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QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 02:32 PM) Pelfrey in his 2 starts this year he's had trouble with command walking 7 batters, he has some serious controls problems and is not the type of guy I want to go throwing into the middle of an American League pennant race. He's cruisin' for a bruisin' in the NL, it scares me to think what would happen to him if he came over to the American League and started walking guys. I'd much rather have Javy going for me but hey maybe I don't hate him as much as most people. I like the idea of picking up Pelfrey as long as we get a reliever in return as well (even if we have to give up something else in addition to). Pelfrey could be the last guy in the pen if we want and the team can slowly groom him. He's got a great arm and has front of the rotation potential (maybe not an ace, but definately a #2 or 3). That means in time we could have McCarthy and Pelfrey in the rotation and those guys could be real major players when a guy like Contreras or Vazquez or someone else takes off. Plus Pelfrey could be what McCarthy was this year, on next year's squad. QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 02:36 PM) Doesn't mean we couldn't flip Milledge. I agree with that, but if we were to do that I think it would just be a 3 way trade.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 02:21 PM) Im not even really interested in Milledge. Pelfrey is the guy that looks most interesting to me but he is probably as untouchable as Milledge. Do you think if we get a guy like Pelfrey in return there is any chance that we trade not 1 but both Vazquez and Garcia? I'm not interested in Milledge because I don't think we have a need for him. We already have a guy that doesn't hit for power right now with a boatload of tools (Ryan Sweeney) and he's got a far better attitude than that of Milledge. I realize Sweeney isn't the sexy name he once was, but I think Milledge is over-rated. I should mention Sweeney is starting to drive the ball much better as of late, sure he's playing in Charlotte, but improvement is improvement. Oh and defensively...SWEENEY >>>> MILLEDGE. Sweeney has a better arm and a better clue out in the field. Not saying Milledge doesn't have the tools to be a good defensive outfielder, but as of now he's not anything to brag about.

QUOTE(whitesox61382 @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 11:32 AM) My guess is that the package centered around BMac and Fields. The Marlins want young major league ready talent and won't trade Willis unless they are blown away. So an impressive package that might interest the Marlins would probably include both of those guys. The question is where does Fields fit in? Obviously they have Cabrera. Would they move Fields or change the position of another guy.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 10:58 AM) Almost all of Upton's errors were when he was at SS. He makes every play look like a tough play. Upton is a great athlete, but he's a relatively over-hyped prospect, imo. I know the talent is there, but the production hasn't been as good as it could and should be when your talking about a prospect of his caliber.

Ya, they want him badly...very badly.

FutureSox.com is going to sit down with Adam Russell. Russell is a recently promoted right hander who knows pitches for the Birmingham Barons. He went 7-3 with a 2.66 ERA in Winston Salem this year and has compiled a 2.79 ERA in his first two starts with the Barons. Russell was a 6th round draft pick in 2004 out of Ohio University. So please, if you got any questions you'd like answered about Adam, post them here and we'll do our best to ask em to him.

FutureSox.com is going to sit down with Adam Russell. Russell is a recently promoted right hander who knows pitches for the Birmingham Barons. He went 7-3 with a 2.66 ERA in Winston Salem this year and has compiled a 2.79 ERA in his first two starts with the Barons. Russell was a 6th round draft pick in 2004 out of Ohio University. So please, if you got any questions you'd like answered about Adam, post them here and we'll do our best to ask em to him.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 11:02 AM) Stealer.

I've posted there on very rare ocassions. Welcome aboard

This is a good deal for the Braves.

It shows the kid cares and that he is really into the game. I got no problem with it and I don't think of it as showing a guy up. Obviously if Paulie smacks a big HR off him he may give a little excessive clap or something (especially if its a clutch HR to give us the win or something). The Tigers are a fun team to watch this year and I want both squads to make it into the post-season.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 07:51 AM) I don't think they're in that bad shape SP wise now, if Tomko can show he's over his injury problems (coming back out of the pen now anyways). At least for the Dodgers, Billingsley looks like he's settling down and really starting to produce. Bill can't go deep into games though. Really good arm and he's making some definite strides though. In fact he added a cutter to his arsenal and is already throwing it pretty well (first started to practice with it about 12 days ago).

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 10:25 AM) Hopefully you meant Ebert, not Egbert. By the way, for those of you who don't know what he is talking about (which is probably most of you), you can view the new skin by adjusting your settings in the bottom left part of the page (drop down box) to Soxtalk Elite. Its set to default so I think most people will see it. And ya, I meant Ebert...but didn't want to get sued for falsley using his name so I added the G.

QUOTE(Hangar18 @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 07:17 AM) One things for sure ............... is the SOX playoff hopes arent in their hands anymore. Now were stuck hoping other teams can help us out. We are the wild card leaders. The Tigers could win every game from here on out and it wouldn't matter, as long as the Sox went out and played up to there capabilities because if they do that they'd be the wild card team. If we were behind a few teams, than you may need a little help, but with this many games left, every single team thats relatively close can control its own destiny (maybe not for sure) but if they go out and play some ridiculous level of baseball they'll find a way. Take the Twins...they got a 9 game stretch that will say a lot about them. @ Cle and Chi and than at home vs the Tigers. During that stretch they could make this a 3 team race for the division (if they go like 8-1) or they could bow out (if they did horrible) or it could stay similar to how it is now.

