3rd Third III

[Slasher9]

Per Abbott and Costello "I don't know" is on 3rd. that's about right for 2017.

are we handing the keys to the Butterball (formerly known as Panda)?

(for the record i am actually OK with that as i think he rebounds this season)

Marrero?

Holt?

 

what say you?

[mvp 78]

I've said all along that Panda will be the opening day 3b.

[Spudboy]

The Sox want Butterball to be the starting 3b and have said that they need to get some value from him.

 

Unless the fat f*** has a terrible Spring again, he will be the starting 3b.

 

I hope that he can be at least average. That would be okay.

[mvp 78]

I hope Pablo is so great that we all need to apologize to kimmi.

[Spudboy]

I hope Pablo is so great that we all need to apologize to kimmi.

 

Yup. I would have no problem doing that.

 

Of course in the event that he continues to flounder, it would be nice to hear her acknowledge that she may have been wrong about the Nutty 3rd Baseman.

[a700hitter]

I hope Pablo is so great that we all need to apologize to kimmi.

I am already calling him the Formerly Fat Pig.

[Kimmi]

Yup. I would have no problem doing that.

 

Of course in the event that he continues to flounder, it would be nice to hear her acknowledge that she may have been wrong about the Nutty 3rd Baseman.

 

When I am wrong, I acknowledge it. It's just that I'm not wrong very often.

 

FTR, I never said Pablo wouldn't flounder, just that he deserves a fair chance and that people should stop the character assassination.

 

However, I do think he will rebound.

[a700hitter]

When I am wrong, I acknowledge it. It's just that I'm not wrong very often.

 

FTR, I never said Pablo wouldn't flounder, just that he deserves a fair chance and that people should stop the character assassination.

 

However, I do think he will rebound.

I "Formerly Fat Pig" an attack on his character?

[Spudboy]

I "Formerly Fat Pig" an attack on his character?

 

No. But when I say he is a fat f*** or fat slob it certainly is.

[a700hitter]

No. But when I say he is a fat f*** or fat slob it certainly is.

Not when I say it. Many of my good friends are fat slobs and fat f***s.

[Spudboy]

Not when I say it. Many of my good friends are fat slobs and fat f***s.

 

Same here. I am a fat f***. I know many fat f***s that are not lazy slobs like Fatboy.

 

I have no problem with them at all.

[notin]

When I am wrong, I acknowledge it. It's just that I'm not wrong very often.

 

FTR, I never said Pablo wouldn't flounder, just that he deserves a fair chance and that people should stop the character assassination.

 

However, I do think he will rebound.

 

Personally my expectations are fairly low. When the season starts, Sandoval will not have faced MLB pitching on a consistent basis for 18 months. As he was not exactly a stellar hitter to begin with, I don't expect a rapid adjustment.

 

My hope is he turns out like Lackey. Gives two awful seasons with a missed year and miraculously turns it around. But that's probably too much to expect. ..

Edited December 8, 2016 by notin

[mvp 78]

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/18236953/pablo-sandoval-boston-red-sox-ready-start-my-baseball-career-all-again-shoulder-surgery

 

"My career had fallen into an abyss because I was so complacent with things that I had already accomplished," Sandoval said by phone in his first public comments since August. "I did not work hard in order to achieve more and to remain at the level of the player that I am and that I can be."

 

"Things definitely happen for a reason," Sandoval said. "[The surgery and rehab process] have helped revitalize that fire in me to win again."

 

"I have been following a really strict routine that has taken a lot of dedication from my part," Sandoval said. "It has not been easy to wake up every single day at 6:30 in the morning to then head to the gym and start a full day of work. But you have to have that kind of dedication if you want to achieve the goals you have set for yourself."

 

"I am not taking anything for granted," Sandoval said. "I am here to work hard. I'm not thinking about the position or not. I am starting from scratch, and I am here to show what I can do on the field."

 

"I certainly get it. I understand all the frustration [fans] must have felt, and I can't hold any grudges," Sandoval said. "I have no ill will about anything. Actually the opposite. It was another lesson for me. It fueled me. It gave me the courage to work harder every day so one day I can be a part of another Boston Red Sox championship."

[mvp 78]

Hope springs eternal...

[Hugh2]

If he's sincere, he sounds like a man on a mission.

[Spudboy]

Talk is cheap.

 

Let's see some results on the field before we start licking his nut sack.

