Rex Hudler

I'd welcome your thoughts on those four major deals. Which ones are they in your mind? What makes you think we won or lost each? Analysis, please.

I agree MSF. But the answer depends on how you look at your question. Triple A is full of Minor League vets and is by and large an older league. It does have some prospects, but often times those prospects either don't spend a lot of time in AAA or they are there because they are stuck behind someone else. AA is generally regarded as the prospect level. They say the hardest jump is from High Class A to AA, therefore those that produce at the AA level are generally highly regarded. Many of those do skip AAA altogether or as mentioned earlier, they only make a brief stop in Triple A because they are already deemed Major League ready.

Actually Rowand played quite well last year after taking over for Lofton. He hit .292 with 7 HR and 27 RBI and 34 Runs in the 2 months and a week after Lofton left. Rowand had a bad month this year coming off an injury. He has been hot since coming back. He has hit .375 since coming back from Charlotte. Rowand has not been given a true enough look for anyone to say that he can't play everyday.

Diaz stats in his starts since May 18. 2-4 3.09 ERA 64 IP 61 H 19 BB 47 K This excludes two so-so starts in the first two weeks of the season. I excluded them only because I felt it was more accurate to see what he has been doing since he has been in the rotation consistently. The other two starts didn't change his numbers drastically.

It won't be Cooper. He is not on the 40-man and they aren't going to put him on it just for a couple of months. It will likely be someone from a trade, Danny Wright, Cotts or Diaz.

Rauch got lit up again last night. I voted for Cotts in this poll, even though I am not convinced he is ready. He may be the most ready we have, however, barring a trade. His next start just may tell us a lot. He also would have to be added to the 40-man and I am not sure with how things are on it right now. Diaz is an interesting possibility. It might be time to see what he can do. Lastly, and I think the most likely possibility aside from a trade is Danny Wright. He pitched pretty well last night and should get one more start before a 5th starter is needed. In reality, all you need from your 5th starter is to keep you in the game and hope your offense can win it. If a guy can give you 5 or 6 quality innings and keep his team in the game, that's about all you can ask right now. If the Sox can win 2 or 3 of the five remaining starts of the #5 then they should be alright.

Cooper is 28 and will be 29 in August. Porzio is 30 and will be 31 in late August. Cooper is not on the Sox 40-man roster. Porzio is. Enough said.

i don't believe his numbers warrant the love affair, LDF. Too many times a guy shows promise or has one or two good seasons and it is assumed he is a great player, even after he begins to come back to reality. Sure the potential is there with Weaver, but even his numbers with Detroit weren't that good. note: i am well aware that detroit was terrible, but i am not talking just wins and losses here.

All we know is he was hit by a pitch in a game the other night. He only had one AB plus the HBP, when every other starter had 5 or 6 AB's in the game, so the assumption is that he left the game after being hit by a pitch. That's all we know at this point.

