southsider2k5

It takes a lot to put me into Ron's camp, but here I am firmly #TeamHotFiRe. +1.

With the stories that came to us after the trade, I was definitely worried about his maturity. While the Boston media loves to torch people as they leave town, there were some concerning things to keep in mind. The kid has been a model citizen since he got here, and has done seemingly everything asked of him. Even if he isn't as mature as some would like, he is still a pretty young kid and seems to be progressing. That is OK by me.

And as to this list, I am going to go out on a limb and say that Ian Hamilton is the one who makes the biggest impact on the White Sox roster over the next decade. His stuff is going to turn him into an anchor at the back of our future bullpen. I will also say it is great to see some of the International players start to make some noise in a very deep White Sox system. Micker is obviously a top 15 selection, and Sosa is in the top 30, with Mieses making the just missed list. Plus they are getting important years from guys like Carlos Perez, Camilo Quintero (a darkhorse favorite of mine), Harvin Mendoza, Nunez, Beltre, and others.

There has been no better organization at keeping pitchers healthy and growing people into starters from a low innings total. The Sox don't really pick a hard number as much as the monitor the stuff of the pitchers. If they hit an innings total and are still fine they let them keep going, if the stuff or mechanics starts to suffer, that's when they typically skip a start.

Yeah, I have no idea what the deal is. In general Steve Stone has become a crusty old man, which was a large part of why he couldn't work with Hawk, and why Jason sounds much better on broadcasts without Stone. It could be that, or it could be some other peeve that Stone has, or it could be nothing. Who knows. Even if Stone has an issue, he should either be a professional and explain it, or act like a professional and not make it obvious that he has a problem.

The same Steve Stone who was on the cover of Playgirl? That had better not be why he has an attitude towards Kopech.

2nd this idea.

I think this list would look different for Bush if this process had started today instead of a few weeks ago.

In a season where it has happened over 50 times for the 1st time in baseball history? Yes, it is news.

This is such an odd thing to be worked up about it.

Jason just said said that Engel is in the top 3 in MLB for Outs Above Average.

WOW ENGEL!