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Good lord. Why did so many people want a rebuild if they can't handle a few months of bad play from a rookie?

I might pay money just to watch Engel play D in CF.

QUOTE (BrianAnderson @ Aug 21, 2017 -> 09:37 AM) Didn't really spend time reading the responses - but no chance in hell Nicky Delmonico is a contributing member of this team in 2020. Every year there is someone new we think could be a player that sticks around on this board.. Last year it was Saladino and how he just had the "it" factor and knew how to play the game right. How he could play 3B for 3 seasons+ or be a starter on the diamond. Saladino is just another 2-3 year UTIL player and will be gone soon. Same with Yolmer. There were positives earlier in the year and it got thrown around that HE could be the solution at UTIL. He is no better, actually probably worse than Saladino in my opinion. Players than have a chance to contribute into 2020 currently on Sox: Abreu - DH with some time (60) game at 1B Moncada - temper expectations. #1 prospect means nothing now that he'll never be on that list again. He's just a former #1. He's going to be a slightly above average player with the chance to have a few really good years. Anderson - Super UTIL - SS, 2B, 3B, CF - I give him next year to prove himself. Hopefully we wont need him as our starting SS. He's a guy who should play 90-100 games a year in UTIL role Hansen - this is my hail mary. Let him play a lot next year. If it clicks? Good. I think he can play the super UTIL role then as well. For those of you who think this is crazy - he was a more highly touted prospect than the above Anderson. I'd be hard pressed to say in a full year that either is much better than the other. Leury - Same - can fight for the super UTIL role. Rodon - #2 or 3 N. Jones - set up man if not dealt That's it in my mind. Players who won't be on team or shouldn't be... Avi - sorry. Don't want him. don't need him. He can be our 7-9 type of player, but don't want him as a key to our success. Davidson - please don't tell me how MLB is an all or nothing league - he's a nothing. 35HRS a year doesn't mean s*** if you strikeout 35% of time Delmonico - Nope. So out of everyone Alen Hanson is the guy you are excited about? This is just bizarre.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 20, 2017 -> 04:51 PM) Not his fault, imo. Sox were still in stupid go for it mode. Plus they really got conned on the medicals.

QUOTE (WBWSF @ Aug 20, 2017 -> 08:38 AM) The off season starts with Hahn trading Avi Garcia and Abreu for more prospects. This will be done in the name of a rebuild. I see it as more of a salary dump to get this team to have the lowest payroll in MLB. All this translates into more profits for JR. This leaves the team with the following lineup: 1B=Gillaspie, 2B=Moncada, SS=Anderson, 3B=Davidson, LF=L. Garcia, CF=Engle, RF=Delmonico, C=Smith. Starting Rotation Rodon, Shields, Lopez and Holland. (Hahn resigns Holland thinking that he'll have a rebound year) Bullpen= The same group who are in our present bullpen. After Rodon gets off to a good start Hahn will sign him to a contract extension. After the All Star break Hahn will then trade Rodon to the Cubs for more of their prospects. Nobody ever talks about this but Hahn is a life long Cubs fan. He never attended a White Sox game in his life until he started working for them. And finally for a job well done (Last place team with the lowest payroll=enormous profits) JR will reward Hahn with another contract extension,

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Aug 19, 2017 -> 09:21 PM) Anderson since he signed deal has got a little too comfortable. This is absolute BS with what he has been through this year.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Aug 18, 2017 -> 08:34 PM) Engel doesn't look like a MLB hitter. That's too bad. Of all of the guys I am rooting hard for, I have a man crush on Engel because of his CF. I so badly want him to be able to hit at least a little bit. He could be our CF for the next decade with the way he plays defense.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Aug 18, 2017 -> 05:48 PM) Soooo is he up here for good or just monday No official word, but I think he is here for the rest of 2017 at least.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Aug 18, 2017 -> 10:05 PM) Worth keeping an eye on. Not worth getting excited about yet. A lot of red flags in his bat. He should get a new bat /expert analysis

QUOTE (NCsoxfan @ Aug 18, 2017 -> 11:12 AM) It's SUPER early, but have to wonder if the Cubs have any buyers remorse on Quintana. Not because of Q, but because of how Eloy has exploded. Again super premature but still.... The Cubs got what they needed, especially if Lester is gone any amount of time.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 18, 2017 -> 09:25 AM) I know it's a young pitcher who wants to stay in the game, but darnit, I also want my young pitchers to understand that one game does not matter if they hurt themselves. How many guys have we seen make things worse by pitching through injury? How's that working for the Mets? Anyway, yeah thanks Jose. Some guys are more versed in the machismo culture and don't honestly know that it is OK to say that you are hurt. The guy is super young, and this could be a great teaching moment.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Aug 18, 2017 -> 07:21 AM) Ya, as everyone else has said, Jose is just awesome. The amount of respect that the young guys have for him is incredible. Not just that, but it is earned. He is 100% looking out for their good and the good of the team. You can't fake that. It is totally genuine.

That is pretty awesome of Jose.

Here is something you can't say every day. Courtney Hawkins 3-5.

QUOTE (ron883 @ Aug 17, 2017 -> 07:45 PM) Moncada hr!! I think somebody should eat crow about a certain player that he judged too harshly. Jose Abreu did hit a bomb tonight. Again.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 17, 2017 -> 04:43 PM) An I right in thinking that since they cleared waivers with no specific team claiming them they still can be traded and now that means to any team That is correct though typically if a team wanted a player they would claim them.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 17, 2017 -> 04:30 PM) I know part of it is a fluky first half but I don't think any of us have grappled with just how crazy it was that Avi Garcia became an all star. If Nicky keeps this run (not .400, but you know what I mean, being a good power hitter) through the end of year, great for us. And more than anything Avi's road to success should serve as a warning sign for the rebuild. Not all of these guys will succeed, and those who do might take years to do so. Patience is a virtue.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Aug 17, 2017 -> 04:24 PM) This isn't a fair comparison considering Yolmer has played the majority of his season at 2b. Davidson is a much better hitter. That is their offensive WAR numbers for this season. It is an apples to apples comparison of the offensive production. It doesn't even touch the defensive chasm between the two.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Aug 17, 2017 -> 04:02 PM) Well all I said was it's time to consider that could be a bust and everyone said I had to be trolling. I didn't say anything was certain. 20 ABs is NOT the time to consider he could be a bust. That is ridiculous to say. He could absolutely bust, but it isn't based on 20 freaking ABs.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 17, 2017 -> 03:36 PM) Especially if you could replace Yolmer with Davidson Yolmer oWAR 0.6 in 365 PAs, Davidson oWAR 0.4 in 324 PAs.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Aug 17, 2017 -> 03:13 PM) This post is sig-worthy. I'm keeping it. You better hope Moncada never becomes a stud. You won't forget it. He could heat Canada in January with that hot take.

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QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Aug 17, 2017 -> 03:10 PM) Even the walks have stopped. He's one for his last twenty with 10 strike outs and no walks. He's not struggling, he's drowning. Anyone still convinced he'll climb out of this is deluded. You don't have to take the exact opposite point either, but now it's time to seriously consider that Moncada is a complete and total bust. It has gotten so bad that the Buxton comparisons are starting to look generous. I hope he turns it around, but watching him play leaves almost zero room for encouragement. Counterpoint: Robin Ventura.