It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

He rehabs in 4 weeks, figure 2 week rehab assignment and he is back with the club before the trade deadline

The White Sox have won the 2021 trade deadline without giving up a single piece

For instance they were never taught that Columbus was a slave owner.

I wonder if they are done with putting him in the field.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Seacrest told me they would wait 6 weeks to decide.

No surprise. He couldn't even walk.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

I think Eaton's legs fell off and they're duct taping them on every 3rd day.

My theory is he's old beyond his years.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Burdi Up

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/chicago-white-sox

White Sox Reportedly Discussing Eduardo Escobar Trade With D-backs
By Mark Polishuk | June 21, 2021 at 6:20pm CDT

6:20pm: Escobar, notably, is out of tonight’s lineup for the D-backs, though Lovullo called the injury a “slight” quadriceps strain and said Escobar is available off the bench (Twitter link via The Athletic’s Zach Buchanan).

12:13pm: The White Sox and Diamondbacks have held discussions about a trade that would send infielder Eduardo Escobar to the Windy City, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reports (Twitter link). It isn’t known if the two sides are deep in talks, or if this is exploratory on Chicago’s part as the Sox continue to look for second base help.

One immediate wrinkle is Escobar’s injury status, as he left yesterday’s game after four innings due to tightness in right quad, D’Backs manager Torey Lovullo told The Arizona Republic’s Nick Piecoro and other reporters. Escobar was scheduled to undergo tests today, and Lovullo noted that the removal was “precautionary” in nature.

Assuming Escobar is healthy, he is a natural trade chip. The D’Backs have the worst record in baseball and are mired in an unfathomable 17-game losing streak, so their focus has already moved to selling at the trade deadline. Escobar is in the final season of a three-year, $21MM contract that pays him $7.5MM in 2021 (roughly $4.12MM is still owed for the remainder of the season).

The White Sox, meanwhile, suffered a big loss at second base when Nick Madrigal underwent season-ending hamstring surgery last week. Danny Mendick has been filling in at the keystone since Madrigal was sidelined and utilityman Leury Garcia is also on hand, but installing a veteran like Escobar would more fully stabilize the position (especially since the Sox are also still dealing with multiple injury absences in the outfield). Escobar has been more regularly used as a third baseman in Arizona, but he has logged plenty of time at second base over the years, including 30 games at the position this season alone.

A trade would represent something of a homecoming for the 32-year-old Escobar, who originally signed with the White Sox as an amateur free agent back in 2006 and then played his first 45 big league games in a Sox uniform. Chicago dealt Escobar to the Twins as part of a deadline deal for Francisco Liriano in 2012, and Escobar was then a thorn in the side of his old team for years as he developed into a regular in Minnesota’s lineup.

After a rough 2020 season, Escobar has bounced back to be an exactly league-average hitter (100 wRC+, 100 OPS+) over 295 plate appearances this season, hitting .240/.288/.455 with 15 homers. The power numbers have helped boost his overall production, as Escobar’s 6.4% walk rate is his lowest since 2016 and he isn’t making much hard contact. The switch-hitter’s numbers against left-handed pitching have still been solid, but his production against right-handers has tailed off over the last two years.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Eloy to Winston Salem this weekend




Rules are Eloy can only be in the minors for 20 days on a rehab so he'll be up here at some point in July.

He really has not been missed that much until very recently. Yermin Mercedes gave the Sox almost everything they could've hoped to get out of Eloy Jimenez for two months and the rotation of Andrew Vaughn, Jose Abreu and Yasmani Grandal getting spot starts at designated hitter has worked pretty well. It'll be nice to see him back but until he can play right field well I'm not sure he moves the needle much for this team.