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Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeyman 29m29 minutes ago Oviedo, FL blue jays offer to encarnacion was for 2 yrs guaranteed plus vesting option(s). EE didn't counter, hopes to get 4/5 as FA

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeyman 23m23 minutes ago Oviedo, FL jays believed willing to go 3 yrs (at $20M plus) for bautista (no confirm of official offer). he sought at least 5 for 150M

I have quite literally never heard that phrase before. Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 10m10 minutes ago Kevan Smith goes on DL w/ "sacroiliac joint dysfunction." Was reported he had back spasms in warm ups Mon before was set to make MLB debut.

Brett Lawrie

Hopefully Navarro keeps going well.

50 shades of Nerd. http://distractify.com/humor/2016/04/25/sh...1c7174ed94e4ada

Phil Rogers ‏@philgrogers 2h2 hours ago Adam Eaton's throw to third in TO continued the trend. He leads MLB in defensive runs saved (8) and UZR/150 (52.7), all positions. @whitesox

Brendan Kennedy ‏@BKennedyStar 1h1 hour ago Brendan Kennedy Retweeted Toronto Star Sports In 6 of their 11 losses, #BlueJays have had >70% win expectancy in 6th inning or later. Last night it was up to 96%.

Jeff Nuich ‏@JeffNuich OFFICIAL: @CSNChicago posts new ALL-TIME RECORD 19.1 TV rating for #Blackhawks Game 7 --> http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-blackhaw...ks-blues-game-7 …

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Apr 26, 2016 -> 12:46 PM) Look I shouldn't have quoted them over the sample size of a game, I was just making the point that to say he got lucky was silly. Danks was hit hard in his last start but they got 2 runs. Grounders found infielders and liners found outfielders. You can give up a lot of hard hits and still not deserve an ERA over 8. And it was pretty universally accepted that Danks got really lucky to only give up a couple of runs because he defense bailed him out with three big double plays. He deserved worse than he got.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 26, 2016 -> 12:41 PM) I mean, he was asked the question by reporters and he answered it. It doesnt mean anything except he thinks the Bears love him, they may not. We all dont think a RB is good value for the Bears at that pick, and they probably dont either. It means he doesn't know when to shut up. That doesn't always go over well with management and coaching staffs.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Apr 26, 2016 -> 12:41 PM) According to Statcast, the average exit velocity off the bat last night against Gonzalez was 102 mph. He got hit really hard. For reference, the MLB average exit velocity is 90 mph. Yeah, he got hit hard. That wasn't luck. That was just not being a good pitcher.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 26, 2016 -> 12:30 PM) He wasnt wrong.... And he may not be wrong here. But it doesn't mean he doesn't have a loose set of lips.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Apr 26, 2016 -> 12:27 PM) I'm saying he was hit hard. I'm saying he probably wasn't hit that hard that he deserved over half the balls put in play to be hits. Even liners find fielders a lot of the time. It was a bad start. Literally all I'm saying is to say he deserved worse than an 8.44 ERA isn't accurate. Again, it could have easily been worse. Eaton threw out a runner at 3rd with a perfect throw. The next batter hit a bomb. AJax also made a really nice play going a long way in LCF to catch a ball, with runners on second and third who would have scored for sure. That is three runs right there that score in a game against a lesser defensive team. Realistically Gonzalez got a lot of breaks in that game to keep his numbers where they ended up.

QUOTE (kevo880 @ Apr 26, 2016 -> 12:23 PM) Yeah but this isn't the Bears going public, it's Elliot. I think if he's there at 11 the Bears take him. I think he will be gone by then though. And Elliot seems to have a tendency to talk too much. Remember him calling out the OSU coaching staff last year?

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Apr 26, 2016 -> 12:18 PM) I'm fully aware of that, but not when they're under twice his ERA. If he throws like that again he probably doesn't give up 5 runs in 5.1 innings. You think if he throws the exact same pitches to that exact same lineup again, they still produce a .526 BABIP? It's not like everything was smoked either, Fangraphs has it at a 45% hard hit rate and 15% soft hit rate as opposed to his career averages of 30% and 18%. 4 of the 11 hits were groundball hits. What you are saying is that balls were hit hard against him at a rate 50% higher than his career average, but he wasn't hit hard? I think pretty much anyone who watched the game last night will tell you he got hit HARD, no matter how you are reading the stats.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36136286

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Apr 26, 2016 -> 11:55 AM) Let's not exaggerate, it shouldn't have been worse. His ERA for the start was 8.44 while his FIP, xFIP and SIERA were 4.39, 4.54 and 3.94 respectively. It wasn't a great start by any means but he was a bit BABIPed, and at least showed he could strike guys out and his velocity was back up from the 86-88 stuff that apparently influenced the Orioles to release him. This is a case where the numbers are lying to you. He got hit around like a red-headed step child, and had his defense bail him out of some bad situations. 13 baserunners in 5 1/3 innings pretty much said it all.

This was pretty awesome. http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post...nate-blackhawks

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 26, 2016 -> 11:28 AM) Sox fans...confident. World feels strange. [looks for falling anvil]

Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 5m5 minutes ago Todd @FlavaFraz21 Frazier is 9-for-24 with three homers, six RBI in last seven games. #whitesox are 6-1 in those 7.

QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Apr 26, 2016 -> 10:36 AM) Better than any third baseman the White Sox have had since 2006. That is a pretty gutsy call.

Apparently the catching class is deep this year. http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/167...DTma4ZTG7Xma.97

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 2h2 hours ago Chicago, IL White Sox lead the American League with 38 two-strike runs scored. Diamondbacks lead the Majors at 43

Zach Zaidman ‏@ZachZaidman 1h1 hour ago Ezekiel Elliott tells @dpshow he thinks #Bears are in "love" with him.