It was also a bit of a weird move to push Rojas up to 2nd when he's statistically the worst hitter on the team, but it sort of worked (so far).

10 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Chase is just a good little player. Might not ever be a star but could easily have a solid 12 year career as a regular if he stays healthy.

A guy who takes 80+ walks a year and hits the ball hard will make an all star team. The Crochet trade was a kick in the slats, but it could

be a good one in the long run.

how are we so LATE ON 92-93?????????????

8 minutes ago, zisk said:

A guy who takes 80+ walks a year and hits the ball hard will make an all star team. The Crochet trade was a kick in the slats, but it could

be a good one in the long run.

i'd take poor man's ray durham 10/10.

Fucking garbage. To let him off the hook like that is just disgusting baseball.

Someone explain Palacios hitting in the first like 5-6 spots in the order to me.

The offense just sucks.  Vargas is so much better when he pulls the ball.  

7 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Someone explain Palacios hitting in the first like 5-6 spots in the order to me.

Venable and Getz are idiots

7 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Fucking garbage. To let him off the hook like that is just disgusting baseball.

I would say having the guy hitting third not be able to make even a productive out is problematic. 

7 minutes ago, fathom said:

Venable and Getz are idiots

Fair enough

7 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

I would say having the guy hitting third not be able to make even a productive out is problematic. 

And then Robert comes out watching everybody else get a mediocre fastball right down broadway and he takes it and then he fouls of the 2nd meatball that was right there and then waves at a slider. just a shitty AB and one I'd never have thought I'd see from someone so talented a few years ago. he's getting beat on 93mph fastballs? what in the world!

7 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

And then Robert comes out watching everybody else get a mediocre fastball right down broadway and he takes it and then he fouls of the 2nd meatball that was right there and then waves at a slider. just a shitty AB and one I'd never have thought I'd see from someone so talented a few years ago. he's getting beat on 93mph fastballs? what in the world!

He looks as cooked as the other busts did.

7 minutes ago, fathom said:

He looks as cooked as the other busts did.

I haven't wanted to say it but I'm getting close. He's fundamentally broken. It's a long slump at this point and probably just who he is now. His true talent is now a no hit all glove CF, a 2 WAR player. We'll be lucky to get a back end top 100 guy for him. 

If only the Sox did anything else half as well as finding decent back end starters in non compete years.

Doesn't look like someone with a 5 ERA in AAA

Damn that change was filth.

11 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

I haven't wanted to say it but I'm getting close. He's fundamentally broken. It's a long slump at this point and probably just who he is now. His true talent is now a no hit all glove CF, a 2 WAR player. We'll be lucky to get a back end top 100 guy for him. 

I don’t think you even get that 

9 minutes ago, zisk said:

A guy who takes 80+ walks a year and hits the ball hard will make an all star team. The Crochet trade was a kick in the slats, but it could

be a good one in the long run.

Was just looking at Iguchi's first three years in the big leagues at 30-32.

780 ops, 774, 747 and then fell off a cliff to .598.

 

The problem is for you to make the All-Star team with the White Sox...you're likely to be the ONLY representative on the team, so you have to be the absolute best player, like Jose Abreu early in his Sox career.

That's going to be harder to do for Meidroth without many counting numbers like HR's, RBI's and SB's.   And SS is almost impossible to make the All-Star team for either league with all the intense competition.  Tim Anderson obviously pulled that off as well, but he had decent power, SB's and "swagger" going in his favor, as well as being perceived to be the leader of the team.  Meidroth is the type of player you have to watch every day for a full season to truly appreciate his contributions.

How do you hit an inside changeup to the 2nd baseman like that as a righty?

lol jammed on an 88 mph changeup. a good hitter ambushes that and hooks it into the corner. 

this pitcher for seattle sucks and we'll be lucky to get 1 run.

110.3, that's how you do it Vaughn, you bum.

11 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

Damn that change was filth.

Houser's throwing a lot harder than I expected, 94-97...

omg, a bp cement mixer and he pops it up. yea. palka esque.

6 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

omg, a bp cement mixer and he pops it up. yea. palka esque.

Palka was better