Melissa1334

A caller on the score just said he's a white sox fan but he's been watching more cubs games this year because of the young guys their calling up and how it's fun to see something being built blah blah blah. I guess seeing eaton , avisail , Abreu , sale , Quintana is not enough lol and we have some decent prospects too like Johnson who doesn't get as much hype, semien etc. people get so caught up with prospects and forget about the proven young players on a team already. Like people will say do the white sox have the best farm system like the cubs? No but I wouldn't trade places with the cubs. Your still hoping for those guys to pan out because ATM they haven't done anything(aside from Rizzo and Castro) ill take the sox players mentioned above since besides avisail, we've seen them succeed

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 10:44 PM) Wouldn't it be great if Tyler sustained it and the fans could wear Tyler Flowers googles like they do in Oakland with Sogard. Tyler Flowers Google's Giveaway Night. I don't think flowers would approve of this @DanHayesCSN: Last week in Detroit, Flowers asked why so many people have asked about glasses and when I started to recite numbers asked me to stop.

QUOTE (Baron @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 09:19 PM) Good news for Ranger fans is they get many more years of declining Prince Fielder As it has been said here, sucks the tigers got a "get out of jail free" card for fielder and got kinsler. Would have been nice seeing verlander , miggy, fielder, and other bad contracts years from now lol

I really like the idea of getting heyward , wonder what it would take

If they were both free agents after the year and we could only keep one, I'll take Abreu. You could sign Lester as a FA and be ok but who replaces abreus production? He miggy-esque right now. Just saying if that were the case(not involving the contracts)

Well atleast something positive lol @scottmerkin: Avi Garcia: Bruised left triceps after hit by a pitch for Charlotte

QUOTE (Capn12 @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 04:08 PM) Let's not make out like Q is the victim totally, either. You CAN'T continue to labor through 5 innings, with a s***ty bullpen, and wonder why you aren't getting wins. 116 pitches for 15 outs is abysmal, but seems to be the norm for Quintana. I agree, defiantly labored but the defense didn't help him at all and the rain delay

QUOTE (scs787 @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 03:36 PM) He's got an option that I'm sure they pick up, but I'm just throwing him out there hypothetically. Yea and he will get a lot more than 75mil, I say minimum 20 a yr. I don't really want Masterson, is like the sox to get someone that we know what to expect like shields. Masterson is just awful right now and what if we sign him thinking he can be fixed but he stays awful? Reminds me of someone like bj upton

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 03:36 PM) After fighting back fro a bad injury you sure don't want to hear he has a broken wrist or something Supposably they're saying it wasn't the wrist that it's the elbow but yea hope it's nothing

As bad as this game has been, atleast were just down by one

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 02:39 PM) The beat reporters are calling it the "left elbow area". So the Charlotte reporter is now quoting the "Chicago beat writers" with it being the elbow area. So the Charlotte writer isn't at the games?lol but better news that it's the elbow right?

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 02:39 PM) The beat reporters are calling it the "left elbow area". Merkin mentioned that, but probably just a mistake. The Charlotte beat guy said wrist

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 02:37 PM) Is it bad? I have no idea, hopefully not and just being cautious and hope it just ends up being nothing

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 02:14 PM) Just saw avisail had to leave the game after being hit by a pitch, don't know where, hope it's nothing Left wrist

Just saw avisail had to leave the game after being hit by a pitch, don't know where, hope it's nothing

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 01:42 PM) Roger Bossard"s forecasting skills suck. They have delays over an hoir waiting for it to rain, then start a game that goes into a delay with 1 oit in the first. Oh yea , the sale game against the Indians lol

@scottmerkin: Rain will last approximately another 15 minutes, at which point take another 10 minutes to resume action. Looking at 2 p.m.

Martinez with another homerun, 3r shot , someone wants a big payday lol

Masterson gave up 5 runs yesterday , the nl move hasn't helped quite yet. What's he worth ATM , like 13-14mil? (Not interested)

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Aug 2, 2014 -> 08:18 PM) Hawk in the booth after a Beckham hit

