Eloy Jimenez

SoxIlliniRob wrote:I know Blondy has been verklempt about the trade of Eloy for Quintana.  After watching him hit for a few weeks, I can kind of see why, but after watching him play the outfield, I can see why Theo wasn't sure he was a part of the future on the north side.  There are literally no words to describe the level of awfulness that his defensive ability is.  I've only seen him make a dozen plays or so this year, along with seeing him not quite make another half dozen.  He is positively the worst left fielder I can recall watching at any time in recent years.  I may have seen worse at some point, but if I did, I've forgotten about it.  He has DH written all over him, and perhaps the Cubs brass didn't see where he fits in.  

The key to that trade is now looking like it may have been the Sox getting Dylan Cease, who appears ready to come to the majors and make a real impact.  He was a throw in and suddenly became good while toiling with the Sox minor league system.

alohafri wrote:

SoxIlliniRob wrote:I know Blondy has been verklempt about the trade of Eloy for Quintana.  After watching him hit for a few weeks, I can kind of see why, but after watching him play the outfield, I can see why Theo wasn't sure he was a part of the future on the north side.  There are literally no words to describe the level of awfulness that his defensive ability is.  I've only seen him make a dozen plays or so this year, along with seeing him not quite make another half dozen.  He is positively the worst left fielder I can recall watching at any time in recent years.  I may have seen worse at some point, but if I did, I've forgotten about it.  He has DH written all over him, and perhaps the Cubs brass didn't see where he fits in.  

The key to that trade is now looking like it may have been the Sox getting Dylan Cease, who appears ready to come to the majors and make a real impact.  He was a throw in and suddenly became good while toiling with the Sox minor league system.

Yeah, he's bloody awful in the field. He will make a great DH. Cubbie already has Schwarber on their team, another DH who is forced to play the outfield.

s0ch0a wrote:So who’s the Sox's minor league outfield instructor? 

SoxIlliniRob wrote:I know Blondy has been verklempt about the trade of Eloy for Quintana.  After watching him hit for a few weeks, I can kind of see why, but after watching him play the outfield, I can see why Theo wasn't sure he was a part of the future on the north side.  There are literally no words to describe the level of awfulness that his defensive ability is.  I've only seen him make a dozen plays or so this year, along with seeing him not quite make another half dozen.  He is positively the worst left fielder I can recall watching at any time in recent years.  I may have seen worse at some point, but if I did, I've forgotten about it.  He has DH written all over him, and perhaps the Cubs brass didn't see where he fits in.  

The key to that trade is now looking like it may have been the Sox getting Dylan Cease, who appears ready to come to the majors and make a real impact.  He was a throw in and suddenly became good while toiling with the Sox minor league system.

sharpy wrote:I have not seen him play, but Quintana is finally looking less like hot vomit in a bag.


Yea, well it's only April .. no big games yet  

alohafri wrote:

SoxIlliniRob wrote:I know Blondy has been verklempt about the trade of Eloy for Quintana.  After watching him hit for a few weeks, I can kind of see why, but after watching him play the outfield, I can see why Theo wasn't sure he was a part of the future on the north side.  There are literally no words to describe the level of awfulness that his defensive ability is.  I've only seen him make a dozen plays or so this year, along with seeing him not quite make another half dozen.  He is positively the worst left fielder I can recall watching at any time in recent years.  I may have seen worse at some point, but if I did, I've forgotten about it.  He has DH written all over him, and perhaps the Cubs brass didn't see where he fits in.  

The key to that trade is now looking like it may have been the Sox getting Dylan Cease, who appears ready to come to the majors and make a real impact.  He was a throw in and suddenly became good while toiling with the Sox minor league system.

Yeah, he's bloody awful in the field. He will make a great DH. Cubbie already has Schwarber on their team, another DH who is forced to play the outfield.

blondy28 wrote:

alohafri wrote:

SoxIlliniRob wrote:I know Blondy has been verklempt about the trade of Eloy for Quintana.  After watching him hit for a few weeks, I can kind of see why, but after watching him play the outfield, I can see why Theo wasn't sure he was a part of the future on the north side.  There are literally no words to describe the level of awfulness that his defensive ability is.  I've only seen him make a dozen plays or so this year, along with seeing him not quite make another half dozen.  He is positively the worst left fielder I can recall watching at any time in recent years.  I may have seen worse at some point, but if I did, I've forgotten about it.  He has DH written all over him, and perhaps the Cubs brass didn't see where he fits in.  

The key to that trade is now looking like it may have been the Sox getting Dylan Cease, who appears ready to come to the majors and make a real impact.  He was a throw in and suddenly became good while toiling with the Sox minor league system.

Yeah, he's bloody awful in the field. He will make a great DH. Cubbie already has Schwarber on their team, another DH who is forced to play the outfield.

Eloy hit the game winning shot and didn't even live up to his billing by screwing up in the field (although I think he was one of the three that just watched that bloop shot land in short center), so I'm back to calling it the worst trade since Brock/Broglio.

blondy28 wrote:

alohafri wrote:

SoxIlliniRob wrote:I know Blondy has been verklempt about the trade of Eloy for Quintana.  After watching him hit for a few weeks, I can kind of see why, but after watching him play the outfield, I can see why Theo wasn't sure he was a part of the future on the north side.  There are literally no words to describe the level of awfulness that his defensive ability is.  I've only seen him make a dozen plays or so this year, along with seeing him not quite make another half dozen.  He is positively the worst left fielder I can recall watching at any time in recent years.  I may have seen worse at some point, but if I did, I've forgotten about it.  He has DH written all over him, and perhaps the Cubs brass didn't see where he fits in.  

