February 24, 20233 yr Just now, ChiSox59 said: Honestly missed that first glance. Terrible. But Eloy isn’t going to play a ton of OF. Great, then he should be a DH day one. Playing him in RF sends the wrong message. Especially game one of the preseason.
February 24, 20233 yr 4 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: Strange to chose to DFA a potentially useful player rather than placing Liam on 60 day if that was a forgone conclusion. Wait, I thought they DFA Sousa. Edited February 24, 20233 yr by CentralChamps21
February 24, 20233 yr 4 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: Honestly missed that first glance. Terrible. But Eloy isn’t going to play a ton of OF. We have absolutely zero idea what their plans are, as they’ve proven to be brain dead in the past
February 24, 20233 yr Just now, CentralChamps21 said: Wait, I thought they DFA Sousa. Hah, they did. A lefty with 5.5 years of control sorta fits the “potentially useful” role. Still strange to lose him if you know Liam is going to 60 day IL and it’s available To them.
February 24, 20233 yr 1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said: Hah, they did. A lefty with 5.5 years of control sorta fits the “potentially useful” role. Still strange to lose him if you know Liam is going to 60 day IL and it’s available To them. agreed
February 24, 20233 yr Just now, ChiSox59 said: Hah, they did. A lefty with 5.5 years of control sorta fits the “potentially useful” role. Still strange to lose him if you know Liam is going to 60 day IL and it’s available To them. This has been a weird front office thing for a while. Not putting people on the DL, not putting them on the 60 day DL when its obvious that they are not coming back for a while. Its almost like Hahn has no idea on how it works.
February 24, 20233 yr 38 minutes ago, fathom said: They’re never going to learn with Eloy in the field But he’s in the best shape of his life!
February 24, 20233 yr 33 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: Hah, they did. A lefty with 5.5 years of control sorta fits the “potentially useful” role. Still strange to lose him if you know Liam is going to 60 day IL and it’s available To them. Thought the 60 day DL was not an option until opening day.
February 24, 20233 yr 1 hour ago, ChiSox59 said: Everyone panic! Leury at 2B! Oh I hate it and my first reaction was to roll my eyes. But then I reminded myself that its Spring Training, and some guys just got to camp, and not everyone plays every day...?
February 24, 20233 yr 36 minutes ago, southsideirish71 said: This has been a weird front office thing for a while. Not putting people on the DL, not putting them on the 60 day DL when its obvious that they are not coming back for a while. Its almost like Hahn has no idea on how it works. From my State of the Sox story released November 1, this from sources: “The White Sox playing shorthanded started in 2007 when Jermaine Dye got hurt and Kenny Williams refused to call up Brian Anderson or Ryan Sweeney. Maybe they were cheap, maybe they wanted to protect Herm’s record of keeping guys off the DL.” (Author’s Note: Herm Schneider was the Sox longtime head trainer and for years the Sox were among the league leaders in keeping players healthy.) “Jake Peavy made the comment one time, ‘They have no reservations about playing shorthanded.”
February 24, 20233 yr 6 minutes ago, Harry Chappas said: Thought the 60 day DL was not an option until opening day. They can use it now, but the 60 day count doesn't start until OD.
February 24, 20233 yr I don't love that Eloy is in RF either, but how many innings are the starters going to play the first few weeks anyway? They said he was going to get some time in RF, so I'm not going to freak out yet. I do hope its minimal time out there though just to cover those few weeks before Colas is called up.
February 24, 20233 yr 29 minutes ago, Harry Chappas said: Thought the 60 day DL was not an option until opening day. It is. other teams have used it
February 24, 20233 yr There was an MLB story last week claimed Dylan Cease slider was the most effective pitch in the league. Not sure if it got mentioned.
February 24, 20233 yr Kelenic 0/2 with a k and 2 lob. Picking up right where he left off. Rangel Ravelo sighting. Edited February 24, 20233 yr by caulfield12
February 24, 20233 yr 1 hour ago, southsideirish71 said: Great, then he should be a DH day one. Playing him in RF sends the wrong message. Especially game one of the preseason. It's literally the first practice game of the preseason, I don't think the Sox are concerned with any messages their practice squads send. They're getting their guys ABs and they're trying Eloy in RF - like Grifol said they would. Frankly, let him get his reps in early like this so we can prove it's a failed experiment and move on from it sooner rather than later. I'm just not going to get bent out of shape over literally every lineup in practice.
February 24, 20233 yr 6 minutes ago, MiddleCoastBias said: It's literally the first practice game of the preseason, I don't think the Sox are concerned with any messages their practice squads send. They're getting their guys ABs and they're trying Eloy in RF - like Grifol said they would. Frankly, let him get his reps in early like this so we can prove it's a failed experiment and move on from it sooner rather than later. I'm just not going to get bent out of shape over literally every lineup in practice. Or if Leury receives ANY playing time...
February 24, 20233 yr 8 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Kelenic 0/2 with a k and 2 lob. Picking up right where he left off. Rangel Ravelo sighting.
February 25, 20233 yr 3 hours ago, southsideirish71 said: Great, then he should be a DH day one. Playing him in RF sends the wrong message. Especially game one of the preseason. The message they've been sending for awhile now is that he has a shot at the job. And Eloy sure believes he does. Putting down the sandwhiches and beer (I assume) for a reason. At the end of the day, he and Colas will probably platoon depending on pitching.
February 25, 20233 yr On 2/23/2023 at 4:45 PM, Tnetennba said: No shift. No sticky stuff. Big bases. Limit throws to first. I assume all pickoff moves are balks now. They are gearing up for huge scoring boost. Probably will be throwing superballs wrapped in cowhide.
February 25, 20233 yr 1 hour ago, Chick Mercedes said: No shift. No sticky stuff. Big bases. Limit throws to first. I assume all pickoff moves are balks now. They are gearing up for huge scoring boost. Probably will be throwing superballs wrapped in cowhide. I think Manfred will deaden the ball while making it easier to steal to bring back the “excitement” of the 70s. But I bet it won’t work cuz pitchers have much higher velocity and better pitch shapes than the 70s. I predict a lot of stranded runners and thrilling wild pitch offense.
February 25, 20233 yr Eloy’s gonna do something dumb in the outfield, get hurt, and then the team will act like no one could have seen this coming.
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