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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 08:39 AM) I think he primarily needs work on his footwork on his throws. He had some really inaccurate throws because he rushed through them, but I thought his range and reactions were just fine. The advanced statistics agree with this: http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playe...;position=2B/3B His mistakes seemed to me like rookie mistakes, not ability-based mistakes

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 08:08 AM) Teams also often put more limits on guys running as they move up the minors if they've already got their technique down because they want them to work on other things. I seem to recall reading at some point that they didn't have him run as much on purpose because of exactly that reason, and to try to prevent injury.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 09:37 AM) Didn't Gillaspie have a public falling out with SFG before they dumped him? I doubt they'd want him back. Also, I think it would take more. Like Montas/Semien/random flyer or two. Maybe even a stronger #2 piece than Semien, actually. I seem to recall some rumblings of some attitude issues with Conor in SF.

Good for us, sad for McEwing.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 08:40 AM) But if Viciedo played high-end defense, would you dislike him so much? I know I wouldn't. A large part of his negative view is his low baseball IQ in the OF. If that wasn't there, it would change everything. To me it is rather like saying if Paul Konerko was fast, would you like him better. Well sure, but that ain't gonna happen.

QUOTE (Jake @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 08:36 AM) They often are. I just expect better from a state which is led by supposed liberals. For all the moaning and groaning about Democratic control in IL, we hardly have the legislative output of a Dem state It looks like exactly what I envision.

Bill Shaikin ‏@BillShaikin 2h2 hours ago Source: Friedman's plan for now is to move forward with Mattingly as manager in 2015. #Dodgers

QUOTE (raBBit @ Oct 14, 2014 -> 03:26 PM) If I had to put money on who would win the most world series over the next ten years I'd be hard pressed to bet on anyone over the Dodgers. Their system looks outstanding, their international scouting has been of the best and they have a GM with a strong track record and an astute view of both the game and the finances of it. Julio Urias is my favorite pitching prospect in baseball and Seager is another prospect who looks to reach potential. If Kershaw and Kemp hold up that team is a force to be reckoned with. It is strange, but it never seems to work out that way.

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 14, 2014 -> 01:50 PM) Part of me wants MLB teams that haven't won in 30+ years to get success because they've had such a drought. I even followed the Cubs a little in the '80s and 2003 when they were in the playoffs. I don't really like their fans, but the franchise deserves to rebound. Boooooooooooooooooooooooo

This is nice.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 14, 2014 -> 01:20 PM) They said they have been talking for weeks. Talking about another GMs job while that GM is still employed my make him a bit of an outsider to other GMs. You still have to do what's best for your team and if that is dealing with the Dodgers, you still do it, but I bet there are more than a couple of GMs that don't think too highly of what he's done. There had to be an asking of permission by the Dodgers, otherwise the Rays would be in full meltdown mode.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 14, 2014 -> 01:26 PM) He has to clean up the mess now, but I'm very interested to see him work later with a large payroll. With Tampa every move had to be calculated given their limited resources. When you have money to spend, it's a lot easier to just throw money at a problem, but end up making it worse. Just look at the Yankees. I was actually trying to remember, the last time a small market exec who had successes with a small resource team, took over a big market team and had success again?

Bernie Pleskoff ‏@BerniePleskoff 5m5 minutes ago #Dodgers have added #Rays GM Andrew Friedman as President, Baseball Operations. Ned Colletti stays with organization as advisor. Bill Shaikin ‏@BillShaikin 5m5 minutes ago #Dodgers get Friedman out of Tampa Bay after Angels, Astros, Cubs tried and failed.

Money talks. It makes sense, as Friedman is a guy who is used to squeezing resources, and he is going to be required to do it in LA.

