April 21, 2025Apr 21 4 hours ago, WestEddy said: Well, it's a good thing that Meidroth hasn't had a broken hamate bone. LOL. I'm dealing with tendonitis in my left thumb right now. Again, he's on the 10-day IL. He's already dealt with this at Charlotte, and came back quickly to hit 3 HRs. Dry your tears, old man. You may still ruin somebody's day with your whiney BS, but it won't be mine. I doubt yet another injury occurring to the most injury-prone team in all of baseball that’s already also one of the worst teams in baseball is ruining anyone’s day. We all know that this is a shitshow.
April 21, 2025Apr 21 20 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: I doubt yet another injury occurring to the most injury-prone team in all of baseball that’s already also one of the worst teams in baseball is ruining anyone’s day. We all know that this is a shitshow. Yeah, he is pretty bad at his "stalk and troll". LOL. I guess we're all in agreement that a sprained thumb isn't life threatening, or even career threatening.
April 21, 2025Apr 21 16 minutes ago, WestEddy said: Yeah, he is pretty bad at his "stalk and troll". LOL. I guess we're all in agreement that a sprained thumb isn't life threatening, or even career threatening. Not unless they have to chop it off cuz it’s the Dark Ages and Lord Meidroth got gangrene in it.
April 21, 2025Apr 21 15 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: Not unless they have to chop it off cuz it’s the Dark Ages and Lord Meidroth got gangrene in it. It would be so White Sox for a player to get gangrene. And, not surprisingly, it actually happened to the Sox before. Monty Stratton A pitcher for the Chicago White Sox in the 1930s, Stratton accidentally shot himself in the leg while hunting in 1938. The bullet severed an artery behind his right knee, and despite medical efforts, gangrene set in, necessitating the amputation of his leg above the knee. Remarkably, Stratton made a comeback, pitching in the minor leagues with a prosthetic leg.
April 21, 2025Apr 21 2 hours ago, DoUEvenShift said: It would be so White Sox for a player to get gangrene. And, not surprisingly, it actually happened to the Sox before. Monty Stratton A pitcher for the Chicago White Sox in the 1930s, Stratton accidentally shot himself in the leg while hunting in 1938. The bullet severed an artery behind his right knee, and despite medical efforts, gangrene set in, necessitating the amputation of his leg above the knee. Remarkably, Stratton made a comeback, pitching in the minor leagues with a prosthetic leg. November 27, 1938 - Sox star pitcher Monty Stratton, an American League All-Star in 1937 and one of the best young players in the game accidentally shot himself in the leg when his .22 caliber pistol discharged when he was replacing it in his holster. He had failed to engage the safety on the gun. He was out hunting rabbits near his Texas home. Unable to get help, he crawled a half mile to a road leading into Greenville, Texas. The bullet pierced a femoral artery which stopped circulation to the limb above the knee and it had to be amputated the next day to stop the spread of gangrene. His five-year career was ended. He eventually came back to play in a few minor league games using a wooden leg. In 1948 Hollywood made ‘The Stratton Story,’ starring Jimmy Stewart, June Allyson and former Sox manager Jimmy Dykes.
April 23, 2025Apr 23 Using this as a "Should we claim them?" thread, should the Sox claim some Gage Workman? Looks like he was pretty blah as a prospect, until last year in AA.
April 23, 2025Apr 23 39 minutes ago, GreenSox said: Using this as a "Should we claim them?" thread, should the Sox claim some Gage Workman? Looks like he was pretty blah as a prospect, until last year in AA. From Fangraphs: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/chicago-cubs-top-37-prospects/ 20. Gage Workman, 3B Video Drafted: 4th Round, 2020 from Arizona State (DET) Age 25.3 Height 6′ 4″ Weight 220 Bat / Thr S / R FV 40 Tool Grades (Present/Future) Hit Raw Power Game Power Run Fielding Throw 20/20 50/55 30/40 55/55 60/70 70 Relegated to third base because some of his college teammates were really great shortstop defenders, Workman has successfully moved up the defensive spectrum as a pro; he is now an above-average shortstop defender and a 70-grade glove at third. Workman’s footwork and actions are incredible for a player his size. At a long-torso’d 6-foot-4, he has remarkable body control and an impact arm. There are old scouting tropes about big-framed hitters and switch-hitters tending to develop late. Workman was both. He struggled to make contact for his whole career and struck out 38% of the time at Double-A in 2023, a terrifying rate. In 2024, at age 25, Workman made real progress in this area. He ditched hitting from the right side and his 27.5% K% was the lowest since he was at Low-A; he hit a BABIP-aided .280/.366/.476 with 18 home runs back at Erie. He has above-average raw power but is still whiffing a ton, especially against breaking stuff, and he’ll likely continue to strike out so much that it limits his big league role. But with the Cubs corner infield situation currently up in the air, he has an opportunity to play such great defense that he wins the job at the hot corner coming out of camp. His long-term role is as a strikeout prone utility infielder.
April 23, 2025Apr 23 50 minutes ago, GreenSox said: Using this as a "Should we claim them?" thread, should the Sox claim some Gage Workman? Looks like he was pretty blah as a prospect, until last year in AA. There's still a lot of swing and miss in Workman's game. It's a worse issue than Canaria. They have to roster him at least 90 days (I don't know if they can count the days on the Cubs' 26-man) before they play with phantom injuries to get him some minor league work. There's a couple of steps to outrighting him, but if they're able, they can work with him for a season. The prospect ranking dudes don't seem sold on him. I initially said yes, but the same kind of player comes across the wire a few times a season.
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