The White Sox placed outfielder Brian Goodwin on the 10-day injured list with lower back spasms and recalled righty Matt Foster to take his roster spot, per the team.
Goodwin has played all three outfield positions for the White Sox and served as a valuable fill-in at times. On the whole, Goodwin’s .221/.319/.374 line across 271 plate appearances hardly inspires much confidence heading into the postseason, however. It’s not clear if Goodwin was going to earn a roster spot for the playoffs, but he’s likely out of the running now. Chicago has Billy Hamilton, Adam Engel, and Leury Garcia on the roster capable of backing up the starters in the outfield.
Foster can help keep arms fresh in the final week before the playoffs. With their playoff spot locked, the White Sox can use the next week to align their roster for a first round match-up with the Astros.
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Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.
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Mikie Mahtook has been raking at AAA.
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What happened to Yermin Mercedes?!?!?!? He had a hot start and had a cold streak, but still batted .271, which is better than Goodwin, Sheets, Garcia, Hamilton, Collins, etc. He can be legit DH and can catch (Collins and Seby are horrid, cant get worse).
Yermin has played in minor in 10 days and shows inactive. I can’t find any news on him. You need Yermin’s bat, he can easily hit .280 average.
Yermin had been hitting .275 with 11 Home Runs at AAA. Eloy, Abreu, Vaughn, and Sheets have made it pointless to bring him back as a DH. I think the next time we see Mercedes in the MLB it will be with a team other than the White Sox
That makes no sense. He is a catcher, he is a better option than bust Collins and Seby, they are both considered horrible catchers based on stats (and im not even talking about the bat). Yermin can back up Grandal. Also, Yermin has better numbers than Sheets, Goodwin, Hamilton, Garcia, Vaughn, etc. Makes no sense to not have him in the line up. I just dont understand White Sox putting bunch of guys who hit under .220 over Yermin.
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I’m guessing that if Yermin were even close to as good behind the plate as Collins and Seby, Yermin would definitely be backing up Grandal. The fact that he can’t make it out of AAA as bad as Seby and Collins are offensively tells you all you need to know about Yermin’s abilities as C. Does Yermin even play C in AAA, or is he strictly DH?
He plays catcher in minors. Ive been following this guy for 2 years. He had better numbers than Luis Roberts in minors last year. I dont understand why he is not given a proper chance. Let him catch and see, seby and collins are rated bottom in league in catching. Also, yermin can DH and play 1st.
Yermin was hitting .271 when he was demoted, he was getting back in the groove after the slump but he was demoted over jake lamp, mendick, goodwin, hamilton, sheets, etc…makes no sense. Why is Sheets getting starts when he’s hitting .227 and plays DH and first which Yermin can also do.
I feel Tony doesn’t like Yermin. What a tragedy. Yermin was rookie of the month, a slump is common for rookies and he was hitting good at .271. Such a shame, i feel so bad for him
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Don’t get me wrong, I was hoping Yermin would be back up also at some point this season. Hopefully he is able to get another chance next season. I just don’t think being a C is in his future in Chicago.
Sheets is left handed and 3 years younger than Mercedes
Sheet’s is batting .228, I have no idea why the White Sox are in love with him. yermin can play catcher also. Yermin batted .271 even after his slump. The guy can hit, he needed more at bats. Stats matter.
He is not good at all on the defense end.
Mercedes can catch? LaRussa was strictly using him at DH because of a personal vendetta against Yermin? I’m ganna read between the lines and assume he can’t catch in MLB
Yes. He plays catcher, DH, and 1st in minors. I honestly thought he was going to be Grandal’s backup and play DH this year after an amazing minor league performance. He may not be the best catcher but he is definitely better than collins and seby, they both were given plenty of opportunities, not just this year but last also, they are total busts and horrible catchers according to stats and horrible batters.
He’s more of a “catcher” than an actual catcher. At the MLB level he’s a DH only and they have no need for another one of those.
Also, stop quoting only batting average as a measure of who is the best hitter unless you have a time machine to 1982.
What else stat can I use??? If he is fighting for the role as DH he has the best batting average and power. That’s what DH is for.
Yermin hits better than half the starters.
Sheets .227
Goodwin .221
Collins (total bust) .204
Vaughn (i like him but) .238
Seby .183
Hernandez .222 (heck ill put Burger at 2nd)
Makes no sense Yermin and Burger are not in lineup. Burger can goto 2b and yermin DH, catch, and even 1st base when Abreu.
Maybe I’m just splitting hairs here, but I wouldn’t say Goodwin’s out of the running for a playoff spot, depending on the severity of the back spasms. He’s eligible to be off the IL just before Game 1.
It might not matter anyway, he might be the odd man out if they decide to go with Hamilton and Sheets as the OF’s or Hamilton and 14 P’s (Leury can handle an OF spot if absolutely necessary) or even if they for whatever reason wanted to carry 3 C’s on the roster.
