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QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Apr 7, 2016 -> 11:42 AM) Sox were high on Aiken as well (not near as high on Kolek though). Agree they were also interested in Nola but I think they liked Aiken more and presumed the top 2 were going to go Aiken / Rodon and than they'd have grabbed Nolan (based upon reports, who knows what is true though). I seem to remember that no one thought Aiken would be there.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Apr 7, 2016 -> 11:25 AM) Dan Hudson was a good pitcher who got hurt. Clayton Richards, while not great, is a serviceable arm, and has won 50 games in his career with a career ERA of 4.30, including two seasons where he pitched over 200 innings with an ERA under 4 (albeit in San Diego). Poreda wasn't a top prospect when we dealt him and Holmberg & Santos (injury) were young and still quite a ways from the majors so you figure busts will happen. Gio Gonzalez should probably be included on this list (from the 2nd time he was traded) as he was the best pitcher we ever gave up and we were completely robbed when we gave him up for Nick Swisher. Holmberg and other should not get lumped in with Bassitt, who in 25 major league starts has a career ERA of 3.79. This included 18 games (13 starts last year) where he gave up less hits than innings pitched and had a very respectable WHIP of 1.25 while striking out just over 6 guys per nine innings. He has good velocity (getting into the mid 90's) and has a pretty dominant curve ball and is a better pitcher today than two pitchers in the White Sox rotation (John Danks & Matt Latos). Bassit will not be an ace, but he will be a solid cost-controlled middle of the rotation starter and that is a very valuable commodity. All this said, Sox have done a good job developing this cost-controlled middle to back of the rotation guys. Gio was the one guy we clearly lost on, but Bassitt has no where near that ceiling. Pitching in Oakland will go a long way towards making his numbers look a lot better than they really are.

Mark Lazerus Verified account ‏@MarkLazerus 46m46 minutes ago So the #Blackhawks, playing for home-ice and a shot at the division, will be without Keith, Crawford, Hossa, Anisimov and Shaw.

Avi Garcia

Mark Lazerus ‏@MarkLazerus 39m39 minutes ago #Blackhawks lines: Ladd-Toews-Panik Panarin-Teravainen-Kane Bickell-Desjardins-Weise Mashinter-Kruger-Fleischmann Hossa likely out.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Apr 7, 2016 -> 11:00 AM) What? Batting averages after 3 games aren't relevant? You mean to tell me Eaton isn't going to hit .636 this year? That's disappointing. Seems sustainable to me.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Apr 7, 2016 -> 10:49 AM) It's 3 games into the season people, relax. Seriously. Quoting batting averages 3 games into a season?

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 7, 2016 -> 10:02 AM) It was very good but probably took some liberties. Did the jury really stop and hold his first up to OJ as he left? I think it should of ended with OJ staring at his statue then as the camera zoomed in on his face, it goes from a look of hollowness to an evil smirk into the lens. No? Ok I really was waiting to see if they had OJ sort of admit guilt at some point, seeing as he wrote that stupid book after the fact anyway.

Thomas Bryant is back for year 2 at IU.

Sounds like we should see Saladino at SS. It might also be a day to give Cabrera a day off and use Sands or Shuck.

So the People vs OJ Simpson was worth a watch. It got a little corny at times, but there was so much of the personal interaction stuff I knew nothing about. I did everything I could NOT to follow the trial when it was going on.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 7, 2016 -> 08:27 AM) Charlotte @ Durham, 5:05 CT, Carroll starting Birmingham @ Jacksonville, 6:05 CT, Danish starting Winston-Salem @ Lynchburg, 5:30 CT, Adams starting Hickory @ Kannapolis, 6:05 CT, Martinez starting Scoreboard Link So Scott Carroll is the pitcher mirroring Mat Latos at AAA.

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 7, 2016 -> 08:28 AM) That looks decent. Ha No shot of Vader. Athough I've heard different reports as to how much he's actually in it. Can't wait for the Jar Jar prequel. I'd feel so much better about 1-3 if they actually did something to show that Jar Jar really was this evil mastermind or something.

The good news is that the pen is relatively fresh. Jennings and Putnam haven't pitched at all. Only Petricka pitched last night.

Way to battle him Melky.

1 to tie, 2 to win the series.

Christopher Kamka ‏@ckamka Adam Eaton: first #WhiteSox leadoff man with multiple hits in each of the team's first 3 games of a season since Chico Carrasquel in 1951

More importantly it means Oakland has lost their challenge for the rest of the game now.

The baseball gods are obviously on our side.

Well despite everything, I will say that Eaton came to play this year.

99 pitches through 7 innings. I have to imagine he is done.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Apr 6, 2016 -> 11:04 PM) Not sure the Frazier trade is a valid comparison. Frazier filled a gaping hole on the White Sox. A Gaping hole at third base. That trade makes sense. Samardzjia, not so much. I call it the Michael Ynoa Trade, because a day or so after the trade Hahn was interviewed, and he actually said that he held out for the inclusion of Ynoa. I had to laugh when I heard that, as if he out-negotiated whatshisname at Oakland. Billy just had to clear a roster spot. We gave up a lot more for Shark than we did for Frazier, who is a much better player. Regarding Spencer Adams at # 44 two years ago -- good draft pick, obviously. Lets hope we do as well with #26. Not that we have ever screwed up any high picks in last ten years. But we should get a great prospect with the pick, maybe somebody as promising as Bassitt. Bassitt isn't that good. He'll go the way of David Holmberg, Dan Hudson, Clayton Richards, Fautino De Los Santos, Aaron Poreda, and all of the "mistakes" we have made trading away pitchers. And all you need to do is look at the of our rotation to know that we need a pitcher back there. Samardjiza flopping just showed how important that spot was.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Apr 6, 2016 -> 11:03 PM) You know theyll never wind up hitting each other. /thread