July 3, 20214 yr Gio was on Jomboy / Chris Rose discussing the parking lot incident if anyones thirsty for more about this. https://fb.watch/v/wZr8zIsx/
July 3, 20214 yr I saw some story from Outkick? written by some clown insinuating that Donaldson was being a man's man by confronting him in the parking lot and Giolito backed down. I thought what kind of bullshit is this??? It's like they let anyone write on the internet.
July 3, 20214 yr On 6/30/2021 at 7:13 PM, Balta1701 said: Well, the several hundred rpm drop in spin rate starting last week is pretty compeling. Whose rpm drop? Lucas gets it done with speed differential. In case you haven't noticed, he's been up and down all year. Long before the cheaters rpm dropped, Lucas was struggling with release point. He's actually pitched better lately.
July 3, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, zisk said: Whose rpm drop? Lucas gets it done with speed differential. In case you haven't noticed, he's been up and down all year. Long before the cheaters rpm dropped, Lucas was struggling with release point. He's actually pitched better lately. Lucas Giolito's last 2 starts have had a lower spin rate on his fastball and slider than any game he's pitched since early 2019. He's in the "high drop in his spin rate" category. And it happened conveniently at the exact same time they started checking. That doesn't mean he can't pitch without the stuff, but he absolutely was using. Figure out how to deal with that, because it happened.
July 4, 20214 yr 23 hours ago, zisk said: Whose rpm drop? Lucas gets it done with speed differential. In case you haven't noticed, he's been up and down all year. Long before the cheaters rpm dropped, Lucas was struggling with release point. He's actually pitched better lately. Others are out making a point of this today.
July 4, 20214 yr On 7/3/2021 at 1:39 PM, zisk said: Whose rpm drop? Lucas gets it done with speed differential. In case you haven't noticed, he's been up and down all year. Long before the cheaters rpm dropped, Lucas was struggling with release point. He's actually pitched better lately. The rpm drop is not true. They had a baseball guy on the score on Friday (forgot the guys name) he said Lucas's rpm since June 3rd is down by 94 and not 300 to 400 that people have been claiming. His location on pitches has been terrible. People are also sitting on his change up
July 4, 20214 yr 15 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: Others are out making a point of this today. Well thats 5 k's through 4 today....not bad
July 5, 20214 yr 22 hours ago, 2Deep said: Well thats 5 k's through 4 today....not bad What's interesting about yesterday's game is that suddenly yesterday he's changing his pitching style to adapt to the lack of sticky stuff. Yesterday's game was the lowest %age of changeups he's thrown in any start since 2019 and the highest %age of sliders he has ever thrown in any game in his career. He was using the slider to get his strikeouts back now that he has lost some of the effectiveness on the changeup and fastball. It didn't win the game for him, but it might eventually be a path to doing so.
July 5, 20214 yr On 7/3/2021 at 1:39 PM, zisk said: Whose rpm drop? Lucas gets it done with speed differential. In case you haven't noticed, he's been up and down all year. Long before the cheaters rpm dropped, Lucas was struggling with release point. He's actually pitched better lately. Gio kind of sux and that's pretty compelling plus he's a big talker. He should have parked at IIT like I do.
July 5, 20214 yr Both Gio and Kuechel have been disappointing this year. I wouldn’t mind letting Gio walk and just replace him with Kopech. Than try signing both Rodon and Lynn and a cheap FA option or bring up Stiever if he isn’t traded. Kuechel we may want to keep for another year just to see if he can get his act together. Edited July 5, 20214 yr by maloney.adam
July 5, 20214 yr 4 minutes ago, maloney.adam said: Both Gio and Kuechel have been disappointing this year. I wouldn’t mind letting Gio walk and just replace him with Kopech. Than sign both Rodon and Lynn and a cheap FA option or bring up Stiever. Kuechel we may want to keep for another year just to see if he can get his act together. Just like that sign Lynn and Rodon . So easy.
July 5, 20214 yr Just now, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Just like that sign Lynn and Rodon . So easy. I know it’s not going to be easy but they should atleast try. I edited my post above.
July 5, 20214 yr 15 minutes ago, Goober said: Jeez Lucas GeeIStinkO back on the team eh I don’t think he stinks. He is just mediocre so far this year but he has the ability to turn it around. Edited July 5, 20214 yr by maloney.adam
July 5, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, Goober said: Jeez Lucas GeeIStinkO back on the team eh Is anyone on the team good enough for you ? Serious question.
July 5, 20214 yr 6 minutes ago, maloney.adam said: I know it’s not going to be easy but they should atleast try. I edited my post above. I'm sure they will try but if you were in the players positions if the Sox want them more than any other team then they will have to pay them more than any other team. I think certain players may allow room for emotional ties to a particular team that goes with the camaraderie developed, winning and not moving his family around. But in the end ,monetarily, they do what they think is best and that's usually taking the most money for the most years.
July 5, 20214 yr 25 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Just like that sign Lynn and Rodon . So easy. Little pen, little bit a paper…some cash
July 5, 20214 yr 23 minutes ago, maloney.adam said: I don’t think he stinks. He is just mediocre so far this year but he has the ability to turn it around. I agree. I think he's just having a bad year. I think the Sox have a better chance of holding onto Lynn than Rodon. Rodon has been very injured so he's going to go for top dollar, and I wouldn't blame him 1 bit. If his injuries are truly behind him, someone is going to get a bargain. I'd use Charlie Morton's recent deals as a comparable and I think those are more than fair for Lynn. Edited July 5, 20214 yr by Jack Parkman
July 5, 20214 yr 24 minutes ago, Goober said: Jeez Lucas GeeIStinkO back on the team eh Poocas GioStinko
July 5, 20214 yr 14 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: I agree. I think he's just having a bad year. I think the Sox have a better chance of holding onto Lynn than Rodon. Rodon has been very injured so he's going to go for top dollar, and I wouldn't blame him 1 bit. If his injuries are truly behind him, someone is going to get a bargain. I'd use Charlie Morton's recent deals as a comparable and I think those are more than fair for Lynn. Money shouldn't be a problem. Jerry saved so much money over the rebuild. I really like to believe they will resign one. If I had to guess it's rodon. I don't know why just a feeling.
July 5, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Sox80 said: Money shouldn't be a problem. Jerry saved so much money over the rebuild. I really like to believe they will resign one. If I had to guess it's rodon. I don't know why just a feeling. They used all the saved money during the covid season. There's no saved money left.
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