Williams Fails To Provide Ventura With Key Ingredients

[nickofypres]

I don't put a lot of stock into projections (except my own :lol: ) but a lot of people think Sale is going to have a sub 3 ERA his first year. I'd love for it to happen, but seems far fetched....

 

[Uman85]

I don't put a lot of stock into projections (except my own :lol: ) but a lot of people think Sale is going to have a sub 3 ERA his first year. I'd love for it to happen, but seems far fetched....

I'm a believer. I just hope he doesn't let the pressure get to him. With a lack of consistency and lots of question marks surrounding this year's rotation, he may feel the need to do too much. I hope he just goes out there loose and does what he's been doing the past few years. That's all you can ask of him.

 

[nickofypres]

I think at some point he may be a good starter, but to be that successive in his first year seems unlikely. Not that I judge a pitcher by ERA anyway, but that's a different story.

 

[nickofypres]

Not much there for that either.

Thornton is alright..

That's basically it..

Stop being such a

Thornton is fine.

Crain.. ehh

Crain is def serviceable.. thats about it.

 

[Uman85]

I fully expect him to go through a fair share of cold streaks and possibly some great stretches as well. As long as he doesn't totally suck this year, I'll consider it a good first year for him. Lol

 

[nickofypres]

My favorite is when cubs ****** CNM comes into the Sox forum, spews his hate of the Sox and says Special person as shit with nothing to back it up with just to bait people and antagonize.

 

[DewsSox79]

he makes outlandish statements with zero substance.

 

[Capt. Serious]

My favorite is when cubs ****** CNM comes into the Sox forum, spews his hate of the Sox and says Special person as shit with nothing to back it up with just to bait people and antagonize.

but they have golden boy Theo. THIS IS THE YEAR! :buttrock:

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

My favorite is when cubs ****** CNM comes into the Sox forum, spews his hate of the Sox and says Special person as shit with nothing to back it up with just to bait people and antagonize.

Yeap I bait and antagonize

(only Joe )

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

but they have golden boy Theo. THIS IS THE YEAR! :buttrock:

Actually.. no one is really saying that..

fail troll is fail.

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

he makes outlandish statements with zero substance.

yes because calling an average pitcher serviceable is outlandish

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

I like Sale.

 

[DewsSox79]

7th and 8th are strong as **** especially in the AL. Question mark: Addison Reed, and getting to those guys from offensive output may be tough.

Now if Dunn is back to his career numbers this team is entirely a different ball club. If we assume he will repeat last year, they are bad, which everyone assumes he will be. I highly doubt he repeats last year.

 

[dabynsky]

7th and 8th are strong as **** especially in the AL. Question mark: Addison Reed, and getting to those guys from offensive output may be tough.

Now if Dunn is back to his career numbers this team is entirely a different ball club. If we assume he will repeat last year, they are bad, which everyone assumes he will be. I highly doubt he repeats last year.

There is a big gap between last year and his career norms. I too doubt that he will repeat his historically bad season last year, but does Dunn barely hitting over the Mendoza line next year make that much of a difference? Of course if he returns the guy he had been the previous 8 or so seasons than this is a different team than it is right now on paper. I just don't know how likely that is at this point.

 

[nickofypres]

yes because calling an average pitcher serviceable is outlandish

How is Crain only serviceable. Please, do tell.

 

[Capt. Serious]

How is Crain only serviceable. Please, do tell.

but Carlos Marmol is elite.

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

but Carlos Marmol is elite.

Strikeout totals from the last few years numskull.

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

How is Crain only serviceable. Please, do tell.

He's not Mariano Rivera.

He's not Neal Cotts.

 

[nickofypres]

Yeap I bait and antagonize

He's not Mariano Rivera.

He's not Neal Cotts.

Strikeout totals from the last few years numskull.

 

[nickofypres]

Still waiting to hear how Crain is only serviceable.

162 ERA+ last season? 9.6 K/9 ration?

Yeah, how only "serviceable", or "eh".