Sleepy Harold

Strained right flexor pronator for Marshall. Going to need Soxtalk's resident doctor to chime in here and explain this situation to me like I'm 5 years old.

Posters advocating for actively trying to hurt an opposing player, Welcome to Soxtalk!

Up to a 958 OPS for the season, and after the big night, is now slashing .296/.344/.478 with an 822 OPS vs RHP.

Generally speaking, not a good sign.

They're definitely an intriguing club to watch with the mix of young talent they have there. I want to head out there at some point in the next couple years and hit all the Sox NC affiliates in one trip.

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They were terrible in May, have been much improved in June. Looks like 2-22 in May if I counted right.

Injuries have really derailed him year after year. It's easy to see the tools when he's on a heater (and healthy), he has just never really stayed on the field all that consistently in his tenure here. Hopefully he's able to keep swinging it well and build up more value with the bat to get an opportunity with a rebuilding club. Can't really see him getting a long (hell, even a partial) look here in 2021 or once he's out of options.

Colas is sitting out because he's guaranteed a higher bonus in the next period. Teams weren't allowed to trade for more INTL $ and every team had most (if not all) of their $ committed by the time he was deemed eligible to sign. The trading intl $ for buyout coverage was back in 2019 (Nate Jones and Beef), and was/is still a very dumb decision that they made.

I agree that he phrased it as the Sox are trading for Eduardo (and that's how I interpreted it as well), but he went out of his way to type what he did instead of actually saying he was traded to the Sox. Like I said, he said it without actually saying it. Probably just splitting hairs over it, as we'll (hopefully) know the outcome soon enough.

He didn't exactly say it, but I think the "and soon on his way from the #Dbacks to the #WhiteSox" part is essentially saying it without actually having said it.

No stream in Asheville, so unless someone was there, very unlikely one will surface.

Of course, that's what "insiders" do

Well according to NSC it was supposed to be done "in the next few days" around 10 days ago...so nothing new other than Bob and Heyman saying the Sox are interested, which isn't really new.

Yeah I don't think they necessity want to roll the dice with him at 2b right now either, which I completely understand.

Yeah those are drastic, so maybe a Sheets/Burger DH platoon with some mixing in at 2B/OF (if the Sox are feeling crazy) could work. If they want to give it some run before the deadline, Sheets has a nice line of .330/.367/.553 920 OPS vs RHP. I know AAA stats are what they are and they (obviously) aren't guarantees for MLB success, I just don't know how much longer Yermin can continue to be a black hole before something is done. To this point, Adam Eaton has been a better hitter since May (albeit in 56 less PAs) than Yermin, and Eaton can't hit LHP at all. It's not an ideal scenario, but it's something that could play to their strengths and possibly help the team out.

At this rate, I don't see how much longer they can reasonably keep Burger down while Yermin is swinging a pool noodle at the dish. Great to see Jake forcing the issue.

Yolbert? He's currently in Winston-Salem with a 709 OPS but been hitting a bit better as of late.

That makes sense to me. Versatility across the IF is always a plus, bring Eduardo home Rick.

The Sox could use some more if you ask me.

I'm sure that plays a big factor, but don't forget about Alexei Ramirez and Jose Contreras' successes here. I'm sure those didn't hurt either. Maybe you could even make a case for Viciedo and El Duque, although that may be a bit tougher. I'm sure a portion of it has to do with the comfortability factor as well. Jose, Yoan, Luis, and Yaz are all on the major league club and signed lucrative deals with the club. Young players coming out of Cuba have seen how the Sox have handled them and I'm sure it's at least intriguing to them.

And someone that has a history with Tony too, which to me is a bit more significant.