Friday at 10:43 PM1 day 48 minutes ago, Whisox05 said:I wonder if he can come back for the A's series then get four days off for the ASB, even if he's selected the Sox won't actually let him play.
Friday at 11:01 PM1 day Im actually glad to hear Mune will take a couple games in Charlotte to get back up to speed. He needs to make sure his game swing is right without worrying about results.
23 hours ago23 hr 26 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:Cya Tuesday night in Charlotte!Could be sooner, per CST:Murakami could play at Triple-A Charlotte as soon as Sunday in Memphis. The Knights are off Monday, then begin a six-game homestand Tuesday. Venable also had said Murakami would need only a couple of days on the rehab assignment.That means he could return to action on the Sox’ homestand next week. He was expected to miss four to six weeks after straining his right hamstring while running to first base on a grounder that led to a forceout at second. Next Friday will mark six weeks since the injury.
21 hours ago21 hr Author 1 hour ago, Autumn Dreamin said:Holy s%*# that’s a lot of important updates.
21 hours ago21 hr Author I still get what happened to Beroglla. I thought it was a bone bruise? Do you normally miss this much time with said injury?
8 hours ago8 hr 13 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said:I still get what happened to Beroglla. I thought it was a bone bruise? Do you normally miss this much time with said injury?According to Cleveland Clinic, most take a few weeks. Severe ones take months.
7 hours ago7 hr Author 20 minutes ago, Quin said:According to Cleveland Clinic, most take a few weeks. Severe ones take months.Bummer he’s on the longer end of things, because he would have been a prime trade chip if healthy and producing.
4 hours ago4 hr 18 hours ago, Autumn Dreamin said:37 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:Awesome news!![Insert HES ALIVE here]
3 hours ago3 hr Author What’s the offsetting roster move for when Murakami comes back? To me, there are four options:Option Gonzalez to AAA; no other changesOption Perez to AAA; platoon Gonzalez & Meidroth at 2BDFA Acuna; platoon Gonzalez & Meidroth at 2BTrade Benintendi; use Gonzalez as the primary DHI truly struggle with demoting Gonzalez. Since ending his long hitless streak, he’s posted a 204 wRC+ and a .406/.457/.625/1.082 slash line. The .444 BABIP is obviously not sustainable, but his xwOBA of .388 would rank 11th in baseball (only .002 below Witt Jr.). Yes, it’s only 36 PA’s, but I love the plate discipline (8.3% BB rate vs. 11.1% K rate) and power (.219 ISO; 48% hard hid rate) he’s shown during this stretch. Even with regression, he’s a quality hitter to me.I may be Chase’s biggest fan on this site, but Gonzalez is likely a big upgrade offensively against RHP. Meidroth isn’t a pure platoon player necessarily and his defense brings a lot of value at 2B and with Colson as his DP partner, but I think you could get more value out of the position with Jacob supplementing him. But from a broader roster perspective, is that the best choice for us?In order to have a 2B platoon, it requires us getting rid of one of Perez or Acuna and opening ourselves up for other platoon disadvantages. Right now, Peters, Antonacci, & Benintendi all require platoon partners. Braden has also been very bad against LHP so far, but more time is probably needed there before drawing any conclusions given he’s a switch hitter. Grichuk obviously fills one of those roles, but conceptually we need two other. And while Perez hasn’t done much damage against lefties, this role should eventually go back to Periera and he’s been fantastic against them this year (174 wRC+).What about Acuna then? Is he worth holding onto? We all know he lacks options and has been playing better as of late. Since Jun 1st, he’s a 149 wRC+ hitter that’s clearly benefited from a high BABIP (433). However, his wxOBA is still .338 during this stretch, which is still way above league average. If he can hit even a fraction of that amount, he’s an extremely valuable role player given his speed and defensive versatility. Ideally, he’s Peters’ platoon partner, but only if some of this offensive output is for real.Candidly, I think the right move is trading Benintendi. He’s actually been very solid against RHP while DHing (116 wRC+) and has some big hits, but carrying a platoon DH (even a strong side one) is tricky with a four man bench and many other guys that require platooning. If Andrew can be traded and Jerry is willing to eat a large chunk of money, we could free up the spot for Gonzalez primarily and then a use rotation of guys on other days to rest them. You probably don’t lose any production from the DH spot and allow yourself more versatile roster.TLDR - Trade Benintendi and let Jacob be the primary DH moving forward.
