to be playable in the OF as well. This is probably his last hurrah for the Sox.
June 14, 20214 yr On 6/12/2021 at 10:25 PM, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: I've been an advocate for having Leury on the bench because he can play all the infield and outfield positions well, and that gives you incredible flexibility with your team, especially in the late innings. That and the fact that he can't be sent down have led to him having a lock on a 25-man roster spot no matter how bad his hitting was. However, nobody predicted Yermin Mercedes, Jake Lamb, Danny Mendick, and even Billy Hamilton outhitting him, so have we reached the point where Leury's flexibility no longer justifies carrying his sub .600 OPS on the roster? Hamilton (when he's back) can play the OF about as well as Leury and has been hitting better than him, and Mendick can handle the IF and is also hitting better. Leury has been hitting the ball better lately. He has value as switch hitter and flexible positions. With Madrigal out we need him even more. Keep the guy.
June 14, 20214 yr With all of the injuries we have had, it is a minor miracle that he isn't yet hurt.
June 14, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, zisk said: With Goodwin around, there isn't as much need for Leury. Mendick has shown to be playable in the OF as well. This is probably his last hurrah for the Sox. His last what?
June 14, 20214 yr 17 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: His last what? Hurrah...used to express joy or approval.?
June 14, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, poppysox said: Hurrah...used to express joy or approval.? Interjections show excitement or emotion, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah... YEA!
June 14, 20214 yr 41 minutes ago, poppysox said: Hurrah...used to express joy or approval.? Ahhhh....i totally misread that as two thoughts. "This is probably his last" "and hurrah (hurray) for Sox" I am not a huge Leury guy by any means, but its good thing he's been around. The less he plays the better, but its good to have a guy like that around. Its not like we have anything behind him that would be more exciting. This is probably his last season is a Sox uni, though. But there is no way he doesn't survive the season, barring injury.
June 14, 20214 yr 16 hours ago, SleepyWhiteSox said: No fuckin shit. Nobody is excited about the devastating injuries this year that are the main factor for his playing time. No fucking shit - i know he is playing because of injuries. So no fucking shit on top of your no fucking shit - all in on the next one.
June 14, 20214 yr 21 minutes ago, YoYoIsMyHero said: Why would his time be up he's our #3 hitter now we are injured though thats why he is batting 3rd duh....
June 14, 20214 yr You all realize that Leury is putting up a .730 OPS over his last 30 days with a .276 avg & .375 OBP all while being a pretty solid defender over multiple positions. He also has .5 WAR thus far - which given how bad his April was - is pretty impressive. He is pretty much back to being exactly who he has been most of his career with the Sox (which is a pretty darn serviceable utility guy who ends up getting quite a bit of ab's due to his versatility). IN this case - probably more than anyone would like given how many injuries happened.
June 15, 20214 yr 8 hours ago, Chisoxfn said: You all realize that Leury is putting up a .730 OPS over his last 30 days with a .276 avg & .375 OBP all while being a pretty solid defender over multiple positions. He also has .5 WAR thus far - which given how bad his April was - is pretty impressive. He is pretty much back to being exactly who he has been most of his career with the Sox (which is a pretty darn serviceable utility guy who ends up getting quite a bit of ab's due to his versatility). IN this case - probably more than anyone would like given how many injuries happened. Leury also gets bashed a lot about his baseball IQ but in tonight's game against TB he hit a double took 3rd on a fly ball by Mendick and scored a run on a wild pitch that probably most of our players do not score on. He got a big secondary lead off third and made a split second decision to go home once the ball was in the dirt and bounced away from Zunino. He was really surprising how fast he got home and was easily safe. His speed, versatility, switch hitting and his OF defense all help win games. The same can be said for ( except for switch hitting) Hamilton. Until Eloy and Robert come back I suspect both will be around until then or the trade deadline.
June 15, 20214 yr He also has a solid enough arm to play all three outfield positions and especially SS better than Mendick. Compared to Vaughn/Mercedes/Eaton, he's not even the biggest problem offensively in the line-up right now. And it seemed inevitable that some of our other "back up QB" hitters (beyond those already named) like Lamb were going to return to earth as well. For now, Goodwin's the flavor of the day/week, but how long will that actually last? Basically, TB just has a better bullpen and a better defense right now...overall, they SHOULDN'T be better than the White Sox with everyone back in the line-up and a bench of Collins/Leury/Engel/Hamilton or Lamb.
June 16, 20214 yr "Well, you've got to have speed,” said La Russa of the aggressive play by García. “But talk about multi tools, with the switch-hitting and the ability to play all over. He came from first base, he got a great jump and it all developed ahead of him. He was just steps behind the scorer. That's who he is, not just a great talent, he's a very instinctive player as well."
June 16, 20214 yr Leury flashing the leather, hitting .256 and some hits in big situations the last couple weeks. What more do you want from a utility guy? Oh yea he can play 46 positions as well.
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