Jack Parkman

I agree with this Philosophy. We have no control over it so all we can do is b**** and complain. Sometimes it is therapeutic to do so. That is why I'm complaining. Big picture, I know you're right. I occasionally need to complain and get super negative. It's only temporary though. If 500 fans turned up at 333 W. 35th St with torches and pitchforks demanding that Hahn and Kenny are fired, it wouldn't move the needle one bit.

Thirded about Mitchell.

Eloy is fine. The fact he's not hitting the ball hard is concerning, but it is way too early to say anything really.

I'm not saying that it is impossible, I just don't trust the morons running the FO to get the job done. Probably the healthiest way to look at it is to look at only known quantities and what is happening now. I can't help myself from thinking bigger picture, but the best approach is to just let this season play out and see what happens. Idk, maybe I need to lower my standards and not expect as much.

I had tried everything. The issue was I was born with my Achilles tendon and Gastrocnemius tendon too tight that orthotics weren't able to do the job. I had been to about 20-25 podiatrists and orthopedic surgeons over 20 years and this was the first time I actually got a fucking explanation. My feet pronate and are flat, and the pain has been so severe for so long. It has been affecting my ability to hold a job so it had to be done. Orthotics are supposed to push your foot up into the correct position and my tendons weren't flexible enough to do that.

It has to come together over the next two seasons though. If they get to 2021 and they haven't broken 80 wins yet, it is too late. In my opinion, they have a 15-20% chance to actually get in contention. The margin for error is razor thin. No more injuries and underperformance. Jimenez needs to hit in 2020 at the latest. Moncada needs to take a step this year. Kopech and Cease have to get healthy, stay healthy and dominate.

These numbers look cherry picked. Put them all in the same sample size and get back to me. 200 games. All of them through 200 games.

Didn't I say there is plenty of time for him? He's played 21 games. It sucks more that he's hurt than anything else. He's got plenty of time. Who knows, I might have a completely different opinion by the end of the year. I said it is far too early to say anything about Jimenez(other than he's horrible in the OF) and to declare Moncada good. This is still incomplete. I'm just saying that my patience is being severely tested. It is time for some of these guys to put up or shut up. I'm to the point where minor league players aren't exciting me anymore. I want to see some results at the big club. Let me clarify: by the end of this season, we'll know whether this is likely to work or not. They're running out of time, and their margin for error is razor thin. It's teetering on the brink. That is the most rational point of view. If anything is apparent, it is that the 1st wave and 2nd wave of talent may be too far apart to maximize their window, if one opens. If the 2nd wave struggles at all they're fucked.

JD Martinez was weird. He fits the Jose Bautista mold, and he is a DH and has always been a DH. I disagree with you on Mike Trout. He played 40 games at age 19 and at age 20 in his 1st full season he exploded. He never struggled for a full season. I consider Trout one of those "hit the ground running guys" because a 40 game cup of coffee at the end of a season is different than being an everyday player. Also he was 19. People like to cite Trout, but Trout was: 1) 19 years old 2) had a small 40 game sample size. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/troutmi01.shtml Here's his player page, go look at his 2012 and tell me he wasn't an instant star. He put up 10.5 WAR in his first full season. Altuve had 2+ seasons of low value before he broke out. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/altuvjo01.shtml Is it wrong to say that it is time for some of these guys to put up or shut up?

I obviously didn't say that. There is plenty of evidence to the contrary. When was the last time a Sox position prospect came to MLB and absolutely lit the world on fire? Maggs? It's been too long. There's obviously plenty of time for Jimenez, but Moncada has to do it this year. He's had 1100 PA at the MLB level. He's doing well right now, but it is too early in the season to say he's figured it out. Gotta see more. But Fathom and I were discussing this last night, that Altuve was the only guy we could think of that came up and wasn't a stud immediately and was a star. Most hit the ground running and never look back. Those that burn down villages tend to have more staying power, but even those that have instant success can fall on their face. Baseball is a humbling game. That comment was meant more about frustration with the Sox not having anyone come up and be an insta-star yet. I've taken a pretty rational approach to this rebuild, and this last weekend has really tested my patience, to say the least. I think it is starting to get to the point where results at the MLB level, at the very least at the individual level, are necessary.

He destroyed every level except AAA, and in 2017 when before he got hurt in late May/early June, he was hitting .340. They kept him down and he got a little bored.

Obviously, just a saying. I've lamented for years that they're 10-15 years behind the rest of the majors in their baseball operations dept.

No reason to wait. The clock is ticking. If they're deemed ready, call 'em up.

Not this year, but for his 2017-18 yeah. And he's been scuffling for 2 weeks now. I want to believe it is just normal ebbs and flows of the season but I'm a little freaked that he sucks again. I personally think Moncada has little power from the right side and they've faced a ton of lefties is the last two weeks. It is probably going to take him a bit to get his lefty swing back.

Well, yeah. It is incredibly frustrating that the Sox can't have a nice new shiny toy. It seems the baseball gods don't allow them to have nice things.

I think we all knew it, but they just reaffirmed it.

If Moncada and Jimenez have taught us anything, it is that dominating the minors is great, but the majors is a completely different ballgame. It's nice to be excited about Robert, but minor league rankings and stats mean jack and shit. Gotta come up to the Sox and rake.

Lol. For now is correct

Lol.

KC had a 4 year window. The Sox will be lucky to even have one open.

Everyone got rained out in NC, idk about Birmingham. Charlotte played early.

Not really. Most of their players time will be close to up. That is about the time where they'll have to make a decision to reboot or not. Not to mention the CBA is up that year, and nobody knows if baseball will be played.

If they ever reach the point where there is no margin for error, then you can take it one step further and declare failure. Injuries always happen.

This. So much this. They actually have an owner and GM that knows their ass from a hole in the ground.