poppysox

I'll go 12-12. We are having more good days than bad recently. Really like McCann in this lineup.

This is a big deal !!!

Ozzie let his ego get the best of him. He turned his back on the Sox and his kids drove me nuts. No interest!!!

However we formed out predictions...we didn't see Anderson, McCann & Moncada being this good. Those with high team expectations thought Jimenez would come up and immediately rake. I believe we will continue improvement throughout the year.

His agent makes it hard to work out a a solution that works for both parties.

Getting contributions from some different guys each night. They really do play like a team. Recent games have had McCann, Alonso, Delmonico, Banuelos, Engle and others contribute to some nice wins. These guys weren't even being discussed as meaningful members of the team when the season began. McCann and Banuelos have shown signs that they are the real deal.

I don't think the boys got the memo. This team has a lot of good things happening lately. The play of Banuelos and McCann have me thinking very positive thoughts. These are the kind of players (unexpected) that change a clubs fortunes.

Please!

To be honest … it hasn't looked like luck. He has very professional looking at bats.

100% agree.

That away to go Rick.

He has me talking to the TV. I don't care how good he is I don't want him ever on the Sox. Stone is talking about his rhythm being slow. I think he's worse than slow.

Looked pretty good all in all. Has some rust to knock off after 10 day lay off. Stuff looks good.

JR is a very actively involved owner. He doesn't hire a guy and say go get me a championship. He is actively involved with the day to day player moves unlike most owners. Part of his loyalty to these guys is because he is part of the trio involved in player acquisition. He believes in group think management.

It would be prohibitively expensive to retrofit existing stadiums. Your idea of making it mandatory for future new construction is the way to go. JR's group won't be here long enough to recoup the cost. Guess we'll have to wait.

Five tool players are rare. Tim is really flashing all the tools this year.

It will happen some day.

I like Nicky as a person but he has looked just as bad as Eloy if not worse.

Very interested in how well Giolito bounces back. He really looked good before being taken out of the game.

Between his being made of glass and his agent (Boris) I'd get what I could and move on. Just want to end up empty handed. His value would be pretty good since he has several more years of control. Just seems guys like this go from one issue to the next.

100% agree!

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I think we have plenty of positives to take away from early play this year as relates to the rebuild. Performance of Moncada, Anderson, McCann, Abreu, Lopez, Giolito, Colome, Herrera & Banuelos have been at or above expectation. The disappointments so far are Jimenez & Rondon and I'm not overly worried about them. When Cease, Kopech, Madrigal & Robert get here this thing will pull together. Still have Adolfo, Basabe, Rutherford and others along with this years 1st rounder. Another few pitchers and we're read to go.

Hope Giolito comes back the same pitcher he was the night of his injury. He looked great that game.

I was surprised the hitter wasn't McCann instead of Rondon. Also, Eaton showed us why people have a hard time giving up on him. His defense and speed are elite.