Jake

Juan Uribe still can pimp a homer with the best of 'em

Jake looked like an expensive mistake at one point but continually put his money where his mouth was, working hard to come back from a potentially career-ending injury and later taking a hometown discount to be a White Sox

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 11:42 PM) So who are the Sox going to build around now that Peavy is gone? I really believed Hahn yesterday Alex Rios

Garcia is such a far superior prospect to anyone in the Rangers deal that it is hard to compare. A year ago, Olt would have made it more interesting

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 11:14 PM) I am just hoping Garcia can turn into a slightly lesser version of Carlos Lee. Ultimately, we got a lot lesser than what the Cubs got for Garza, when trading arguably the more talented pitcher. this is highly debatable

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 11:14 PM) Carlos Quentin got pulled from their game tonight. No idea if he's injured or traded. Probably both

I think this is the next thread to blow up...

QUOTE (lord chas @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 10:57 PM) Coop will fix him Sounds like a guy that will probably shoot up the minors when/if he is converted to reliever

QUOTE (Paulstar @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 10:56 PM) Also, I might be crazy and he has looked a lot better the past couple days, but unless Viciedo just murders the ball for the rest of the season, I see him being traded in the offseason. Or at the very least, not a projected starter (maybe a platoon DH/1B/LF type). I think he is still very much a part of our plans

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 10:53 PM) Gone after this year, long shot, 2 years away, no one knows Why do you think Mitchell goes away? No reason not to just see if he finds it. He isn't exactly old

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 10:52 PM) Makes you wonder about Mitchell, Walker, Thompson and Hawkins' future if they're trading for outfielders like Jacobs and Garcia. I think we're happy to play the odds and just get as many of them as possible. If there are more bats than we have places for, we'll figure that out later. Not a problem we've ever had before anyway

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 10:51 PM) So Garcia was never the prospect Rios was? What does he lack? They're just really different players

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 10:49 PM) Between Sanchez, Simien, Johnson, Rondon, Beckham and Anderson we should be good in the middle IF and UT in a few years. Between Garcia, Thompson, Viciedo, Hawkins and Walker, we should have a decent OF and 4th OF. We have pitching. Now fill the holes with all the money we have. At least it's a plan. Yeah, I like trying to build the system from the middle out. If you end up needing a corner guy, you can always make a MIF/CF into a CIF/RF-LF

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 10:48 PM) The Cubs absolutely schooled us here if the other three are no names. They didn't get anyone nearly as good as Avisail And they aren't about to use saved money in other deals to get even more exciting players

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 10:48 PM) Well, we need a new banner. Either way, Garcia is definitely a high upside guy. yep. STEEEEEEEVEEEE

This MotownTiger poster had it right on Avisail:

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 10:42 PM) Hitting .380 in AAA means he's good at baseball, in my opinion, and not just an athlete Listen, guys. Fathom likes Avisail. I think that tells you all you need to know

mini-Miggy!

He's not going to outplay De Aza in center

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 10:39 PM) Stop making sense!

I would be very surprised if we don't have a plan to get Garcia in the lineup muy pronto. He doesn't have much to prove in AAA imo. This has to motivate us to move Rios

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 10:36 PM) Viciedo's on his usual progression. Starting to figure out RH pitchers and showing more patience after repeating a level. Still love the kids potential. His recent play against righties has been EXTREMELY encouraging

Not paying Peavy's contract may pay immediate dividends when we make deals in the next 12 hours

lol, Garcia should wear 34 so that people will already own his jersey

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 10:33 PM) My fear is that Avisail Garcia is the next Dayan Viciedo with some defensive value. Don't forget that Dayan Viciedo may still figure things out. Imagine that LF/RF combo if they get anywhere near their potential