Can the Sox win the Central next year?

[craigk217]

That you and I are both gonna watch a lot of shitty baseball tween now and 2020.

And I'm gonna be a Michigan fan again, for a weekend, real quick.

Monkey-bitch move ... yer outta my will. Hell, I might not even toss ya any moar nanners. :hmph:

 

[craigk217]

This year was never about contending. You don't bother with a pen in a rebuild/tank year. Once you are ready to make your push you then go out and sign a FA pitcher and a couple of pen studs. I think 2020. The Sox will have a rotation of Rodon, Giolito, Lopez, Kopech, and whatever stud they sign. They may go get a bat too. They are doing the Astros plan to a T and it's gonna work.

I am just happy to see Rodon finally get there.

Well, I was going by the premise of the thread ... next year.

I'm still not sold, totally, on Rodon and Kopech is still 'learning & evolving' down in the farm. Gio still has a ways to go, but we can all hope he 'pans out'.

I hope you're right with the Astros analogy ... I think.

 

[broncosmitty]

I suppose that's plausible, but didn't the Astros lose 100 games 3 years in a row before they got to where they are?

And failed to sign their #1 overall pick in their too.

 

[broncosmitty]

Monkey-bitch move ... yer outta my will. Hell, I might not even toss ya any moar nanners. :hmph:

Haven't put on my Amani Toomer jersey is like four years.


It's time.

 

[craigk217]

Haven't put on my Amani Toomer jersey is like four years.


It's time.

Keep it up and I'll text Tate & Riddick to defile yer monkeyspunkin arsehole.

 

[broncosmitty]

Keep it up and I'll text Tate & Riddick to defile yer monkeyspunkin arsehole.

Riddick wouldn't do that.


But unless I'm too tall for Golden, I think I'm his type...

 

[craigk217]

Riddick wouldn't do that.


But unless I'm too tall for Golden, I think I'm his type...

Fine … fuggit.

Will Suh do? Fer old times sake & all?

 

[broncosmitty]

Fine … fuggit.

Will Suh do? Fer old times sake & all?

You scab pickin muhfuggah...


Now the healing has to start over.

 

[craigk217]

You scab pickin muhfuggah...


Now the healing has to start over.

You checked out Cameron Dee's & Layla London's draft stock yet?

#Healing

 

[richig07]

I suppose that's plausible, but didn't the Astros lose 100 games 3 years in a row before they got to where they are?

Houston Astros Team History & Encyclopedia | Baseball-Reference.com

The timeline up until their World Series win was a pretty steady trajectory from "full blown rebuild" to contention. The three straight 100 loss seasons came from 11-13.

Then...

70-92
86-76
84-78
101-61 (champs)

They just sort of skipped the part of "make a run in the postseason and lose" like the Cubs did in 2015.

However, in 15 and 16 the Astros had multiple stretches of being the hottest team in baseball. If you remember in 2016... they had huge expectations. Had an absolutely putrid first half. Then rallied to nearly make the playoffs.

They showed a good amount of promise before winning last year.

 

[msgkings322]

Houston Astros Team History & Encyclopedia | Baseball-Reference.com

The timeline up until their World Series win was a pretty steady trajectory from "full blown rebuild" to contention. The three straight 100 loss seasons came from 11-13.

Then...

70-92
86-76
84-78
101-61 (champs)

They just sort of skipped the part of "make a run in the postseason and lose" like the Cubs did in 2015.

However, in 15 and 16 the Astros had multiple stretches of being the hottest team in baseball. If you remember in 2016... they had huge expectations. Had an absolutely putrid first half. Then rallied to nearly make the playoffs.

They showed a good amount of promise before winning last year.

OK maybe 2021 for the Sox then LOL