7/12 - Braves (Minor) @ Cubs (Jaxon) - 3:05 WGN

[Guest]

Lord a mercy

[Guest]

 

I'm the weirdo that still wants them to win games; Bonifacio's value has passed us by, so I don't care if you're playing him or Schierholtz or Olt since they're all garbage now. Barney at 2B and Al Contra in CF is what I'd rather see than Bonifacio at one of those spots.

 

Huh? So do I. Bonifacio has been substantially better than Schierholtz, Barney, and Olt. Like WAYYY WAYYY better. That's the point.

 

Bonifacio was really good in April. He's been worse than Schierholtz and Barney since, and he doesn't have a bunch of history being a superior player to Schierholtz and Barney either.

 

Barney has been [expletive] terrible for 200+ games now. 700 + PA. Schierholtz has been bad pretty much his entire career.

 

If we're going to luck into some positive value with one of these guys, I'll take my chances on the gambley speed guy.

[Guest]

[expletive] YOU JAXON

[Guest]

Is this real life?

[CubmanPi]

Omgwtf

[Careless]

Edwin for HR Derby pitcher.

[Guest]

Batting practice fastballs

[Guest]

 

I'm the weirdo that still wants them to win games; Bonifacio's value has passed us by, so I don't care if you're playing him or Schierholtz or Olt since they're all garbage now. Barney at 2B and Al Contra in CF is what I'd rather see than Bonifacio at one of those spots.

 

Huh? So do I. Bonifacio has been substantially better than Schierholtz, Barney, and Olt. Like WAYYY WAYYY better. That's the point.

 

Bonifacio was really good in April. He's been worse than Schierholtz and Barney since, and he doesn't have a bunch of history being a superior player to Schierholtz and Barney either.

 

Barney has been [expletive] terrible for 200+ games now. 700 + PA. Schierholtz has been bad pretty much his entire career.

 

If we're going to luck into some positive value with one of these guys, I'll take my chances on the gambley speed guy.

 

ZiPS ROS has Bonifacio and Barney as identical values the rest of the year. Schierholtz is worse but it's the difference of 3 runs. There's not really an appreciable difference. If I have my way it's largely a moot point though, because there really shouldn't be much of any overlap between Barney and Bonifacio on the roster for the rest of the year.

[Guest]

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[ScrubMD]

Unless, by some miracle, a team wants to trade for Jackson, what do you do with him next year? Put him at the end of the bullpen, release him, or just keep trotting him out there hoping he eventually stops sucking?

[Sammy Sofa]

 

I'm the weirdo that still wants them to win games; Bonifacio's value has passed us by, so I don't care if you're playing him or Schierholtz or Olt since they're all garbage now. Barney at 2B and Al Contra in CF is what I'd rather see than Bonifacio at one of those spots.

 

Huh? So do I. Bonifacio has been substantially better than Schierholtz, Barney, and Olt. Like WAYYY WAYYY better. That's the point.

 

Bonifacio was really good in April. He's been worse than Schierholtz and Barney since, and he doesn't have a bunch of history being a superior player to Schierholtz and Barney either.

 

Barney has been [expletive] terrible for 200+ games now. 700 + PA. Schierholtz has been bad pretty much his entire career.

 

If we're going to luck into some positive value with one of these guys, I'll take my chances on the gambley speed guy.

 

I have no idea why you keep bringing Schierholtz up like I'm defending him; as I've said several times now he's part of the sludgy morass of bad that he, Barney, Olt and Bonifacio make up. You'd pick Bonifacio right now if you had to; I'd begrudgingly take Barney. Both are likely going to be terrible.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

You know what? Advanced metrics were right about just about everyone else. I'll wave the white flag on Jackson.

[Sammy Sofa]

Give him the boot.

[Guest]

Of course Sanchez turns us down and gets better than ever, and the already underperforming/underachieving plan B guy loses velocity and becomes worse than ever.

[ScrubMD]

Aren't Jackson and Soriano our current highest paid players?

[Guest]

 

I'm the weirdo that still wants them to win games; Bonifacio's value has passed us by, so I don't care if you're playing him or Schierholtz or Olt since they're all garbage now. Barney at 2B and Al Contra in CF is what I'd rather see than Bonifacio at one of those spots.

 

Huh? So do I. Bonifacio has been substantially better than Schierholtz, Barney, and Olt. Like WAYYY WAYYY better. That's the point.

 

Bonifacio was really good in April. He's been worse than Schierholtz and Barney since, and he doesn't have a bunch of history being a superior player to Schierholtz and Barney either.

 

Barney has been [expletive] terrible for 200+ games now. 700 + PA. Schierholtz has been bad pretty much his entire career.

 

If we're going to luck into some positive value with one of these guys, I'll take my chances on the gambley speed guy.

 

I have no idea why you keep bringing Schierholtz up like I'm defending him; as I've said several times now he's part of the sludgy morass of bad that he, Barney, Olt and Bonifacio make up. You'd pick Bonifacio right now if you had to; I'd begrudgingly take Barney. Both are likely going to be terrible.

 

?? I was responding to TT.

 

But I agree with you both (so consider this a reply to both this post an TT's last post). It's just that Barney is already terrible and on top of it I have irrational massive hatred for him (as a player) so Bonifacio is my easy choice.

 

That, and, like I said, if either has a chance to luck into some value I feel like it's the guy who runs around like a maniac. Of course, that could go both ways, but what do we have to lose?

[Sammy Sofa]

Just put him on the DL or something before he takes his own life.

[Sammy Sofa]

That, and, like I said, if either has a chance to luck into some value I feel like it's the guy who runs around like a maniac. Of course, that could go both ways, but what do we have to lose?

 

Our dignity.

 

Oh, wait...

 

Plus I irrationally hate "speed guys."

[ScrubMD]

Just put him on the DL or something before he takes his own life.

 

Why the hell would you want to stop him from taking his own life? That would solve our problem. Use that saved $13m on a condolence card to his family, badda bing badda boom.

[Guest]

That, and, like I said, if either has a chance to luck into some value I feel like it's the guy who runs around like a maniac. Of course, that could go both ways, but what do we have to lose?

 

Our dignity.

 

Oh, wait...

 

Plus I irrationally hate "speed guys."

 

Well how do you feel about RGI guys? Because those guys are way [expletive] worse IMO.

[Sammy Sofa]

Just put him on the DL or something before he takes his own life.

 

Why the hell would you want to stop him from taking his own life? That would solve our problem. Use that saved $13m on a condolence card to his family, badda bing badda boom.

 

I feel bad for the guy.

[Sammy Sofa]

That, and, like I said, if either has a chance to luck into some value I feel like it's the guy who runs around like a maniac. Of course, that could go both ways, but what do we have to lose?

 

Our dignity.

 

Oh, wait...

 

Plus I irrationally hate "speed guys."

 

Well how do you feel about RGI guys? Because those guys are way [expletive] worse IMO.

 

Marginally less hatred. Speed seems to inspire more stupid manager decisions.

[Guest]

I almost felt bad right there for how much I hate Jaxon

[XZero771679666304]

Just put him on the DL or something before he takes his own life.

 

Why the hell would you want to stop him from taking his own life? That would solve our problem. Use that saved $13m on a condolence card to his family, badda bing badda boom.

 

I feel bad for the guy.

 

So do I. It really is just the most frustrating thing; he has great stuff and puts it together just long enough to tease at how good he should be. If he just had nothing, that'd be easier to stomach. Of course he wouldn't have been signed if that were the case.

[Careless]

lol