Greg Hibbard

Just so long as we keep talking about Cody Asche. That's the main thing, of course.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 10:12 AM) Sure, Cordell...maybe Skole, but they should be playing everyday. Saladino knows his role, has good speed off the bench, posesses a lot of versatility, and had a ton of physical/back problems so they’ll give him at least 3-4 months to see if he can rebound. Seems to get along with all of his teammates. Already 29. Ok, that all makes sense. I hope for the best for him, but last year post-April he was just abysmal.

I assumed with last season's offensive performance he was as good as gone as a major leaguer no matter how good his defense is/was Is there seriously no other option? Seems like another Cody Asche situation from last year.

QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Apr 4, 2018 -> 09:25 PM) Does not compute. tonight's last three relievers looked fantastic.

Great game. Loving the power and the bullpen looks fantastic. This is gonna be such a weird year. The division sucks so badly that if we overperform we will never be out of it. We have to stick to the plan and keep Ken "All In" Williams from whispering in Reinsdorf's ear if this team keeps winning...

The Farquharanator looks good

apparently the police force from keystone occupies the base paths, as well, this night

Bennetti has a very interesting habit of saying that a pitch for ball 4 is close when it is not.

The offbrand beer law enforcement has arrived, one might say

wow thank god for Engel's defense in this series.

This phone call is absolutely brutal programming.

This was so dumb

this whole thing seems really dumb

QUOTE (steveno89 @ Dec 12, 2017 -> 08:51 AM) Why would we care who Abreu/Avi potentially got traded to? By the time we are in our window they will be free agents anyway. Why limit our trading partners? Exactly. Trading him to the Red Sox in 2018 just means the Red Sox would have to pony up FA money in 2020. Which they might do anyway, whether or not he's already a Red Sox.

Cody Asche just needs another season to prove he was the unluckiest player in MLB history

QUOTE (cjgalloway @ Sep 28, 2017 -> 03:17 PM) There is absolutely no need in extending Abreu before his contract expires. Unless he gives the White Sox a favorable deal like 4/60.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 27, 2017 -> 12:40 PM) Over his last 210 plate appearances, since his OPS cratered at .601, Anderson has hit .312/.329/.522/.851. There is likely a lack of sustainability in that line, but the size of his bat isn't the problem. The lack of sustainability is severely tied to the the lack of walks

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Sep 27, 2017 -> 12:04 PM) Yeah I probably could have left him off. Really depends on how the outfield shakes up along with the DH spot when it's all said and done. I really like him and hope he works out

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Sep 27, 2017 -> 11:51 AM) And one of them is known for his patience and ability to take walks. What do we think of the sample size though? Is it large enough to draw those conclusions?

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Sep 27, 2017 -> 11:55 AM) I'm going to be cautious and say 2020. With the way the division is shaping up maybe 2019. I don't expect the likes of Davidson, Delmonico, Engel, Narvaez to be playing big roles at that point. Why not Delmonico? Davidson, Engel and Narvaez I certainly agree with

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Sep 27, 2017 -> 11:45 AM) In all fairness, you're talking about like 2 guys in the long-run who are currently here who will likely be starters on our next good team. In what year do you think we see our next good team?

QUOTE (Chisoxmb35 @ Sep 26, 2017 -> 09:27 PM) Most of this roster will be completely unrecognizable in 2-3 years. I have no clue how this matters at all, let alone how it's an epidemic? The pieces that will be here haven't proven they can take walks. Tim Anderson is one of the only ones we know WILL be here, and he's arguably the worst at it.

Nobody is good at taking walks on this team. I see this as potentially the single biggest issue with our lineup medium term. Is there ANYTHING to be done to help these guys take more walks? Anderson and Davidson have woeful ratios, Garcia and Abreu are below average. Delmonico seems like he might have this as an asset, and Moncada seems like he might be alright too.... How much of hinderance is this kind of ratio for the team?

Who knows if we get the .300/.830+ or if we get a .270/.780 or a .245/.690 season next year. I don't think anyone in the universe thinks Avi will have this good of a year ever again

Taking the BABIP into account, it feels as though the truth is that Avi has improved significantly from being a .740-.750 OPS hitter, but I think he maxes out over time as another .780 OPS type hitter. With sub-par defense. In other words, basically a slightly above replacement level guy. I'd trade him in a heartbeat in the offseason. I hope I'm wrong though.