April 22, 20241 yr Also @WestEddy, Mendick is a depth development win. Adam Haseley massacred our boy right as he was breaking out.
April 22, 20241 yr 12 minutes ago, Quin said: I wish ReMVP was hitting better so you justify jettisoning Nicky Lopez, but unfortunately, he's putting up worse numbers than Naperville's Finest in Charlotte. But we should rejoice, for the prodigal son is returning and Haseley isn't around to murder him. He should have retired when he was 3-3.
April 22, 20241 yr 11 minutes ago, Quin said: Also @WestEddy, Mendick is a depth development win. Adam Haseley massacred our boy right as he was breaking out. 22nd rounder. Get AJ Pierzynski on the horn. Add in Adam Engel, and there's two late rounders developed in house. Edited April 22, 20241 yr by WestEddy
April 22, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, WestEddy said: 22nd rounder. Get AJ Pierzynski on the horn. Add in Adam Engel, and there's two late rounders developed in house. Engel precedes Getz, but yeah, him too.
April 22, 20241 yr 17 minutes ago, baseball_gal_aly said: Dickman returns..... I love Danny. A rare Sox development success story. If some clown ass in the outfield didn't take his ACL out he might have been a decent 2 WAR starter for us and not had to have grinded out rehab and then roster fringes the last two years. It looks like he has discovered that launch angle is important. Maybe he can open the eyes of some of our other guys.
April 22, 20241 yr 18 minutes ago, Quin said: Also @WestEddy, Mendick is a depth development win. Adam Haseley massacred our boy right as he was breaking out. If we had been able to produce more guys like Danny Mendik during the rebuild, things would have gone a lot better.
April 22, 20241 yr 5 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: If we had been able to produce more guys like Danny Mendik during the rebuild, things would have gone a lot better. Joey Reinsdorf was taken in the same draft class (40th round). He was developed into a fine Investment Advisor. https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephreinsdorf/
April 22, 20241 yr I could see this lineup getting the Sox back on the "win 2 a week" track: RF - Grossman C - Lee DH - Jimenez 1B - Sheets 3B - Mendick SS - DeJong LF - Pham CF - Fletcher 2B - Lopez
April 22, 20241 yr 9 minutes ago, WestEddy said: I could see this lineup getting the Sox back on the "win 2 a week" track: RF - Grossman C - Lee DH - Jimenez 1B - Sheets 3B - Mendick SS - DeJong LF - Pham CF - Fletcher 2B - Lopez that's def the best we can do at the moment, as pathetic as it is.
April 22, 20241 yr They need bats people, no need to analyze about who sucks more. They can put Vaughn on the ground crew for another upgrade.
April 22, 20241 yr 47 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: I love Danny. A rare Sox development success story. If some clown ass in the outfield didn't take his ACL out he might have been a decent 2 WAR starter for us and not had to have grinded out rehab and then roster fringes the last two years. It looks like he has discovered that launch angle is important. Maybe he can open the eyes of some of our other guys. Im not looking to start any arguments here, genuinely just asking, but what makes Danny Mendick a development success story? Hes a 30 year old middle infielder with 0.4 career WAR. He owns a career slash line of .242 / .298 / .652. He sucks. What is the criteria for being a successful development?
April 22, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, T R U said: Im not looking to start any arguments here, genuinely just asking, but what makes Danny Mendick a development success story? Hes a 30 year old middle infielder with 0.4 career WAR. He owns a career slash line of .242 / .298 / .652. He sucks. What is the criteria for being a successful development It's hard to prove but I think his true talent before the injury had jumped to around a 2 WAR player. I could totally be wrong and he's just a middling utility guy but we'll see. He's still young enough to where he could have a nice few years.
