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Here's the full list:
* Joey Gathright, John Bale
* Jamie Burke
* Joe Nelson
* Aaron Miles, Randy Flores, Tyler Johnson
* Norris Hopper, Gary Majewski, Matt Belisle
* Doug Mathis
* Daniel Cabrera, Lance Cormier
* Denny Bautista
* Ty Wigginton, Reggie Abercrombie
* Jonny Gomes
* Willy Taveras
* Takashi Saito, Scott Proctor, Yhency Brazoban, Angel Berroa
* Clay Hensley and Charlie Haeger
* Chris Britton and Justin Christian
* Tim Redding
* Chris Capuano
* Kevin Cash
* Chuck James
* Chris Burke, Robby Hammock, Wil Ledezma, Jeff Salazar
I'd really like to see Capuano/Cabrera come in and compete for a starting gig. Wouldn't mind Saito or Nelson in the bullpen, either. And possibly Redding or James if they'll take a minor league deal. I'd stay away from most of the position players before (though the Taveras rumors will be inevitable).
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Rosenthal says Griffey approved the deal:
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8398348...de-to-White-Sox
Even though it's not clear where he'll play, I'm excited by the deal since we gave up pretty much nothing of value (if it is Richar and Masset). Richar fell out of favor and Masset gives up too many baserunners. Maybe Wasserman will get another extended look now and can capitalize. Plus if KW spins something else it could work even better.
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So I'm watching the Sox game on TV with a friend of mine who isn't a baseball fan. He was wondering about the guy yelling that you can hear on EVERY Sox broadcast, specifically what he's saying and if he's selling something. I always thought he was saying "PRO-grams" but my friend feels differently. As fellow Sox diehards, I figured you all would have to know who I'm talking about and might know what he's saying. I live in AZ so I haven't been to the Cell in a while and don't have up close experience with him. So...any ideas?
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QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ May 6, 2008 -> 08:17 PM)yeah, the players are obviously not to be held accountable for their poor performance. lol @ blaming the hitting coach for guys that are slumping, that've been in the league for 10+ years
i don't care who your hitting coach is, it's the players that have to translate that coaching to the field, and these guys aren't doing it, their poor performance right now is obviously mental as they're pressing too much *because* of the slump, it's most likely making it worse. it has nothing to do with Greg Walker, ffs.
If the players are veterans who don't need coaching than why does every major league team have a hitting coach? That's such a simplistic and downright stupid way of putting things and I'm tired of Ozzie, reporters and fans saying that. If you've ever played a sport you know that a coach is there to tell players things that they can't see, because they are inside the slump and can't see their own swing or to gain a bigger perspective. They're supposed to be a trained set of eyes that can see what's wrong and attempt to help the players fix it. Walker clearly is not right for this team and a change needs to be made. Of course, a change won't be made...ever. This team is even more talented and frustrating to watch than last year's so far.
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I'm sure this sentiment has been expressed, but I just have to say that I really thought we couldn't get unluckier than we were last year. But apparently the fates were just teasing us by letting us get back in the game, and then blowing it due to relief pitching (again) and bad umpiring.
On the upside Swisher and Cabrera looked good, and even Uribe and Crede contributed (though I still wish they were gone).
I also wish there was another game tomorrow...oh well.
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Just gotta say...
Wow, I'm happy about this trade. One of the few in the KW regime that I've immediately thought we've won (the Thome trade immediately comes to mind as another). Quentin's got a great eye, power and bat control and in a couple years could play like Bobby Abreu in his prime. The fact that we didn't give up Danks or Fields or anyone in the upper minors makes it even better.
I say stick him in right, Anderson in center (not gonna happen, but a guy can hope) and Dye in left and we finally have a respectable outfield (great defense, good hitting).
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Kris Honel, the White Sox top pick in the 2001 First-Year Player Draft and a local product from Bourbonnais, Ill., technically is retiring from the White Sox organization. But after his retirement, the right-hander intends to pursue his career with another team and the White Sox will not stand in his way. Honel had a 5.79 ERA over 17 games for Double-A Birmingham this season, with 52 walks in 60 2/3 innings.
