Blackout Friday Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Dick Allen said: Would depend how you look at it. His fWAR is actually worse than Alonso’s, and since it’s negative the fewer ABs actually helps him. If you take it by career Alonso is better. But if you just want to fit Palka career vs Alonso 40 games, then your narrative works. Palka sucks. Come to grips with it. Right now, Tilson and Cordell deserve to be in Chicago more than Palka. I am sure Delmonico will go when Eloy is back. Hopefully tomorrow. It was a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 1 hour ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Better at what ? Hard to be a worse hitter than Alonso has been . Better HR hitter than Delmonico Tilson and Cordell .Better as a baseball player not so much but he is getting a ton of walks at AAA . Well, this year he was a worse hitter than Alonso and was a worse HR hitter than Cordell and Delmonico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moan4Yoan Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 1 hour ago, TaylorStSox said: Neither Palka nor Alonso are part of the team's future. They're at about the top of the "who gives a shit" list. Well, let’s make sure of that and cut Alonso loose before he hits his option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Palka 1-2 with 2 more walks today. Hard to tell if this new patience is real unless you bring him up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 I’d bring him back. I’d probably DH him most of the time as a Eloy / Palka OF is just dreadful, but i still think he could be a decent platoon piece while he’s paid next to nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny Lucy's Avocado Farm Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Palka didn't really get a proper Spring Training as he was hurt. I was really surprised that he didn't start the season on the DL, instead they used an option and let him get ready that way... Whenever they DFA Alonso (I hope soon) Palka will be back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Palka Injured List Batter of the Week 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 21 hours ago, Quin said: Well, this year he was a worse hitter than Alonso and was a worse HR hitter than Cordell and Delmonico. 35 AB's after he was hurt in Spring training hardly seems fair to say what you just said , We all know by last year that he can hit HR's and Alonso has been putrid against righties , His SLG. is right around .250 . 250 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: 35 AB's after he was hurt in Spring training hardly seems fair to say what you just said , We all know by last year that he can hit HR's and Alonso has been putrid against righties , His SLG. is right around .250 . 250 ! DFA Castillo and Alonso and call up Collins and Palka. What do they have to lose by doing that? It's almost too perfectly setup to justify carrying those assclowns 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 On 5/19/2019 at 7:54 AM, Two-Gun Pete said: Charlotte is the most-favorable hitting environment in that league, & perhaps in all of MiLB. If Alonzo weren't here, sure. Kuechel isn't coming here; other teams that are in contention will be interested in him, so why would he sign here? Adding veterans to a middling squad is the thought process that got us into being "mired in mediocrity" in the first place. I don't want to go back to the bad old days of 2013-2016, in all honesty. Palka is my hero. He is the key to our success. Lumberjacks everywhere rejoice. I do enjoy the guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 They should DFA Alonzo and give the spot to Palka because it's a rebuild year and who cares. But they probably won't eat Yonder's contract, not yet anyways. It cannot be said enough how stupid the "friends and family" plan was. I'll say it again: it was really dumb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moan4Yoan Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 58 minutes ago, mqr said: DFA Castillo and Alonso and call up Collins and Palka. What do they have to lose by doing that? It's almost too perfectly setup to justify carrying those assclowns I’m all for this. The money Castillo and Alonso are due is already a sunk cost and the Sox aren’t getting anything but garbage for them if any team actually wants either guy at the deadline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Castillo hasn't been good, and he is a sunk cost, but he's less of a DFA candidate for me than Alonso. Castillo's days in this league are not number. Alonso's very well may be. I was never excited about the Alonso signing, but I was also never super negative about (prior to the season). I thought he'd be OK and wasn't our biggest problem. But he's just awful and the shift has completely killed him, and I don't see any way he can be a productive major leaguer again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 4 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: Castillo hasn't been good, and he is a sunk cost, but he's less of a DFA candidate for me than Alonso. Castillo's days in this league are not number. Alonso's very well may be. I was never excited about the Alonso signing, but I was also never super negative about (prior to the season). I thought he'd be OK and wasn't our biggest problem. But he's just awful and the shift has completely killed him, and I don't see any way he can be a productive major leaguer again. Castillo is a slightly overpaid strict platoon catcher. He should be facing every LHP. But Rickie isn't that smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: Castillo is a slightly overpaid strict platoon catcher. He should be facing every LHP. But Rickie isn't that smart. We're on the same page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 42 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said: We're on the same page. Literally 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 2 hours ago, flavum said: Palka Injured List Batter of the Week All 3 HR's were oppotacos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 His leg kick appears to be getting higher. He has the perfect swing to go hit 30+ HR in Japan and get paid a couple million a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 1 minute ago, chitownsportsfan said: His leg kick appears to be getting higher. He has the perfect swing to go hit 30+ HR in Japan and get paid a couple million a year. How do you say Palk Smash in Japanese ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 1 minute ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: How do you say Palk Smash in Japanese ? Yea he'd be a folk hero there. Really think he should give it a shot after this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raBBit Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 2 hours ago, chitownsportsfan said: They should DFA Alonzo and give the spot to Palka because it's a rebuild year and who cares. But they probably won't eat Yonder's contract, not yet anyways. It cannot be said enough how stupid the "friends and family" plan was. I'll say it again: it was really dumb. This. I mean Alonso has been unlucky with his batted ball profile but even so, he provides no value whatsoever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Moan4Yoan said: I’m all for this. The money Castillo and Alonso are due is already a sunk cost and the Sox aren’t getting anything but garbage for them if any team actually wants either guy at the deadline. Again the White Sox "philosophy" stemming from JR is they will not pay someone to not work...even if they are terrible at it. They just don't seem to grasp that fundamental issue that you brought up about "sunk costs." The reason they dropped Santana was because they weren't on the hook for the 4.3 million based on the deal he signed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: How do you say Palk Smash in Japanese ? I'll answer my own question . Palk スマッシュ Sumasshu 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Alcedes Escobar who hits like he is using a rolled up newspaper has an .876 OPS in Charlotte. Don't believe what you see there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: Alcedes Escobar who hits like he is using a rolled up newspaper has an .876 OPS in Charlotte. Don't believe what you see there. It's all about if he looks completely lost and unbalanced at the plate. Dude had some horrific swings at the beginning of the year and he always looked like he was falling. Edited May 20, 2019 by soxfan2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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