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QUOTE(dasox24 @ Jun 3, 2005 -> 09:44 AM) Let's say Zimmerman somehow falls to the Sox in the real draft. Do we take him? I think we'd have to seriously consider it. He'd probably rate as the best player still on the board. Hell yes, no doubt about it either.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jun 4, 2005 -> 04:37 AM) Daigle is a little older and has bounced around a few organizations. I believe this is his 2nd or 3rd year at Single A so even though he's doing well, it's a fair assumption to say he is a non-prospect. As for Collaro, he will be 24 this year and has also had trouble advancing within the system. He has great power but strikes out a ton and rarely walks. Wilder is quite high on Collaro. I think he's one of those guys thats developing a little late but has as much power potential as anyone in the system . The big question with him is how much more they can cut down on his stroke. So far we have seen big things and a major improvement. He's always had power, the problem was he strikes out too much (still does, but he's making strides) and he wasn't capable for hitting for much of an average (thats improving as well).

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jun 6, 2005 -> 05:36 AM) Wade Townsend pretty much got screwed by Peter Angelos and that's all there is to it. No, it was nobodies fault. Townsend wanted to go back to school to finish up his degree during the negotiation process. He registered for classes and MLB came up with a retarded ruling that he was no longer eligible to sign with the Orioles and would have to re-enter the draft. It was one of the worse decisions I've ever seen MLB make.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 08:52 PM) Ozzie could win the Nobel Peace Prize and he'd still get flamed by some on here for every little thing he does. If you were Ozzie, would you have accepted Brantley's apology? I understand being mad, but at the same time you got to undertand its there job to critique things. And in this case Brantley was dead on. Brantley is usually an idiot, but not this time.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 08:18 PM) Ozzie's decisions tonight notswithstanding, Brantley is an idiot. Keep in mind that the Cubune is trying to make Ozzie look bad. But for once Brantley was right to rip on Ozzie. Ozzie has managed awfully this entire week and there is no nice way of saying something like that.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 07:45 PM) Before you can bring up the G-Load question you have to explain why Walker got the call before Banjeru. I saw a stat on the scoreboard that said his ERA is down to 1.05 now. Actually its up to 1.05. He was down to like .42 but he's had a few shaky outings since

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 01:50 PM) Protection is vastly overated in my opinion. Tell that to Trojan

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 12:53 PM) So even though Harris' minor league numbers are very good and he was 3 for 9 with 1 HR and 3 RBI's with the Nationals, just because he was demoted so they could bring up Wil Cordero, Harris sucks? I refuse to believe anyone could be that stupid. Isn't that the Brendan Harris that was part of the 4 way deal between the Cubs, BoSox, Twins, and Expos. He was a pretty highly rated infield prospect (specifically 3b).

QUOTE(danman31 @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 11:49 AM) MLB.com radio had a mock 1st round with beat writers and gurus for most of the teams. Go here to listen to picks 1-15. Here's their top 15: 1. DBacks: Upton 2. Royals: Gordon 3. Mariners: Tulowitzki 4. Nationals: Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, Virginia 5. Brewers: Maybin 6. Jays: Romero 7. Rockies: Luke Hochevar 8. DRays: Townsend 9. Mets: Hansen 10. Tigers: Pelfrey 11. Pirates: Andrew McCutchen, OF, HS (FL) 12. Reds: Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, Oregon St. 13. Orioles: Jay Bruce, OF, HS (TX) 14. Indians: Ryan Braun, 3B, Miami 15. Sox: Brian Bogusevic, LHP, Tulane I think everybody would be ecstatic if the top 14 went that way. I would love to have Bogusevic. I'd be so damn happy with Bogusevic. He just had a stellar outing during his conference finals (CUSA I think) and his stock is on the rise. Best collegiate lefty in the draft, imo (better than Romero).

