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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 06:59 PM) This is Europe. They aren't nearly as uptight as Americans about sex. i am not uptight, it is a gentlemanly thingy not to do. oh well. i am old fashion, i guess.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 04:57 PM) Sure you can. It points at how weak the scouting is. there really wasn't really any real scouting rpts on him, btw, how.... being in cuba and all.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 04:50 PM) It's the defense I'm much more worried about. It's really the horrendous April that's making his offensive numbers look bad. He hasn't been great in May or June necessarily but an OPS of .727 and .750 are a lot closer to what he was last year. However, it doesn't matter if his offense rebounds if his defense continues to be horrible. well i can deal with the lack of defense, if he brings up his avg.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 03:40 PM) And it's looking like with another high pick again next year another great arm will be there for the taking. as it looks now, i see a great selection of pitchers, esp if they take the next step.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 03:38 PM) I know the Sox are not good at scouting, drafting and development but you are both right. At some point the Sox will have to face their fears and start taking chances again on drafting hitters in the earlier rounds. I will say that the Sox drafted the right guys the last two years. I mean, how could they pass on those arms? a good point, but i wish, esp last yr they would be addressing positional players in the 3rd and later.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 05:31 PM) Arizona only has 11 players signed for next year. They can resign their player and add AHLers and get there without Bickell. Just saying. To me, Bickell is a buyout candidate because of his vertigo. I can't imagine anyone would want him AT THAT PRICE considering he could barely play in the SCF. yeah i agree on the buyout ..... but if the hawks sweeten the pie so to speak.... who knows.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 04:44 PM) Juha Hiitelä ‏@jhiitela 1h1 hour ago Teräväinen to media in Helsinki today: ”Female fans (in Chicago) are quite horny. They come really close." Original question to Teuvo was about selfies and how much fans wanted to take those with him and how does it feel. a really stupid interview. where is the old cliche, men should not brag about that stuff.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 04:44 PM) Delon Wright, RJ Hunter, or Tyus Jones look like the ones who make the most sense for the Bulls. wright is interesting, a last resort pick. hunter is a shooting guard not a pg. jones. skill ok i am not sold.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 04:19 PM) Astros and Cubs weren't build through the proceeds of sell-offs. They were built through the draft. Oh, they got pieces here and there through trades (esp. Cubs), but it's evaluation, development and drafting. The Sox are poor at all 3. The only team that sells well is the As. interesting point..... the jury is still out on the A's comment. no offense

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 04:10 PM) I didn't read any of this but Dave Cameron is the smartest guy in the room. All you have to do is ask him. f*** him.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 03:55 PM) I think they'll try because that's what they do, I think it will work as well as it has for the past half decade, and we'll be up to 5 losing seasons in 6 years. ouch.... harsh when you look at the realty of that when it is written down on paper.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 03:27 PM) I want nothing to do with Grant why???

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 02:19 PM) Ya I know lol but it's me being hopeful. i am with you, but i really don't think they have a choice. that is unless they give it to montas.... i just hope they are not assuming that Fulmer can come in and take a spot. i also hope they are not thinking of Drabek or EJ can come in and taking a spot. it is their assuming that drives me crazy.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 02:15 PM) None of these guys will probably be around for the Bulls. Maybe Grant. i know i have been scouring the mock draft to see how the new mocks are coming out. with the nba rumors, i was envisioning a rose trade to miami for wade and picks.... one for lakers for bulter and taj for picks. screw the idea of trying to salvage this team, trade bulter, he wants to be in la.... fuvvck rose

