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QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 10:30 PM) Sure, but once people look past his name and realize that he's not having a very good season, maybe my viewpoint would make more sense. 3 months of mediocrity in the form of a once dominant pitcher is obviously not cheap, but Calhoun's potential is as high as can be for a DH type. Sure, his value takes a hit by his lack of real position, but it is extremely rare for somebody to have the potential to not only be a power hitter with a high average, but to also take many walks and rarely strike out. That combination is almost unheard of and can be lethal. All hit/no field players dont' have much value in today's game.

I know wins aren't ideal, but I love that this group of kids isn't mailing it in. The habits you learn now can be the habits you carry forward.

Daryl Van Schouwen‏Verified account @CST_soxvan 48s49 seconds ago #whitesox saying there's no need for an MRI for Yoan Moncada. Dan Hayes‏Verified account @CSNHayes 2m2 minutes ago Yoan Moncada's injury is strictly a muscle issue, no MRI is necessary.#WhiteSox

Renteria said in the post game that the contact was actually in the quad above his knee.

QUOTE (steveno89 @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 06:18 PM) Scouts are waiting to see what Hansen can do against better competition in the higher minors. Dominating a ball is not that impressive for a college prospect from a major program. I'll buy in more fully once he's doing this to AA hitters. Last year scouts were waiting to see him pitch in pro ball. Then they wanted to see him do it above rookie ball. The kid has just dominated each level.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 04:59 PM) The sad part is that it is 100% plausible. They can't even find anyone to answer questions at the White House. Ben JacobsVerified account @Bencjacobs Kushner to Interns: Trump Team Too Disorganized to Collude With Russia http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/07/31/kusher...de-with-russia/ … Even better. Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump 10 Jan 2012 3 Chief of Staffs in less than 3 years of being President: Part of the reason why @BarackObama can't manage to pass his agenda.

The sad part is that it is 100% plausible. They can't even find anyone to answer questions at the White House. Ben JacobsVerified account @Bencjacobs Kushner to Interns: Trump Team Too Disorganized to Collude With Russia http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/07/31/kusher...de-with-russia/ …

MLBRosterMoves‏ @MLBRosterMoves 1h1 hour ago .@Nationals acquire RHP Brandon Kintzler from @Twins for LHP Tyler Watson, int'l bonus pool space. http://atmlb.com/2tSoTBn #MLBOnTheMove

Colleen Kane‏ @ChiTribKane 17m17 minutes ago Meeting in the White Sox dugout between Ozzie and Kenny.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 04:38 PM) Saw on the Sox transactions page that Covey was sent on a rehab assignment to the AZL Sox. So we have that to look forward to! Bring him up, and let him go back to work. Absolutely nothing to lose.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 11:06 AM) I know not many people agree but I'm still of the opinion that Hansen is our 2nd best pitching prospect even with just being in WS. Kid is a monster. I feel like too many have held his college debacle against him. It has been a full year now of him pitching like a superstar. He has also managed to throw 163 IP during that time period so he won't be a guy you have to restrict if/when he gets to the majors. So in that year 10-8, 2.15 ERA, 163 IP, 108 H, 58 BB, 219 K, 9 HR. That translates to 12k/9, 3.2BB/9, 6H/9, and craziest of all a home run allowed every 18 IP or so. I am in love with Hansen.

QUOTE (smalls2598 @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 01:55 PM) We ended up getting a 2014 Sienna last week, and then took a family vacation to Wisconsin for a few days. I'm liking it a lot so far. I do agree though, it's huge compared to the cars I've been driving most of my life, though. But man....the storage space is awesome! yea, i don't recall seeing many 2014 in AWD available, if any. Ours is a FWD only. The storage space IS awesome. We never had a space issue. We could have brought another weeks worth of stuff for the four of us and still been fine.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 02:50 PM) I think its just a case of one buyer, the Cubs, deciding they were going to go all out to maximize their window while everyone else remained kind of gun-shy when it came to dealing their best prospects. Once the Cubs were willing to part with Jimenez it became a matter of which team had the best asset to give up, and it just so happened that the White Sox had that asset. That said, I'd rather have Kaprielian and Fowler (injuries be damned!) than Cease, Rose and Flete. Oakland did very well for themselves in getting a quantity of players. Eloy Jimenez IS the deal here. The Yankees were never willing to put a top flight guy on the line. Unless they were going to offer Gleybar Torres, the Yankees weren't going to offer a better deal that included Kaprelian and Fowler. Even then, personally I'd rather have the Jimenez fronted deal

