Hatchetman

Absolutely brutal.

frazier's head moves like two feet during his swing. not sure if its always been that way.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jun 14, 2016 -> 10:41 AM) That tells me nothing. Doesn't tell me how many AB's that covers or what they consider a high leverage situation . Sound bytes like yours are not informative. Try actually communicating with thought and substance. one stupid stat deserves another dude. Both 40 ABs. High leverage is a game 7th inning within one run.

In high leverage situations as defined by baseball reference, he has an OPS of .545.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 14, 2016 -> 09:03 AM) Avi is so so bad defensively, that he'd have to hit a metric ton to offset his porous defense. He's such a negative defensively, it isn't even funny (and given his tools, I'm not sure how he is so bad in the field, but he just is). Agree totally. How did they scout this guy? Remember there was talk he could play CF when he came over?

QUOTE (Saufley @ Jun 13, 2016 -> 07:54 PM) What if Hahn and Ventura get fired and Kenny takes over. I'd love to see Kenny manage the team.

I really liked the draft. No complaints at all. Hope its the start of something new. Drafting guys with plate discipline. Imagine that!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 08:50 PM) Or... And this might be crazy... But the White Sox trust Hostetler. That IS crazy.

They would've given Bruce up for nothing before the season. Now he's kind of resurrected his career....

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 8, 2016 -> 08:59 AM) For Hahn and KW or both to fire Robin now, they would be putting their necks on the line because if the team didn't suddenly improve, the arrow points at them. Would anyone blame them for not doing that? Robin is the scapegoat for this season if they fail. If they fire him and still fail, it goes up the ladder. This is the truth. Ventura doesn't matter. "The buck stops" here is a phrase JR has never heard of I guess.

I only go back to 1980. Another 20 years of this and I'll be 100% certifiable. JR will still be running the team!

Losing is tolerable if you can see some light on the horizon. Like maybe someday the sun will come up.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Jun 7, 2016 -> 12:43 PM) I wish I could be a pollyana. Maybe a lobotomy would help.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Jun 7, 2016 -> 12:38 PM) Done and done. I'll let the on field and front office actions speak for themselves. I'm serious about this. You get your wish. Mark I wish you wouldn't let the Pollyannas determine what you say.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 7, 2016 -> 12:23 PM) The last 10 years have fully convinced me that saying "I'll trade 1 WS for 10 years of garbage teams" remains completely the right move. OK. You got the 10 years of garbage. Can we move on now?

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Jun 7, 2016 -> 11:29 AM) It's not (well Im guess it could be), I just made that up because I found the question funny. It was a rhetorical question, attempting (failed obviously) to point out that Ray's numbers are not that impressive. At least for a top 10 pick.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 7, 2016 -> 10:59 AM) It's almost as if you enjoy the Sox doing poorly. No, Lip is highly critical of management. He would like to watch better baseball.

So they'd win 95 instead of 115? Sounds pretty good to me.

I actually meant to say Lester.

The Cubs would still be very good without the $45M going to Heyward and Lackey.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 7, 2016 -> 08:00 AM) Could you imagine the crap KW, JR, and RH would take if they tanked for 5 years and had 1 draft pick on the roster? If they were the best team in baseball, I don't think people would be complaining.

If our top prospect can't outplay Rollins, our minor leagues are in worse shape than I thought.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Jun 6, 2016 -> 11:53 PM) .260 BA, .820 OPS exactly. I'll take it if true, especially if Ray can play CF. BTW Ray is 194th in NCAA D1 OPS qualifiers.

What does a .320 BA .950 OPS in D1 equate to in the majors?

The Sox were willing to pay more than 28 other teams.