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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 12, 2015 -> 08:54 AM) He has years before you have to worry about that. Well he's 25, has never hit below .400 OBP anywhere. Be aggressive and creative. Russell and Scwharber for the Cubs were in A ball last year.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 12, 2015 -> 07:25 AM) Why would you want him to? He plays decent and improving defense at a premium position, why move him? Also his biggest weakness on D is his arm, which isn't bad but isn't a strength either and would be more exposed in the OF. I wouldn't except that our top prospect also play shortstop. If I dare to ask – what about third-base? I would assume that both can play second.

Just thinking ahead - can Alvarez play OF?

Phenomenal pitching.

The Dash have been on fire the 2nd half and really are loaded with interesting prospects.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 11, 2015 -> 11:50 AM) We made a big trade and several big FA signings last offseason and then counted on rookies at 2b, and guys with limited track records of success in RF, 3b, and C, and many of those positions stung us all year. If we're going to play these guys again next year and hope they get better...great. They may very well do so. But don't go spending huge amounts of money on guys in their mid-30s or trading for guys a year from free agency if you're going to do that. The signings stung us as much as the young players. Good lord, do people still think that buying high on veterans at their peak or after is the way to build a baseball team? Hahn had the right idea in December of 2013. Our young player for their young player.

North, can you post the link to where you explain how the minor league rule v draft works (I think I've read a write up about it on your site).

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Aug 10, 2015 -> 09:33 PM) Why is Sale still pitching? Because Cooper and Ventura are managing....hopefully for their last 2 months.

The way 24 year old Avi gets beat on, it's no wonder the Sox dispatch young position players for the Samardzijas of the world and sign the Dunns and Laroches.

They have a chance to get Sale out of there with 97 pitches. Will they?

QUOTE (staxx @ Aug 10, 2015 -> 06:46 PM) I can still see the reason for both Noesi and Drabek. Penny will be the one to go if they determine Jaye/Montas is ready. Concur

Have we heard anything about Sox players clearing waivers? Alexei, maybe?

I would also add that beginning in 2007, he got a lot more input into personnel (and he always had some), and that was disastrous.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 7, 2015 -> 02:55 PM) That is bad contract for bad contract. The equivalent for us would be something like Danks for Either. I would have, but not anymore. Sox are going to need Danks next year. RE another comment, I'm not sure I see any value that Laroche has.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Aug 7, 2015 -> 01:20 PM) I know they won't but that doesn't change anything I said. No risk putting in/winning a claim. The team that wins does not have to have interest in working out a deal. The worst team still with a chance is going to claim him. Who's that - Baltimore? And at this point, they won't give value more than QO.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 9, 2015 -> 10:28 PM) At least 3 weeks before trade deadline. Most people figured the team was ridiculously bad and that would have brought us a haul. He threw a 3 hit shutout against Toronto his last start before the All Star break. There were reportedly c. 15 scouts watching. That was his apex of value.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Aug 9, 2015 -> 10:18 PM) Yup. I want to see Tim at AAA to get taste for next season. I wonder how much better AAA is than AA. AAA is replete with org. guys. Charlotte has maybe 3 real Sox prospects on its roster. I guess the org guys are better than the average AA fodder. Eddie Alvarez is a monster.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Aug 9, 2015 -> 04:36 PM) Too have Hahn sit there with a straight face and say, he did not want to mess with the teams chemistry was it for me. This team was not even .500 WTF! Good lord, did he say that? Chemistry was his worry?

