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give me Schwarber, Contreras and Gleyber Torres for Sale and we can start talking with the Cubs.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Nov 18, 2016 -> 10:15 AM) Not sure why Toronto would empty their already mediocre system for a guy like Eaton when they could just sign Fowler and give up 1 pick. Because Fowler wants 4 years and Eaton is obviously already under control.

http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/mlb/520...n-as-of-targets Does TOR have any pieces we'd be interested in...?

if anyone on ST bought tickets to the show but can't make it, i missed out on tickets and want to take my daughter who just loves Chance. pm me please. thanks! t

QUOTE (BrianAnderson @ Jul 27, 2016 -> 09:15 AM) Sox are an 83-85 win team as currently constructed. Untouched for the rest of the year? They will probably end in that range. isn't that really what most people projected before the season started? if it weren't for the BLAZING HOT start i think playoff expectations would have been tempered.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 17, 2016 -> 05:55 AM) Guillen/Hoyt Sosa/Alvarez/Fletcher for Harold Baines Jose Contreras for Esteban Loaiza Freddy Garcia for Reed/Olivo/Morse Matt Thornton for Joe Borchard Danks for McCarthy Pods/Vizcaino for Carlos Lee and freed up money Carlos Quentin for Chris Carter Eaton for Hector Santiago Gio Gonzalez and Gavin Floyd to the White Sox for Freddy Garcia Nellie Fox from the Philadelphia A's drops mic. lol

despite these numbers, he doesn't look right at the plate up to this point in the season. i'm hoping that as the weather warms up here in Chicago, so does his bat. i'm sure it will.

i really get bummed seeing everyone up and down on Avi on this message board. and understandably so. but i've ALWAYS said that he is still YOUNG. i think critics are way to quick to just toss him aside because of his performance. he's taken the criticism as good as i could have hoped. he's made some very good progress at the plate this season and i hope he continues to hit the ball hard. like another poster said, as long as he's not swinging at those horrible pitches he gives himself a good chance at getting his ball to hit.

i'll add to this and say that the weather has been on the low side of temps to enjoy a baseball game. i'm sure thursday/friday will see more fans in the stands. and as long as this team keeps winning the seats are going to fill up this month.

maybe Danks can be moved to the bullpen because he's not working out as a starter. it's a shame, but he's made a ton of money for very little production. i think it's time to give someone else a shot at a starting spot in our rotation.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 9, 2016 -> 03:06 PM) Garcia's HR swing in slo-mo that's a pretty solid baseball swing. having his hands exactly where they are now has has made a huge difference for him. you can see his hands are almost level with his swing plane this season. last season i'm pretty sure his hands were up high, which he then dipped down and THEN back up into the swing. too much wasted motion. now, his hands are down and he just moves them up and into his swing. he may lose a little power, but he's giving himself more time to see pitches coming into the plate by shortening up the swing.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 24, 2016 -> 08:17 AM) He also becomes a 5/10 guy after this season. So if he's good enough to earn a decent contract, it won't be with the White Sox. hence the reason i prefaced all this with it being a "contract" type year for him. if he performs i think he plays himself onto another team in 2017.

QUOTE (LVSoxFan @ Mar 24, 2016 -> 08:09 AM) I hope Danks has a great year. It doesn't help us to see him struggle and the more backup Sale has, the better for us. Let's hope they're right. it's "technically" a contract year for Danks, so if he wants to continue playing ball for the remaining part of his career you would think we'll see the best of him this year. i'm sure Hahn/Jerry can't wait to see that $15.75M come off the books though.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Mar 24, 2016 -> 08:09 AM) Really his success has seemed to hinge on whether he has his changeup working and locating well. he still has to locate the changeup.

not getting my hopes up too high about Davidson, but after hearing Thome talk about the work he's put in and seeing some results this Spring, i hope he can keep it going in AAA.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Mar 23, 2016 -> 10:18 PM) Tipping bis pitches doesn't hide the fact that he has sucked due to his loss of velocity. when has velocity ever equated to wins for him? he's not a power pitcher. and similar to Buehrle, Danks' success has ALWAYS been centered around his ability to locate pitches. he can throw 89-90 for all i care as long as he's in control. that's where he's going to see success.

QUOTE (Tony @ Mar 5, 2016 -> 02:00 PM) but let's see if he is making the same comments on a Wednesday night in April at the Cell when it's 38 degrees and there are 17 people in the stands. Or in Septemeber when they could be 8 games out of it. i'm pretty sure Cincy had some cold nights in April and meaningless games in September too.

QUOTE (shipps @ Mar 8, 2016 -> 04:45 PM) People are going to be wanting to see more Avi over Jackson this season. let's hope they all push each other for playing time and we have options.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Mar 8, 2016 -> 04:27 PM) I was listening to Bowden on my drive in this morning and I thought he summed spring up perfectly. Early on, records don't matter, as you get into the middle of spring, they become a bit more important, but the key is you don't want a brutal spring. A great spring, who cares, nothing to get overly excited about, but a bad spring, that can overhang. Be at or slightly above .500 and that is perfect heading into the season. Bottom line, you should only worry if you have an awful start. That said, I remember watching the 05 Sox in spring and they are just brutal during the stretch of games I watched (not sure where they finished) but poor fundamentals, etc. Right now, with regulars playing so little, any result is relatively meaningless, that said, I think wins and positive starts in general, juts help from the "mental" perspective. Everything resets once the season starts and it to me, again becomes important to get off to that good start. More so when you are a team who has opened out of the gates poorly that past few seasons (as it gets the head going...not again). Good start will be key for this club, imo. i don't really care if they win or lose these ST games, it's just nice to see some hits and runs coming from up and down the roster.

QUOTE (aryzner @ Mar 8, 2016 -> 02:51 PM) Whoa. Garcia destroyed that one. agreed.

honestly, i wouldn't be mad if i saw more doubles from this team all around. i could care less about the power i just want to see runs driven in and guys on base more.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 01:10 PM) The homerun totals for the team should be a boost vs last year but shouldn't be the major point for the sox making the playoffs. Pirates, royals and cards made the playoffs while ranking 23, 24, and 25 for homeruns in all of baseball. Issue is the Sox need to be scoring more runs overall. All AL teams that made the playoffs scored over 700 runs. Sox scored 622. Need to score alot more runs i would agree with this. the White Sox couldn't get anyone on base last year, or when people were on base no one could drive them in. it was painful to watch. hopefully we get some timely hitting this year and we can avoid another horrible start from guys like Eaton and Melky to start the season.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Mar 6, 2016 -> 04:59 PM) /thread you can cancel the postgame show.

per RotoWorld... "Bruce Levine of WSCR-AM reports that the White Sox "may now be focused on" Carlos Gonzalez and Jay Bruce in their pursuit of left-handed power. The report adds that CarGo's contract and the Rockies' asking price "is the holdup right now" and that Bruce "might be more practical." Levine was told by one general manager who had talks with the Rockies about Gonzalez that they asked for "my top two minor league players, a major league player and to absorb most of the contract." Bruce, meanwhile, was nearly dealt to the Blue Jays last week in a three-team trade before the deal fell apart because of a physical issue involving a prospect. He would come significantly cheaper than CarGo, but of course isn't nearly as good of a player." not sure how true this is, thought i would share.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 25, 2016 -> 01:09 PM) It's mainly the deficient hitting with deficient defense. If he is just an average hitter he still needs to be replaced. That said, if he actually got up to .350 OBP he is much more acceptable. maybe the .350 OBP is a bit of a reach, so i edited it to .325-340...