9/23 White Sox @ Boston 4:10PM ET

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Cease vs Pivetta

 

Stats wise these two RH's are fairly evenly matched.

Edited September 23, 2023 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[Maxbialystock]

I didn't watch all of last night's win, but enough to think Sale just might be an asset next year. Same goes for Bello, Crawford, and maybe even Houck and Pivetta.

 

I'm not saying the Sox shouldn't be looking for good starters because they should. Unfortunately, good starters are pricey--moonslav says $25M/year for 5-7 years--and injury-prone, a horrible combination.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Raf

Raffi

Turner

Dugo

Masa

Story

Valdez

Dalbec

McGuire

[notin]

I didn't watch all of last night's win, but enough to think Sale just might be an asset next year. Same goes for Bello, Crawford, and maybe even Houck and Pivetta.

 

I'm not saying the Sox shouldn't be looking for good starters because they should. Unfortunately, good starters are pricey--moonslav says $25M/year for 5-7 years--and injury-prone, a horrible combination.

 

Sale is a part time asset. I think it would be wise to offer Pivetta arbitration and let him start the 20-25 games Sale isn’t available for…

[vegasbob]

Rainy day blues in Boston BUT, Nick Pivetta throws an excellent 5 innings of shutout pitching. The hitters ? You 'd think they were batting against Nick. Cannot score on a day where the game could get called early. I guess credit to Cease.

[vegasbob]

Don't get confused or distracted by Dalbec's strong WooSox season or even a few reps at Boston this year. At 28, he is who he is. Just need to se eif you can get anything for him

[vegasbob]

Mr. LOB/RISP K's yet again .

[vegasbob]

Forget the contract terms, Yoshida should be a .290-.300/.800 OPS hitter with a .350 OBP , low K rate (15%) in 2024. That is an excellent hitter to get in front of the supposed big boppers. Might even bat him 8th or 9th to break up the low end of the lineup. Ideally he could hit leadoff like the beginning of 2023. He definitely slumped in August/early Sept so he does need to adapt to the US MLB conditions of play and schedule.

[vegasbob]

Pivetta gives the Sox a true rarity--- 7innings of shutout on a an efficient pitch count . But he is getting all the support of a fat girl's 3 year old elastic bra

[vegasbob]

Sale is a part time asset. I think it would be wise to offer Pivetta arbitration and let him start the 20-25 games Sale isn’t available for…

 

On a team with starting pitching needs, there's no way you pass by Pivetta as part of the solution. He showed the ability to be the back half of opener concept, and also be a starter in his own right. Not your Ace or even #2, but definitely part of the mix, and not costly.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Don't get confused or distracted by Dalbec's strong WooSox season or even a few reps at Boston this year. At 28, he is who he is. Just need to se eif you can get anything for him

 

Dalbec will wander the Witherlands between Triple A and MLB for his whole career.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

OB must be getting paid extra on the side to anoint Story as the savior, because all he talks about is his great D, even while he's in the process of striking out. Even when he got picked off first last night, OB started gushing about how "fun" it's been to watch Story at shortstop -- instead of pointing out how he's fit right into the Sox' clown show on the basepaths. "What a blast."

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

On a team with starting pitching needs, there's no way you pass by Pivetta as part of the solution. He showed the ability to be the back half of opener concept, and also be a starter in his own right. Not your Ace or even #2, but definitely part of the mix, and not costly.

 

I agree. Pivetta would be an asset for any team. He's always ready to take the ball and he's a real competitor.

Edited September 23, 2023 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[vegasbob]

Can't diminish turner's 2023 contributions but he gagged on that AB . More LOB/RISP garbage

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Dalbec will wander the Witherlands between Triple A and MLB for his whole career.

 

 

Make that the Hinterlands.

[notin]

Can't diminish turner's 2023 contributions but he gagged on that AB . More LOB/RISP garbage

 

I was actually hoping for a sac bunt, but I would have been shocked to see Turner actually try one…

[vegasbob]

Make that the Hinterlands.

 

Not all who wander the Witherlands are lost. Some are just seeking the hinterlands

[vegasbob]

I was actually hoping for a sac bunt, but I would have been shocked to see Turner actually try one…

 

Pro that he is, he probably would have executed it well. If so, it would have set up a great match to see if Rafaella could score on Verdugo's short fly.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Too bad the SOX aren't as good as their ground crew.

[vegasbob]

Whatever happened to Tim Anderson, sporting a .595 OPS for a full season?

[vegasbob]

That HR against Winck is the #1 absolute cheapest in MLB at 311'

 

The whole 2023 season in a thimble

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Getting beat by a 311 ft homer is a tough loss.

[vegasbob]

Getting beat by a 311 ft homer is a tough loss.

 

You could call it a Bummer

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Getting beat by a 311 ft homer is a tough loss.

 

No timely hitting tonight. A well-deserved loss. Timely hitting; not in the SOX weapon cabinet this season.

[vegasbob]

Scored 3 runs at Fenway in 17 innings against a lesser team . Those bats must feel very heavy.

 

Still can win the game though

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

No timely hitting tonight. A well-deserved loss. Timely hitting; not in the SOX weapon cabinet this season.

 

Until recently the only SOX player Turner knew what timely hitting meant.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Scored 3 runs at Fenway in 17 innings against a lesser team . Those bats must feel very heavy.

 

Still can win the game though

 

 

True. The White Sox know how to lose even more than the SOX.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Even a moron like myself knows that Valdez should be starting at 2nd next season.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Dalbec did earn a Golden Sombrero today.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

McGuire is a good hitting catcher.