April 28, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said: Quit putting players out of position, you old crusty dumbass.
April 28, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said: Oh, lord. I understand sacrificing defense for offense, especially with the slump this team has been in, but........
April 28, 20223 yr Just now, Jack Parkman said: Quit putting players out of position, you old crusty dumbass. So you prefer to keep Garcia there and in the lineup?
April 28, 20223 yr Just now, ptatc said: So you prefer to keep Garcia there and in the lineup? I can live with Harrison sucking offensively because they need someone reliable at 2B.
April 28, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, ptatc said: So you prefer to keep Garcia there and in the lineup? Yes. Stop hitting him third though!
April 28, 20223 yr Just now, Jack Parkman said: I can live with Harrison sucking offensively because they need someone reliable at 2B. He seems to be injured as well with as little as he has been playing. I think it was a back issue. But I do agree his defense there is the better choice
April 28, 20223 yr Andrew Vaughn playing second base... I'm trying to let that sink in. To wrap my mind around the image. I'm trying - I really am.
April 28, 20223 yr Just now, FoxForce2 said: Andrew Vaughn playing second base... I'm trying to let that sink in. To wrap my mind around the image. I'm trying - I really am. Didn't he do it in a game last year? Or was he just practicing there?
April 28, 20223 yr Author Look, I can handle him in LF, because kept simple, there isn't a lot of a chance for injury. But putting him in around the pivot at 2B just seems like an awful idea. I haven't seen anything that tells me he could handle the footwork enough to not get rolled at 2nd.
April 28, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, ptatc said: Didn't he do it in a game last year? Or was he just practicing there? I don't know. This is absurd. Maybe we'll see Maddon put Trout at 2B for the Angels this weekend. He's a really good athlete y'know. Edited April 28, 20223 yr by FoxForce2
April 28, 20223 yr June 1st defensive lineup Defensively LF to RF we have Moncada, Anderson and Sheets Vaughn at 3B, Robert at SS, Burger at 2B, Abreu at 1B (he won't move) And catching Dallas Keuchel today is Leury Garcia.
April 28, 20223 yr Ok agreed, putting players out of position is not a good idea. What makes more sense and this was discussed earlier on this board, is put Moncada at 2nd when he comes back and keep Burger at 3rd. That is a position Moncada played for us and the position the Sox expected him to play when they traded for him in the Chris Sale trade. Moncada isn't going to be that much worse than Garcia at 2nd defensively, but a ton better offensively that Garcia.
April 28, 20223 yr Author Just now, The Kids Can Play said: Ok agreed, putting players out of position is not a good idea. What makes more sense and this was discussed earlier on this board, is put Moncada at 2nd when he comes back and keep Burger at 3rd. That is a position Moncada played for us and the position the Sox expected him to play when they traded for him in the Chris Sale trade. Moncada isn't going to be that much worse than Garcia at 2nd defensively, but a ton better offensively that Garcia. In general I am against Moncada going back to 2B because I don't want to see two defensive positions weakened at one time, but Moncada at 2B is a WAY better idea than Vaughn there.
April 28, 20223 yr 21 minutes ago, ptatc said: So you prefer to keep Garcia there and in the lineup? Good question, and my answer is no. I am fine with Burger at 2B.
April 28, 20223 yr 21 minutes ago, FoxForce2 said: I don't know. This is absurd. Maybe we'll see Maddon put Trout at 2B for the Angels this weekend. He's a really good athlete y'know. Even that makes more sense than Vaughn at second...albeit not sure if insurance on his contract would cover it. Edited April 28, 20223 yr by caulfield12
April 28, 20223 yr I’d entertain Burger once in a while at 2B, at least he has actually worked out there and played games there in Charlotte. Just leave Vaughn be though. He’s passible in LF, and with Eloy out there’s no reason to keep pushing him around.
April 28, 20223 yr Why not Abreu? Grandal? I mean, if we just totally untether ourselves from reality we can get a lot *more* flexible than that -- don't stop now, boys!
April 28, 20223 yr I remember that one time a poster suggested trading Adam LaRoche to the Cardinals, who would play him at second base. This reminds me of that.
April 28, 20223 yr Hopefully the only time Vaughn sees second base is when he's doing a home run trot.
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