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 10:29 AM) Konerko -- .223/.336/.462, 13HR Fields -- .213/.292/.320, 4 HR @ AA That seems like an upgrade... But you forget that Fields numbers will improve going from the pitchesr park in Bham to the hitters park in Chicago. No one should even mentions Fields name at this point as the future 3rd baseman. He isn't producing and until he starts producing he isn't an option and should be an aftersite, not a foresite.

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 10:19 AM) How much of Chavez's contract do you think the A's will eat. The more they are willing to take, the better the prospects. SB None, maybe the Sox could get them to take Vizcaino or something along those lines (but thats not much). The A's aren't going to eat the contract and to be honest they don't really have to. Now if you wanted to deal Dye back to them, sure, they'd probably accept that, but I don't think the Sox will.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 09:50 AM) The Nats are still very well in it though. And also, its their first season. They are more than likely not going to have a fire sale, no matter how far out they are. You don't not acquire a guy because you have a 1st round draft pick in AA that plays the same position you'd be acquiring. Especially when that hitter has really struggled this entire season. I'd deal Fields, Tracey, and Sweeney for Chavez and if they wanted one more I'd do that. Of course it would probably be more like Fields, Sweeney, and Bmac or something alon those lines. That or they'd want Anderson. I'd rather deal Sweeney as opposed to Anderson, but I'd deal either. However they can't get Anderson and Bmac in the same package, imo. Bottomline, the Sox have a ton of prospects they could deal and definatley have the pieces to make this type of trade and than go from there. It would likely indicate that this is Paulies final season or at least one of Paulie/Thomas would be gone. This move makes a ton of sense, imo.

I want Chavez badly, very badly.

Hell that could even be too much for Rob. Rob's a solid player, who fills a definate need or two. At the same time he's playing over his head this year as opposed to previous years. However I think he's a pretty solid player. You gain more offensively as opposed to Crede but the question I have is whether he could handle 3rd base every day. If he couldn't I'd probably rather mortgage some chips and go after Huff or Chavez or someone along those lines. Either one of them are guys that could make this offense a whole lot better.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 31, 2005 -> 11:18 PM) Ty Wiggington, whom they got in the Kris Benson trade at last season's trading deadline. He has been a massive bust for them so far, hence Mackowiak getting a lot of playing time at 3rd base. It may take a little more to get Mackoviak. Maybe one of the midlevel prospects. I wouldn't give up someone in the Sean Tracey range but even a guy like Andy Gonzalez (the SS) in addition to Diaz or Munoz, and Crede. The thing is he wasn't exactly amazing last year, but he was solid. Career wise, it seems like you could maybe expect .255 to .260 out of him but this year he's been fantastic. I also think you could project about 20 homers.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 31, 2005 -> 11:13 PM) Crede for Mackowiak? Done. I don't know what the Pirates have at 3rd aside from him. However I think they'd consider a Crede and Munoz or Diaz and a lower level guy for Mackoviak. Am I crazy to think that? Crede could play everyday for them and is a better defensive 3rd baseman (I know teams are gonna still take a shot on Crede and hope the change of scenery could help him) while they'd also get a guy who could help out their pitching staff. Hell maybe Joey B as the 3rd prospect in the deal. To me I see why the Pirates would make it and it makes sense for the Sox.

I like Wee Willie and Pablo too. I think they are effective role players. Its just finding someone to replace Crede and to me its something thats drastically needed. Hopefully someone that can provide a left handed stick from the 5 spot, pushing down AJP to the 7 hole. Mackoviac would be nice though. The Sox could have Ozuna or someone else play 3B against lefties. I think the Pirates would want Crede in a deal.

That quote puts me over the limit. f*** him and the horse he rode in on.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ May 31, 2005 -> 11:08 PM) They would be much happier with a WIllie for Polanco trade straight up. Though I don't know why we would want to do that. Wow I'm surprised someone else would be leery to do something along those lines. I figured everyone and there brother would be all over a deal like that. But than again I like Willie more than the average person I still say the Sox need a left handed hitter and Polanco doesn't fit the bill. I'm more than happy with Guchi and Polanco would be a nice addition, however I don't think he'd be the best addition (I want to see the Sox do whatever it takes to get a good left handed hitting 3rd baseman or OF).

QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 31, 2005 -> 10:59 PM) 8 K's doesn't look bad when it's accompanied by 6 BB's. Plus the .500 OBP and .385 avg. I love it.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ May 31, 2005 -> 10:57 PM) No, and the reason is not the players, it's the money... Viz, Walk, and Timo would be about $2M in salary, compared to Polanco's $4.something. If offered just one prospect from another team, that's got to look better to Philly than the package you proposed. On top of that, Philly is probably not looking to pick up extra players on the 40-man. Polanco for Viz, Walk, and Timo would mean they would have to clear two spots on their 40-man, putting two of their prospects in danger. That's not going to happen. They'd probably be looking for something in a need on their major league roster, and a decent prospect, i.e. one they don't need to put on the 40-man yet, or just one organizational top 10 prospect. I do think they would have interest in Viz though. Heck, Viz, Spidale and another mid-level type of prospect may do it. Heck Borchard could even be that guy. If thats the case they save about 3 mill, get a reliever who maybe could get his crap back together moving back to the NL and well who knows what they get in Borch. It depends on how desperate they are to get rid of Polanco and sometimes the stuff I read makes it seem like they just want him gone. They weren't happy when he accepted arb.

QUOTE(Capn12 @ May 31, 2005 -> 10:55 PM) Ross Gload: Individual Stats (Batting) Team From To G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG Charlotte 05/23 05/30 7 26 7 10 1 0 1 2 14 6 8 0 0 .500 .538 .385 Gload been doin ok on rehab, K's are high but I still want Gload over OMIT on this team. Gload is a real asset. He's just a hits machine and man did he dominate last year down the stretch. I love Gload though (he's one of my favorite players). I've liked him since I first saw him down in Charlotte. Just a fun hitter to watch because he just goes with the flow and takes what the pitcher gives him (never trying to do too much).

And he wouldn't of tweaked his hip flexor down in Charlotte? The Sox were incredibly careful with Frank. His hip issue is completely seperate from the foot. I could even tell he was running much like the Frank of old (not that I'm saying he's fast, but he looked alright). He also looked real good at the plate (he hit the ball hard a few times; I was expecting nothing). It was just a tough luck situation.

QUOTE(qwerty @ May 31, 2005 -> 10:39 PM) We need a big time left handed power bat in this line-up and carl everett is not the answer. Once everett is sitting we will only have two lefties in our every day line-up. One is the catalyst podsednik and the other is the always steady pierz ( would like to see him raise that average to what he is capable of). The name we always here around here is abreu but the chances of that are very unlikely. The reason i think that is because just turned 31 and is one of the best all around players in the game. He is also far and away their number one star attraction and he is a player you build around. Sure he signed an albatross contract but his numbers do seem to back it up... if kw ever had a deal on the table and all thjat stood in the way was the money you better believe he would do it. If you look around the league every playoff caliber team has a big time left handed hitter batting anywhere from 3-5. I agree with that on all levels. Its just the Phils aren't going to deal him unless they are out of contention and even then they have a lot of money invested and I'm pretty sure the fans are still supporting the Phillies so its not like they are desperate to cut payroll. Abreu is a better version of Garret Anderson. Huff would also be a real nice addition and would fit the bill. Plus Huff could play 3rd (albeit a lousy 3rd). The thing I wonder is whether the Sox would deal Dye this year. I mean if Dye comes into his own he will hit .270 with 30 HR and near 100 RBI. But your 100% right, the Sox need a good left handed hitter. If they had one more hitter in the middle of the lineup from the left side (to go with AJP) than I think this lineup would be set.

