Jake

QUOTE (daggins @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 09:45 PM) So instead of Peavy you get Hart or Morales. Or both if you manage to trade Rios. Low level, value FA are what the Sox should target for next year - they have some good, cost controlled young pitching and virtually nothing in the minors knocking on the door. Conservatively roll the dice, and if the team stinks again, you sell the FA gets and try again the next year until you have some star power built up in your system. Ding ding

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 09:34 PM) Yet not a single person has lost their job Jake Peavy, Matt Thornton, and Jesse Crain lost their jobs

Might as well send Axelrod down under the guise that we're "giving him an opportunity to start"

We gave this game away on a rundown

Where was that changeup with Kipnis at bat?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 09:14 PM) He did get HBP yesterday but stayed in the game That's exactly what I was thinking of

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 09:15 PM) Wonder if motownsports is planning acts of violence against us. lol I'd love to tank against Cleveland and pound the Tigs

Wimpy is so much more pleasant to listen to than Stone

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 09:06 PM) That's very possible, and great news if he was who they were going to call up to the majors. Let's hope it's that and not an injury issue or something

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 08:55 PM) Kepp what a hero saving our season What's our magic number????

MANAGER OF THE YEAR

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 08:51 PM) Beckham looked good tonight That was a really good at bat

QUOTE (scs787 @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 08:27 PM) Are there people really saying no to Robbie Cano? Are we just going to be forever afraid of top free agents? I know everyone wants to rebuild but if they grab Cano I believe they become instant contenders. My feeling is that this organization would only go after a top guy like Cano if 1. they felt like the amount of suitors was limited enough that he'd go for less than mega-mega-dollars and 2. we already had a great team that could use a final piece to put them over the top

Garcia is a great prospect, but he's not similar to Miggy at all except (of course) in appearance. He's faster, a better defender, has a better arm, and is a much, much less promising hitter. That's okay. Even the good version of him will be different than Miggy because he's going to strike out more and walk less than Miggy

Pretty much Avisail > Carlos Gomez

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 07:34 PM) You gotta get off this Wilkins thing. An .815 OPS for a 24-year-old in AAA isn't top 10 material. I would say 5.5 K/9 for a 23yo in AA isn't very good either, which is the guy I'm replacing him with. Andy Wilkins has put up mid-.800s OPS at every level. Wilkins had a 151 wRC+ in AA this year and already has a 120 wRC+ in AAA after a very slow start at that level. He's a prospect, especially in our system BA had him as our #12 prospect entering this season and it seems that he has improved his stock since then

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 07:25 PM) That's not what I said. I said that Guillen and Sox management didn't/don't value walks and plate discipline like other teams do, as per the personnel for the last decade. They haven't brought in a strong manager to change that culture and likely won't anytime soon. I fail to see what the manager has to do with whether or not we walk/strike out the proper amount. That's a front office thing.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 07:15 PM) Hardware wise, it sets the bar not only in terms of quality, but also price wise. Now it needs some applications that don't totally suck balls on Android tablets. What ones are you thinking of?

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 07:07 PM) Yes. Not much. Adam Dunn with an expiring contract is exactly what teams like Texas and Baltimore were looking for at this year's deadline

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 06:49 PM) Adam has value and actually has been really good the last couple of months. The problem is his value isn't as high as his salary. If he put 6 months together like the last 2 he would be worth it. Can you imagine what Adam Dunn would fetch with an expiring contract? It'd make it worth your while

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 04:04 PM) My non-expert opinion: 1- A. Garcia 2- E. Johnson 3- M. Semien 4- T. Thompson 5- C. Hawkins 6- T. Anderson 7- A. Rienzo 8- M. Johnson 9- S. Snodgress 10- B. Jacobs Just missing: T. Danish, C. Beck, J. Petricka, C. Sanchez, K. Barnum I'd flip-flop Anderson and Hawkins and then put Wilkins in for Snodgress and then totally agree.

Marcus Semien out too. I wonder if we had a group of guys hanging out in Cleveland in case we made trades?

It would be very dumb to drop these guys for nothing.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 06:14 PM) That's not changing they bring in a strong manager with a lot of cred who believed differently to change the culture. (but they won't do that as long as Ken Williams is around). Ozzie Guillen agreed with the philosophy to a T, and Ventura is just happy to be here. The manager does not dislike walks. What are you talking about? It's the players.

why the f*** aren't they playing Wilkins?