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Hahn pretty clearly said that almost all of the rumors this year about the Sox were garbage during a discussion about Danks.

Whoa. ESPN Stats & Info ‏@ESPNStatsInfo 12m P.K. Subban's new deal will pay him $72M over 8 seasons - tied for third among defensemen in total value, trailing Shea Weber and Ryan Suter

Hall of Famer "The Big Hurt" Frank Thomas made his major league debut against the then American League's Milwaukee Brewers. The starting pitcher for the Brewers was Teddy Higuera. Thomas went 0-4 with an RBI fielders choice that scored Ivan Calderon with the game winning run.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Aug 2, 2014 -> 07:58 AM) CF - Eaton 2B - Semien 1B - Abreu 3B - Gillaspie RF - Garcia SS - Ramirez LF - FA/Trade DH - FA/Trade C - FA/Trade/Flowers (who will still likely be the best option we have) I would try a buy-low with Billy Butler for DH. And for LF, I may just try Micah Johnson out there. We would likely have enough money to go out and try to get a high-end starter. In the realm of failed prospects for failed prospects, KC has some intriguing guys you wonder if could benefit from a change of scenery.

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 10:49 PM) I'd say Flowers is seeing the ball well right now He's back to having a good approach at the plate. Balls on the outer half he is trying to pound between the hole at 1st and 2nd.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 08:30 PM) After the Bacon/Balls/Dicks trade scenario Castro was my second thought. The Marlins Danks rumors coupled with the big deal the Marlins made with the Astros, the fact that we may have had interest in Cosart, etc. there could have been something there, and the 2 teams just decided it would be easier to make a standard 2 team deal rather than involve all the salary complications the Sox side would involve. But if it was Castro coming here, Danks and cash going to FLA, prospects from the Sox heading out etc. that could make some sense. Bacon, dicks, and balls is your first though? Hmmm...

QUOTE (whtsoxfan @ Aug 2, 2014 -> 09:56 AM) Awesome I would love to see him break Jolt'n Joe's record 54 games! 56

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 09:25 PM) What would that accomplish? Running a vindictive farm system isn't going to help the Sox in the long run.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 09:38 PM) I think he was safe. He should be.

Rose reacts to Jokin Joe's article http://espn.go.com/chicago/nba/story/_/id/...ls-inner-circle

Dan Hayes ‏@DanHayesCSN 3m USA gymnast McKayla Maroney did two cartwheels off the mound before throwing her ceremonial first pitch. #WhiteSox

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 05:58 PM) That's just flat-out wrong. I've said earlier that Saladino is cromulent at SS and probably above average elsewhere. He can also pinch-run. The point is that his bat is so much better than Leury that even if you think Leury edges him on defence (probably) and speed (definitely), the bat more than makes up for it. There's just no way to hit with a 20 wRC+ at the majors and provide positive value. Except that isn't Garcia's main job. His job is to be really good at defense and speed.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 05:36 PM) This would fit with Rock's story about tons of activity going on with Sox suits on Thursday but no deal. I'd be curious to see what details he has here? Teams? Player? Could this be revisited in the off season?

