Chick Mercedes

Amen. Not sure what they could have done with the situation, but how many spark plugs a team can afford to lose before a fanbase wonders where the edge went. For sure I dont think it is smart to manage the team depending on a guy like Collins, but that guy was a winner.

Hey if that works for anyone, whatever gets ypu through the night. Too bad the effects still plague him. He has this phenomenal knowledge of the strike zone that once was a reason he struck out so much.

Right now, the most logical explanation is that he showed weakness between the ears when he accepted the excuse in the first place. I doubt real ballers go down that road ever. Fact remains his has always indicated a problem, and it’s probably not a physical problem.

I can’t think of a truly great player it has completely sunk his career, can you?

You can classify it as management making finishing moves on an unfinished team. It just speaks to the general delusion of grandeur within the entire organization. They did a good enough job as far as what they were doing. But they sort of quit before they were done.

When a guy leans on excuses like he got Covid once, thats kind of a red flag.

The Sox don’t win according to their production numbers. Which are not great. But good enough for a better record. They seem to be losers that believed their own hype. This humbling was necessary.

We were all guilty of overhype, and they willl still be a good team, but the team itself fed the beast. Calling each other Mike Trout and future MVPs and Cy Youngs. World Series or bust. Come on guys, get ahold of yourselves and play baseball.

Its just good health. He said his body hasn’t felt this good in a long time .

A couple things, Collins is a bust. Yes, Abreu is in a “slump”, but Moncada is just Moncada.

Not sure that isn’t a better idea than Vaughn. Right now, Vaughn the White Sox’ Patrick Williams. It would be one thing if Vaughn had a track record of production as a professional baseball player. We’re shoving these guys lije Vaughn and Garcia into the lineup like there is a good reason to.

Hard to pinpoint the exact problem. Of course there are the specific moves you can look at. Yet the biggest problem is that the team’s mojo is gone. Whether or not Dr Evil or Tony Larussa stole it. Or if Tony Larussa has become evil.

HIlarious we do garbage things like artificially putting a man on second, and baseball won't use the freaking electronic strike zone box for appeals. Out of preserving the essence of the game

Perhaps. But by virtue of spending all that money on him he is being forced into the action at this point, albeit not in great situations so far, and not abundantly. I think Karma bites a team in the ass if they don't build a team according to prioritized needs on paper

I was afraid he would be overpowered at the plate actually. He does have a great eye, but I thinkin essence in the long run, he willbe overpowered by being only moderately productive

I can't believe how much better spent 54 million could have been in the outfield. We're still acting like a class B organization, afraid of it's own players, and also afraid to follow up initial investments intelligently. Eloy should have been and would have been replaced in left already with a legitimate outfielder if this was the Yankees. And Maybe the Yankees would have spent 54 million on a closer, but I believe they would have spent their energy on priorities first.

I'm not sure that he would have more value to the White Sox long term than a real left fielder, which is kinda where I was going with that. The Sox can't leave it up to friggin Colas, Eloy and Engel. A competant, serious organization would not. Mercedes maintaining his value as a hitter, or just as a prospect atm, combined with a pitching prospect would make the most obvious trade bait now or later. Eloy has DH on lockdown, so let's get used to the idea of trading Mercedes imo

Well, I was gonna title a thread, 'What if Hendricks keeps blowing it?' (ALA the recent threads), but I guess this'll do....

Just given his age, if Yermin keeps hitting, I think we have to look at his place in the lineup and project Eloy in that role. The injury may force the team to trade Yermin and prospects for a real left fielder. I mean, the Sox can’t go on like this...right?

The Bulls are blowing out the Craptors by 20 in the 2nd quarter

Good ole home cookin’

If Mercedes is real, he will unlock this lineup when Eloy returns

Not to far off from Oscar Colas. Little less upright.

Im grateful for offense. But Ill settle for error free games

Take a hindsight look at some of those old rosters, and you likely cannot point out a convincing reason that was a better course of action.