poppysox

If we had to move Moncada to 2nd to make room for Machado we would have blocked Madrigal. This way we still have a great infield with available cash reserves to extend Moncada, Cease, Kopech, Robert, Madrigal or find free agent pitchers, etc.. For my money I prefer not to have so many eggs in one basket. Someone needs to be on base for the thumpers. Just my preference.

Been a long time since Coop "fixed" anyone.

GM's do strange things when trying to find what they believe to be the final piece. Many Cub fans believe Chapman was worth the price they paid.

As I said...I wish we didn't.

The trades of Sale, Q & Eaton along with pre-arb early extensions show RH's overall negotiation abilities. The Shields deal is the only black mark for me. In hind sight we overpaid for Shields but we were shoring up the rotation. The Cubs overpaid for Q just like we overpaid for Shields. You're not going to win them all.

As I've said before...he is going to be special. Working the count, using up a pitchers 100 pitches, stealing an important base. Nellie Fox won a lot of important games for the Sox and he was a Madrigal without as much speed. Can't wait.

That is what RH was saying.

Yomer is having the same experience as most players and regular working people. First few years he doesn't earn much and he's pretty good at some things required of a part time player. As time goes by he earns a little more money and gets to play more. Another raise or two and even more playing time. One day he is earning good money and doesn't play as well anymore. Boss says things are not going so well we need to make some changes. That's how it works. Yomer is not worth the playing time he gets or the money. I was a real Yomer fan but I am ready to move on.

I also see a future for him. Needs to throw strikes and stop with the walks. He has stuff... doesn't need to nibble.

I do believe you must be psychic.

In trying to find positives I was thinking how likeable our future stars appear to be. Moncada, Anderson and Jimenez all smiles and happiness. Madrigal, Cease, Robert and Kopech also have nice attitudes when I see them interviewed. Once this all comes together I think we will have a nice bunch of guys to encourage. Thomas & Buehrle were great baseball players and came across as good natured guys. Great examples for the current group to emulate.

Now that I think about it...I wonder if Mark Buehrle would like to coach.

Pitch like we have and the sky is the limit!

Why not give Cordell the major league at bats over Palka? Better hitter, better runner, better defensively & better arm. I would think Cordell would have more trade value if he could show his wares. Amazing how we give unlimited time to some players while a Cordell actually does something and we send him down. By the way...I actually like Palka and he seems like a nice guy...but he is lost at the plate. Needs to find himself at AAA.

Seems like a really long time since Coop fixed someone. Maybe his methods don't translate as well as they once did. These lopsided losses that are over in the early innings are really unwatchable. Between walking the world and taking forever between pitches...yet we have unlimited patience with one non performer after another. We can't get 5 inning out of a starter without giving up 4 or 5 runs and the bullpen is just as bad. Who is a fault if not the coaching?

What a pleasure to watch Glasnow pitch today. Get the ball...throw the ball. For a team that saw Mark Buehrle work for years you would think Coop would insist on an up-tempo game plan. I felt the Rays looked to have energy on the field and on defense. Can you imagine waiting at your defensive position on a cold rainy day with your pitcher putzing around. I suspect those off target throws from the infielders to Abreu are sometimes causes by the tempo of the game. It's bad enough to play poorly but is it really necessary to play poorly so slowly. Since whatever our pitchers are doing doesn't seem to be working it wouldn't hurt to try. I lasted 8 innings before I couldn't take it anymore.

AMEN!

I understand the mechanics of hitting. What is puzzling is coaching not insisting the player learns the skill of pushing a ball through that massive hole. Every player who gets an exaggerated shift practice rolling the ball up the opposite field line. You would think would reduce to size of those shifts. Just like bunting---some guys just can't do it or don't want to. Some power guys says that's not why their paid the big bucks. I think OBP is more important HR's.

I wish our coaches would work on the pace some of our pitchers. Nova was unwatchable. I had trouble staying awake. Can only imagine how fielders are attempting not to day dream.

I agree with your analysis. When fans see the opposite field gaps (you could drive a truck through) it's hard to imagine why every hitter doesn't take a free hit or two every day. Must be harder than it looks.

Second giolito start was more the old gio. On the positive side 4ks in 4 innings isn't terrible but those walks of course were way too much. How was his velo?

A great day to let the BP to get some work. Stay positive.

A bomb by Yoan and we can get back in this.

"That ball was kilt"

That was a nice relay throw.