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QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Oct 22, 2014 -> 03:15 PM) Defense at the PG position is also pretty overrated as long as you don't have a guy who is a complete trainwreck defensively which Kyrie shouldn't be. Scheme, rebounding and rim protection are the keys to being a really good defensive team for the most part (obviously it helps if you have guys like Pippen, Payton, etc. who are fantastic on ball defenders though). A team like Cleveland is also going to be able to play more help/recovery defense with guys like Verajo, LeBron, and company behind Irving.

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QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Oct 22, 2014 -> 01:37 PM) OK. 3/30 No. I think you are insanely low. No chance Shields signs for as little as 3/45. All it takes is one stupid GM, and we all know there are plenty of those out there.

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QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Oct 22, 2014 -> 01:18 PM) No GM in baseball (that wants to keep his job) is going to offer that to Shields. That's Kershaw money. He'd be lucky to get 3/45 at this point. No chance.

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 8h8 hours ago From ELIAS: The team that wins Game 1 is 70-39 all-time in the World Series.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Oct 22, 2014 -> 10:44 AM) I understand your concern and kind of agree. However, I think that if the White Sox had their ideal scenario, Micah Johnson would be their starting 2B to begin the season. I think the injury and error questions slow that train down, not to mention the roster spot crunch with the guys in front of him.

I'd rather talk Adam Dunn out of retirement vs Morales.

QUOTE (LDF @ Oct 21, 2014 -> 09:20 PM) what is your problem are you Constipated or what. he is young and still learning the position. he is going to an outstanding hitter and his defense is weak. can he improve his "D" to stay at SS is the question. so I am guilty of wanting him to improve fast, I would love to see him playing in the majors. I don't know how many times posts have been made about guys who absolutely sucked in the minors when it came to error totals, but ended up being damned good major league SS's.

The contract that Shields is going to sign is a great reason why the Sox may kick the tires on guys like Masterson and Peavy.

Nice work on the jinx guys... Bickell is the width of a stick away from having two goals.

QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Oct 21, 2014 -> 03:26 PM) So is it safe to assume Fernandez negotiations will start off with Castillo's contract and go from there? To be fair, we don't even know for sure that Fernandez has defected.

QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Oct 21, 2014 -> 03:13 PM) If you're interested in having an actual discussion on it, that's cool. I do respect your baseball knowledge. If I have to explain it then you should not have joined the discussion. Furthermore, my opinion bares no relevance to a prospects value so there really is no point behind what you said. Here's a quick refresher. The thread says " Your current top 10". So I posted what I feel is the top ten, that is all. I stand by my choice of Ravelo at #5, right or wrong, so deal with it. I have no problem with those that disagree, but I'm not going to argue over it either. What I find hilarious is that out of all the critics that have questioned my #5, only one poster (LDF) has actually bothered to ask why I felt Ravelo should be #5. The rest just want to focus on how I'm wrong instead of trying to have a real discussion about it. No problem for me though, there's plenty of other threads around here so carry on.... I have yet to see anything that shows me he is going to provide the onus to move Abreu off of 1B. I think we have other hitters in the system who are ahead of him, and they have positions that they could actually win jobs at. If Ravelo could be 3B or LF or something, I think I would be more excited about him.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 21, 2014 -> 02:48 PM) Yesterday: U.S. Airdrops Weapons and Supplies to Kurds Fighting in Kobani Today: I always love the contrast of a story like this against the backdrop of people who feel the US government/miliary brought down the WTC.

QUOTE (LDF @ Oct 21, 2014 -> 02:22 PM) now i got you thinking, take the rose example out of this discussion. we are discussing cheating. whether it is scuffing the ball and going to all length to hide it and some one on PED and going to all length of hiding it. it is still cheating. It is cheating, and there are penalties as such. There are also different levels of cheating, and those will get you different penalties. Cheating is one thing, going to a massive cover up scheme to lie about it is another.

