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QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 05:57 PM) They need a 5th starter on the 11th or 12th. If Sale is ready by the 12th, then the opening day starter can go on 11th with regular rest. I just think when it's all said and done, they'll stay on the cautious side and push Sale back after Cleveland. They'd still get 31 starts out of him if he stays off the DL after this. Could be, I'm just happy that at most it's looking like he misses 2 starts.

good reverse jinx will have to try that in the regular season. Nice pivot from Micah and a nice stretch from LaRoche. Not sure Jose gets that one.

looks like cleto is in midseason form.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 04:49 PM) Just a gut feeling, but I think Penny has a good shot at the start on April 11, with the opening day starter on the 12th...and they push back Sale's first start to the 17th or 18th in Detroit. Penny may be a decent long reliever if he's willing to do it. Why would they do that? They don't even need a 5th starter until the middle of April with all the off days. I'd rather throw Noesi and Danks out there than Penny. Penny however could have a very useful roll as the swing man.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 04:47 PM) It would be Bonifacio in CF then. Ah yea forgot about Boni as a CF. That would be OK. That RBI single from Micah was pretty impressive. Kept his hands back nicely after being fooled initially and took it right into left sharply.

in case you guys missed it there's an update on Sale's status and it's a good one. He's already thrown off a mound and is on track to make the April 12th start it seems.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 04:14 PM) One of the biggest weaknesses on this roster right now is 4th outfielder. I'm not confident Schuck is a great fit. Yea it would be nice to have a defensive minded 4th OF that can play a solid CF. Schuck isn't capable of playing CF as anything other than an emergency option. If Eaton goes down for a month they probably have to switch Melky over to CF and that messes everything up. Trayce has a hot spring and carries it over to Charlotte he might see himself up in June.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 04:04 PM) Atta boy, Trayce....took out a runner with a great throw home from CF. It would be nice if he had a good year and at least is a useful, cheap 4th OF for a few years. With his brother's success hopefully it rubs off in some increased confidence.

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He's been throwing long toss and even pitched some off the mound yesterday: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0314-story.html Sounds like he's on track to make the April 12th start. Good news all around.

QUOTE (LDF @ Mar 13, 2015 -> 07:03 PM) it is a said commentary when fans are just desperately looking for any small thing to say, you see, he can still contribute. fyi i was a beckham fan in the beginning of his career. too bad i feel for him. you feel for Gordo? If anything, he's lucky he was wrongly IDed as a 1st round talent, otherwise he'd probably have been given far fewer chances. Don't feel bad for the guy he's already made quite a bit of money and he has a lifetime gig in the White Sox' org if he wants it.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Mar 13, 2015 -> 05:35 PM) Beckham is batting a cool .053 in spring training. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if we cut him before the season started that's what I'm thinking as well one year deals are only partially guaranteed. opening day position players could be the following and he's the odd man out. I mean, if you want a defensive replacement for Conor and Micah, it's Sanchez, not Gordon. Gordon is mediocre at best at 3B. Jose Eaton Alexei Laroche Conor Micah Sanchez Avi Melky Bonifacio Shuck Flowers Soto

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 13, 2015 -> 04:13 PM) Lead off triple for Abreu...out at home on fielder's choice. Eaton's gotta learn to be smarter on the bases and know when to use his speed. Oh wait that's Jose!

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 13, 2015 -> 03:40 PM) Gordon Beckham turns 30 in 18 months. Bold prediction- he's out of baseball by 30. how much the sox owe him if he's cut this spring? 250k?

what a luxury having a guy like Bonafacio is. Can play almost every position and hits well enough to where if you had to plug him in for a month it wouldn't be a complete black hole in the lineup. Seriously the difference between him and the guys they trotted out last year (Leury mostly) is probably 2 WAR. Can't say enough what an amazing job Hahn did fixing pretty much every weakness, including bench utility guy.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 12, 2015 -> 05:00 PM) They have 61 in camp now, not including Crain, Jones, and Sale. As the starting pitchers get stretched out, the need for 30 arms in big league camp goes away. So they'll send the minor leaguers that have no chance of making the team to their minor league camp facilities. They'll probably have a good chunk to send down soon, and then a few at a time over the next few weeks until it's 25. Thanks, I take it training at Cambelback with the MLB staff is a big perk for many of these fringe guys do they have a separate area for the minor league guys in AZ?

