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looking at his splits, he is wretched in April, May, August and September. He has his worst winning percentage, gives up his most homeruns, his era is high, he gives up a lot of hits. So basically you cannot count on him at the beginning or end of a season. And this stat is fun. When the offense scores 0-2 runs, he is 5-39, with a 4.02 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP When the offense scores 3-5 runs, he is 20-17, with a 3.87 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP When the offense scores 6+ runs, he is 32-4, with a 4.57 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP So you cannot count on him in low scoring games. And even in high scoring games that he wins a lot, he gives up a lot of runs.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 11:27 AM) (Previously) Durable, reliable, fan favorite, homegrown lefty that puts up good numbers. All untrue

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 11:20 AM) No lineup yet, but John Danks Sr was on the Score and said Jordan will start in CF today. Very cool. I am glad to see De Aza getting a day off, the guy is a horse but him and AJ need to recharge their batteries here and there. And I am glad it isnt Lillibridge.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 11:18 AM) I saw nothing wrong with the Danks deal when it happened. He is good and young, they were paying him to be the new Buehrle over the next few years. I agree with one of these things. I dont know what they saw that made them think he was going to be Buehrle

QUOTE (MuckFinnesota @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 10:43 AM) The job hunt while I have a job continues. Applied to a few places and reached out to my old bosses to see if they know anyone. Also set up a few calls to network and get some advice for getting into health care or higher education, but nothing has come up yet. I wonder if the jobs I am looking for are too "niche" to get employed. It's probably a lengthier process than I would have imagined. In any case, the company was close to getting $10 million the other day. I don't think I would stay even if I got a bump up in hourly pay. Benefits and salary won't be there either, and I'd like to live on my own soon. So I'll just keep looking. Wait, you think you are going to get a raise because your company made money? Were you directly involved in this 10 million dollar deal(ie. are you getting incentive for the deal?) If not, I need to talk to JPMorgan Chase about me getting a raise. They made like 2 billion since I started working there

Just out of curiosity, I was wondering what you guys would have done in the offseason. My personal preference was to keep Buehrle and deal Danks, but reading through gamethreads I was somewhat surprised to see people agreeing with the decision that was made. Obviously Danks current situation and season plus Buehrle's performance in Miami have made it look really bad. But at the same time, I cannot say I am surprised to see it turn out this way. You knew what you were going to get with Buehrle every season, mid to high 3.00 ERA, 12-14 wins, innings eater, stretches of surprising dominance. Unfortunately to me, I also felt like i knew what we were getting with Danks every season, a pitcher that can never seem to hold a lead, strange injuries and ineffectiveness for long stretches, anywhere from 8-13 wins in a season. What say you?

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 10:58 AM) Excited to see Zach get a chance. Someone let him know that the Cubs f***ing suck. Maybe the Cubs want Stewart? Stewart for Dempster, fair deal They need to throw in Castro to make that a fair deal

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 10:44 AM) Hudson is tgrying the best he can I think. They guy is playing out of position and re-learning 3B. We are in first place and maybe his defense has helped keep us there? No need to to panic No. No it has not

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 10:16 AM) Dunno...they could always put Figgins there so that he is actually playing. At this point for them, they should be trying to keep the "core" guys as you mentioned, and trading any other assets where they think they will show a net improvement in the next several years on. What they put on the field this year should not particularly matter. I'm sure they'd want Viciedo. I'd counter with Mitchell, throw in Morel, then you'd probably have to give up one of the SP spects we just got this offseason, and maybe even low-level offensive player. You know what worries me? Figgins. That is someone that KW has had on his list for a while.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 10:20 AM) Do you notice how long that sheath is? I am uncomfortable discussing this with you

Rodney King

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 10:12 AM) LOL where the hell did you find a Q action figure? I want that!