[Emp9]

That's great and all, but can we have that $35.2M back?

[Kimmi]

Personally my expectations are fairly low. When the season starts, Sandoval will not have faced MLB pitching on a consistent basis for 18 months. As he was not exactly a stellar hitter to begin with, I don't expect a rapid adjustment.

 

My hope is he turns out like Lackey. Gives two awful seasons with a missed year and miraculously turns it around. But that's probably too much to expect. ..

 

Fair point about Sandoval not facing MLB pitching for 18 months. It would be a mistake for the Sox not to have a solid Plan B. That said, I think I'm a little more optimistic about him than most. I don't expect an All-Star, but I think he can be a solid player for us both offensively and defensively.

[Eddy Ballgame]

Fair point about Sandoval not facing MLB pitching for 18 months. It would be a mistake for the Sox not to have a solid Plan B. That said, I think I'm a little more optimistic about him than most. I don't expect an All-Star, but I think he can be a solid player for us both offensively and defensively.

 

If he's a complete failure, they can go with Rutledge/Holt/Hernandez for a bit and then go get someone outside of the organization at some point during the season. Moreland could even play there in a pinch.

 

At this point, he seems to be in great shape, he's saying all of the right things and he makes too much money not to give him a chance. I have a feeling that he might surprise some people this year. If not, they'll go get someone else.

[Kimmi]

If he's a complete failure, they can go with Rutledge/Holt/Hernandez for a bit and then go get someone outside of the organization at some point during the season. Moreland could even play there in a pinch.

 

At this point, he seems to be in great shape, he's saying all of the right things and he makes too much money not to give him a chance. I have a feeling that he might surprise some people this year. If not, they'll go get someone else.

 

I agree.

 

I like that we got Rutledge back.

[Dojji]

Moreland could even play there in a pinch.

 

Uhh, no? Moreland throws left. Lefthanded throwers never play infield positions other than first base. Throwing left puts your throwing arm on the wrong side of your body to play defense at second, third or short. It demonstrably takes a fatal extra half second for a lefthanded thrower to make throws to first at these positions.

[harmony]

The White Sox have requested waivers on infielder Brett Lawrie:

 

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/03/whitesox-release-brett-lawrie.html

 

Lawrie is only 27 years old but I'm not sure what he has left.

[Spudboy]

I saw him when he came up with Toronto. He had a lot of buzz as a wonder talent.

 

I never saw him do anything remotely memorable and I watch all the games that the Sox play against Toronto.

 

Unless he has some kind of significant injury why would you wonder how much he has left in the tank?

 

I can see him signing on as a back-up infielder with someone.

 

I can also see him riding a AAA bus for the season.

 

A player of no consequence that the Sox would be well advised to ignore. We have no need for this guy at all, even if Pablow fails to produce.

 

It is kind of interesting that he was a 16th pick and now at 27 he is backing out the door of his MLB career.

 

I hope that he has been smart with his money.

[Nick]

Why do we want to keep picking up everyone else's trash? We got enough fat f***s already on the team.

[mvp 78]

The White Sox have requested waivers on infielder Brett Lawrie:

 

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/03/whitesox-release-brett-lawrie.html

 

Lawrie is only 27 years old but I'm not sure what he has left.

 

If you could stash him in AAA until he gets over his injury, he'd be an interesting piece. He was decent enough before the injury bug got him again last year. He's just a guy that struggles to stay healthy.

[S5Dewey]

Sandoval is actually playing quite well this spring, or at least better than I expected. He's making the routine plays at 3b and is making solid contact with his bat. Nobody is ready to name the game after him and if he keeps performing at this level hell be overpaid but at least he's looking servicable as a 3Bman. That makes him a,pleasant surprise for me.

[Spudboy]

Sandoval is actually playing quite well this spring, or at least better than I expected. He's making the routine plays at 3b and is making solid contact with his bat. Nobody is ready to name the game after him and if he keeps performing at this level hell be overpaid but at least he's looking serviceable as a 3Bman. That makes him a,pleasant surprise for me.

 

I second this opinion.

 

Fixed.

[mvp 78]

I've said all along that Panda will be the opening day 3b.

 

This.

[Fisk]

He could be an alternative to Rutledge and take some right handed at bats from Pablo.

[Kimmi]

Pablo has looked good so far. Hopefully he gets off to a good start to open the season.