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QUOTE (flavum @ May 8, 2015 -> 06:18 PM) Eye-balling the radar, I can't blame the Sox for not calling it yet. Got to wait until 8 at least. Wonder if they prefer to wait it out on a Friday night with decent temp's. Also may not be as easy to re-schedule with a NL team?

Safe to say that WSCR won't have Sox games beyond this contract. Not sure if that means the Cubs are coming or not or staying WBBM.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 8, 2015 -> 02:25 PM) Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 51m51 minutes ago Top five rotation ERAs: PIT 2.85, NYM 2.95, STL 3.11, CIN 3.31, TB 3.40. Bottom five: COL 5.59, BOS 5.54, CWS 5.41, TOR 5.40, CLE 5.31. The top 3 (especially Sale and Quintana) haven't gotten it done so far. We knew the top 3 had to pitch like top of the rotation pitchers because the last 2 spots were weak. Add that under performance to the bad defense, base running and offense, and its not hard to see why this team could be headed for 90 wins at the current level of production.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 8, 2015 -> 04:50 PM) Doug Padilla ‏@ESPNChiSox 9m9 minutes ago No Gillaspie vs a right-hander as he deals with what Ventura called "a foot issue." He's expected to play Sat. He also has a "bad issue".

QUOTE (Lillian @ May 3, 2015 -> 02:30 PM) Once Jeff is in demand, after getting on track, and a starter for a contender hits the DL, they can't afford to waste such a good trade asset. Barring a miracle, after today, the Sox will have to go 80 and 60 the rest of the way. The odds are not good on that. Next year, they have got to have all the pieces in place. Use Jeff to acquire 1 or 2 of them. If Jeff would be the final piece, sign him in the off season. His situation is interesting. If the White Sox move him early, they can get more for him since a contending team can get 6-8 more starts from him. If they think (or cling) to a hope that they can go on an extended hot streak, and/or believe they can resign him in the off-season, he can walk with no return and/or a lesser return. Obviously, he appears to be the barometer to what Hahn is thinking.

QUOTE (Lillian @ May 2, 2015 -> 06:25 PM) While it may be too early to become sellers, themselves, it's certainly makes little sense for the Sox to be buyers. Agreed. I don't anticipate any major roster changes for the White Sox in the month of May. They certainly aren't a buyer. It comes down to the current roster turning this around. They are going to need to get hot quickly to have any chance of staying in this race. It's going to need to be 11 out of 13 wins or something like that in May. Playing .500 ball or less, and this team will be 10 or 11 games out, best case, by June 1st.

If the White Sox do fire Ventura, I think Ozzie Guillen is a strong possibility. I'm not endorsing that move, just think it feels like a move they would make.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 2, 2015 -> 01:26 PM) Brewers are officially selling. White Sox are 7 games back, in a division with 2 teams well on their way to playoff caliber seasons. When do the White Sox join the Milwaukee Brewers in that club?

He's going to get more starts until they have no choice but to put him in the bullpen or give him a DL stint for 15 days. He's simply making too much money to not use him.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Apr 10, 2015 -> 03:40 PM) This morning on the "Kap and Haugh" show David Haugh said that Ventura and Molitor have something in common: They are both managing in the shadow of Ron Gardenhire. I thought this was interesting. I'm not one of these people blaming Ventura and I generally think he's fine. I don't think Gardy is a fit though. He would lose his mind dealing with Chicago media every day and he has absolutely no interest in using analytics/metrics. Doesn't seem like a Rick Hahn move. Most likely just dump speculation on Haugh's part. Thoughts? Does Gardy really have no interest in advanced metrics? If so, I wouldn't want him. You have to use everything in this day and age to give yourself advantages. I'm not blaming Ventura, but do wonder if they wouldn't bring Guillen back if they stumbled and make a change there.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 10, 2015 -> 07:32 PM) No not a Sixto Rodriguez album. Building on a NESN article, I researched the last four years....so we have a complete picture of all MLB playoff teams since 2001. Only 3 of 118 teams have made the playoffs following an 0-4 start. 2011 Tampa Bay Rays...0-6/1-8 2011 Milwaukee Brewers...0-4/3-4 2012 Atlanta Braves...0-4/5-4 The 2003 Braves started 1-3/1-4, the 2007 Phillies 0-3/1-6, 2014 Orioles 1-3/1-4, 2012 SF Giants 1-3/1-4 and 2013 Pirates 1-3/1-5. Seven teams from 2011-2014 started 1-3 and still made the postseason. Historically speaking, now, the odds would suggest our chances are less than 3%. Exactly 2.54% to be more precise. Small sample size. I'd be curious how many teams have made the playoffs after 30 games of poor play. If the White Sox, in mid May, are 8-10 games under .500, I'm concerned, but if the Sox are 5-6 after 11 games, that means they turned things around. Way too early for any hard conclusions.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 3, 2015 -> 09:52 PM) Except the problems, as we all know, really aren't mechanical ones. We know that Danks is trying to re-create himself. The shoulder surgery is the root cause, but I'm sure they do see things that are correctable on tape; in other words, there is no overcoming his lack of velocity so everything else from a mechanical standpoint has to be near perfect.

