August 16, 201510 yr Keppinger, Emilio, LaRoche. That's a lot of guys The Chairman has paid to do nothing. I wonder if he is ever going to call Kenny and Hahn into his office and say, "Fellas...."
August 16, 201510 yr So now our bench is Shuck, Thompson, Beckham, Soto. 2 outfielders. That's really unnecessary.
August 16, 201510 yr With the benefit of hindsight, an absolutely horrible signing. Still somewhat shocked at how little they used him, although also signing Beckham took away some PT.
August 16, 201510 yr QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Aug 16, 2015 -> 10:49 AM) So now our bench is Shuck, Thompson, Beckham, Soto. 2 outfielders. That's really unnecessary. Would rather have Thompson & Shuck on my bench than Bonifacio.
August 16, 201510 yr QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Aug 16, 2015 -> 10:47 AM) Keppinger, Emilio, LaRoche. That's a lot of guys The Chairman has paid to do nothing. I wonder if he is ever going to call Kenny and Hahn into his office and say, "Fellas...." Hahn certainly has quite a track record. Don't worry though, they still have Matt Davidson waiting in the wings!
August 16, 201510 yr Can't remember the last position player they Sox acquired that actually did better than his career norm (someone give me a name other they Dye).
August 16, 201510 yr QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Aug 16, 2015 -> 11:11 AM) Can't remember the last position player they Sox acquired that actually did better than his career norm (someone give me a name other they Dye). Geo Soto?
August 16, 201510 yr QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Aug 16, 2015 -> 09:11 AM) Can't remember the last position player they Sox acquired that actually did better than his career norm (someone give me a name other they Dye). They actually used to be really good at bringing in retreads...dunno about career norms, but guys that could come in and rebuild their career a bit. Ellis Burks comes to mind. Albert Belle put up a monster year here, although he was pretty amazing for much of his career.
August 16, 201510 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 16, 2015 -> 11:13 AM) Geo Soto? You could say the 2015 Geo Soto has been better than the 2011-14 Geo Soto
August 16, 201510 yr QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 16, 2015 -> 11:17 AM) They actually used to be really good at bringing in retreads...dunno about career norms, but guys that could come in and rebuild their career a bit. Ellis Burks comes to mind. Albert Belle put up a monster year here, although he was pretty amazing for much of his career. They have more success with pitchers. It's just sad that the hitters you're bring up are from the 90's.
August 16, 201510 yr QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Aug 16, 2015 -> 11:23 AM) You could say the 2015 Geo Soto has been better than the 2011-14 Geo Soto His OPS+ is better this year then any year back to 2010.
August 16, 201510 yr People should go back to the Sox sign Bonifacio thread for some perspective. Hahn and KW really aren't dumber than any of us.
August 16, 201510 yr I thought adding Bonifacio was a solid move at the time, but this move is long overdue.
August 16, 201510 yr At the time, it seemed like a good signing because he was going to serve as a superutility man. Then Shuck started playing well and we signed Beckham, essentially eliminating his role.
August 16, 201510 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 16, 2015 -> 11:29 AM) People should go back to the Sox sign Bonifacio thread for some perspective. Hahn and KW really aren't dumber than any of us. Hahn and KW do this for a living and should be held to a higher standard than a bunch of internet fan site posters.
August 16, 201510 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 16, 2015 -> 04:29 PM) People should go back to the Sox sign Bonifacio thread for some perspective. Hahn and KW really aren't dumber than any of us. No doubt Bonifacio looked like a good signing as a super utility player. It didn't work out. Feel bad for Emilio because I think he was a positive in the clubhouse but you must produce on the field. When you make personnel moves there is a lot of scrutiny on non-producers like Gillaspie and Bonifacio especially with the struggles of this team. Youth are brought in and must be allowed to play. There is that chance towards the waiver deal deadline that someone like Laroche goes too, but I kind of think that is unlikely. We may be looking at a new DH for 2016 though depending on Thompson's showing the rest of this year
August 16, 201510 yr QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Aug 16, 2015 -> 10:47 AM) Keppinger, Emilio, LaRoche. That's a lot of guys The Chairman has paid to do nothing. I wonder if he is ever going to call Kenny and Hahn into his office and say, "Fellas...." Well if you're including Laroche In the group, then the list would be a mile long.
August 16, 201510 yr there are several pitchers that are on the waivers that are interesting. claim them and force the team to either let them go or pull them back
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