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And he's a free agent after the conclusion of the contract. That's what Oakland did to get him in the fold. Fairly risky endeavor, considering they otherwise would have controlled him until 2018.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jul 16, 2013 -> 07:26 AM) Here's my beef with the dump John Danks idea. At some point, we'll have more salary relief than we'll know what to do with it. Danks $14.3 Peavy $14.5 Sale $3.5 Dunn $15 Rios $12.5 Ramirez $9.5 Keppinger $4 2014 Total: $73.3M Beckham $3 => $6 Viciedo $2.8 => $3.5 De Aza $2.1 => $4.2 2014 Estimate: $13.7M So right now, we're looking at $87 million in payroll committments for next year. That's $30 million less than our 2013 opening day payroll, plus we'll be receiving an extra $25 million in TV revenue. Even if we keep all the guys mentioned above, we should have plenty of money to spend. My guess is that we at least one or two high salary players at the deadline which would free up even more money. IMO, dumping Danks' contract for financial reasons doesn't really do much for us. We're not going to sign 4 or 5 major free agents in one offseason. And we won't get much talent for him right now. However, a year from now when he's 100% healthy that may change, especially if player costs rise with the influx of new TV money. 2 years at $14.25M per may be a deal at that point. I've been saying this for a while now. With that said, re:Danks, he's the guy I'd be most comfortable with dumping. Not so much for salary, but because we should be able to replace him. Erik Johnson should be ready for the show and we have some depth around in Axe and Rienzo if that doesn't work out for whatever reason. It can be risky to go with pretty much 1 veteran (Peavy), though. Maybe we can call Sale a vet now.

Yeah, Olt would be an overpay of grand proportions for a half season of Garza. I would be jumping in if I were Hahn, because we can offer better.

There's no way you'd continue to play him if he was being outright insubordinate. I have a feeling they're not working on his mechanics very much. I just don't know why.

A+ thread

Not happy about the lack of Android MiLB.tv app

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Jul 15, 2013 -> 08:06 PM) QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 15, 2013 -> 06:59 PM) I was watching Sports Talk Live and they were saying of a possibility of Rios going to the Yankees. I find this hard to be true, given the source. Did that panel of fools mention Rios would no-trade veto that deal in a New York minute? LOL I saw that and thought the same thing. That's just Cubs Talk Live

He has said he's dealt with addiction since he was 13. Addiction is a tricky disease and this is always a potential end result

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 15, 2013 -> 07:24 PM) Why is Cuddyer in this? Do you see now?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 15, 2013 -> 03:31 PM) This kind of thing happens often, and a lot of times it won't be due to a player "sucking" but some sort of blatant disrespect towards the manager. If there is a rift in the clubhouse, overall team chemistry will degrade and tensions will be high, which in turn will lead to poor overall play and players that are pressing. To me, that fits Ramirez, Viciedo, and De Aza to a T. Maybe the Sox should considering bringing in a latino coach who the players will hold in high esteem to at least have someone within the clubhouse who is capable of relating with the latino players. Viciedo?

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 15, 2013 -> 04:04 PM) Pooping out updates huh? I think it's the perfect verb

Leyland told Scherzer that Sale was the starter as a joke. I liked it.

I forget what it was called, but I used to play an NHL game on my Nintendo 64 that was f***ing awesome. Mike Modano was a god in that game.

FWIW, HTC is still pooping out updates for the other phones it released at that time, just not the One S (unfortunately, it is probably because very, very few people got the One S).

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 15, 2013 -> 08:05 AM) For all the people pointing out that few players (or none) have had as bad a K rate as Hawkins early in their careers and been successful... how many HS draftees went to A+ their draft year? Were playing there at 18 and 19? Some sure, but very, very few. It is such a small group that, really, the comparisons don't mean a ton. It is also worth pointing out that, as of a few days ago (when we were doing the FS T25 write-up), he had K'd in about 57% of his first 70 PA (until just before his injury), but his rate since then has been about 36% over 150 PA. Just something to keep in mind. 36% is bad, but isn't nearly 57% bad. Being worried about Hawkins makes complete sense. Saying he is a "bust" at this point does not. This is a really good split. I didn't know that. Great post. I love you. Etc.

David Purcey can now rest easy.

Bolivia not liking us probably has something to do with us sheltering their genocidal ex-President who was friendly to us as American companies bought their natural resources Link

An interesting back and forth I had, in all seriousness, was a Cubs fan telling me that their team was "home-grown" whereas the White Sox are not. Now, there are some things to settle as far what home-grown is...but to me, a home-grown player is one who was not exactly a sought-after a player and whose presence can be attributed to managerial/scouting savvy. So, Dunn is not home-grown. However, I say Alejandro De Aza is. In other terms, scrap heap acquisitions will usually pass the test - if nobody associates this player with another team, he probably counts. By this measure, we have: -Chris Sale -John Danks -Jose Quintana -Hector Santiago -Dylan Axelrod -Addison Reed -Nate Jones -De Aza -Beckham -Alexei -Dayan -Phegley -Flowers -Gillaspie Paulie is borderline to me. He was pretty much a bona fide major leaguer when we got him. He was going to be an MLBer whether he was a Sox or not. I counted him out. Gillaspie, on the other hand, may not have had an opportunity without good scouting and development by the White Sox. That's a pretty home grown team (I don't know if it's a good one, but it isn't exactly cluttered with FAs, etc.)

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 15, 2013 -> 12:43 AM) If the White Sox minor league system/Bell/Lauman had some kind of track record of success...with ANY position players...in terms of taking them from point A to point B, then he (Hawkins) wouldn't be getting hammered as hard as he has been. For example, if he was in the middle of the Cardinals' system right now. All they can claim is Beckham (in the minors less than a year), Alexei and Viciedo, and all three of those guys were atypical situations. And the majority would certainly argue that Gordon and Dayan have disappointed. The jury's still out on Phegley, of course. The jury's in!!! Pheg-mania!!!

The reason this got media coverage is because a grown man shot a young man dead in very questionable circumstances and no arrest was made. Also, white hispanic is a strange designation that you'll find on all kinds of official documents. You'll be asked if you're white, black, etc. and then if you are hispanic. Many researches have tried to tease out if white hispanics and black hispanics (these folks are usually from places like the Dominican Republic, where African slavery played a big role in society) have different social outcomes, so these questions are asked to pick up on trends.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jul 14, 2013 -> 09:12 PM) I have no idea, what's the relevance? EDIT: But to attempt to actually give you a name, Russell Branyan had a 33% K-rate in the minors. That's not very close at this point - though it's not necessarily true that Courtney will maintain a 50% rate the entire season

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 14, 2013 -> 08:17 PM) Us talking about how we believe things should be is one thing, but the attitude I'm reading here isn't that, it's as if things should be that way and anyone that disagrees is a moron/dumbass/etc. That's not a conversation, it's a get along gang that slings insults at anyone that disagrees with the hive mind. That's why I said this thread has devolved. I think tensions are understandably high when it seems that lives are at stake. I'm trying to give everyone a pass.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 14, 2013 -> 08:18 PM) It's really insane how good Courtney's OPS is 96 wRC+ entering today

It's really insane how good Courtney's OPS is

NHL 14 makes me want to get a new gaming system.