QUOTE (LDF @ Oct 21, 2014 -> 02:17 PM) different level of cheating. how can 1 come up with an excuse for 1 example of a cheat and let the others go by. it has to be 1 penalty. plain and simple. there is no degrees of interpretation. Betting on baseball isn't the same as scuffing a baseball or taking steroids. One instance you can actually be benefiting from losing. The other is a player going out of his way to win. That isn't the same thing.

QUOTE (LDF @ Oct 21, 2014 -> 02:06 PM) no there is line of judgment in this. the point is, this pitcher is cheating and going to great length to cheat. so what is the difference between this pitcher and those with the PED not with Rose and his banned for life. The difference is pretty simple. We have a 85 year history where the one thing you NEVER do is bet on baseball, with the full knowledge that if you do so, you will be banned for life. Rose bet on baseball, as a team manager. This is not the same thing at all.

I think Cabrera gets an extra level of scorn because of the insane lengths he went to to try and lie his way out of a suspension. It is the same thing with guys like Braun, Clemens, Bonds, Arod, etc. If he would have just shut up and done his time, it would be much quieter for him.

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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 21, 2014 -> 10:39 AM) If he played a competent 3B, I don't think you'd see anyone disagreeing. Hell, I think you can say the same thing for LF or RF. And it's not to say that he can't be a starting player at the MLB level with his current tools. The problem, from my perspective, is that he's limited almost entirely to 1B and for a 1B prospect to rise high, they have to have very high offensive ceilings (think Gallo, even if he's still at 3B) at the very minimum. I really, really like Ravelo and think he will hit enough to make it to the majors and be a significant contributor, but if he doesn't and can't play any other positions, he's essentially late career Paul Konerko with no positional versatility, which usually means he's a AAAA player. And there is pretty much no 1B prospect who is going to move the guy we have over there now off of 1B.

QUOTE (LDF @ Oct 21, 2014 -> 10:26 AM) but no one gave up on him as posters have done with Davidson. There were some.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 21, 2014 -> 09:59 AM) Steve, so let me get this straight...you've been working for this company for a few years now...I have followed this thread and read that you have been promoted several times in the last 18 months or so, your salary has more than doubled, etc. So at some point, the powers that be identified you as a top talent/successful leader/innovator and tapped you to lead a team to create and implement a separate product than what the core business of the company is, which is this digital marketing arm which you have successfully launched, but are still looking for your first client. Now, these same powers that be are thinking of pulling the plug on this project after like 3 months. Is that basically it in a nutshell? So say they did pull the plug, are they pulling the plug on the entire company or just the digital marketing arm you spearheaded? If the latter, will they pull you back into some other position within the broader company, or will they send you packing? Ultimately, you've got to watch out for Steve and Steve's family. I understand this is sort of your baby, but you've got a real baby on the way. Start looking or let it be known that you might be looking. My feeling is if these folks are bailing on this thing after three months, that this isn't going to be the last time you're going to be put under stress like this. I work for a utility company, and while I can start daydreaming about working for an organization that is a bit more dynamic or organic, there is something to be said for stability. There is something to be said for knowing the check is going to be in the bank every two weeks and it's going to clear. And there is something to be said for being on a career trajectory that is pretty much known, give or take a few variables. I watched a feature on Bill O'Brien, the coach of the Texans last night, and they were talking about how he took the HC position at Penn State after the Paterno/Sandusky mess, stabilized it, but then left for Houston after only two years. He was highly criticized in Pennsylvania for the move. Well, it turns out that Bill O'Brien has a son with a rare genetic disease and Texas Children's Hospital happens to be the largest children's hospital in the country, with many specialists who treat this very same disease his son has. The moral of the story is that jobs are just jobs. You make the best decisions for your career you can, and that may include loyalty to a company or to employees, but ultimately, you've got to watch out for Steve and Steve's family. Do what you think is best for them, and everything else be damned. [slow clap]

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 20, 2014 -> 08:22 PM) There's a decent opportunity right now. That said, once I flip that switch I have to flip it. If it was me, I would be looking.