April 22, 20241 yr Just now, chitownsportsfan said: It's hard to prove but I think his true talent before the injury had jumped to around a 2 WAR player. I could totally be wrong and he's just a middling utility guy but we'll see. He's still young enough to where he could have a nice few years. My counter point to this is he had a .352 BABIP in his 97 AB's in 2022. So not exactly a lot to put stock into him being an actual good player. Also, what about last season when he was equally as bad as he had been in his chances prior? I just want to know what would be considered a developmental success. Just making it to the show? That can't be it.
April 22, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, T R U said: My counter point to this is he had a .352 BABIP in his 97 AB's in 2022. So not exactly a lot to put stock into him being an actual good player. Also, what about last season when he was equally as bad as he had been in his chances prior? I just want to know what would be considered a developmental success. Just making it to the show? That can't be it. Utility player that won't produce negative WAR if a starter goes down for a couple months. Before the ACL, that looked to be about what he was. It's no secret but Chicago hasn't been able to produce 1 WAR utility guys for decades. Other teams seem to do a bang up job but we either bring up black holes or we sign overpaid vets that can't even putup 1 WAR in any role.
April 22, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, chitownsportsfan said: Utility player that won't produce negative WAR if a starter goes down for a couple months. Before the ACL, that looked to be about what he was. It's no secret but Chicago hasn't been able to produce 1 WAR utility guys for decades. Other teams seem to do a bang up job but we either bring up black holes or we sign overpaid vets that can't even putup 1 WAR in any role. Yeah, this is why I said depth development. It keeps you from spending money on the Leurys, Lopezes, and DeJongs of the world.
April 22, 20241 yr Just now, chitownsportsfan said: Utility player that won't produce negative WAR if a starter goes down for a couple months. Before the ACL, that looked to be about what he was. It's no secret but Chicago hasn't been able to produce 1 WAR utility guys for decades. Other teams seem to do a bang up job but we either bring up black holes or we sign overpaid vets that can't even putup 1 WAR in any role. Yeah I was just looking at it again, and I think I would agree with that. In today's game, if he can play 2B, SS, and 3B and be a decent baserunner with a little pop he is probably useful as a depth guy. He would really need to be in that .650 and up OPS range though.
April 22, 20241 yr Just now, T R U said: Yeah I was just looking at it again, and I think I would agree with that. In today's game, if he can play 2B, SS, and 3B and be a decent baserunner with a little pop he is probably useful as a depth guy. He would really need to be in that .650 and up OPS range though. It's wild how a 650 OPS is like a 90 wRC+ now and for a utility guy is probably above league average .
April 22, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, chitownsportsfan said: It's wild how a 650 OPS is like a 90 wRC+ now and for a utility guy is probably above league average . Well in a perfect world he wouldn't get to see much playing time and you can mask his inefficiencies. In the 2024 White Sox world hes probably going to start 100+ games and bat 5th and its going to be a disaster.
April 22, 20241 yr 35 minutes ago, Quin said: Yeah, this is why I said depth development. It keeps you from spending money on the Leurys, Lopezes, and DeJongs of the world. That's it right there. He didn't show much post surgery last year, but he did have a decent season the year before it. I guess we will see if he is a .800 or .600 guy now.
April 22, 20241 yr 7 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: That's it right there. He didn't show much post surgery last year, but he did have a decent season the year before it. I guess we will see if he is a .800 or .600 guy now. Why not the 1.205 that he's currently rocking in Charlotte? Unleash the weapon.
April 22, 20241 yr Just now, Quin said: Why not the 1.205 that he's currently rocking in Charlotte? Unleash the weapon. Because the White Sox can't have nice things in 2024.
April 22, 20241 yr On 4/21/2024 at 11:21 AM, kgrittenburg said: why not call up Montgomery instad of leaving him at the mercy of the Sox player developement trash staff What, and let Pedro and Eddie Rodriguez develop him LOL. They can't even teach the players we have how to do a proper rundown. Best hope is JR clears the deck and we bring him up next year, wait I'm fantasizing again that the White Sox actually know how to develop players or would actually hire the right manager to bring in a qualified staff with him to teach them the fundamentals. Edited April 22, 20241 yr by A-Train to 35th sp.
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