Jose Abreu

Yeah, I find it interesting that he's the primary scapegoat despite his two-run homer. Obviously he needed to catch that ball but it was just one of those games- Anderson got picked off, Madrigal got thrown out twice, Abreu made a dumb mistake, the list goes on. Not sure why Grandal is the only one getting a thread after it, especially when he has been playing so well lately

I would simply keep the player who has been one of the best catchers and best hitters in baseball this year and for the last 5 years

I think it'll be good enough to get us through the regular season and maybe, hopefully, a playoff run. But if we were at game 43 of a normal season, I would be really worried about the regression candidates too

The wild-card series (if that's what they're calling it) is at the home ballpark of the higher seed. It's the ALDS, ALCS, and World Series that will be played at neutral sites (AL @ LAD/SDP, NL @ TEX/HOU). It hasn't been officially announced yet, but I'd bet on it

Nah, they need to win 1-2 more to make the playoffs IMO. 28-32 should be enough for the 8th seed. Of course, we're gonna do better than 2-17 from this point forward, but this is just to say that the 99.9% postseason odds seem pretty accurate

I would've been pleased with 7 out of 10 against the Royals this year. Taking 9 against them is awesome

99.9% now per Fangraphs

Not even remotely true

Not only the best Dancing for Dubs, but perhaps the best video of any kind ever created in human history.

I took Tim but it's quite close. All 3 are viable AL MVP candidates as of now, and that's not even hyperbole.

But he was right AGAIN. His accuracy lately is crazy impressive.

There are a lot of things people have been surprised by with Robert, such as "I didn't know he was that good defensively, I didn't know he was that fast" that were pretty obvious to those who have watched or followed him in the minors. However, his baseball IQ, work ethic, and analytical mindset were not widely discussed or publicized prior to his MLB arrival. Combined, they give me hope that he won't "just" stall out as a top 5 player in the AL, but that he'll maximize his potential and become a perennial MVP candidate.

No, but the fact that Jerry felt the need to go to the media and cry about it makes me at least somewhat afraid of the spending budget this winter

To be fair, Nightengale's article wasn't Bob speculating, it was direct quotes from Reinsdorf complaining about how he won't make as much money as he thought he would

I wouldn't say that's disingenuous. If anything, I'd argue using OPS is disingenuous because offense is so down across the league this year, and wRC+ accounts for that. Last I checked, the league average OPS is down 18 points this year

There's no doubt in my mind that Vaughn would be putting up Robert/Jimenez numbers in AA/AAA this year. He got BABIP'd a bit in A+, and he's just way too polished and powerful to struggle at any minor league level

I’m not a fan of Renteria but he’s probably the Manager of the Year frontrunner for the AL. I doubt he goes, sadly

Who do you think gets the third start in round one (assuming we don’t sweep/get swept)? I feel like they’d want Cease to get that experience

For sure. As someone who loves walks, quality ABs, and "the little things", I've been perfectly fine with Grandal's performance. The idea that he has been bad only exists because McCann has hit so well

I know they're on a hot streak, but I think worrying about the Tigers taking our playoff spot is peak Mr. Pessimism

Yup. The Sox could literally go 5-19 the rest of the way and would still probably make the playoffs.

Not as worried about this one as you guys apparently. Berrios shouldn’t intimidate this lineup

Yup, and Tim has already expressed interest (in the past couple of months) in re-signing for longer