Rowand44

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ Apr 29, 2017 -> 03:43 AM) About those people last year who said managers don't matter and are irrelevant...........Ready to eat your crow yet or do I have to go digging to name and shame you If we're going by April records the last 2 seasons Robin > Renteria.

Only facts in this thread.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 28, 2017 -> 09:37 PM) WHO IS THIS GUY??????? Why that's Tommy Kahnle, the best pitcher in baseball.

QUOTE (Tony @ Apr 28, 2017 -> 07:34 PM) If you went all in on Mitch, and clearly Pace did, it's only smart to put the best pieces around him. And punt next year... Like I said earlier, I don't have a strong opinion either way on Tribusky but if anything Pace definitely has a plan. Now you Bears fans get to wait and see.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 28, 2017 -> 04:07 PM) Again, I would give him a break. It's a chat, someone is asking trade value, and he's talking about a 100 mph right hander who is striking everyone out with fastballs, and Chapman was traded at the deadline last year. He's not creating a draft comp for the guy. Right. It was definitely a bit tongue in cheek just to say how awesome Kahnle has been so far.

QUOTE (steveno89 @ Apr 28, 2017 -> 04:04 PM) I would as well Seems unnecessary for him to have two drivers, guys.

QUOTE (Sleepy Harold @ Apr 28, 2017 -> 02:32 PM) FutureSox‏ @FutureSox Roster moves: RHP Ian Hamilton promoted to AA Birmingham. RHP Dane Dunning promoted to A+ Winston-Salem. RHP El'Hajj Muhammad Released. didn't see this posted anywhere, if it was I apologize. I created a new thread for the Dunning promotion. I think it's worthy of it.

Something we all expected to happen soon happened today. Congrats to Dane, hope he keeps dominating!

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 28, 2017 -> 02:10 PM) Yeah, no. He would be a first rounder in every draft. My reasoning: every previous NFL Draft. Ya, I don't think there's any doubt about that.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 28, 2017 -> 12:00 PM) Didn't we trade for him? Says we picked him up after DFA We did.

QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 28, 2017 -> 10:38 AM) Why? Its true. I dont think this is a case that there was no price to large for Pace to trade spots as some have assumed. We arent talking as if he gave up future number 1-2's to get there. Yes, third round picks can really valuable but you can also find ways to obtain some yourself. Not something you can really do if you would have traded a 1-2nd rounder. Can we at least let the draft play out before we jump off the bridge? (not speaking about you rowand) Because in general that statement can be true for just about any pick or any trade. To me it's just a lazy statement to try and get your point across. And like I said I'm not a Bears fan so I personally don't care either way, I just don't like that kind of logic.

COOP FIXED HIM

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 28, 2017 -> 10:11 AM) Ugh I can honestly say I hate the line of thinking on number 9 there. But you're going to be hearing it until the season starts.

Ya I've heard one of the biggest pluses with Trubisky was his accuracy so not sure why Gruden thinks that.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 28, 2017 -> 09:41 AM) I like this format. I know Spencer getting 10ks kind of catches him up, but surprised to see his k/9 not that far off from Fulmer. I haven't seen him pitch this year yet or dove too deeply into his numbers but supposedly Fulmer has been racking up the ground balls.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 28, 2017 -> 09:37 AM) I don't like having to lose picks to get him, just wondering if there's something beyond the experience. Everything on him I saw/read was positive except for "how did he lose out twice to start in college" Lack of familiarity for most people probably. It's a little different obviously but every time an NBA team drafts a guy from overseas it's almost always hated by the fan base.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 28, 2017 -> 09:13 AM) Ryan Pace has picked his nose. Scrolling through real quick this is how I initially read this post.

QUOTE (knightni @ Apr 28, 2017 -> 07:28 AM) My main issue is, that most likely, Trubisky would have been there at #3. The 49ers didn't want to move too far down in the draft, so they wouldn't have traded down with just anyone; so why waste three picks on someone that you could have selected without having to do anything? Plus, Trubisky is not an immediate starter, so why be concerned if you are forced to shore up your porous secondary instead of him? Kizer is still out there and, honestly, he's not much different from Trubisky. If I were a Bears fan this would be the last thing that I cared about. They're going through a process here so drafting just to get a littler bit better in a rebuilding year doesn't seem like the best strategy.

I'm not even going to pretend to have seen Trubisky play a lot but if anything it's a ballsy pick that's for sure. Pace hitched his whole damn career to this pick.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 27, 2017 -> 09:40 PM) But they are also all so good. Schiano called him the next Ed Reed. And our secondary was flat out incredible. Just wait until next year, the D line is going to have several picks and ill be just as bad. But I also wont call for anyone to take JT Barrett 8 million bucks says that Rock sees JT Barrett as a value pick somewhere next year at this time.

Chris Sale is good guys, I'm pretty shocked myself.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 27, 2017 -> 02:35 PM) Let's not forget KC is last in MLB OPS. It's going to take a very nice run in May to be close to that offseason value. It's going to take Quintana pitching like Quintana, nothing crazy really.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 27, 2017 -> 12:29 PM) Sox coaches, two of them, have told me they see him as a reliever in the majors. But both were more than a year ago. Maybe they've changed their minds. We'll know for sure when Stephens comes back. Oh I know that's how they at least have viewed him in the past. Think he's earned his chance to stay in the rotation for now though.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 27, 2017 -> 12:18 PM) Good call. Though I think he's a promotion candidate to the bullpen in Charlotte, but won't move until Stephens returns. Gonna be a lot of angry people if they stick him in the bullpen anytime soon. I know they've made mention of it before but he's done nothing but produce in the rotation as a professional so far.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 27, 2017 -> 11:02 AM) Danish 2.14 ERA. If he can be a long reliever/spot starter, I think we'd take that. He's a guy I want starting in Chicago very soon. He's the type of fringy prospect that I want an extended look at in a year like this.