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QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 01:32 PM) This is likely true, and it is also likely temporary, imo. I think they want Micah to take the 2B job eventually, even if he isn't ready for it today. If he finishes the Charlotte season strongly, his Sept callup will be an audition. Meanwhile, Marcus will take the majority of 2B reps for the rest of the year, and also get looks at 3B vs, lefties, SS and OF. If Micah steps up, Marcus will be in a super-utility role for at least part of next season while they evaluate his ability to take over at SS. Just my guess as to how things will unfold. Unless Lexi gets traded soon, which I'm not expecting. I have no doubt they think Micah will be a player for them, but it is obvious to me that we are talking about probably late 2015, maybe even 2016 right now. There is no good reason to rush the kid right now. For my two cents, both Semien and Sanchez are clearly in front of Johnson.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 01:29 PM) okay. But the team scored 68 points in a playoff game, when this team needs offense, are you going to throw Kirk at the 2? That's exciting to everyone? I'd rather have tried the BAE on Shawn Marion than kirk if we wanted defensive re-enforcement. I'd have no problem had Kirk decided to pay the org a true discount and signed for vet min I'd be all for it. But to sign him at 2 million per because he is better at defense than 2 offensive guards, meh. He isn't going to be THE 2. He might get minutes at the 2. Big difference.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 01:23 PM) I thought it was kinda meh. The premise, at least for the pilot, was a bit silly. I dunno what woman, especially a mother of 2 or 3, that would be totally fine with her husband going out to get laid. Even if she wouldn't object on the moral basis of breaking his vows, there's no way she'd be fine with him not helping around the house with the kids during the middle of the day. Other TV thoughts: Caught up on last week's Leftovers, the one that was centered on the priest. Holy crap, that was a great hour of television. Masters of Sex (premiere): missed this show. Still great. I would do naughty things with Lizzy Caplan. True Blood. Jesus, just go away already. My wife and I keep watching just to see how people die/how it ends. This season has gone to a whole new level of suck. I still can't decide what I think of the show. It has my attention, but it hasn't been must see either. I'm curious how some of the mini-plots work themselves out.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 01:20 PM) Agree, but it will be interesting to see what kind of prospects that they have left after the deadline this year. They are good bets to acquire at least a SP and probably Chase Headley as well. The market for SS's looks to be pretty weak this summer as most contenders are set at the position. In the offseason, you could field competing offers from the Yankees and Dodgers depending on what happens with HanRam. The Reds and Pirates make sense for in season trade partners as Zach Cozart's line is .230/.280/.300 for Cincinnati and Jordy Mercer is at .254/.295/.363. With the blocked catchers that the Yankees have, I think the Sox and Yankees are a great match.

FutureSox.com ‏@FutureSox 1h Roster move: RHP David Putman to DL for @WSDashBaseball, making room for waiver claim RHP Raul Fernandez.

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 01:10 PM) Is there such a thing? I cannot wait to see this dude traded. He is blocking the arrival of Micah Johnson. I cannot wait to see him light up the base paths at the MLB level. Micah Johnson is not being blocked by anyone. He is not ready for the majors yet. Even if Beckham is traded, he will not be the guy called up.

How Boras would solve the Aiken type scenario. http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/scott-b...ken-mess-072114

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 11:21 AM) Rose really isn't that bad defensively, and if someone can explain to me what you are getting in Hinrich at the 2, I'd love to hear it. Is it a better offensive lineup with him there? If not, then it must be better at defense...but I'd much rather use Snell's 7 foot wingspan at SG if we are going defense and jimmy at the 3. So it must be adding a second ballhandler. I am drooling right now thinking about kirk dribbling for 15 seconds and then passing it to a cutting rose to shoot a desperation shotclock expiring jumper. Hinrich is Mark Kotsay in his stay with the white sox. You can all make all the arguments about all these things Hinrich "can" do, but he's not particularly good at any of them. I'd much, much rather have given ourselves a potential offense-heavy unit that paired rose with a guard who can take defenders off the dribble and shoot 3s at a consistent clip. We don't have that. We do have guards that aren't particularly good on offense, decent at defense and aren't inspired balhandlers. Disagree. Kirk is a good defender.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 11:43 AM) As of today, the Sox would have the #14 pick. I expect that they will probably end up in the 9-10 range. It would be nice if the Sox could pick up a supplemental pick at the trade deadline this season. Everyone is so jumbled up right now. Last I knew, no team has a less than .400 win percentage. A long losing or winning streak could move the Sox 10 slots in either direction.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 11:15 AM) I thought Micker has English language skills? Cool. I think it would be a cool one to get (if possible). Sounds like he has an interesting back story.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 12:28 PM) I think if the Sox choice was Rodon or Aiken they still would have taken Rodon due to college vs. HS arm. If Hoffman were in the equation, I think they would have gone Hoffman over Aiken as well. I am not sure they would have gone Hoffman over Rodon baseball-wise. They may have based on signing bonus. There is a real chance that the team saves a million+dollars with a Hoffman signing. With that money, it isn't a big leap to see them throw a half million/million at De Oca. At that point the equation becomes Rodon vs Hoffman + De Oca. That is a part of the new math of this slotted system. It isn't just player A vs Player B. Contracts are much more important than they used to be.

