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Golden sombrero for Semien...thankfully he's been clutch this year to make up for his disappointing season.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 14, 2014 -> 04:22 AM) Was this Sierra guy DFA by somebody? Yes, Toronto after he had the worst April (in terms of OPS) in franchise history

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 14, 2014 -> 05:13 AM) This is just bad bad baseball. Think about it, you have playing tonight: - two pitchers in Carroll and Francisco that belong in the minors - leadoff hitter in Semien that should be in AAA - Konerko who probably should be retired - Sierra should be in the minors - Garcia should be 25th man, at best, on a roster Given the injuries to 4 of the main Sox performers (Sale, Avi, Jones, Eaton), this is a roster that would lose 100 games.

Designated Francisco Assignment

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 14, 2014 -> 04:11 AM) I heard that between that and GB, Hawk has lost his mind. - Micah Johnson is the fastest player in all of baseball (um, not even close to Billy Hamilton) - Sox have the best young talent in the majors

Leury with a great catch out there!

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 14, 2014 -> 05:08 AM) Sierra ... just another guy who has to go. Too bad some of those minor league outfielders that were high draft picks are bad fixed it for you..there are no outfielders in the minors right now that project as starting MLB outfielders the next few years. Hawkins has the best chance, and he's years away.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 14, 2014 -> 05:07 AM) Sox really stink right now. The A's are in a different league than the Sox. I know we've had injuries, so I'm not flaming, but we certainly are starting to play to preseason expectations. Well yeah, we don't have 4 hitters in the offense right now playing out of their minds.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ May 14, 2014 -> 05:06 AM) Sierra. Ugh. Stay hot, Rick Hahn.

Nice swing by Beckham, even better defense by Cespedes.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ May 14, 2014 -> 04:48 AM) Then who plays SS for the next four years - Semien? You don't rebuild by trading your good players and keeping the mediocre. Now if someone will give you a potential top of the rotation starter, plus a powerhitting outfielder that can actually catch the ball,sure you make the trade. But you don't trade him for a bunch of suspects, or a flawed prospect. Good shortstops who can hit, field and run are not easy to find. I'll take my chances finding a suitable replacement if it means getting a big package in return for him. There's really no one else that can be realistically traded by the Sox that will bring anything decent in return.

Yay, more 2 out runs allowed. Well, Carroll will always have that Tampa victory to cherish.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ May 14, 2014 -> 04:37 AM) This is why there is no way you trade Alexei unless someone blows you away with a ridiculous offer. This is exactly why you trade him....with a team very short on talent, you need to utilize assets that likely won't be on the team when they're ready to contend. Unfortunately, almost all of the trade chips have already been used.

19 hits allowed in last 8.1 innings. I don't think he's going to be around much longer.

Scott Carroll is not afraid to give up a ton of hits.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ May 14, 2014 -> 04:32 AM) I may be Semien's biggest fan on this site, but it's time to send him down to AAA. The K rate was already a concern and the part time play is definitely not helping matters. Yep, given the timing issues he's had at the plate all year, putting him into a platoon seems to be a horrible idea.

Just pathetic by so many players tonight. So many getting blown away by 91 mph fastballs. The Sox sure suck at preparing hitters to hit in the majors.

Swung at ball 4 after some questionable strikes

All with two outs again.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 14, 2014 -> 03:05 AM) Poor offense They seem dead tired.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 14, 2014 -> 03:03 AM) Need a big 2 out hit AR. of course not

Heck of an AB by Abreu, as he showed some nice adjustments.

Semien with another K. He might make a pitcher throw more pitches, but his recognition of what is a strike/ball is awful. The Sox are doing him no favors by making him a platoon player right now. He needs consistent at bats to work on his batting eye again.

Nice inning for Carroll

What a garbage AB by Konerko. This team has been dead at the plate outside of the 9th inning of late.