Heads22 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn12 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Sucks that it has taken as long as it has, to get him on the IL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Eaton has been absolutely dreadful, Sox need to upgrade RF more than they need to upgrade 2B. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggins Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 1 minute ago, GermanSoxFan said: Eaton has been absolutely dreadful, Sox need to upgrade RF more than they need to upgrade 2B. When he's healthy, he's still good, but his legs are pretty much toast at this point, so he's only healthy for short periods between IL stints. Maybe he should be used for more DH duty going forward. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Just now, GermanSoxFan said: Eaton has been absolutely dreadful, Sox need to upgrade RF more than they need to upgrade 2B. I feel the Sox will go with Vaughn-Robert-RFer, with Eloy at DH towards the end of the year. In that case, I wouldn't mind pursuing a RFer and having Engel as the primary 4th OF. I'd imagine they will want to give Robert breaks out there and not run Engel full time given their injuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I saw a tweet about the injury and thought it was about Adam Engel and not Adam Eaton. Safe to say I'm very relieved that I had a dyslexic moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggins Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) And yeah the Sox need OF help pretty badly, they're down to Engel and Goodwin and then some guys who aren't full time outfielders. Edited June 17, 2021 by daggins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Just now, daggins said: When he's healthy, he's still good, but his legs are pretty much toast at this point, so he's only healthy for short periods between IL stints. Maybe he should be used for more DH duty going forward. You want your DH to hit. Eaton can't do that at this point. You can probably call up Gavin Sheets and get better production at DH than Eaton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, daggins said: When he's healthy, he's still good, but his legs are pretty much toast at this point, so he's only healthy for short periods between IL stints. Maybe he should be used for more DH duty going forward. Eaton had a nice first couple of weeks. After that he has been bad. His April OPS was .719 which is okay in this offensively challenged season, but still pedestrian for a corner OF, even more pedestrian for a DH- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Finally. Hope he can come back at full strength and be closer to April, or at least be decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, GermanSoxFan said: Eaton has been absolutely dreadful, Sox need to upgrade RF more than they need to upgrade 2B. Nah. Engel is fine in RF, very least as a platoon. Hes elite defensively compared to Mendick so at least a lot more playable in that regard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 8 minutes ago, daggins said: And yeah the Sox need OF help pretty badly, they're down to Engel and Goodwin and then some guys who aren't full time outfielders. With the magic horseshoe the Sox have, I truly want to see Rutherford or Sheets actually get some burn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I am honestly surprised we brought up another pitcher if guys like Foster are barely pitching, and someone like Engel is still under playing restrictions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iWiN4PreP Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 good riddance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: I am honestly surprised we brought up another pitcher if guys like Foster are barely pitching, and someone like Engel is still under playing restrictions. Never thought I'd say this but I hope Billy is back soon. A super defensive OF of Leury, Engel, Hamilton would be nice to throw out once and awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: I am honestly surprised we brought up another pitcher if guys like Foster are barely pitching, and someone like Engel is still under playing restrictions. I had the same thought. We couldn't even pinch run for Vaughn in the 10th yesterday because the only position player we had available on the bench was Yermin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: Never thought I'd say this but I hope Billy is back soon. A super defensive OF of Leury, Engel, Hamilton would be nice to throw out once and awhile. Billy Hamilton has a role on a championship team with his defense and base running. He got exposed for a while when we lost 4 of our top 5 OFs, but that doesn't mean even when he isn't hitting he can't help a team like this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Zelig Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) 21 minutes ago, daggins said: And yeah the Sox need OF help pretty badly, they're down to Engel and Goodwin and then some guys who aren't full time outfielders. Engel isn’t even a full time outfielder at this time. Edited June 17, 2021 by Leonard Zelig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggins Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Engel doesn't play other positions, is all I mean. Leury, Mendick and Vaughn are the other guys. I think they will stick with the extra pitcher until (1) they acquire someone from outside the org or (2) Kopech comes back. Whichever comes first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, daggins said: Engel doesn't play other positions, is all I mean. Leury, Mendick and Vaughn are the other guys. I think they will stick with the extra pitcher until (1) they acquire someone from outside the org or (2) Kopech comes back. Whichever comes first. Engel can play any OF position. That's enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney.adam Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) They are just testing the waters to see if they have any internal options to fill a relief role? Edited June 17, 2021 by maloney.adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggins Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Engel can play any OF position. That's enough. Not saying he should. He's very good at OF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, maloney.adam said: Maybe they are just testing the waters to see if they have any internal options to fill a relief role instead of going outside the organization for one. Burdi has sucked at AAA this year and they brought him up before . I was hoping if they brought up a pitcher it would be someone different. If Hahn wants to wait and see if they can avoid making trades and giving up too many prospects then what's the harm in actually trying a RP who is doing well in Charlotte like Ofreidy Gomez or Nik Turley both of them can at least throw strikes and get people out in the minors. Both have under a 1 WHIP. Burdi is 1.55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoeLessRob Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Eaton injured? Ya don’t say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect Vision Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I would like to see Engel play every day (once 100% healthy with no restrictions). He struggled with RHP earlier in his career, but his splits in 2020 and so far in 2021 don't scream platoon player to me. If/when Robert is back, I would be in favor of Engel being the every day RF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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