I hope the M's realize that Dunns numbers probably get worse in Seattle, and that is kind of scary.

I almost scheduled the time and vacation to go, but it wouldn't have been much fun with the wife and kids, and there wasn't a lot around the area for them. I'd have loved to be there though.

Konerko is the very definition of 20 speed. We've all seen the SS go into the 3rd base hole to field a ball where 99% of MLB hitters get an infield hit, and Konerko still gets thrown out by two strides. I still don't think this even should surprise anyone for how bad PK's baserunning is. We've seen it for a decade and a half now. Ever since the hip thing, he has been in the slowest runners in all of baseball.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 11:15 AM) He helps the Bulls when healthy. I'd say he hurts the Bulls almost as much, because he can't be depended on and the roster thin at guard has to make up for his many missed games. He isn't going to get nearly as beat up if he is playing 15-20 minutes a night, versus 35. Also a pretty good chance those minutes aren't in clutch time, with the team in front of him.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 11:01 AM) I asked about talking to any of the guys who had been in the DSL last year when they were in rookie ball and was told they probably weren't ready on the language side. Just guessing that'd be the case here also. I thought Micker has English language skills?

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 11:09 AM) Can't really play Rose and Augustin together. Tiny backcourt and both are bad defensively. Bringing back Hinrich was a good move. They replaced Augustin with a minimum player in Aaron Brooks anyway. I know hating Hinrich is a thing, but in his role, Kirk plays a big role on a team. Can he start and play 35 minutes? Hell no. He is a valuable bench member who helps the Bulls.

ESPN Chicago ‏@ESPNChiHawks 7m Hearing the Hawks will still likely pursue another 2-way goalie with NHL experience. Trust isn’t there yet for organization’s young goalies.

MLBRosterMoves ‏@MLBRosterMoves 1m The @SFGiants place Matt Cain on 15-day DL (retro to 7/11) with right elbow inflammation; place 1B Brandon Belt on 7-day concussion DL.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 10:35 AM) I don't disagree with you, I'm just saying that he's declining, so we're going to lose that advantage from him soon anyway. To me, there's no question we're going to miss his glove as soon as he's gone. If given the choice to enjoy the better defense over the next season or two versus sell as high as possible to get some more contributors for when we can compete, though, I'd choose the latter. I don't think non-top prospects do us any good right now. We need to be targeting A level talent, especially when we still have a good level of control over the guy. Also it in the back of my head is wonder how the clubhouse would react to an Alexei trade, but at least if you get a top level guy, it makes it easier to show why you make the deal.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 10:26 AM) The Dash have been sending out information specifically saying Rodon is currently NOT available to the media. They're keeping him under tight wraps. I really doubt I can pull that off, though I'm willing to try. Weird. I wonder what is up with the guy. There has been zero talk from this guy. It would also be interesting to hear from a guy like Adams. Jake Peter is off to a great start and might be a good target. I'd also still be interested in hearing from Micker Adolofo.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 10:21 AM) He a valuable commodity, but he's not a commodity worth Pederson + Urias + more. You can hold him if you want, but if you think that he'll be better than our farm guys in his age 34 season, you're gambling. And even if you're confident he WILL be better, you have to admit he likely won't be MUCH better. And the return doesn't have to be Pederson or garbage. There are plenty of solid B type prospects that would be very nice to have. I honestly don't believe that. I think you might see a Semien bat as well as Alexei, but he won't provide anywhere near the defense. None of them will. The one guy in the system who has that kind of glove can't hit to save his life.

Some of the 2014 picks could be interesting. Rodon might be tough, but he would be the most interesting. The dude hasn't really said much of anything.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 09:58 AM) I don't think so, at least in my regard. He's a good hitter, but he's primarily a singles hitter. That's not a bad thing. His defense is also starting to slip a little bit and it's not likely to rebound at this point in his career. This is my own belief, but I'd like to see what Sanchez and Semien can do at SS too. I still think the Yankees make more sense than anywhere else.

The Sox are going to get complete garbage if they trade Adam Dunn. Even if they pick up nearly all of his salary, the return will be minimal.