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I lay this loss right at the feet of TLR (and Reinsdorf for hiring and keeping him). Tony must get that left-handed batter match, so we have 3 guys in the first 5 hitting positions who are batting well below .200. Meanwhile, our two hottest hitters are either not playing (Vaughn) or batting 9th (Mendick). And let's not ignore that Burger (another hot hitter) is batting in the number 6 spot. I'm not a baseball hall-of-fame genius manager, but I would bunch my best hitters towards the top of the order. But that's just me.
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The boo birds were out in force for Leury Garcia after his final at bat last night. At least he took some accountability for his performance after the game, according to the latest from The Athletic.
Though Tony La Russa's use of García was questionable, it's far from the only problem facing Chicago's offense.
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Yes, it is inexplicable that Vaughn would sit.
Even though he had a hit last night (and I’ve been a big proponent of his because of his LH power bat), Sheets needs to go to Charlotte to get his swing back.
Moncada’s and Grandal’s injury recovery-related struggles are really hurting the team. It’s not their fault for being hurt, but rather their injuries exacerbate the Sox predilection for getting shut down by good RH pitching.
Longer term the construction of this team needs to be reconfigured, and it may mean one or more of the talented RH hitters have to go in order to make room for quality LH hitters who can reliably punish RH pitching while also - and just as importantly - being able to field important defensive positions competently.
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Garcia - bench utility player who's playing more than he should
Moncada - try to trade but he has little value due to his play the last 2 1/2 years
Grandal - DFA - eat the horrible contract
Sheets - Minors but he's 26 years old....time is running out on him
Harrison - DFA
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Originally posted by Irishsox1 View PostMoncada - try to trade but he has little value due to his play the last 2 1/2 years
Moncada was a 4 WAR player in 2021, which is only slightly below Robin Ventura’s 4.4 career 162-game average WAR.
Joe Crede had one season with a WAR greater than 4.
Pete Ward had only two seasons with a WAR greater than 4.
Bill Melton had one season with a WAR greater than 4.
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Originally posted by Frater Perdurabo View Post
This statement is completely ahistorical.
Moncada was a 4 WAR player in 2021, which is only slightly below Robin Ventura’s 4.4 career 162-game average WAR.
Joe Crede had one season with a WAR greater than 4.
Pete Ward had only two seasons with a WAR greater than 4.
Bill Melton had one season with a WAR greater than 4.
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For everyone ready to run Yoan Moncada out of town and turn over third base to Jake Burger full time, I have two words for you:
Yermin Mercedes
Yes, Burger's on a hot streak, but let's see if he can keep it up for more than 3 weeks before dumping a 27 year old who was the best position player not named Tim Anderson on the team last year.
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Originally posted by notjimrose View PostFor everyone ready to run Yoan Moncada out of town and turn over third base to Jake Burger full time, I have two words for you:
Yermin Mercedes
Yes, Burger's on a hot streak, but let's see if he can keep it up for more than 3 weeks before dumping a 27 year old who was the best position player not named Tim Anderson on the team last year.Now coming up to bat for the White Sox is the Mighty Mite, Nelson Fox.
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Originally posted by LITTLE NELL View Post
In 2021, Robert, Grandall, Abreu and of course TA all had an OPS better than Moncada.
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Originally posted by Domeshot17 View PostDodgers announcers were ripping LaRussa over his lineup. It’s bad when it’s so obvious the other team has to talk about it
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