It boggles my mind why goodwin and hamilton are on team when they are hitting .222. This also includes seby and collins. They are automatic outs, especially in playoffs against stud pitchers they cant hit for anything.
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I could see why Hamilton would be on the postseason roster, being a pinch runner and/or late inning defensive replacement. And I could even see a case for Goodwin, he had some very clutch hits that led to wins this year.
I’m not saying that justifies having either on the roster, I’m just saying I can see the argument for having either/both on the roster.
But your point is very well taken. The last thing you want in the playoffs are easy outs in the lineup, and since the Sox lineup has been so feast and famine all year, it makes that point all that much more important.
I prefer Sheets to Goodwin as left handed pinch hitter…. I prefer neither in the field
Using Hamilton in playoffs to pinch hit against stud pitching? Or to pinch run in game tying or game winning situations? Or as a defensive substitute for far inferior Jimenez/Vaughn? Hamilton has lots of value to a playoff team… just not as a starting player or pinch hitter
He plays catcher in minors. Ive been following this guy for 2 years. He had better numbers than Luis Roberts in minors last year. I dont understand why he is not given a proper chance. Let him catch and see, seby and collins are rated bottom in league in catching. Also, he can DH and play 1st.
Yermin was hitting .271 when he was demoted, he was getting back in the groove after the slump but he was demoted over jake lamp, mendick, goodwin, hamilton, sheets, etc…makes no sense. Why is Sheets getting starts when he’s hitting .227 and plays DH and first which Yermin can also do.
I feel Tony doesn’t like Yermin. What a tragedy. Yermin was rookie of the month, a slump is common for rookies and he was hitting good at .271. Such a shame, i feel so bad for him
He plays catcher in minors. Ive been following this guy for 2 years. He had better numbers than Luis Roberts in minors last year. I dont understand why he is not given a proper chance. Let him catch and see, seby and collins are rated bottom in league in catching. Also, he can DH and play 1st.
Yermin was hitting .271 when he was demoted, he was getting back in the groove after the slump but he was demoted over jake lamp, mendick, goodwin, hamilton, sheets, etc…makes no sense.
I feel Tony doesn’t like Yermin. What a tragedy. Yermin was rookie of the month, a slump is common for rookies and he was hitting good at .271. Such a shame, i feel so bad for him
Yermin will never again play for the Sox. His defense is horrible and he’s a head case. His best bet for the future is Japan.
He can DH. How is he a headcase? Just because hit swung at a 3-0 pitch when he was told not too?
Zainzain are u his daddy. The guy is brutal give it up. He’s never playing for sox again. You want to see him play get a hole in Japan or Korea. Now stop posting non sense
this is not nonsense. He had the 3rd best batting average on the team and hit for power. You are getting emo about his personality, who cares, they guy cam play baseball.
Ok Mr Mercedes we get why you’re trying to get your son on team. Not happening try Mexican league
Yermin came late to a game. Yermin totally disobeyed and disrespected the game and his manager by swinging at a 3-0 pitch when up 11 runs. Yermin said he didn’t care and that’s “what Yermin does.”
This is old news.
Tony LaRussa is the manager of the White Sox. Yermin Mercedes will never, ever play again for a Tony LaRussa team. Tony LaRussa is trying to win a championship not let players do what they want.
Just for that once incident you think he doesn’t deserve a chance? Players have done things 100 times worse.
One incident? I just listed three known incidents…..and I know there was more animosity with Yermin. (and you have no reason to believe me but this is coming from someone within the organization that advised three weeks before it happened that Yermin was as good as gone). Hence, my statement that LaRussa will not manage him again.
I mean, he can hit. He can be a stud of a batter. I can ignore his incidents if he blows up. I want to win, and we won’t win if we have 3-4 .220 hitters in the lineup. And Collins and Seby are total usless busts.
Collins and Seby will not see the field during the playoffs with the exception of Grandal getting hurt or being pinch run for…. If Mercedes could catch then he wouldn’t DH
I would put Mercedes DH. No one is more qualified. My line up.
1) Tim SS
2) Yoan 3b
3) Luis CF
4) Abreu 1B
5) Eloy LF
6) Grandal Catcher
7) Yermin DH
8) Vaughn RF
9) Burger 2b (Burger plays 3rd and can play 2b, Cesar hits .221, that won’t work. Burger hit .263 as a new rookie, he has potential). After Madrigal trade they should move Burger to 2b. Or Moncada can move to 2b and Burger 3b).
Now that’s a deadly line up. No .220 hitters.
You seem to have a strange attachment to Mercedes. It was fun while it lasted but you gotta move on. The bigger concern for this team is the inconsistent offense. I’m a life long Sox fan and want them to do well in the playoffs but hitting every other day will not get you very far. They’ve had a nice season and I hope they can find a way to turn it on but it’s hard to be even cautiously optimistic.
