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QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 6, 2015 -> 11:02 AM) This Cuban dynamo was awesome last year - .317, 36, 107, .964. Can he do better? He certainly seemed to learn as the season went on in terms of batting average, while he lost a bit of power down the stretch. So... what's he going to do this year? My guess is .305/42/118/1.002 Been there ,done that ,nailed it . However I will say I think his OBP reaches over .400

Lttle ditty bout" Jackin' Dayan , a Cuban kid playin' ball in the heartland. Dayan's gonna be a baseball star. Wait, no ,Dayan ,he ain't goin' far.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Feb 1, 2015 -> 03:06 PM) I'm going to guess the Great Dane represents Danish and Praying Mantis is Montas. I think you got it. I'm so used to seeing brown Great Danes' seeing one black didn't even think it was a Great Dane. I also thought an actual danish type pastry was used more in the past on here like the Basset hound pics were used for Chris Bassitt . Mantis/ Montas should've registered but hey drugs.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 1, 2015 -> 05:45 PM) You specifically said "ranking NL teams as superior hardly makes much sense based on that alone". Based on that, I would conclude that a team with 5 Clayton Kershaws in their rotation should not be called the best staff in the league if it's in the NL. Yes, the NL is easier on pitchers, but that doesn't mean you can't rank them above any AL teams if they're a really good staff. You can't even quote what I said right when its right there for you to copy and paste . I said " Ranking NL teams pitching as superior hardly makes much sense based on that alone." Left out the word pitching kind of makes a difference even if your response was based on what i actually said and not what you quoted. Every NL starting pitcher doesn't face a DH a couple times a game . Impossible to prove that while NL starting pitchers stats may look better that the pitchers themselves are better based on those stats. But most assume AL starting pitchers do better in the NL and NL starting pitchers do worse in the AL. Saying the top 3 starting pitching staffs are in the NL is just way too hard to quantify because comparing the uncomparable doesnt work. Where you came up with the Kershaw nonsense is beyond me. But maybe it's me and I can't follow your logic or conclusions based on what you think I meant .

Thank you . Excelent !

If it was on paper it would be fish wrap.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 1, 2015 -> 03:07 PM) This is something we can understand the impact of pretty easily. Would you say that Clayton Kershaw would be an average pitcher in the AL? C'Mon. Who said anything about Kershaw being average in the AL ? 9 hitters vs 8 hitters and a pitcher . Abreu at DH , Miggy at DH vs. NL pitchers hitting. C'mon.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Feb 1, 2015 -> 09:30 AM) Well, NOW I'm excited. Before too long: 1 2 3 4 5 OR Devastating. OK I get Condor is Sale and Shark is Samardzija and Quetzecoatl is Quintana is that Pterodactyl represents the Monster Rodan (Rodon) but the last 2 have me stumped.

NL pitchers get the advantage of facing a pitcher a few times a game. Ranking NL teams pitching as superior hardly makes much sense based on that alone.

QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Jan 26, 2015 -> 10:55 AM) IMHO, there's no reason not to be enthusiastic. The Sox recognized the many holes on the team and addressed a majority of them. They still have some question marks but overall I think Hahn nailed it so far this winter and gave fans lots of hope and even more to talk about. Plus, they should have some wiggle room in the payroll if they need to make a trade or two at the deadline. CaliSoxFan and I were discussing earlier in the off season about how this was the year to get free agents since they had plenty of money to spend, the Sox 1st pick is protected and there were free agents available (Melky, Robertson, LaRoche, Duke) that could fill holes and that's exactly what the Sox did. Everything was in alignment for a big winter and I could not be happier with what Hahn and co have accomplished so far. Man, I cannot wait til ST! Go Sox! Ha yes we nailed it but I was always shocked when predictions for the 2015 payroll were going around here. I was like wtf doesn't anyone see the obvious ? The Sox were in a position that doesn't come along very often and to NOT take advantage of it would be akin to franchise suicide. You went from hopeful to not hopeful until I called you out on thinking Reindorf just wouldn't spend the money and we got you changed back to hopeful again.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 25, 2015 -> 01:20 PM) Final Sox Fest post from Brian - Three Big Takeaways from Sox Fest. Some nice insight in there. Great job with the Hahn interview and the article.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 25, 2015 -> 05:44 AM) Vince is a bit of a loose canon. He had a lot of trouble during his playing days in NY. IIRC he and KW got into it many years ago at a Cubs/Sox tilt when he was a minor league imstructor for the Cubs. The Sox wouldn't let him sit in the dugout during the game which was their right. There supposedly was a pretty crazy argument between the two around the batting cage. Hopefully, he has matured and can get better results from these guys on the bases. IMO, however, if he can make 25 steal guys 50 steal guys during spring training, he probably wouldn't be available. The Sox had Tim Raines around a lot never seemed to help but I'll keep an open mind.

QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Jan 22, 2015 -> 06:45 AM) Don't know how I missed this post but good one. I love a good laugh, we'll done! TYVM

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jan 22, 2015 -> 05:47 PM) My response has nothing to do with your opinion on Avi though -- your post is essentially telling people to stop posting if they disagree with what you're saying. You're original post was literally discouraging the expression of a dissenting opinion, it wasn't expressing your own opinion. I suppose it was saying there's way too much negative stuff considering the awesome off season but that's how I feel so it is my opinion. I could literally say I don't want to see any negative stuff and that wouldn't effect how people post one bit. I expect all that stuff and without it I wouldn't have anyone to hassle . Doesn't phase me in the least that I know how you feel about Avi because you've literally said it 10 times if you've said it once just as you know I think he's hugely talented. Without your ying I have no yang. Better ? Carry on.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jan 22, 2015 -> 06:35 AM) I don't think this is fair at all. Firstly, are we supposed to avoid discussing anything that isn't overwhelmingly positive? Negativity doesn't "equal brainiac," but objective does equal "reality," and we're fans that want to talk about Sox as they actually are. Secondly, there's much more to it than "he's strong young and fast and tore up AAA." There are specific types of flaws we've seen in players that have correlated to high bust rates and many of them are present in Avisail Garcia. No one is saying that he's hopeless, but there's a huge level of risk with him and it's coming in a year where the Sox have no replacement at all. We're depending on him taking a huge step forward next year to contribute to success needed to justify the acquisitions and risks that have been taken elsewhere on the roster. I don't mean this next question to sound as harsh as it reads -- it's more a rhetorical question -- but if you don't want to think about it and just want to go into the season hoping instead of knowing what you might expect, what are you doing on a message board? Who said I wanted to be fair ? Opinions don't have to be fair . You got yours I got mine . If I was all that bothered by negativity I would've been gone long ago. I personally believe Avi wil turn out to be a pretty good player regardless of the flaws that are there. I am counting on him to makes strides mentally, defensivey and offensively . That's the great thing about youth , they can get much better or those flaws will eat them alive. It's the same with all of them , keep up or move aside. I don't see any threads that say "I'm drinking the Kool-aid " so I'm pretty used to the "biting nails" aspect of fandom. The good thing about getting old is that things get put in their proper perspective without all the youthful "gnashing of teeth" . Gnash away one and all but once in a while you'll get chided for it .

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jan 22, 2015 -> 10:26 AM) The pitch mix thing is super interesting. Is it a temporary KC coaching effect, or is it an example of a guy evolving as he ages and his stuff diminishes? Maybe it was his slider that was getting hit for the HR's and since he basically abandoned the slider the HR's have decreased .

Remember when the Sox traded him to TB and we were all wondering if what we got back was dependent on how much he pitched for the Rays. Hasn't pitched since . Good times.

First, disappointment that Hahn didn't sign another piece and now this. Already setting up scapegoats for the upcoming season when it goes bad. Despite what we all think we know about baseball even scouts can't tell who will be good and who will be bad most of the time. So yes I like Avi because he's strong young and fast and tore up AAA. He's got flaws like every player so can I just look forward to the optimism of spring without all this negative Sox fan crappola ? I know optimism is kind of equated with blind faith and surely anyone smarter will dig deeper and find reasons anyone can fail. So optimism equals idiocy and negativity equals brainiac .I will now take my happy pills and imagine every young Sox player has a chance to be very helpful to the team.

That's like asking if I could go to heaven but still be an asshole would I ? Duh ! But Danks isn't going anywhere .

QUOTE (credezcrew24 @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 11:38 AM) With Ken Rosenthal reporting "Some execs now believe (James Shields) is headed for a four-year deal, perhaps in the $70 million-$80 million range" I think the White Sox need to look into him. Shields would provide a post 2015 rotation guarantee that would be needed if Samardzija leaves. Shields has been linked to the Tigers according to recent reports.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 09:36 AM) Why is this guy ranking baseball players anyway? Nice TMNT reference.

QUOTE (AlSoxfan @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 06:45 AM) I'm really enjoying the homer site, thanks... I think Robertson should make the top ten With a lot of us impatient for the season to start just figured watching bombs is always fun and semi satisfies the craving for baseball. You're welcome.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 17, 2015 -> 09:04 PM) I watched those episodes. I predict Robertson to be unranked, Melky to be #6, Sale at either #3 or #4 (they might put Kluber ahead of him), and Abreu at #2. This isn't necessarily what I think is right, but I have a feeling this is what The Shredder will say. I'm pretty sure Robertson made the Shredders list last year and don't think he did anything in 2014 to be off of that list unless more relievers just stepped up.

So far all they've done is CF and SS . Eaton came in at 7th and Alexei 8th for their respective positions at least according to the Shredder . Who else do you all think from the Sox will make the Top 10 ? Abreu and Sale for sure though there are so many starting pitchers top 10 seems like too few otherwise Quintana and Samardzija might have a shot if it went to the Top 20. Melky has a good shot to make the list in LF and Robertson as a reliever . That should be about it . Catcher should be interesting because the position is so thin. I'm hoping Avi can make it next year. It's interesting to note that Avi hit the longest HR for a Sox player in 2014 an estimated 468 foot shot at the Trop against the Rays Sept 21st when he hit 2 . The distance I got was from the MLB network top 50 longest HR's of 2014 of which Avi's was #9 for the year. Avi's other one from that day was 442 feet ! MLB network gets their distances from ESPN Stats & Information Group. http://www.hittrackeronline.com/top_true_distance.php Not sure but I think every HR hit is listed there with an accompanying video if anyone is interested in watching bombs from last year.

QUOTE (WBWSF @ Jan 17, 2015 -> 07:23 AM) The White Sox have definitely improved the team this off season. But still, the bottom of the rotation with Noesi and Danks scares me to death. I try to point out the positive. I'm not the second coming of Jay "Woman Beater" Mariotti. I don't see the 2015 White Sox making the playoffs unless they acquire another decent starting pitcher. Maybe Noesi and Danks will have a good 2015 season. I hope so but I'm not counting on it. There's an underated Sox blog called the Catbird seat (also on twitter) that offered views on the rotational depth citing their concerns but the last opinion offered seems to think it's not as bad as others think http://www.thecatbirdseatblog.com/blog/201...otation-problem . He used playoff teams from last year as examples on how the Sox pitching depth " is not ill equipped to enter a season representing a playoff hopeful team."