southsider2k5

Eaton's major league leading 9th assist out of RF this year.

f***ing McEwing sending him...

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 05:13 PM) I mean I could just keep posting lists of names and changing the subjects, but that would just be a waste of time, right? Actually let's list names. That sounds fun. So it looks like the meme's about ignoring entire countries are BS. Recent signings by country, since the theme seems to be just drop whatever you think is right without any research: Venenzuela Joxelier Garcia Edinxon Arias Carlos Diaz Jhoan Quijada Carlos Perez Ylexander Villarroel Juan Acosta Harvin Mendoza Domniican Republic Luis Castillo Yeuris Guerrero Luis Ledo Eriberto Percel Makier Feliz Felix Mercedes Ricky Mota Armando Nunez Micker Adolfo Hanleth Otano Victor Done Yemilson Peralta Fernando Tatis Jr Cuba Andres Sanchez Mexico Salvador Villarreal Columbia Jhoandro Alfaro

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 05:10 PM) So your rebuttal argument is that we've signed ONE "top player" out of Venezuela that 85-90% of SoxTalk hasn't even heard of? The odds for OU's Mr. Hansen winning the AL Cy Young some day are higher than that kid making it to the major leagues. I mean I could just keep posting lists of names and changing the subjects, but that would just be a waste of time, right?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 05:02 PM) Perhaps the fact that a good 50% of that 35%+ number of current MLB players originating in Latin America. So if you're cut off from 20% of the talent in the world, you have to find it in other places. (See CLE/KC rosters for a comparison) The White Sox have mitigated this SOMEWHAT by the Cuban (Ramirez/Abreu), but the answer, I think, is Jesus Pena, a relief pitcher. And that was a decade or so ago. We've had Eduardo Escobar and Carlos Sanchez as well, but no true impact players. Basically, we never had a presence in Venezuela, even though Ozzie was one of the most famous players/managers in the history of that country....about 10-12 MLB teams at one point had baseball academies there, although many have closed up shop with the increasing danger in the country, kidnappings, military dictatorship, anti-American sentiment, etc. Fwiw, we also found Paulo Orlando and Andre Rienzo out of Brazil, but Orlando never contributed to the White Sox. The follow up on that...well, Jerry Krause went down to do South American scouting for JR and hasn't been heard from since. Finally, there's the Asian market. We had Takatsu and Iguchi, and that's about it, unless you want to count Don Wakamatsu. A number of the Korean hitters (starting with Kang in Pitt) have made pretty big impacts over the last 18 months, but the White Sox haven't come close there for a decade. What the explanation is, not sure? Scouting budget/resources? KW famously signed Iguchi from reviewing video from the Japanese professional league. I'm not even 100% he actually saw him in person. I remember we did sign a Taiwanese or Korean pitcher back about 6-7 years ago for a decent-sized bonus but he fell off the map/injuries, etc. Maybe he was traded to the Red Sox, but he didn't get very far. One of our top rated signings last year was out of Venezuela. But don't let me stand in the way of some name dropping.

Does everyone have their Picks to Click in?

Jose Abreu

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 06:33 AM) I think this guy put it best. Depressing, yet true. https://mobile.twitter.com/CheerTheAnthem/s...330029899431936 @CheerTheAnthem Price would be Saad, Tuevo, Johns, Dano and Danault Nope, that would be what we traded for the 2015 Cup.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 03:38 PM) Carlos Lee is Panamanian and Ordonez is Venezuelan. . I know all about the Wilder scandal. If that messed up 10 years what about the other 40 since the Alou brothers came into MLB around 1963 where are our Dominicans ? Why does the actual race matter? The entire Latin American group comes from the same signing pool. If they are Domincan or Cuban, or Venezuelan or whatever doesn't actually matter.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 03:04 PM) Here we go... from Woj: Bulls, Heat and Raptors are in advanced discussions on a 3-team trade that would send Jimmy Butler to Miami, sources tell @TheVertical Um, ok. So the Bulls are just totally punting apparently?