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 12, 2015 -> 04:47 PM) Sox will be on a plane to Charlotte three weeks from today. This is going fast. I would think roster cuts are coming tomorrow morning. How exactly does it work? They just cut most of the guys they gave MiLB deals to? There isn't a mandated "you can only have ___ guys in camp" thing right? Just 25 on opening day.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 12, 2015 -> 04:38 PM) As long as Hawkins doesn't haven't have to repeat AA in 2016, it's a very good year for him. right, I'd take 270/310/500. Just show that power and stay healthy out in the outfield.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Mar 12, 2015 -> 03:52 PM) A good year from him would be big for the system Actually, for once, the Sox have enough other promising youngsters that if he flops it won't kill them. It's testament to the great work they've done that in 2012 he was #1 and now he's hardly top 10 according to some lists. I do agree it would be nice if he lived up to his 1st round billing and made a strong push for Chicago in '16.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Mar 11, 2015 -> 05:13 PM) He had better not be getting ultrasound over a healing bone. The sound waves will irritate the periosteum and really hurt. That is pretty much the worst thing for healing bone. Ligaments and tendon you can do it butI'm not really in favor of it, personally. He really can't do any lower extremity lifting due to the avulsion healing. You can speed up healing in the frame of giving the area the best environment to heal. You can't speed it up physiologically, however you can make sure that the nutrients are getting there as efficiently as possible. The best way is to make sure the blood is flowing to the area, hence the cardio work. Not really a fan of the HIIT workouts for him either. The high intensity would not be good for the healing bone and ligament for the lower extremity and this early in the Spring is more for building up as opposed to driving up the intensity. Shoulder, elbow and hip stability type exercises are the key right now as this is really where most of the stress from pitching goes. Do you have any links to that bit about bone and ultrasound? My own experience from my injuries and research is that at worst it does nothing and it might hasten the healing process by speeding blood flow. Is this particular to avulsion fractures? HIIT I'm simply referring to doing a high rep light weigh upper body circuit. He should obviously be off his foot into the healing is complete.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Mar 11, 2015 -> 05:30 PM) For anyone reading this later, Rodon got hit around today. I don't feel like the thread really reflects that info, haha Oh well, he was supposed to working on more changups, was that the case?

QUOTE (ptatc @ Mar 11, 2015 -> 04:55 PM) That is reasonable. Hopefully, he is on the bike and in the water to keep his lower extremities in shape so he doesn't lose the endurance there. That is the key to rehab at this point. As I'm sure you know there's only so much you can do to speed the healing process of ligament and bone. I'm sure he's getting ultrasound 2 or even three times a day but as you said hopefully he is taking his pool work and lifting seriously. If he does HIIT style circuits he can maintain and even improve his conditioning while waiting to get back throwing.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Mar 11, 2015 -> 03:48 PM) #WhiteSox: Chris Sale ruled out for Opening Day (via @CSNHayes) - http://t.co/G3V3WCiBYx #WhiteSoxTalk http://t.co/VC2JCJGUlh https://twitter.com/CSNChicago/status/575743767564652544 Key from that news is that he's scheduled to resume baseball activities on March 21st. That would give him 23 days to get ready for the April 12th start. I think he can do it but the key will be to actually meet that timetable for starting to throw again. I don't think he's going to meet it and he'll probably make his first start the 17th. That's just my opinion we'll see how it goes.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Mar 11, 2015 -> 12:12 AM) I think he did that because he knew he had plenty of time to get the runner. I honestly didn't watch the play until after reading your comment. Yea, that...was awful. He is almost falling into LF and that is a looped throw for a MLB 2B. It's 90 feet you should easily be able to gun it over at this level and if you're falling backwards that's not "taking your time" that's a bad habit. Plus, he is going to face more aggressive slides in the real games. That said, I think we've been spoiled by Beckham and Sanchez. If the kid hits as much as the Sox seem to believe he will, well, ok. Hopefully his range is better than advertised as well that can make up for arm weakness.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Mar 10, 2015 -> 10:42 PM) I don't care if it is Spring training.. 6 hits in a row is impressive. It is and I suddenly have realized that the Sox' plan might be to use Beckham almost exclusively as a defensive replacement for Micah. I might be OK with that plan as it maximizes both players' utility.