They probably just made up that tub story so they could get a fresh arm up after he threw 34 pitches in his return.
He's not exactly an iron man and resting him through the ASB for the pennant chase is a smart move.
Yeah this happened last year where his real stats significantly trailed his xStats.
We all thought that it was perhaps because he doesn't pull the ball enough but Tom Tango visited the board and basically said to ignore that.
Sure enough, Vlad's real stats started to catch up and he went on that huge hot steak.
Hopefully that happens again soon. He's only ever had 1 season in his 6+ year career where his real stats significantly trailed his xStats so there's no reason to think it won't.
Yes, stats are down across the board
.253 xBA, .245 BA
.326 xwOBA, .314 wOBA
https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/expected_statistics?type=batter&year=2025&position=&team=&filterType=bip&min=q&sort=13&sortDir=desc
It is absolutely WILD that this league has a new baseball every single year and the league has no clue what the ball will do or how to fix it.
There are billions wagered on this sport each year. I can't believe that Manfred allows this to happen.
Since we are on the topic of Nathan Lukes I'd like to remind everyone of this post I made back in April.
Lukes has been slashing .287/.386./404 in 162 plate appearances since.
It took a lot of courage at the time but it feels good to be completely validated.
I doubt anyone will want to apologize but if so DM me and I will let you know where you can send the Swiss Chalet gift card. Go Jays!
I think we need to get creative with the IL to get some of these guys back up
*Manny Piñata to the IL after slipping on a slice of Chicago Deep Dish after the game, Lazardo Estrada recalled from Buffalo
After Estrada throws two innings tomorrow in a 6 run blowout:
*Lazardo Estrada to the IL after twisting his ankle while fleeing Chicago gun violence , Justin Bruihl recalled from Buffalo
buddy if John Schneider ordered a cheeseburger at the hotel bar after the game you’d criticize him
”Rarely” whines about Schneider”s bullpen usage? Lmao get real
It’s all good
Berrios is starting to get some mileage on his arm and it was a valiant attempt to get 3 innings out of Manny Piñata against a s*** team before optioning him after the game
we've got an off day Thursday and can use some lower leverage guys to finish it off
manny piñata can still get optioned and all in all the pen usage has been lighter the past couple of games
It’s crazy how we can call up a guy named Mario Loperfido before the game and he’s instantly better than anyone that the White Sox have on their entire team
Someone would take him. We might not get anything more than a little bit of salary relief but there are contenders with trash bullpens that need warm bodies and will like his vetrin presents.