1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Haven’t seen it posted it here, but apparently the Sox have been trying to pry away Jordan Walker in a Fedde trade per Fegan

Haha, Eloy 2.0

3 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Haven’t seen it posted it here, but apparently the Sox have been trying to pry away Jordan Walker in a Fedde trade per Fegan

Going after a big time sell low candidate.  Does anyone think the Sox could fix his swing if the Cardinals couldn’t?

https://redbirdrants.com/posts/the-cardinals-must-stop-tinkering-with-jordan-walker-s-swing-01j3n4ep4k3w

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2 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Going after a big time sell low candidate.  Does anyone think the Sox could fix his swing if the Cardinals couldn’t?

https://redbirdrants.com/posts/the-cardinals-must-stop-tinkering-with-jordan-walker-s-swing-01j3n4ep4k3w

Thames will fix ‘em

5 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Haven’t seen it posted it here, but apparently the Sox have been trying to pry away Jordan Walker in a Fedde trade per Fegan

How much control does he have left? Sporttrac not loading for me. 

4 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Going after a big time sell low candidate.  Does anyone think the Sox could fix his swing if the Cardinals couldn’t?

https://redbirdrants.com/posts/the-cardinals-must-stop-tinkering-with-jordan-walker-s-swing-01j3n4ep4k3w

With their extensive success rate developing bats, what do we have to worry about?

Here’s the source article and blurb…

https://soxmachine.com/2024/07/pregame-notes-another-game-obligated-to-be-played-by-league-rules/

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I can at least assure they have other Fedde suitors than the Guardians and Twins. They’ve at least tried to wrest away former top-5 prospect Jordan Walker from the Cardinals in talks over Fedde, per multiple sources.

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3 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

How much control does he have left? Sporttrac not loading for me. 

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$747k (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 0.149  •  Arb Eligible: 2026  •   Free Agent: 2030

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4 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

How much control does he have left? Sporttrac not loading for me. 

Five years I believe

3 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

How much control does he have left? Sporttrac not loading for me. 

Debuted last year but only played in 117 games. Should have 4 more years after this one. 

He makes Eloy look good defensively and his minor league numbers are horrible this year. 

Trying to solve their RF hole yet again with a guy who is far from a guarantee to do so.

DeLoach, Fletcher, and now Walker…

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1 minute ago, fathom said:

He makes Eloy look good defensively and his minor league numbers are horrible this year. 

So a total Getz move. Awesome. 

5 minutes ago, fathom said:

He makes Eloy look good defensively and his minor league numbers are horrible this year. 

He's a really talented kid, but Sox don't seem to be the ones that could fix him. His numbers as a 21 year old were impressive but he's broken right now.

1 minute ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

He's a really talented kid, but Sox don't seem to be the ones that could fix him. His numbers as a 21 year old were impressive but he's broken right now.

Reminds me so much of Eloy, and that’s not just the god awful defense POV.  He has a wide open stance that needs to be fixed.

4 minutes ago, fathom said:

Reminds me so much of Eloy, and that’s not just the god awful defense POV.  He has a wide open stance that needs to be fixed.

Does he also hit 73% ground balls like our bust?

19 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

How much control does he have left? Sporttrac not loading for me. 

probably because you're typing "sporttrac"? lol, it's spotrac

5 minutes ago, fathom said:

Reminds me so much of Eloy, and that’s not just the god awful defense POV.  He has a wide open stance that needs to be fixed.

If Eloy wasn't made of glass he'd probably be carlos Lee. The injuries and time away have undoubtedly hurt him offensively and made him useless. 

13 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Trying to solve their RF hole yet again with a guy who is far from a guarantee to do so.

DeLoach, Fletcher, and now Walker…

Not suggesting I support a Walker trade, but at least he has youth on his side unlike those other two

3 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Does he also hit 73% ground balls like our bust?

Is that a true stat?  Thought I heard that on the broadcast today and said no fucking way that could be true.

Just now, Chicago White Sox said:

Is that a true stat?  Thought I heard that on the broadcast today and said no fucking way that could be true.

I didn’t check it.  I just heard Schriffen say it today as well.

3 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

I didn’t check it.  I just heard Schriffen say it today as well.

62%…how the f*** can this org not teach these guys to elevate the ball?!

2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

62%…how the f*** can this org not teach these guys to elevate the ball?!

Much like Michael Kopech, if they aren't willing to listen, isn't much you can do.

36 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Here’s the source article and blurb…

https://soxmachine.com/2024/07/pregame-notes-another-game-obligated-to-be-played-by-league-rules/

Per James Fegan in the comments section of this article…

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2 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Much like Michael Kopech, if they aren't willing to listen, isn't much you can do.

Yeah Eloy seems unteachable to me. 

Walker has a huge groundball rate. Spray chart indicates a lot of hard grounders right at 3b. Sox are not the team to fix him. That said, there's no one else from the Cards I really want. Trade him to the Mets for Ryan Clifford.