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Nice shift leads to DP

Is the wind blowing in or something? Thought Dunn crushed that. Meanwhile, the offense continues to struggle with RISP.

Abreu's had bad swings against Masterson all year.

Beckham has the entire right side open, yet he pulls the outside sinker.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 3, 2014 -> 11:56 PM) Well, with Eaton out.... Speaking of that, any updates on Davidson?

Wow, nimble Viciedo!

QUOTE (fathom @ May 3, 2014 -> 11:54 PM) No Courtney Hawkins again Just saw this, thanks futuresox:) FutureSox.com ‏@FutureSox 2h OF Courtney Hawkins will miss one more game tonight, to finish 3 gm league suspension related to his ejection last Tuesday night.

No Courtney Hawkins again

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 3, 2014 -> 10:52 PM) I think he can be good. He needs more time. Although he has been at the major league level, he hasn't been the strikeout machines all the other prospects the Sox have seem to be on the minor league level. I think there is hope , but nothing is guaranteed. His AFL numbers might have been a warning sign though of struggles for this season.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 3, 2014 -> 10:50 PM) LOL, Micah Johnson literally has 2 months at AA. You're kidding right? Semien at least got a year there. People just need to accept that once Gillaspie returns, it will be him at 3rd and Beckham at 2nd with Semien in AAA.

Danks with the nasty jump out there!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 3, 2014 -> 11:34 PM) But of course part of the reason why the rotation is in "critical condition" is that Chris Sale happens to be on the DL right now. I fully agree with you that there's no one other than pitching worthy of that pick, just pointing out that he's only throwing that statement out because it fits his pre-selected agenda to stress out about it. You don't agree the pitching staff looks to be in trouble? Outside of Sale and Quintana, there's no one that you could really count on to put up league average numbers the next few years.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 3, 2014 -> 10:45 PM) Fixed. To me, Semien's just another guy right now that came up from the Sox system that is incredibly overmatched at the plate. We've seen that way too often the last 15 years or so. Semien might end up being a solid player, but he's been a big disappointment so far.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 3, 2014 -> 10:44 PM) Oh man this defense....... It's beginning to feel a lot like last year, minus Abreu.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 3, 2014 -> 11:25 PM) Offense is rolling The bench is so thin/bad right now, they can't even bench guys like Semien or even Alexei, who don't match up well with Masterson and could use a breather.

Semien is a 2nd baseman only. Gillaspie can't return soon enough.

QUOTE (flavum @ May 3, 2014 -> 07:37 PM) Carlos Sanchez is having a pretty nice season so far. If the Sox don't have room for him over the next year, he might be a nice trade piece. Problem with him is he has Jason Tyner-esque power. As you said, he should definitely be a trade chip as he's the 3rd best 2nd base prospect Sox have (Johnson, Semien).

QUOTE (oldsox @ May 3, 2014 -> 08:52 PM) Sox arguably have the worst ML roster, having passed Houston on the way down. The minor league system has to be in the bottum five. Houston's ML roster is way worse right now. The Sox have 2 superstars in Sale and Abreu, and Quintana is better than any pitcher they have.

Good news Dan Hayes @DanHayesCSN · 5m Chris Sale is playing looong toss. He's back at 180-200 feet or so. #WhitesSox Bullpen Monday will happen at Wrigley Field.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ May 3, 2014 -> 08:45 PM) The more I think about it, the Sox have to take the best pitcher available at #3, regardless of signability concerns. I know that drafting Rodon is a risk, but if he's the top guy on our board in terms of talent we really need to roll the dice on him. I don't think we'll be drafting in the top 5 again anytime soon and it's absolutely critical we get a front of the rotation starter of this pick. If Rodon has the best chance of becoming that player, then just take him at #3 and force him to pass up millions of dollars right now if he's really demanding 1-1 money. Of course they do

QUOTE (flavum @ May 3, 2014 -> 08:20 PM) Cubs series is looking like this: Mon- Quintana vs Samardzjia Tue- Noesi vs Jackson Wed- Wood vs Danks Thu- Arrieta vs Carroll Arrieta had great stuff today. Hopefully he struggles next week trying to rebound from his first start.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 3, 2014 -> 07:18 PM) Hard to believe Sox have nobody on the farm to call up but they don't. Thompson has to be getting close at some point. He's not having a good season either. OPS all the way down to .711.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 3, 2014 -> 06:57 PM) Remember when we had a decided organizational pitching advantage on the Cubs. They struck gold with Feldman last year, and Hammel's looking like another great pick-up for them. With that said, if Edwards can't stay healthy, their minor league pitching is about as bad as the White Sox's.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 3, 2014 -> 06:50 PM) The Major League staff is in critical condition. Get that stabilized as soon as possible and then worry about rounds 2 thru 50 of the draft. This is the price paid for the Wilder scandal, Yep, as well as trading Peavy/Santiago for offensive players. I'm sure they had a plan in place to get the rotation rebuilt in a few years.

QUOTE (flavum @ May 3, 2014 -> 06:49 PM) I think Sierra will join the team Sunday. Then they'll send out a pitcher. They have 8 in the pen now. Ya, Sierra is out of options. Also, I wonder what this means for the reason Davidson left today's game? Hopefully if it's an injury, it's nothing serious.