Buehrle>Wood

He's looking at an underslot money as a senior even if he's number 1. He'll be over slot no matter what this year. He's not going to risk going back where has to be the number one pick to profit over what is maybe a million dollars. Appel's value improved by like 60 percent. That's not happening here.

Appel fell down to 8. Not comparable to our pick.

Agree the signability issues are overblown. He will sign. But it still sucks that he's a Boras client. He will take forever to sign, delaying what should be a rapid ascent to the majors. We also want a superstar with our pick (who doesn't?) And it sucks to know we aren't getting a second contract with the guy unless he dumps his agent. But yeah that's ridiculously far down the line to worry about. Hope we draft him if he's there.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ May 23, 2014 -> 12:01 PM) He's not a journeyman though. He spent almost his entire career with one team that gave up on him. He's a reclamation project, and years control matter more than age, and 27 is still young and still within the possibility of inclusion into our core. He's definitely shown indication improvement. Whether he continues and progresses to the state Rienzo has been in lately we'll just have to see. But if he does you certainly just don't dump him in favor of someone you have options on. But again, this is all really unlikely. One of these 3 is probably not going to make it, and there's still always the possibility of someone else getting moved or especially going on the DL. Every start for him could be the last of his major league career if he struggles. Journeyman, reclamation project, whatever you want to call it, the results have not been good at all. He's just about out of chances to succeed. Fortunately for him he found the perfect organization where starting pitching depth got very thin, very quickly. But even for the Sox, "settling down" after getting destroyed isn't going to cut it for showing improvement at the ML level where patience is thin. Hopefully he turns it around tonight, especially that I'm in the big boy seats. I want to see a good game.

Agree it's an unlikely scenario but I assure you it doesn't matter that Noesi has 0 options. The Sox aren't going to protect a 27 year old sudden journeyman who has shown little indication of turning into a quality starter over one of their own 25 year old prospects that has found nice success at the MLB level.

There's no way in hell the Sox choose Noesi over Rienzo assuming results keep steady.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 23, 2014 -> 11:11 AM) So, 2 QS and one start against the Cubs you deemed "good", and you say he is terrible? Yes he's been terrible. He's been a lot more lucky than good which is funny because he hasn't been good at all. His whip is unsustainable for someone to keep in the rotation long. Hopefully it comes way down tonight. The defense being poor for him is fair but he needs to pitch over it as well.

We can try to spin it all we want but he's been terrible outside his second start against the Cubs. First start he wasn't stretched out at all to be fair and died by giving up 4er and 6 baserunners in just 3.2 IP. Next start he was good. 5 IP with 6ks and 5 baserunners. 3rd start was technically a quality one but he gave up 8 hits and 3 walks in just 6 IP. Can't keep that up. 4th start was more of the same except without the luck. 8 hits, 3 walks, 6 runs 5 earned. Hope he turns it around tonight since I have first row seats.

I don't think anyone wants to pass on Rodon either. Talk cooled on him here because he's not very likely to be at 3.

QUOTE (Brian @ May 22, 2014 -> 11:20 PM) Disney with a great hire as Gareth Edwards will direct one of the Star Wars spin offs. Well they negated that by hiring Gary Whitta with him. Edit: I actually post on another forum with him. I knew he was a big Star Wars geek who hated the prequels and bashed them every opportunity. I just went to go check out his thoughts from 2010 and saw he edited every one of his posts yesterday after it was announced he would be writing the next film, lol.

I think that may have been the best I've ever seen Sale

It's really neither here nor there but saw it on twitter and thought it was great:

Yep, pure ego stroke here. Extension or not, if they bomb in Brazil I can see him canned because of it. Also hurts exposure when soccer in the us can use it most. The average American sports fan knows one soccer player and he's now gone.

He looked out Nvm alexei sucked on that tag.

Alexei>Jeter

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ May 22, 2014 -> 08:17 PM) So if Sale still has a no hitter after 7 innings, but has thrown 110 pitches.....Does Robin take him out? I hope so Of course not

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ May 22, 2014 -> 07:58 PM) I know there's the 100 pitch limit today but I'd really like to see him go at least 7 He's throwing 150 pitch perfecto breh

Chris Sale looks way better than Chris Sale tonight

Can't wait for 140 pitch perfect game

QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ May 22, 2014 -> 07:46 PM) A grand slam from Eaton here would be huge. Especially with only two guys on base

Wait are they seriously asking Larry Rothschild about pitch count expertise.

De Aza so good

The mascot

Gillaspie

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ May 22, 2014 -> 05:13 PM) Donovan hasn't scored a single goal for LA this year. He just isn't very good anymore. A 7 game sample size is really not indicative of that.