Anyone have any more information about this news from whitesox.com? I don't really understand how this works under MLB rules, but I guess the Sox don't really have any reason for keeping him around any more.
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I bet the market for him is ON FIRE right now.
At least Dave Littlefield's probably beating down the door.
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So is Ozzie being ordered to keep starting Owens or does he have faith in the kid? I would have thought that as soon as pods and grinderstad were back Owens would get to know the bench pretty well.
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Man I definitely understand why everyone is complaining...Mackowiak was obviously going to lead us back into contention the next couple years. That .270/8 HR/30 RBI he was going to put up next year was the key.
Seriously, I understand that everyone liked Rob. I did too. He was fun to watch and a good guy, but he wasn't going to help us win a championship during his current contract and we weren't going to resign him. Maybe Kenny could have gotten more for him, maybe not. We don't know. We haven't talked to anybody who actually had anything to do with any negotiations. But the fact is we don't need older utility players taking away playing time from young guys as we try to figure out who can contribute the next time we contend and who's expendable. Mackowiak was expendable for the same reason that Iguchi was, the same reason that Pods, Erstad, Uribe and Cintron are. They're all solid players who can be assets in the right situation, but they're all also older players and in our situation are not assets.
Best case scenario: Dubee and Link contribute at the major league level in 2009. If not, I don't see how we can blame Kenny for trying to get players that could potentially help us then for players that definitely won't. Obviously it would have been great to get Milledge and Pelfrey for Contreras and Dye but that's not the way things panned out at this deadline so it's time to let it go and think about who we have now and figure out whether they're assets or not.
Think about happy things everyone: Buehrle, Danks, Jenks....and even better...my fantasy football draft was today!
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It's officially Link:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2956001
The Chicago White Sox have traded outfielder Rob Mackowiak to the San Diego Padres for a minor-league right-handed pitcher Jon Link.Mackowiak is hitting .278 with six home runs and 36 RBIs in 85 games for the White Sox this season.
Link is currently pitching in the Class A California League.
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He had a pretty good walk rate at AAA. I'd say he'll be more patient than Cano and more powerful than Castillo. Not neccessarily a better all around player than either of those two, but in those respective aspects I'll give him the benefit of the doubt (it's only 7 AB!).
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He's not going to be a superstar or anything but I think it's entirely reasonable that Richar can hit .270-.280 10 homers, 25 doubles and 20 SB for the next 5 years - which would put him in at least the top half of second baseman in the majors (or make him essentially an Iguchi Redux except much cheaper and much younger). To dismiss him as a waste of playing time without him ever having played a game in a Sox uniform is a little harsh. Also, the fact that the D'Backs gave him up doesn't signal much to me as he was blocked by Stephen Drew, Orlando Hudson and Alberto Callaspo. I definitely think from what I've heard and read taht he can be a contributor on the major league level. Like I said, not a star but a solid player. At any rate he's been mashing ever since he got to Charlotte so now's as good a time as ever to give him a good look.
And if he sucks at least we always have Cintron, Ozuna and Gonzalez as long term solutions.
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QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 26, 2007 -> 08:21 PM)Are you sure it wasn't the Chris Carter in the Dbacks system?
Yes
5. Chris Carter, White SoxAge: 20.6
Hitting: .285/.374/.536 at Low-A (94 G)
A 15th-round pick in 2005 out of a Las Vegas high school, Carter won the Pioneer League home run title last year, and has built on it by leading the South Atlantic League with 20 home runs going into the weekend. Carter is similar to Kaaihue in the sense that he’s loaded with power and has good plate discipline, but his all-or-nothing approach to hitting will always limit his batting average. The White Sox are suddenly desperate for many things, but a power-hitting first baseman is not one of them, and they’ll take it slow with Carter.
