March 30, 20241 yr It's important to know and identify the Bust Bros. Here is a helpful guide: Bash Bros: Bust Bros:
March 30, 20241 yr I remember when a couple of posters used to laugh at any post I made critical of either of these two back in the days when they were touted as major pieces of the "young championship core" LOL.
March 30, 20241 yr Author 1 minute ago, South Side Fireworks Man said: I remember when a couple of posters used to laugh at any post I made critical of either of these two back in the days when they were touted as major pieces of the "young championship core" LOL. Time makes fools of us all, especially us Sox fans.
March 30, 20241 yr 38 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: It's important to know and identify the Bust Bros. Here is a helpful guide: Bash Bros: Bust Bros: Losers.
March 30, 20241 yr 23 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said: Losers. Yep, multi-millionaires that should be getting paid the league minimum.
March 30, 20241 yr 19 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: Yep, multi-millionaires that should be getting paid the league minimum. Blame Hahn.
March 30, 20241 yr I wouldnt be surprised if Moncada only has a few more seasons left in him, he walks around like he was just in a car wreck
March 31, 20241 yr These dudes will never be remembered. Just collecting paychecks. I fully expect Moncada to have an awesome season if he feels he needs another $100M
March 31, 20241 yr Again, I'm quoting Ryan McGuffey on Soxtalk: "Yoan Moncada is the Abe Lincoln on the Mount Rushmore of White Sox busts."
March 31, 20241 yr Man, we are hitting the negativity hard and early. Not that it’s unwarranted. Just shows how jaded and beaten down this fanbase is.
March 31, 20241 yr Author 50 minutes ago, tray said: Illinois got taught today. Got their asses handed to them. Not sure why this got into the thread but let me just say: f*** ILLINOIS! Other than the 30-0 run it was a close game.
March 31, 20241 yr What’s crazy is that Yoan put up a 5.5 fWAR season in 2019. While he got a little lucky with the bat that year, his quality of contact was insane with his average exit velocity sitting in the 98th percentile. Combine that with plus plus defense and above average base-running and we had a star on our hands. As just a 24 year old, there was reason to believe Yoan could offset the luck regression with better swing decisions and maintain that level of production moving forward. Unfortunately after signing his extension and after getting COVID in 2020, he just couldn’t replicate that performance, partially due to health reasons and partially what I attribute to drive. It also didn’t help that the dude constantly mixed up his offensive approaches, flexing between extreme patience and the balanced aggressiveness he demonstrated in 2019. Despite that, he did post a 4 fWAR season in 2021 on the heels of a career best 13.6% walk rate. Yoan will forever be considered a bust in White Sox history, but that will always be due to not achieving his vast ceiling rather than being a complete flop like so many Sox prospects before him. I truly believed that Moncada & Robert would regularly put up a combined 10 fWAR seasons and it’s sad we’ll never get that level of production even once. Such a waste of physical talent, but alas that’s the 2022 & 2023 White Sox in a nutshell and Yoan is certainly the poster boy.
March 31, 20241 yr 5 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said: What’s crazy is that Yoan put up a 5.5 fWAR season in 2019. While he got a little lucky with the bat that year, his quality of contact was insane with his average exit velocity sitting in the 98th percentile. Combine that with plus plus defense and above average base-running and we had a star on our hands. As just a 24 year old, there was reason to believe Yoan could offset the luck regression with better swing decisions and maintain that level of production moving forward. Unfortunately after signing his extension and after getting COVID in 2020, he just couldn’t replicate that performance, partially due to health reasons and partially what I attribute to drive. It also didn’t help that the dude constantly mixed up his offensive approaches, flexing between extreme patience and the balanced aggressiveness he demonstrated in 2019. Despite that, he did post a 4 fWAR season in 2021 on the heels of a career best 13.6% walk rate. Yoan will forever be considered a bust in White Sox history, but that will always be due to not achieving his vast ceiling rather than being a complete flop like so many Sox prospects before him. I truly believed that Moncada & Robert would regularly put up a combined 10 fWAR seasons and it’s sad we’ll never get that level of production even once. Such a waste of physical talent, but alas that’s the 2022 & 2023 White Sox in a nutshell and Yoan is certainly the poster boy. I don’t want to beat a dead horse, but I believe those players started declining when the White Sox got rid of Rick Renteria and replaced him with Tony La Russa.
March 31, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, chetkincaid said: I don’t want to beat a dead horse, but I believe those players started declining when the White Sox got rid of Rick Renteria and replaced him with Tony La Russa. Renteria drove me nuts with his in-game decision making, but the dude had his guys playing hard most nights. And it seems like several of the guys didn’t do well with Zombie LaRussa’s complete lack of clubhouse rules & oversight.
March 31, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, WhiteSox2023 said: What an utter loser. Yes he is, just DFA his useless ass.
March 31, 20241 yr 9 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said: What’s crazy is that Yoan put up a 5.5 fWAR season in 2019. While he got a little lucky with the bat that year, his quality of contact was insane with his average exit velocity sitting in the 98th percentile. Combine that with plus plus defense and above average base-running and we had a star on our hands. As just a 24 year old, there was reason to believe Yoan could offset the luck regression with better swing decisions and maintain that level of production moving forward. Unfortunately after signing his extension and after getting COVID in 2020, he just couldn’t replicate that performance, partially due to health reasons and partially what I attribute to drive. It also didn’t help that the dude constantly mixed up his offensive approaches, flexing between extreme patience and the balanced aggressiveness he demonstrated in 2019. Despite that, he did post a 4 fWAR season in 2021 on the heels of a career best 13.6% walk rate. Yoan will forever be considered a bust in White Sox history, but that will always be due to not achieving his vast ceiling rather than being a complete flop like so many Sox prospects before him. I truly believed that Moncada & Robert would regularly put up a combined 10 fWAR seasons and it’s sad we’ll never get that level of production even once. Such a waste of physical talent, but alas that’s the 2022 & 2023 White Sox in a nutshell and Yoan is certainly the poster boy. I agree with this take, Moncada is a bust not because he isn't an MLB player or a bad one, but because he was supposed to be peak Jose Ramirez and only got over 4 WAR twice. Also injuries and covid sapped him of his athleticism. Edited March 31, 20241 yr by baseball_gal_aly
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