MLB 2017 Season

[wadesworld]

Another possibility? Among all qualified hitters this season, Thames has the lowest out-of-zone swing rate at 17.6% entering play Thursday. Thames had an out-of-zone swing rate of 35.6% in 2012 and 36.8% in 2011. If a major league hitter is only swinging at strikes, he will be successful. Any major league hitter.

As far as Arrieta is concerned - has he stopped taking the PEDs that you say he is taking or did they just stop working.

And even after making this argument Wades, I have no idea if these two or any other players are doing this. I assume some are, but unless they test positive, who knows.

One final question. What is the cutoff line as to saying who is or isn't taking them? Every player who hangs around for a while will have a career year. Do they take PEDs for that year and then quit? If Jake is on the sauce, why is it not working? Did he quit in a contract year who juicing makes the most sense for any player?

Sorry that was 4 final questions

7 starts in and we're already giving up on the miracle worker Bosio I guess.

[buckchuckler]

Hey Wades, I know you love bitching about this trade...

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2017/5/10/15597352/lewis-brinson-luis-ortiz-jonathan-lucroy-trade-texas-rangers

[wadesworld]

Hey Wades, I know you love bitching about this trade...

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2017/5/10/15597352/lewis-brinson-luis-ortiz-jonathan-lucroy-trade-texas-rangers

I loved the trade. I bitched about Lucroy asking publicly to be traded so he could be on a contender and then vetoing a trade that would've put him on the best team in the AL. We got a better load for him so that was great and the Indians went to game 7 of a WS while he sucked and was 1 and done.

[DegenerateDish]

Robert to sign with the Sox. Seems well worth the risk of $ and to forfeit the next two international signing periods, as he'd be a top 10 pick in this year's draft.

[buckchuckler]

Robert to sign with the Sox. Seems well worth the risk of $ and to forfeit the next two international signing periods, as he'd be a top 10 pick in this year's draft.

Great move.  Love it.  If he were draftable he would likely have ever been the first pick. 

[Lennys Tap]

Robert to sign with the Sox. Seems well worth the risk of $ and to forfeit the next two international signing periods, as he'd be a top 10 pick in this year's draft.

Big step in the rebuild.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

How's the pitching prospects looking for the Sox? I Don't follow the minor leagues as much as others. Always thought it was better to sign a FA pitcher when you're ready to compete instead of hoping one develops.

[DegenerateDish]

How's the pitching prospects looking for the Sox? I Don't follow the minor leagues as much as others. Always thought it was better to sign a FA pitcher when you're ready to compete instead of hoping one develops.

Depending on what rankings you read, they have two of the top five pitching prospects in Kopech and Giolito. Kopech is basically a carbon copy of Syndegard, Sox are working with Giolito to go back to his old mechanics. Reynaldo Lopez is a top 50 prospect, Fulmer/Burdi/Hansen are all really good prospects (top 100 or close).

With the draft coming and trade deadline still, this is important next two months still for the Sox.

[buckchuckler]

Good Grief Avi.  If the Sox are in anything but tank mode, this guy is an MVP candidate. 

***** Yes, I completely understand it is waaaaaaaaaaay to early to say that. Also obviously Trout, but geesh.  He is just killing it. 

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Could be wrong but it feels like there was a reason Giolito was readily available.

[Lennys Tap]

Could be wrong but it feels like there was a reason Giolito was readily available.

No doubt his star has been tarnished a bit in the last year and a half.

[DegenerateDish]

And then Giolito goes out and throws a no hitter.

I'm happy to be patient with him and all their prospects. Let him continue to get back to his old mechanics like the Sox are trying, and the stuff will be there.

[Lennys Tap]

And then Giolito goes out and throws a no hitter.

I'm happy to be patient with him and all their prospects. Let him continue to get back to his old mechanics like the Sox are trying, and the stuff will be there.

I'm with you, Dish.

[wadesworld]

Cubs should go out and get Salazar. If Bosio can take a 28 year old career struggling minor leaguer and turn him into the best pitcher in baseball, imagine what he'd do with a guy who is 27 and has already been an All Star starting pitcher that is simply struggling after his injury. Can you say best pitcher in the history of baseball here we come?

[GGGG]

Cubs should go out and get Salazar. If Bosio can take a 28 year old career struggling minor leaguer and turn him into the best pitcher in baseball, imagine what he'd do with a guy who is 27 and has already been an All Star starting pitcher that is simply struggling after his injury. Can you say best pitcher in the history of baseball here we come?

[GB Warrior]

     http://deadspin.com/scott-boras-actually-jake-arrieta-is-still-elite-1795620717     

Paging John Lackey for comment...

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Cubs should go out and get Salazar. If Bosio can take a 28 year old career struggling minor leaguer and turn him into the best pitcher in baseball, imagine what he'd do with a guy who is 27 and has already been an All Star starting pitcher that is simply struggling after his injury. Can you say best pitcher in the history of baseball here we come?

[wadesworld]

Wait...why?

[MU82]

Cubs should go out and get Salazar. If Bosio can take a 28 year old career struggling minor leaguer and turn him into the best pitcher in baseball, imagine what he'd do with a guy who is 27 and has already been an All Star starting pitcher that is simply struggling after his injury. Can you say best pitcher in the history of baseball here we come?

Maybe Bosio is fresh out of Primobolan, Winstrol, Deca-Durabolin and Dianabol.

[DegenerateDish]

Cubs got swept by the Padres...that's not good.

[buckchuckler]

Cubs got swept by the Padres...that's not good.

They are lucky the NL Central is pretty bad.  If they were in another division they could already be out of it. 

"The Babe" is looking more like 2011 Adam Dunn.   

[wadesworld]

There's no possible way a staff coached by Bosio can be this bad.

[MU82]

They are lucky the NL Central is pretty bad.  If they were in another division they could already be out of it. 

"The Babe" is looking more like 2011 Adam Dunn.

Yeah, it's a good thing SI and other national publications jumped over all the warm-and-lovable, defending-champion Cubbie stories early!

[buckchuckler]

There's no possible way a staff coached by Bosio can be this bad.

[wadesworld]

Thames hits his first dong in like a month and is "randomly" drug tested immediately after the game.  5th drug test of the season for him, and that doesn't include the one during spring training.