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This is a huge game. Two perennial Cy Young candidates facing off; the Sox are the hottest team in baseball 9-1 in last 10; and Minnesota always plays the Sox tough. Sox 4-2, Crede HRs. Lets keep the streak going

I thought the contract he just signed was a little high for one great season, and now the Cubs are paying more for players on the DL than the entire Marlins payroll. Also, Derrek Lee's initials are DL (Disabled List or Dumb Luck) This injury is actually pretty bad. Two broken bones in the wrist. He won't be the same for the rest of this year.

His price tag is only going to go up over time, so the longer the Sox wait, the less likely they are to re-sign him. If they wait until after 2007, he will probably be gone. I also think the success of the team will be a huge factor. More wins would equal more revenue, which would equal a larger payroll.

I don't know if he has the most, but pitching 1,172.2 IP from 2001-2005 is a lot of innings. That is an average of 234 IP per year. There are very few pitchers that can match that even in a single season. His 81 wins in that timeframe is also in the top 5. He might not have the best stuff, but he is so damn reliable. He would definitely be worth $13 million a year for 5 years. That will be an average top tier starting pitcher's contract in 2-3 years.

Pods is finally hitting over the Mendoza line! It is good to see Pods back to form over the last week. He has a 5 game hitting streak, is 9 for 20 during the streak, and has scored in 5 of the last 6 games. The Sox are 10-3 with him in the lineup this season. I was surprised at his 2 CS yesterday, but that is going to happen. Another good sign is that he only has 3 Ks in his last 46 ABs. Uribe has quietly put together a 3 game hitting streak as well. The Sox have great momentum for their showdown with the Twinkies this weekend.

QUOTE(BobDylan @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 04:34 AM) He starts off with a PROSPECT that is projected to be a mid-rotation starter. What the hell? That is why it is called Baseball Prospectus. The list has no relation to real world value. It seems like he took 50 random names out of a list of great players and prospects. Seems like there was a ton of analysis done to make that list up.

On Wednesday, Rowand was 2-5 with a run scored and a K, and is batting .345 for the season. The Big Hurt was 1-4 with a solo shot. He now has 4 HRs and is batting .188 on the season. Crazy Carl had a walk off homer, was 2-5 with 2 runs and 3 RBI. He now has 3 HR and is batting .231 on the season.

The Sox play LAA 28-30 April, so they will not see Colon.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 10:24 AM) Cintron's at 2B Thanks, a Scott Reifert typo.

Today's Lineup from Inside the White Sox:

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 06:41 AM) No, we don't. There are sig limits, you know. Sorry, should have been green.

Pods is starting to heat up, lets keep this winning streak going. rventura23, that is the widest signature ever. We need bigger ones.

QUOTE(Sam @ Apr 17, 2006 -> 01:06 PM) Shelton's on pace for 116 homers... http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/sheltch01.shtml and 208 RBI!

Didn't see these, sorry if any are dups.

The Sox have to be careful, this is a typical trap game. KC on a long losing streak, gets blown out the first game. The Sox need to come out strong early and give Garland some early runs.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Apr 17, 2006 -> 02:51 PM) I would like to say, it's cool that the Central has 4 legitimate teams after years of being regarded as the worst division in baseball. If/When we win the division, we'll know we earned it yet again. The problem that happens with strong Divisions with several good teams is that you beat up on each other pulling all your records down. That makes it unlikely that a team will come out of the Division as a Wild Card. That will also work against the East with Boston, NYY, and Toronto. Beating up on teams you are supposed to beat is more important now than ever. The Sox need a sweep of KC.

Could you do that for the 2-7 hitters? I am sure there is a huge difference there as well, at least in BA and OBP. Every hitter from 2-7 is batting over .300, while 3 players have an OPS over 1.000. If the 8, 9, and 1 hitters can get it going, this will be a Top 3 offense easily.

