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QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Nov 15, 2015 -> 07:57 PM) They should be doing what Atlanta is doing to be honest. I dont blame you for thinking that way. That haul they got for Shelby Miller is what you might expect was offered for frickin' Sale. So Atlanta is doing everything right (well forget Markakis and other past sins) You see what the Cubs are doing and no one can fault you for thinking that way. Full farm reload still has not happened here, and when you do that, not only can you 'top things off' with FA signings nicely afterward, but the FAs actually WANT to come to you because of that reloading already being in place. So it is a two-pronged benefit to do what ATL is doing. Are we good enough right now to get to the playoffs? Yes. So your way is not the only way but it is certainly viable. Right now we have a lot of talent on 1 yr deals which aint great. You cant get by that way every year.

Freeman's contract and age match up perfectly. No team would want to get rid of that. Even a rebuilding team sees that as a guy who's going to be there as soon as a new core is in place. Dansby Swanson should be up in 11 to 18 months. They'll already be thinking about having some luck bounce their way and get into playoff games at that point (or shortly thereafter, 2018)

We are about as talented as the 2012 White Sox. Which compared to the 2015 group would be a giant step forward in watchability. So, not to aim low, but I think that's where we're at. With a few lucky bounces that '12 group couldve seen postseason games.

https://twitter.com/RobertMurrayBBE/status/...195219563696128

https://twitter.com/DannyEcker/status/722172305531674624 Tribune article explains how US Cellular and the Lucas Museum are sort of linked in Rahm's new proposal http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/p...0418-story.html

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 13, 2016 -> 09:15 PM) But again, the chances of that injury happening are far less than 1%. The chances of MN coming back, scoring 3+ runs, and that AB meaning something, are more than 1%. ABSOLUTE worst-case scenario, Navarro gets hurt in the 2.5 innings, and we have to go with Saladino/Lawrie at catcher (since they used to be catchers), but the odds of that happening are puny. Navarro getting hurt would be an unsolvable disaster for the game. You are introducing a worst case scenario that costs you the game, in exchange for a reward that really isnt that large at all when you are up 3.

QUOTE (LDF @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 08:43 AM) i have a history of ripping on the owners b/c of their.... so called frugalness. the sox should have had more than 1 Ws flag. from a front office perspective, 2006 was a better team than 05. FO did their job on that one-- 06 team just did not get it done on the field (despite still being very good). Fell victim to the chaos that is baseball more than anything else.

Update: Sox now first place

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 11, 2016 -> 01:34 PM) Rollins really does not need to play playing 90% of the games. How can this be such a sure notion 22 PAs in, though?

QUOTE (Dunt @ Apr 11, 2016 -> 01:13 PM) Really wish he'd be getting some more ABs. Rollins hasn't really shown me much. We need more of a sample size on JR though. That 2014 Rollins season is better than anything you can get from Saladino even from his fully realized ceiling. So you have to exhaust the small chance you can still get that '14 production from him. And it takes more than a handful of atbats to determine it.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 11, 2016 -> 12:18 PM) Sucks for Saladino He is a backup so actually this major league promotion is fantastic news for him

Navarro will be facing a righty. Hm. I am still not clear if the Sox are assigning catchers to pitchers somewhat, or if it's based on pro-offense matchups

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 4m4 minutes ago Chicago, IL Adam Eaton joining his wife who is in labor with their first child. Congratulations to their family!

Eaton not starting

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 09:12 AM) Has Sands played yet? His is still the roll I just don't get where it will work. I'd rather have a long man for when Danks has his "nothing" starts. I think Sands is here just to be a guy that still has some ceiling left. If he gets his chance he may finally deliver on the promise of his MiLB numbers. Also, he kills lefties and that'll serve a PH need down the road. He has shown he can grab a bat cold in small sample size (1.032 career ops as PH)

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Apr 7, 2016 -> 07:07 PM) I wanted 8-10 runs today and got 6. I'll take it. 8-10 runs??? I feel like you would find me to be bad in bed.

If Hawk calls that out, he's out by a mile then

Phil Rogers ‏@philgrogers 4m4 minutes ago Research by Baseball America shows 21 players drafted by @whitesox in big leagues. Only five organizations have more.

Wow, now it sounds like David Holmberg may be back too. The gang is all back

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Apr 5, 2016 -> 11:13 PM) I've liked the ABs by Jackson so far Yes - he looks like just right as that 2 WAR (good glove, near-OK bat) and you need guys like that.

dat kind BABIP for AJax

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 5, 2016 -> 10:45 PM) Christopher Kamka ‏@ckamka 2m2 minutes ago First #WhiteSox HR of season (last 6 seasons) 2016: Frazier 2015: Abreu 2014: de Aza 2013: Flowers 2012: Dunn 2011: Dunn 2014 was that opening day where De Aza had an all-world 2 HR day

James Fegan ‏@JRFegan 3m3 minutes ago Blair Walters is back in the Sox organization, so they have now recovered two of three arms they sent to Houston in the Brett Myers trade

Andy Van Psych ‏@cronebender 1m1 minute ago How stark the contrast is on John Danks of last year & John Danks of the prior few years. So much rides on which one shows up this yr (1/3) Andy Van Psych ‏@cronebender 35s36 seconds ago The Soothing: if we add up the 32 starts in 2005 between Duque and McCarthy, it equals John Danks' 2015 WAR from 30 starts (2/3) Andy Van Psych ‏@cronebender 31s32 seconds ago The Scalding: 2012 to 2014 WAR for pitchers with more than 350 innings in the span. Danks is #98 of 98, and the #97 guy doubles him. (3/3)

dan durkin ‏@djdurkin 26s26 seconds ago #Bears announced they've signed S Omar Bolden to a one-year contract.