Rowand44

QUOTE (Tony @ Dec 7, 2017 -> 04:34 PM) Which is why with two years left, a decision on an extension doesn’t need to be decided today. I would agree. Like I said, I'm kind of fine going any route here. Get blown away by a trade offer then trade him, if he wants to accept a fair extension then extend him, if neither of those are the case then you can just wait.

I hate trying to guess one someone's skill set is going to go away. All these guys are different, who the hell knows when Abreu is going to start to regress.

We literally pulled Kahnle and Swarzak out of no where. If the rest of the team is ready to contend in 2019, they can pull a decent bullpen together. I'm not worried about that at all.

Wichita is a legit title contender once they get McDuffie back too. I do think Duke and MSU are your top tier though.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 6, 2017 -> 08:59 PM) Whoa Loyola beat Florida Go Valley! Just don't look at the SIU score from last night.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Dec 6, 2017 -> 12:06 PM) I do not see a failure in planning if he plays two years and leaves for nothing as there is veteran Hispanic/Cuban leadership there that can be an asset. I actually agree with this. I'm usually not big on the whole leadership thing but him and Moncada seem to have a legit bond and having him here while Yoan grows up a bit isn't the worst thing in the world. Don't get me wrong, if we can get a huge deal for him or if he we can extend him at a good rate then please do but I'm not going to flip out if he's here for the next 2 years and then bolts.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 2, 2016 -> 05:23 PM) It's 3 mill and he's not going to be blocking anyone so who the hell cares. That said, I'm tired of the dude and would rather watch almost any other person on earth play baseball than this bad baseball player but whatever. Nailed it!

I'm not expecting much.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 5, 2017 -> 02:25 PM) My 100% belief is this is purely part of the Bulls tank strategy. And that is 100% okay. I do look forward to watching levine play and despite Lauri's recent shooting slump, I'm feeling more optimistic then ever regarding the return we got for Butler. Of course Levine is a huge wildcard in the mix (particularly his health and post-injury play). I pretty much watch the Bulls for Dunn / Lauri at this point. Dunn's growth has been extremely encouraging, including how well he's shot the ball. his ability to drive and score is impressive...passing clearly needs some work (and I don't know that he'll ever be a great defender) but given how much his 3 ball has improved (still small sample size), I look forward to his continued development. A decent mid-range game and he's going to be pretty tough to defend (and we all know he can play defense). Hey a post I finally agree with you on in this thread!

Thought I was going to miss the playoffs in all 4 of my leagues but all of my teams have decided to make nice little runs these last 3 weeks. Got into the playoffs in 2 leagues and am in a win and I'm in situation in my main league this week. Fun stuff.

QUOTE (Quin @ Dec 4, 2017 -> 10:34 PM) Two Burdies, one Steve Stone Q...

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 4, 2017 -> 08:47 PM) This cruiserweight fatal 4 way is fantastic Ya it was. There was a lot of good in ring stuff tonight. Happy to have the Broken one back as well, lets see if he can actually make Bray interesting.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Dec 3, 2017 -> 08:43 PM) NFL better suspend Gronkowski for that dirty ass hit he threw at White. Should be suspend for at least a couple games. I've always been a big fan of Gronk but that was some straight up bulls***.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Dec 3, 2017 -> 05:28 PM) Bama played FSU and Fresno St. If FSU wouldn't have had Francois injured for season in that game Bama's non-conference probably is stronger than OSU or USC. What the committee is really saying is don't lose by 30+ against a mediocre at best team and it's really clear the committee didn't have any respect for Pac 12 this year. All in on this, Bama tried. I honestly feel bad for Bama, prolly couldn't find teams that wanted to schedule them. Happy the committee understood that and got the little guy in.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Dec 3, 2017 -> 11:23 AM) It's not great but neither is OSU's. The Big 10 collectively beat no one this year. Not a single good non-conference win. You can easily make the case it's a bunch of paper tigers. Don’t disagree at all. This argument shouldn’t have just been these two.

Alabama’s resume is actually garbage.

Can’t be anything worse in the world than Bama and OSU fighting for the last spot.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Dec 2, 2017 -> 02:46 PM) This game keeps getting better. Memphis currently up 55-48 in OT That was so much fun.

Think Hahn mentioned Soxtalk in his presentation?

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 1, 2017 -> 10:41 AM) Mizzou played UCF last night and I had never watched Tacko fall before and OMG is it crazy how much taller he looks than everyone else. Pretty sure he could grab the top of the backboard standing I watched a bit of it too, that dude is HUGE.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 1, 2017 -> 04:19 PM) Even if they do take the next step, there are worse things than having a ton of depth (see dodgers). Catchers get injured, it's nice when you don't replace them with players lucky to hit mendoza line. Can catch every now and then and DH against lefties at times in that case.

But we didn't scout him!!!!!!!

Pretty stupid that I'm at work right now considering I can't send out emails or make phone calls.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 04:14 PM) You have Kopech #1? I think there is a fair argument to have him ranked number 1. I go back and forth but I'd probably have Eloy by a hair at the moment. I just don't agree with your guys' floor and ceiling theory. I think relative to their position they have the same floor and ceiling as each other.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 03:42 PM) Kopech has a higher ceiling, but Eloy has the higher floor and is generally a much safer player. I don’t see much of an argument for Kopech right now unless you’re going off upside. And I say this as someone who believes he’s the best pitching prospect in baseball. QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 03:59 PM) I think that's the argument you make. Kopech could arguably be the best pitcher in the majors at some point. But really, Kopech's worst case scenario is that of a middle reliever*, being unable to consistently harness his control as a starter and proving ineffective, so I think you'd say his FV's range between 40/45 and 70. With Eloy, you're probably looking at a guy who has a chance to be among the most dangerous hitters in the league, but his worst case scenario is probably, what, average to slightly above average outfielder? So say his range is 50 to 65. You absolutely feel really safe about Eloy. And that's not including injuries. Pitchers end up getting TJ all the time anymore. That kills a full year of service time. Unless it's something terribly catastrophic (or, if you are Charlie Tilson, stepping out of your car), long-term injuries just don't seem to happen a lot, especially if said players keep in good shape. *- noting that, yes, there are injuries that can happen to any given player that can ruin their careers, but those are not to be expected I respect both of you guys a lot as posters but to be honest, I don't agree with any of this either. EDIT: Outside of the injury nugget.