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QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 03:55 PM) I'd much rather a bench piece that can hit at least a bit, platoon, be decent defensively and run a bit rather than absolutely cannot hit, cannot platoon, be good defensively and really good pinch-running. There's only so much value you can get from pinch-running. The thing is we don't have one guy who was ready for the majors, and can do all of those things. We have some guys who can do one of those things, maybe two. None of them were ready to be in the majors in spring training. I don't think any of them are even ready to be major leaguers now. And if you think of the job that Garcia is paid to do, they don't care about platoons and the like. Robin likes he starters to start and play. When he goes to the bench, it is for a guy in a specific situation. More often than not, that situation is either pinch running, or it is a defensive replacement. He doesn't do a lot of platooning, or playing his bench. He wants a pinch runner for PK/JA/AD when they get on in the 9th in a tie game. He wants a plus defender to put at 3B for Conor. He wants an extra OF in case he has to lift two OF's for some reason.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 03:46 PM) Hitting .184/.220/.243 in 112 PA totally outweighs what he's done on the bases and with the glove. As for defence, he's been relatively disappointing at 2B from what I can recall, particularly given his reputation. I've liked him at third. If you're arguing he can do better at the plate then fair enough, I disagree, but at least it's a debate. But I don't think anyone can claim with a straight face he's been of positive value for the White Sox in 2014. I'm arguing that in the situations he has been plugged into, no one in the organization could have given more than Garcia has. We have no better pinch runner. We have no better utility defender, especially one that plays all of the positions he can play. While someone else would probably have a better bat, no one else could fill the situational roles that he has filled. Again, it is the pitching equivalent of taking any pitchers over all numbers, and saying they would be better than a particular LOOGY or specific relief role because of those overall numbers. They aren't asking for an overall role. They are asking Leury to play a very specific role off of the bench, that one else in the entire organization can do better than he can. To equate it to the NBA, he is a 3 point or defensive specialist. You don't look at their PPG to see if they are helping the team, you look to see what they are doing in that specific role. To equate it to the NFL, he is a 3rd down rusher. To equate it to hockey, he is a shootout specialist.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 02:31 PM) In 2012 both Leury and Saladino even though Saladino is 2 years older played in AA. Leury's wRC+ was 104, Saladino's 99. Last year Leury put up an 89 in AAA. Saladino repeated AA and put up an 87. I AM SHOCKED YOU MISSED THIS. BTW, if wRC+ in the minor leagues is really the end all, the White Sox and the rest of baseball are really missing the boat on Jordan Danks. There is a tool difference here that the Sox are exploiting for specific situations. #1, the kid is a plus defender at multiple positions, including the OF. He has great range, and he has a surprisingly good arm for a guy his size. #2 he is one of the fastest runners in all of baseball. The Sox have used his baserunning skills in a lot of situations. To be 10/11 in steals and barely having played this season is kind of amazing. Has he hit? No he hasn't, but that isn't why he is here. He is the bench equivilant of a LOOGY. He has a couple of very specific roles, and he is really damned good at them. No one in the entire organization can do for the White Sox what Leury Garcia is doing right now.

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QUOTE (raBBit @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 12:38 PM) Amazing that people pencil in Viciedo and Flowers again but give up Ramirez like he's trash. Alexei's value won't be fully understood until he's gone. Agreed. I don't think people appreciate how good he is for the Sox.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 12:36 PM) It's not the RH relievers that have failed us. Petricka and Putnam have been great. Webb has been good. Guerra has been OK. Belisario has not been very good, but he's really our only bad RH reliever. Sure, Lindstrom and Jones would help, but what we really needed early this year was a LOOGY who actually gets outs. Downs was terrible, Surkamp hasn't really gotten many chances- but regardless, we need another lefty in the bullpen. The 8th and 9th innings have been a huge problem for this pen, at least until recently. If you put Jones and Lindstrom back into those spots, and are running guys like Putnam and Belly out for the 6th and 7th, the pen is MUCH deeper, and isn't giving up nearly as many leads this year.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 12:49 PM) We don't want Papelbon -- he's a total jerk and would probably block the trade anyway. Marlon Byrd actually has value, Ruben Amaro is clinically insane, and Byrd said he'll only allow a trade is his option is exercised. There's Ethier, but we need a bad pitcher more than bad OF. And why would we want a reliever that is owed as much as Danks is (very close to it anyway)? That is just shortsighted.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 11:57 AM) You don't think with a better pen the Sox compete for the WC? He didn't say contending for a title, or even the central, just the WC. I believe that even with a healthy Lindstrom and Jones this year, they are a few games better for sure. That puts them two games out of the WC instead of 5.

QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 11:47 AM) I don't doubt that Derrick has been rehabbing hard; I just wonder if he listens to the wrong people when making his decisions. He just never needs to talk to anyone in the press. Ever.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 11:30 AM) You know what...all I know is this. When it comes to work, Derrick puts it in. He's never complained verbally once and his teammates have always had his back. I can't wait till he's back wearing a Bulls uniform and leaving it all on the court and am cheering hard for him and the boys to put up a championship banner this year and that it is the first of many. He might be an idiot who lets his brother control him but he's a good kid. Not one coach that has ever been around him has had anything but glowing things to say about the kid and that says a lot!!! He just gets Reggie to do his complaining for him.