Blackout Friday

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ May 2, 2017 -> 08:45 PM) I'm not sure how a declarative statement, with no caveats before or after, is supposed to be put into "context". He said what he said. "It will be one of the greatest trades in WS history" It was STONE that tried to give context with "if he keeps playing like this". Hawk is lucky that Stone tries to help him instead of just hanging him out to try. "When he is retired, hopefully 15 years from now, you look back and you will say one of the best trades etc....."

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ May 2, 2017 -> 08:42 PM) lol, that's a verbatim quote, bruh. what context are you f***ing even on about? Context and verbatim are not the same thing.

QUOTE (flavum @ May 2, 2017 -> 08:11 PM) Did Duffy dip when he pitched last year? Looks stupid. He dips, you dip, we dip.

Jim palmer's analysis of the machado home run was fantastic. "Well the velocity has gone down. I mean, you know, it was at 98, so...still good at 95, 98" Never thought of it that way.

Hey gang, did you know the Royals bullpen isn't as good as it used to be?!?

we knew when we drafted him that he was a beast controlling the running game, but that questionable bat they kept talking about is still a problem. I guess that's baseball....so predictable. Edited because I can't spell

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 30, 2017 -> 02:27 PM) Wish we were seeing more development so far from him this year Struggling can be part of development. He needs to adjust, and I'm sure he's intelligent enough to realize this and obviously talented enough to execute. Obviously no guarantees, but I'm not ready to worry too much. He's also seemingly started slow every year while going through the minor leagues.

Not able to watch the game, but Avi exited early and is listed as day-to-day. Nothing bad I'm assuming?

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Apr 30, 2017 -> 12:04 PM) That sucks,really look forward to Kopech starts Dunning filling in for him!! Jake Dunning!!

Agreed. He still makes some mistakes, but that is to be expected. He has all the tools to be great and seemingly the head and work ethic to match. One pleasant surprise is his arm. scouting reports seemed mixed on it, and seeing a dart to first from the left side of the infield makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.

Giolito is only a few months older than Dunning, both 22 years old. I don't imagine giolito would struggle in low A.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Apr 21, 2017 -> 07:38 PM) Stfu Asche and sit your salty ass down. So awful. Rebuilding sucks lol Maybe I'm missing something, but why even bother with Asche? I don't really get what they see in him.

Hopefully he comes back strong. He was looking good. With the Padres covering half or so of his salary, if he can be a serviceable 4th starter he could be moved. Probably not much of a return, but at least some payroll being cleared.

Cardinals have said publicly they're concerned about the bullpen. Deep pockets. Decent farm.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 14, 2017 -> 09:02 PM) Willy has a good swing Been thinking the same thing. Hitterish.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 9, 2017 -> 05:43 PM) Doesn't matter, 4 K's per 9 isn't going to work at the major league level. Well, it does matter. You'd still like to see him get some punchouts, but it's more acceptable from him than most other guys. I guess the point being for the type of pitcher he is, a 9-1 go/ao ratio is more encouraging to me than his k rate is discouraging.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 9, 2017 -> 03:16 PM) Only two K's, which isn't going to work. He's a sinkerballer. 9-1 GO/FO

Seeing things

Avi seemed to be in some pain. We'll see next half inning. Maybe I'm seeing things.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Apr 8, 2017 -> 10:16 AM) Blister was a recurring issue a lot of last year for him. He missed 5 weeks or something. They have depth to fill in for that.

Avi would've had that

King of the IFFB

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Apr 7, 2017 -> 03:25 PM) Q won't be bringing back Bellinger Not really the point I was trying to make. They built themselves depth to absorb minor injuries. But regardless, discussion never hurts.

I don't think a blister is going to be the reason they trade Bellinger and others.

If we really want to tank just bring back tank