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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 3, 2014 -> 08:15 AM) I was really impressed with Noesi. It was one of the first times I got to watch him for an extended look, and it seems like everything he throws has movement. Other things I noticed: -Jordan Danks really does read balls well off the bat in the outfield. I have no problem with him as a 4th outfielder -I really like Sanchez a lot. Good swing plane, approach, and a nice short swing. He's also got tree trunks for legs. Just looking at those things, I think he can be a 10-15 homer guy eventually -Viciedo is still country strong, and I think that alone is going to get him another chance next year. He's such an enigma at the plate. -I really liked Taylor's swing at the plate but his approach was pretty poor. Every hack was trying to hit the ball as hard as he could. Still, he reminds me a bit of someone like Craig Monroe. -Semien looked more confident, but his timing gets off when he switches levels. I think he just needs extended playing time at the MLB level and a lot of his issues will sort themselves out. I was also impressed with his range, hands, and ability to quickly get the ball out. That throw to try and beat Schaefer was obviously not good. When he is thinking right and right center, he is so much better of a hitter. The guy is so damned strong he doesn't need to yank the ball towards the LF foul pole to hit homers. I honestly think he has better power oppo, then he does to LF. If someone could get through to him, they would have a star on their hands. The problem is, I don't know if anyone ever gets through to him.

QUOTE (onedude @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 10:04 PM) Honestly...He officially pitched that amount, but do we add all the pre game and pre inning pitches to that total? I think a good way to condition a pitcher is to have them continue throwing after they've exited the game. Not necessarily 100% but enough to build a bigger stamina/endurance. The White Sox are known to track all of that stuff.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 09:14 PM) I wonder if Hahn thinks he should not call him up this month so he can use the spot on the 40 man for someone else during nthe off season?? Nooooo. That is actually a really good thought.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 3, 2014 -> 08:19 AM) http://sports.yahoo.com/news/following-haw...-110007054.html The runner leaving third was actually a good bit of broadcasting, seeing as that was not in the TV shot, and if it wasn't mentioned, no one would have known that the go ahead run was mere feet from scoring because of the defense.

BRING UP ALL THE ROOKIES! [rookie goes 0-2] CUT THAT BUM!

See you June 15, 2015, Carlos. Hope the holdout was worth the extra few hundred K, instead of hitting free agency a year earlier.

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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 04:42 PM) I think you are vastly underrating Jose Quintana. I think it was beautox who made a comparison to Andy Pettitte, and frankly, that's not a bad comparison. And Andy Pettitte pitched very well for a very long time. You don't trade a guy who puts up numbers like that because you feel he's overrated. The stats say he is valued properly as a #2 starter statistically and he's being paid insanely well. Frankly, if you trade Quintana for prospects, I feel like you may as well trade Sale and Abreu too. Quintana is probably the 3rd most important player (and, frankly, 3rd best player too) on the White Sox. Unless you get a superstar bat for him, I agree.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 04:45 PM) Mitchell has been out of favor with the FO for a while now. I had the feeling that a lot of what was said by Buddy Bell about Mitchell was either a sales job, or an effort to try to motivate the guy, and not how they actually felt about him.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 04:32 PM) I think Quintana is overrated, I dont see a number 2, I see a 3/4 starter. What do you do when the market overvalues your assets more than you do? You work the market to your advantage and you make a move. How exactly do you value a guy who pitches like a #2, but it paid like a #5 or even a reliever, and is under team control for the next half decade?

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steven bazzicalupo ‏@yankees666 29m @SethLakso @johnmanuelba think Rodon can still be promoted Seth Lakso ‏@SethLakso 28m @yankees666 @johnmanuelba from what I hear, no.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 03:54 PM) No that's whats free agency is for. Im trading Quintana, with the thought that Rodon will take his spot in the rotation some point during the season. I would sign Brandon McCarthy to a contract and he would be my new number 2 going forward in 2015, and I would sign Brett Anderon to a short term contract (2 years max) that is also heavy on incentives, and if he stays healthy and pitches well I would flip him at the deadline. ROTATION: Sale, McCarthy, Danks, Noesi, Anderson. Hopefully you have 2-3 extra starters stashed somewhere because that is one fragile rotation.

Seth Lakso ‏@SethLakso 1h Hahn made it clear that Rodon's case is different from Sale's. Said with Sale there was a playoff race and a need. Not so this season.

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QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 03:41 PM) peavy44, you are all over the map here. Lets try and not call people racist for very non racist things. My reply made perfect sense, it was a tweet that south side sox posted just a few hours ago. Don't forget, if they call up Rodon today, that works out to about an extra $3000 a day for days he isn't pitching. Also worth mentioning that Hahn has been pretty steadfast in saying that Rodon was NOT a lock to come to Chicago this year. It is just no one believed him. Turns out it might just be true.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 03:28 PM) Many in south america. Instead of having reasons for murder, we have senseless murders of innocent people in Chicago because of things like what corner you are standing on. Which one is more ridiculous? It is very, very different, which is accurately being portrayed in the media. The situation on the streets of Chicago, is nothing like ISIS, and vice versa.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 02:11 PM) Should we be incredibly alarmed that 2 people ventured far into unfriendly territory and were murdered? Maybe the analogy hasnt been used enough. How many gangs kidnap people, hold them hostage, torture them, and then make movies to broadcast their killings, all overlaid with messages about terrorism and overthrowing the government?

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 01:52 PM) http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2184517...eam-usa-players That is the same look that Derrick Rose has on his face 24/7. It is literally his reaction to everything.

Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 15s White Sox 7 moves: Recall Bassitt, Carroll, Danks, Phegley, Semien, Surkamp. Purchase contract OF Michael Taylor from Charlotte. No Rodon.

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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 12:09 PM) Yes, but it boggles my mind why teams don't do this more often. The White Sox seemingly have moved the bar to 115-120. It would be interesting reading a gamethread where there was no gun or a pitch count wasn't available and no one would count pitches, how different the comments would be on managerial handling of the starter if he went far enough into the game, that it made a difference. Before they started showing pitch counts on broadcasts and in the park, it was a number that was so disinteresting, Baseball-Reference doesn't even have the numbers well into the 1980s. And contrary to the popular belief on pitch counting, White Sox pitchers are historically amongst the healthiest in all of baseball.

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It is just like anything else. You have to be conditioned for it. You aren't throwing complete games if you are conditioned to throw 100 pitches.