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Correa is going to sign for $5 million, more than $2 million under slot. Wow, huge steal for the Astros.

Man, Laumann is fat. Also, Beck will probably go to Great Falls.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 5, 2012 -> 09:27 PM) Ironically, Stewart played a huge part in the game that the Sox came back to beat the Tigers at the Cell that turned our season around, IMO. Sun shines, dog's ass.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 5, 2012 -> 09:23 PM) The day we DFA Stewart is a day our franchise gets a little better. Fixed that for ya.

Keith Law also wanted to take a high school pitcher with arm issues #1 overall. Keith Law also doesn't work for an MLB organization anymore after he "resigned". He's entitled to his opinion but I don't put much weight into his.

Seems like he was knocked because he is locked into 1B defensively. So? He's all about the bat and power. If you don't hit you're probably not going to make it to the big leagues anyways.

Keon Barnum? Who the f***?

SHUT THE f*** UP ABOUT "MONEYBALL", HAROLD.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 4, 2012 -> 09:56 PM) Pitching in the low to mid 90's in high school as a lefty is huge. I'm not saying Smoral is a guarantee can't miss talent, but he's a legit talent and would be one hell of a pick for the Sox at 48 (if somehow he was around) and if he is, I'd be stunned if the Sox passed up on him. I'd bet that we're going the college route.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 4, 2012 -> 09:55 PM) And a painful one. I see what you did there...

Pierce Johnson? Such a white name.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 4, 2012 -> 09:49 PM) There aren't? I'm happy to be the guy's biggest fan if he becomes a White Sox, but at this point he seems to have nothing on Aaron Poreda other than age. I just want someone to tell me the part I'm missing, my research on the kid consists of about 45 minutes of reading/watching Aaron Poreda had one pitch, that was it. His slider was crap at San Francisco. Lefties that throw 90-94 and have one offspeed pitch don't last more than two or three rounds. They are precious, precious commodities.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 4, 2012 -> 09:46 PM) There are a lot of lefties that throw 90-94 with one offspeed pitch that are going to go in the later rounds. No.

Ryan Franklin looks hilarious. And there goes Piscotty.

Mr. Wilkins, have yourself a game! 2 HRs thus far. Mitchell 2-2 with a BB and a 2B.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 4, 2012 -> 08:27 PM) I hope he turns out good, obviously. But he has one of those "bust" names...."ah, remember that year we took Courtney Hawkins instead of Giolito?" Or "Remember when we took Hawkins over Giolito who blew his arm out?"

Love this pick. While he needs some work at the plate, his potential sounds ENORMOUSLY high.

Man, this BLOWS. The CTA is going to have to increase bus service dramatically, which they actually did when they repaired the blue line slow zones north of Division.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 3, 2012 -> 08:59 PM) Therein lies the dilemma. Do you want to try to run away from the Tigers and Indians while they're both very vulnerable and beaten up injury-wise, or do you want to take the "long haul" approach and sacrifice victories in the middle of the season to fortify yourself for the pennant drive? To me, it depends on our financial resources to add another starting pitcher. The longer we hold onto first place and maximize our advantage, the better our attendance will be and the more likely it is that JR will be willing to authorize further spending, like in the case of Manny Ramirez in 2010 (hopefully that won't be used as a reason NOT to do something, because of that fiasco/failure). You have Sizemore, Carmona, Hannahan, Hafner, Carlos Santana (he'll be back soon), Dirks out now, Austin Jackson, Fister, Avila (banged up), Victor Martinez, Albuquerque, Raburn (AAA), Inge (waived), Worth and Santiago at 2B...Gerald Laird is their best RH hitting DH candidate. The time to strike is now. I agree. I think we can keep things as is for June and July, hopefully extend our lead to something very manageable, and rest Sale in August.

Do we dare start calling Danks a prospect again? He should be up in Chicago. Now.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 3, 2012 -> 08:44 PM) When is the last time a pitcher on the AL All-Star roster was shut down (or moved to the bullpen) in the 2nd half of a season, in the middle of a pennant race, for "injury prevention" concerns? Just curious what other examples are out there in recent history. I think Strasburg will be this year, and that's the only example that comes to mind. That being said, the Sox could think outside the box again and implement a six man rotation for a few weeks. If you implement one for five weeks you save Sale, and everyone else, about 10-12 innings. I don't think Sale's mechanics right now are all that problematic. I'm afraid of him running out of gas in late August.

I'm not a huge fan of pitch counts. Sale rarely had high stress pitches in today's game, and he was on five days of rest. That being said, asking him to pitch 200 innings this year is probably too much. He might have to spend a month in the pen for him to start come September.

Alvarez has 21 SO in 72 IP? He's skating by on luck.

Jesus, terrible luck there.

f*** yeah Rios! That deflection cost us a run, though.