Chicago White Sox Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, soxfan2014 said: Basically an injury away in the corners to having to see Daniel Palka or Nick Delmonico on this roster. Thats enough of a reason for me. His numbers last year against lefties were good, although they were bad in 17 and 18. I'd gamble on it personally. He’s definitely the ideal platoon mate for Mazara, but he’s still better against LHP than Nomar and his reverse splits do help in the event of an injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Tired of players having the guaranteed comfort of a job...a little competition at every position is good for a change. For those arguing Mazara is too weak mentally, he should have thought about that last year when he was in the process of losing his position to Willie Calhoun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 15 minutes ago, soxfan2014 said: Basically an injury away in the corners to having to see Daniel Palka or Nick Delmonico on this roster. Thats enough of a reason for me. His numbers last year against lefties were good, although they were bad in 17 and 18. I'd gamble on it personally. This is why I'd have no problem with the Sox signing Puig. I think we've seen enough of Palka and Delmonico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 14 minutes ago, soxfan2014 said: Basically an injury away in the corners to having to see Daniel Palka or Nick Delmonico on this roster. Thats enough of a reason for me. Bingo. Good teams have good bench players who can sub in effectively in case of injury. I'm not as worried about the infield because I think Mendick would be an adequate enough replacement for Madrigal or even Timmy.. well.. we'll see how he performs with the glove this season (we're screwed if Moncada misses alot of time) and there's plenty of good hitters (Encarnacion, Grandal, maybe Collins/Sheets) who can fill in at 1B for Abreu if something happens to him but the outfield bench isn't very good (you can say screwed if Robert misses time too as he and Moncada are probably our main 2 guys who are irreplaceable, even temporarily. Maybe add Timmy to the list if his defense improves). Eloy is tremendous but you can at least survive with Puig (or Mazara) in that spot because of the glove and an adequate enough bat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Here’s I’d see certain positions shaking out next year with the addition of Puig: RF: Mazara = ~105; Puig =~55 LF: Eloy = ~140; Puig = ~20 1B: Abreu = ~130; EE = ~20; Grandal =~10 DH: EE = ~110; Abreu = ~20; Grandal =~20; Eloy = ~10 CA: Grandal = ~120; McCann = ~40 Even without a major injury, he could get close to 75 starts next year. That’s a huge amount of playing time to give to Engel or Luery (or Mazara against LHP). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I’m not a big Puig fan but I’d be fine with it at this point. He’s good depth should someone get hurt and will come cheap enough that the Sox can DFA him if it doesn’t work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I would be content with this. We have little OF depth. I actually really like Leaury (super sub) and Mendick (INF) but we seem to be lacking the pure OF bench bat. I would imagine this will wind up being less than 5 mil. I'm content with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I have argued vehemently against Puig all winter, but OF depth is of concern. I am actually a little intrigued by the possibility. Perhaps sitting out on the market all winter has given him a bit of humility and or perspective? #WishfulThinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetman Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I'm for signing Manny Mota as a PH off the bench. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Just in case it does happen, I want to make sure that John Johnson gets the credit. He will become the insider we all deserve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moan4Yoan Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 21 minutes ago, Orlando said: Just in case it does happen, I want to make sure that John Johnson gets the credit. He will become the insider we all deserve Man, you sure love responding to fake insiders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Moan4Yoan said: Man, you sure love responding to fake insiders. Man, you sure dont understand sarcasm. 2 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 1 hour ago, SouthWallace said: I have argued vehemently against Puig all winter, but OF depth is of concern. I am actually a little intrigued by the possibility. Perhaps sitting out on the market all winter has given him a bit of humility and or perspective? #WishfulThinking This is how I feel. Puig is both terrifying and intriguing at the same time. I will say that Hahn has commented on our lack of depth claiming it keeps him up at night so I wouldn’t be totally surprised if we added him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 If they sign Puig, fine. I think there are better ways to spend their resources. He doesn't hit lefties very well anymore. Has only played RF since 2016. Mazara hits RHP pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good. I really don't see the fit, but I guess they could find him ABs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: This is how I feel. Puig is both terrifying and intriguing at the same time. I will say that Hahn has commented on our lack of depth claiming it keeps him up at night so I wouldn’t be totally surprised if we added him. I forgot about that Hahn quote. I think he also recently mentioned the RF situation specifically as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Just now, Dick Allen said: If they sign Puig, fine. I think there are better ways to spend their resources. He doesn't hit lefties very well anymore. Has only played RF since 2016. Mazara hits RHP pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good. I really don't see the fit, but I guess they could find him ABs. I could be wrong and I’m too lazy to check but I believe last year was one of his better years hitting lefties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 No to Puig. I don’t want that guy around Robert this season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, flavum said: No to Puig. I don’t want that guy around Robert this season. Robert is a grown man. If being around Puig derails him, he won’t last long in the MLB. You are bound to cross paths with potentially bad character guys. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Orlando said: I could be wrong and I’m too lazy to check but I believe last year was one of his better years hitting lefties I dug up his splits in an earlier post, and yes last year was better than previous, but he was propped up more by a few hot months than being good over all. Better than Mazara vs LH but not much better than Leury if I recall correctly. Edited February 19, 2020 by SouthWallace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Orlando said: Robert is a grown man. If being around Puig derails him, he won’t last long in the MLB. You are bound to cross paths with potentially bad character guys. I still don’t want Puig on the team. Him not being around Robert is just one of the reasons. Edited February 19, 2020 by flavum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Orlando said: I could be wrong and I’m too lazy to check but I believe last year was one of his better years hitting lefties The 2 previous years .628 OPS in 2018, .592 OPS in 2017. Last year it was .791, only 50 points lower than Adam Engel. Edited February 19, 2020 by Dick Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 24 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: The 2 previous years .628 OPS in 2018, .592 OPS in 2017. Last year it was .791, only 50 points lower than Adam Engel. I don't think anyone should count on Engle to bat anywhere near that... I'm voting that being a SSZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 11 hours ago, Moan4Yoan said: Why are people acting like Mazara was some big long-term acquisition? Because that’s how the front office has treated the acquisition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said: Here’s I’d see certain positions shaking out next year with the addition of Puig: RF: Mazara = ~105; Puig =~55 LF: Eloy = ~140; Puig = ~20 1B: Abreu = ~130; EE = ~20; Grandal =~10 DH: EE = ~110; Abreu = ~20; Grandal =~20; Eloy = ~10 CA: Grandal = ~120; McCann = ~40 Even without a major injury, he could get close to 75 starts next year. That’s a huge amount of playing time to give to Engel or Luery (or Mazara against LHP). I actually can see a pathway to 4 outfielders all getting big time. Robert - 145 Eloy - 140 Mazara - 120 Puig - 81 Puig can play some center in a bind I imagine. 140-145 gives Eloy enough days off to keep him fresh, same with Robert. Mazara starts against the 75% of games started by righties that pitch in a year for 120 games. He really shouldn't sit vs righties. You could sprinkle. You could even sprinkle Puig in as DH 5 games and you get him near 90 of 162. If Puig or Mazara get really hot, just ride the hot hand for some time. I'm not a huge fan of the Puig signing - I also think Leury is your 4th outfielder to replace an injured guy (not Engel or Delmonico) so I don't really see that angle - mainly because I am not sure how Puig would be receptive to this role, and I actually think Puig is an asshole and not just misunderstood as some think here. Maybe he mellows with Abreu's leadership - Abreu seems to have an aura surrounding him in the Cuban baseball community - but I don't think that's a guarantee. If they keep Mendick, then Leury can float into the outfield. What I will say about Puig, is the talent has always been there and maybe you unlock the 3-5 fWAR guy he was before and you get him for free. It's not likely, per se, but it is certainly possible. It wouldn't shock me to see Puig have a higher fWAR per 162 than the two big money FA outfielders this off-season. Edited February 19, 2020 by Look at Ray Ray Run 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-Gun Pete Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 35 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: The 2 previous years .628 OPS in 2018, .592 OPS in 2017. Last year it was .791, only 50 points lower than Adam Engel. Great, now do their career numbers, rather than Engel's (snicker) 89 PA in The Year of The Happy Fun Juiced Ball. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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