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this article - the TRUTH i understand the reason to trade Sale or Quintana, but i'll be damned if KW and RH trade either for 4-5 busts, while at least Sale continues on a Hall of Fame path. Fear...fear of getting stuck holding the bag in the end. I'll enjoy Sale even if the team takes a bit longer to stock the farm system

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 11:07 AM) I'm thinking 30 easily. Based off of the stats on mlbfarm, 2/3 of the balls he put in play were in the air. When the wind's blowing out at Wrigley, he's going to be a beast. i'm actually curious and interested as to how the new mega scoreboards may affect any jet streams. i know Texas' stadium was recently modified within the last couple of years and turned it from a homerun positive to a homerun neutral park.

he is no Aroldis Chapman, but he'll do.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 09:50 AM) I'd still worry about Bryants Ks. this. he still struck out 27% of the time in AAA. add on +5% for MLB difficulty. while he would still certainly be capable of 20-25 hrs, i'd put his average at .220-.240. Unless he is the next coming of Mike Trout who strikes out 27% of the time, yet still hits .280

i think we see the DH in the NL before we see rosters expanded beyond 25 man.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 29, 2015 -> 09:15 PM) 2004-2005 Starting with the additions of Garcia and Contreras, followed up by AJ, Dye, Pods/Vizcaino, Iguchi and El Duque. 2007-2008 Alexei/Danks/Quentin...Floyd was added in 2007 and then Viciedo would be added after, was REALLY excited at the time about the biggest signing bonus player (surpassing Borchard) in Sox history...with Beckham also drafted that summer as well 2009...With Peavy and Rios coming onboard, especially the season-long courtship of Peavy...unfortunately, it also pushed out Jermaine Dye, and that left a sour taste Rios was a waiver trade that occurred midseason 2009. and then he proceeded to hit .199 for the rest of season.

for the sox SP need (#4, #5) Shields is a poor use of money. I would like it, but it is financially overkill...that and I think he'd get lit up at US Cell.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Jan 28, 2015 -> 12:44 PM) This is like Kirk Hinrich returning to Chicago. Fans remember when they were banking a lot on a guy and it didnt result in great things. And they carry this feeling into the new situation, when the reacquired guy is low risk and ...not-meaningful...anymore. He should be treated on a second go around as simply what his new role is, no more no less. he should be given #16, not #15 to reflect this new reality

i would hope that getting a full draft of #4 pick (per round, generally speaking) would bump us much higher in the farm standings!

QUOTE (LDF @ Jan 27, 2015 -> 03:49 PM) i will not discuss #1 with you.... my problem with shield is his performance in the playoff. he is requesting how much and then look at his performance....... ok, let me revise my #1. spending a bunch of money on a guy who is 33 years old is inefficient, and is money poorly used.

James Shields would be a horrible signing on many fronts. 1) no money 2) penchant for giving up homers - especially in this park? 3) old(er)

why would we burden ourselves with the financial health of the white sox? I watch baseball to enjoy a game, not to speculate on their profits. Leave that to the 'real world'.

the truly successful teams have a nice mix of homegrown players, a couple of key free agents, and a seemingly endless supply of players that can replace the homegrown players when they hit free agency and become too expensive. we know from experience that draining the farm of all talent can only work so long before you are an aging team full of paralyzing contracts.

yeah, when i said "type A", "type B" free agent, it was always also in reference to receiving sandwich picks.

someone please give me the 'scouting report' on why we feel he has so much potential? Sometimes it feels like everyone gets giddy just because he had the "Little Miggy" nickname....

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jan 21, 2015 -> 12:09 PM) I don't think it's one or the other. Hahn, at least at face value, has stated his interest to sign Samardzija. When trading him they factored in the fact that they could trade him in July if the season falls apart and they could get a draft pick if they were to be priced out. that was the beauty of the trade for him...he's good to the point that you have so many options of what you can do with him midseason or post season. I don't see the Sox being that far out of it in july (2 wild cards race) that they trade him. But i don't see them signing him to a long term deal either.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jan 21, 2015 -> 11:59 AM) That's not how compensation works anymore. The Sox will offer him a one year contract for somewhere around 15-17 mil, depending on what the number is next offseason, and if he rejects and signs somewhere else we get their first round pick if is unprotected. fair enough (and good to know)...but thats basically what i was getting at. we're going to go after the draft pick, not the extension, IMO.

I dont see a Samardzija extension as likely. Buehrles extension back then was more an exception than norm. The sox will make a qualifying offer, get rejected and get the Type A or B draft pick

Ok, i should back off of my comments on Peralta at SS. He was decent enough judging from metrics

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 21, 2015 -> 09:45 AM) But Washington knows that too, and if they are trying to maximize their return, they are going to want to sell the one that will get them the highest return. That's going to be Zimmerman or Strasburg at this point. FYI, Fister's ERAs were usually much higher than his FIP in Detroit. Last year was the exception. Re: Fisters ERA thats because detroits defenses were not good from everything i remember....miggy at 3b? Peralta at SS? not good for a guy like Fister In Wash, he had LaRoche, Rendon, Desmond backing him....much better than Detroits defenses

Fister will be more subject to the forces of BABIP than FIP due to his style

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 21, 2015 -> 09:16 AM) A friend was arguing that Fister had a 2.4ish ERA last year, which is true, but he had a 3.91 FIP. That's a somewhat alarming difference. Ok... If davidson is bad so be it. My point is that the price for Fister wont be as high as zimmermann, and may be reasonable with Fisters 1 yr status. Dont forget Rendon also plays 2nd. If the Nats can find a power bat for third, then they have the ability to upgrade two positions. FIP favours pitchers who strikeout players. Fister is a pitch to contact groundball pitcher who strikes out little, and IMO will always beat his FIP as long as he has a good defense behind him

not sure on the politics of the Sox/Nats relationship...but Fister is the guy i feel would be appropriate for the Sox. We don't need another #2, #3 guy such as Zimmermann for the price that he will command in terms of trades. Fister should be relatively less costly and will fill our need of a backend #4 or 5 guy without breaking the bank. I would perhaps trade a Matt Davidson or other one of our prospects in the 6-10 range. The Nats don't have many needs at the MLB level

clearly Tom Ricketts has never been to the southside....show a kid, any kid, the fundamentals deck versus sitting in place for 9 innings, and i'll show you a kid who 'thinks' US Cellular is way more fun. just sayin'!

1 year rental of Doug Fister. Saw his name floating around as potential Nationals' trade pieces... Sale Samardzija Quintana Fister Danks I like it.