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QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 04:14 PM) That'd be great, I was assuming 160. At 6 IP per start that would be about 26 starts. Q's first full major league year was 200 IP. Sale's first year as a starter was 192.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 09:58 AM) I bet you will see the same treatment that Sale and Q got their first years. It won't be a number limit per se, but you will see things like side sessions being limited. You will see turns skipped around off-days. If there aren't off days there, you will see other off-days used to push him back to six or seven days in between starts. They will keep an eye for dead arm periods and a real close watch on mechanics. QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 03:58 PM) What do we believe Rodon's innings limit will be next year? What do you think he'll end up at this year? Sorry for all the questions. I said this earlier, but if I had to guess at next year, I would guess something like 175 to 180 IP.

Seth Lakso ‏@SethLakso 48m Heard some good news today: Tyler Saladino’s Tommy John surgery went well and the infielder has begun the rehab process. #cltknights

Seth Lakso ‏@SethLakso 46m Assuming all goes well, you can expect Carlos Rodon to throw three to four innings in his @KnightsBaseball debut tomorrow.

Seth Lakso ‏@SethLakso 12m Josh Phegley is having x-rays on his foot after being hit by a foul ball last night. Micah Johnson is in Chicago getting his knee looked at.

Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 34s #WhiteSox lineup for 8/18: De Aza 7, Ramirez 6, Abreu 3, Dunn DH, A. Garcia 9, Gillaspie 5, Flowers 2, Danks 8, Beckham 4. Sale 1.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 03:10 PM) Still awfully early in his career and he's still pretty young, but Appel has pretty much been garbage so far. With a team like Houston and their unconventional view of the world, I wonder if that is someone the Sox could poach in a larger deal?

QUOTE (oldsox @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 03:21 PM) If you are talking DH next year and it's between a $5 MM deal with de Aza or $500k with Wilkins, I vote for Wilkins; plus, he can spell Abreu when necessary. Outfielders will be available. Neither De Aza or Wilkins will be DH'ing next year. That one I would bet on.

K-town Intimidators ‏@Intimidators 1h Retweet to congratulate @WhiteSox prospect Andre Wheeler on being named South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 03:09 PM) Apparently the form to acquire one of those is 1 page long. I can say from my experience, it is hard to give it back than it is to get it.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 03:06 PM) *Orioles bah, the White Sox just tweeted the wrong line up card... it was from yesterday.

Jon Morosi ‏@jonmorosi 1h Top college arm in '14 draft (Rodon, AAA, White Sox) now pitching at higher level than top college arm in '13 draft (Appel, AA, Astros).

Line ups still to come...

I half expect with three autopsies, that there will be three different versions of what happened.

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 02:35 PM) I had a friend whose house was broken into... by a drunk teen who was sneaking his was back into the wrong house. Unfortunately, drunk teens are difficult to reason with. Fortunately, my friend didn't shoot the kid when he wouldn't leave the house. Like anything else, break-ins involve shades of grey. My personal opinion is that people are too quick to shoot first without attempting to assess the level of the threat. On Michael Brown: (1) to Jenks, if the police can afford a tank, they can afford to put cameras on dashboards. That is in everyone's best interest - both to protect from bad officers who abuse their authority, and to protect the city from frivolous lawsuits. (2) There's a reason that certain neighborhoods have bad relationships with the police. When I was a prosecutor, we received lots of drug complaints - all from one or two neighborhoods - that started with something along the lines of "Suspect failed to signal before changing lanes" or "Suspect riding bike without light." Naturally, those ended with an arrest for drug possession. Strangely, you didn't hear about those types of traffic spots in affluent areas. (3) There are amazing officers who act by the book and selflessly put their lives on the line every single day. But recognize that their are bad apples out there. And, as Jenks said, in a court of law, juries have a tendency to give an officer's testimony greater weight for no reason other than the uniform they are wearing. The point here is simple. Police outreach to communities is huge. As with the second example above, you have a bigger influence on the community when you are working to make things better rather than working to improve stats. They aren't tanks, they are MRAP's, and the DOD is literally giving them away for free to communities that will take them FWIW.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 12:38 PM) Ravelo has 36 2Bs. As he gains power, those will turn into HRs. I don't think it is out of the realm of possibilities that he eventually develops 20-HR power in his prime (like a season or two around 20 HRs). Sure guys like Ravelo aren't sexy hitters because they don't have huge power, but he just has a knack for hitting. The biggest question mark about Ravelo is his position. He has four errors in 100 games at first base in AA and since he was originally a third baseman, you have to imagine he can be at least above average defensively there. But you also don't want to move Abreu to DH where many hitters have said it hurt their offensive performance being only a DH. We have a gaping hole in LF and it would be perfect if Ravelo could handle LF, but who knows and if could, the Sox would have probably moved him by now (or at least tried him out there). If a guy is bad enough to move off of 3B in the minors, you know it is bad. Carlos Lee and Dayan Viciedo even made it through the minors at 3B.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 01:50 PM) Danks isn't even a particularly good defender. He's okay. His offense is terrible. The Sox need to do better than Danks as a 4th OF if they are serious. DE Aza looks worse on defense than he actually is. The big difference is that Danks will make all of the plays that you ask him to make, and he isn't going to blow the routine plays. Spectacular? No. I'd say slightly above average.

If we can find another lefty RF or LF OF on the trade or free agent markets, I am perfectly happy with both Viciedo and De Aza not being back next year.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 11:13 AM) He'll definitely have a job next year if he wants one. He has a .258/.383/.546 slash away from the cell this year. Somebody will be willing to take a chance on him. I honestly don't think he'll have to settle for a platoon role either. Most teams aren't getting s*** out of their DH spot and the .800 OPS he can put up would like real good to a lot of teams. The question is, is it worth the huge paycut to him?

QUOTE (Buehrlesque @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 11:13 AM) Yup. He'd be a good fit as well. Might be expensive though, as he's having a great (theoretically "un-aided") season- currently at .316/.369/.479. I am thinking something in the 4/60 or 5/75 range.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 11:03 AM) I'll be interested on what he is going to fetch in FA for his 30, 31, 32 year season. I think he is a guy that is more in the Sox price range. He won't be getting a really long, or top of the market contract.

Seth Lakso ‏@SethLakso 45m Jordan Danks is hitting .350 (7-for-20) since his recall. He drove in 3 runs Sunday with a two-run homer and a sacrifice fly. #cltknights

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 10:49 AM) Sounds like he is just gonna be insurance down in Rockford, Raanta will still be the backup in Chicago I hear Rockford is nice this time of year.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 10:16 AM) Would it be outrageous to suggest that Rodon, if put into the Sox rotation in 2015, could struggle and return to the minors? He will be 22. Depends on what the "struggle" looks like. I think it is obvious at this point that they want him to learn on the job. If he mentality is strong, they will let him have the type of year that John Danks had as a rookie, assuming his mechanics don't suffer, or anything else happens.