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Great content, thanks. I thought Tyler was going to have a nice year and prove he's a possible starter on the next good Sox team but it hasn't gone that way for him. He's not making good contact and this is evidenced by his lowered xOBA and his K% spike. I dunno, with players like Tyler it's always a case of just hitting enough to make the defense worthwhile. Yosmer is in the same boat. Just hit 260/310/400 and you are a decent starter. But if you hit 230/280/330 you're a 25th man. One thing that's nice is that everybody is going to have plenty of chances to prove themselves with big sample sizes this year and next.

Few tidbits: 1) in 187 games, Saladino has now been worth roughly 10 runs above average with the glove. He's probably not a starter but he's certainly a useful player and could be trade bait, especially if he starts hitting. One worrisome thing is that his BABIP isn't the issue, it's roughly at his career norms. He's just not making good contact. His K% is higher than Avi's. 2) Sanchez is rocking a .397 BABIP which isn't going to last but unlike most players he's a guy that has benefited from more ground balls. He's hitting more on the ground hard this year and has found some holes. Like Leury he's found a way to cut his K% significantly, down to 19.7% which does give some hope he's figured something out. 3) Todd hasn't let his problems at the plate affect him defensively, where once again he's rocking an above average glove at 3B. Todd isn't a 4 WAR true talent player but he still is about a 2 WAR player, someone, maybe the Red Sox, could use him as we get into summer. All in all after almost 25% of the year there's certainly enough bright spots to where you can squint and see a really good 2019 team if the Sox can make some moves to bolster the OF and the SP prospects mature. I didn't mention Narveaz in the tidbits but he is a very unique player and could be a great backup C or even part time starter on that team. He is a poor man's John Jaso perhaps. he is rocking a .35 ISO but somehow is also rocking a 17.1% walk rate and despite a .228 BA a wRC+ of 84 because of all those walks.

sanchez has some soft hands.

Frazier and Davidson just brutal.

Jose in a full stretch gives himself an in between hop. How is this man a pro 1B? Seriously.

the umps f***ing suck all around apparently. Jesus.

wow todd got a break there, wtf is this ump looking at that was right in the zone, not even close to a ball.

good job avi.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 12, 2017 -> 07:44 PM) Moncada gets on base a lot In his prime I can see 180-200 hit, .380 OBP seasons on the regular.

Benetti is such a cornball.

are you f***ing kidding me? That was a f***ing bomb. Jesus.

Is Migo on the s***ter or what?

QUOTE (Scoots @ May 12, 2017 -> 06:27 PM) I saw a story on it, it was his close friend. Shot near Alabama State. ugh. rough start to the year for TA in more ways than one. Didn't someone else close to him die during spring training?

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 12, 2017 -> 03:23 PM) That site is well worth the subscription. Yep, it's by far the best coverage in the city.

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 12, 2017 -> 01:51 PM) Well we know Giolito is so it's not out of the question. I know this was a joke but I REALLY don't like that drill so i had to comment on it. any particular reason you don't like it?

Todd has a long, upright swing that obviously generates a lot of bat speed but that also leaves him highly vulnerable middle in fast and out and away slow. At this point in his career he will probably have to adjust if he wants to keep being a regular. He'd probably be well served to just concede the inside strike, sorta like Konerko did at the end, and look middle out only. Looking at some of his swings in Cinci it appears he's more upright and stiff now. I wonder if his back issues have led him to try and make some changes.

Yea, but is he doing the towel drill?

QUOTE (striker @ May 11, 2017 -> 10:56 AM) Holland, Gonzalez, Frazier, Swarzak and Cabrera won't bring much back in return individually but could bring back something interesting if paired up. Take the Mets and Red Sox for example, both could use a 3B, SP and teams are always looking for a reliever. So send them Frazier, Holland and Swarzak, or just two of them. Seattle is another team that could use a 1B/DH type, SP and RP. I think Seattle might be a good spot to send Holland or Shields come July. Their SP has been devastated with injuries.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 11, 2017 -> 07:59 AM) An overview of all the 1st, 2nd and supplemental round picks who are currently playing in the White Sox minor leagues. There's quite a range of results here, making for an entertaining look. I was drunk last night and googling Keon Barnum, the article on him I read noted that the last time Chicago drafted two HS kids (Hawkins and Barnum) with their 1st two picks neither made the major leagues.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 10, 2017 -> 12:44 PM) Realistically, no one has offered anything of value for him yet, or he would already be gone. You keep playing him in the hopes that eventually someone needs him, unless he turns into 2011 Adam Dunn. I mean, we are talking about a position for someone like Davidson, Saladino, Sanchez, etc. once it is Moncada time in Chicago. Personally I can't squint hard enough to see any of those guys as a starter on our next playoff team. Delmonico isn't going to be a major league 3B. He is absolutely awful at 3B. There isn't a real pressing need to move Frazier until the deadline if we don't get a decent offer for him. Fair enough all around but according to the report from our own Soxtalk scouting crew Delmonico does have a chance to stick at 3B.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ May 10, 2017 -> 01:04 PM) It's a damn shame that a significant amount of MLB development time (and service time) is going to be wasted on this. If he ends up needing to go under the knife, its going to be very disappointing that it wasn't handled earlier. Obviously hoping that isn't the case and he is back in the rotation for good in a few weeks. I can only take so many more Pelfrey/ Covey starts. Eh, if there's one thing this org deserves the benefit of the doubt on it's keeping pitchers healthy. Look at all the "rushed back from a soft tissue injury and then more seriously injured himself" (Britton, Thor) cases we've had already this year.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 10, 2017 -> 01:23 PM) The Delmonico of a couple of years ago is the exact kind of prospect the Sox will be targeting in a Frazier deal. Right, which isn't much. There's also the downside risk keeping Todd as he's injury prone and if he can't pass a physical the Sox will come up empty.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ May 10, 2017 -> 11:52 AM) It is an awful idea. If the Sox wanted to GIVE Frazier away for nothing, they'd be able to. Eh, if you assume there are multiple clubs interested, then the Sox will be able to make a trade. I mean what's the downside risk? You lose a shot at a C+ prospect in July? The upside is you get the same prospect, maybe you gotta throw in some cash, but you clear a roster spot for Delmonico and Davidson, two guys who will actually be around for the next good Sox team.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ May 10, 2017 -> 09:58 AM) DFA him. Honestly this isn't an awful idea. See if you can work out a trade and if nobody picks him up he's just back on the club like nothing happened in a couple weeks

QUOTE (StrykerSox @ May 10, 2017 -> 11:21 AM) Scotty Pods, too. what's even more amazing about those two is that they played a corner OF spot during the silly ball era and still, for the most part, were productive players.