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QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 07:33 PM) Semien has a .813 OPS, which would be top 20 in the International League if he qualified, despite a BABIP 50 to 60 points his career average. His K & BB rates are both very strong and his ISO has actually improved this year. He's ready for a call-up by every metric but batting average, which again is depressed by bad luck. I'm sorry but Beckham flat out sucks and offers us nothing going forward as he will not be on this team in 2015. Now is the time to move on and give one of our THREE potential replacements a two month audition and hopefully get through some of their growing pains. Also, as bad as Semien was earlier this season, Beckham has somehow been worse despite years of "seasoning". Think about that for a minute and then us why we should give Beckham another month of at-bats. Good post. I kinda think they are playing service time games with Marcus and I don't really blame them this team is going nowhere in '14 and that extra year of control counts. Someone got a rundown on how close he is to super 2 ?

QUOTE (daa84 @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 06:00 PM) this was a terrible deadline to be sellers at. I don't know for sure and don't care enough to look it up, but it sure feels like so many more prominent players (especially pitchers) were available at this deadline than at most (Samardjiza, Lester, Lackey, Price, Lee, Hammels, peavy). The fact of the matter is that Danks is an over paid average pitcher who doesn't have the same stuff he had pre-surgery. Furthermore, who in the world is actually going to give us something of value for beckham? He has barely been better than replacement level for the better part of 5 seasons now - that is who he is. Viciedo, while still young, is another guy who has barely been above replacement. He's not even an average defender, let alone one whose defensive impact trumps his offensive shortcomings. As for Dunn, another example of a guy who you simply can't trot out to play the field in the middle of a pennant race. That limits him to the 14 remaining AL teams, many of which who have DHs, or NL teams looking for a pinch hitter, and who is going to give anything of value especially at Dunn's price for a pinch hitter? De Aza - really, do i even need to say anything? The only hope to get something resembling a decent return (i.e. at least 1 legitimate prospect) was to package ~3 of the guys above and pick up an enormous amount of the salary. De Aza and Viciedo can be traded perhaps for more value in the offseason. Maybe they are waiting to see how Avi bounces back before making a decision on what the future OF will look like. Beckham should be DFA and I'm almost sure Dunn will get moved in a post-deadline trade.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 04:52 PM) I know you're just being a clown, but I really think the better the Sox finish, the more attractive they are to FAs. Detroit is quietly down to 72% odds to make the playoffs on ESPN, that's not very good for a team that has been all in since the offseason and was well above 90% for most of the year coming into July. It's too bad the Sox aren't just a little better they could really put the pressure on them to win the division if they were 5 over instead of 3 under they would be right there.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 04:23 PM) Hi there. Minnesota Twins Texas Rangers Both at home. Fair enough, but it's not like the Sox are good enough to consider wins over anyone a given.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 04:20 PM) he might be the best player in baseball but are his numbers that good that he should be the run away MVP with 2 months left in the season? Right now Abreu has a higher average and more home runs and RBI's. But since Trout has 10 SB and plays a good CF and plays for a better team with more money to spend makes him the runaway MVP?? Just doesn't make sense to me but I am just one guy If Jose continues at this pace he's going to finish with around a 320 average, 45 home runs, and 125 RBI with a slash like 320/380/630 If he does that, fine give him the MVP, but he still has some catching up to do on Trout. Trout has simply been worth more up to this point.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 04:18 PM) Time to go on a run!! Hi: John Danks Hector Noesi Scott Carroll

QUOTE (1dog @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 04:14 PM) He also leaves his foot on the bag too long after he catches the ball, looking like he's going to pull something. I'm not sure why anyone hasn't told him this. Watch some Mark Grace video, pronto. I was always taught, all the way through low level college, that you want to position your heel on the bag on most plays.

Why does Jose have his entire foot on the bag? That's not the best technique in the world.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 03:57 PM) Jeez, have a day Moises. Might have found a nice little bench piece in him, and he's really seemed to fit well into the clubhouse. It's a little frustrating that Viciedo continues to get the vast majority of the starts. Be better to find out more about what they have in Moises.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 03:51 PM) Sox bullpen ERA = 3.89 Addison Reed ERA = 3.95 So yeah, I can see how the Sox would be so many games better by adding a guy with a 3.95 ERA to a bullpen with a 3.89 ERA Not to mention Reed pitches in a kinder park and league.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 03:46 PM) Trolls gonna troll Your response was kinder than mine.

Once Garcia comes back Viciedo needs to be the odd man out no doubt. I wouldn't even play him over Moises.

mlb.tv just s*** the bed on anyone else, damnit.

PH Dunn Robin. This is a high leverage spot. edit: Conor works as well.

adam eaton is the f***ing man.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 03:23 PM) LMAO. Textbook which you referred as awful. Sigh. Please don't take what I said out of f***ing context like you do everything else. It was a throwaway freaking comment mostly based on how John Danks is throwing BP. It's pretty textbook to favor that matchup with a dangerous righty and 1st open. The way John was pitching my gut said no matter how good the platoon matchup Avila would make him pay. Well Danks made 3 good pitches and got out of it big f***ing deal either way. Good god man.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 03:17 PM) Outmanaged by Robin Ventura on Soxtalk. The shame. haha. A huge data point of one AB. Seriously though it was a textbook move. I probably would have removed Danks instead of putting another guy on but it worked out.

well it worked out, Danks made good pitches.

Imma go on the record and say this is an awful move by Robin. We'll see how it plays out.

Jesus, Viciedo, what a bum.

Viciedo can't even hit LHP anymore, he's useless. Kinda pissed none of these guys are looking like they are getting moved. All of them are dead weight, Dunn, Viciedo, Danks, Beckham.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 02:55 PM) Eaton single-Alexei DP-Abreu double Just waiting for the Tank strikeout to complete the superfecta Here it comes.

Sick of seeing Jose hitting with nobody on thanks to Alexei, move him down Robin.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 02:52 PM) F off Alexei.. 3 DPs in 2 days.. What is the point of Eaton getting on base if you are going to ground into a DP every time Batting Ramirez 2nd is retarded in the first place.

jesus, rocket after rocket.