Just now, shago said:

So sad knowing how good this team could be if Jerry and the FO didn't have their thumbs up their asses and spent for a few more players 

Payroll wouldn't be that much higher if they signed a real 2b or RF instead if picking up Kimbrels option

Grandal is wearing a wristband to electronically send signals to Keuchel & every player on the Sox infield per Dodgers broadcast

Edited March 27, 20224 yr by maxjusttyped

2 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said:

He has a 99wRC+ against them for his career. In 2019, it was 121. In 2020, it was 104. Last year, 99. Leury and Harrison are both pretty obvious. It's not like Yoan is a straight platoon guy, or something. Maybe you do think this should happen, but I've never seen you in GT's advocating for Abreu to bat ~7th or whatever against RHP.

His OPS against LHP has been .703 or lower in 4 of his 5 seasons with the Sox.  I also assume Engel in the lineup instead of Leury.

Thankfully that ball died on the track.  

So I definitely forgot Heaney was a lefty.  As such, here’s what I’d rock against LHP:

• Anderson, SS
• Robert, CF
• Grandal, C#
• Abreu, 1B
• Jimenez, DH
• Vaughn, LF
• Moncada, 3B#
• Engel, RF
• Harrison, 2B

He just has nothing on his pitches.  Lots of high change ups

8 minutes ago, SoxBlanco said:

What if we manage to trade Keuchel and then face him…and you pitch for the Sox in that game?

Edit:  we’ll I missed the mark with this…lol

Edited March 27, 20224 yr by Chicago White Sox

 

Keuchel strands a pair 

3 minutes ago, fathom said:

His OPS against LHP has been .703 or lower in 4 of his 5 seasons with the Sox.  I also assume Engel in the lineup instead of Leury.

Semantics, but wRC+ is a better stat than OPS. OPS (obviously) weights a point of OBP and slug as the same, whereas all the research I've read concludes a point of OBP is much more valuable.

But I don't really want to derail the thread or anything. If the Sox really want to optimize their lineup to the extent established guys are being move around significantly based on their platoon splits, I think that would be great. But TLR doesn't strike mas the manager who will ever do something like that.

4 minutes ago, fathom said:

He just has nothing on his pitches.  Lots of high change ups

Going to be tough to watch every 5th day  

Moncada should probably bat 6th or 7th against lefties.  Realistically, it’s still good to have him break up some of the righties and I’d rather have his bat first once the bullpen kicks in than Engel or Harrison/Legend

 

Eloy bloops a single to CF

1 minute ago, Harry Chappas said:

Going to be tough to watch every 5th day  

I don’t dislike the guy, but his starts are the least enjoyable to watch even when things are going good for him.  When he’s K’ing less than 5 per 9 and getting beat up to the tune of a 5+ ERAtl they are even more brutal.

Damn.  Nice pick and throw to get YoYo

Harrison robbed of a single. 

Big Energy gets robbed

9 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Edit:  we’ll I missed the mark with this…lol

I was trying to say that I agreed with you. My scenario would be the only chance it might be close, but I still think we pull it out. 

2 minutes ago, Tnetennba said:

Damn.  Nice pick and throw to get YoYo

Regular season Yoan beats that out I think

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Edited March 27, 20224 yr by maxjusttyped

 

Woof. Nice catch but everything else was ugly. 

41 minutes ago, shago said:

Hope this top of the line-up scores a lot, the bottom half is the worst in baseball

The Cleveland Guardians would like a word.

54 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

God help us all

 

For fucks sake.