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QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 29, 2014 -> 05:52 AM) Maybe if we just had a water feature out there somewhere, he'd be less aggressive. ah man, that was sweet.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jul 29, 2014 -> 12:57 AM) O'Brien no longer catches. His defense was always extremely questionable and the Yanks appear to have given it up and moved him to first. actually he does several positions. I read up on him yesterday and it was mention, he still catches several times a week. he is learning 1b and outfield, I am wondering why? the question I came away from, from reading the articles is why keep moving him? he has a strong bat, already hitting 31 hrs I think.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 29, 2014 -> 12:23 AM) Doh. Funny when I posted that I was like uh, 10% times 500 that's 50 and then for some reason forgot to halve it. I blame all the s***ty leadoff hitters in the past. as a top of the order catalyst, he is very good. he gets a positive results with is on base % and steals.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 29, 2014 -> 12:19 AM) Cosart is a righty, which makes him pretty intriguing. oh man, I thought he was a lefty...... sorry. but of all pitchers, I like casart the most. now with the sox system, we need arms ready for prime time arms. to help now(2015).

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jul 29, 2014 -> 12:24 AM) Yankees will not trade Sanchez in a Danks deal. He is a top 3 Yankees spec. if the yanks are only talking about minors, I would be real ok with JR Murphy or even Pete O'Brien. I think it would take a crap load to get Sanchez.

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Jul 29, 2014 -> 12:20 AM) I would be ok with either JR Murphy OR Sanchez. Isn't Sanchez the Yanks top prospect? Is that even a possibility for a Danks deal? yep, but there is no room for him at the major, they have 2 very good cat now imo. they are JR murphy and Sancher as #2 rated prospect as of todays new yanks rating.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 29, 2014 -> 12:12 AM) The Sox must have been asking for too much for Dayan because the Mariners traded for Morales, giving up a decent young bullpen arm in return. Viciedo is way more valuable than Morales I'm guessing the Sox were asking for a a B level prospect. I forget where I read this, sorry. sea was trying to low ball the sox for DV as some other teams. they don't value what he brings to the table as much as the sox will not give him away. DV is only 25 and how long has he played in the majors? his prime is yet to come.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 28, 2014 -> 11:58 PM) In all honesty, it is pretty unrealistic that Beckham is going to put a team over the top. Same to be said about DV. Danks might really help you get in and I can even see DV for a team with really bad offense, but when you take a step back, these are some of our weaker links (excluding Danks) and both DV and GB are below league average players (thus unless you have a major sieve you are filling, they aren't going to be major difference makers). As I keep telling people, odds of this team significantly upgrading its talent pool are pretty minimal through trades at the deadline. The valuable chips we have are staying put and the guys we would be interested in dealing have very little, if any value on the market, and for Sox, only value is if there is a young player you can plug-in their stead. If not, not much of a point and you might as well "try" to see how much closer you can get and I wouldn't be surprised if that is Hahn's approach. The exceptions to this rule are any veteran reliever we have (cause they are interchangeable and we have plenty of young arms (didn't say good) that we can give a chance to and normally you can get some sort of intriguing low level talent for them), Alexei (and only if you can net an impact, major league ready top 75 or so prospect and another 1 to 2 high upside guys), and Danks (not because you'll get good talent, but if you can clear his contract, it is worth it because worst case, his production in the FA market can be replaced at that price, however, that would not be a preferred approach, as you can most likely find better production out on the market or if you can acquire the right assets, internally, and thus, if you can swap his contract and get flexibility, you do it. I also expect Hahn to be quietly looking at acquiring assets, maybe getting involved as a 3rd team where we are giving another team assets for one of the younger assets getting moved (who might fill better needs then the guys we move). I totally agree with you, I was mentioning that these players are pieces to go with other pieces that is needed. look at the teams, they need 2 or 3 different players while looking out for avail pitching.

QUOTE (Andy the Clown @ Jul 29, 2014 -> 12:00 AM) Teams might decide they'd rather pay more in prospects (less in dollars) for above average, young pitching. if you are talking about HOU pitchers that are avail, imho they are fringe players mostly long rp, except maybe cosart.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 29, 2014 -> 12:12 AM) Is Houston ever going to be good again? not with the present management and how they are managing the money. working the system for the profits, pretty much like the marlins.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 28, 2014 -> 11:59 PM) http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mchugco01.shtml That's McHugh's profile, as you can see he's already 27 and just seemed to figure it out this year. Keuchel and Cosart are still young, although they would be more expensive, have a better track record. that's, but here is what I learned, with ref to right handed pitching, I will take McHugh, he pitch 3 types of pitches with the fast ball around +/- 92 mph. a slider and a curve ball. Keuchel has 4-5 types of pitches with the FB being his best, 88-90 mph. the pitcher I like is the only Lefty of the group, Cosart, 3 pitches with FB being his best 93-94 +/-. I really wish the sox had picked his brother last yr in the draft. oh well.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 28, 2014 -> 11:44 PM) I'd take Kuechel, Cosart, McHugh in that order. looking at his profile, I find that I like McHugh the most. do you have any useful info on him it would be appreciated ????