I am attached because he hit .271 with power when he was called up. Why discard a player when he was hitting .271 as a rookie? Who knows what his potential can be, He has the 3rd highest batting average on the team after Tim and Luis. That’s why I don’t understand the demotion and his disappearance. As a Sox fan I don’t understand why his bat is not in the lineup.
Did you pay attention when he was sent down? He was terrible defensively. The he doesn’t show up for a game and announced his retirement. The next day he announced he’s unretired. How about before he was sent down when he announced he wanted to be in the Home Run Derby. He’s a head case who will never again play for the Sox.
He can play DH, no defense necessary. Once he was demoted he was frustrated and tweeted. Jeez, you guys acting like he murdered someone. There are players in the league with criminal records.
The problem is like what the Red Sox went through for years with Manny Ramirez, you can handle “Manny being Manny” when he’s hitting .320+ with 35+ Home Runs and driving in 120+ runs per season and even that got old and reached a boiling point. Manny was a borderline Hall of Famer. Yermin was a 28 year old career minor leaguer who had one good month at the ML level and thought he was a superstar. Maybe he gets away with that if Rick Renteria was still the Manager but not with Tony LaRussa. LaRussa has managed superstars and wouldn’t put up with it from them, let alone a AAAA player.
I think Yermin will get a chance somewhere to show whether or not he was a flash in the pan but i don’t think it’ll be with the White Sox
I’m just surprised he is getting punished for trivial things. Players get arrested, fail drug tests, fight with teammates, etc and they aren’t cancelled like this. I was a big Yermin fan for 2 years. He would’ve added more value than Hamilton, Goodwin, Sheets, Collins, etc.
Yermin also quit and changed his mind. Obviously there are issues with him and the organization we do mot know the details to but i wouldn’t say he’s been “cancelled” but the team Obviously feels like the players are more deserving of a roster spot
The Yerminator cut his own throat. Yes, he was a joy to watch when he was doing well. Then he was publicly talking about feeling he deserves to be in the HR contest at the All Star Game. That was the beginning of the end for him. He was a 28 year old rookie. If he was so good, he would have been up on a big league club long before then. Let’s remember, he was not solely with the Chisox organization. So then, he couldn’t hit anything and the Sox demote him. And what is the first thing he does? He quits baseball and disappears. Yeah, that is the kind of guy I want on my team. As far as I am concerned….good riddance. Now the Yerminator is publicly talking about going to Japan and playing. I say bon voyage…and good luck with your attitude overseas.
Maybe this @zainzain11 is actually the Yerminator logging in….lol.
lol. I am just tired of seeing .220 hitters in the bottom of the lineup. He was hitting .271.
If Yermin was here all season, he would be hitting very close to .220 now.
Goodwin has played all three outfield positions for the White Sox and served as a valuable fill-in at times. On the whole, Goodwin’s .221/.319/.374 line across 271 plate appearances hardly inspires much confidence heading into the postseason, however…
If Yermin was here all season, he would be hitting very close to .220 now.
No one knows. That’s the point. He should’ve given a chance. Who knows he could’ve been hitting .330.
Please, just stop posting your dream of Yermin. You obviously do not know baseball very well. I would bet every last penny that I have that Yermin would have ended up with a terrible batting average. And also become a cancer in the clubhouse. Go watch him in Japan or back in the Mexican league. He will NEVER be on a major league roster ever again. He ruined it for himself. I don’t care if you think he should be given another chance. It will never happen in Chicago.
Face it, the White Sox are toast. Sub .500 team since the AS break. The starting pitching has been suspect at best for months now. The offense has zero plate discipline and can’t score runs against half-way decent pitching. Sure, Luis Robert has been hot lately. But no playoff pitcher worth his salt will throw Robert a strike, which means his slugging will plummet. I give them a 12% shot to advance against Houston in the playoffs, and it pains me to say that. It really is a shame how a team with this much talent on paper can be so mediocre and suspect. Defies all logic.
On top of that they traded Madrigal such makes no sense. He hardly strikes out, plate discipline, and was hitting above .300. We would’ve had an amazing infield for years.
The biggest problem with white sox is the bottom 3-4 batters are hitting around .220. Hence i dont understand yermin demotion and madrigal trade (he wouldve been solid next year).
Trading Madrigal makes perfect sense when you’re trying to win a WS… he won’t be playing till next year…the issue with that trade is replacing him with a better than average option at 2B for 2021… Hernandez doesn’t seem to be that guy, and I don’t see any free agent or minor league options for next season… Madrigal will be greatly missed until the White Sox can fill that position on the roster with quality
I do not disagree with you one bit. The White Sox have been very close to sending me to the ER numerous times since the All Star break. My heart can’t take any more.
And Madrigal had major injuries in each of the two seasons he plyed for the Sox. He is a paper doll.