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QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 09:38 AM) Then I'm sorry, but if you expected him to be better than above average in his rookie year, I think your expectations were too high. You're right. I should have realized he struck out like it's no one's business everywhere he played, and then my expectations would have been lower.

FIRE HIM

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 09:24 AM) Javy Baez was a strikeout machine at first as well. He still sort of is. 28% last year. QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 08:58 AM) In what world is a 104 wRC+ and a .750 OPS not good from a 22 year old? The world where we expect more from the main piece of a trade where our favorite team traded the best pitcher in baseball. QUOTE (oneofthemikes @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 09:23 AM) It's possible that we have another Alexei Ramirez situation on our hands. He always started out poorly and then when the weather warmed up, so did he. Guys from Cuba haven't ever had to play in the cold. Probably 70%, if not more, of the MLB is from Texas, Florida, California or somewhere in the Caribbean or South America. Give this excuse a rest. QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 09:14 AM) Moncada's a bust, Tatis with his .494 OPS at AA is a can't miss star. I love extremely small sample size conclusions. How come no one is freaking out about Giolito? He's pretty much sucked. No one is saying he IS a bust. They're saying he has been bad *so far*. FWIW Tatis has been s*** to start the year. Oh, and if you don't think anyone is freaking out about Giolito, read the game thread from last night.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 10:14 PM) I don't think that solely justifies ignoring wide receiver depth again. With the tag, it just seems like another case where Ryan Pace thought he was the smartest guy in the room, but clearly wasn't. I do like the other offseason.moves, but this was a weird one. Who has great WR depth? Just as the Bears will be screwed without Robinson and Gabriel... Minnesota would be screwed without Diggs and Thielen Atlanta would be in trouble without Jones and Sanu Rodgers would pull his hair out without Adams and Cobb Wentz would struggle without Agholor and Jeffery The idea isn't to have WR depth anymore. It's to have versatile pass catchers, and the Bears have 5 of them. That's plenty.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 08:09 AM) He's clearly a bust. If he isnt hitting now, he'll never hit. He's almost 23 for crying out loud. No one who is any good has ever had a rough 10 game stretch. To be fair he wasn’t exactly good last year or in his short stint in Boston

QUOTE (daggins @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 10:06 PM) I am somewhat concerned that Yoan does not understand that pitches in the strike zone are strikes and will be called against him. He spends a lot of time admiring them, perhaps enjoying the arc in their motion, or the whizzing sound as it passes by, and very little time swinging at them. It’s cold out. He’s 22. He’s from a warm weather country. He hits the ball hard. Give him time

Stone is not impressed by Moncada or the organization tonight. Good for him

QUOTE (Footlongcomiskeydog @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 09:59 PM) Is that you Kenny Williams? Sounds like every first rounder you drafted except Sale in the last decade. I’m being sarcastic. He has a lot of fans on this board and they’ll just tell you he’s physically gifted and crushes the ball, and there’s no bringing it up or they treat you like you’re dumb as s***

QUOTE (Footlongcomiskeydog @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 09:54 PM) The kid looks like anything but a can't miss prospect. Can we get a mulligan and trade him back for Devers please? He’s trying his hardest and has loads of tools

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 08:14 PM) Really in a bad stretch now...0/2 with 2 more k's. (Hopes the jinx of posting bad results actually causes him to reach 3-4 times the rest of the game, but that's a tough ask with Berrios on the mound, and this weather.) This? Still?

5 walks. Yikes.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 08:54 PM) Why does he keep ducking down on pitches over the plate Because he f***ing blows a**

Automatic Out Adam

Maybe they would have been better off losing 14-7 on OD and perhaps this f***ing garbage would be more expected. Either way this is god damn embarrassing. #RickysBoysBlow

5-4-3 DP 4-6-3 DP or 6-4-3 DP here for Jose?

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 08:04 PM) Tired of the excuses daily about TA lousy errors. Who has excuses for his defense?

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:52 PM) Yoan is fouling off too many fastballs over the plate instead of squaring up. But he leads the league in exit velocity QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:52 PM) We traded Chris Sale for this guy? He is doing his best QUOTE (Heads22 @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:52 PM) Yoan needs a day off or something He’s 22 from Cuba. You expect him to hit in this weather?

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:50 PM) Engel should be playing in minor league games

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:45 PM) Um, the guy whose post I just replied too? Maybe you haven’t followed his posts in these game threads, but he talks like Moncada is a talentless hack. The strikeouts are an issue that need to be addressed, but Moncada can still be a damn good player with a higher average K rate and Stryker doesn’t understand or believe that. He never said anyhing about his physical gifts or his talent. The argument is that s*** doesn’t matter if he keeps striking out

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:42 PM) not sure. I've been to about half the parks in MLB but none of those four. of the one's I've been to camden, safeco and AT&T are my favs. least favs are probably comerica and rogers centre. So you have been to Seattle? I said Seattle as 1/4 and you said you’ve never been to any of those 4 Never been to Camden Yards but I plan on going in july

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:37 PM) never been there but on TV this park looks generic AF with mediocre sight lines. Has Benetti never been to Pittsburgh, Seattle, Milwaukee or Boston? Those 4 parks, for my money, are the best in baseball (I’ve never been to this park)

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:37 PM) Berrios isn't bad at throwing a baseball. He’s pretty damn impressive. Throws tons of strikes and his offspeed pitches move a s*** load

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:34 PM) By all means call out his strikeout rate, but you sound like an idiot when you talk like Moncada isn’t one of the most physically gifted players in baseball and wasn’t a consensus #1 overall prospect like a year or so ago. If he fails it won’t be because the organization failed to identify talent or developed a “prospect crush”, it will be because they still haven’t figured out to develop players with swing & miss issues. Who is talking like he isn’t physically gifted? I don’t think anyone cares if he was physically gifted or not. We just want him to strikeout less and get on base more.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:32 PM) this team swings through an insane amount of piped fastballs. at any velocity. The 1-0 and 1-1 pitches to Delmonico were right down the middle, too

That was absolutely disgusting base running by Sano