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Keppinger just keeps on getting hits. I think we are going to be very pleased with him.

I swear the Sox have struck out a lot this spring with a runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Mar 17, 2013 -> 08:25 PM) His name is RIO and.. thanks for reminding me !

Rios just hit a 2 R HR for PR to increase lead over Japan to 3-0 breaking a 3/24 WBC slump, top of the 7th.

Jordan Danks on a role after his miserable start. 2 for 2 today .BA up to .333 .

I think you're SOL .

QUOTE (Reddy @ Mar 16, 2013 -> 12:25 PM) there's no way in which that's good news for Gordon... looks like someone's got an idea that he'll be more effective as a utility guy. That actually might be good news for Beckham. Gillaspie has no options so has to be waived or released (no idea which) if he doesn't make the 25 and Sanchez, being a Rule 5 draftee, must make the 25 or return to the Angels. If we carry one other infielder Sox are probably leaning to Gillaspie. That means we lose Sanchez and need a backup SS. Morel has options so he goes back to the minors leaving Gordon as backup SS. I'm not 100% certain what I said about losing Gillaspie or Sanchez but I'm sure someone knows. If what I said is true we're losing either Gillaspie or Sanchez.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Mar 14, 2013 -> 05:24 PM) So first off, I completely botched the first set of numbers. I know you're all very disappointed in me. I am going to turn in my physics badge and potato gun immediately. I don't know where I went wrong -- probably trying to use my phone's calculator -- but the true answer to my first attempt was: Ball speed: 131.5 mph Height: 578 feet Not nearly as implausible. Given Q's parameters, that should shave ~1.5 seconds off the required hang-time if they're a sprinter-caliber runner...so that would give us: Ball speed: 115 mph Height: 443 feet Still not possible because a) air resistance selectively dissipates energy from the beginning of the ball's flight path and b) even Albert Pujols' best HR exit speed in 2009 was 119 mph, and you can't replicate that type of swing straight up. Anyway, the point is that Balta should rescind his hug and you should all be terribly ashamed of me. Can i have your potato gun ? I'm Irish.

Sox outfielders having problems with the high sky/sun . Viciedo earlier and Tekotte just now turning routine outs into extra bases.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 14, 2013 -> 03:00 PM) 3rd Just my opinion on where he should be in the rotation though 3rd is where he will probably end up to keep the rotation LRLRL. Could switch him with Quintana.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Mar 14, 2013 -> 12:35 PM) Because I am on a nerd streak on this site lately: for a pretty fast player to round the bases on a ball hit straight up in the air before it hits the ground, he'd have to hit it ~6500 feet in the air and the ball would have to leave his bat at about 675 mph The runner could theoretically be maybe 1/2 way between 3rd and home when the ball lands and go the rest of the way home by the time a fielder picks it up and gets the throw home. What would that do to the numbers ? I'm just encouraging your nerd streak by asking.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 14, 2013 -> 02:21 PM) Danks got crushed today by the Angels. In my opinion, I wish he could rehab a bit more in AAA and let Santiago start in the rotation. His 3rd start . I didn't expect much . Had a rough go but looked like he threw all his pitches but command not sharp. Really not surprising at all. Looks like he's right on schedule to be Sox 4th or 5th starter.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Mar 11, 2013 -> 05:52 AM) Didn't someone once hit an infield home run way back in the day? Or is that just a legend? It was in the Babe Ruth movie starring John Goodman but really seems nearly impossible to hit a popup so high that one would be able to round the bases. But that is the stuff of legends which is the point.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Mar 14, 2013 -> 01:08 AM) Is Gillaspie hitting himself into a starting 3B gig? No that's Keppinger's to lose but he certainly is ranked among the favorites to make the team otherwise we lose him.

QUOTE (southside_hitman @ Mar 13, 2013 -> 01:25 PM) Do you have 4G? I always wondered if 4G has enough bandwidth to stream stuff, play on-line vid games, etc. No I just use a pc and had no problems getting it last year until landlord screwed me over recently Only getting 2 out of 5 bars when used to get 5 of 5. Just as I was looking forward to the webcasts. Only getting a max of 5.5mbps and often goes to 2 and 1.

QUOTE (southside_hitman @ Mar 13, 2013 -> 01:17 PM) Pope blacked it out but it's back up now. today was a test to see if my wireless signal was strong enough to get it. I got it now but its stopping and starting so maybe not strong enough .

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 13, 2013 -> 01:09 PM) 1-2-3 inning for Rienzo. I don't see video up yet. me neither. does any one ?

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 11, 2013 -> 04:22 PM) Players left to be booted (in my opinion): Pitchers: Axelrod, Heath, Marinez, Omogrosso, Rienzo, Septimo, Gray, Moskos, Purcey, Stewart, Troncoso Catchers: Phegley, Anderson Infield: Morel, Bell, C Sanchez, Tolleson Outfield: Danks, Tekotte, Mitchell Drew Garcia (3B) is still around.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 11, 2013 -> 02:25 PM) Sale still out there for the 6th? Wow. Not any more. Y. Torrealba HR, T. Colvin single. Jones in.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 11, 2013 -> 01:53 PM) Nope. I think the bench is pretty much set- Gimenez, Sanchez, Wise, and Gillaspie. First callup between Tekotte and Danks? I'd go Tekotte. Mitchell having a really good spring. If his first few months at AAA go well. He could be next though we don't want him wasting away on the bench. OTOH he's a dynamic ballplayer. Sale 5 IP, Faced the minimum, 2K's

