I think Rodon might be the real deal.
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
*OFFICIAL* 4-29 DH Game 1 Rodon Rides Again SOX DET 1 Postgamer
Collapse
X
-
Originally posted by Harwar View PostThis is the Carlos Rodon that i have been waiting a long time for . better late than never . he is pitching like the ace of the staff.
- Likes 1
Comment
-
Originally posted by blurry View Post
I agree, he's the ace of the team right now. It's unbelievable. If at the midpoint of the season he's still pitching like a stud, then they should offer him an extension. Dude is making me eat crow and I love it.
Now coming up to bat for the White Sox is the Mighty Mite, Nelson Fox.
- Likes 1
Comment
-
Rodon pitching like an ace. Lynn comes back on Saturday and this rotation is suddenly looking very formidable. On a side note, it was really nice to see Leury Garcia finally come through with a big hit. He has looked absolutely lost this year. He's a career .254 hitter so he's certainly better than what he's shown. Hopefully, this gets him going. Also, Jake Lamb had a double, a walk, and a run scored today. Nice to see the subs contributing to a win.
Comment
-
Originally posted by thomas35forever View PostSox Twitter is something else. People don't care what Lamb, Hamilton and Garcia did. They didn't want them up there in the first place, and the process apparently outweighs results now. I guess some people just enjoy being miserable if things aren't set up exactly as they want them.
Comment
-
Originally posted by jcw218 View PostI'm curious, as to why Abreu replaced Lamb at 1st for the 7th. I didn't get to see the game and there was nothing noted in the plays section on gameday.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Foulke You View PostIf they had tied it up, we would have lost our DH. I guess LaRussa decided to err on the side of a little extra defensive experience.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Foulke You View Post
I didn't quite understand that move either. Lamb has only 44 career games at 1B and was primarily a 3B most of his career. I'm gonna guess it was a defensive replacement but it was a risky one in such a close game. If they had tied it up, we would have lost our DH. I guess LaRussa decided to err on the side of a little extra defensive experience.
Anyway, the defensive replacement move is easy to understand and makes a lot of sense. La Russa would rather have Abreu on the field defensively. He probably is more familiar with Lamb's defense at first than with Abreu's, but he's seen a lot of both. Losing the DH isn't really relevant because you have that runner-on-second thing to begin innings, making it less likely that you'll get back to Lamb's spot in the order. You are going to be using one-inning relievers if you do, so pinch-hitting isn't an issue, especially with the likes of Robert and Mercedes and even Madrigal on the bench.
Bring in your closer with a two-run lead, inducing a ground ball to Abreu who Hendrik has probably done more with with in pitchers' fielding practice (don't recall if that was the last out) and it works according to plan.
- Likes 1
Comment
-
Originally posted by TDog View Post
Looked at MLB to see who was pitching tonight, and see that the Sox already played a seven-inning game, which apparently counts, although for some reason, MLB isn't showing anything on what is supposed to be a second game.
Anyway, the defensive replacement move is easy to understand and makes a lot of sense. La Russa would rather have Abreu on the field defensively. He probably is more familiar with Lamb's defense at first than with Abreu's, but he's seen a lot of both. Losing the DH isn't really relevant because you have that runner-on-second thing to begin innings, making it less likely that you'll get back to Lamb's spot in the order. You are going to be using one-inning relievers if you do, so pinch-hitting isn't an issue, especially with the likes of Robert and Mercedes and even Madrigal on the bench.
Bring in your closer with a two-run lead, inducing a ground ball to Abreu who Hendrik has probably done more with with in pitchers' fielding practice (don't recall if that was the last out) and it works according to plan.Now coming up to bat for the White Sox is the Mighty Mite, Nelson Fox.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Lipman 1 View PostThe way Rodon is pitching he's going to earn himself a monster free agent deal with someone next season.
He really has been the best White Sox pitcher this season. He's pitched on some long rest. How he deals with the grind of more regular work will be telling. A lot of starters wither in August. His chances of big free-agent money could rest on coming up big in a postseason run, He's had so many years as a disappointment that he'll need to put together a stellar season and impressive postseason to get a monster contract.
Comment
Comment