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QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 25, 2015 -> 10:19 AM) Let's let spring training happen before we claim this. Not even counting on the injured guys at all, bringing in Robertson, Duke, and Jennings alone makes this bullpen a hell of a lot deeper.

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 20m20 minutes ago As Hawks shift through their trade options now in wake of Kane injury, hearing that Antoine Vermette is a player they like among others...

Jay Zawaski ‏@JayZawaski670 4m4 minutes ago Clarity on cap relief- With Kane on LTIR, the Hawks get $5.45 mil in cap space. Player cap hit - available cap space = relief.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 08:14 PM) As far as being a person, he is young, but he's already 29. His career isn't over by any stretch, but he's not as young as we would believe. And more importantly, jobs in the Sox bullpen are now a lot harder to come by than they were last year.

Good for Anderson. Hopefully he makes something of this chance.

QUOTE (Tex @ Feb 25, 2015 -> 05:57 AM) ^^x2^^ Stealing is nice, but chicks dig the long ball Guys like Eaton being able to steal second, means guys like Cabrera, Abreu, and Garcia will see a lot more fastballs as they try to help out their catchers.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 25, 2015 -> 07:22 AM) Bah Humbug! This last 24 hours can die and go to hell.

Ugh. Just saw the time line. What a miserable time for a winter sports fan. Baseball can't start soon enough.

Hopefully Kane's shoulder isn't serious, but boy what a disaster.

I don't even know what to say anymore.

QUOTE (flavum @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 04:09 PM) https://twitter.com/philgrogers/status/570344325097197569 Ok, Phil. Well now we know who the first guy sent to Charlotte will be.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 02:46 PM) I'd venture to say Better Call Saul is great. I am two episodes in, and I am hooked. The first scene of the show was enough for me.

Doug Padilla ‏@ESPNChiSox 35m35 minutes ago Coleman has Sox itching to step on gas http://es.pn/1LCGL6t

Stand in against Chris Sale. https://twitter.com/ChuckGarfien/status/570290633178550272

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 11:56 AM) Having an above average pitcher int he #4 slot though could also be viewed as diminishing marginal returns given that, for example, the playoffs you're not likely to use the #4 slot very often except in the full 7 game series. The problem is first getting to the playoffs.

Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 51m51 minutes ago Gillaspie gave up smokeless tobacco late last year, attributes offseason weight gain (15-20) in part to that.

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 38m38 minutes ago Nate Jones is throwing 25 times from 75, 90 and 105 feet each today. His next time will drop 75 feet and go 90, 105 and 120 feet

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/02/al-c...medium=facebook

Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien 17m17 minutes ago Gillaspie bulked up, quit chewing tobacco and wants to make sure he's still got his strength at the end of the season. Conor Gillaspie admits that he battled fatigue last year. "I got towards the end of the season and I just couldn’t do it."

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 10:19 AM) I think I see what you're saying -- if your claim is that our expectations of Noesi's performance this year should be based on more than his performance last year because he was often fatigued from being "stretched out," then I think that's a plausible/reasonable argument. You could strengthen it if you found some evidence that he wore down later in the season or, if you wanted to argue that he'll improve in 2015, that he was bad after the fourth or fifth inning early on but began to show signs of greater endurance as the season progressed. Not even later in the season, but his last inning of work would be the key point for me, especially in the earliest starts.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 10:07 AM) I agree that there is more to baseball than stats, but what do you mean by this in regards to Noesi? That he's a better pitcher than his stats indicate because it "felt" like he gave up fewer runs than he really did? He was purposefully put into situations where he was made to "fail" from a statistical standpoint in order to build up his arm to become a full time starter. It was truly a unique situation where a former full time reliever was built into a full time starter in mid-season, at the major league level. If the goal had been "winning" or keeping his numbers good, he wouldn't have pitched in many situations last year that he gave up runs in.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 09:33 AM) After looking at Noesi's White Sox numbers, they weren't as good as I thought they were. I never said that Coop "fixed" him though. I was relaying a cool story about how and why he was acquired. Next time I won't. Situations like Noesi's last year are exactly why there is more to baseball than stats.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 09:29 AM) One difference this year is the games are expected to be won. Sometimes that inspires guys, sometimes that causes performance to drop significantly. Very true. I think that is why the team used last year as a big audition, to put guys into roles and see how they responded. Now they have a much clearer idea of who they have on their roster, and how they respond to certain situations. It isn't going to be perfect, but for those who fail, the team has more options this year, then they did last year. They also have the depth to make other moves, if the situation arises. If Noesi regresses, we have Carlos Rodon waiting in the wings. If that isn't incentive enough, too bad for Noesi.

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Feb 23, 2015 -> 09:39 PM) guess Toronto is ready to give up that 2nd seed. Up 18, and lose to Pelicans without Anthony Davis. I like how Thibs still had Rose and Noah in up 20 Having Hinrich and Taj out probably was a part of that.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Feb 23, 2015 -> 04:29 PM) If I really believe the International Caps were set up with the full intention of them failing and turning into an international draft.