Bristol loses 4-3..... 3rd game in a row with no Sweeney..... BRISTOL 3 AT MARTINSVILLE 4 YTD YTD BRISTOL AB R H BI AVG MARTINSVILLE AB R H BI AVG C.Young CF 4 1 1 0 .326 E.Babilonia SS 4 0 0 0 .234 R.Valido SS 4 2 2 1 .288 M.Saccomanno DH 4 0 1 0 .260 M.Herring DH 4 0 1 1 .274 S.Torres 3B 2 0 1 1 .270 M.Perez 3B 4 0 1 1 .301 A.Garcia 1B 3 1 1 0 .304 M.Bohlander 1B 3 0 1 0 .258 E.Alcantara RF 3 0 0 0 .340 E.Ramirez PR 0 0 0 0 .321 H.Sarabia LF 3 1 2 0 .294 C.Castillo CAT 4 0 0 0 .227 K.Davidson CAT 3 0 0 0 .362 S.Martin LF 3 0 0 0 .176 M.Hudgson CF 4 1 1 3 .257 F.Lebron 2B 3 0 0 0 .234 L.Koenig 2B 4 1 1 0 .268 J.Rivera RF 3 0 1 0 .232 A.Vergara PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Tisch PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Arguello PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 O.Lopez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.McKeller PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Pollok PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 3 7 3 TOTALS 30 4 7 4 BRISTOL 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0- 3 7 2 MARTINSVILLE 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 X- 4 7 4 E--M.Perez 2, E.Babilonia 2, E.Alcantara, M.Hudgson. DP--BRISTOL 1, MARTINSVILLE 1. LOB--BRISTOL 3, MARTINSVILLE 8. 2B--C.Young (10). 3B--L.Koenig (1). HR--R.Valido (5), M.Hudgson (1). SB--R.Valido 2 (12), M.Hudgson (2). CS--E.Ramirez, J.Rivera, H.Sarabia. SH--H.Sarabia. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BRISTOL T.Tisch (L,2-3) 4.2 5 4 4 3 4 1 2.98 O.Lopez 3.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0.64 D.Pollok 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.12 MARTINSVILLE A.Vergara (W,3-3) 5.0 5 2 2 0 4 1 6.28 D.Arguello 2.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.79 R.McKeller (S,3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.86 WP--O.Lopez. SO--M.Perez 2, M.Bohlander, C.Castillo, S.Martin, J.Rivera, E.Alcantara 2, H.Sarabia, K.Davidson, M.Hudgson 2, L.Koenig. BB--M.Bohlander, S.Torres 2, A.Garcia, E.Alcantara, K.Davidson. T--2:40. A--1110

Great Falls box also posted in separate thread.... GREAT FALLS 14 AT BILLINGS 16 YTD YTD GREAT FALLS AB R H BI AVG BILLINGS AB R H BI AVG A.Gray 2B 6 1 2 2 .321 L.Bolivar SS 6 1 3 3 .430 R.Nanita CF 5 2 2 1 .376 P.Gentry LF 4 1 0 0 .198 M.Myers SS 6 1 1 1 .303 H.Hernandez DH 6 2 3 1 .385 C.Lee DH 4 2 2 0 .329 J.Acevedo RF 5 1 1 2 .444 C.Haggerty PR 0 1 0 0 .272 R.Mosby 1B 3 2 1 0 .207 S.Morris RF 4 2 2 1 .275 W.Olmstead 3B 5 3 3 2 .260 C.Lisk CAT 5 1 1 3 .282 C.Ziemendorf CAT 4 3 2 0 .147 B.Bounds 1B 5 1 2 2 .329 C.Dickerson CF 4 3 1 4 .196 M.Schnurstei 3B 5 2 1 1 .275 D.Beale 2B 4 0 2 2 .212 C.Kelly LF 3 1 0 0 .212 C.Vazquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.King PH 1 0 0 0 .256 D.Talamantez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.King LF 1 0 0 0 .256 C.Bohorquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Logan PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Wells PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Little PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Till PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Johnson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Shafer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Russ PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Surratt PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 45 14 13 11 TOTALS 41 16 16 14 GREAT FALLS 0 0 4 0 5 0 4 1 0-14 13 2 BILLINGS 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 X-16 16 7 E--A.Gray, M.Schnurstei, R.Mosby 2, W.Olmstead 3, C.Ziemendorf, D.Beale. DP--GREAT FALLS 0, BILLINGS 0. LOB--GREAT FALLS 7, BILLINGS 9. 2B--B.Bounds 2 (16), L.Bolivar (9), H.Hernandez (14), C.Ziemendorf (4). 3B--C.Dickerson (1). HR--A.Gray (2), C.Lisk (6). HBP--C.Ziemendorf, C.Dickerson. SF--D.Beale. SH--S.Morris. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA GREAT FALLS B.Logan 1.1 7 12 10 3 1 0 8.62 J.Little 2.2 3 1 0 1 4 0 5.00 J.Johnson 3.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 4.30 J.Russ (L,0-2) 0.0 4 3 3 0 1 0 7.94 R.Surratt 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.52 BILLINGS C.Vazquez 2.2 3 4 0 0 3 0 2.76 D.Talamantez 1.2 5 5 5 0 0 2 8.10 C.Bohorquez 2.0 1 3 1 1 1 0 3.57 M.Wells 0.1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 B.Till (W,1-1) 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 1.65 D.Shafer (S,6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.69 HB--B.Logan 2. WP--J.Little, J.Russ, C.Vazquez, D.Talamantez, B.Till. PB--C.Lisk. SO--A.Gray, R.Nanita, C.Lee, C.Lisk 2, M.Schnurstei, C.King 2, P.Gentry 2, H.Hernandez, J.Acevedo, R.Mosby, W.Olmstead, C.Ziemendorf 2, C.Dickerson 2, D.Beale 2. BB--R.Nanita, C.Lee, P.Gentry 2, J.Acevedo, R.Mosby 2. T--3:32. A--4179

