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QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Apr 3, 2017 -> 06:28 PM) IT'S LIKE RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN, ON OPENING DAY LOL I was going to say that but decided not to. Great minds.....

QUOTE (hi8is @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 10:56 PM) So far I've only heard of two private work outs scheduled for him... one with us and one with the Astros, who have already exceeded their signing pool. Astro's sign him then trade him to the Sox for Quintana.

Might be the longest game thread of the year ...without a game. Isn't it ironic, don't ya think ?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 01:26 PM) I think the only reason I'd use Burdi as a starter would be to get him innings, similar to Nate Jones. They can do that otherwise anyways, letting him throw 2 or 3 innings at a time. Anyone have any idea what the Sox might be thinking as far as innings for Burdi this year ? My guess is somewhere in the 50-60 innings range.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 02:57 PM) If Hostetler really would have taken Collins 1-1, then he must really think he can catch. Time will tell. I think only circumstances would prevent him from sticking at catcher such as another catcher who develops in the same time frame as Collins . The Sox like him back there so far .He receives the ball softly doesn't stab at it. Throws well enough. Game calling very hard to tell at this juncture . Looked nimble back there. I'm on board with him sticking at catcher from what I have seen and heard/read.

I was hoping the Sox would hang onto him for his defense which is still very good and at 29 years old thought it was possible for him to have a bounce back year. He did once put up a 5 WAR season tough that seems ages ago. Any way last word he went 3/5 today during his Rays debut with a HR and 3 RBI.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Mar 28, 2017 -> 04:05 PM) Article says he's added it over the past few years, coinciding with his rise in strikeouts: He stole it from Giolito.

That kid Yolmer Sanchez has been looking good. He's better than Carlos Sanchez any day.

Houston has had a team for 55 years without winning a World Series. They have a chance this year but are dicking around. Yea I hope they beg for Q at the deadline and Hahn strip mines their system or some other teams beat their best offer. The Sox whooped your ass in 2005 and they will whoop your ass in the Q sweepstakes one way or another. Have fun not winning the World Series but hey you will get to keep your precious prospects.

I think it's pretty cool that he is related to Carlos May and also Lee May. Carlos played for the Sox in the Chuck Tanner years and wasn't a bad ballplayer and might've done better if part of his thumb wasn't blown off by a mortar . If May can succeed along with Anderson and Moncada we could have a new era Go Go White Sox ,thrilling fans with speed, pitching and defense. Ok yea I like to look at best case scenario.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 27, 2017 -> 05:44 AM) They really aren't competing with very rich organizations. If they want Robert, they can go get him. It's that simple. I've outlined how in multiple posts and even wrote an article for FutureSox about the prospects of doing so. Yes I even read the article when you wrote it and your efforts to do so are commendable. However, I did not commit it to memory. At this point the other thing we can reasonably assume is that the Sox will be in seriously involved since we have seen no activity regarding other prospects and your own thoughts re: Badler. I just am never really very confident that the Sox (based on some of SSk2 arguments) and my own realizations that the Sox do have a history of not making winning bids. Some have even accused the Sox of making token bids just to say they made a competitive offer. I just find it a terrible situation . Either he signs with the Sox or the Sox get nothing since they have not been connected to any other prospects that we know . They really need to keep the international pipeline functioning and getting nothing should be a completely out of the question option. Go big or go home is not a luxury the Sox can afford when they need all the prospects they can pump into the system. That aspect of the organization has been bone dry for too long for it to continue now.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Mar 27, 2017 -> 11:13 AM) I actually think it's lunacy to just expect the same old White Sox. We've gone in a completely direction and the way our front office operates will be different as a result. We literally just traded two cost-controlled stars in one offseason, something that our organization has never done before. Now that our short-term goal is talent accumulation and not winning, it's crazy to think they won't change their ways. And that may mean going over their international budget for the first time, which Hahn has clearly stated is something they are considering. Would you really expect him to say anything else ? He can't say no we are not considering it because it would cause a minor uproar. His only possible answer is what he said. Considering it could mean it's a very unlikely but still a remotely possible option.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 26, 2017 -> 09:05 PM) Platoon partner for Davidson. My point was that they aren't dumping Matt Davidson. Avisail f***ing Garcia is still running around. DFAing Davidson before he gets plate appearances with the big league club doesn't make any sense. Are Asche's numbers really good? I don't really pay close attention to spring training stats because they don't matter. I just assumed Asche would make it because Merkin and Hayes were talking about it being likely. They are talking about it being likely because of his very good spring numbers so while you may not take spring numbers seriously they obviously mean something for the last few spots on the 25 . Asche leads the team in HR ,walks and doubles. His slash line is .316 .469 .763 1.233

