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Comcast SportsNet ‏@CSNChicago 4m4 minutes ago Bobby Portis has signed with the #Bulls. Details here: http://bit.ly/1NQaSrW #BullsTalk

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 04:13 PM) Why aim so damn low? B prospects? Shark has been NASTY. Get three studs for him!! [Knock, knock] Who's there? Reality.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 03:29 PM) that will be a better thought process, but i really don't trust this being done. however, i see some kind of agency overseeing this additional training. that will cost extra money for the over head. And still be cheaper than the current structure.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 03:16 PM) Imo, the Sox can and will do better than a 24 year OF batting .247 at AA. FWIW, there was absolutely nothing serious about that post.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 03:07 PM) The Orioles said today that they are looking to upgrade the rotation and pen. Don't really see anything interesting in their farm but if they show interest in Samardzija it could add to others teams upping the ante. Two words. Mike.Yastrzemski.

Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien 20m20 minutes ago Last night's Sale/Buehrle game was the fastest in MLB since 2011. Lasted just 1:54. #WhiteSox #BlueJays

Doug Padilla ‏@ESPNChiSox 2m2 minutes ago White Sox lineup 7/7 Eaton, 8 Abreu, 3 Cabrera, 7 Garcia, 9 LaRoche, DH Ramirez, 6 Beckham, 5 Flowers, 2 Sanchez, 4 Quintana pitches

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 03:01 PM) Any more news of Royce White? Alex Kennedy ‏@AlexKennedyNBA Jul 3 Florida, USA Royce White will play for the Clippers' summer league team.

another guy from Cuba who will fall under this July 2 class. Ben Badler ‏@BenBadler 35m35 minutes ago Vladimir Gutierrez, one of the best young Cuban pitchers, is now a free agent: http://bit.ly/1eDbvsw

David Dwork ‏@DavidDwork 6h6 hours ago The @FlaPanthers were very close to striking a deal with the @NHLBlackhawks last night for Patrick Sharp. May pick back up today. Stay tuned

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 01:31 PM) Sox aren't going over their limit this year. If they are even talking to Martinez, it means they are willing to go over their limit for the right guy.

Bulls summer league roster. https://twitter.com/vgoodwill/status/618478137651896320

QUOTE (shipps @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 12:19 PM) Right now you are willing to give him the benefit of the doubt that I am not. I honestly would not be shocked if they didnt make any major moves before the ASB. Kenny Williams is a lot of things. Stupid is not one of them. This isn't Ozzie Guillen and his 5th grade education we are talking about here.

The Bucks owner is talking about moving. http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basket...egas-or-seattle

I don't handle explosives for 364 days out of the year. Why on earth on one special day would I suddenly be an explosives expert?

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 12:04 PM) It's good they play each other because of ease of travel, but these games are the New Year's Eve of the baseball schedule. Great analogy.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 11:58 AM) there is a major problem i see, these young kids will be playing to develop a skill to play ball...... what happens to those who doesn't develop, doesn't make the big club, they have no skills out side playing ball. with this responsibility of setting up a complex to promote baseball. it also become the inherent responsibility, of these complexes to teach them a skill as well. that is the draw back of something like this. not doing the skills training is like abusing them, taking advantage of them taking and profiting from a talent they may produce. all b/c they may have a unique skill that can be exploited for entertainment value in america past-time. i will now name it..... it is like child prostitution. The same thing that happens to the kids in the US who don't succeed in baseball. They have to move on with their lives. Think about it. There are 750 roster spots in major league baseball. Each year over 1200 kids are picked in the Rule 4 draft alone. The vast majority of those kids never see a day of major league baseball. That is without talking about international signings, undrafted free agents, etc. If you don't have a plan for life after baseball, you are making a big mistake because the odds are not ever in your favor.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 10:05 AM) i agree, i wish someone would remind him of his dutiful effort of epic failure of building the farm with lousy draft picks. this state of this team is b/c of him. He knows. He has talked about the state of our farm system many times in the past. The farm system was sacrificed to spend more on major leaguers. That has changed over the last few years as we are spending more and more outside of the major league ball club.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 10:02 AM) For some reason all I get when Kenny has been talking is his ego. I don't get that he has some grandiose plan or that he is posturing with the media or other teams. He wants to show that he is still in charge and the mastermind. He cant stand to be out of the spotlight that he had when he was GM. Kenny's ego wasn't talking in this last interview. It was a message to the rest of baseball to try to drive up the asking price for Samardjiza, and anyone else that people have interest in. He drove home the point they aren't selling, not for the fans, but for opposing GMs.

Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 30m30 minutes ago White Sox must stay hot or else. Jose Quintana (4-7, 3.81) has made 7 straight quality starts w 2.78 ERA. Has 2.99 ERA over last 13 starts.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 11:41 AM) no, the long term offer was pulled http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300000050...ason-pierrepaul I need to start a petition to rename the 4th of July, "Darwin Day".

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 11:30 AM) Is Fulmer not eligible for that one? EDIT: 2015 draftees are not on there.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 11:04 AM) The draft will solve a lot of the issues that go on with LA free agency process. No longer will kids be taken off the market early by trainers who earn a bonus by steering their players to certain teams, no longer will teams be able to hoard the top talent, and it will put all amateur players on a level playing field. There are some questions, like what happens to international free agents like the Cubans and Japanese, but I believe that MLB will use the same criteria that it uses for eligibility for J2 signing as the framework of who will be eligible in a world draft. The draft will be slotted and be pretty similar in function to the Rule 4 draft. I would imagine during the next CBA there will be two drafts slotted similarly that will take place about a month apart. The LA countries will be up in arms because all of the corruption leads to a steady revenue stream into those countries, but they really have no alternatives. They can restrict their players from coming, but will then risk defections as Cuba has for years, or they can attempt to start their own leagues, which will not be able to generate enough revenue to compete, they can try to create an agreement to send their players to the NPB, but the money is still likely going to be better in what the players will receive in a MLB draft. The largest issue I see is that the buscans will get out of the business so there may be a void in the player development in the LA countries. To compensate for that and to establish goodwill after imposing the draft I think MLB should divert funds into creating MLB amateur academies and youth leagues. Academies not run by any team but overseen by the league in general to help develop fundamentals and allow scouts from all teams the opportunities to see the players up close. This can be beneficial in expanding the foundation of players that the draft can draw from. Of course you would have a few in the DR, but you could also expand into places like Panama, Curacao, Brazil and Mexico. Puerto Rico took a step back from producing talent when the draft was put in place as a lot of the player development infrastructure eroded. But with the Puerto Rico Baseball academy they have bounced back and started producing high level talent again including Carlos Correa and Christian Vazques in the last few drafts. This is a great post.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 11:04 AM) So this article has interviews with two pitching prospects (Thad Lowry, Connor Walsh) that are quite good, but the unique piece is the interview with Jose Bautista. He's the PC for Kannapolis, and he was unuually honest in his answers on some things. It's a really important look into how things go in A-ball, in player development. Give it a read! Wow, that is a really candid interview from the pitching coach.

http://www.csnchicago.com/blackhawks/trevo...sion-blackhawks