Kanny loses 5-2..... Brice keeps q uietly doing his thing.... DELMARVA 5 AT KANNAPOLIS 2 YTD YTD DELMARVA AB R H BI AVG KANNAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG C.Harris CF 4 0 0 1 .143 A.Gonzalez SS 3 1 0 0 .228 G.Alvarez 3B 4 1 2 1 .265 P.Lopez 2B 4 0 1 0 .266 N.Stephenson RF 3 0 0 0 .224 T.Brice RF 4 0 2 1 .283 G.Davies LF 4 0 1 2 .233 J.Lackaff 3B 4 1 1 0 .194 M.Done DH 4 1 2 0 .227 J.Terrell DH 3 0 0 0 .217 D.Yount 1B 3 0 1 0 .228 D.Ciraco PH 1 0 1 0 .247 R.Diaz SS 4 1 1 0 .250 G.Molina CAT 4 0 0 0 .245 P.Gonzalez 2B 3 1 1 1 .150 J.Reyes 1B 4 0 2 1 .255 M.Clendenin CAT 1 0 0 0 .077 D.Cook CF 3 0 0 0 .125 K.Ramos PH 0 1 0 0 .000 B.Ivy LF 3 0 1 0 .196 K.Ramos CAT 1 0 0 0 .000 T.Deininger PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Keefer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Arellan PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Knapp PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Murray PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Salazar PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Makowsky PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 31 5 8 5 TOTALS 33 2 8 2 DELMARVA 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0- 5 8 0 KANNAPOLIS 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0- 2 8 1 E--D.Cook. DP--DELMARVA 0, KANNAPOLIS 0. LOB--DELMARVA 5, KANNAPOLIS 5. SB--G.Alvarez (14), P.Gonzalez (2). CS--T.Brice. HBP--P.Gonzalez, K.Ramos. SF--C.Harris. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA DELMARVA R.Keefer 4.0 6 2 2 1 2 0 4.45 B.Knapp (W,5-0) 3.2 1 0 0 0 6 0 2.65 R.Salazar 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.40 C.Makowsky (S,2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.50 KANNAPOLIS T.Deininger 4.2 2 1 1 2 7 0 3.39 F.Arellan (L,1-2) 2.0 4 4 4 1 1 0 3.98 B.Murray 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.71 HB--F.Arellan, B.Murray. SO--C.Harris 2, N.Stephenson, G.Davies 2, D.Yount, R.Diaz, P.Gonzalez, A.Gonzalez 2, T.Brice 2, J.Lackaff 2, J.Terrell, G.Molina 2, J.Reyes, B.Ivy. BB--N.Stephenson, D.Yount, M.Clendenin, A.Gonzalez. T--2:38. A--2825

