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QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Mar 25, 2015 -> 10:09 AM) Can somebody please just burn it down He makes a great point.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 25, 2015 -> 09:27 AM) Cubs fans should burn down Wrigley Field if Bryant doesn't start in Iowa. lol at expecting Cub fans to be rational.

A couple of really interesting things in there. First was Hawkins "needing to be humbled" The second is using Anderson as a lead off hitter, which to me means they are trying to get him to take more pitches, and not that they see him as a leadoff hitter.

QUOTE (LDF @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 04:47 PM) i never wanted them on the team. that would have cut the flexibility to do any moves. i wonder, who wanted them gar/pax or thibs?? Ask Chris Bosh what it is like to be a big man playing with LeBron. It should have been obvious he was going to have a big dip in numbers. If he left there, his numbers would be back up again.

QUOTE (LDF @ Mar 25, 2015 -> 05:42 AM) i don't know the rules, can the bull buy out Rose contract, is that the right terminology?? Buyouts were ended in their old form under this new CBA. Of course Rose's deal was cut under the new deal, so the cap implications are much nastier than the used to be.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 11:56 PM) After coming across and reading some articles on Guerrero Jr, I also want him signed by us. (Was also a big fan of his dad too) So does everyone.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 11:33 PM) Reports saying Javy Baez heading north with the Cubbies. Very curious decision. I would have sent him to Iowa to get some semblance of an approach. Baez going north, and Bryant not... Cub fans are going to burn down Wrigley Field.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Mar 25, 2015 -> 08:23 AM) Surkamp, Cleto, Wilkins? Brantly probably isn't long for the 40 man roster either.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 05:27 PM) Agree with you. I don't understand his logic. He's not expected back by what, July? Put him on 60 day dl and open up a spot for Albers or Penny. Then whenever Jones is ready, the next person gets booted off of the 40 man. All putting Jones on the 60 day DL does is allow you to protect another player until mid-summer.

QUOTE (Buehrlesque @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 04:13 PM) Like him or dislike him, the point of outrighting Leury isn't just to give up on him, it's to make room on the 40-man for players who are going to have a much clearer impact on the team in 2015. In that context, it doesn't make sense to protect Leury's roster spot while sacrificing major league wins in 2015. Somebody, probably several somebodies, will have to go, and Leury is low man on the totem pole. There are about half a dozen guys that will go before Leury goes. The speed factor will keep him around for at least a while. If others keep developing, it will speed that process up, especially if Garcia doesn't hit at all.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 04:01 PM) The NFL is creating a "medical timeout" where a neutral medical professional can stop the game to take a player out to get examined. This ought to be real interesting. I wonder if the neutral person will get pressure from teams if they take star players out? It's just like when high schools started having ATs on the sidelines. More interesting will be how long it takes the Patriots to figure out how to take advantage of this.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 04:07 PM) Why on Earth is that true? Having him break with the big league team last year was the wrong decision if we were trying to develop him - he was only there so we could have a backup DH have at trophy year. He should be sent down! I think he's got a potential positive future still and he should be playing against minor leaguers regularly, everyday, in minor league camp, bouncing between positions. He is not even going to play every day in the minors.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 03:51 PM) If that is the standard they must think more of him than Salado no who was sent packing earlier. Except Garcia was on the roster last year, and has been passed up by guys who weren't.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 03:25 PM) I made the comp because this is a guy who put up a 1.056 OPS as a 30 year old, and using his age 23 or 22 limited ABs as a reason Leury can't put up a .650 OPS is silly. Besides, the great Carlos Sanchez put up a .569. What kind of OPS do you think Tyler Saladino would have put up if he were in the same situation when he was 22 or 23? We will see if he is going to be a starter. I think the White Sox are a lot higher on him than most here. If they were that high on him, he'd still be with the team in camp.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 03:16 PM) 23 year old Jose Bautista (same age as Leury in 2014) .502 OPS 24 year old Jose Bautista (same age as Leury this year) .404 OPS You need to take ridiculously low OPSs with a grain of salt when players clearly aren't ready. There is nothing to suggest he has conquered AAA. Leury obviously isn't Jose Bautista. But a lot of guys do suck in the major leagues when they are 23 years old and hitting once or twice a week. Then why waste everyone's time making the comp? A lot more people suck, because they truly aren't good baseball players. The odds are incredibly high that Leury's problem is that he isn't a good enough baseball player to play regularly in the majors, no matter how many ABs he gets. Especially when we have guys who are ahead of him, I can't imagine wasting time on Garcia. He isn't even going to be a starter in Charlotte, which should tell you everything there is to know about Garcia.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 03:03 PM) Using his OPS from last season isn't fair. He's better than that. I think he will someday be capable of a .650 OPS, that doesn't mean right now. He needs some ABs. He has 240 in AAA. We could totally go off of the .475 OPS he put in the majors in 2013.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 02:32 PM) You could be right, but again, Leury only has 240 AB in AAA and was in over his head and not batting regularly, a recipe for bad results. Emilio Bonafacio is loved here. He put up a .650 OPS last year, the second highest of his career. Leury could develop enough to put up a .650 OPS IMO. A .650 OPS is 251 points above where Garcia was last year. To give some depth to how much improvement that is, adding 250 points to Bonifacios OPS would get you up to Miguel Cabrera. (actually .895)

