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QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jan 5, 2016 -> 10:31 AM) Nothing wrong with it, I suppose. I'm hoping he's a much better hitter than a .709 career OPS. I'm hoping he's a great player or at least well above average. Ramirez wasn't. And Ramirez is what he is, we should have traded him for Frazier and kept the other 3. How many 3 WAR SS's are in the game today?

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jan 5, 2016 -> 09:45 AM) I should have put "scouts" in quotes, referring to how the board is generally dismissive toward all but the best prospects. I really wasn't referring to you. I appreciate and respect your hard work. Hopefully Anderson can develop some patience. That will be the difference between a great SS and another Alexei. Speaking of "dismissive"... In the MLB of the '10's what is wrong with "another Alexei"? Up until 2015, he was one of the better SS's in the game. Without steroids, guys like that don't grow on trees anymore.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 5, 2016 -> 09:37 AM) I disagree, when you have to ask whether Bonds should get in the same breath as Trevor Hoffman. By excluding Bonds the person and player, you aren't excluding Bonds' achievements. You aren't pretending his doesn't exist. You are very clearly saying that Barry Bonds the player didn't merit inclusion into the HOF for whatever reason it was. Unless the HOF sets new standards, it has always been this way.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 5, 2016 -> 09:30 AM) For f*ck's sake, players. Sh*t or get off the pot. This would be Kenny Williams like of paying up just to get something done. Hahn has been the master of waiting out a market to get the deal on his terms. Look at the Frazier deal for a great example.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 5, 2016 -> 09:03 AM) Hield is a monster and they are definitely more dominated by a single player. But OU also worked better as a team, in my view, and made the right use of the rest of the lineup. Kansas seemed too loose, and frankly, not as well coached. If OU gets more equal calls during regulation, it never goes to OT. They just seemed like a team that will be way easier to beat come March. Most of the time you had 1 or 2 players on the floor for OU who had no interest in having the ball in their hands. I will agree there were a couple of big missed calls, such as the blocked shot through the net that was an easy goaltend.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 5, 2016 -> 08:27 AM) Who else watched any of the KU/OU game? I only caught most of regulation, missed the OT's and the end (and beginning) of regulation. Sure seemed to me (and I have no horse in this race) that KU was getting a lot of favorable help from the officiating crew. And were playing at home. I feel pretty confident this Oklahoma team is better than Kansas. I got the opposite impression of the teams. OU is more of a one man show, while KU is a better and deeper team.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jan 4, 2016 -> 09:56 PM) Am I wrong for not wanting this guy? I read earlier today his velocity was down to 86 last season. Are there any indicators that might show his velocity will return? Honestly if they really are interested in giving Fister a major league deal, it means they don't think much of Johnson.

Josh Nelson ‏@SSS_joshnelson 2h2 hours ago Chicago White Sox are holding mini-camp for hitters starting tomorrow with Hitting Coach Todd Steverson and new assistant, Greg Sparks. Some of the Hitters at mini-camp: T. Anderson, T. Saladino, J.May, M. Davidson (not giving up!), C. Hawkins, A. Engel, and T. Michalczewski

Fister? I barely knew her.

Q&A to go with the top 10. http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/chic...prospects-chat/

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Jan 4, 2016 -> 10:42 AM) Cryptic tweet from an insider, apparently a typo Jim Bowden ‏@JimBowden_ESPN 1m1 minute ago Pay Gordon & Angels sign Kendrick and Upton Jim Bowden ‏@JimBowden_ESPN 15m15 minutes ago To clarify my last tweet I was asked what I thought the Angels should do and i was just giving my opinion that I would sign Upton &Kendrick

670 The Score ‏@670TheScore 56m56 minutes ago Derrick Rose is a gametime decision Tuesday after MRI on his right leg comes back clean: http://cbsloc.al/1MPBAOo

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 4, 2016 -> 01:48 PM) So we plan on playing Panik in the NHL? ^ Coach Q mentioned it.