Winston with a shutout...... Nice start from Purvis.. the rotation should do him some good... WINSTON-SALEM 5 AT MYRTLE BEACH 0 YTD YTD WINSTON-SALEM AB R H BI AVG MYRTLE BEACH AB R H BI AVG R.Yan 2B 3 1 1 0 .279 G.Blanco CF 4 0 1 0 .264 M.Spidale CF 4 1 0 0 .275 A.Burrows LF 4 0 1 0 .281 B.Becker DH 4 0 0 0 .262 A.Marte 3B 4 0 1 0 .294 C.Rogowski 1B 3 1 1 0 .274 I.Iorg DH 4 0 1 0 .278 E.Storey 3B 4 0 0 0 .253 J.Salas CAT 4 0 1 0 .261 M.Morse SS 4 0 1 1 .237 A.Herr 2B 4 0 0 0 .258 D.Holt LF 4 0 0 0 .250 Y.Peters 1B 3 0 0 0 .175 N.Martel RF 4 1 2 0 .276 C.Duran RF 3 0 1 0 .215 W.Rosa CAT 4 1 2 0 .232 T.Pena SS 3 0 0 0 .268 R.Purvis PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Coenen PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Bittner PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Butler PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Hummel PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.David PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Roberts PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 5 7 1 TOTALS 33 0 6 0 WINSTON-SALEM 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0- 5 7 2 MYRTLE BEACH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 6 3 E--C.Rogowski, M.Morse, M.Coenen 3. DP--WINSTON-SALEM 2, MYRTLE BEACH 0. LOB--WINSTON-SALEM 6, MYRTLE BEACH 7. 2B--N.Martel (10). SB--R.Yan 2 (54), M.Spidale (20). SH--R.Yan, M.Spidale. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA WINSTON-SALEM R.Purvis (W,2-0) 5.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 2.16 T.Bittner 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.86 R.Hummel 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 MYRTLE BEACH M.Coenen (L,5-7) 5.2 4 5 0 1 6 0 3.59 M.Butler 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.93 B.David 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.04 R.Roberts 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.96 WP--R.Purvis. SO--R.Yan, M.Spidale, B.Becker 3, E.Storey, D.Holt 2, N.Martel, G.Blanco 2, I.Iorg 2, J.Salas, Y.Peters, C.Duran. BB-- R.Yan, C.Rogowski, Y.Peters. T--3:00. A--3127

Birmingham wins 6-5.... Big relief effort from McWhirter..... An roughed up..... Shaffer with two hits and two rbi (holy cow) MOBILE (5) AT BIRMINGHAM (6) MOBILE AB R H BI BIRMINGHAM AB R H BI F Guzman CF 5 1 1 0 D Sandoval 2B 4 0 2 2 T Donovan LF 4 2 2 0 J Piniella LF 4 0 1 0 R Washington 3B 3 1 0 0 J Reed CF 4 0 2 0 J Knott 1B 2 1 1 1 G Alvarez 1B 3 2 1 0 B Scales DH 4 0 3 4 S Bikowski DH 4 1 3 0 D Bravo SS 4 0 0 0 C Maldonado C 2 1 0 0 J Gautreau 2B 3 0 1 0 J Hamilton RF 4 1 1 1 H Quintero C 4 0 0 0 J Shaffer 3B 3 1 2 2 V Faison RF 4 0 0 0 G Reyes SS 1 0 0 0 T Nicholson 2B 3 0 1 0 TOTALS 33 5 8 5 TOTALS 32 6 13 5 MOBILE 202 000 010 -- 5 BIRMINGHAM 010 500 00x -- 6 E--J Shaffer, G Alvarez. DP--MOBILE 4, BIRMINGHAM 2. LOB--MOBILE 5, BIRMINGHAM 6. 2B--S Bikowski 2, J Piniella, J Shaffer. 3B--B Scales. SB--T Donovan 1 (24), F Guzman 1 (11). CS--B Scales. S--T Nicholson. IP H R ER BB SO HR MOBILE D McAdoo (L,3-7) 3 2-3 9 6 6 2 1 0 R Deago 3 1-3 4 0 0 0 3 0 B Gaal 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 BIRMINGHAM B An 2 1-3 6 4 4 2 0 0 K McWhirter (W,2-5) 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 R Meaux (S,1) 2 2-3 2 1 1 1 2 0 SO--MOB: V Faison, H Quintero. BIR: J Hamilton, T Nicholson, G Reyes, G Alvarez, J Reed. BB--MOB: J Knott 2, R Washington, J Gautreau. BIR: C Maldonado 2, G Alvarez. T--2:40. A--4,724.

