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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 04:33 PM) Any cape cod league exposure or anything like that? No idea.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 04:32 PM) Part of that of course is Soto catching Samardzija a lot and Samardzija being an overpaid overpriced Valpo bum. Could always take a guy like Danks starts and compare the results. Danks doesn't seem to have "a guy" as his catcher. The starts are evenly spread. Flowers has caught him 6 times, with results of 0, 5, 2, 1, and 3 ER. A total of 34.1 IP and an era of 3.93 Soto 5 times for 5, 3, 3, 4, and 4 ER. A total of 27 IP and an era of 6.33.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 03:57 PM) To the hockey experts: How is the matchup going? Do u think the Hawks have what it takes to win a best 2 of 3 not having home ice? Give me your impressions of the 2 of 3 series. Is it all on Crawford? I say the odds are heavily in favor of TB. It is a great series so far. The Hawks "have what it takes" It is not even close to all on Crawford. The Hawks have four legitimate superstars with Toews, Hossa, Kane, and Keith. If I had to pick and X-factor, it is the Hawks D as a group. The odds are not heavily in favor of anyone. Tampa actually is only 5-5 at home during the playoffs, so home ice isn't nearly as important as you think. Also don't forget that the Hawks just won a game 7 in Anahiem to get to the Finals, and took a game already in Tampa, so it isn't like they are scared of the road either.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 03:51 PM) Well, between the CWS, him actually signing and all of that, I'd imagine the status of the big league team might have some bearing on it too. I can't say I've really hated the plan of taking the top pitcher and moving him quickly. What kind of innings has he been throwing at Vandy this year? 91 IP in 2014, 114 in 2015.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 03:54 PM) You need to take the pitcher's performance into consideration. Do the pitcher's pitch better with flowers? I don't know the answer but you seem to only look at the offensive production of each. Catcher ERA for Flowers is 4.05 with a DWAR of -0.1, Soto is 4.43 with DWAR of 0.2. Flowers is pretty highly rated in Pitch Framing too, though Soto isn't bad. http://www.statcorner.com/CatcherReport.php

I honestly think the White Sox can use it as a bargaining chip. If you sign with us for under the slot, we will have you in the majors by August 31, or whenever. That is a hell of a bargaining chip because their free agent clock and options start burning up at that point, which gets them on the clock to free agency.

QUOTE (SnB @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 03:58 PM) One good month will put the sox right back in it. Extend this 3 game winning streak to 5 and don't immediately give it right back next week. One good month will put them in first place by a long shot. They are already "in it" at 3 games out of the 2nd wild card slot.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 03:13 PM) They don't want to pull this type s*** with cities who fund their police stations and pay their salaries. Cops need to realize they have caused this bulls*** to begin with. They need to calm the f*** down and serve and protect or go get a job at Wendy's. Soon that might pay better than the police department...

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 03:23 PM) The thing is, even if only Abreu gets hot, we're going to start winning a bunch more games. If Abreu gets hot, the entire line up will get better as a lot of other guys will have some pressure taken off of them, and will see a lot more pitches to hit.

http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/201506...-with-White-Sox

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 02:45 PM) They wouldn't post that they were on the White Sox if they weren't signing, I think. Most of these guys will sign no doubt, and all seem very excited about it, but I was looking for at least a solid indicator that they had at least agreed to terms. If you want to update the OP for these, feel free.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 02:39 PM) Ha, right? There are two or three hockey games left this season, that's it, enjoy it while you can before the Dismantling V3.0 occurs. It's gonna be even harder to keep getting this far in the playoffs. Yeah, you have to start by figuring Sharp is gone, and then going from there. That makes it all of the more important to enjoy these last 2 or 3 games.

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 13m13 minutes ago Milwaukee has traded forward Ersan Ilyasova to Detroit for Caron Butler and Shawne Williams, league sources tell Yahoo.

Jim Callis ‏@jimcallisMLB Jun 10 7th-rder Blake Hickman. Wonder how signable. @Sam_Sherman5: best @whitesox draft pick after first round? @MLBDraft

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 02:04 PM) I commented on two because they weren't bolded in the first post. I was using a standard of seeing something that either said they were signing/had signed or had agreed to terms.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 01:38 PM) Jordan Stephens said yesterday he was headed here to do physical and sign. Now looks like he's officially done it. By the way, you guys are doing all this digging up and posting, a lot of it is in the Tracker already. But if you find anything that isn't, please do post it, and we'll update - thanks! Proof. https://instagram.com/p/3zGpkDgE9A/

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 01:51 PM) SouthSider2k you sure do try hard to wrap up KW in your loving embrace, I give you credit for that but KW's statements wouldn't stand up to any halfway decent cross examination. He "came around" to it back in 2012 but today his recount doesn't mention any "coming around" just how he knew at the moment. The guy likes to talk, that's my only argument. He talks to talk. The fact that he found it necessary to point out how he could win a fight, lmao. He should have just challenged Sale to a dick waving contest. You sure try hard to rationalize your irrational hatred of all things White Sox too, but if you are going to complain you should at least let it be based in reality. But don't let facts get in the way of another screaming at the clouds Abe Simpson style rant.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 12:47 PM) Wasn't he the one who already was through some Sox academy? Yes. He sounded like signing was a foregone conclusion, but I haven't seen an official he has agreed to terms type of thing.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 01:20 PM) IIRC almost exactly that was said right after the incident as well. I know it made news for sure. yeah, so much for hindsight. http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/...arter-clean-mri

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 01:17 PM) I was using "call" liberally in order to illustrate the absurdity of claiming he knew at that moment that Sale was a stud, had off the charts makeup, what have you, etc. KW's account comes across as silly as Hawk's TWTW. So, it was at that moment that you knew he had #1 stuff? GMAFB. There's been plenty of hot heads in MLB that sucked ass. I just enjoy the hindsight bias of it and once again how KW inserts himself into the news. IIRC almost exactly that was said right after the incident as well. I know it made news for sure.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 12:51 PM) KW certainly does love to hear himself talk: Too bad he didn't make that call to some of his other draft picks. Sale called him, not the other way around.

I am sure most people who are going to sign, have already agreed to terms. Hopefully we start seeing some posts about signing or bonuses as we go along.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 10:30 AM) Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 2h2 hours ago Chris Sale is pitching his way into history for #Whitesox, making his idol, Randy Johnson, quite proud. http://usat.ly/1JHEIjo For those who haven't read this, there is a ton of high praise from people like Randy Johnson, Jerry DiPoto, and Don Cooper who called him the best pitcher he has everhad.

Rodon last year when Rookie Ball- A+- AAA. If the Sox are serious about Fulmer relieving here this year, I would expect something similar.

ESPN Stats & Info ‏@ESPNStatsInfo 35m35 minutes ago Over the last four postseasons (2012 through 2015), the Blackhawks are 17-4 in Games 5-7 of a series, 7-2 on the road