Frank Thomas and Edgar Martinez needed to be in the field to justify the hype around them apparently.

Bull crap. First base is not an easy position to play. Outfield is a much easier position to play. A good first baseman saves runs and makes outs. Outfield, and particularly left field is the easiest position to play on the field.

You think center field is easier to play than first base?

Left field and first base are interchangable imo.. that's where you hide a butchers.

The Sox suck because their pitching blows.

Are you telling us anything that we do not already know? Worry about you own team. It sucks also.

I thought he was supposed to be more than adequate on the corners and maybe you could even get away with him in center in a pinch. I'm not sure the guy can even play first base.

Left field and first base are interchangable imo.. that's where you hide a butchers.

First base defense means dick in the grand scheme of things, Eloy, Abreu..both butchers.. but if the pitching was decent, they'd win 85-90 games.

I'm not worried about the Sox meathead, I'll be worried about the Sox when they can put together two seasons in a row of 90 plus wins.

That is a bad opinion Joe, but I don't really think this kid is a brutal defender. I'll have to check him out when he's back in the big leagues next year.

He’s absolutely brutal in the field. He has to be the worst fielder in MLB.

You can find slugging but shitty defending outfielders anywhere.

If this is true, then Theo may have sold the White Sox a bad bill of goods. You can find slugging but shitty defending outfielders anywhere. Let's hope Cease makes it as a decent MLB starter or this trade isn't looking good for the Sox

The Cubs have the 3rd highest OPS in all of baseball. 4th in runs scored. Try again.

Funny shit. He's a baby for cripes sake. He is very athletic and is learning at the major league level. HE also has a great arm. The tools are all there. The kid is going to be awesome. When people start talking about Jimenez being the worst fielder in all of baseball with the small sample set that they have seen, they obviously do not understand anything about the growth curve for a major league player.

As for his injury, it was a stupid thing for him to do namely trying to climb that fence. I chalk that up to youth. YOu do not do that unless you've practiced it quite a bit in the ball park that you are playing in. Obviously he hadn't done that. Fortunately he didn't break his leg in the process.
I think that the Sox better give him a crash course in how and what to do defensively. It looks to me that he wants to show boat and they are trying to get him away from that. It happens a lot with Hispanic players from poor countries and it looks like he has a lot of hot dog in him.
I look at him and then I think about Moncada and how many people wanted to give up on him also. A young kid with terrific tools learning at the major league level. Now he is a stud and will be for many many years. I predict the same thing for Jimenez as long as he doesn't go the Puig route as a player and let ego take over.

It ain't coming from their outfielders.

Funny shit. He's a baby for cripes sake. He is very athletic and is learning at the major league level. HE also has a great arm. The tools are all there. The kid is going to be awesome. When people start talking about Jimenez being the worst fielder in all of baseball with the small sample set that they have seen, they obviously do not understand anything about the growth curve for a major league player.

As for his injury, it was a stupid thing for him to do namely trying to climb that fence. I chalk that up to youth. YOu do not do that unless you've practiced it quite a bit in the ball park that you are playing in. Obviously he hadn't done that. Fortunately he didn't break his leg in the process.
I think that the Sox better give him a crash course in how and what to do defensively. It looks to me that he wants to show boat and they are trying to get him away from that. It happens a lot with Hispanic players from poor countries and it looks like he has a lot of hot dog in him.
I look at him and then I think about Moncada and how many people wanted to give up on him also. A young kid with terrific tools learning at the major league level. Now he is a stud and will be for many many years. I predict the same thing for Jimenez as long as he doesn't go the Puig route as a player and let ego take over.

Heyward is one of the best hitting outfielders in the NL this year. Bryant has played a ton of games out there and will continue to play more.

You say that as if it's a good thing. Bryant is worth substantially less in left than he is at third.

You say that as if it's a good thing. Bryant is worth substantially less in left than he is at third.

No argument there... but realistically I don't think a guy who is 6'5 can hold up at third base long term in the MLB, physically. It's why Baez is going to get the big payday.

Good, then the Cubs can pay him less in FA.

If this is true, then Theo may have sold the White Sox a bad bill of goods. You can find slugging but shitty defending outfielders anywhere. Let's hope Cease makes it as a decent MLB starter or this trade isn't looking good for the Sox