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Nate Jones is scheduled to throw side sessions here this week before he goes back to Arizona for more extended spring training. #WhiteSox

I saw a jersey with the name Jones on it behind Samrdzija in his interview last night and wondered if it meant Nate Jones was coming back soon. Maybe.

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Jesse Crain and Nate Jones pitched in simulated games yesterday. Scheduled to do so again Friday

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Jesse Crain and Nate Jones pitched in simulated games yesterday. Scheduled to do so again Friday

 

jeez can anyone imagine how much more potent this pen is going to be if a. they both come back and b. if they can pitched like they did in the past.

jeez can anyone imagine how much more potent this pen is going to be if a. they both come back and b. if they can pitched like they did in the past.

 

They won't. How many guys take a year+ off and are a shadow of themselves?

jeez can anyone imagine how much more potent this pen is going to be if a. they both come back and b. if they can pitched like they did in the past.

On the other hand ... Mr. Negativity checking in here. Crain wasn't good in his last stint with the Sox and Nate was not great that is for sure. In fact I was a Nate hater the last time around.

Crain had a 0.74 ERA in 38 games in his last stint with the White Sox. What exactly do you want?

 

I expect zero out of him, but to describe any part of his stint with the White Sox as anything other than orgasmically great is ridiculous.

They won't. How many guys take a year+ off and are a shadow of themselves?

 

you do have a point. my bad. i was dreaming.

On the other hand ... Mr. Negativity checking in here. Crain wasn't good in his last stint with the Sox

 

Do you ever bother to fact check yourself before you make ridiculous statements such as this? That statement could not be further from the truth.

On the other hand ... Mr. Negativity checking in here. Crain wasn't good in his last stint with the Sox

 

 

Crain had a 0.74 ERA in 38 games in his last stint with the White Sox. What exactly do you want?

 

I expect zero out of him, but to describe any part of his stint with the White Sox as anything other than orgasmically great is ridiculous.

 

 

Do you ever bother to fact check yourself before you make ridiculous statements such as this? That statement could not be further from the truth.

 

A non-"closer" reliever who made an All-Star team and chalked up 6.1 bWAR in less than three full seasons, and was a valued trade chip ON THE DISABLED LIST.

 

Yeah, he was terrible!

Edited June 4, 201510 yr by 3GamesToLove

It will be interesting to see if these guys get healthy, whose spots they take. We are pretty deep in righties in the pen.

It will be interesting to see if these guys get healthy, whose spots they take. We are pretty deep in righties in the pen.

 

you know, yesterday someone made a post about how long they been away.

 

with that, they may do well and go to the minors for the rest of the season to build up arm strength and endurance.

 

but i am sure the FO has a game plan set up.

I think for relievers the time away is not as great a deal as starters. If they can get healthy they could add soemthing.

 

I am a big fan of both as well.

Nate Jones as the RH 8th inning guy would be nice. Jones/Duke/Robertson is a nasty backend.

Jones healthy for the 7th and Crain for the 8th and Robertson in the 9th. I'm on board!

The only pitcher the organization speaks more highly of than Crain is Brad Penny.

The only pitcher the organization speaks more highly of than Crain is Brad Penny.

 

When does that happen? I havent read a word about him since Spring Training ended

The only pitcher the organization SoxTalk speaks more highly of than Crain is Brad Penny Brian Anderson.

 

Did someone say Brian Anderson?