3 hours ago3 hr I don't think Beni is going anywhere honestly. It'll have to be one of JGon/Perez/someone
2 hours ago2 hr 1 hour ago, Chicago White Sox said:What’s the offsetting roster move for when Murakami comes back? To me, there are four options:Option Gonzalez to AAA; no other changesOption Perez to AAA; platoon Gonzalez & Meidroth at 2BDFA Acuna; platoon Gonzalez & Meidroth at 2BTrade Benintendi; use Gonzalez as the primary DHI truly struggle with demoting Gonzalez. Since ending his long hitless streak, he’s posted a 204 wRC+ and a .406/.457/.625/1.082 slash line. The .444 BABIP is obviously not sustainable, but his xwOBA of .388 would rank 11th in baseball (only .002 below Witt Jr.). Yes, it’s only 36 PA’s, but I love the plate discipline (8.3% BB rate vs. 11.1% K rate) and power (.219 ISO; 48% hard hid rate) he’s shown during this stretch. Even with regression, he’s a quality hitter to me.I may be Chase’s biggest fan on this site, but Gonzalez is likely a big upgrade offensively against RHP. Meidroth isn’t a pure platoon player necessarily and his defense brings a lot of value at 2B and with Colson as his DP partner, but I think you could get more value out of the position with Jacob supplementing him. But from a broader roster perspective, is that the best choice for us?In order to have a 2B platoon, it requires us getting rid of one of Perez or Acuna and opening ourselves up for other platoon disadvantages. Right now, Peters, Antonacci, & Benintendi all require platoon partners. Braden has also been very bad against LHP so far, but more time is probably needed there before drawing any conclusions given he’s a switch hitter. Grichuk obviously fills one of those roles, but conceptually we need two other. And while Perez hasn’t done much damage against lefties, this role should eventually go back to Periera and he’s been fantastic against them this year (174 wRC+).What about Acuna then? Is he worth holding onto? We all know he lacks options and has been playing better as of late. Since Jun 1st, he’s a 149 wRC+ hitter that’s clearly benefited from a high BABIP (433). However, his wxOBA is still .338 during this stretch, which is still way above league average. If he can hit even a fraction of that amount, he’s an extremely valuable role player given his speed and defensive versatility. Ideally, he’s Peters’ platoon partner, but only if some of this offensive output is for real.Candidly, I think the right move is trading Benintendi. He’s actually been very solid against RHP while DHing (116 wRC+) and has some big hits, but carrying a platoon DH (even a strong side one) is tricky with a four man bench and many other guys that require platooning. If Andrew can be traded and Jerry is willing to eat a large chunk of money, we could free up the spot for Gonzalez primarily and then a use rotation of guys on other days to rest them. You probably don’t lose any production from the DH spot and allow yourself more versatile roster.TLDR - Trade Benintendi and let Jacob be the primary DH moving forward.1) Benintendi - he's raking now. 2) Acuña - backs up IF and OF, pinch-runner3) Perez - best defensive OF on bench4) Grichuk - mashes leftiesEven though I feel steam come out my ears every time somebody wants Benintendi DFAed or traded, he's the purest overlap with Mune. Gonzo can DH, and spell every infield position once every week, or so. However, I think I'd vote for putting Gonzo back in AAA for now. There will always be other injuries.
2 hours ago2 hr 16 minutes ago, WestEddy said:However, I think I'd vote for putting Gonzo back in AAA for now. There will always be other injuries.I think that sends a really bad message to Gonzo. You run the risk of him heading down feeling deflated and that carrying over into his game. Dude has stepped in and played very well both defensively and offensively.
45 minutes ago45 min 1 hour ago, mmmmmbeeer said:I think that sends a really bad message to Gonzo. You run the risk of him heading down feeling deflated and that carrying over into his game. Dude has stepped in and played very well both defensively and offensively.He's a rookie. I'm pretty sure they can tell him he's earned his spot, but because of normal roster issues, he's got to take one for the team, and go back to AAA. They can assure him he'll be first up in the case of an injury. These guys have all been benched in HS, they've gone through soul-crushing slumps, they been on horrible teams. I can't imagine Gonzo would take the wrong message from a normal roster crunch.
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