The key to that trade is now looking like it may have been the Sox getting Dylan Cease, who appears ready to come to the majors and make a real impact.  He was a throw in and suddenly became good while toiling with the Sox minor league system.

Yeah, he's bloody awful in the field. He will make a great DH. Cubbie already has Schwarber on their team, another DH who is forced to play the outfield.

Eloy hit the game winning shot and didn't even live up to his billing by screwing up in the field (although I think he was one of the three that just watched that bloop shot land in short center), so I'm back to calling it the worst trade since Brock/Broglio.

blondy28 wrote:

alohafri wrote:

SoxIlliniRob wrote:I know Blondy has been verklempt about the trade of Eloy for Quintana.  After watching him hit for a few weeks, I can kind of see why, but after watching him play the outfield, I can see why Theo wasn't sure he was a part of the future on the north side.  There are literally no words to describe the level of awfulness that his defensive ability is.  I've only seen him make a dozen plays or so this year, along with seeing him not quite make another half dozen.  He is positively the worst left fielder I can recall watching at any time in recent years.  I may have seen worse at some point, but if I did, I've forgotten about it.  He has DH written all over him, and perhaps the Cubs brass didn't see where he fits in.  

The key to that trade is now looking like it may have been the Sox getting Dylan Cease, who appears ready to come to the majors and make a real impact.  He was a throw in and suddenly became good while toiling with the Sox minor league system.

Yeah, he's bloody awful in the field. He will make a great DH. Cubbie already has Schwarber on their team, another DH who is forced to play the outfield.

Eloy hit the game winning shot and didn't even live up to his billing by screwing up in the field (although I think he was one of the three that just watched that bloop shot land in short center), so I'm back to calling it the worst trade since Brock/Broglio.

alohafri wrote:

blondy28 wrote:

alohafri wrote:

SoxIlliniRob wrote:I know Blondy has been verklempt about the trade of Eloy for Quintana.  After watching him hit for a few weeks, I can kind of see why, but after watching him play the outfield, I can see why Theo wasn't sure he was a part of the future on the north side.  There are literally no words to describe the level of awfulness that his defensive ability is.  I've only seen him make a dozen plays or so this year, along with seeing him not quite make another half dozen.  He is positively the worst left fielder I can recall watching at any time in recent years.  I may have seen worse at some point, but if I did, I've forgotten about it.  He has DH written all over him, and perhaps the Cubs brass didn't see where he fits in.  

The key to that trade is now looking like it may have been the Sox getting Dylan Cease, who appears ready to come to the majors and make a real impact.  He was a throw in and suddenly became good while toiling with the Sox minor league system.

Yeah, he's bloody awful in the field. He will make a great DH. Cubbie already has Schwarber on their team, another DH who is forced to play the outfield.

Eloy hit the game winning shot and didn't even live up to his billing by screwing up in the field (although I think he was one of the three that just watched that bloop shot land in short center), so I'm back to calling it the worst trade since Brock/Broglio.

Rosebowl is calling it potentially worse than Brock/Broglio.

SoxIlliniRob wrote:

alohafri wrote:

blondy28 wrote:

alohafri wrote:

SoxIlliniRob wrote:I know Blondy has been verklempt about the trade of Eloy for Quintana.  After watching him hit for a few weeks, I can kind of see why, but after watching him play the outfield, I can see why Theo wasn't sure he was a part of the future on the north side.  There are literally no words to describe the level of awfulness that his defensive ability is.  I've only seen him make a dozen plays or so this year, along with seeing him not quite make another half dozen.  He is positively the worst left fielder I can recall watching at any time in recent years.  I may have seen worse at some point, but if I did, I've forgotten about it.  He has DH written all over him, and perhaps the Cubs brass didn't see where he fits in.  

The key to that trade is now looking like it may have been the Sox getting Dylan Cease, who appears ready to come to the majors and make a real impact.  He was a throw in and suddenly became good while toiling with the Sox minor league system.

Yeah, he's bloody awful in the field. He will make a great DH. Cubbie already has Schwarber on their team, another DH who is forced to play the outfield.

Eloy hit the game winning shot and didn't even live up to his billing by screwing up in the field (although I think he was one of the three that just watched that bloop shot land in short center), so I'm back to calling it the worst trade since Brock/Broglio.

Rosebowl is calling it potentially worse than Brock/Broglio.

Well, Q has given the Cubs more than Broglio ever did.  We'll see if we get a Hall of Fame career out of Eloy.

alohafri wrote:

blondy28 wrote:

alohafri wrote:

SoxIlliniRob wrote:I know Blondy has been verklempt about the trade of Eloy for Quintana.  After watching him hit for a few weeks, I can kind of see why, but after watching him play the outfield, I can see why Theo wasn't sure he was a part of the future on the north side.  There are literally no words to describe the level of awfulness that his defensive ability is.  I've only seen him make a dozen plays or so this year, along with seeing him not quite make another half dozen.  He is positively the worst left fielder I can recall watching at any time in recent years.  I may have seen worse at some point, but if I did, I've forgotten about it.  He has DH written all over him, and perhaps the Cubs brass didn't see where he fits in.  

The key to that trade is now looking like it may have been the Sox getting Dylan Cease, who appears ready to come to the majors and make a real impact.  He was a throw in and suddenly became good while toiling with the Sox minor league system.

Yeah, he's bloody awful in the field. He will make a great DH. Cubbie already has Schwarber on their team, another DH who is forced to play the outfield.

Eloy hit the game winning shot and didn't even live up to his billing by screwing up in the field (although I think he was one of the three that just watched that bloop shot land in short center), so I'm back to calling it the worst trade since Brock/Broglio.

Rosebowl is calling it potentially worse than Brock/Broglio.

cream919 wrote:Yeah...about 10 times a week. Not that he ever tends to overstate things.