caulfield12 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, fathom said: Bibee has better stuff than any of the Sox starters Meanwhile best Sox second round pitcher goes back to 1970 in Terry Forster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Syndergaard won't start until Monday. Mini start tmrw on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Poor Yoan, that’s gone a few years ago before he lost all his power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 They're gonna pay that guy $25M next year. Good lord 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baseball_gal_aly Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 93 mph from Cease. WTF. He injured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baseball_gal_aly Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Just now, Harold's Leg Lift said: They're gonna pay that guy $25M next year. Good lord $29M if you include his buyout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Just now, Harold's Leg Lift said: They're gonna pay that guy $25M next year. Good lord He’s lost all of his ability. It’s one of the weirder things I’ve seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baseball_gal_aly Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) 1 minute ago, fathom said: He’s lost all of his ability. It’s one of the weirder things I’ve seen I really thought he was gonna be a Jose Ramirez clone. This is a guy that used to hit 115 mph HRs and stole 40 bags in AA. He's one of Baseball's greatest enigmas. Edited July 28, 2023 by baseballgalaly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted July 28, 2023 Author Share Posted July 28, 2023 Lynn's made me puke, Vaughn's LMAO White Sox Bizzarro World - Current Team replaced by Baseball Reference Similarity Scores Lineup Johnny Lindell (BenintendI) Jorge Polanco (Anderson) Miguel Andujar (Robert Jr.) Mark Quinn (Jimenez) Yangervis Solarte (Moncada) Todd Hundley (Grandal) Bench Josh Naylor (Vaughn) Royce Clayton (Andrus) Dwight Smith Jr. (Sheets) Rotation Jack Flaherty (Cease) Jack McDowell (Lynn) Keegan Thompson (Kopech) Luis Severino (Clevinger) Justin Lehr (Toussaint) Bullpen Mel Rojas (Hendriks) Tim Stauffer (Graveman) Yusmeiro Petit (Kelly) J. B. Wendelken (Middleton) Scott Alexander (Bummer) Not enough MLB playing time at this stage of career to produce a similarity score: Banks, Burger, Colas, Crochet, Lambert, Padilla, Peralta, Remillard, Santos, Scholtens, Zavala. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baseball_gal_aly Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Not that they'd do it, but in a sane organization Vaughn would be a non-tender candidate, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, baseballgalaly said: I really thought he was gonna be a Jose Ramirez clone. This is a guy that used to hit 115 mph HRs and stole 40 bags in AA. He's one of Baseball's greatest enigmas. And now he has below average speed and power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted July 28, 2023 Author Share Posted July 28, 2023 DOUBLE BURGER WITH CHEESE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Burger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn12 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Jake Burger likes the game of baseball, Yoan.........maybe not so much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomtom Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 It’s so frustrating to see Cleveland develop great pitchers year after year while the Sox…well, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Burger wants to drive up his value to get the f*** out of here too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Burger's raw power is incredible. The ball just explodes off his bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baseball_gal_aly Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 1 minute ago, fathom said: And now he has below average speed and power Moncada peaked with the moonshot off Strasburg in 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted July 28, 2023 Author Share Posted July 28, 2023 4 minutes ago, baseballgalaly said: I really thought he was gonna be a Jose Ramirez clone. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/moncayo01.shtml Similar Batters through 27 Howard Johnson (952.7) Mike Moustakas (946.7) Sal Bando (944.6) Tim Wallach (942.7) Kyle Seager (942.0) Ryan McMahon (941.3) Wilmer Flores (940.1) Doug Rader (938.8) Grady Hatton (938.4) Edwin Encarnación (937.1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 1 minute ago, SoxAce said: Burger wants to drive up his value to get the f*** out of here too. I will be stunned if they trade him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baseball_gal_aly Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, South Side Hit Men said: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/moncayo01.shtml Similar Batters through 27 Howard Johnson (952.7) Mike Moustakas (946.7) Sal Bando (944.6) Tim Wallach (942.7) Kyle Seager (942.0) Ryan McMahon (941.3) Wilmer Flores (940.1) Doug Rader (938.8) Grady Hatton (938.4) Edwin Encarnación (937.1) I'm well aware, I haven't thought that in a while. I accepted he wasn't that good in 2021 but thought he could still be slightly overpaid until this year. 2022+2023 led me to finally give up on him as a hitter. Moustakas had more power than Yoan does now but is otherwise a very good comparison as a player and highly ranked prospect. Edited July 28, 2023 by baseballgalaly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, fathom said: I will be stunned if they trade him If the plan is to slash payroll while attempting to compete, this team needs viable big leaguers who are playing for cheap. Trading Burger doesn't make sense for a variety of reasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Fireworks Man Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Jake Burger is the only Sox player that is fun to watch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Just now, maxjusttyped said: If the plan is to slash payroll while attempting to compete, this team needs viable big leaguers who are playing for cheap. Trading Burger doesn't make sense for a variety of reasons Benetti and Stone just said he’s a core guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, fathom said: I will be stunned if they trade him Yeah, think of the marketing. He's one of like 3 players Sox fans even liket. "Kids, it's Nicholas Padilla Bobblehead night. Get there early and run the bases with Jesse Scholtens." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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