Jose Abreu

Ketel Marte is a 7 fWAR player (in 2019) currently with a >.400 OBP on a bargain contract for another 3.5 years. I see him as a more positionally versatile Moncada with a bit more home run power, which probably makes him a top 6-10 position player in the game. Maybe I'm just crazy, but combining that with his contract, I can't see any trade for him that doesn't include two of Kopech, Vaughn, and Crochet, plus a bunch of the other guys you mentioned. He's a superstar

Of course that was you

Agreed. I think it's @ChiSox59 who has said it a few times, but I really can't think of a better fit for this lineup in all of baseball than Grandal. He complements the Abreu/Anderson types perfectly, and Vaughn will surely evolve into that too (just wish he was a lefty, but he'll mash regardless)

I think my favorite part about him is that while he's obviously streaky, even his "bad" streaks are pretty good. Much like Moncada, you can always count on him to at least get on base. When (historically) Abreu or (this season) Mercedes are in their own funks, they're pretty much useless until they snap out of it

Sorry for the pettiness in bumping this, but this thread was always ridiculous and it's nice to see Grandal finally getting his due from some of the naysayers: Grandal: .400 OBP, .833 OPS, 143 wRC+, 1.4 fWAR McCann: .291 OBP, .658 OPS, 88 wRC+, 0.1 fWAR

But Steve Stone said he doesn't care or try!

Yeah, he PH Leury for Vaughn that time. Leury struck out. Ironically, Vaughn faced Clase two games later... and singled

Or to ask why Vaughn didn't play either game. They'll either not ask either or ask about the Leury PH and then not follow up to his illogical response

That was 2017-2019 (I'm assuming). In 2020, I do remember that the bunting pretty much stopped

I agree and I'm really surprised that you're one of the only ones who's upset enough about it to post about it in the TLR thread. To me, giving away 4 outs in a single game is just as bad as any of his in-game blunders with the bullpen/forgetting rules

I disagree. When Robert got hurt, he talked about how it wasn't that big of a deal and it wouldn't be an Eloy-level recovery, until the next day it was. I don't think it's a good thing but I also don't think it's worth reading into

I want 27 bunts tomorrow or I'm never watching again. You guys just don't understand the true genius of the strategy

Bunting their way to another 1-0 loss

True, they wouldn't have to. It's just a possibility that I never see mentioned

It very conveniently only included comments from Jim Leyland and Walt Jocketty, and their only real argument was that the White Sox have a good record. I read it expecting it to be bad, but I wrongly assumed that there would at least be some nuance

I'd argue a 30% walk rate has a higher (but still remote) chance of sustaining than a .120 BABIP

I wouldn't be surprised if the UFOs themselves, such as the "tic tac" ones in a lot of the leaks, are extraterrestrial beings themselves. I think movies and books have conditioned us to expect something with 4 limbs and a face, but there doesn't necessarily have to be something inside these UFOs, if that makes sense

Don't they do this on the first day of every homestand?

Not sure if I'd even call us smart. If that technology exists, one can only imagine the other technologies that must exist that surely surpass human comprehension

Showalter says Britton was readying for a possible save situation, or could have pitched the 12th in a tie game. They had started getting Bundy ready in response to Jimenez getting in trouble.

It's really impressive trolling. He has had like half of the entire board at his throat for a full week now

Well said. It's obviously too early to make any bold proclamations, but in the long run, the increased offensive potential probably outweighs the runs you lose by going to one knee

Perfect, there's nothing I wanted more than to hear what Chris Russo thinks about all of this