Everyone take note: Gillaspie pronounced Gillespie from Conor's own mouth.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Mar 9, 2013 -> 02:54 AM) Part of my reasoning to trade De Aza is to so while he still has good value. I don't think he'll be worth the cost long-term, especially in a corner, so if we can move him after the 2013 season while he he still has two arb years left, a team desperate for a leadoff hitter and/or CF may give up something of value for him. At some point, if we want to make the most of the asset, we either need to resign or trade him. And everyday we hold on to him and burn up his arb years the less valuable he becomes. I think it's extremely difficult to define a players future value. I understand that using advanced stats we'd like to think we can make this more scientific and easier to quantify a players skill set, but it is just not that cut and dried. I know a team like Tampa Bay has made the most out of what you are suggesting but they have not won a World Series yet and that is the most valuable thing of all. Right now and probably next year too DeAza is more valuable to the Sox winning then any of their prospects unless said prospects suddenly have dramatic increases in their production. Again I'd love to see your scenario come to fruition but if the Sox get to the World Series in the next year or 2 I think De Aza has a better chance to be a World Series hero than Thompson. That is the future value I am looking for.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Mar 9, 2013 -> 03:54 AM) My mock thread was taken down Oh well, I think the point got across. As it should have been. I don't think it's ever a good idea to mock other posters. There's been a dearth of topics to discuss here lately. Constant mocking of people who start new threads is detrimental to this sight. I come here to discuss White Sox baseball. We are all not equal in our knowledge of the Sox and mocking and berating new members or posters reeks of bullying. While I still come here often I often leave more quickly when there is nothing to read and go to places like southsidesox, whitesox.com or twitter for better and fresher info. The game threads here are much better than at southsidesox though where they rarely discuss the games while they try to out-smarmy each other. My choice is to read and discuss baseball. Any place that starts to belittle the less knowledgeable instead of educate loses me quickly.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Mar 8, 2013 -> 03:51 PM) I actually disagree with your entire post. 1) I said if Thompson shows he's ready after the 2013 season, then I'd trade De Aza to open up a spot for Thompson. I'm definitely not saying he's ready now and I'm not even saying he will be ready after this season. My idea was simply conditional on his readiness. However, if you followed his development last year, you'd know Thompson was a much improved player in the 2nd half of his stint at A+ and while at AA. If he plays like that player this year, he'll be ready for the majors by 2014. 2) I still have hope for Mitchell, but I think Thompson actually passed him in term of development this past season. Thompson actually made adjustments offensively and improved as the year went on, while Mitchell started out fast but struggled significantly the rest of the year. Given the clear edge Thompson has defensively, I think Thompson has a much better chance of earning a job in our outfield in 2014 than Mitchell. 3) Mitchell doesn't have to hit .280 to be an effective player. He needs keep his walk rate high (~15%) first and foremost, without letting his K% rate get too crazy (over 30%). If he can do that, with his mix of speed and power, he could be very a dangerous leadoff hitter despite a low BA. Whether he can do that against advanced pitching remains to be seen, but if you're hoping he hits .280 you simply don't understand the type of player Jared Mitchell. 4) This is the point that bothers me the most. De Aza isn't that great of a player. He put up a .759 OPS last year and wasn't anything special in CF. Plus his SB % wasn't very good. Look, I think he's solid leadoff hitter and all-around player, since he can do a little bit of everything at a premium position. However, I think all four of our top OF prospects have higher ceilings than De Aza, but I'm just going to focus on one. IMO, given the value of Thompson's defense in CF, it won't take much offense from him to exceed De Aza's value as a player. And that's completely ignoring the fact that he's already demonstrated elite power and above average BB % as a 21 year old in A+ & AA. To think he has no chance of ever coming close to being De Az caliber player is crazy to me. What exactly do you expect Thompson to do to show he's ready for a full time job in CF in 2014 ? He'll be starting the year at AA and would have to move to AAA and perform well in both places to even consider handing over CF to him in 2014. Most likely we're looking at 2015 unless he puts up some really good numbers. I still call that no where close to ready. And I didn't say he had "no chance of ever coming close to being" as good as De Aza so of course you'd think that was crazy. I said the Sox would be lucky if any of those prospects come close to being as good as De Aza. I understand they all have higher ceilings but so do tons of prospects and as a Sox fan I hope they all reach those ceilings because Thompson surely has the highest one if he can cut back on his K's . De Aza played his 1st full season in the majors and he surely can be a better player than he is now. He's more than adequate in CF even if it isn't his position of choice. So lets say Thompson is ready for 2014 De Aza can be moved to LF . Lets face it Viciedo won't be there more than a few years anyway when Konerko retires so he'll be playing 1st base or DH'ing barring a trade. As far as Mitchell goes I threw an arbitrary number out for what I'd like to see his batting average be thinking everything else ( power, K% OBP ,slugging) would improve if he does that. Mitchell will start the year at AAA so everything else being equal ( which you don't think is the case ) I'd still say Mitchell is closer to major league ready. I just think all prospects are suspect until they get to the bigs and show me something there which De Aza has already done. I also think it's kind of crazy suggesting a trade down the road since so many things can happen between now and then. All your points are certainly valid but a year or 2 from now the Sox may not have any of the players we're discussing.

Seriously, can we bottle what Chris Sale said about his new contract and let the rest of the superstars drink it ? "My dad sat me down, I was talking on the phone and he goes, 'Honestly, take a step back and look at it. What other team would you rather play for? What owner would you rather play for? Coaching staff would you rather play for?' I got everything I want right here." http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/artic...ws&c_id=cws