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 01:38 PM) It's like the most exciting time of the year to talk nba and we're focused on some comments from 3 months ago. Come on. Throw out some draft speculation, trade rumors, anything, ANYTHING else. Bulls are looking for a PG apparently and want to trade up for Cameron Payne. Payne is ok, i really like Grant from ND, Russell from Ohio, Winslow from Duke. now he has some intriguing skils..... another person is Booker from Key... he can be either pg, sg or sf, quick, a great shooter and can really spread out the floor. his % in shooting is in the 80's and really quick.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 02:20 PM) I forget where I said this the other day but more teams are willing to wait for their higher valued prospects to become MLB ready. The cubs would seem to be one example. They have plenty to trade but they realize they need more time to see who sticks, then the players that do not stick could very likely be traded this winter for pitching. I see Boston doing similar things with holding onto certain high level prospects. Both teams are loaded but not likely to make the playoffs so,imo, they are continuing with their respective rebuilds and see where they are at this winter. The ever increasing price of FA is making teams think otherwise about dealing top prospects. That's not to say no team will deal top prospects, just seems like prospects are holding more value in the eyes of some teams. That said. Maybe a team like Boston changes their perspective if a young lefty like Q was on the trade table. They do seem pretty adamant in keeping their best though so who knows? Edit: add the Dodgers to that list as well. Last winter there were reports about the Dodgers saying no to trading top prospects like Joc Pederson etc. interesting, i am seeing Hou bringing up players and see if they stick like gallo. now they brought up another pitcher. position that they need to address. i see that with bos, but tor.... they are hose. all they have are pitchers.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 12:48 AM) Chris Kuc ‏@ChrisKuc 5m5 minutes ago Hearing Stars, Penguins and Panthers are teams most interested in #Blackhawks' Patrick Sharp. Asking price still too high. i wish they would play hard ball. just get a nice rtn for sharp. i have a feeling they may have to buy out bickell and his contract. if they do, how much of that will go against their cap??? antti niemi what are your thoughts on the possibility of him rtn.... would he be worth the risk. if he is, i would look to that and trade crawford.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 02:21 PM) The real question is who will put on the brakes in the front office now and preach patience...one step forward, two steps back, etc.? It hasn't ever been JR or KW's style...and for a GM beginning to have a target on his back (if he doesn't make any changes), his job longevity won't exactly be helped by "rebuilding" now when the fanbase was promised the 2016-2019 window of getting back into the playoff hunt. it really isn't patience that is needed. it is bodies. real certified prospects, not the spin doctoring that the sox FO does. re the bold, remember if they are not happy, regardless of the team, they will blame the fan base, b/c they don't come out. it is always easy to blame some else for their incompetence.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 01:45 PM) Yes they do. They absolutely have a choice to realize how little actual talent they have in this organization and put a priority on fixing that...for example by considering moving guys like Quintana or, if a magical, unbelievable offer appeared, Sale. At the same time though that requires doing the opposite of what you said - not trying to fix it on the fly, not trying to put a bandaid on a gushing wound. a really nice metaphor. but i still think they can do it on the fly. this team is a nice looking one at some of the key positions. the top 30 of the sox prospects list is way overrated. they need to clean out most of that and retool. but i hate to say this, the holes on the team, cat, 1 sp 3b and yeah even ss needs addressing, how?? they esp don't have the prospects in the minors. their whole way of addressing it, is fvvck up with their proverbial head up their arse and it is way deep inside the body. so the point is, as much as i hate to admit it, a sp may be needed to be traded. so that mean they will need 2 sp.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 03:53 AM) Yeah, going by the rumors ( Cole Hamels) so far this year Boston seems very reluctant in trading away certain younger players. Players the White Sox would be looking for in a trade. on the rumors pages, i am kinda of piecing together an idea that many teams really do not want to sacrifice young prospects for a needed player to help in the playoff. that is right now. plus team are really over estimating the value of their players.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 11:49 AM) The idea that you think the Sox would sign a "big ticket pitcher" is also laughable. yeah you are right about that. but, and i am guilty of hoping in that big ticket pitcher. that big ticket pitcher is needed. look at the players assembled and try to imagine this rotation next yr. minus shark, the sox still has a hole in the rotation. they will need to get someone. and i really hoped they learned their lesson of just assuming the pitchers in the minors will automatically fill that hole.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 07:14 AM) You touched on all the highlights and the weird-light. 15 hits and "only" six runs. No on Soto next year. Happy he is making contact, though. Nice contribution tonight. I find it impossible to believe Sox beat Minnie in Minnie. One win in the series isn't good but it's better than the usual sweep. GO SOX! it is nice to see a little glimmer of the fans hope, what we knew can happen, to show up. i think many thought this team can come out and do this, i am the most guilty. this team hitting potential was too good, on paper. baby steps.....

QUOTE (hi8is @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 10:37 PM) Watch out for the poop. ahhh it is good to see you post once in a while. the poop............ still hasn't change.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 05:18 AM) I never said they did, I'm saying that they need to. Always take the best player available and when things are close go with the guy with the higher ceiling. But eventually if the Sox want to develop their own bats they are going to have to start sometime if they're serious about it and you make a good point, i may not totally agree with the bold. i would go, if all things are equal, for the need of the team. but yes, the sox will need to start addressing the lack of hitting somehow. so yes, it would stand to reason, that the sox NEEDS to start addressing that.

QUOTE (michelangelosmonkey @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 02:20 AM) I don't think they've "lost" more than a run per game from last season. There's a randomness to baseball...sometimes a .950 OPS guys has an .870 OPS 70 game stretch. Maybe Laroche has become old all of a sudden or maybe he's just had a bad stretch. Maybe it's just a string of bad luck. But what I think we know is that Sale for three years has been a legitimate ace with the stuff to throw a shut out every time. We know that Q has for three years been one of the better pitchers in baseball. That's your base from which you build. I think...hell everyone thinks the White Sox got very lucky with Rodon. It is not inconceivable that Rodon and Sale become Koufax and Drysdale...Randy Johnson and Curt Shilling. No one gets that kind of luck but when you have it you then try to patch and build around them. You add the very solid Q and then Fulmer and Eric Johnson...why is it crazy to think in two years you have the best rotation in baseball? The Brewers are a blow it up organization. The White Sox have Sale, Rodon and Q and it would be madness to give up now. i agree, this group of sox pitchers, if not traded, the sox will have a great group of pitchers that can make the history book. the problem is the holes in the team, how best to fix them, if the sox can't trade some of their pitchers.