Snopek

Laugh now, but yall are underestimating the importance of going R L R L in the batting order and the fear it will strike in Alex Cora as he sweats through how to navigate this sox lineup with his bullpen.

Palacios gets to tell his grandkids that he once batted cleanup in a major league game.

I wouldn't say they're clear wins, but once a player has a good season in the majors (which Eloy and Robert both have had) and then regress, I think it starts to become more about injuries and/or the coachability of the specific player rather than a development failure.

Hooray

I generally agree with this, but I think the terms “hand selected” and “picked” are giving a little too much credit to Jerry’s process. I liken his hiring process to changing channels on tv and then the remote dies, but being too lazy to get up to replace the batteries so you just leave on whatever channel is on.

I mean what he’s saying is probably true. It’s essentially that the players are trying, they’re just not good enough.

Yes

Crushing it so far

I hate that you made me look up Maldonado's stat line from last year to see how many at bats he had (135).

I remember that one time

Mason Miller vs these idiots lol

In case you need a break from making fun of the Sox, I present the O’s:

I feel like the A’s have been pretty good at scouting, drafting and developing hitters for a while now. As a Sox fan, I can’t even comprehend what that must be like.

They shouldn’t hurry a trade, but they also shouldn’t delay a trade because there’s no obvious CF replacement. Whoever they put out there will not be good, so it doesn’t really matter.

🙋‍♂️ I don’t mind it. They deserve it.