Game 1 - Charlotte wins 8-3... Danny Wright with complete game... Riviera still pounding the ball... CHARLOTTE (8) AT LOUISVILLE (3) CHARLOTTE AB R H BI LOUISVILLE AB R H BI A Miles 2B 3 0 1 1 R Freel 2B 4 0 0 0 T Hummel 3B 3 1 1 1 M Budzinski LF 2 1 1 0 R Gload 1B 4 0 2 1 W Pena CF 2 1 1 2 J Borchard CF 4 0 1 0 D Stenson RF 3 0 0 0 J Burke C 3 2 2 0 C Miller C 3 0 0 0 R Hankins PH 1 0 1 0 F Crespo 1B 2 0 0 0 A Rios RF 3 2 2 1 W Guerrero 3B 3 1 1 0 M Rivera C 4 2 2 3 M Stefanski DH 3 0 0 0 N Murphy LF 3 0 0 1 R Olmedo SS 1 0 0 0 J Nunez SS 3 1 1 0 J Maxwell SS 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 31 8 13 8 TOTALS 23 3 3 3 CHARLOTTE 030 113 0-- 8 LOUISVILLE 002 000 1-- 3 E--W Guerrero. DP--LOUISVILLE 2. LOB--CHARLOTTE 6, LOUISVILLE 4. 2B--J Burke, J Nunez, A Rios, R Hankins, W Guerrero. HR--M Rivera 1 (7) (off S Etherton), T Hummel 1 (11) (off S Etherton), W Pena 1 (2) (off D Wright). SF--N Murphy, A Miles, J Maxwell. IP H R ER BB SO HR CHARLOTTE D Wright (W,1-3) 7 3 3 3 3 4 1 LOUISVILLE S Etherton (L,7-6) 5 1-3 11 8 7 0 0 2 B Shackelford 1 2-3 2 0 0 1 1 0 HBP--A Rios by S Etherton, W Pena by D Wright. SO--CHA: J Borchard. LOU: R Freel 2, M Budzinski, C Miller. BB--CHA: T Hummel. LOU: M Budzinski, F Crespo, R Olmedo. T--1:53. A--13,131. Game 2 - Charlotte wins 8-7... Miles with a good night overall (HSC will be happy).. Rauch got pounded CHARLOTTE (8) AT LOUISVILLE (7) CHARLOTTE AB R H BI LOUISVILLE AB R H BI A Miles 2B 4 2 3 1 R Freel 2B 5 1 1 0 T Hummel 3B 4 0 2 2 M Budzinski LF 3 4 3 0 R Gload LF 4 0 1 0 W Pena CF 4 1 2 3 J Borchard CF 4 0 1 0 D Stenson RF 4 0 2 1 M Rivera C 3 1 1 0 C Miller C 3 0 1 1 A Rios DH 3 1 2 1 F Crespo 1B 2 0 1 2 R Hankins 1B 3 0 0 0 J Maxwell 3B 3 0 1 0 S Morgan RF 3 2 2 1 B Shackelford PH 1 0 0 0 J Nunez SS 2 2 0 0 J Bale P 0 0 0 0 W Guerrero SS 3 0 1 0 M Stefanski C 4 1 1 0 TOTALS 30 8 12 5 TOTALS 32 7 13 7 CHARLOTTE 001 034 0-- 8 LOUISVILLE 102 301 0-- 7 E--W Guerrero. DP--CHARLOTTE 2, LOUISVILLE 3. LOB--CHARLOTTE 5, LOUISVILLE 9. 2B--A Rios 2, J Borchard, M Budzinski, D Stenson. HR--S Morgan 1 (8) (off T Van Poppel), W Pena 1 (2) (off J Rauch). SB--M Budzinski 1 (13), W Guerrero 1 (22). S--R Hankins. IP H R ER BB SO HR CHARLOTTE J Rauch 3 1-3 10 6 6 2 3 1 T Jacquez (W,2-0) 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 G Majewski 1-3 1 0 0 2 0 0 A Munoz (S,3) 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 LOUISVILLE T Van Poppel 4 5 1 1 1 3 1 J Hamilton 1 4 4 2 0 1 0 M Watson (L,2-3) 1 3 3 3 1 0 0 J Bale 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 WP--G Majewski, M Watson. BALK--J Hamilton. SO--CHA: J Borchard 2, T Hummel, A Rios, R Hankins. LOU: R Freel 2, W Guerrero, W Pena, F Crespo. BB--CHA: M Rivera, J Nunez, A Rios. LOU: F Crespo 2, M Budzinski, C Miller, W Guerrero. T--2:43. A--13,131.

