Podcast: Trouble with the Heat

Record Date: 1/22/2023

Josh and Jim breakdown the Minnesota Twins and Miami Marlins deal that sent Luis Arraez to South Beach for starting pitcher Pedro Lopez.
Josh went down the StatCast rabbit hole and noticed new trends regarding RHP fastball use and average velocity. From there, he unearthed which White Sox batters have to improve against this pitch in 2023 and why Andrew Benintendi could be a big help.

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upnorthsox

1 month ago

Unbelievable Jim, a 5 minute apology rant that’s concluded with blaming everything on TLR. Absolutely pitiful.

PauliePaulie

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1 month ago

upnorthsox

1 month ago

On another note, Josh really nice job on the deep dive into the fastball stats. Very informative.

a-t

1 month ago

Eloy says that it's going to be weird without José Abreu this season. Asked if there are players on the Sox who can step up and lead now that Abreu is playing in Houston, he shrugs during a long pause and says, "I don't know. I don't have the answer to that."

— Vinnie Duber (@VinnieDuber) January 23, 2023

not loving these vibes

BenwithVen

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1 month ago

I mean I get it. Abreu is a franchise legend and Eloy probably didn’t want to be like “oh yeah, so and so will definitely fill his shoes.” That kind of disses Abreu while putting pressure on someone who may not want it. I’m confident someone emerge once the team takes the field.

joewho112

1 month ago

Question: Does the fact that Liam Hendriks is out with a non-baseball issue that will likely keep him out the whole year impact the payroll at all? Like does he still count against the luxury tax calculation and all that?

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