Comments on: UPDATE: White Sox non-tender longtime closer Bobby Jenks http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/02/white-sox-prepared-to-sever-ties-with-bobby-jenks/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sun, 19 May 2013 14:29:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: marinermousse http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/02/white-sox-prepared-to-sever-ties-with-bobby-jenks/comment-page-1/#comment-94968 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:45:44 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=28921#comment-94968 Jenks was Jekyll and Hyde if you look at his home/away splits they are very telling. He was 2.77/1.23 at home and 6.08/1.50 away. Given that Chicago is not exactly a pitcher’s heaven, someone should sit down with him and figure out exactly what his problem is away from home:
a.) Internal time clock?
b.) Carousing?
c.) Heeby Jeebies?

No doubt there is huge upside to spending time to work on this. This was not just seen in 2010…in 2009 his BAA was .238 in Chicago and .262 on the road….so this started at least 2 years ago and has clearly progressed. The splits are valid in that they have almost identical numbers of appearances for home and away.

Thornton was just the opposite….4.13/1.24 in Chicago and 1.39/.080 on the road…Amazing!!

]]> By: Ari Collins http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/02/white-sox-prepared-to-sever-ties-with-bobby-jenks/comment-page-1/#comment-94932 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:38:04 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=28921#comment-94932 Jenks had a lot of bad luck with LOB% and BABIP last year. His underlying numbers were still excellent, including a 10.42 K/9 mark and .51 homers per 9. Whoever signs him will be getting a bargain.

]]> By: Detroit Michael http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/02/white-sox-prepared-to-sever-ties-with-bobby-jenks/comment-page-1/#comment-94873 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:29:18 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=28921#comment-94873 I don’t think it’s clear whether Thornton would become the closer, although he’s certainly capable of that. It’s a long off-season, and many other roster moves will happen still. If Thornton is the closer and Sale moves to the rotation, who becomes the 7th & 8th inning left-handed reliever?

]]> By: BC http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/02/white-sox-prepared-to-sever-ties-with-bobby-jenks/comment-page-1/#comment-94855 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:18:16 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=28921#comment-94855 Perhaps if Jenks lost, say, 50 pounds he’d be elite again? I mean seriously, he’s in Tyne Daly territory now. Anything that big should have moons orbiting it.

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