Would you believe Billings jumped out to a 13-0 lead, only to lose it by the top of the 8th inning? Great Falls scores a run to go ahead 14-13 in the top of the 8th, only to have Billings score three times in the bottom half to win 16-14. The Schnur returns........ Logan has a nightmarish night... GREAT FALLS 14 AT BILLINGS 16 YTD YTD GREAT FALLS AB R H BI AVG BILLINGS AB R H BI AVG A.Gray 2B 6 1 2 2 .321 L.Bolivar SS 6 1 3 3 .430 R.Nanita CF 5 2 2 1 .376 P.Gentry LF 4 1 0 0 .198 M.Myers SS 6 1 1 1 .303 H.Hernandez DH 6 2 3 1 .385 C.Lee DH 4 2 2 0 .329 J.Acevedo RF 5 1 1 2 .444 C.Haggerty PR 0 1 0 0 .272 R.Mosby 1B 3 2 1 0 .207 S.Morris RF 4 2 2 1 .275 W.Olmstead 3B 5 3 3 2 .260 C.Lisk CAT 5 1 1 3 .282 C.Ziemendorf CAT 4 3 2 0 .147 B.Bounds 1B 5 1 2 2 .329 C.Dickerson CF 4 3 1 4 .196 M.Schnurstei 3B 5 2 1 1 .275 D.Beale 2B 4 0 2 2 .212 C.Kelly LF 3 1 0 0 .212 C.Vazquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.King PH 1 0 0 0 .256 D.Talamantez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.King LF 1 0 0 0 .256 C.Bohorquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Logan PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Wells PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Little PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Till PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Johnson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Shafer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Russ PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Surratt PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 45 14 13 11 TOTALS 41 16 16 14 GREAT FALLS 0 0 4 0 5 0 4 1 0-14 13 2 BILLINGS 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 X-16 16 7 E--A.Gray, M.Schnurstei, R.Mosby 2, W.Olmstead 3, C.Ziemendorf, D.Beale. DP--GREAT FALLS 0, BILLINGS 0. LOB--GREAT FALLS 7, BILLINGS 9. 2B--B.Bounds 2 (16), L.Bolivar (9), H.Hernandez (14), C.Ziemendorf (4). 3B--C.Dickerson (1). HR--A.Gray (2), C.Lisk (6). HBP--C.Ziemendorf, C.Dickerson. SF--D.Beale. SH--S.Morris. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA GREAT FALLS B.Logan 1.1 7 12 10 3 1 0 8.62 J.Little 2.2 3 1 0 1 4 0 5.00 J.Johnson 3.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 4.30 J.Russ (L,0-2) 0.0 4 3 3 0 1 0 7.94 R.Surratt 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.52 BILLINGS C.Vazquez 2.2 3 4 0 0 3 0 2.76 D.Talamantez 1.2 5 5 5 0 0 2 8.10 C.Bohorquez 2.0 1 3 1 1 1 0 3.57 M.Wells 0.1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 B.Till (W,1-1) 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 1.65 D.Shafer (S,6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.69 HB--B.Logan 2. WP--J.Little, J.Russ, C.Vazquez, D.Talamantez, B.Till. PB--C.Lisk. SO--A.Gray, R.Nanita, C.Lee, C.Lisk 2, M.Schnurstei, C.King 2, P.Gentry 2, H.Hernandez, J.Acevedo, R.Mosby, W.Olmstead, C.Ziemendorf 2, C.Dickerson 2, D.Beale 2. BB--R.Nanita, C.Lee, P.Gentry 2, J.Acevedo, R.Mosby 2. T--3:32. A--4179

