CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 On 3/30/2025 at 4:02 PM, WhiteSox2023 said: What is the point of a lefty bat if he can’t hit and has little power? DH’ing Maton and leading him off reminds me of TLR and his fetish for Leury Garcia. Expand Dude we got some new coaches. I'm not expecting miracles or anything but Maton hit 3 HRs in ST . He obviously has some power. Not sure who youre advocating to play where exactly . You don't want Maton or Jankowski or Slater or Taylor so who do you want leading off and DHing. Give me your ideal lineup against a RH sinkerballer who gets a lot ground alls buy doesn't K many. I'll help you out a little .Emphasize , OBP speed and contact. Do some stealing and hit and runs if he's going to be throwing pitches in the dirt. I prefer Lee over Thaiss but I can name 5 key reasons why despite Thaiss being LH having the strong side Platoon advantage over the RH Lee. Lee is younger but still a prospect with power who can also run well. He needs to play and try to establish some value a lot more than Thaiss does because.. Keel and Quero are coming. If Lee establishes some power,OBP, improves his hit tool , K rate and defensive value he'll be worth way more as a trade piece than Thaiss ever will. Imagine if he can manage to hit .250 with 10 HRs at the TDL and continue to gun down runners. Now catching is overflowing with talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 On 3/30/2025 at 2:36 PM, SoxBlanco said: Expand 🤢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 On 3/30/2025 at 4:24 PM, WestEddy said: Sosa, Vargas and Vaughn all take a bit of a tumble against RHP, historically. Maybe Sosa and Vargas work to become somewhat more neutral over time. Slater actually had reverse splits last year, as did Lee (slightly). Expand But we are trying to establish Sosa and Vargas as legitimate hitters and they can't do that playing splitting time. They understand this about Vargas. Sosa ended 2024 well, played and tore up VZL over the winter. Hot well in ST and been stinging the ball with high exit velocities along with a HR in the previous 2 games. Maybe just an off day but I need to see him more too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 On 3/30/2025 at 4:50 PM, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: But we are trying to establish Sosa and Vargas as legitimate hitters and they can't do that playing splitting time. They understand this about Vargas. Sosa ended 2024 well, played and tore up VZL over the winter. Hot well in ST and been stinging the ball with high exit velocities along with a HR in the previous 2 games. Maybe just an off day but I need to see him more too. Expand My priority would be to start Vargas, Sosa, Lee and Baldwin in as many games as possible. None of them should be platooning right now. They can play matchups with Amaya/Taylor/Slater vs. Jankowski/Maton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Little this org does makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 I just don’t have it in me to care about the lineup right now. This is the worst opening day offensive roster in franchise history, so even the “optimal” lineup like yesterday’s is pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 On 3/30/2025 at 5:16 PM, fathom said: I just don’t have it in me to care about the lineup right now. This is the worst opening day offensive roster in franchise history, so even the “optimal” lineup like yesterday’s is pathetic. Expand Fully agree. Will be a bit better when Tauchman & Rojas are here. Jankowski really shouldn’t be on a major league roster. And Amaya and Maton leave a ton to be desired for even if they were just bench pieces. Just a lot of bad depth options for Venable unfortunately. That being said, Sosa should be DHing over Maton regardless of handedness. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 45% chance of rain in 3:00 hour. 70 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoUEvenShift Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 What's up with these new bats the Yankees are using? They were talking about them on the pregame. Judge with another HR to start day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Amaya you literally have one job 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 First Sox error of the season. The one thing Amaya can't afford to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Well if he ain’t making that play he has literally zero use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 95.5 4 seam 92 kick change Reached 97 now. Offspeed will be key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 Just put the game on, what did I miss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Baldwin can't quite corral another off his heel but ends up a hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 On 3/30/2025 at 6:09 PM, Chicago White Sox said: Just put the game on, what did I miss? Expand Poor infield defense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 On 3/30/2025 at 6:09 PM, Chicago White Sox said: Just put the game on, what did I miss? Expand Amaya with an error and that seeing eye single. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoUEvenShift Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 On 3/30/2025 at 6:09 PM, Chicago White Sox said: Just put the game on, what did I miss? Expand Turn it off 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Well, Trout had never gone three games in a row without a hit to start a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 (edited) Sac fly unearned run. Edited March 30 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Still booing moncada? Oof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 What a slow turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Another Moncada RBI lol. FC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 (edited) On 3/30/2025 at 6:13 PM, chitownsportsfan said: What a slow turn. Expand Baldwin is probably going to grade average or slightly below across the board... Two unearned runs. Getz defense first leaves a lot to be desired. Edited March 30 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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