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This has been discussed at length already. There is a belief in MLB that elite starters should be stretched to around 120 pitches. This is what we are doing with Chris.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 27, 2013 -> 08:22 PM) Reach arounds. "Rios was beloved in the clubhouse"

Yeah but did he hug his teammates?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 27, 2013 -> 08:19 PM) Someone texted me...he still out there? Should be on deck as we speak, but I can't verify that

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 27, 2013 -> 08:18 PM) Where you see that? I don't see it

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 27, 2013 -> 08:15 PM) Phegley is hitting somewhere in the low .200s now. That shouldn't have surprised anybody. Sample size is small though, he's a 2-for-3 performance away from having nice looking numbers. IMHO, Semien was and is a better prospect though.

Call that son of a b**** up!

Does Micah Johnson ever not get 2 hits in a game?

Phegley runs like catcher

Dayan hit that remarkably well for a ball that nearly hit the ground

Wilkins sitting out tonight...again

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jul 27, 2013 -> 06:33 PM) It's clear that he was being handled with kid gloves when they knew he was going. Yeah, if you get rid of your bootleg stats like "pitch count" and "innings pitched" and "appearances," you can tell.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jul 27, 2013 -> 06:04 PM) Koji Uehara pitched 4 innings in two weeks before he was traded to Texas for Chris Davis and Tommy Hunter. We're talking about an appearance difference from the rate Crain was pitching.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 27, 2013 -> 03:54 PM) Didn't some thread say that Rios wouldn't approve a trade to the Yankees and they're on his no-trade list? Yes (Joel Sherman, of the NY Post reported that) but Rios said that he has not and would not block any trade to the Yankees and is rather upset that people are making it up and reporting it.

PFF thought Izzy was our second best d-lineman, even despite being benched for f***ing Wooton mid-season

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jul 27, 2013 -> 01:27 PM) Peter Gammons ‏@pgammo 1m If what GMs say the pricetags on Peavy, Norris, Lee and Santana hold, Wednesday is going to be very quiet. crying

QUOTE (beautox @ Jul 27, 2013 -> 12:16 PM) thats why the sox should be moving Reed this deadline or offseason for someone like Adam Eaton or Jackie Bradley Jr. if the bosox reup with Ellsbury. I think Jones or Daniel Webb could handle closing games. If those guys were available for Reed, he'd be gone by now

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 27, 2013 -> 11:44 AM) I agree with you. I'd just do an Adams-Alexi flop, although I think we need a 3 WAR Center Fielder more. Our current CF had 2.7 WAR last year and would be doing the same this year had he not forgotten how to catch fly balls earlier this season

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 27, 2013 -> 10:07 AM) Apparently Jerry Krause was scouting for the DBacks at the Sox game last night... We do have some of the best food in MLB...

Marty, you've been so much more constructive lately. Why fight THIS battle? You have to know that you're just being a contrarian.

Most of the regular readers here are pretty familiar with Marcus. He's a victim of a system that privileges potential and, more specifically, specific tools over holistic abilities. Marcus probably lacks any plus physical tool, so he's found himself pretty much off the radar. Well, he's now on it with his fantastic play. We're seeing: -at least adequate defense at both middle infield positions, possibly better -exceptional plate disciplines: a high walk total that outnumbers his strikeouts -some pop: he hit his 13th homer tonight -some stolen base ability, though it is sub-ideal for a potential leadoff hitter as some might see him So here's a thread to talk about him. A thread like this seemed to put Andy Wilkins on a hot streak, so why not another? Here's a question to start things off: If we trade Alexei Ramirez this week, should the White Sox call up Marcus Semien to play shortstop?

Semien showing off that 2/2 present/future power today

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 26, 2013 -> 11:12 PM) Fathom, you know your baseball ... am I out of line in thinking Rios will attract nothing of value? Why would Texas want a guy who can't catch a deep drive in right field and is hitting .276. with 12 homers and 49 RBIs? Also 21 stolen bases which I guess is above average to give him credit there. What is so good about Rios that Texas would NEED him? His numbers do not scream, 'all-star.' I think you're a little off base, but it may very well be that Rios doesn't attract the kind of talent we're hoping for.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 26, 2013 -> 10:20 PM) The Phillies signing M.A. Gonzalez is great news for those that want Peavy traded to Red Sox. Indeed

QUOTE (mike65 @ Jul 26, 2013 -> 10:14 PM) Hey, guys, I have a twitter account and I just signed in to see who was following the site. One of the followers is a Chicago baseball writer named Paul Sulivan. Other followers are RotoBaseball, Dan Plesac, Mike Trout, Dustin Pedroia, Ben Badler and Nick Cafardo, among many others. I don't think this is a bogus site. Those are people they are following, not people that are following them