1 minute ago, fathom said:

Bannister has got his work cut out for him with Bush and Eder.  Very similar pitchers IMO.

Why are the Sox collecting guys who don't throw hard, and lack pinpoint control? Seems like a recipe for a whole rotation of #4s and #5s.

1 minute ago, Paulie4Pres said:

Why are the Sox collecting guys who don't throw hard, and lack pinpoint control? Seems like a recipe for a whole rotation of #4s and #5s.

Yep, the only possible TOR guys are Schultz and Smith.  The rest are the type of guys every team has a few of.  

Vargas has a terrible swing. Jesus.

Beckham is a fantastic announcer now.  

This streak is about to be old enough to buy Malort shots for everyone!

3 minutes ago, fathom said:

Yep, the only possible TOR guys are Schultz and Smith.  The rest are the type of guys every team has a few of.  

Do not sleep on Taylor. His stuff is absolutely filthy.

Just now, Paulie4Pres said:

Vargas has a terrible swing. Jesus.

Yes he does, and even when he makes contact, it’s soft.  I truly don’t understand how the scouts of this team can make so many bad decisions .

Just now, Timmy U said:

Do not sleep on Taylor. His stuff is absolutely filthy.

Fair enough, haven’t seen him enough.  

7 minutes ago, Paulie4Pres said:

Why are the Sox collecting guys who don't throw hard, and lack pinpoint control? Seems like a recipe for a whole rotation of #4s and #5s.

Also, it feels like an organizational philosophy that they want higher ceiling, lower floor guys after the debacle of the last rebuild with the uber-talented prospects.  The whole thing is just a disaster.

he'd throw a dead fish from second base.  LOL

1 minute ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

he'd throw a dead fish from second base.  LOL

Beckham likes talking about fish in the booth. Have you heard his patented talk about salmon throws from a few years ago?

6 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

Do not sleep on Taylor. His stuff is absolutely filthy.

His arm has to hold up first.

Oh boy it’s looking good. ???

2 hours ago, chetkincaid said:

I really want them to break the record. 

Funny comment I read was they' can't get anything right. They'll screw that up.

Just now, kitekrazy said:

Funny comment I read was they' can't get anything right. They'll screw that up.

Like having fireworks after they break the record?

5 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

Beckham likes talking about fish in the booth. Have you heard his patented talk about salmon throws from a few years ago?

Ha I do remember that.  Dead fish is a great way to describe it.  I may have to steal that one. 

If relegation was a thing in MLB the Sox would be a low A team at this point. 

21 minutes ago, fathom said:

Yes he does, and even when he makes contact, it’s soft.  I truly don’t understand how the scouts of this team can make so many bad decisions .

I'm not even convinced that they employ scouts. I figured it was just Jerry, TLR, and Getz.

Just now, DoUEvenShift said:

If relegation was a thing in MLB the Sox would be a low A team at this point. 

You have two teams with similar talent.  One plays hard and is energized. The other couldn’t put forth less energy.  They’re not even close to winning games now.

Just now, Paulie4Pres said:

I'm not even convinced that they employ scouts. I figured it was just Jerry, TLR, and Getz.

Or players their awful coaches know from previous spots 

Baldwin has the Yoan from right side thing where it looks like he can’t pull the ball.

28 minutes ago, fathom said:

Yes he does, and even when he makes contact, it’s soft.  I truly don’t understand how the scouts of this team can make so many bad decisions .

What you don't think Nick Hostetler knows a good baseball player when he sees one??

26 minutes ago, fathom said:

Also, it feels like an organizational philosophy that they want higher ceiling, lower floor guys after the debacle of the last rebuild with the uber-talented prospects.  The whole thing is just a disaster.

Firing only KW/Hahn/Haber but leaving Getz and a lot of his cronies in place shows that this entire operation is wildly unserious.

He couldn't train minor leaguers how to hit the ball. Wtf is he gonna do with major leaguers?

2 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

What you don't think Nick Hostetler knows a good baseball player when he sees one??

Hostetler stopped being scouting director before the pandemic happened.

Eventually you'll have to put the boogymen back in the closet.

2 minutes ago, Quin said:

Hostetler stopped being scouting director before the pandemic happened.

Eventually you'll have to put the boogymen back in the closet.

You're an idiot.