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Mar 24, 2017 -> 05:54 PM) Robert is the #2 international prospect in baseball right now. It's not like we're talking about some random 16 year old Dominican here, this kid has a solid chance of being an impact player and in the the not too distant future. I guess I'd much rather go big on one elite talent then sign several of the B & C tier amateur free agents like we have been doing. IMO, our current strategy hasn't been very fruitful, although it's obviously still early with some of these kids. And we'd still be able to sign a bunch of guys for under $300k and trade our excess budget for statewide prospects. To me, it's an easy decision, but I can understand where you're coming from. The main problem lies in competing with some very rich organizations who can simply outbid the Sox taking the bidding to a place where the Sox feel uncomfortable. Now I am not hip to exactly which signing period will limit spending ,but if neither does, I can't see the Sox spending 30M+ on a prospect especially when you can always spend somewhere around $2 million on some of the better albeit very young prospects if you trust your scouts. The current top Red Sox prospect Rafael Devers cost $1.5M as a 16 yr old. I'm pretty sure there are plenty of other stories like that out there. Those under 300K guys are "you get what you pay for" and "scraping the bottom of the barrel" signees. I am all for going after Roberts but will be miffed if they don't get him and the Sox walk away with bupkis.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Mar 26, 2017 -> 07:58 PM) Who has seen Moncada up close? Does he look overweight? I hope he doesn't room with Courtney Hawkins. He's fine. Now if you want to see a Red Sox prospect with a bad body just research the next in line for Red Sox stardom, minor leaguer, Rafael Devers.

QUOTE (coco1997 @ Mar 26, 2017 -> 08:41 PM) The Cuban Twinkie. Very good or just Twinkie.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 26, 2017 -> 08:21 PM) I don't take anything out of spring training good or bad. If they wanted to give Davidson a shot this year, nothing that happened during spring should affect those plans. Then on what are you basing thinking Asche makes the team ? Surely as a non roster invitee if he had sucked there wouldn't be a chance at him making the team. His spring numbers, both power wise and OBP, have been the most impressive of all the Sox .

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Mar 25, 2017 -> 06:39 PM) Don't think it'll happen because of options but Danny Hayes has more of a chance at being something at DH than Matt Davidson imo. People sleep on Hayes a bit. .283/.381/.440 in A-ball. .248/.388/.360 in AA. Then the power came. .250/.358/.489 in AAA. That's also how I see it. Hayes has always drawn his fair share of walks . His lack of defensive versatility hurts him when comparing him to Delmonico who has garnered most of the attention and playing time this spring . Physically they are almost spitting images of each other. Both are big, white , bearded , sweet swinging lefties who throw right. Hayes fits in more with the Sox new OBP philosophy. Delmonico is 2 years younger than Hayes .Hayes also leads the team in RBI this spring . However both are more than likely sent back down.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Mar 25, 2017 -> 10:30 PM) Again...his swing looks good. That HR was crushed today. I don't know how he can hit off speed stuff / outside pitches, but he's crushed some inside pitches. At least 2 perhaps 3 of his 4 HR's have been off lefties which I consider a good sign . He also has the most AB's of any Sox player on the spring, so he is definitely being given a long look.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Mar 23, 2017 -> 12:02 PM) Why does that matter though? Given how little we've spent in Latin America over the last 12 months, I'd wager we have more cash available for a move like this than any of the clubs we're up against. If ownership & the front office decide that enduring the penalties is worth it, then I think we immediately become the favorite to land Robert. And I put a lot of faith in Badler considering us one of the favorites. IMO, it just seems too much of a coincidence that we haven't been linked to any of the major targets in next year's class. There really appears to be smoke here. While I have discounted the Sox chances at getting Roberts somewhere in this thread, it is odd and potentially very bad if the Sox are indeed "in" 100% on Roberts. To put all your eggs into one basket is extremely risky. If they don't get him then what ? Then they get table scraps or nothing and that is totally unacceptable at any time but especially now when they have the money to spend on international prospects.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 24, 2017 -> 07:35 AM) KATOH is a statistical modeling system. Most scouting tends to avoid stats or only take them into account as a smallish part of the picture, so KATOH will often show very differently than scouting type views. But one of the lists is Katoh+ which does take some of those things into consideration.

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ Mar 23, 2017 -> 06:29 PM) FWIW, the KATOH system on Fangraphs actually has him as the 93rd best prospect in baseball. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/katohs-2017...-100-prospects/ With all the talk about our prospects we really never hear about Charlie Tilson except that he has had bad luck with injuries . Yet surprisingly I see him 89th on the one list and 55th on the other. Question: Why would he be on these KATOH lists and not others ?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 22, 2017 -> 05:47 AM) Yeah, I went into ST thinking he was a near-lock, but now I'm 50/50 on him making the roster. Purke hasn't given up a run so far. I know we have been there ,done that but I think Purke has the Clark Kent thing going on now wearing glasses on the mound. Don't recall hm wearing glasses with the Sox last year.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 21, 2017 -> 08:43 PM) Matt Davidson homered tonight. Shields 6 shutout innings. Get your tix! Shields also was facing all the regulars of the Rangers lineup. In the 4th he K'd Choo, Beltre and Odor . 3 hits, 1 BB, 6 K

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Mar 20, 2017 -> 06:55 PM) The only significant turnover on the Sox offense is Eaton. The Sox still have Abreu, Frazier, Melky, Soto and Avi that are familiar with Verlander. Also Anderson and Saladino.