QUOTE(THEWOOD @ Apr 15, 2006 -> 08:53 AM) God I hope he stays hot...he was a great pick up in the 14th round for my fantasy team That is a great pick if you got him on your team at all. He can be as hot as you want as long as he doesn't do it against the Sox.

QUOTE(G&T @ Apr 15, 2006 -> 08:51 AM) What really pissed me off about that AB was that Vasquez threw three fastballs that Glaus was late on, then threw him a curve that he could cath up to. That's a situation where hit and tight could end the AB. Throwing anything other than fastball when a hitter has been late is a bad plan, especially anything over the plate. Widger was calling the game, so I guess he asked for it and JV didn't shake him off.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Apr 15, 2006 -> 08:43 AM) Something else that is odd: I could be wrong but I think that every game the Sox won, the Yankees have won this year. Same with losses. And these are the 2 teams with the best odds to win it all according to the Mirage in Vegas (pre-season odds). I noticed the Yankee thing too, both 1-4, now both 5-5. I guess we will split the season series with them.

Mark started the last 4-game winning streak, he will start another.

I know it is early in the season, but I cannot remember a time where the Sox had no players batting in the .200s. There are 8 players batting .313 or higher, and 6 players batting .167 or lower. A .146 point separation between 8 and 9. Has Ozzie used a lineup with the top 8 in at the same time? Last night it was 7 + Widger and Anderson. Ozuna .455 Cintron .400 Thome .344 Konerko .341 Crede .333 Dye .320 Iguchi .314 Pierzynski .313 ------------ Uribe .167 Mackowiak .158 Anderson .129 Podsednik .059 Gload .000 Widger .000 Also, an word on Uribe? Cintron has played the last 2 games at SS (5-10, 3RBI).

This guy has started the season on a tear. When do you think he will start to taper off to normal? He has 7 HRs in 41ABs, and he only had 19 HRs in his career prior to 2006 in over 430 ABs. Also, he now has 3 triples this season which matches his career total before 2005. Is this a fluke or is this guy legit? Also, why do you think DET has him batting so late in the batting order? Wouldn't he produce even more in the 3-4-5 slot? I have only seen him in the 6th or 7th slot.

On Friday, Rowand continued his hot hitting, he was 3-4 with a HR, 3 Runs, and 2 RBI, and a BB; he is now batting .324. Thomas was 2-4 with a HR, Run, an RBI, and a K; he is now batting .182, and has 2 HRs on the season with 7 RBI. Everett was 0-4 with an RBI and a K; he is now batting .114. Marte pitched 1.1 IP against the Scrubs, allowed 1 hit, and had 2 Ks. His ERA is at 4.91.

QUOTE(Greg Hibbard @ Apr 14, 2006 -> 09:09 AM) Buehrle is in the top 20 in K/9... For 2005... Santana is #1 in K/9 and #2 in ERA Lackey is #2 in K/9 and #6 in ERA Millwood is #11 in K/9 and #1 in ERA Colon is #16 in K/9 (and I would argue he had an off strikeout year) and #8 in ERA Contreras is in the top 12 in both categories... Buehrle is 20 in K/9 and #3 in ERA (a little fluky, but not really that much) The only pitcher to have a similar outlying statistic to Garland's is Jarrod Washburn, who has a similar K/9 and a similarly low ERA, but again I would argue that that is a fluke season more than a trend. bottom line, there's a very strong correlation. I wouldn't call that a very strong correlation. There is some, but K/9 and ERA are just as much related as BB/9 and ERA or WHIP and ERA. Look at some of these pitchers and where they rank for K/9 and ERA for 2005: Randy Johnson Doug Davis - NL Javier Vazquez - NL Jason Schmidt - NL Daniel Cabrera They all had good K/9 ratios but higher ERAs. There are a lot more than them too. Also if Buehrle is 20th in K/9 in the AL, that is not that high. It would be better to compare how many pitchers are in the top 10 for both and how many are not. I bet it is about the same, which shows that there is not that much correlation.