southsider2k5 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 1 minute ago, TaylorStSox said: So they should "embrace the fact they suck" and not do anything with the roster? What? That makes absolutely no sense. What are you saying? ? #1, I did just explain. #2, this is more than just this one set of roster moves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerksticks Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Does he immediately fill our void at shitty no power lead off because 2005 happened spot? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorStSox Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Just now, southsider2k5 said: #1, I did just explain. #2, this is more than just this one set of roster moves. I know you tried to explain it and it still makes zero sense. "We're historically bad. Let's just embrace it and keep playing the same guys." Yeah, solid strategy there Cotton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 1 minute ago, TaylorStSox said: I know you tried to explain it and it still makes zero sense. "We're historically bad. Let's just embrace it and keep playing the same guys." Yeah, solid strategy there Cotton. This man is setting records for roster moves. He has lurched between 30 something year old guys who should be retired, and signing random never has beens from off of the streets. Then he calls up a guy who is clearly not ready for the big time, or calls a guy up for 1 AB only to send them down again and recall them again later. Quit the pretense of us having a chance, play the next guys in line. Duke Ellis is not the next guy in line. Give the kids a real chance and not the freaking Martin Maldonado's and Brad Kellers of the world. If you can't make sense of that, cool. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorStSox Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 (edited) 7 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: This man is setting records for roster moves. He has lurched between 30 something year old guys who should be retired, and signing random never has beens from off of the streets. Then he calls up a guy who is clearly not ready for the big time, or calls a guy up for 1 AB only to send them down again and recall them again later. Quit the pretense of us having a chance, play the next guys in line. Duke Ellis is not the next guy in line. Give the kids a real chance and not the freaking Martin Maldonado's and Brad Kellers of the world. If you can't make sense of that, cool. We should be setting records for roster moves. We're historically bad. What kid's is Maldonado blocking? You want to call Quero up way before he's ready and add to those record setting roster moves? Pick a lane. The 30 something has been's and never were's are just here to field a team. It's not like anybody thought the team would be competitive. Panicking is the 2023 Angels. What you're saying just doesn't make any sense whatsoever. Edited June 4 by TaylorStSox 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 1 minute ago, TaylorStSox said: We should be setting records for roster moves. We're historically bad. What kid's is Maldonado blocking? You want to call Quero up way before he's ready and add to those record setting roster moves? The 30 something has been's and never were's are just here to field a team. It's not anybody thought the team would be competitive. Panicking is the 2023 Angels. What you're saying just doesn't make any sense whatsoever. Currently not blocking anyone but they can just sign or claim literally anyone available and it would be better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorStSox Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Just now, Bob Sacamano said: Currently not blocking anyone but they can just sign or claim literally anyone available and it would be better. So they should add to the roster moves - pretty much what Southsider is saying we shouldn't do? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 2 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: Currently not blocking anyone but they can just sign or claim literally anyone available and it would be better. This is a true sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 11 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: This man is setting records for roster moves. He has lurched between 30 something year old guys who should be retired, and signing random never has beens from off of the streets. Then he calls up a guy who is clearly not ready for the big time, or calls a guy up for 1 AB only to send them down again and recall them again later. Quit the pretense of us having a chance, play the next guys in line. Duke Ellis is not the next guy in line. Give the kids a real chance and not the freaking Martin Maldonado's and Brad Kellers of the world. If you can't make sense of that, cool. Where does one go to report an exaggeration? Who cares if he's setting a record for roster moves? Is that something we're supposed to be deeply ashamed of? I really only have a problem with 2 moves, so far. Signing Maldonado and Clevinger. We all seem to forget they lost their 3 main offensive players, and had 2 other starters crash and burn. The GM should be shuffling in anybody who can fog a mirror to get some runs. And actually, Duke Ellis is kind of the next in line. There's DeLoach, then right after him, there's the group of Ellis, Veras, Burke and Tatum. Maybe they don't want DeLoach to sit. Colas is up, and will probably get real innings. Fletcher got a good long look to start the season. Julks played his way into the lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 14 minutes ago, TaylorStSox said: Panicking is the 2023 Angels. What you're saying just doesn't make any sense whatsoever. Yeah, if we traded Colson Montgomery for Frankie Montas, that would be a panic. This is just fielding a lineup, getting the kids who are getting shelled out of there is prudent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 1 minute ago, WestEddy said: Where does one go to report an exaggeration? Who cares if he's setting a record for roster moves? Is that something we're supposed to be deeply ashamed of? I really only have a problem with 2 moves, so far. Signing Maldonado and Clevinger. We all seem to forget they lost their 3 main offensive players, and had 2 other starters crash and burn. The GM should be shuffling in anybody who can fog a mirror to get some runs. And actually, Duke Ellis is kind of the next in