QUOTE (Lillian @ Aug 2, 2014 -> 02:45 PM) Today at 1:31 PM The two biggest needs for the Sox next year are: 1) A middle of the order, left handed power bat, to protect Abreu. Without that protection, opposing teams would simply neutralize Jose's bat, by going around him. 2) A right handed starting pitcher, to balance the rotation, which is dominated by southpaws. It still seems unlikely that the Sox would keep a rotation consisting of the top 4 starters all being left handed. They will need at least a #2, or #3 to balance Sale, Quintana and Rodon. Even if Danks is not gone, a RHP has to be in front of his spot in the rotation. Unless trading Alexei fills one of those two needs, I don’t see the point. There is no elite defensive replacement SS in the organization, who is ready to take his place, and of the best candidates, none are likely to be as good offensively. The $10 million that he is owed is not going to represent an obstacle to the front office spending elsewhere, and is not out of line with his value. Perhaps, by the end of next season Tim Anderson, or Rondon will be ready to inherit the SS position, but until then, I don’t see Semien as being a replacement, whom we could expect to provide Alexei’s elite defense, much less his offensive production. Additionally, since I favor trading Viciedo, Alexei being a fellow Cuban teammate for Abreu, might be an important intangible to consider. Sanchez is the best defensive second baseman in the organization, and his ability to hit from both sides of the plate make him my candidate to succeed Beckham, who most of us seem confident will be gone. I love Micah Johnson’s offensive game, but unless he can improve his defense, I’m not sure that it makes sense to sacrifice defense, up the middle, for a guy who is probably best suited to bat lead off, where the Sox already have Eaton. Even if Johnson could play LF, the Sox may need to use the opening there to make room for a LH power bat. De Aza has to be the most dispensable outfielder, and Sierra has much better tools to take his place. He’s also much younger, and would have no impact on the payroll. If you read some of the scouting reports on him, from the last 2 or 3 years, he is purported to have significant power potential. I had the impression that he was more of a defense and speed guy, but the reason that he has been considered so intriguing is, in large part, due to his power potential. Given that power potential, he provides a more attractive option than Viciedo, as well. He’s only 6 months older than Dayan, and is a very good defensive player, with speed and a great arm. Moreover, Sierra’s power is not derived from the kind of violent, big swing that Viciedo employs. That is likely to result in more contact and a better average than Dayan will be able to achieve. Neither Viciedo nor Sierra have realized their potential, and given the vastly better tools, I’d opt for giving Sierra the playing time. Viciedo does also possess a terrifc arm, but that’s the only other tool he has, aside from the ability to hit for power. As long as Sierra’s projected power potential is legitimate, why not let the player who can contribute in so many other ways, get the chance to develop it? And, of course, Sierra would not negatively impact the payroll. Although I was on board with the practically unanimous view that the Sox needed to upgrade the catching position, I’m very encouraged by Flowers’ recent ability to “square up” pitches. Ever since he donned the specs, in favor of contacts, he has really looked dangerous. This is the first time, all season, that he seems to have an idea of what he’s doing with the bat in his hands. Earlier in the year, even when he was hitting for average, he almost never barreled the ball up. We all remember that crazy streak, during which he got so many “duck snorts” and other lucky hits. I love his hitting to right field, and if this new approach allows him to have decent at bats, his power will ultimately become a factor, Tyler is extremely strong. Defensively, I don’t know how he is rated, but he passes the “eye test” for me. I like his pitch calling, and pitch blocking, and he has a strong and accurate arm. My 2015 lineup: CF Eaton SS Ramirez 1B Abreu DH The LH Power Bat? (I’m hoping that Wilkins is for real. He may be a long shot, but at least he has a better chance than a certain former star, for whom I was hoping last year) LF A.Garcia 3B Gillaspie vs RHP / Semien vs. LHP RF Sierra C Flowers 2B Sanchez I have trouble imagining that Davidson could be ready to contribute, any earlier than late next season. I guess it's a realistic lineup but the sox have a lot of money to spend, I fully expect atleast 2 players through trades or FA and like 2 pitchers(starter,reliever)

You know who else is killing it down at AAA too? Mike olt lol and he's awful

QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 07:21 AM) Colby Rasmus would be a nice pickup. How much would he cost? He was decent the last two years, batting .218 this year , doesn't sound that appealing lol

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 08:10 PM) 1. Adam Eaton, CF 2. Marcus Semien, 2B 3. Jose Abreu, 1B 4. Victor Martinez, DH (2 years, $30M) 5. Melky Cabrera, LF (3 years, $39M) 6. Avisail Garcia, RF 7. Conor Gillaspie, 3B 8. Yasmani Grandal, C (acquired for Davidson & Beck) 9. Alexei Ramirez, SS I like all those moves but don't see how the tigers don't keep Martinez. Also I wonder If Grandals career can be resurrected , or was he just highly touted because of the ped? Any way you look at his number they are just awful lol

People seem to forget the tigers play terrible defense and have an awful bullpen, everyone wants to put them in the World Series already lol I think Oakland is more complete