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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 29, 2014 -> 03:30 PM) For the most part, this is a pretty good representation, but I think Gillaspie has better than a low ceiling. He's more of a mid-level ceiling where he can be a good regular but that's as high as it gets. It's hard to pinpoint an exact guy with a low ceiling but high polish because so often those guys end up as AAAA players, but it's also hard to say a guy is a polished hitter when you can see yourself that a guy can make improvements (but ultimately, maybe he can't). I think that the ultimate low ceiling, high polish player is David Eckstein. As far as talent is concerned, that guy had virtually nothing going for him but he turned himself into a very good player in the long run. Eduardo Escobar was actually the first LC/HP guy that came to mind, but I tried to keep it to the current team. A guy like Putnam or Buehrle also comes to mind.

Sweeny Murti ‏@YankeesWFAN 3m Tanaka comeback is on hold after experiencing what Yankees say is "general arm soreness." Not specifically elbow.

ChiTribSports ‏@ChiTribSports 24m Brookbank leaving Blackhawks for shot with Calgary http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/break....html?track=rss …

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 29, 2014 -> 02:54 PM) Nice write-up, and all good points. But I do think it is important to seperate the two concepts - ceiling and polish. They are a matrix. One can be high or low on either scale. If you don't allow for that, you box yourself in. High Ceiling + High polish = Jose Abreu High Ceiling + Low polish = Dayan Viciedo Low Ceiling + High Polish = Conor Gillaspie Low Ceiling + Low Polish = Out of baseball

The M's scout said it didn't happen that way... http://seattletimes.com/html/mariners/2024...ntero30xml.html

Brad Biggs ‏@BradBiggs 6m #Bears have informed local product and NIU standout Jordan Lynch he will be placed on waivers. ...for the purposed of placing him on the practice squad.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 29, 2014 -> 12:37 PM) I am not paying $7 million for a mediocre platoon LF. Agreed. De Aza and Viciedo's days in Chicago are numbered.

Tommy Viola ‏@Tommy_the_V 18m .@KnightsBaseball Marcus Semien enters tonight's game having reached base in 22-straight games. He's hitting .384 over that stretch.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Aug 29, 2014 -> 11:10 AM) Whatever we get, I feel they'll have a big tool. Seems like an org philosophy. [snickers]

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 29, 2014 -> 11:04 AM) The problem is, I want to "learn more about baseball" from my analyst. I want my PBP guy to be a professional broadcaster. I have nothing against Hawk. I have something against the Sox for insisting on using people who are best suited for the analyst role in PBP, on both the TV and radio sides. Speaking from a broadcasting point of view, that responsibility falls to the color guy. The PBP guy is supposed to bring you the game, the images, sights, etc. The color guy is supposed to supplement that with explanations, breakdowns, in depth detail, etc. Really until this year where it feels like Hawks eye's are really failing him, I have always felt he was one of the best in the game at painting a picture of what was going on, complete with the emotions that accompanied it. I think that the second part is what is missing from most pro sports broadcasts. They take "neutral" to mean they can't portray any of the emotions of a game or play for fear of being "biased".

Mike Oz ‏@mikeoz 7h #Mariners trainwreck Jesus Montero went after a scout from his own team with a bat because of an ice cream sandwich: http://yhoo.it/YZDXNK

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 29, 2014 -> 10:27 AM) Again, your opinion. I don't doubt when listening to other crews, some of them are dull or stupid. But once a new PBP guy comes in, chances are we'll get used to it, because the focus is the White Sox. My hope is when Hawk retires, the replacement will be a professional broadcaster on par with John Rooney or Wayne Hagin, with a former player as a color guy. And believe me, there will be sadness once Hawk leaves. That's about 90% of my Sox viewing life, but he's really bad now---again, my opinion. I have a sinking feeling the replacement will be Mike Huff. I can hope for Wimpy again, but somehow I doubt he wants to do that full time again.

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 29, 2014 -> 10:10 AM) I meant as far as cutting back his schedule. And Hawk was entertaining. Now he's unbearable. I really can't believe how many people who seemingly have listened to him for 20+ years (30 years for me), think he's still fun to listen to, or think he's on his game. That's your opinion, and that's fine. But I think he's terrible now. Any time I think Hawk is terrible, all I need to do is surf around my MLB audio subscription. That just makes me want to stab my ears out. Honestly, we are really, really luck with the TV and radio crews that we have in all sports. Chicago has some incredible talent broadcasting their local teams. It is a great time to be consuming Chicago sports in terms of the crews giving us the games.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 29, 2014 -> 09:41 AM) I don't remember, and now that I think about it, I may have it confused with vesting options in contracts. Those have to be participation based and not performance based. I have zero idea if it is true or not, I had just never seen it said before, either way.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 29, 2014 -> 09:31 AM) The PTBNL can't be conditional on performance. It can be conditional on number of games or number of plate appearances, but I never saw anything in this deal that indicated that was the case. I've never seen that said before. Where does this come from.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Aug 29, 2014 -> 12:20 AM) I'm assuming he means as far as hitters. I would say that Sale and Rodon both have as high of ceilings as any of the Cubs hitters. The one big factor being that Chris Sale is currently at his ceiling and is a baseball superstar.

Mike Trout hits all of the MVP check mark boxes. Maybe if Jose were playing on a contender it would be different, but Trout is the man this year.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Aug 28, 2014 -> 10:22 PM) Adams only went 2 innings. Promotion? Innings cap. They did the same to Danish.

QUOTE (ron883 @ Aug 28, 2014 -> 09:11 PM) I hate drama queens on twitter and facebook. Or Soxtalk...

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 28, 2014 -> 10:09 PM) The ceiling of the Cubs main prospects (Baez, Russell, Bryant, Soler) is significantly higher than anyone in the Sox organization outside of Abreu. The Sox future pitching seems to be much stronger than the Cubs, while the Cubs future hitting is significantly better than the White Sox. The key will be the team that is able to use their money to fill their weakness without giving out more bad contracts (ie: Dunn and Edwin Jackson). Sale and Rodon don't have high ceilings? You could have fooled me.

QUOTE (ron883 @ Aug 28, 2014 -> 09:51 PM) I want the Tigers to win it all this year. Even though they are division foe's, I don't have hate for them. I like a lot of their players and think they deserve it. They've gotten close a lot recently, but never took it home. I'd rather have greg posting.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Aug 28, 2014 -> 08:32 PM) Nonsense. When Wilkins got hot, there was no place to put him. Sox could not get rid of Dunn, other than a DFA. That's why Wilkins wasn't promoted. If Dunn had been hurt, Willkins would likely have been brought up If he is not traded, he'll get a shot at making the team next year. Clearly, he should be brought up next month. I doubt it. They would have brought up someone who plays more than 1B. Depending on when it would have happened, someone like Danks, Sanchez, or Semien.

Could they have said Johnny Manziels name anymore times during the Bears broadcast? Holy crap.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Aug 28, 2014 -> 07:20 PM) He cares about our draft pick. He's planning for the future. He'd better start planning for his own future...