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Jan 4, 2016 -> 02:27 PM) You keep saying this, but be careful what you wish for. Yeah, this is the best football for ND in decades.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 4, 2016 -> 02:26 PM) He is, but like a lot of guys from the 2014 and 2015 signing classes, we don't yet have a lot of scouting information to go on. There is a whole lot of discussion around the Venezuelan kids the last couple of classes. With all of the problems there these guys are getting scouted a lot less as a lot fewer teams are willing to send their personnel into the country. There is a decent amount of discussion around some of these kids being signed for a discount because of it. Some feel Perez might be one of those guys who fell through the cracks.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 4, 2016 -> 01:37 PM) I just don't think the Hall of Fame needs to be some cheerleader exhibit for MLB. Why can't it just put it out there, tell the truth? Why should the museum, which is largely the smithsonian of baseball excellence, not just deal with reality? I don't like this idea that we are supposed to largely act like the incredible (in the true sense of the word) baseball milestones taking place in the l90s/early 00s didn't exist. Put them in there, and lay down the reality that increase in steroid usage saw huge increases in offense and pitching never seen before. Oh, no no, instead we should put our fingers in our ears and act like Bonds didn't exist. 98 never happened. HOF is an exhibit of baseball greatness. That it aligns itself with hero worship and must be a victory lap where we must also applaud them as incredible human beings is dumb. I'd like to start a baseball history museum that actually covers the history of the game, and let the HOF do it's walter payton award ceremony. I don't see not admitting an individual to the Hall of Fame as being the same as pretending they don't exist. I think putting them together is a non sequitor.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 4, 2016 -> 12:24 PM) I will feel much better if Adams/Danish have dominant seasons. Goes without saying, but Hawkins having a breakout season would also make the list a lot better. 2 dynamic hitters/3 dynamic pitchers makes up for a lot. If you can get a jump out of guys that have been sort of written off (say a Hawkins, Walker, Barnum, etc) and the system gets a whole lot better. Danish and Adams will be tough reads as they are both being pushed pretty well.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 4, 2016 -> 01:39 PM) There's a crowd of interesting LatAm guys who, at least for me, are currently in the 20-40 range in the system - but with potential for much higher if things pan out. Guys like Amado Nunez, Fernando Tatis Jr, Franklin Reyes, Yosmer Solorzano, Johan Cruz and Maiker Feliz are all guys who will be in or close to the 15-30 range in our deeper list coming out soon. Add that to Adolfo, and that's a pretty nice talent pool. Doesn't even include some other guys lower down but also with potential, like Carlos Perez. This is what I mean when I say the "back end" of the list is filling in nicely. Johan Cruz is a guy who may even be in the mid-teens in the system. Alfaro will be another one worth watching.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jan 4, 2016 -> 01:17 PM) Look at Happ's 2015 season. THAT is why he got a three year deal. The Danksian previous seasons are why it was only 3/36. Like I said, if Danks pulls out a 3.50-ish ERA this year, he'll sign a decent little contract, too. But he hasn't done anything remotely close to that since his injury. Happ has, exactly once, but he did it and it was this past season. That's the difference. And the big part of that is the very flukish looking Pittsburgh time. This year he is going back to Toronto.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 4, 2016 -> 01:09 PM) I think it's important to point there isn't one Latin American signing in that list. If I had to guess, I would have to think there are only a handful of other teams (if any) without one in their top 10. Outside of a few exceptions, we've pretty much have had to rely on the draft to build our minor league system. That's obviously changing and the good news is we'll finally see the fruits of our labor this year with the first wave of guys hitting full-season ball and a ton more interesting prospects in rookie leagues. Even if that top 10 list is a bit underwhelming, there is plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the system. Carlos Sanchez is here. Micker should be on that list. The talent is starting to flow up through the system for sure. I see no way in 2016 that the list doesn't include at least one LA signing.

Jonathan Jones @jjones9 Peanut Tillman tore his ACL

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 4, 2016 -> 11:26 AM) So John Danks is a consistent 4.6 xFIP and Happ is consistently better. Like seriously, I ahve no idea what that statement could mean. Danks is actually getting gradually worse if you look at those numbers, he's just getting back to more innings. Danks FIP has gone down each year since returning from injury, and since returning from injury he has been in a major league rotation to take the ball every five days. Even after the surgery, Danks has pitched more innings than Happ in each of the last three seasons. Overall we are talking about 87 innings more, or about 5 starts per year more.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 4, 2016 -> 11:08 AM) If you look more closely, out of the last 4 seasons, he's had an xFIP between 3.9 and 4.0 in 2 of those years, 2013 he was substantially higher, 2015 was 3.65 - so even with some minor league stints, you can make a decent case that you have a guy who can put up an xFIP near 4, that includes time in Torotno. Danks, OTOH, since his injury, 4.08, 4.62, 4.65. He's got to perform a lot better next year in order to convince anyone that he can put up anything like the outings Happ has done. The one thing Happ hasn't done that Danks has doen in that stretch is get up to 190 innings. So maybe you expect Danks to give a few more starts than Happ if you're signing him, but you can't convince me he's either flipping an on switch or getting better based on his numbers. As of right now, Danks is a couple steps below Happ no matter which year you look at. Unless you look at consistency as being important at the end of your rotation.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 4, 2016 -> 10:57 AM) that also skewed pretty heavily when Happ went to Pittsburgh. Happ is going back to the AL East this year. Looking closer 2.4 of that WAR was directly from his Pirates time.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 4, 2016 -> 10:55 AM) fWAR total over the last 3 years: Happ: 5.3 Danks: 2.5 Danks could well have it in him to put together a 3 WAR season again at some point and make himself look like Happ, but let's not go crazy here. Over the last 3 years, Happ's FIP is about 4, Danks's is about 4.5. that also skewed pretty heavily when Happ went to Pittsburgh. Happ is going back to the AL East this year.