QUOTE (steveno89 @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 02:45 PM) True^ I'm a bit surprised that the Astros did not make a bigger splash than they have. They have the best record in the AL, and the farm system to get big deals done. The Astros are a peculiar franchise. They have a unique valuation system for players and supposedly when a deal doesn't add up, they absolutely don't go any further. If there was any franchise that I would expect to strike out at the break, it was them.

This is WAY more risky than the Q deal on the prospect side, AND they don't have anything nearly as high as the top 2 players the White Sox got back.

Also worthwhile on the Otani front. Jeff Passan‏Verified account @JeffPassan 2m2 minutes ago Source: In addition to Sonny Gray, the Yankees are getting $1.5M in international bonus money. 10 replies 57 retweets 95 likes

Assuming he means Dustin, not Dexter. Bob Nightengale‏Verified account @BNightengale 24s25 seconds ago The #Athletics are receiving three solid prospects in deal: Jorge Mateo, James Kaprelian and Dexter Fowler.

Holy crap. I can't believe how many local reporters are holding the Cubs up as some kind of awesome for this. They COULD have stomped this out in Oct 03 by making a strong public statement, but the pretty much gave Bartman the Sammy Sosa treatment and pretended his didn't exist for the longest time. Now almost 15 years later they do something to fix it and NOW they are a classy organization for it? lol, ok.

Brian McTaggartVerified account @brianmctaggart Source: Astros are sending OF Nori Aoki and a Minor League player to the Blue Jays.

Jerry Crasnick‏Verified account @jcrasnick 2m2 minutes ago #Rangers have traded Jeremy Jeffress to the #Brewers

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 12:40 PM) A businessman would operate a business to run well & make money. A businessman would not be surprised if a s***ty product/service stopped making money and would do things to fix it or sell the company. The leaked financials a couple years back from the "we're so poor though!!" owners showed that they still print money regardless. This team was purchased for 19 million and is worth over 600 million now and has countless sweetheart tax deals, they have no business crying poor. You can't have it both ways. You can't shrug your shoulders and say that your fans don't support the team so you can't do anything to fix it while still taking in millions of dollars in profit. Either: own up and say profits are the only thing that matters & screw the team/fans we don't care OR try to fix your product and bring the fans back in. I will never side with a billionaire ownership complaining about fan support while he makes millions in profits, screws taxpayers, & puts out a s***ty product. This is the one truth in here. The rest of it is irrelevant. What the team was purchased for in 1980 has zero do do with how the business is run today. To me it is obvious that they worry about the fan base, as they have spent pretty much a decade trying to add to teams to quickly put results on the field as they are obviously fearful that the fan base will dessert them in droves... and they regularly have, not just in down times, but even in years where they are in first place all season long and in playoff years.

Ken Rosenthal‏Verified account @Ken_Rosenthal 3m3 minutes ago One source describes #Astros’ pursuit of Britton as “serious.” Executive with one of clubs involved believes deal with HOU is close.

Jon Morosi‏Verified account @jonmorosi 2m2 minutes ago #BlueJays have agreed to trade Francisco Liriano to #Astros, source confirms @ShiDavidi report. @MLB @MLBNetwork

QUOTE (Tony @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 12:14 PM) While I don't really believe that, even if it were the case, that's not on the fan base, that's on ownership. There are people quite actively b****ing about something that happened 20 years ago. When that is your fan base, alienation is a major and legitimate concern for ownership to worry about.