Just now, soxfan49 said:

Jose did? How about a throw that isn't absolute ass?

Throw is terrible, but Jose has had a lot of trouble picking balls out of the dirt this year. It was something he was really good at in previous years. 

Dudes see a few pitches !!!

Just now, soxfan49 said:

No energy there from Big Energy

You really believe Grandal’s going to successfully throw him out?

Vaughn with a first pitch out...this is so bad. 

this lineup turns every RHP with a pulse into prime Greg Maddux

1 minute ago, caulfield12 said:

You really believe Grandal’s going to successfully throw him out?

You have 0.00% chance if nobody is there to receive the throw

1 minute ago, chw42 said:

Vaughn with a first pitch out...this is so bad. 

second pitch but point remains

I would like to see Yaz hit a hard fly ball just to show it's still possible

Grandal hitting .169 against fastballs

Why doesn't this dickhead ever bunt toward 3B?

Idk how this team gets better without either a bounceback or geting value from 2022 underperformers not named Harrison/Garcia. 

Are Grandal's eyes working? Cause he's so behind all of these pitches. 

And Grandal had such a good eye last year.

3 minutes ago, chw42 said:

Vaughn with a first pitch out...this is so bad. 

Vaughn's been one of the few good hitters this season so I don't want to be critical, but this lineup desperately needs him to be the patient/tons of walks guy he was sold as when he was a prospect

Just now, Jack Parkman said:

Idk how this team gets better without either a bounceback or geting value from 2022 underperformers not named Harrison/Garcia. 

Yeah, Grandal struggled with hitting to start last year too, but he at least walked enough to give him some sort of value. He's not doing any of that this year. If Grandal, Pollock, and Moncada don't contribute like they can, this team isn't going anywhere. 

Offense just beyond awful

Zzzzzz

Just now, chw42 said:

Yeah, Grandal struggled with hitting to start last year too, but he at least walked enough to give him some sort of value. He's not doing any of that this year. If Grandal, Pollock, and Moncada don't contribute like they can, this team isn't going anywhere. 

He was also absolutely destroying the ball early in the season and just hitting into really poor BABIP luck. Somehow, his statcast data this year isn't that bad, but it's nowhere close to what he was doing even early last year.

9 pitch inning. Way to work the counts guys! 

Positioning has been real good today on the infield. Lots of hard hit balls right at people.

2 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said:

He was also absolutely destroying the ball early in the season and just hitting into really poor BABIP luck. Somehow, his statcast data this year isn't that bad, but it's nowhere close to what he was doing even early last year.

He hit the ball hard into the shift a lot cause his knee didn't let him lift the ball or go oppo very much. It's some of the same problems he's having right now. 

2 minutes ago, chw42 said:

Yeah, Grandal struggled with hitting to start last year too, but he at least walked enough to give him some sort of value. He's not doing any of that this year. If Grandal, Pollock, and Moncada don't contribute like they can, this team isn't going anywhere. 

Im guessing that ol Jerry gonna use Keuchel and Grandal as excuses to never sign big ticket free agents ever again. 

3 minutes ago, chw42 said:

Yeah, Grandal struggled with hitting to start last year too, but he at least walked enough to give him some sort of value. He's not doing any of that this year. If Grandal, Pollock, and Moncada don't contribute like they can, this team isn't going anywhere. 

I was talking about 2023, but ok. 

BTW what is everyone's opinion on Cease? Just one bad start or can we lump him in the underperformance category? 

Leaning toward one bad start against a hot team myself. 

This is our big inning boys!

Cueto hasn’t pitched that badly.  I would argue that Tony’s drawn out complaining about the phantom obstruction messed up him rhythm.

But this offense is atrocious.