My guess is that Munoz will get most of those opportunities.

Honel wasn't there. Ring was the Sox other representative, but wore a Mets hat after being traded right before the game. Cotts looked pretty average.

Remember it was ARod's contract started his whole "hold out" over the DSC, so to Frank it really does matter what everyone else is making. Sometimes as you get older, you get wiser and have a better understanding of what is important. Perhaps Frank will begin to see that his legacy is with the White Sox and it would be more important for him to end his career there than leave for a couple extra million. Hopefully he can find a way to live on $6mil or so.

MSF, i just don't think that Everett was a necessary piece to the puzzle. Yes, he has contributed, but who is to say that someone else would not have? I may be wrong and if I am then great, that means the Sox are winning and he is contributing. I just think that Alomar was the only necessary move and that the Sox would have won without him. We'll never really know, but you gotta give me some credit for sticking to my guns on this one. I have had the same stance since the night of the trade and will keep it until I have to admit I was wrong, which, when the time is right, I will if necessary. And at least give me a little credit for the bag of balls, case of old style and vienna beef hot dogs line. That was pretty creative, don't ya think? LOL in discussing this with 2 of the people who in my opinion i respect a lot when it comes to prospects, i feel as i am in dangerous grounds. but still my opinion is with rex on this. the everett trade imo was really one that was not necessary. and like him until i see his contribuation out weigh the lose of the prospect. so what will be the tell tale sign, i don't know but i will say it so, at for me. maybe an obvious major contribuation(offense). btw rex i like the old style bit. i laugh so hard on that one point. Thanks LDF..... its nice to know that someone gets me!

Start collecting again. 1975 Topps set=700.00! Not sure of the set of minors. Does anyone remember the 1975 set that had the mini cards in the packs? They had mini sized versions of several players regular card inserted into sets. They were roughly 60% the size of the other cards. Also, anyone remember the cards on the bottom of the boxes of Hostess snack cakes?

hard to say..... with Anderson down and Sweeney not playing the last couple of nights, who knows.... one would think they might push Nanita... I believe Purvis is going to move into the Winston rotation to get some regular work. Wylie could be in position to move up soon. He seems to be getting back to where he was and he is now off pitch counts. Threw 112 last night, coming one out from a complete game.

I must defer to MSF on this one. I really haven't followed the lower level affiliates in the past as much as I have this year. That's what MSF was always for. Problem is, he now has me following them on a nightly basis. I am enjoying it, but getting much less sleep. lol

I don't see them moving Frank, but this scenario is possible.. Frank declines his $6m option thinking that the Sox will want to keep him and exercise the option at $8M in effect giving him a $2m raise. But if the Sox don't exercise the option, then Frank is now a free agent. The Sox might not exercise the option for many reasons, like Jason mentioned. I think with Frank bouncing back the way he has, the club and Frank will be amicable about everything and be up front with each other. The Sox could tell them that they can afford Frank at $6M but not $8M and leave it up to him. Lots of possible scenarios.

To add to that, keep in mind that Munoz just turned 21 five days ago... Jason, I also agree that Majewski still has a shot. The Sox were always on him about his weight last year, so I don't know if that has become a problem or if it has been more about Triple-A hitters.