They're going to be patient with him. If he's bad early, they can probably find ways to skip a start here or there and work on any mechanical issues in a side session. They can also hide him on the DL if he's really struggling. Chances are, he'll mix in a few good starts with his usual stink bombs though. Ideally, he'll be a #5 starter, and bite the bullet in some of his starts to save the bullpen. I'm at a point with him where if he can pitch around 200 IP in that slot of the rotation, I'll take it.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 19, 2014 -> 09:42 AM) You can sign him to the 6/$105 this year, which is $17.5 mill, but pay him $10 mill this year in the last year of arbitration and then it becomes a 5/$95 extension which is damn near $20 mill, and he'd probably be able to feed his family. Assuming he has another good season and is a consensus #2 starter (borderline #1 for some teams), I think he is leaving a lot of money on the table; to date, I don't think that's an option for him.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 15, 2014 -> 11:43 AM) I feel like we are an 83 win team if we have an average season, we need the danks/garcia/bullpen great years to get us to 88 wins. I was thinking I should have revised my prediction down some from 85-90 to 85 if things go about as expected.

The team should be somewhere between 85 and 90 if things go right. If things go better, meaning guys like Danks or some of the younger hitting (Garcia and 2B) hit better than expected, the team can maybe break 90. Of course, the opposite is also true; Sale usually spends some time on the DL; Quintana and Jeff S. both are expected to pitch like front-line starters. Even if they do, what about #4 and #5? Will Robertson solidify the bullpen? Lots of questions either way that can make the team better or worse than mid to upper 80 win team.

At most, you can see another starter added, but it would have to be a guy coming off a bad season or injury; competition for the #5 spot, assuming Danks is the #4 starter and Noesi is given competition for that spot. Making a move like this would help Rodon's development. No need to rush him if there's veteran options at the MLB level. Offensively, still would like to see another option a 3B, but realizing that there may not be one available. Outside of that, I'm ok with the young players battling out 2B and Flowers behind the plate.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 11, 2014 -> 04:15 PM) Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 2h2 hours ago Don Cooper said Dan Jennings won't need a new pitch, just a "mechanical alteration." White Sox like the LHP. http://bit.ly/1vHCZxT Why does he need an alteration? His numbers look really good. What am I missing here?

Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan Hahn: Sox have reached $ limit but they still want upgrade in one area in particular. Presumably that's left field. Wants speed, athleticism

Cooper seemed optimistic on the morning show that the White Sox were not doing making moves (it doesn't sound as if he is heavily involved though). Sounds like the Sox still want to add one more reliever to the mix.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 05:38 PM) At 6:00CT With Lawrence Holmes? Ugh.

If they add another starting pitcher, it will probably be a guy coming an injury/bad season. I think most of of their remaining resources will be left to upgrade LF and hopefully 3B.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 09:08 AM) Wonderful. Trade our next Sale for a .614 OPS. Or is it a .724 OPS. And it doesn't even touch on the key need of LF. The "grass is always greener" is growing like mad. I'm not saying they would or should trade Rodon, but a prospect with the ceiling he has, and club control, etc., that's the type of prospect that can probably land (or at least make another team think hard) a premier player.

QUOTE (GoGoSox2k2 @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 07:40 AM) Not sure if this deserved a new thread, so feel free to move. But did anyone catch Mully & Hanley this morning (around 7) mention that the Sox are talking to the Rays about Longoria and/or Myers? I can not see the Rays dealing either of them considering they are both under control and good prices for years. But thought it was more than interesting? Rock and/or Bucket are you guys out there? Who is Rick eyeing up now? I still think he has to be after the guy he mentioned they targetted in the 3 team trade at the deadline because I cant think that it would have been Shark. I'm sure a deal around Rodon and Anderson would get TB at least thinking.

QUOTE (GoGoSox2k2 @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 07:40 AM) Not sure if this deserved a new thread, so feel free to move. But did anyone catch Mully & Hanley this morning (around 7) mention that the Sox are talking to the Rays about Longoria and/or Myers? I can not see the Rays dealing either of them considering they are both under control and good prices for years. But thought it was more than interesting? Rock and/or Bucket are you guys out there? Who is Rick eyeing up now? I still think he has to be after the guy he mentioned they targetted in the 3 team trade at the deadline because I cant think that it would have been Shark. Myers would probably still cost a ton, but he is coming off a season where injuries impacted him. Not sure if he is willing to sign an extension early in his career like some younger players, but he'd be a great addition in keeping the team built primarily on younger talent.