fathom

More importantly, he's becoming a huge question mark for next year now.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 01:14 AM) Lord we're stuck with him for 2 more years. I really hope Hahn wasn't stubborn asking for players back if a team was willing to take on a large part of that contract.

Danks really struggling since the ASB. He has been getting hit hard.

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 06:51 PM) White Sox players have been pretty unharmed in all of this stuff over the years As long as it's not Sale, Abreu, PK, Quintana or Buehrle, it wouldn't really bug me.

sounds like it's more than 2 additional players

Wow, he looks like a totally different hitter. Nice going Flowers!

Doesn't get much worse than that. Not even close to seeing a strike, and he still strikes out.

In an organization with decent 2nd base prospects, it's insane Beckham continues to get at bats.

Not a good decision to put runners in motion with a 3 outcome king up.

I'll confess, I thought the pen was the strongest part of the roster coming into the season.

Let Leury pitch the 9th

QUOTE (Baron @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 10:08 PM) and the guys he signed that are no longer on the roster or are just a burning pile of trash like Belly. Out of the major transactions Hahn made this offseason, the players have either been great (Abreu/Eaton) or absolutely, positively awful (Davidson, Belisario, Downs, Paulino)

10 of last 11 Twins hitters Belisario has faced have reached.

This has to be it for Belisario in a Sox jersey

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 10:00 PM) What's your beef with Cooper? I'm waiting for Cooper to develop a pitcher again, as Q was the last person he helped develop into a starter. The Erik Johnson debacle was very disappointing.

Wow is this team flat and not focused today.

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 09:58 PM) It's really not so much that it's a terrible pen as much as there are hardly any guys better than others. Petricka is obviously your best guy and then everyone else is "meh." There's no obvious choice when you need to not give up runs How do you figure this isn't a terrible pen?

No complaints if they DFA Belisario after this game.

There's no one throwing well in the pen for the White Sox. Even those with a low ERA have not looked great of late. There's really nothing Robin can do anymore with this pathetic group.

So no update on Avi yet?

This pen is just so awful. Thompson's fastball barely cracks 90-91mph

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 10:46 PM) It really sucks that Beckham will be leading off the 8th and chances are very good that Abreu comes up bat with no one on base. I can't comprehend how Gordon is still our starting 2B let alone batting 2nd. If they bring in Fien to start the inning, you have to let Dunn bat. It's not like you're saving Dunn to face their closer.

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 10:26 PM) Can I dream on a 2018 rotation of Sale-Rodon-Danish-Quintana-Adams? I would say maybe a 2016 rotation of Sale-Q-Rodon-Montas-Danish

QUOTE (Capn12 @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 09:08 PM) Let's not make out like Q is the victim totally, either. You CAN'T continue to labor through 5 innings, with a s***ty bullpen, and wonder why you aren't getting wins. 116 pitches for 15 outs is abysmal, but seems to be the norm for Quintana. True, but his defense probably added 30 pitches or so to his count today.

The sad thing is there is absolutely no help coming from the minors, with regards to the bullpen, unless it's Rodon. Lack of pitching depth throughout the system has killed the Sox this year.