Great inning by Gonzalez. Nice and quick, and let the offense get back in the dugout and stay hot.

Abreu just whiffed on 80 mph down the middle

Eh, he had a long way to get to being OK in the field. He's 23, we can give him time.

 

He will get there eventually, but anyone expecting a solid OBP this year (for a leadoff hitter) is probably going to be disappointed.

Eh, he had a long way to get to being OK in the field. He's 23, we can give him time.

A reasonable question in reply then is if the organization is ok sacrificing wins this year in order to give him time to develop in that slot.

Keep walking the weak hitting 9th hitter

Anyone have the urge to go to South Dakota?

A reasonable question in reply then is if the organization is ok sacrificing wins this year in order to give him time to develop in that slot.

 

It's all because Hahn didn't get one more bat this offseason to bat 2nd or let Melky move up

You'll have to explain more.

 

With our lineup Anderson is the only speed threat he has been killing the ball since he came up. The only hitters better than him has been Melky and possibly Eaton. Eaton is not a leadoff hitter and he admits it, he is a great 2 hole hitter. Our lineup and offense has been wayyyyy better with Anderson at the one. He also has scored a ton.

 

Right now he is swinging at strikes early in the count and ripping the ball all over the field. That's what you need from a rookie leadoff guy. Once he makes that adjustment to big league pitching then he will be more patient at the plate.

 

Our offense needs a spark at the top and it's not Eaton, it's Anderson. Just bc he is not walking doesn't mean he is not a leadoff hitter. Would you rather the sox go back to scoring 1 run a game like they did before Anderson was in the leadoff spot.

Good luck competing with two garbage starters

Gonzalez nibbling and walks iN a ryn

easily could have run him up on that last pitch....

Shields appreciates this start by Gonzalez.

He beat himself with Donaldson

easily could have run him up on that last pitch....

 

It was close but we dont get close

It was close but we dont get close

 

Especially with worst framer in baseball

A bloop hit brings in two more

Especially with worst framer in baseball

 

Here is that framing stuff again

With our lineup Anderson is the only speed threat he has been killing the ball since he came up. The only hitters better than him has been Melky and possibly Eaton. Eaton is not a leadoff hitter and he admits it, he is a great 2 hole hitter. Our lineup and offense has been wayyyyy better with Anderson at the one. He also has scored a ton.

 

Right now he is swinging at strikes early in the count and ripping the ball all over the field. That's what you need from a rookie leadoff guy. Once he makes that adjustment to big league pitching then he will be more patient at the plate.

 

Our offense needs a spark at the top and it's not Eaton, it's Anderson. Just bc he is not walking doesn't mean he is not a leadoff hitter. Would you rather the sox go back to scoring 1 run a game like they did before Anderson was in the leadoff spot.

 

That has been an entire two weeks... over the long hall of a season Anderson's metrics don't account to being an ideal lead of hitter.

 

He strikes out a lot and doesn't walk (and no walking doesn't matter all the time but OBP does... Todd Frazier has a higher OBP atm then Anderson). Just being fast doesn't make you a leader off hitter.

 

I like Eaton batting 2nd (although how he isn't a good lead off hitter I really have no clue... he battles the pitcher a lot/draws walks/sees a lot of pitches).. but Anderson batting 1st isn't going to last. He has some potential but his offensive style doesn't fit well for a lead off.

Edited June 25, 20169 yr by harkness

Here is that framing stuff again

 

Stats illustrate the Sox catchers, especially Navarro, have been simply terrible

Why hasn't Ventura taken Gonzalez out of the game? Does he really think that the team can rally to win the day from this far behind?

Why hasn't Ventura taken Gonzalez out of the game? Does he really think that the team can rally to win the day from this far behind?

 

He got his praise from Hahn today. He knows he's safe

Well Lawrie's hitting quite well.

Well Lawrie's hitting quite well.

 

Power numbers flying up now

Lawrie's been hot the last few games... keep it going.

Stats illustrate the Sox catchers, especially Navarro, have been simply terrible

 

I maintain that it helps when you throw strikes