EvilJester99 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 some heat for the K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) On 8/15/2018 at 1:03 AM, Chicago White Sox said: I must be nuts then, because I think Lopez has more potential than Giolito. Expand I honestly don't understand how anyone can think this. Lopez has nothing. I see nothing more than #5 or long relief for Lopez, I can see at least a #2 for Gio, did you see that pitch that was disgusting. That was an excellent job of tightrope walking by Giolito. More progress. Edited August 15, 2018 by Jack Parkman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 On 8/15/2018 at 12:53 AM, Jack Parkman said: What offspeed junque is Lopez supposed to use to get hitters off his fastball? He has nothing. His stuff absolutely won't play in the bullpen. It is starting or mopup for him. Expand I don’t buy this theory at all. He used to have a bomb-ass curveball and then dropped it for reasons unknown. Either way, his fastball would play up in the pen and I think he can develop the slider enough to be a solid reliever worst case scenario. To think he couldn’t fill a bullpen role of any capacity is quite frankly absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Great work, Lucas! Pitched out of bases loaded and nobody out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) On 8/15/2018 at 1:09 AM, Chicago White Sox said: I don’t buy this theory at all. He used to have a bomb-ass curveball and then dropped it for reasons unknown. Either way, his fastball would play up in the pen and I think he can develop the slider enough to be a solid reliever worst case scenario. To think he couldn’t fill a bullpen role of any capacity is quite frankly absurd. Expand Just watch how comfortable hitters are vs. Lopez. They're not scared of his stuff. Hitters are on everything. Lopez lacks an out pitch. Edited August 15, 2018 by Jack Parkman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 On 8/15/2018 at 1:07 AM, Jack Parkman said: I honestly don't understand how anyone can think this. Lopez has nothing. I see nothing more than #5 or long relief for Lopez, I can see at least a #2 for Gio, did you see that pitch that was disgusting. That was an excellent job of tightrope walking by Giolito. More progress. Expand Because I’ve seen Lopez when he has three pitches working and he can be dominant. Also, how come you dwell on Lopez’s low spin rate when Giolito has basically the same low spin rate at a much lower velocity. Maybe I’m misinterpreting the stat, but seems like you should be ripping Lucas more for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 On 8/15/2018 at 1:10 AM, Jack Parkman said: Just watch how comfortable hitters are vs. Lopez. They're not scared of his stuff. Hitters are on everything. Lopez lacks an out pitch. Expand They can sit on his fastball because he uses it too much and is unable to command his secondary pitches well enough. I agree he needs to develop his secondary pitches, which is again why I’m frustrated he gave up his curveball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 That has to be a passed ball and not a wild pitch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Sox could throw a parade with all the outfielders who have passed thru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Juan Minaya lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 We can’t try anyone else from AA or AAA to close? Why not Fry...obviously for just one inning? This is crazy. Tigers’ announcers completely floored we’re trying to get Minaya to close out the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) On 8/15/2018 at 1:15 AM, Chicago White Sox said: Because I’ve seen Lopez when he has three pitches working and he can be dominant. Also, how come you dwell on Lopez’s low spin rate when Giolito has basically the same low spin rate at a much lower velocity. Maybe I’m misinterpreting the stat, but seems like you should be ripping Lucas more for that. Expand I rip both of them for that. The difference is that Giolito has been getting swings and misses on his fastball lately and Lopez really doesn't get swings and misses of any kind. It doesn't matter as much if it still fools hitters. I haven't seen Lopez have 3 pitches working once this season, and I've seen all of his starts except maybe one or two. Last year I would have thought both players had a chance to be TOR starters because Lopez actually had 3 pitches working. It seems though as all hitters needed was a scouting report on him and now they're on everything. Edited August 15, 2018 by Jack Parkman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) Acuna Jr. with yet another huge homer, Jesus. He’s going to get some MVP votes if he keeps this up. Edited August 15, 2018 by caulfield12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 On 8/15/2018 at 1:16 AM, Chicago White Sox said: They can sit on his fastball because he uses it too much and is unable to command his secondary pitches well enough. I agree he needs to develop his secondary pitches, which is again why I’m frustrated he gave up his curveball. Expand As a closer, I think Lopez could hit 100. If you go back and watch his first inning with the Sox when he was amped up, his fastball was electric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sticky Stuff Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 On 8/15/2018 at 2:23 AM, southsider2k5 said: Expand It might be beneficial for Giolito to throw batting practice before he starts from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 On 8/14/2018 at 7:52 PM, iWiN4PreP said: We need a PTC thread, too :p. Let's go Eloy-less White Sox for a loss but a good game from Gio, Moncada, Abreu, Avi! Expand I apologize profusely. We had an emergency today and it plain slipped my mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 On 8/15/2018 at 12:43 AM, caulfield12 said: Acuna, Jr., pretty good...7 homers in his last 30 at bats. Expand On 8/15/2018 at 2:03 AM, caulfield12 said: Acuna Jr. with yet another huge homer, Jesus. He’s going to get some MVP votes if he keeps this up. Expand What does this have to do with yesterday's Sox game? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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