Parks I've been too: Oakland - craphole...only nice thing about it is that baseball is played there. That and I'm a fan of the big foul territory San Francisco (SBC) - beautiful ballpark when the weather is nice. Sat in the UD behind home plate and its just awesome looking out into the bay. Stadium has good food too. Anaheim - nice stadium. Nothing fancy, I rate the Cell just ahead of it, but its a good place to watch a game and the fans are very friendly San Diego (Petco and Jack Murphy) - The Murph is one of my all time favorite parks and Petco is very pleasing. The only game I went to there I sat in the UD and the seats were god awful (viewing angle). However the park is very nice and in a week and a half I'll get to see what field level seats are like there Dodger Stadium - s***hole, s***hole, s***hole. I absolutely hate this stadium. Dodger fans (some are good) but its a park filled with assholes and the food royally blows. Tix are a ripoff as well. My dad loves the stadium though but I tell him he's biased cause he's a Dodger fan. Wrigley Field - Like the park. It just takes you back watching the game there. However, it is very run down and you better get a good seat because you can be stuck behind a pole or something else. I think its a must see for a true baseball fan because so much history has taken place there (and it really does take you back in time). US Cellular - ranks right outside my top 10. Very nice park, can't wait to see the changes made to it this year (from last year) and I think its very underrated. Good food, great seats, and I love how you can watch the game from anywhere in the concourse (Thats a very underrated thing, imo). I hate stadiums where when you walk around you can't watch...at the Cell you can see the game even when you wait in lines to a point. Camden Yards - awesome park. Definately in my top 5. Great food (I can remember the bbq sandwich I got there) plus the area right outside the park is nice too. Good seats, just a really nice stadium. Jacobs Field - ranks just below Camden. I liked the stadium a lot and the fans were awesome. Sat around the dugout and it was a great view. Old Tiger Stadium - my personal favorite stadium. We ended up sitting pretty much right behind home plate and I was just awwed by the stadium. Really glad I got to see it before it was destroyed. Only knock on the park was I whacked my head on a beam in the bathroom (LOL). Fenway Park - s***hole. This part ranks dead last. They could blow it up today for all I care. Absoltuely god awful. I hated it, the weather was horrid (it was like 110 degrees) and the seats are so tiny and squished. Plus the views from the seats weren't very good. The area outside the park is awesome though. Yankee Stadium - cool stadium. Fans are really really into the game and far less of assholes as I thought they would be (although some of the fans told my dad and I some horror stories of what happens to opposing fans) and we even saw a KC fan really get rattled (they stole his hat). Also cool seeing the museum and knowing that so many great players played there. Found a really good jewish deli a few blocks from the stadium as well and had a pastrami sandwich (and damn was it good). Brewers (Both Muni and Miller) - Muni was an alright stadium. When I was there they had already ripped out quite a few of the seats (It was just after the accident where some of the stadium collapsed and killed some of the people working on miller park). Awesome brats though. Miller is a real nice park, although its a funny stadium too. Very unique in the sense that its also a lot like a mall. Just a weird seating arangement and it feels like a really cozy stadium. Metrodome - baseball isn't meant to be played in doors and if it were, I'd rather see it played at the skydome. Saw a double header there (they played the Yanks I think and we didn't even know it was a double dipper and saw part of the 1st game and all of the 2nd game). Why there was the delay, I have no idea, but If I remember the Yanks had a game rained out at home and it was near the end of the season so they just played the extra game in Minn. Skydome - better than metrodome, plus the exchange rate is awesome (well it was when I was there) and Toronto is a fun city. I like Canada. Fans aren't very into the game but its a friendly atmosphere. Food was ehh...but I did get annoyed at the HOOHA that went off all the time at the game Phillies (old park) - craphole (so was the Pirates and Reds park...they were the same stadium basically). On a sidenote the Phillies and Reds had impressively good fans. OH and the Philly Fantatic is the man. Reds (old park) - See Phillies Pirates (old park) - See Phillies