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Would love to know it it’s just Escobar or if the Sox are trying to grab an arm too.

What an odd tweet from Bob. Would love to see something happen. This team needs a boost.

Thought the same thing. Very surprised to see Fry optioned.

I don't think Schwarber was ever a realistic option. This team needs a 2B and a RF. Schwarbs doesn't check either of those.

He’s nothing special. Royals let him walk, that should say all you really need to know.

It certainly makes a ton of sense on paper. Although with Nightengale leaking it, I can't help but wonder why the Sox intentionally want this info out there. They normally don't operate like that unless they are looking at an alternative option and trying to force their hand?

Adding Escobar would be a decent addition. Sox need some more thump in the lineup, especially down in the bottom of the order. He shouldn't cost all that much either, which is important because this team needs to add some arms for the bullpen too.

He gotta cut down on the strikeouts still for me. Currently at 37.7%

He only has 14 innings on the year. 1-2 good outings can even it all out.

Yep.

What a fun team. They are really taking to this Twins team so far this seaon! Don't stop now, keep stomping on them!

I believe he did, but do we really know where the tear is exactly?

I don’t believe he has the arm for it. He was drafted as a CF.

How are people convincing themselves that the Sox should trade depth away on a team that desperately lacks depth everywhere else. This is crazy talk about moving Vaughn or Eloy.

I wouldn't look at any of it seriously. Look at Spencer Torkelson - he's only 1 for 20. They just need to get back to playing every day. Judging these guys on 10 to 20 AB's isn't anything when they haven't face live competition in over a year. This minor league season is going to be very interesting for not just the Sox but all 30 teams.

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?date=2021-03-21&gamePk=642152&chartType=pitch&legendType=pitchName&playerType=pitcher&inning=&count=&pitchHand=&batSide=&descFilter=&ptFilter=&resultFilter=&hf=playerBreakdown#642152

And Charlotte innings = White Sox innings? There's literally no harm in letting him start games in Charlotte, unless of course you find it necessary to give those innings to Matt Tomshaw instead?

Didn't Katz have him completely rework his delivery? Still has an option left, so let him go to Charlotte.

Thanks! I took it on an angle because I was getting a lot of glare.

No, didn’t want to make it too permanent - just bolted into the wall. Maybe down the road I’ll do something like that.

Kind of tough because of the glass, but if you want to see a specific guy just let me know and I’ll post a close up.

Gotta be this for me. Took roughly 4 1/2 years to complete. The vast majority were acquired in-person, with a few purchased from a dealer I trust.

That ranking is being based off of an extremely small sample size in which Cespedes struggled. However, I do think he’s much more of a wildcard than people think. It’s been a while since he swung the bat competitively. Just because his big brother was a superstar for a few seasons, doesn’t make this guy on the same level. I’m really looking forward to where the Sox start him and how he performs.

This obviously will cause a drop in offense, but the bigger concern regarding the pitching isn’t guys getting shelled or failing to go 6, it’s the worry that many of these guys will have difficulty adjusting back to a 162 game grind coming off a 60 game season or not even pitching at all (i.e. Kopech). There’s a high likelihood we may see an increase in injuries because of this. Edit: As far as a summary, I’d expect a decrease in slugging and HR’s potentially by a decent amount. Seems like the ball will be less bouncy than years past. They use some data from Korea when they changed the ball as a comparison. It’s a good read.

Except Cespedes checks so many White Sox requirements: - was sought after many years ago - old, aging veteran - has a family member in the system