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QUOTE (Brian @ Nov 21, 2014 -> 04:29 PM) Who's back up PG tonight? Or Brooks playing 48? Noah.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Nov 21, 2014 -> 03:09 PM) Great article. I thought this quote stood out and was very interesting. In theory, the Sox often do this and I guess we'll see how Davidson / Johnson handle it but we also will see how long-term Hawkins is able to grow from his aggressive assignment 2 years ago (he rebounded decently last year but still has areas to fix). I've always felt this way and always will.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 08:52 PM) Maybe he "Shouldn't be", but he is in decline. I do classify them as declining if they are declining, which he is. Clown trades like that are a prime reason why the Sox have 3 playoff appearances in 15 years despite a top 1/3 payroll under Williams' watch. The second we have a decent prospect, got to move them. You guys want to pay top dollar for players off of bad years. It's like giving our top 2 pitching prospects for Edwin Jackson and his 5+ ERA. We can't fill our whole roster with 5-6 year cost controlled guys, just not possible. And one bad year does not mean he's declining, it means he had one bad year.

Love the idea of Bruce but definitely not for Q.

I'd think we'll start Marcus/Micah in the 2 hole and then change it up if they happen to fail.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 04:14 PM) We can't forget that, as promising as these guys are, there's a VERY good chance that all three of Beck, Danish, and Montas end up as relievers. The latter two, especially, traditonally profile much better in those roles. Not saying we should give up on them, but they aren't the type of guys, IMO, that we avoid long-term SP acquisitions for to avoid blocking them. I really don't think Danish profiles well to a reliever at all. I can definitely see that with Montas, but completely disagree on Danish.

Ya I'd like to keep Phegley around. Not that I think he ever amounts to much but I'd like to have him around as an emergency call up if one of our catchers breaks themselves.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 03:50 PM) What are you one of those hipsters? Just a Russell Westbrook fan.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 03:50 PM) Who is Wilkins blocking at the moment that people want him DFA'd and gone so badly? Konerko.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 03:28 PM) It wouldn't shock me to see Carroll as the White Sox long man next year. That's actually a good use of a roster spot imo.

He wore glasses while he pitched, not a lot of pitchers do that so that's cool.

Sounds like the exact type of guy the Sox would go after.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 01:49 PM) But see, I think it illustrates the difference between Duke and Miller/Robertson. Keppinger got released and we don't even really FEEL his financial burden. He was slightly less likely to succeed than Dunn was, but when they both failed so hard, we had to live with the consequences of the latter, but were able to simply wipe our hands of the former. For a team with a $90-100m payroll, tying up 10-15% in a black hole RP spot is a big deal. Tying up 5% is much, much easier to swallow. I think the gap in expected performance between Duke and Miller/Robertson is much smaller, proportionately, than the gap in cost. I agree with all of this.

That didn't take long.

YAY!

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 8, 2014 -> 08:52 AM) So started this Whole 30 diet with the wife on Sunday...meat, vegetables, fruits, and some nuts, that's it. So how'd this go Shack? I'm still sticking to a modified version of it and I'm liking the results overall.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 11:39 AM) I keep seeing that but I really think it's very very unlikely. Semien yes Conor no. Just think he's too invested at 3rd base and not enough foot speed for it to be a viable option. I probably should have added if we decide to upgrade at 3b. Obviously it doesn't make a ton of sense to try him out there if he's our starting 3b, my bad ha.

I think I'll probably go see Mockingjay Friday during the day since I'm off work. It's cool to see a movie by yourself, right Brian?

If Conor is still on the roster come st, I wonder if he starts to see some time in the outfield. Anywho, staying on topic, I think Melky makes a ton of sense for the Sox.

I was probably more worried than anyone about Doug's scoring ability in the pros but he's definitely not this bad and he's not going to miss that many open shots. Give him time.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 19, 2014 -> 01:46 PM) Disagree. When you hire Scott Boras, that thinking goes out the window. Your idea does a disservice to the franchise. And I'll disagree with you. If the Sox are serious about competing in 2015(which I think they are) and if Rodon is one of the 5 best starters on the roster(I think he is) then he should be on the opening day roster. And I know that wont be a popular decision around here but if we're looking to win in 2015 then put the best roster out there, worry about 6 years down the road when it's here.

If it were up to me, he'd be starting in Chicago day 1. Well day 3 or 4.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 02:53 PM) Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 8m8 minutes ago Duke said he's friends with Scott Podsednik, who speaks very highly of the White Sox organization And we found our everyday left fielder for 2015!!!!

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 01:02 PM) You eat Duke, you eat Keppinger, guess what that adds up to? $4.73.

Ya I have a hard time getting angry about the 3rd year, if we have to eat 5.5 mill then oh well. That said, definitely a bit of an overpay but as others have said we were going to have to spend a little money on the pen and I'd rather go with Duke for 15 total than Miller for 40(if he gets around there of course).