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 02:25 PM) That still doesn't mean it makes sense for the White Sox to just let Leury go. Saladino, Sanchez and Garcia aren't much different as projected finish projects. They pretty much all project to utility guys. Leury may not ever be able to hit, but same with the others. Saladino will be 26 this summer. Still in AAA usually isn't the recipe for future difference maker. Keep as many as you can around. No reason to let anyone go to make room for Brad Penny. There are guys in front of Leury that will go first, but especially if any of Saladino and Sanchez and the new guy from the Reds keep improving, the rope will get shorter and shorter for Garcia. He needs to show some big improvements with the bat in the minors to still be on the 40 man roster at this time next year. I am not going to say it is impossible, but he has a longer road than most.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 01:06 PM) Gordon Beckham of course right there in the middle of it all...no doubt with Hawkeroo in tow. http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/114...white-sox-party Bo don't know Diddly.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 01:31 PM) Disagree. We've seen him in the majors for 1.5 seasons now, 94 games, over 200 PA. He posted a .399 OPS in 74 games last year. That's not a SLG or OBP, that is OPS. That is worse than a lot of pitchers. He was 24 that season, which is young but not THAT young. He's been playing pro ball since 2008. Even that defense he's known for was nothing spectacular to my eyes. Yes he can play all over, yes he's likely to be semi-comptetent or better at many of them. Yes he can run. But to me, he is behind Sanchez, Saladino and maybe even Juan Diaz for MIF depth in the minors, as all of them could provide superior value IMO. I'd hate for him to get playing time above any of them. I tend to agree. I think he has no ceiling at all. He is fast, that is about it.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 01:16 PM) Poor Andy Wilkins. Shouldn't they trade him somewhere he's got a chance to play? Not really, no. Why would the White Sox give up an asset for no reason? I think eventually he will leave the organization as he is absolutely blocked, but there are other guys who will be moved out first. At the end of the day, I think the perception of him is as a 4A player, otherwise the White Sox don't drop $25 million on LaRoche. I doubt there is a whole of external interest in him. Who has first base jobs open?

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 12:35 PM) Thank you, Sweet Jesus: http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/0...reboot-official That could be really good. Hopefully they can recapture the magic in a short run like that.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 11:08 AM) 13 pitchers? The have been talking about it all spring.

there are some great pictures in that bunch. Impressive Q!

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Mar 23, 2015 -> 03:15 PM) Clearly the Sox will dump 2 of Kottras/Soto/Brantly. Now we come to Cleto - if Cleto's out of options, then he either makes the 25 or any team can grab him, right? We'll he's not making the 25 so obviously he goes. That leaves Carroll or Surkamp. Carroll was already waived once and no one bit. Waive him again. I prefer Surkamp anyway. Now I'm assuming Penny is viewed as a legit 5th starter. If he's not, he's on that boat out. Carroll is already off of the 40 man roster, I believe.