So he is out till after the All Star game. Then he will need at least a couple weeks in Charlotte seeing live pitching which means around August 1st. Can he manage the team until he is ready???

 

 

NO. He's heading out on a rehab soon. Should be playing for Sox after ASB

This move pretty much guarantees we'll be trading for Lucroy IMO. Don't have the trade trips for two offensive upgrades (which we need), so we're rolling the dice on Morneau filling the DH role cheaply. Allows us the following lineup:

 

1. Eaton, RF

2. Jackson, CF

3. Abreu, 1B

4. Cabrera, LF

5. Frazier, 3B

6. Lucroy, C

7. Lawrie, 2B

8. Morneau, DH

9. Anderson, SS

 

Print those World Series tickets fellas.

Take your Sox hatred blinders off. This is absolutely the right move to make. The guy won a batting title two years ago and was hitting over .300 last year before he was hurt. $1 million is chump change in MLB. If he sucks you cut him loose, no big loss.

 

THIS x 1000000000 . In his last 782 AB's covering 2014 and 2015 he hit about .315 . OBP around .364 and OPS around .850

Take your Sox hatred blinders off. This is absolutely the right move to make. The guy won a batting title two years ago and was hitting over .300 last year before he was hurt. $1 million is chump change in MLB. If he sucks you cut him loose, no big loss.

How were his home/road splits in Colorado? That's always a concern with Rockies players.

Hmmm...I wonder who's next. Buehrle? (Kidding, I think)

Thanks for the info. Post here more often!

 

..which translate to if you have inside info we will PM you to death.

How were his home/road splits in Colorado? That's always a concern with Rockies players.

 

Batting average , SLG. OPS all higher in CO. but not significantly. HR's almost doubled in Coors but OBP the same all for 2014

 

2015 much better at Coors but had a lot less AB's since he missed a big chunk of the season.

 

He is also not a stiff against lefties but really mashes righties. Almost all of his HR's will come of off RH's.

Edited June 10, 20169 yr by CaliSoxFanViaSWside

Jimmy Rollins, Jim Thome (who was actually productive based on what we paid him after the subsidy), Omar Vizquel, Tom Seaver, Griffey,Jr., Roberto and Sandy Alomar, Steve Carlton....seems like we're back in the late 80's when we routinely would bring in aging veterans on their very last legs, then again in the mid to late 90's.

 

Morneau seems to fit right in with this scenario.

 

Former MVP's/All-Stars, etc.. Carl Crawford must be next.

 

Seaver won 15 games both seasons with an ERA if I remember of under 3.5 and he pitched a ton of innings.

 

There was nothing broken down about him at all with the Sox.

 

Mark

Edited June 10, 20169 yr by Lip Man 1

Yeah, I remember going to a game in 1985 or 86 that he pitched in Old Comiskey.

 

Was just trying to think of former HoF'er the Sox have brought on board. I guess Bo Jackson counts for the College Football Hall of Fame, right?

Seaver won 15 games both seasons with an ERA if I remember of under 3.5 and he pitched a ton of innings.

 

There was nothing broken down about him at all with the Sox.

 

Mark

Seaver was effective. He just lost it after six, seven innings some times. I think he had several six inning no hitters, then boom. But he was good as a White Sox. I think they traded him to a contender for his final hurrah.

If this was 2010, we'd have one hell of a lineup.

All part of THE PLAN™

If this was 2010, we'd have one hell of a lineup.

 

If there was an award for acquiring the most players past their prime, we'd win hands down.

I think Jack Cust and Grady Sizemore are still available.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0609-story.html

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0609-story.html

june 24th ends his 15 day dl Will he get in a few rehab games at Charlotte? before then?

 

june 24th ends his 15 day dl Will he get in a few rehab games at Charlotte? before then?

Is June 22 any updates?

 

june 24th ends his 15 day dl Will he get in a few rehab games at Charlotte? before then?

He can stay on the DL indefinitely. He is traveling with the team,and taking soft tosses. When he goes for a rehab, who knows. If he will be any good, who knows?

He can stay on the DL indefinitely. He is traveling with the team,and taking soft tosses. When he goes for a rehab, who knows. If he will be any good, who knows?

Since Thome we have not had an effective left handed hitter who could play the designated hitter role effectively if Morneau could play first base even better. Thome did receive the comebackplayer of the year award.

 

Since Thome we have not had an effective left handed hitter who could play the designated hitter role effectively if Morneau could play first base even better. Thome did receive the comebackplayer of the year award.

 

Dunn's second year with the Sox was pretty good.

 

Sox Twitter trolls fans with caption, "Justin Morneau took a few hits in the cage today.", with a video attached. He takes a couple bunts, no swings.

 

 

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Morneau's not going to win a Comeback Player of the Year award with only 2 to 2 1/2 months of at-bats.

Morneau's not going to win a Comeback Player of the Year award with only 2 to 2 1/2 months of at-bats.

Damn.

Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 6m6 minutes ago

Timeline for Justin Morneau is still post All-Star break.

Bruce Levine ‏@MLBBruceLevine 2m2 minutes ago

Justin Morneau said 30 at bats will be enough when he is sent out on rehab assignment. My best guess July 15th with big club