Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Belly Up


Here’s yet another reason to despise baseball rebuilds: as of this morning, none of the pitchers on the White Sox roster has a save to his credit this year.

The Sox started the season with David Roberston as their closer and other options, including Nate Jones, Tommy Kahnle and Zach Burdi.  Only Jones and Burdi are out with elbow injuries while Kahnle was traded to the Yankees last month along with Robertson.  Journeyman Tyler Clippard came over from New York and filled the closer’s role here, that is, until yesterday when he was traded to Houston.  So, we have no closers and no real reason to go out and get one.
I mean, this season isn’t about winning, right?  In that case, why bother with a catcher?  Or just get Tyler Flowers back, which would be the same thing.  Oh, but what a great and glorious future the rebuild promises. Next year, or the one after that, Yoan Moncada won’t be striking out five straight times like he did last week.  At least, I hope he won’t.

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