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 28, 2014 -> 06:58 PM) Barney to the Dodgers. https://twitter.com/MLBBruceLevine/status/493829923904049153 It's looking like he's just going to be DFA'd or non-tendered in the offseason. while I agree about his slump, these teams should have made the move before the All Star Game. now some team played themselves out of contentions, if they made the trade for players like DV, Gordon Danks or anyone else, who knows they still may be in the running.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jul 28, 2014 -> 11:23 PM) He's likely exhausted his rookie eligibility. Thus not a prospect. the are 4 cats in the yanks systems whether in the majors or minors. Francisco Cervelli 28, John Ryan Murphy 23, Gary Sanchez 21, Peter O'Brien 24, Luis Torrens 18, the reason I included F. Cervelli, is he can start and be a cat now for several more yrs until some of the prospect who may develop into something better. Same as JR Murphy which I like a lot. another cat which caught my interest is P O'Brien, he started in the in teens in the top 20 to what #9. he is playing in the future games for the yanks. the yanks may have one of the better systems for catchers. I wonder if it is prospect or prospects that the sox are looking at?

QUOTE (ChiSoxJon @ Jul 28, 2014 -> 08:36 PM) as a fan of everything White Sox esp the minor league teams, plus I live in another state (LA), I really look forward to these rpts. I can't get enuf of them, pls keep up the good work all. peace

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 28, 2014 -> 07:39 PM) It can't be as bad as the last one, right? what, did you not enjoy of the movie, for me its was entertaining.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 27, 2014 -> 09:53 AM) Lucy is right on the borderline at 50-60% positive and negative reviews. There are a lot of similarities with Salt, the Angelina Jolie movie. If you went only by reviews, pretty much the only movies you'd watch would be the Top 20-30 favorites for the Academy Awards, and 50% of those are movies that bore most people completely to death and leave them wondering how those "artsy" critics could possibly see something in a movie that they're totally missing. well I am a fan of most of Luc Besson movies as a director or screenwriter. if you are a fan of Le Femme Nikitia, Leon, Wasabi or Fifth Elment then you might enjoy the move. for me, however, I am a fan of his movie, however I find his films in recent yrs to be a waste. I don't seem to enjoy them anymore. look as he is trying to shock the world with his weird cinematographer.

I just got back from watching Lucy ....... I will not ruin it by posting my comments, but I will add this tidbit. If you are a fan of La Femme Nikita (movie) , Leon the professional, and / or The Fifth Element, the same director made it. I sure would like to see your comments,

QUOTE (Tex @ Jul 23, 2014 -> 11:53 PM) Yeah, ain't hat the truth. But if they followed Future Sox on twitter they would be the most knowledgeable fans out there and would immediately set the record straight. EXCELLENT time to give props to the sox board. but I hope if it happen to the sox fans, the sox fans would catch on that they were fake and being played.

QUOTE (Springfield SoxFan @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 12:01 PM) Crazy that the Cardinals get a pick as well. The Cardinals draw almost 3 million fans a year and have a media market that covers multiple states like Arkansas. Crazy. that is one problem again I have but was waiting for another time to bring it up. the question is, how do they determine who gets these picks. I am not saying giving picks is wrong, but how is it determine.

Engel is an exciting kind of a player. I really hope he can make it. I like these underdog kind of players. good job of finding more info on our other prospects.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 02:48 PM) To try and get him to sign and avoid a PR disaster while also retaining the services to their 5th round pick. and with that shenanigans they got a bad PR to boot now. which is justified.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 01:25 PM) It's kind of like comparing a torts lawyer and a Fortune 500 corporation. Of course, they are often going to be diametrically opposed in their positions. That's what provides the checks and balances, preventing one side or the other from becoming too powerful, along with the MLBPA. To say that the White Sox deserve sympathy for having to deal with Scott Borases of the world, that would be going too far. The Sox are valued somewhere in the $700-850 million vicinity. Nobody should be crying too much for them. sorry again but this time from my lousy writing skills. I was using Scott B and his dealings with the Sox as an example, which later seems as I was dragging Scott B thru the mud. I wanted to somewhat defend the ball clubs right to play hardball with these advisor/agents as they, the agents have played hard ball with the ball clubs. what HOU did was totally wrong and esp in their attempt to play the rules.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 01:09 PM) I think the compensation pick the next season should be determined by the percentage of slot you ultimately offer. If they offer him 40% slot and he doesn't sign, your compensation isn't the second pick in the draft, but a 3rd rounder. You offer 90% slot, you get the 2nd pick. Something like that. If it's true Houston upped their offer to $5 million with 5 minutes left until the deadline, and were shocked at no response, that's just crazy. Ultimately what they initially agreed to and the 40% slot financially is the price of a slightly better than replacement level player for one season. While it's a lot of money to me and most people, in baseball it's basically nothing. I think HOU upped their offer so as to not loose the pick on their misdealing. again it was covering themselves just in case they were screwed. question, if they believe they were right, then why up their offer at the last sec.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 02:17 PM) Brennan is a guy I could see popping next year and being on the radar. He was a pretty high round pick with intriguing stuff. But he came in raw (1 year college pitching), then missed a year with his TJ surgery and recovery. But if he can get back 100%, he's still an arm worth keeping an eye on, despite being pretty much forgotten by most. I found this scouting rpt on Brennan. http://www.scoutingbook.com/players/p3165