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Aug 9, 2015 -> 04:19 PM) Hahn is a clown also and needs s*** canned. It's hard to discern what is/has been Hahn and what is Williams. But it's all been a mess for a while. They absolutely need to sweep the dugout braintrust 100% clean. maybe the front office too. Or at least bring in a new Kenny.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 9, 2015 -> 04:02 PM) I don't know if there's a stat to show this but I feel like Petricka does better when he comes into the game with runners on than when he leads off the inning himself. His OPS is about 100 points lower with RISP than with the bases empty, that's about as close as I can get. WEll he doesn't strike out enough batters to use to get out of jams. I guess he's just not a very good reliever. Actually, he's okay -averageish. Ultimately, same old story today. Lose on a grounder.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Aug 6, 2015 -> 02:11 PM) They won't move him now, and they shouldn't, but the White Sox will move Chris Sale before the three years are up. I would expect him gone a year and a half into the last three years. then they ought to do it now. As for the Shark trade, Bassitt himself is out-pitching Shark. (but the sox/Cooper have to have the proven veterans). Semien is playing out of position; Phegley still has an OPS over .800. I certainly hope Hahn has a bit more in him than that effort.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Aug 6, 2015 -> 09:54 AM) With this pitching staff, this team doesn't need a full rebuild. Those that think they do are just b****ing to b****. It is the same group of people everytime. Simply put, the Sox dug themselves a hole the first 2 months of the season that they were unable to dig out of - poor pitching, god awful defense and a historically bad offense will do that. The pitching has rebounded and is now one of the best staffs in MLB this season. The defense has been much, much, much better this summer. The offensive has shown signs, but definitely needs work. IMO, a 3B and C would be my top priorities this offseason, but I don't know how you'll find longterm solutions. The FA class is void in those positions (I would resign Soto, though), so it will require Rick to make a couple trades. I don't think LaRoche is going anywhere, but I do expect him to rebound some next year. He's battled a hand issue all season, which obviously has negatively impacted his bat speed. The biggest issue I see is there are no "quick fixes" to this offense. I think it just needs another chance, which isn't what most here want to see, but I just can't see any other way around it. But a full rebuild is out of the question - and rightfully so. The starting pitching - shark, sale and Quintana- has been good most of the season until the last 2 times through. Meanwhile Rodon still lacks command, control and a third pitch, while using a year of service time. EJ may be ready to join in, but that's TBD. Sox need an athletic outfielder. That doesn't mean get rid of AVi. nothing wrong with some quality depth for a change. And of course a 3b and c. It won't happen in one offseason.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Aug 6, 2015 -> 06:10 AM) If a top draft pick had those stats, there would be wet dreams all over the place. Cooper?? In nobody's Top Anything. But if there is a trade looming, the other team will want Cooper thrown into the deal. Trade? What kind of trade? Surely not mine where the Sox are jettisoning prospects.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 09:45 AM) I dont understand what this means? The manager that has done the most with least talent in this division over the last two decades all of a sudden doesn't know how to manage? The guy that played the way the game is played now throughout the steroid era because he didn't have the bats can't fit into todays game? I am not particularly fond of the idea of Gardenhire but really don't get the "modern" comments related to him. The point is likely moot, we all know the next manager is going to be PK, hell he was almost the current manager. What least talent? Times change. People are doing things smarter and more efficiently now. Has he kept up with the times? Does he use modern analytics and analysis? And it's not just the manager. Whitesox are an incredibly un-athletic team with holes galore. But they continually sign un athletic players so I'm not sure they have any interest in fixing it.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 08:16 AM) Let's hear some names. I'll start with some obvious ones that'll get tossed around: 1. Ozzie Guillen- His .524 winning percentage with the Sox is a lot better than Ventura's. Left on bad terms though. 2. Dave Martinez- The next great manager according to everyone but the 30 GMs running teams. Worrisome that he hasn't been hired yet, particularly by the Rays. 3. Joe McEwing- Perennial managerial and been with the Sox awhile now. Good 3rd base coach outside whatever the f*** 2 nights ago was. 4. Sandy Alomar Jr- The coveted catcher to manager move. Being groomed as a manager by the Indians. Obvious Sox ties. 5. Joey Cora- Key part of the Guillen "glory days" but without the shenanigans. Vanderbilt educated. 1, 3 and 5 are ridiculous. No gardenhire either. Modern thinking and ideas please.