Balta1701

QUOTE (GreenSox @ May 30, 2015 -> 01:47 AM) Yes, but the good thing is that #s1 and 2, Cueto and Hammel, will command an Addison Russel...thus, Samardzija is #1 in the affordable category. Should be something around a Peavy return. As for SS, we could play Garcia or maybe even Saldino there (he's playing SS in Charlotte, for a reason I would presume). Peavy had a 2nd year on his contract as well when he was traded, so he was an asset the Red Sox could use for 1.333 years. Samardzija is a 2 month rental.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 30, 2015 -> 08:29 AM) It is just common sense. Don't listen to the medical people if they don't include the magic cure all day. I'm sure you agree the White Sox don't need Abreu's bat for the next 2 weeks if this is a major problem right?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 29, 2015 -> 11:49 PM) Altuve has an OPS of .671 against righties and 1.021 against lefties. If you're putting Jennings in (out of this fairly depleted bullpen) you can't humanly put him in against Altuve. If you wanted to put someone else in it would be Noesi, and then you can't do the lefty/lefty matchup against Tucker because you need Noesi to just go forever. Gattis also has a .535 OPS against lefties and .810 against righties, so Jennings getting these 2 guys is the best matchup.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ May 29, 2015 -> 11:46 PM) Unfortunately we took Putnam out a batter too late. Hate bringing in another reliever with a runner on 2nd with one out. Altuve has an OPS of .671 against righties and 1.021 against lefties. If you're putting Jennings in (out of this fairly depleted bullpen) you can't humanly put him in against Altuve. If you wanted to put someone else in it would be Noesi, and then you can't do the lefty/lefty matchup against Tucker because you need Noesi to just go forever.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 29, 2015 -> 11:37 PM) Hey, my mlb feed must be way behind yours. Just now I watched the caught stealing with Flowers up. If your feed falls behind, try clicking where it says "Live". For me that causes it to catch up.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 29, 2015 -> 11:36 PM) So you wanted Flowers to get an extra base hit? What's more likely, the White Sox giving up an out or Tyler Flowers doing something positive? It's about a 25% chance of the Sox doing things right either way.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 29, 2015 -> 11:33 PM) The split with O's and good outing tonight. They look like a big league team IMO except for the inept hitting which admittedly is starting to anger me tonight. Have you watched any of the fielding tonight? We could have had a 3-0 win if this team wasn't a fielding circus. And then there's the baserunning. They've got Sale back to looking like Sale. That's the only thing that has changed.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 29, 2015 -> 11:29 PM) Sox are playing pretty good baseball again despite the hitting woes. I tell you, it's got to be something about the Central Division. Sox are putrid in divisional games but look like a much crisper team outside the division. I don't get it. That said, hard to imagine a victory tonight with the anemic attack. Somebody's got to get hold of one (Becks again?) and the pure odds do not suggest that happening. You were saying?

QUOTE (fathom @ May 29, 2015 -> 11:30 PM) Petricka He's pitched like the last 3 days though including 2 innings on Wednesday IIRC?

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 29, 2015 -> 11:29 PM) Sox are playing pretty good baseball again despite the hitting woes. I tell you, it's got to be something about the Central Division. Sox are putrid in divisional games but look like a much crisper team outside the division. I don't get it. That said, hard to imagine a victory tonight with the anemic attack. Somebody's got to get hold of one (Becks again?) and the pure odds do not suggest that happening. I assume you're describing the Red Sox because I haven't been watching them and this isn't true about the White Sox.

So who is left available in the Sox bullpen? Does Noesi just get it from here until there's a save opportunity?

Oh god here we go again with a review on a tag.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 29, 2015 -> 11:17 PM) Agreed but look at what he's turned himself into. And his upside is tremendous. And that's why its important to have a manager who is smart and strong enough to say "no" when it's actually for the good of the player. He will play himself to the point where a minor injury becomes a severe injury unless the manager says no.

"Irritation of the right index finger, something that has been giving him some trouble". Yup, he'll be playing through that.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 29, 2015 -> 11:14 PM) It's obviously the players fault so far, but with a significant number of them under contract for next year with the Sox, hopefully something changes. So the GM did a terrible job of picking players given the money spent. I'm ok with that. Ventura stays, Hahn is replaced.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 29, 2015 -> 11:12 PM) I'm not in the mood for a walkoff loss. But I fear one is coming cause Sox offense is so challenged. And it's Abreu-less now on top of that.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 29, 2015 -> 11:11 PM) Good point. I don't dispute you know your baseball, I just don't always agree with you. Basically...this season continues like this, either the GM or the coaching staff should fall on their sword. I won't complain about either, I won't complain about both, but someone f***ed up seriously.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 29, 2015 -> 11:02 PM) Well, if Abreu's out tomorrow, hopefully they can DH Avi Abreu will play, this management has convinced me that's how they work. Play until its torn.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 29, 2015 -> 10:59 PM) I disagree with your second paragraph. GM hit the jackpot with Robertson and Beckham and maybe Duke. Verdict not so positive on Melky and LaRoche and Boni. Many on here know I despised Dunn but I see little difference between he and LaRoche. Dunn actually might be, gulp, better, if he signed on for one year at 2 mill a year. That was the point Greg. You have to agree with one of those 2 sentences because they contradict each other. If the GM put plenty of talent on the field then for them to all be this bad then the coaches did a terrible job. If the Coaches did a fine job, then the GM spent $50 million to put a terrible team on the field.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 29, 2015 -> 10:56 PM) Abreu hurt...yuck. Didn't look very healthy on that chopper over his head in the 6th. The good news is, no matter how bad it actually is, we can be assured Abreu will be in the lineup the next 3 days.

Great. We can totally spare the bat.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 29, 2015 -> 10:37 PM) I don't agree it's poor talent. I think there is enough on this roster to compete. I believed in March and still do that this lineup is two guys away from being a real contender. They are underperforming Dude, reread.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 29, 2015 -> 10:32 PM) At this point Why are we not trying to fire the hitting coach at least. Everyone outside of Avi and Beckham are underperforming. Coaches can't make up for the poor talent on the field no matter how good they are. The GM put great talent on the field and there's no way anyone can question the job this GM did putting this team together. How is that unclear to you?

QUOTE (Condor13 @ May 29, 2015 -> 10:25 PM) Mlb.tv had dropped the game 3 times that inning what happened? Hard grounder to Abreu. Abreu fields it on dive, flips to Rodon after standing up. Flip is lackadasical and flies high. Rodon jumps to field the flip. In the process of jumping, Rodon also jumps the bag. The top of his foot may have barely tapped the back of the bag as he was passing but it was very close. Ruled safe. Challenged. Call upheld. Run scores. E-3.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 29, 2015 -> 10:24 PM) Bs That view from high on the first base side at least makes it pretty inconclusive and if he tapped it its incredibly slight.