Look at Ray Ray Run Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 22 minutes ago, WestEddy said: If they play .500 ball the rest of the way, they'll lose around 95. They were 12-13 in July. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 11 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: He’s a small sample size guy. Houser is gone and we may soon see the rotting corpse of Thor in our rotation… They're 17-17 since June 20. That's right around 1/3 of the season that's in the books. 34 games isn't a small sample size anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 2 hours ago, DirtySox said: Cool, maybe sign some guys worth a damn at next year’s deadline. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 I still have a hard time seeing JR ok the $20M expenditure after Robert’s past two seasons. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 11 minutes ago, WestEddy said: They're 17-17 since June 20. That's right around 1/3 of the season that's in the books. 34 games isn't a small sample size anymore. How is 34 games a 1/3 of the season? 34 games is obviously a small sample. You think this is a .500 team? Holy moly. 1 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 32 minutes ago, WestEddy said: What's the goal? Getting good players in place, or being able to crow over $100M contracts? And if they buttoned up the bullpen even more, that would help. Not being one of the worst franchises in baseball is a great place to start for me personally. 3 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 15 minutes ago, WestEddy said: They played a half game under .500 in July. They're a different team from the one that left spring training. Sure but they won’t play .500 ball the rest of the season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 10 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: How is 34 games a 1/3 of the season? 34 games is obviously a small sample. You think this is a .500 team? Holy moly. Bad math 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Was Robert playing better because he was motivated to get traded? I am interested to see how he finishes the season. His defense is still stellar and fun to watch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 10 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: Sure but they won’t play .500 ball the rest of the season. You thinking more like .700? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 12 minutes ago, WestEddy said: They're 17-17 since June 20. That's right around 1/3 of the season that's in the books. 34 games isn't a small sample size anymore. 34 games isn’t a 1/3 of a season. It’s 1/5. Also, Houser had 6 wins in 11 starts. Who is replacing him in the rotation that is going to maintain around a 2.00 ERA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 10 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: 34 games isn’t a 1/3 of a season. It’s 1/5. Also, Houser had 6 wins in 11 starts. Who is replacing him in the rotation that is going to maintain around a 2.00 ERA? Never fear, Martin Perez is almost here. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 11 minutes ago, wegner said: You thinking more like .700? Ha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 11 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: 34 games isn’t a 1/3 of a season. It’s 1/5. Also, Houser had 6 wins in 11 starts. Who is replacing him in the rotation that is going to maintain around a 2.00 ERA? That's obviously why they've decided to double up the run production. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 2 hours ago, DirtySox said: Scearber or tucker would look very nice in asox uno... Oh wait we're owned by Jerry 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 13 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Not being one of the worst franchises in baseball is a great place to start for me personally. As I said, I'd be thrilled with 70 wins next year. Just pull back into bottom 1/3 territory instead of historical suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nardiwashere Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 They probably won’t go 500 the rest of the way, but WestEddy is right that this is not the same team from April. That’s not a controversial opinion. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted August 1 Author Share Posted August 1 14 minutes ago, JoshPR said: Scearber or tucker would look very nice in asox uno... Oh wait we're owned by Jerry Exactly. Let's dumpster dive and find as many cheap options as possible because really good talent either costs to much for JR's liking or they won't even consider playing for this organization. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 10 minutes ago, Nardiwashere said: They probably won’t go 500 the rest of the way, but WestEddy is right that this is not the same team from April. That’s not a controversial opinion. The problem with his logic is that this isn't the team from april but we're still freaking awful. We pulled into a tie with Pitt for 28th fWAR for position players at 2.5. We're 21st in fWAR for pitching at 7.8 which would look a helluva lot better if we had an actual solid defense behind them, but we don't, which is seen at least partially in the lack of position player fWAR: we're -25.2 runs below avg in the field. That's 2.5 wins right there. We have a long way to go, if we trot out this lineup the rest of the way more often than not: Meidroth, Tauchman, Robert, Colson, Sosa, Vargas, Teal, Quero, Baldwin and the pitching doesn't fall a part I can see a 38% or maybe even 40% from here on in. I wouldn't take anything over 40% even with Greg's house. The pitching is almost certain to regress here. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 I dont have a dog in this fight but you guys need to lrn2read 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Good for the Sox keeping Robert. Not having one legitimate possible veteran "star" on a MLB team is just flat out wrong for a city like Chicago. Colson is a star, yes, and some other young hitters look star-ish, but cmon, to have a major league franchise you need to show you are half-buttedly at least, trying to win games and please fans. Robert on paper is a special player, at least defensively. He can't even consistently get two hits every 10 at bats but he's still got star potential on paper. I agree with the decision completely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 8 minutes ago, greg775 said: Good for the Sox keeping Robert. Not having one legitimate possible veteran "star" on a MLB team is just flat out wrong for a city like Chicago. Colson is a star, yes, and some other young hitters look star-ish, but cmon, to have a major league franchise you need to show you are half-buttedly at least, trying to win games and please fans. Robert on paper is a special player, at least defensively. He can't even consistently get two hits every 10 at bats but he's still got star potential on paper. I agree with the decision completely. Good post dude. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Nardiwashere said: They probably won’t go 500 the rest of the way, but WestEddy is right that this is not the same team from April. That’s not a controversial opinion. No doubt but funny we’re celebrating a month in which they played a game under .500. The team as currently constructed with a few minor offseason additions is still a 90-95 loss team imo. It feels great for many because the bar was set so low after losing 121. Edited August 1 by JUSTgottaBELIEVE 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 (edited) Judging by the way the Sox trades have panned out over the years and given the return for outfielders today, I was okay with them not trading Robert. Yeah he’s got an expensive option, but expensive compared to what with this payroll? And what would they do to fill the void with free agency if they declined the option? Now if they let him walk, I will scratch my head. But I really need to see some investment in this team in the offseason to have faith in this team. Signings like Perez, Rojas and Wilson won’t cut it. Edited August 1 by The Beast 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 1 hour ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: How is 34 games a 1/3 of the season? 34 games is obviously a small sample. You think this is a .500 team? Holy moly. Here's what I wrote: "They're 17-17 since June 20. That's right around 1/3 of the season that's in the books." If you can't tell the difference between what I wrote and what you're saying, there's really not point in responding to you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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