Maeda posting still undecided http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/10/hiro...on-posting.html

Linking this about Melky Cabrera, the interesting part being this.. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/10/free...ky-cabrera.html

A long, but interesting read on Rose. http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id...-cycle-injuries

Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 56m56 minutes ago Jose Abreu tired, and homers dropped significantly, but he found a way to finish strong. Sun-Times | Voices http://bit.ly/1EU0LPs

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Oct 14, 2014 -> 11:09 AM) I'm excited about Montas. That said, I wouldn't mind trading him at the crest of his hype. I'm not saying SHOP him, but if we want to get in on some star-level guy on the trade market, I'd love to dangle Montas as a centerpiece. Reasons: 1. Velocity doesn't go anywhere but down. Guys with great velo and poor command tend to quickly turn into guys with ok velo and poor command. Scouting report sounds eerily similar to Ubaldo. 2. Selling high on him would cap a great return for Peavy. This guy was a distant #2 piece that has turned into what is currently a very valuable asset. 3. Pitchers get hurt, especialyl when they throw 80-grade gas. Risky to keep this asset, less risky to give it to someone else in exchange for the bird in the hand. Only if we are getting a star LH power hitter back.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 14, 2014 -> 10:51 AM) I'll keep it short: I don't think you should trade a guy if there's absolutely no one to replace him. Reed was a suitable closer. I happen to think he was a good 25-year-old closer (40 saves in 2013), many say he was average to bad in spite of his save totals. The same people say Hahn had a replacement in Nate Jones, who got hurt. I feel about Jones the way many feel about Reed, that he was never the answer. The guy the Sox got for Reed (Davidson) doesn't bother me near as much as we traded a guy who was not effectively replaced. I think the Sox reached 2 over .500 at one point after a good amount of games this past season despite having no bullpen. My contention is not having a closer and other bullpen pieces finally was the reason this team got buried back into oblivion. Yes, I'd feel a lot different about the trade if Nate Jones replaced Reed and been lights out with 30-50 saves. In actuality, nobody replaced Reed. As far as Davidson, he appears to be a huge bust, but some insist he had to be devastated after not getting the job in spring training and it sent him into a season-long tailspin. Maybe he'll make the team next spring training and be the answer at third for 10-15 years to come. We shall see. I am not a Reed hater, though. Even though many on here say he sucks, I like his save totals. So what if he has some shaky saves. So does Greg Holland of the Royals. He puts guys on base in many of his saves but usually gets the save. So far I'd say Arizona won the trade; that could change if Davidson turns into a good to great hitter/fielder. [starts slow clap]

QUOTE (Whitewashed in '05 @ Oct 11, 2014 -> 11:57 AM) I interviewed for a position yesterday. Went really well. I ended up finding out that one of the interviewers knows a former co worker. The interviewer contacted my friend after she was finished before my interview was even over. He gave glowing reviews about me and she wants me on board. However, apparently I make more than the rest of the others in that position and can't match my salary. Knowing this, I'd like to try to negotiate. I'd take less as this is a great opportunity. Any advice on negotiating with this in mind? There was no advertised salary on the job posting. I hope they're not looking to pay me 10k less. Was there a discussion of salary for the position before you interviewed, or during your interview? Do they know what you make now?

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Oct 14, 2014 -> 09:18 AM) Rondon has been a bit undersold but defense isn't sexy. If Rondon hits over .200 he'll be a major leaguer. That's the bottom line. With the collapse in offense around baseball, defense means more and more every year.

It seems like I have read all of those things before somewhere...

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Oct 14, 2014 -> 09:46 AM) Here's the other thing: Might the shrewdest move be to eat up six years of Abreu and let him walk? At age 33? Let someone else buy his last one or two good years for the cost of five bad ones? Look, I'm not sayin'... I'm just sayin'. That isn't a crazy theory. I think because of the Cuban seasons being much shorter, he shouldn't have nearly as much mileage as a guy like Cabrera did at 27, but in this age of baseball it is much harder to predict downfalls because there are less artificial means to forestall them, meanwhile the recent history of that also muddies the waters to get a clear read on when guys should be regressing due to age. I definitely see no reason at all to even think about a potential extension for at least one year, but realistically two makes the most sense.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 14, 2014 -> 08:53 AM) He also averaged 84.5 pitches per start. As Dick pointed out, he averaged less than 5 innings a start (117.2 IP in 24 GS comes out to 4.9 IP per start, so somewhere between 4.2 and 5 IP per start). That's an average of 17+ pitches per inning. I'm not saying Hector Santiago is a bad pitcher - he is inefficient, but he's not bad. I will say I'm glad the White Sox have Adam Eaton instead of Hector Santiago. Which is at the top of the pet peeve lists for one Donald Cooper.