Who would I like to see traded?
 

Rick Hahn

22 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

Well not the last month or so...and last night proved he still has some pop in his bat.

Way too little too late.

On 7/30/2023 at 9:17 AM, caulfield12 said:

That can't be true unless you believe his defense at second and OBP can't possibly improve...

It's like saying you got the rookie of the year and he will never be better so trade him. You might be right or you might be wrong. Obviously he's not a rookie but he isn't far from it. He's right at 500 AB for his career. and has 34 HR, 27 doubles and 3 triples . That's 64 extra base hits. He has 51 singles.

For a guy who hits the ball so hard  his BABIP is only .225. I can definitely see that improving when his pull rate goes down a little bit and he starts taking advantage of the whole field. His power numbers might come down a little bit but his B.A. and OBP could rise.

He led the Sox in walks in July with 11. Benintendi was next at 9 . Opponents are saying don't let Robert or Burger beat you. Burger is learning on the job. Robert only had 4 walks in 15 more AB. Burger led the team in HR in July with 8. Robert was next with 5.

Burger had a terrible June but he came back pretty strong in July . You can see the growth. Fans just aren't patience in a game that requires it. June was the bloom is off the rose for fans and Burger in June. Everyone is expecting him to fail or get injured. Quick lets get rid of him before he turns into a pumpkin. Happened to Beckham, Mercedes, Palka. Haven't actually seen many Sox players have a hot start to their careers and some have argued like he's already a finished product.

He missed 2018, 19 and 20 with the Achilles injuries which were his age 22, 23 and 24 seasons .His last stop only in single A Kanny before the injuries.

He finally started playing again in 2021 at the age of 25  and the Sox put him in AAA Charlotte where he could've easily failed after missing 3 years of development time and skipped A+ and AA. He got 476 AB in Charlotte in partial seasons splitting time between there and Chicago.

I'm looking forward to seeing how his career pans out. I'm not sure he has reached his Zenith unlike others.

 

3 hours ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

It's like saying you got the rookie of the year and he will never be better so trade him. You might be right or you might be wrong. Obviously he's not a rookie but he isn't far from it. He's right at 500 AB for his career. and has 34 HR, 27 doubles and 3 triples . That's 64 extra base hits. He has 51 singles.

For a guy who hits the ball so hard  his BABIP is only .225. I can definitely see that improving when his pull rate goes down a little bit and he starts taking advantage of the whole field. His power numbers might come down a little bit but his B.A. and OBP could rise.

He led the Sox in walks in July with 11. Benintendi was next at 9 . Opponents are saying don't let Robert or Burger beat you. Burger is learning on the job. Robert only had 4 walks in 15 more AB. Burger led the team in HR in July with 8. Robert was next with 5.

Burger had a terrible June but he came back pretty strong in July . You can see the growth. Fans just aren't patience in a game that requires it. June was the bloom is off the rose for fans and Burger in June. Everyone is expecting him to fail or get injured. Quick lets get rid of him before he turns into a pumpkin. Happened to Beckham, Mercedes, Palka. Haven't actually seen many Sox players have a hot start to their careers and some have argued like he's already a finished product.

He missed 2018, 19 and 20 with the Achilles injuries which were his age 22, 23 and 24 seasons .His last stop only in single A Kanny before the injuries.

He finally started playing again in 2021 at the age of 25  and the Sox put him in AAA Charlotte where he could've easily failed after missing 3 years of development time and skipped A+ and AA. He got 476 AB in Charlotte in partial seasons splitting time between there and Chicago.

I'm looking forward to seeing how his career pans out. I'm not sure he has reached his Zenith unlike others.

 

Viciedo another rookie who couldn't follow it up.

If you go back to guys like Crede and Rowand...it took them both 2-3 years to break into the lineup on an everyday basis.  Back then, the team was strong enough to make young players earn their time.

(Borchard and Brian Anderson, for example...would have had hundreds if not 1000+ at bats with the 2017-19 teams.)

A lot of it's simply timing...and, in this case, Moncada's health.

On 7/30/2023 at 7:58 PM, Lip Man 1 said:

Who would I like to see traded?
 

Rick Hahn

I don’t think we’d get much for him.

1 hour ago, The Mighty Mite said:

I don’t think we’d get much for him.

Unless the standings ate correlated to writing for the law review.

This was the most foolish Hahn trade and there have been some boners. As someone said, Sox should have simply made Moncada shift to second base and let Burger play third.  Jake earned the starting 3rd base job and this is the reward he gets for it ?

Jake's quick, sweeping home run swing, the bombs he hit,  and his joy for the game will be missed. You can't trade that away for a pitcher. Hahn lost his mind.

3 hours ago, tray said:

This was the most foolish Hahn trade and there have been some boners. As someone said, Sox should have simply made Moncada shift to second base and let Burger play third.  Jake earned the starting 3rd base job and this is the reward he gets for it ?

Jake's quick, sweeping home run swing, the bombs he hit,  and his joy for the game will be missed. You can't trade that away for a pitcher. Hahn lost his mind.

Worse than James Shields for Tatis Jr. and Johnson?

Worse than Jeff Samardzija & Ynoa for Marcus Semien, Chris Bassitt and Josh Phegley Wiggly?