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 02:39 PM) Oh, you'd think so. BUt no, Calderon and Lopez were on New York Knick contracts. Calderon is FA after this but mr. Lopez is not. But Rose was so terrible we need to take on even worse players on longer contracts. Is Lopez or Calderon from Iowa? Yeah, I go back to my original point. I don't get it.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 02:37 PM) Serious question: If on a hot Friday or Saturday night I decided to walk the streets of Rosemont from 10 pm until 5 am. what are the odds I would be shot and killed? Probably 90 percent? The murders in Chicago must stop. LMFAO

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 02:33 PM) Nope. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/06/inte...-fernandez.html And actually that gets me to thinking... I wonder if the big signing is one of the young Cubans?

Does this free up cap space or something?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 02:17 PM) K.C. Johnson ‏@KCJHoop 3m3 minutes ago The Bulls are sending Derrick Rose, Justin Holiday and a 2017 2nd-round pick for Robin Lopez, Jerian Grant and Jose Calderon, per source. I don't even know what to make of that.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 02:24 PM) Has Lazarito signed yet? Nope. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/06/inte...-fernandez.html

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 11:23 AM) I chuckled. I would also have accepted NDAR the Barbarian.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 10:58 AM) Are there? That place is 20 minutes from my house. Nothing in Illinois showed up for me. There was yesterday. Could be gone by now as shows seem to be filling up pretty quickly.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 10:51 AM) Isn't part of the rule to limit the "neighborhood play" making it more difficult to turn a double play? The take out slides and neighborhood slides have also been eliminated.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 10:41 AM) The debate about bunting has changed a bit recently due to the new rules that make it easier to turn a double play. I am surprised no one has brought that up. I think I would rather see a hit and run called than a bunt but not a hit and run ( run and hit ) with freaking Dionner Navarro on 1st base. There is also 2 schools of though about bunting over an already fast guy like Anderson with one of our better hitters who just happens to be one of our best bunters. If you bunt a slow guy to 2nd it still might take 2 hits to get him home but a fast guy is more likely to score with 1 hit. Bunting for a sacrifice is just dependent on many things , who's the runner , who's the bunter, how many outs there are, who's coming up next, how is your team at scoring runs, what's the game situation and more. That is a really interesting point I hadn't thought of before.

QUOTE (smalls2598 @ Jun 21, 2016 -> 12:14 PM) Brian WindhorstVerified account ‏@WindhorstESPN 48m48 minutes ago The Phildelphia 76ers have informed Ben Simmons they will select him with the No. 1 pick Thursday, source says (@ChrisBHaynes 1st) This is the team I wonder about the Bulls matching up well with. With Noah seemingly leaving town, as well as Gasol, they could stand to get bigger, and the 76ers would love a real star to put around all of these kids.

The Latin pipe line is looking really strong in Arizona. Not only are there a lot of the bonus babies coming stateside, but there are also a fair amount of no named pitchers coming over, which is very intriguing. The Catching situation might be the most interesting of all. The Hickman draft pick, plus Alfaro and Carlos Perez are all going to be looking for time.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 09:15 AM) Very good point as well. And think about what Sansa has seen and been through since she left Kings Landing, her dad was beheaded in front of her by her husband, her mom and brother murdered at the Red Wedding, she has been given to Ramsay as some sort of prize and he did whatever he did to her. She probably has zero sympathetic bones left in her body. Yeah, her being pretty bitter was the least surprising part of all of that, but still felt pretty damned good for her after all she has been through.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 09:16 AM) That's what I got too. There are some shows in Tinley, but there is about jacks*** in the Chicago area.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 08:04 AM) If you trade Sale and/or Q you better get a kings ransom for both or don't deal them. All for dealing them though. QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 08:29 AM) But he doesn't get wins you're wrong. Apparently he is a pirate, because he leads the league in AR, (no W)