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QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 9, 2017 -> 02:03 PM) I have no idea what position Hiura will play. There's also not really a scenario in which he's the BPA. Lets pretend that Hunter Greene, Brendan McKay, Kyle Wright, Royce Lewis and JB Bukauskus will be gone no matter what. That still leaves 2 of: Mackenzie Gore, Pavin Smith, Adam Haseley, Austin Beck, Jeren kendall, Jordon Adell, and Alex Faedo for the Sox to choose from. I didn't even mention HS LHP DL Hall or RHP Shane Baz either and both would be legit options. Sox are in pretty good shape. If a grouping of relatively equal rated players occurs is it likely you take whoever will cut a deal so that you can get some money to use latter? Not sure how common deal making is done beyond the first couple picks.

I have never thought Leury would be worth anything although I pointed out in the past maybe he needed regular at bats to get in a rhythm. This team is the perfect time to test that theory. He has hit in the minors.

Gonna be interesting to see how bullpen used. Robertson used three days in a row so I figure out.

Ok, I have watched and followed some of these last spring games and it's going to be a long season. For you youngsters, when I became a Sox fan Harry was broadcasting for the right team. I can remember him dropping beers down to fans bellow the booth and hearing ice rattle in a cooler on a Sunday morning "Mary Frances Veck and friend" appearance. I remember him being plastered with Stone on a Cub's game "Soto spelled backwards is Otos!" So before we all whine about how the season is going and the rebuild not working, How drunk would Harry get broadcasting this seasons games? I will settle for a clever response or a Harry story from other old fans please.

I understand why we are giving Davidson a chance but I don't see it ending well. Hope it does! but 57ab and 25k is not looking promising.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 12:02 PM) Yeah, I guess that's true. That injury probably willl keep him away until June, and he's going to have to play his way to Chicago anyway, so they could 60-day DL him. We'll know soon. Are you able to retroactively go to the last game played or does it start with opening day? If retro and can count rehab seems no brainer.

Bases loaded one out bottom nine. Basabe k Peter k Free baseball Yipee mercifully called

I was for converting before I saw something about him wanting to be a reliever. Hard to go thru the growing pains if the player isn't on board. He still should be sent down for clock purposes as well as he needs to work on command and secondaries.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 28, 2017 -> 04:10 PM) He is basically Carlos Sanchez with a lower batting average who plays CF instead of 2B. So you say there's a chance...........

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Mar 28, 2017 -> 03:30 PM) I wonder if they could trade for an international bonus slot for next year as a PTBNL type of deal. Make the deal for a PTBNL or cash and then convert it to an international slot on J2. Interesting thought. The official release now says PTBNL or cash. Obviously, doesn't say how much or who or when but I like your idea.

The guys who are veteran/out of options get first crack to prove something. If the veterans are useful they are trade bait. You delay service time considerations on the guys in the minors. Once service time is out of the way if the guy in the majors can be flipped fine. If he has not performed, he can be released and then you begin a wave of auditions using best performing minor leaguer. If they stick, fine , if they don't swap out. It will be interesting because the WS also need to look into the future. It can be assumed we will make trades and often where we get more prospects back. The influx of prospects may cause some 40 man roster decisions. Maybe adding some of our older suspect/prospects to deals as sweetners will help manage that or you add some very young guys who are further from the 40 man.

Tucker + Reed+Whitley/F Perez + Laureano/Stubbs Reed has enjoyed a very nice spring. His MLB strikeouts might be like Moncada in depressing his value. He only had about 250 ab above AA and is 23 years old. Houston would get Q without giving up their prime pitching prospects but Sox would get a couple top 100 prospects and good depth in the package and 3 position prospects and a pitcher in the second/third wave of sox pitching prospects.

The rational for keeping Avi is he is 25 and may still amount to something with the bat. He has 1500 MLB at bats is the counter argument and defense will never be a forte. I can't believe I am writing this but Leury offers defensive versatility, is only 25 and has a little over 300 MLB at bats. In the minors, he has hit, especially with consistent playing time. You could argue he is as likely to blossom as Avi. On a rebuilding team I guess it is worth a shot. I would try to give him regular at bats to gain some comfort/rhythm. Let him platoon in center and sub in other places. Chance of him being something I would put at 10% but this is what you do in a rebuild.

Arguably these are bigger games for him representing his country than what he will pitch if for the White Sox but his value is huge for this organizations future. I didn't like pitching five and hate hate hate six no matter how he does.

Don't like him out there for a fifth. All our other starters are just to 3-4 innings

Between Hayes and Delmonico you have two LH bats that could at least platoon DH and spot play other areas. It may be first is both of their best on field options.

So Hou and Wash are both under penalty and can't spend over 300k on any one player? So we send money with Robertson and get players and international pool money. Same for Q to Hou and presto we could have a winning bid for Robert?????

With regards to fundamentals I will quote a fairly successful Alabama football coach: "We don't practice until we get it right. We practice until we can't get it wrong"

I absolutely love that the other day Renteria canceled the intrasquad games to do more drills on fundamentals. That was after watching them do drills the day before. Maybe he saw how bad they looked? In any case, it drives me crazy when guys make fundamental errors. Physical errors will happen (errors of commission) but I drilled my kids on not having mental errors (or errors of omission).

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Feb 19, 2017 -> 06:06 PM) Doh! Forgot all about Bourjos. At least there's a quality CF for a backup plan. I think quality should be in quotation marks

It would be shuffling madness to put him in the pen to soon. There is no reason you can't pamper him this year and if he is still dominating he would be able to fetch highly regarded position prospects. Supply/demand stuff could work out...unless he has locomotive breathe!

Very nicely done. I was wondering in regards to the bullpen candidates for MLB and AAA, who has options left or importantly is out of options? With some of the trade rumors, I always wonder about some of that depth could be used to help a deal get done. Not as a significant piece but if several guys may/are going to be lost passing thru waivers it is easier to include one of them in a deal.

If the Sox don't get an offer they like, what about an alternative. Consider, 1) Q has been a great teammate and never b****ed about anything publicly. 2) He has been good and durable. 3) Could he be a great mentor for the young guns coming and anchor the staff? He has a four year deal with the last two being options that are considered team friendly given his production. What if the Sox guaranteed those two years (good for him) added two additional option years at a reasonable/slight discount (good for Sox). You could give him a slight signing bonus now or have moderate buyouts on the options to further sweeten the deal for him and to provide he doesn't get jerked around with rumors a full no trade clause for a couple years and then maybe limited no trade after. I hate to say that I prefer trading him but if the offers really aren't there wouldn't this be a viable alternative? You could also do this after this season to minimize the Sox risk but if he has a bad year it hurts everyone.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Jan 30, 2017 -> 09:01 PM) 2016 was tough year for Sox rookies. Coats, Smith, Davidson, Tilson all injured immediately upon seeing action. Keep Moncada away from these guys. All of this years rookies should sit their first game or be on a lineup card and substituted for before seeing warmups.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jan 20, 2017 -> 08:07 PM) Agreed. He's not great but not bad, cheap at $3.5 mill, and wouldn't cost much to acquire like you said. I too wonder why he's never mentioned with LAD. Supposedly they are looking for a right handed hitter which he is. Is he still hurt? Anyone hear injury update? Love to get Barnes from them for Lawrie, even if we have to add a little.