97 MPH sinker that's Kevin Brown like

Tyler Wade is basically another Leury Garcia. The Angels basically got him for free while we paid our Leury $16 million over 3 years. 

This zone is HUGE.

I didn't know managers were allowed to pinch hit their best players on rest days

Just now, BigHurt3515 said:

I didn't know managers were allowed to pinch hit their best players on rest days

Unwritten rules

Just now, BigHurt3515 said:

I didn't know managers were allowed to pinch hit their best players on rest days

He's injured too. TLR would never. 

5 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

Burger can defend ok at 3B but also shouldn't be out there vs RHP. 

Since there are more RHP than LHP, you can get where I'm going with this. 

Burger has a mere 98 plate appearances in the bigs in 31 games.  You do you, but maybe, just maybe, give him more time than that.

Just now, BigHurt3515 said:

I didn't know managers were allowed to pinch hit their best players on rest days

Not allowed to run hard to 1st though.

 

3 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

What Sheets has 300 AB? You can say the same about him. 

What makes Sheets what he is and not Burger? 

Because he's always been the fall guy for Vaughn's supposed lack of AB's so he doesn't get a pass even though there aren't a whole lot of guys lighting the world on fire offensively on this team yet. Vaughn's high offensive WAR so far is just about wiped out by his terrible defensive WAR.

 The Sox only have 3 guys currently on the team now with a positive offensive WAR.

4 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Not going to happen this early in the season.

He was only at like 94 pitches. Could’ve let him start the inning and given him a short leash. Thankfully it worked out anyway.

4 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

If they hid him in LF it wouldn't be as big of a deal. I actually think Sheets is moving better than Vaughn this year when last year it was the opposite. 

However, neither Sheets nor Vaughn should be playing the OF. 

Yes, but we've been getting McGuire at C, Grandal at DH, Sheets in RF and then you either have Vaughn in LF or on the bench and both of those are bad. So you just can't afford to keep Sheets playing in the OF. Of course, Tony may end up using Burger at 2B so maybe there's no good choice.

Just now, YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! said:

He was only at like 94 pitches. Could’ve let him start the inning and given him a short leash. Thankfully it worked out anyway.

They aren't going to run him to 110 pitches yet.

I'd like at least 1 insurance run here. Liam in the 9th just doesn't feel safe anymore. 

4 minutes ago, Tnetennba said:

Burger has a mere 98 plate appearances in the bigs in 31 games.  You do you, but maybe, just maybe, give him more time than that.

Gavin Sheets has 237 PA going into today in 70 games? Your point is? 

70 games is enough of a sample size but 31 isn't? 

Edited May 2, 20223 yr by Jack Parkman

Once this offense gets going, this is going to be a tough team to beat. This starting rotation is nasty,

2 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said:

Yes, but we've been getting McGuire at C, Grandal at DH, Sheets in RF and then you either have Vaughn in LF or on the bench and both of those are bad. So you just can't afford to keep Sheets playing in the OF. Of course, Tony may end up using Burger at 2B so maybe there's no good choice.

I think a lot of the Sheets hate is because Tony plays him over Vaughn and in RF. Nothing to do with him, all about his usage. 

3 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

Gavin Sheets has 237 PA going into today in 70 games? Your point is? 

70 games is enough of a sample size but 31 isn't? 

I think the point is....the discussion is only warranted, because we HAVE to send one of them down. Neither of them are being written off completely, now. But, one provides more value than the other, to this point. A guy's "stayability" shouldn't be tied to JUST which side he swings from.

3 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said:

Once this offense gets going, this is going to be a tough team to beat. This starting rotation is nasty,

excited to see Gio, Cease, Lynn, & Kopeck when all healthy

Just now, White Sox Park said:

excited to see Gio, Cease, Lynn, & Kopeck when all healthy

The only problem is that it could be too late if we keep struggling like this on offense and defense. 

1 minute ago, White Sox Park said:

excited to see Gio, Cease, Lynn, & Kopeck when all healthy

Potentially four aces. I don’t see a better starting rotation in MLB.

Just now, chw42 said:

The only problem is that it could be too late if we keep struggling like this on offense and defense. 

Nah. There’s still 140 games to go. The offense will wake up soon.

Oooh.  That was NASTY.

https://twitter.com/JayCuda/status/1521228433719705601?s=20&t=h4zjx0sDxy_MrCoJBVXnOw

Looks like Liam didn't tip that slider. And he gets a whiff.