poppysox

The money is there to do just exactly this.

Something to build on for Gio...come home safely.

He could be a good will ambassador for the White Sox if coaching isn't interesting to him. What ever his short comings fans have always liked him.

Good job Gio...come home healthy.

He would make a great minor league coach.

I believe Jose gets a 2 or 3 year extension in the area of 12 or 13 million per year by the months end.

Could be a stop gap if a deal is in place for Jose and we wait a bit for Vaughn.

There might be a mutiny.

Next year at this time we should have a player with all star potential playing at every position. Never before saw that on any White Sox team.

I totally agree.

Easier said than done. My point is the next three weeks have the potential of being interesting.

Little Louie & Big Hurt...need I say more. Cool stars need nicknames. It's inevitable.

The Sox have had a good selection of nice guys. Delmonico and Palka are both easy to like... but it's a good sign when there is no longer room for them on our improving team.

I know what you are saying but Abreu is needed until Vaughn gets here and that's not next year. Colome is needed here if next year is viewed as a go for it year rather than just being competitive.

Someone needs to take the ball every day. Nova is fine until the real rotation is ready sometime next year. Just like Shields he sometimes looks actually good...other times not so much. Nova and Shields both pitch at a nerve shattering slow a pace... but that's another story.

I took another positive from this series. It is often mentioned that Schwarber has made himself into a very adequate outfielder. In my opinion... Eloy looks much better defensively.

Very interested to see how the next 3 weeks play out. We will either work out an extension with Jose or trade him. Colome decision will be made. The outcome of the Abreu and Colome decisions will tell us a lot about intention to compete next year.

I think JR might surprise you.

Martinez is 31 years old. Three guaranteed years would probably be my maximum. My comment of limiting older players to 1 or two year contracts was aimed at slightly older than Martinez. Obviously, the make up of your team influences contract length as well. You wouldn't put Martinez on the same team with Abreu and Vaughn.

Leury is a good player ideally suited to be a super sub. Good tools not great tools. Best used playing 75% of the games as he fills in adequately for injury and days off.

I hope this is just sarcasm and not a sign that you have gone over to the dark side.

It's not that I don't want any older guys on my team...just don't want to be committed to them for more than a year or two at a time.

Can't wait for that brand of baseball. Speed shows up every day.

I think Rick gets plenty of help from Kenny in the talent evaluation department.

Greg...you have every right to like any player and have an opinion just like all of us. We're fans and have cheap opinions. Nothing is going to change because of anything said here. I won't be surprised if your closer on what happens in the Jose situation then the people giving you a hard time. The FO lived with Konerko far past his expiration date.