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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 2, 2014 -> 09:07 AM) Good addition, but a bad idea if we are talking about 4 years, probably even at three. Damn you answered already . Can you pls make this a poll with a simple I want Victor or I do not want Victor choice? I swore I did it right but screwed it up. Any mod/god please fix .

Soxtalk seems split on whether or not VMArt would be a good addtion. So here's your chance to make your opinions known. Of course you might have caveats depending on contract length and dollars so feel free to voice them. I will start with Victor at 3 yrs I can handle but 4 years is too long. Of course there's a chance at his age that his production falls. It probably will considering just how good he was last year but he's still better than most options. I want the Sox to get another ring and that might not happen untl we get another legit bat with Abreu ( other additions ,of course ,also must be made)

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 28, 2014 -> 02:17 PM) I was curious about this, and it turns out it isn't really the case. 2010 Rookie ball he rocked right out of the gate 2011 skipped to A+, was good in April, very good in May, down in June, Big up in July, down somewhat in August. So he was just plain streaky. 2012 in AA it was sort of true - he was bad in April, better in May, very good in June then back down for the rest of the year 2013 he was decent in April and strong in AA by May and held it, and actually did quite well his first few weeks in AAA before falling apart slowly as the summer went on 2014 in AAA it was certainly true - he got better each month through a monster July, then came back down in August and really suffered in MLB I'd say if there is a pattern there, it is that he falls off late in the season generally. He may have been just plain tired in September. The very slow starter thing hasn't really been there, until 2014. There seems to be another pattern also though it may not support Baltas claim entirely . His May was always stronger than his April . Didn't look anything up. Just going by what you said. This might give the impression that he starts slow then gains momemntum.

http://www.southsidesox.com/2014/10/25/706...hite-sox-career Leave it to SSS to mourn the loss of Sierra properly.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Oct 27, 2014 -> 11:51 AM) Bassitt and Montas make the AFL All Star game. Lindor and Seager over Anderson. http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/afl-...s-game-rosters/ AFL Fall Stars Game will be played at 7 p.m. EST and broadcast on MLB Network and streamed live on MLB.com. Nov. 1 .

That makes 3 2nd basemen Cuba that might be coming stateside. Andy Ibanez, Hector Olivera and Jose Fernandez .

In a related article http://www.fangraphs.com/not/dangerous-exp...-25-adam-dunns/ One of the craziest funnest articles ever.

Shocked. Just had that pinch hit HR in the seventh inning of Game 2 that helped lift St. Louis to its only victory of the NLCS . RIP.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Sep 30, 2014 -> 09:18 PM) I've read in Baseball America that he wants to come stateside Since we don't know when he will be able to come over maybe we all need to see if he has a twitter or get the Nippon Ham Fighters address and all send him fan mail for however many years we will need to do so convincing him that the White Sox are the team to play for. Do this for a few years and he will think the SOx have the best fans ever.

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Oct 24, 2014 -> 04:44 PM) Can play center field, perhaps better than Eaton. Is left handed. Righties make up around 77% of pitchers. Guess Moises isn't part of the core .

If we're choosing between Markakis or Rasmus . I'd have to go with Rasmus . They both have positives and negatives. Markasis basically has very little chance to duplicate his glory days whereas Rasmus does based on age alone. Rasmus just seems like a guy who opens up when he should keep his mouth shut. I'm sure a lot of players know better than to complain to the media about how they feel physically because it always comes off as whining. Rasmus definitely will sign with someone who has real grass. He feels the turf in Toronto hurt him. So he could be looking for a team like the Sox. Ultimately they may cost near the same amount because Markakis has been consistent and Rasmus has been erratic but is still young enough to turn his career around. Put the guy on grass and it just might make him happy.

He's also the head of the research and development division of the British Secret Service.