line. There's DeLoach, then right after him, there's the group of Ellis, Veras, Burke and Tatum. Maybe they don't want DeLoach to sit. Colas is up, and will probably get real innings. Fletcher got a good long look to start the season. Julks played his way into the lineup. Maybe not at the same time, but everyone knew all three would be on the IL at some point during the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Bear Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 1 hour ago, CentralChamps21 said: Does anybody other than Sheets have experience playing 1B? Mendick maybe? Colas played some in ST Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopek Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 3 hours ago, Nardiwashere said: How'd we get this dude? Also the theme of the 2024 White Sox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 23 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: Maybe not at the same time, but everyone knew all three would be on the IL at some point during the season. No one forgot. In fact some of us have been arguing a smart GM would have planned for it. Oops. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 21 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: Maybe not at the same time, but everyone knew all three would be on the IL at some point during the season. I don't know why this matters. Knowing players can get injured doesn't mean you don't have to replace them when they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 25 minutes ago, WestEddy said: Yeah, if we traded Colson Montgomery for Frankie Montas, that would be a panic. This is just fielding a lineup, getting the kids who are getting shelled out of there is prudent. Most likely this guy will sit on his ass. I think it's stupid to call up guys if they aren't going to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 40 minutes ago, TaylorStSox said: We should be setting records for roster moves. We're historically bad. What kid's is Maldonado blocking? You want to call Quero up way before he's ready and add to those record setting roster moves? Pick a lane. The 30 something has been's and never were's are just here to field a team. It's not like anybody thought the team would be competitive. Panicking is the 2023 Angels. What you're saying just doesn't make any sense whatsoever. Then stick with them and protect the kids. It is literally the lurching back and forth between any and all plans that is the panic. One day Oscar Colas isn't ready, but the next day Duke Ellis and Ramos are. One day Rafael Ortega is important enough to release somebody for, two weeks later he is gone. Same with Brad Keller. If those kinds of guys are here as roster protection, cool, use them that way. If they aren't get rid of them. Getz can't handle this job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Just now, Dick Allen said: Most likely this guy will sit on his ass. I think it's stupid to call up guys if they aren't going to play. Literally the one thing he has been good at is running. He is going to take up a roster space for that at the major league level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 (edited) 3 minutes ago, WestEddy said: I don't know why this matters. Knowing players can get injured doesn't mean you don't have to replace them when they do. If a couple of them didn't go down, they probably don't sign Pham who has made up for what was lost for some of it. It wasn't like these injured dopes were going to get you 5 more wins, and even if they did, that would be 20-40, which is still unacceptable. The Sox best 2 signings in recent years were Pham and Cueto, all because that was what was left. Edited June 4 by Dick Allen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 6 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: No one forgot. In fact some of us have been arguing a smart GM would have planned for it. Oops. How did he not "plan" for it? He had his replacement DH sitting on the bench, and his replacement CF playing RF. Sosa and Shewmake didn't work out at 3B. It would be nice to have 3 top 20 prospects in the game sitting in AAA waiting for a shot. We don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrockway Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 This guy rocks and I was called a goof for suggesting he’d be up this season. He’s a better hitter than .600 ops at AA but he’s also not a good hitter. Billy Hamilton is the comp. I bet he only appears to pinch run, get 10 or so ABs, then Robert will take his place. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 5 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Then stick with them and protect the kids. It is literally the lurching back and forth between any and all plans that is the panic. One day Oscar Colas isn't ready, but the next day Duke Ellis and Ramos are. One day Rafael Ortega is important enough to release somebody for, two weeks later he is gone. Same with Brad Keller. If those kinds of guys are here as roster protection, cool, use them that way. If they aren't get rid of them. Getz can't handle this job. Why stick with the guys who aren't working out? They stuck with Benintendi and Vaughn way too long. Every team deals with 40-man issues. Some of the guys we've complained about are still bouncing around the league. Bailey Horn. Burdick. Smith-Njigba. What is "roster protection"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 4 minutes ago, nrockway said: This guy rocks and I was called a goof for suggesting he’d be up this season. He’s a better hitter than .600 ops at AA but he’s also not a good hitter. Billy Hamilton is the comp. I bet he only appears to pinch run, get 10 or so ABs, then Robert will take his place. They're saying Robert is getting the call up today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 13 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Literally the one thing he has been good at is running. He is going to take up a roster space for that at the major league level. Good. We're horrible at hitting with runners in scoring position. Maybe have him steal home once a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 We need a counter for amount of times Zach Remillard is DFA’d, clears waivers, outrighted to Charlotte, called up for 3 games, then DFA’d again https://t.co/902FZl0XvJ — Dylan (@NotCease) June 4, 2024 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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