he should be .265 hitter, especially since hes hitting against lefties, unfortunately that shoulder injury has really robbed him of what hes capable of. otherwise he be a solid backup for AJ

Losing Hall last year was big enough.

 

It opened the door to Gustavo Molina, which in turn caused Andy Gonzalez and Luis Terrero to look good in comparison.

That poor guy was SO overmatched by MLB pitching. I kind of felt bad for him, he was just kind of thrust into the bigs way before he was ready.

nor the injuries to Crede, Pablo, and decline years of Dye and Count didn't play a factor into last year.

 

Also the experiment gone wrong with Brian Anderson and missing Thome for over a month.

 

Missing Hall meant nothing last season.

The "experiment gone wrong" was Darin Erstad, especially considering Anderson had... what... less than 20 ABs?

The "experiment gone wrong" was Darin Erstad, especially considering Anderson had... what... less than 20 ABs?

 

They had to throw him out there because Anderson wasn't ready and they sent him down before his confidence was completely shattered.

Someone should explain to KW the economic concept called the "sunk cost fallacy".

 

If you buy a movie ticket and want to walk out, but "feel obligated" to stay because you paid for it, you are falling into this trap

 

staying or leaving does not get you the money back

 

There is value in player development. If Toby Hall is a sunk (ie unrecoverable) cost, eat the money and use your resources as well as possible. Either way, you've paid the millions of dollars. Might as well buy into the future.

I'm not sure the Sox's "obsession" with Toby Hall is as great as some think. Today's Trib talks about how the Sox are looking strongly at Phillips...as another poster said, Phillips may be about to pull a "Widger," and the Sox are definitely giving him every chance to do so.

 

 

Someone should explain to KW the economic concept called the "sunk cost fallacy".

 

If you buy a movie ticket and want to walk out, but "feel obligated" to stay because you paid for it, you are falling into this trap

 

staying or leaving does not get you the money back

 

There is value in player development. If Toby Hall is a sunk (ie unrecoverable) cost, eat the money and use your resources as well as possible. Either way, you've paid the millions of dollars. Might as well buy into the future.

It is better to cut your losses as soon as possible as well. The more you wait, the longer you lose.

Edited March 23, 200818 yr by RME JICO

I'd hate to throw the money away, but, at this point I think Lucy or Phillips would be significantly better in 2008. And in Lucy's case, that might set him up to learn a bit and be better off in 2009, when he was the likely plan for backup C anyway.

 

And Hall isn't just a little weak, he's looked awful. I think its best they just release him, or DL him, and put Phillips or Lucy on the roster. Phillips is probably the better alternative, for now.

 

It's official almost 81 % of Soxtalk ,as represented by a whole 26 voters, would rather see "other" as our backup catcher.