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QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Jan 31, 2014 -> 04:17 PM) I think he's the most entertaining guy on the team to watch hit. Sure he's going to strike out a lot, but there is still that 1 in 20 chance he's going to hit a bomb. I'd much rather watch a guy like that than a little slap hitter who hits .300. Agreed. The things that make a viewer-who-hates-strikeouts mad....I dont care about those things. Production is what matters and when he had people in front of him/behind him...as in 2012...he was better. As is, last year, was the team's OPS leader.

Question for anyone who chooses to speculate: Despite ADA's disappointing year last year.....what are the chances that a team out there that needs CF or leadoff badly....does a little overpay? What teams out there even qualify as this? Seems like Leadoff-Type-Guy is something that was in shorter supply say in the mid to late aughts.....than it is now? Or maybe that the traditional leadoff just isnt the gotta-have-it focused-on thing it used to be? (not that he's exactly traditional leadoff, of course, in that he's more of a slugging guy with some past years of passable OBP)

what year was CMON-TIMO

Were ADA in left field, hitting lower in the order, he'd be serving this team well. Lefty who doesnt have a noodle for a bat. I would expect them to choose Viciedo over him for an organizational-health perspective....but if next year were to matter then we'd be best served with ADA. DV is so bad in the outfield that it obscures the good arm he has

Nieto has quite the uphill climb offensively to get a job here..has to beat out the 2013 OPSes of .520 and .600 In all seriousness though - I think he'll get an honest look and fair shot. Sure he came cheap but everything they're doing this year points to them willing to get creative to get and keep organizationally-healthy people here for a few years at the cost of current wins. We'll see that reflected in the eventual ADA trade, I would think.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jan 27, 2014 -> 01:23 AM) Anyone not putting Dunn in the lineup is absolutely insane. The ONLY hope we have of dumping him at the deadline for a prospect or two is if he is playing everyday and knocking out 25 HR by the deadline. Remember though that you are at This board, where people somehow completely forget Adam Dunn hits homers, and that homers are worth Runs & that Runs win games.

QUOTE (southside hitman @ Jan 25, 2014 -> 11:22 AM) Dunn hasn't exactly delivered on his contract, but he has hit 41 and 34 home runs over the past two seasons. Not exactly dragging down our offense out there. And he's definitely the type that needs people on base or behind him that are some kind of freaking threat. His best year here he had that.

'frustrating to watch' actually is not something that really matters. at all. Steve Trachsel was frustrating to watch but if he had a good year for the team you root for -- then yr fine w/ that. As a fan you should want a good year. Plain and simple. This was the OPS leader so if the frustrations begin and end with him then obviously the fandom has turned a blind eye to all the other guys on this roster that were underperforming. Spread blame equally, and (specifically to the people with a mic today) show some class in doing it.

So according to twitter, there was some jeering of Dunn and some booing of the catching and Hahn had to battle all of that? Yegh.

His 2012 is probably a better offensive year than any sox farm hand has had in this system. Or one of the top few at least. And he's still a young guy (and could potentially play CF so positional value as well). Last year KW alluded to him being purposely steered toward a lowered K rate. as an intentioned thing. Unfortunately cost him power but perhaps for a greater good. With some players you have to take routes like this

Flowers is as low as low can be in the hearts and minds of Sox fans right now. But stepping back for a second, a bounceback for him is not some insane thought: 1) last year was 250 at-bats only. Prior to that he was a young .700 OPS catcher and we were all looking for him to take the next step offensively. That was 250 atbats ago. 2) the minor league #s

The troubling thing with Phegley is that the low lows extend to his minor league history as well. Sure there are health related issues in his past, and they're big... but even with that taken into consideration... sample sizes are growing. About to turn 26

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 10:41 AM) Oh wow, much philosophy, so inspire Yes my son

We come here for neither our own humility, or anyone else's. In fact, the reason for message boards is, if anything, seeking out quite the opposite. On both counts.

QUOTE (hammerhead johnson @ Jan 19, 2014 -> 12:59 PM) Viciedo's presence would not be good for hitting camp morale. When Abreu discovers just how incompetent Dayan is, he'll probably bust his balls and tell him to raft back to Cuba. We'll want Dunn and/or Konerko around to break up the fight. If there's anything that Viciedo is good for, it's screwing over the team, so it stands to reason that he could potentially injure Abreu if there's any beef. Ok!

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 19, 2014 -> 11:05 AM) Do you guys ever think that maybe, just maybe, someone from the FO has read important threads here to see what the more intelligent fans think? Maybe not a Rick Hahn or a Kenny Williams, but someone lower down. Here's hoping Jose Abreu The Player's production is the inverse of Jose Abreu The Poster's...production EDIT: hurts me to rip a fellow Gimmick account, but there's just too much data taking me there

eternally optimistic each spring, 05 was the ST i finally decided to get really down in the dumps about the team I actually had no problem with McCarthy leaving

If somehow ADA got a slight uptick in production, batted lower and got hidden in LF......then $4M is great value there

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 16, 2014 -> 09:16 PM) No idea how legit this is from twitter, but she does say she has someone that knows Tanaka personally. She's stating Tanaka to the Yankees on Monday https://twitter.com/nflnbainsider Fewer followers than me, even

My brother in law saw a lot of things working Westin St Louis. Fair amount of stuff players' wives are not privy to etc.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 13, 2014 -> 03:03 PM) Is anyone else tired of the Soxtalk user acting like he's Jose Abreu shtick yet? schtick like that makes me feel like i just wanna scream, flick someone off and storm off the field

He's going to have a 40/40 year. 40 HR and 40 RBI. Because of our lineup

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jan 13, 2014 -> 11:09 AM) Thought he was gone oh well. Haha, 'congrats, you've been traded away from here'

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jan 9, 2014 -> 09:19 AM) Frank Thomas was the reason I became a White Sox fan living in NY. i sometimes forget those 90s lean years for NYY must not have been the most appealing baseball fandom to join at that point

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