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 10:09 AM) Encarnacion is nicknamed E-5. I want no part of him. We don't need a big bat there, we someone who can consistently put the ball in play and make all the plays on defense. Seager hasn't ever lit it up in the minor leagues, and so I think he's surprising a bit with what he is doing now. Although Seattle is a pretty data-intensive organization right now, so my guess is they have a pretty good idea just how valuable he has been, and would be hesitant to move him. That being said, he is not such a thoroughbred of a prospect that they wouldn't consider doing it if they thought they were improving their ballclub. Who is waiting to take his place. That italian kid? Or is he at another position? I thought he was supposed to be a 3b

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 12:27 AM) ****Ring, ring*** Tommy John on the phone for you Brandon Dr Andrews and Yocum are gonna be busy in the next few months. Drabek and Hutchison on the Blue Jays, Beachy for the Braves. Of course, Drabek is the only one with a known tear at the moment, but it doesnt look good for the other two.

mmk caulfield. looking forward to your next thread

beware penis blood and stuff

Seager did look like a good young player, but you have to wonder if he is someone that Seattle wants to keep as a core guy or not. Caulfield mentioned Encarnacion, that is another guy who could fit the bill, but he has had some injury issues as well as attitude issues his entire career. The problem here is KW has no leverage. The league knows that 3b is killing the Sox. They are going to use that in any negotiation.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 09:48 AM) I have an idea. How about we ask someone who DOES supposedly know something or can at least convey what they think they've heard? Then we can close this thread and move on. Or, you could try not to sound like the guy who knows everything and actually participate in the discussion instead of throwing a bunch of s*** at the wall in an attempt to show everyone what you know. But if you want to go find someone that knows, by all means. You think Miguel Cabrera is available? What does Dan McNeil think?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 09:37 AM) So then SoxTalk should be limited to 1-2 people who sometimes actually know something or hear a rumor, and the rest should just be ignored....okies. Sounds like fun. No you are right. The Sox are now limited to Youkilis, A-Rod, Beltre, and Josh Hamilton(if he is over his intestinal virus and if they can convert him to third base, despite being lefthanded) So far I havent heard any mention of Bill Mueller, Gary Gaetti, or Mike Lowell, but they are probably all in the running. But hey, we havent heard any mention of Mike Schmidt yet! QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 09:37 AM) For example, Marty34 guessed that Santos would be traded. He's also speculated that Viciedo, Alexei Ramirez, and another 5-7 players would be traded as well. Did he mention players that are coming back with certainty? Or did he mention that he preferred these players to be traded because of his own percieved value of these players?

QUOTE (Carter224 @ Jun 16, 2012 -> 09:48 PM) Oh man, so I'm pretty sure my wife's pregnant again. She hasn't had her period yet and keeps having to pee. My son will be 4 months old next Friday. Anyone else run into this situation before haha. LMAO Carl. Time to start picking up extra shifts

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 09:03 AM) Do we really have to differentiate between legitimate rumors and MLBtraderumors and Phil Rogers "theoretical good trade in his mind" rumors/columns and everything else? How many times does anyone really know ahead of time, 10-15%, at best? Someone wanted to move Soriano to 3B. Then we have Dan Johnson and Dallas McPherson. Tyler Kuhn. Edwin Encarnacion, if the Blue Jays fall out of it. Eric Chavez, if he could actually play more than 2-3 times per week. Wilson Betemit. Might as well bring Melvin Mora or Miguel Tejada out of retirement. Everyone but Ken Caminiti, Boyer and Santo have come up. Even Robin Ventura has been mentioned! Yes, we do. Because the other two options are crap and made up. And especially when you say "So far it is between Cuddyer, Youkilis and forcing Stephen Drew (if he's healthy) to play out of position." as if all three of those options are currently being explored and have been discussed. But please, name me off 3 more third baseman from the past to make a strange argument.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 08:56 AM) So far, it's between Cuddyer, Youkilis and forcing Stephen Drew (if he's healthy) to play out of position. Yes, in your mind. Because none of this save Youkilis has been rumored at all except by posters on this site

lets be honest guys. McPherson and Johnson are failed major leaguers. They are the last last last last option. Orlando Hudson has been over the mendoza line about once since he was on the Sox, and neither of those guys is coming up to replace him

LMAO that article paints Guillen in very nice light. gregbot would be very proud "love this guy! he plays dominos, he doesnt need to be a manager!"

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 16, 2012 -> 11:15 PM) 7 retired in a row by Sox pitching. Santiago, considering he has a so-so curveball and is learning his screwball/change at the big league level, hasn't been too bad since being removed from the closer's role. Hhhmm, I went to see the Sox lose 4-0 last wednesday and he gave up a 2 run bomb in the 9th.