fathom Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 1 hour ago, chitownsportsfan said: Quero is taking way too many half swings. His lack of power has been disappointing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 8 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: This is the stuff I am talking about. No matter what happens, Vaughn starts essentially every day, somewhere in the middle of the line up. If he was uncoachable and/or lazy, why spend good money to bring him back? Why keep him on the major league roster after the fact? Give him a few days off. Give him a trip to AAA. Give him a phantom IL trip. Do something different to get his attention. But running him out 5 days a week in the middle of the line up at 1B is the same thing we have done with him for years now, with no results. It's not like his veteran leadership and community service work makes one iota of difference marketing-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 7 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said: My patience is running out with Vaughn, I thought maybe this is the year he puts it altogether and becomes the hitter I thought he would be when he was drafted, doesn’t look like it’s going to happen. Realistically, what could we get for him? Literally nothing right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 22 minutes ago, almagest said: Well, if Vargas makes a swing change and it works, and Montgomery makes a swing change and it works, then we know the Sox are trying to help players, and they’re seeing some success. Seems likely that either Vaughn has been making changes and they’re not working, or he won’t make them. I’ve told people why but no one seems to want to listen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Once upon a time Colson took Thielbar deep in ST when it looked like he could still get the starting job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almagest Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 9 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: This is the stuff I am talking about. No matter what happens, Vaughn starts essentially every day, somewhere in the middle of the line up. If he was uncoachable and/or lazy, why spend good money to bring him back? Why keep him on the major league roster after the fact? Give him a few days off. Give him a trip to AAA. Give him a phantom IL trip. Do something different to get his attention. But running him out 5 days a week in the middle of the line up at 1B is the same thing we have done with him for years now, with no results. With WORSE results, you mean. He's basically gotten worse every year, and has totally bottomed out this year. I have to assume he'll be sent down at some point soon. Dead weight is fine when the entire roster is dead weight, but they actually have some players who can play now with (hopefully) more on the way. There's no place for a 1B/DH hitting below .200 with bad defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Capra 4/54 but they like his defense lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almagest Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 7 minutes ago, fathom said: I’ve told people why but no one seems to want to listen Because they don't want to admit he's a bust? That's fine, but the spotlight is already on him. He's already done. Get him off the MLB team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 8 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Capra 4/54 but they like his defense lol. I believe he also homered in his first AB of the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 8 minutes ago, almagest said: Because they don't want to admit he's a bust? That's fine, but the spotlight is already on him. He's already done. Get him off the MLB team. Because they think the fans like him and he’s marketable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 8 minutes ago, almagest said: With WORSE results, you mean. He's basically gotten worse every year, and has totally bottomed out this year. I have to assume he'll be sent down at some point soon. Dead weight is fine when the entire roster is dead weight, but they actually have some players who can play now with (hopefully) more on the way. There's no place for a 1B/DH hitting below .200 with bad defense. Fair. I mean we even have a kid we could play for a week at 1B to see what we have for the first time in years. We can't even use the "what would replace him" excuse that we could use for a lot of this team. Even if Eklo bombs in regular playing time, call Vaughn back up in 10 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Capra might be worse than Amaya. Great job Getz you outdid yourself. Note: need more pop from Meidroth Sosa Quero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 7 minutes ago, fathom said: Because they think the fans like him and he’s marketable Would love to see the survey that's based upon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Thaiss having a bad day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Craptacular day for Thaiss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 The winds are just crazy today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almagest Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 7 minutes ago, fathom said: Because they think the fans like him and he’s marketable Is that a Brooks Boyer fever dream? Because that's absurd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Need to turn Shuster's plane around lol. Gilbert will likely go to DL with knee injury/sprain or strain until MRI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 8 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Capra might be worse than Amaya. Great job Getz you outdid yourself. Note: need more pop from Meidroth Sosa Quero. Yep, if Meidroth and Quero are going to be everyday players for a team down the road that is trying to win, it doesn’t leave a lot of other positions to have low minimal slugging from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almagest Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 9 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Fair. I mean we even have a kid we could play for a week at 1B to see what we have for the first time in years. We can't even use the "what would replace him" excuse that we could use for a lot of this team. Even if Eklo bombs in regular playing time, call Vaughn back up in 10 days. I think that time is coming soon. 🤞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 7 minutes ago, almagest said: Is that a Brooks Boyer fever dream? Because that's absurd. Agreed. I can't buy that at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie for Manager Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Looks like Vargas could turn into something. That would be huge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 The worst thing about PCA being so good is also the kids getting his dumbass haircut now. It’s everywhere I look at tournaments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 7 minutes ago, fathom said: The worst thing about PCA being so good is also the kids getting his dumbass haircut now. It’s everywhere I look at tournaments. That's still better than the Vaughn look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almagest Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 9 minutes ago, fathom said: Yep, if Meidroth and Quero are going to be everyday players for a team down the road that is trying to win, it doesn’t leave a lot of other positions to have low minimal slugging from. Hopefully the power shows up as they get more used to the majors. Both are having good at-bats consistently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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