Before we got Abreu ,Corey Hart was all the rage around here while I was vehemently against it . Of course I was pushing for James Loney who doesn't hit for power but he had his average year pretty much.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 29, 2014 -> 03:39 PM) By position, the players that I wonder if the Sox will go after via FA or trade: C- Grandal, Castro 1B/DH- Butler, VMart, Alvarez OF- Ackley, Saunders, N. Cruz, Crawford/Ethier, Bruce, C. Dickerson SP- Samardzija, Gallardo, Latos, Leake RP- Robertson, Soria, Maurer, A. Miller, Justin Wilson, Rex Brothers RP - Duke, Gorzelanny, Gregerson, Robertson SP- McCarthy

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Sep 28, 2014 -> 02:04 PM) Seemed like someone in NY had a issue with the Sox. Every close call was against the Sox especially calls at the home plate. I hope someone in Sox management request meeting with NY to get what is and is not blocking this offseason. We've been (pale) hosed a lot

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Sep 28, 2014 -> 02:04 PM) Seemed like someone in NY had a issue with the Sox. Every close call was against the Sox especially calls at the home plate. I hope someone in Sox management request meeting with NY to get what is and is not blocking this offseason. I'm sure after they reword the rule (again) there will be a dvd explaining it all in detail sent to every team in spring training.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 13, 2014 -> 11:08 AM) If I see an .800 OPS this year, I will be happy. You must be deliriously happy .

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 28, 2014 -> 01:57 PM) These calls at home are insane I'd like to see if another team has had the calls go against them as much as the Sox have had at home plate this year. Calls against us when we block the plate. Calls against us when other teams block the plate . Everything working against us before and after they tweaked the rule. Same thing with the full possession rule on fly balls .

QUOTE (VAfan @ Sep 28, 2014 -> 12:20 PM) The debate over V Mart is all about 1) his guessed cost, and 2) whether or how fast he will decline as a hitter. What seems to be missing is any discussion of the overall fit and what the alternatives might be. - The Sox MUST have lefty power. At the moment they have NONE. - The Sox really need someone to slot behind Abreu, to keep him from being pitched around. - The Sox would be better with fewer high strikeout guys in their lineup. V Mart fills all of these needs. And what are the alternatives on the FA market? For all those railing against V Mart, what other lefty free agent can we sign who is (1) younger, (2) just as consistent throughout his career, and (3) cheaper than V Mart? That player likely does not exist, or we would be debating him instead of V Mart. ************* As much as I want the Sox to take Victor Martinez away from the Tigers, the more important area of the team the Sox need to fix is the bullpen. Martinez's bat isn't going to make a 15-game swing in the standings. Nor would adding an impact right hander. But fixing the bullpen could. And if we DON'T fix the bullpen, it won't matter what else we do, because our bullpen will continue blowing games at an alarming rate. I addressed all those concerns in my multiple posts including mentions of Rasmus and Melky Cabrera while Markasis was brought up by another. I also brought up David Robertson for the pen and McCarthy for the rotation ( he seems to really like it in NY , he might stay there). Also discussed other bullpen options . Not sure if in this thread but definitely in the bullpen 2015 thread. Doubt I'd pay big money for Robertson but I'd try like heck to pry Betances away from the Yankees .But I'm pretty damn sure Betances isn't going anywhere.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 28, 2014 -> 12:51 PM) I'm going to give some props on this one. A little low on the slugging estimate. Thank you. I didn't predict a SLG% but I got the .300+ BA , .900+ OPS , .360+ OBP pretty accurately not to mention only 1 off each on HR's and RBI . Remember I also predicted the final score (3-2) and a Toews goal in the Stanley Cup final game in 2013.

Thanks for the memories Paulie !

Abreu final stats unless he pinch hits today. Avg .317 (5th in AL ) ,OBP .383 , SLG .581 (1st in AL) , OPS .964 (2nd in AL) , 35 Doubles ,36 HR (3rd in AL ), 107 RBI (4th in AL ),131 K's , OPS+ 169, wOBA .411 , wRC+ 165, BB% 8.2 , K% 21.1 , WAR 5.2/5.4 Stake your claim if you did well on your predictions

Now that KC's clinched maybe they can serve up a big juicy gopher ball to Paulie.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Sep 26, 2014 -> 06:31 AM) Feels just as good as clinching the division. IF NOT BETTER. Hmmm winning the division vs. slobbering over a draft pick that is likely to not help the Sox at all ever. So close.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Sep 26, 2014 -> 06:18 PM) Konerko and Dunn, two older sluggers who declined over the past 3 or 4 years and were highly overpaid as a result, have much more to do with the mediocrity than Beckham or Viciedo. Ironic, then, that you would talk about shedding the dead weight to acquire more while advocating for signing Victor Martinez. When VMArt becomes mediocre you let me know because now he is so far above mediocre he'd have to go blind in one eye to get there.