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MLB Communications ‏@MLB_PR 25m25 minutes ago The City of Miami will become a first-time host of the ASG when the 88th Midsummer Classic will be held next July 11th.

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 13m13 minutes ago One of keys to #WhiteSox James Shields' turnaround is lefties are just 1-29 against his fastball in his last 7 starts, per @InsideEdgeScout

Cooper on Sale http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/07/27/don...oing-to-happen/

QUOTE (Tony @ Jul 27, 2016 -> 11:11 AM) He is going to get fairly equal money where ever he lands because it's an ELC. So the sell has to be "Look at what Panarin was able to accomplish in his 1st year here. Lets keep the ROY train going here. Even if you are only here for two years, you're going to be playing with top tier talent along side you, so when you're up for a FA deal, you're value is going to be sky high." Yeah, with equal money, the Hawks have the best case of all to offer.

QUOTE (southside hitman @ Jul 27, 2016 -> 10:47 AM) http://www.chicagonow.com/future-sox/2016/...ensive-barrage/ Recap posted. Big day for the Intimidators bats! Very nice to see Micker get 4 htis.

So the Twins are probably forcing an Ast GM and a manager on their next GM, that is if they don't just keep the Ast GM as GM. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/07/cent...nez-antony.html

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/07/cent...nez-antony.html

Comcast SportsNet ‏@CSNChicago 1h1 hour ago Are the #Blackhawks front-runners to land the best player in college hockey? -- http://cmcst.sn/rr2g

The big push in the minors is coming from Latin America. A ton of these guys are coming state side, and are just now starting to have their values understood.

QUOTE (Hatchetman @ Jul 27, 2016 -> 10:11 AM) the most obvious takeaway from that chart is the declining velocity. Percentage of pitches vs Month.

QUOTE (Hatchetman @ Jul 27, 2016 -> 10:11 AM) the most obvious takeaway from that chart is the declining velocity. It is percentage of usage, not overall velocity. Going to fangraphs, his velocity is up about half a MPH since he got here.

https://twitter.com/ScottLindholm/status/758308579677995008

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jul 27, 2016 -> 09:53 AM) I don't want to trade Quintana or Sale unless it's to Boston and Dodgers and we get back Benintendi, Moncada, Urias as parts of the deals. If a deal isn't a home run, you have a hard time selling it to the fan base. Unless you get an uber prospect, plus a pile of other guys, this will be a PR issue, especially since the media is going to sell this as the Sox overreacting to Sale's meltdown if it happens.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 27, 2016 -> 09:49 AM) When I read some of your trade proposals I'm thinking a lot of real estate. We see a moderate piece going for a top 25 prospect and we say "Sale is 10x more valuable than that! We should get 10x the price!" But, similar to real estate, while you might see runs that suddenly see a piece of crap single family home double in price, at the high-end there is usually much more variability. Sure, if a 3 bedroom rehab, your 10 bedroom mansion should get 7x that. But there are very few people that can afford 7x that price, and the negotiation between asking and sale are huge variations. Point is, yeah, Sale IS so much more valuable than Drew Pomeranz. He is so much more valuable than half a year of chapman. But at some point when you are casually throwing around that teams should give up literally their entire stock of talent for 1 player, it just doesn't make sense for them. Boston is attractive because not only does it have the #1 prospect in the game, it has 2 in the top 10 and multiple in the top 100. Saying "we'll take all of it" will just leave you to disappointment here. Either you will feel intensely disappointed with the return or you will continue to see Sale playing for whatever team construction this is. We are taking a risk getting rid of him. We know we can get to watch an Ace pitch every fifth day for 3 more years...it just happesn to be on a team with no easy way to collect all star talent in any of its positions. Or, you can trade that, get 2 impact prospects and a host of lottery tickets, and hope that they can go at a level and improve our development so we can hope that Fisher, Call, Eaton, Anderson, Collins can form a team with you know, ideallly Moncada and Benitendi, and then wild cards on the levels of Zangari, Engel, Adolfo, and the others. Or you can not get your asking price met, and you have one of the best lefties in baseball until the beginning of the next decade for super cheap.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 27, 2016 -> 12:08 AM) 76% and 5,678 electoral votes, which is enough to allow her to replace every SC justice if she wants, and she also gets to pass 1 major piece of legislation without Congressional approval. It's in Article 12. And that is even before the DNC gets involved with Mr Robot.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Jul 27, 2016 -> 01:51 AM) For as bad as Heyward has been....he would have the 2nd best WAR in the line-up behind Eaton.... yikes. All of it from his defense.

I could totally see Hawk sporting that.

QUOTE (peppers312 @ Jul 27, 2016 -> 09:35 AM) isn't that really what most people projected before the season started? if it weren't for the BLAZING HOT start i think playoff expectations would have been tempered. I want to say the average was in the 86 to 88 range. Most people felt a team on the cusp of the playoffs, but not quite the playoffs IIRC.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Jul 26, 2016 -> 10:45 PM) Yet another injury. Sigh...never ending. Yet Robin was quoted directly in the Sun-Times today as saying Lawrie could have played Monday if he was needed. OK then... Mark They said last night that he had a setback yesterday. Pretty clear he did something to hurt himself again.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 26, 2016 -> 09:23 PM) People didn't believe me a few weeks into the season that he is actually pretty good and should have been starting at SS. Too bad Hahn really wanted Rollins to waste 2 months of the season at SS I think Ventura has done a really good job of putting him in good situations. Anytime he plays daily, his numbers start to slide back.

QUOTE (CWSpalehoseCWS @ Jul 26, 2016 -> 08:12 PM) Posted this over in the Trade Winds forums as well, but Sanchez was pulled early in the bottom of the 3rd for Delmonico. Anyone got any ideas the reason behind that? Seems odd to pull him so early. #HugWatch? Lawrie to the DL maybe.

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Jul 26, 2016 -> 09:10 PM) OVERRATED. Cubs just lost to Miguel Gonzalez and James Shields with their two best starters. That's embarrassing. I imagine there is some tinkle running down some legs on the northside tonight.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 26, 2016 -> 09:06 PM) No one is saying he's Sale. But he's also not the pitcher that he first showed when he came here. Probably not the pitcher from the last couple of games, either, but he's also our third starter. This. He is middle to back of the rotation guy now.

THE BP CUP IS OURS!!!

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 26, 2016 -> 09:03 PM) I'm not saying it's not devil worship. Have you seen the devil emoticon on the iPhone? It's a red James Shields face with the beard. Doesn't matter, the Cubs are interested.