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It's two games. Two losses amongst many is all they'll be by year's end. We showed signs of life and yesterday was one of those that just happened to tip the other way. Putnam is frightening..may be time to give Guerra a look later in games.

some stuff will happen and when the stuff has happened we will say the Sox are good or the Sox are bad

I want Scott Linebrink

Were things to go south this year, who do you think would be scapegoat #1? Or most likely blame candidate, deserved or not? Some possibilities: -Giant target on Ventura now that he finally has big talent now -Avisail -Conor for not being big time Chicago tough demeanor-wise It will be weird not having Beckham on this list but alas all traditions must end. He's now a background piece.

It's a chaotic game. We have last year's Royals talent potentially beat on paper. But execution & luck will factor in. The entire goal is to get into the postseason -- then after that it is largely chaos that'll determine what is up.

Jeff PassanVerified account ‏@JeffPassan Geovany Soto and Matt Albers made the White Sox, expected to join active roster. Brad Penny and Jesse Crain received $100K retention bonuses

Micah has the upside and you need some breaks to go right to make it a special year That said, Sanchez is the one they're more sure can handle the position. You could see a team's promising year broken by defensive miscues if you put another defensive risk on the everyday group. Defense was a problem last year and avi, melky, conor, abreu all have glove issues. laroche too despite his reputation.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Mar 23, 2015 -> 10:23 AM) Sox acquire 1B/3B Neftali Soto from the Reds for cash. He's 26 and has around 30 professional at bats..... MLB atbats From the looks of things not a horrible bat, but it looks like positional versatility will cement him in MiLB probably for good.

Nice to see Melky in part wanted to come here b/c he was hungry to win. We previously got a picture of him as a guy who has taken shortcuts (and a guy who just geographically didnt want to be West) But it is good to see the fire is there and that free agency for him was several factors, with winning included. Some guys dont include it, period

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 26, 2015 -> 10:19 AM) Defensively, all indications are he's MLB-ready right now for all three positions. The issue isn't that he needs to be a year older - it's that his hit tool needs to translate into better contact/average numbers, particularly at AAA, before they feel like he has a chance offensively. The power is there, the speed, the defense... but he might also be Joe Borchard. This year will tell us a lot. Well not that he has to be a year older, but that 24 is still a play-everyday age whereas 25 gets you more into the conversation of being a Jordan Danks 4th-ish guy. And definitely by 26.

Former Sox/Current A's Taylor Thompson has a shoulder tear. In related news, he cites Mike Sirotka as a huge influence on his development

If he were a year older, wouldnt his glove and diminishing youth make him an all-out candidate to make the team? Question for those who know him inside & out.........is the defense easily MLB 4th OF quality if (worst case scenario) that's all he ends up offering as a top tool

Jabari Parker in the crowd with a sox hat on

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 10, 2015 -> 11:37 AM) Shuck and Taylor were already options ahead of him, especially with Bonifacio on the roster. Not a big deal, but always sad to see, especially for a speed-based player. Odds are pretty high that someone else will be added to the roster before Opening Day via the waiver wire or trade. I like Shuck. Also Trayce T. if we're just talking 4th OF. He's a prospect but we're nearing the point where midyear if we wanted we could sacrifice his everyday playing for organizational betterment. Is Matt Davidson as an all-bat LF out of the question? I bring all this up only b/c of how weak our OF depth is in the org

JJ Stankevitz calls Courtney Hawkins' athleticism 'elite' here http://www.csnchicago.com/white-sox/espns-...pth-farm-system Can we get to the bottom of this right now. Is Hawkins a CF in the future or is the more accurate assessment corner OF right now?

Kirk Hinrich hit that three last night so maybe Gordon can contribute vs. lefties

QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 28, 2015 -> 01:51 PM) If he comes back, there needs to be a "Your Love" ban at the Cell. Not allowed. ah, forgot about that. i'm now for this, actually.

I think Hawk just ended his plan to take games off in 2015.

This is like Kirk Hinrich returning to Chicago. Fans remember when they were banking a lot on a guy and it didnt result in great things. And they carry this feeling into the new situation, when the reacquired guy is low risk and ...not-meaningful...anymore. He should be treated on a second go around as simply what his new role is, no more no less.

i guess this ends that notion that K.Law was biased against the Sox. This seems like we were ranked too high (not that i'm dedicated to this study night and day, etc)

so the 4 added in the top 120 would be..... Rodon, Montas, Anderson..... Adams?

It's hard to imagine it being Kottaras. To be a bad defense catcher the upside has to be huge on the other end of things, and it seems to fall short of that.

Great person. Always positive.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 05:14 PM) Stuck watching the Kaplan/Ventura interview on csnchicago. Of course, one of the first things Kaplan brings up is the Cubs signed Lester first. Wrong, wrong, wrong! sometimes i'd like to crack da yolk out of Kaplan's big old egg-lookin-head

The big bar/room with the crazy ceiling at Palmer House........that is an amazing room. But to get served there can be a giant hassle/time wrecker