May 9, 20169 yr Thank god. I love me some donuts but yeesh it can be painful to watch him catch. Offense will take a step back without him though.
May 9, 20169 yr At first I thought they were referring to Carlos Sanchez and I was very confused lol. Even with Avila back, Navarro should get the bulk of the playing time, IMO. He's much better offensively and not that much worse defensively.
May 9, 20169 yr QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ May 9, 2016 -> 11:21 AM) Even with Avila back, Navarro should get the bulk of the playing time, IMO. He's much better offensively and not that much worse defensively. This. I thought Avila was getting WAAAAAAY too much PT before he got hurt anyway.
May 9, 20169 yr QUOTE (Wanne @ May 9, 2016 -> 06:12 PM) This. I thought Avila was getting WAAAAAAY too much PT before he got hurt anyway. Truth but I like the idea of seeing if Avila can heat up with the bat. Be a good problem to have. Maybe just run it 50/50 for a couple weeks and see what happens?
May 9, 20169 yr QUOTE (Jerksticks @ May 9, 2016 -> 07:13 PM) Truth but I like the idea of seeing if Avila can heat up with the bat. Be a good problem to have. Maybe just run it 50/50 for a couple weeks and see what happens? "heating up" for Avila at this point in his career would probably be a month of 225/325/375. Dude's bat just looks toast. Injuries have really robbed him of any bat speed it seems. That said, he's still a good defensive catcher and with the way the Sox are playing right now they don't need much offense from catcher to keep winning. Just play solid D and go 1/4 with a walk most nights.
May 9, 20169 yr In case anyone was wondering, Flowers has an OPS+ of 64 and is currently mired in a four game hitless streak. I really do believe he was part of the problem in the clubhouse and removing him was one of the first signs that BAU wasn't going to continue in 2016 on the South Side. Edited May 9, 20169 yr by chitownsportsfan
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