Thats right, Soxtalk.com continues to go out and try to consistently do what it can to make this the best site for Sox fans on the web. From original content, to recaps on the front page (even if we don't write em) to as good of a fan board on the web, we do it all. Well now we do it all and in STYLE thanks to Kalapse, Goldy, Heads and myself (stealing Heads work and doing some quick replacement commands). So hopefully you all enjoy the new skin

I still don't think the Dodgers are about to deal Baez unless they get some help in return. They are in the race and while they have some solid young arms in the pen, they are going to need a vet like Baez to get things straightened out down the stretch.

QUOTE(stretchstretch @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 09:29 PM) just looking at the two teams we're talking about, how many games are left, and how many we're out. Seems like a hot streak for us and a low streak for them can swing things, but just curious if people think we're hanging our hopes on a WC spot? We've been able to get to 1.5 games behind, and boom, after a dominant 7-1 win and 3.5 out, like that are 5.5 out, after going 2-7 against the very three teams involved in this race. Seeing how tough 1.5 games behind has been to leap, seems 5.5 is a mountain at this point. We need 6 games where we win and they lose to take a lead to put that in perspective. thoughts? Put it this way....we had a pretty comfortable wild card lead about 10 days ago and now thats gone. If we can do it so can other teams. No matter how good a team is your going to have a losing streak somewhere in the season (if not a couple) and what matters is how you respond and how you play between those streaks (assuming they aren't ridiciulously long). Sure we have turned things into a race (well the wild card, maybe distanced the division a bit) but as we saw how quickly a lead can go, so can the Tigers or anyone elses lead. All it will take is our pitching to start feeding off eachother and putting up quality start after quality start and they are VERY capable of doing so and for every guy on this staff I could give you a few reasons why they could do it starting now (of course I could also give a few why not). Bottom line the abilities are there and we can close this thing ASAP (obviously you need help from the Tigers too or the teams that are playing them) and even if the Tigs don't fall, if we take care of business we can still control our destiny for the WC.

QUOTE(dasox24 @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 11:20 PM) Yeah, he is the youngest player on the team, and well aware of it, lol. He's always been the youngest (or one of the youngest) on his on his team everywhere he's been, from Bristol to Kanny to Winston-Salem to Bham. Find out that sort of info and much, much more on Monday in our interview with the man, himself, Lucas Harrell. Ya, I thought thats what I read in the interview but wasn't 100%. And its an awesome interview, really gets you into the mind of Lucas Harrell

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 08:03 PM) Yeah not good for Harrell at all, 4BB's and 1K. Stll had a 10-2 GB/FB ratio though. Bull had 2 scoreless innings for Mobile as well. Good to see McCullough had a good outing, ERA down to 2.08 now. When did Bull join Mobile? I know he had been pitching somewhere else. He get traded or released? Harrel seemed to calm down a bit after a rough first two innings in AA. He's one of the younger guys in the league and the youngest on the team (IIRC) so I'm not too concerned. This is a guy who has really impressive sinking movement and a pretty darn good arm.

I didn't realize we had Lorraine, former Cubs starter and at one time I thought he was a decently thought of pitching prospect (i'm talking a long time ago too).

QUOTE(chisox2334 @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 11:54 AM) per rotoworld Cliff Pollite has been released Apparently no team was interested in giving up any sort of prospect for him. That said I wouldn't be shocked if some contender picked him up and tried to see if they could get any magic out of him. However, I think the best thing for Cliff is to undergo surgery and get his arm cleaned up so he'll be good to go for next season.

If he slides past the AL teams, you know the Pads would love to get him.

Now onto the interview. Enuco seems like a solid all around player. He was drafted in the lower rounds because he isn't flashy and teams know they can wait on 4 year seniors like this because they'll sign much easier and quicker due to leverage. We nabbed a few guys on the 2nd day that were 4 years seniors that slid and those are major coups since they are pretty much forced to sign, unless of course they want to play someplace else. I'll be looking forward to seeing if he can be one of the rare late 2nd day picks to make an impact with the org (whether its by turning into a solid major leaguer or by turning himself into a solid enough prospect so that the team could deal him to another org)

Just an FYI for some upcoming FutureSox stuff: Monday: Lucas Harrell interview goes up (damn good piece) Next Week: 2002 Draft Review Piece Following that the crew is gonna sit down and work out a new top 20 mid-season list and you can bet that Lucas Harrell is going to find himself one of the big winners. We also have a few more interviews expected in the coming weeks and are putting more of an emphasis on landing interviews.

Lol, right as I'm making the post...haha Josh. By the way I just got it up as the main story. Monday Harrel's will go up