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Baseball Prospectus just released their new prospect rankings for second base and Danny Richar was the 7th ranked prospect:
7. Danny Richar, White SoxAge: 24.1
Hitting: .285/.348/.479 at Triple-A (PCL, 66 G); .349/.404/.566 at Triple-A (International League, 31 G)
Richar put himself on the map when he transformed from organizational player into prospect with a 20-homer season in the Cal League in 2005, though his stock slipped a bit when he hit just eight in the following year at Double-A. He was nearly back to his ’05 pace with eight home runs in 66 games when he was shipped to the White Sox in a rare prospect-for-prospect deal in which Arizona acquired outfielder Aaron Cunningham. Richar does nearly everything well, he can hit for a little average, has some pop, draws a few walks and is an above-average runner while also playing solid defense. His greatest strength is a lack of significant weakness, making him highly similar to current second baseman Tadahito Iguchi, for whom he will likely take over from at second for the Sox next year.
I'm glad we have at least one position player in the upper minors to be kind of optimistic about. He's been tearing it up at AAA and could probably at least match Iguchi's production right now. I was against the Cunnigham trade at first but if Richar can hit .270/.340/.430 or higher in majors for us for a couple of years I'd say we'll have won it.
Also, in case anyone's wondering, Chris Carter was the 5th rated first baseman.
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Anyone else think it's kind of weird that Cintron got pulled from Game 1 after the 7th inning? I'm not watching but did he get hurt? Because if not it seems like he could have been traded - though I don't know why anyone would want him. Any ideas about this? Frankly if we traded him and got two bags of balls I'd be impressed with KW.
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LF - Josh Fields
CF - Ryan Sweeney/Brian Anderson
RF - Kosuke Fukudome (2006 Japan League MVP; free agent who wants to play in US next year - no posting fee)
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LF - Josh Fields
CF - Aaron Rowand
RF - Sweeney/Anderson
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I'm a little late getting here, but I'd like to point out that Owens/Uribe is definitely the worst 1/2 combination that's been in an MLB game this year and, in all likelihood (if you're going by the stats), one of the worst leadoff-number 2 hitter combinations in recent baseball memory. I mean come on it's like we're throwing the games now.
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I would love Fukodome. I've been reading about him recently and he sounds like a massive upgrade over anyone we have on the horizon.
I'd be in support of Castillo/Hudson and maybe Bourn also.
As far as Buehrle goes obviously we all want him to re-sign but Kemp would be good to get in return if KW and JR don't take the rods out of their a***s in regards to the no trade.
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Congrats Bobby.
That said, it should have been Garland but he started to slow to gain any buzz.
No Erstad? I thought he was an awesome leadoff guy.
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I recently developed an infatuation with Cunningham so naturally the Sox trade him. At least it seems like we got something that might be usable someday though. Would have been pissed if it was for some sort of Ryan Bukvich/Bret Prinz type arm.
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"...And you thought Timo Perez was bad!"
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Awesome (although a little sobering when Ozzie says "2005's over. We're not the world champions any more.")
After watching, it might be time to pop in the World Series DVD's for a little nostalgia.
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QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 12, 2007 -> 02:56 AM)Except for the big country boy in the 3 hole with the 1.000+ OPS of course.
I love Thome and think what he brings to the team is very valuable, but he actually has an OPS of .825 with 3 homers for the last two months and he's not that fun to watch if he's not slugging (unless you like watching a lumberjack walk 90 feet), since he can't run and doesn't play defense. As much of a great guy as he is, and as good as he was last year, he's still not as fun to root for as Maggs and Frank, IMO.
P.S. I know people are going to say the same is true of Frank, and to an extent it is, but I always enjoyed rooting for Frank because A) he was my favorite player growing up and nothing can change that, B) he was a homegrown White Sox and C) Everyone else hated him (a la AJ) so I naturally stubbornly defended him to the death. It was just a generally different situation that is with with Jim.
Non-Tenders the Sox should pick up...
in Pale Hose Talk
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He was awful and hurt for LA last year, but who knows?
Also, Justin Christian would probably be better in center than Owens or Taveras (at least at the plate, don't know about his defense).