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QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 09:48 AM) Agree with you. Holding out for top 10 prospects for a good, not great, player like Alexei is howling at the moon. With the dearth of talent in the majors at the major league level at the position of SS, Alexei is a hugely valuable commodity. People are looking WAY too much at his batting stats instead of the whole package.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 09:46 AM) That's crazy. It's been said several times already, but the Sox are not going to get a top 25 prospect for Alexei Ramirez. Just because you can't get a top 25 prospect doesn't mean you don't work towards making a deal. He's seemingly improved as a hitter the past couple years, but he's already starting to slide a bit defensively, and it frankly will not be long before he is a utility player similar to Placido Polanco. Another name worth mentioning is Darnell Sweeney. I have no idea how the Dodgers feel about him, but he's had an absolutely fantastic year and is age appropriate for the AA level. His BB%, K%, and power have all improved this year, and he appears to be a fantastic athlete. The Sox are looking to infuse a higher level of talent into their system. If they aren't going to get it, then you hold on to the consolation prize of two years of Alexei. I'm fine with that. We don't need more C level prospects.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 09:03 AM) That's absurd. The Dodgers have plenty of prospects that could make it work. You are talking about two of the best prospects in the entire game. If they were going to trade either one of those guys, they could be in the discussion for someone like Tulowitzki. People need to understand that just because Alexei Ramirez is going to likely be the best shortstop made available on the market, the Sox will not be getting top 25 prospects. They can get a perfectly acceptable and generous package of talented prospects without getting the #1 and #2 prospects from some of the best systems in the game. Then you don't make the deal if you are Rick Hahn.

Seth Lakso ‏@SethLakso 1h IL Batter of the Week = Andy Wilkins. He hit .647 w/ 5 HR, 6 XBH, and a 1.588 slugging perc in 4G. Now leads the IL w/ 21 HR & 45 XBH

I think the Snell excitement might be getting a tad overblown here.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jul 20, 2014 -> 09:52 PM) imho, you are not quite right. if Hoffman was healthy I think Hoffman will be a factor with all 3 top picks. the reason being, closes to be major league ready. pos little time to develop and be in the majors quickly. I believe if both were on the board, the Sox would have picked Hoffman.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 20, 2014 -> 07:18 PM) To be fair, three months ago, Jeff Hoffman was even the favorite, so you could say 1d quite accurately. There is a real chance that if Hoffman was healthy and on the board with Rodon, Hoffman would be wearing a Winston Salem jersey right now.

Christopher Kamka ‏@ckamka 4m Greg Maddux (11) has two more career stolen bases than Paul Konerko (9).

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Jul 20, 2014 -> 04:53 PM) That's just it, everything he does is dumb, so say the so called "intelligent" posters here.... dammed if he does, dammed if he don't The game thread is a lot like listening to Hawk. It is the same people, saying the same things over, and over, and over....

Listening to Hawk talk about Micah Johnson, I really think Beckham is gone here very soon.

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 36m Lindstrom getting closer to a return. Threw a 30-pitch side yesterday, will throw another side Tuesday and then live BP to Avi in Minny After that, most likely Minor League rehab assignment for Lindstrom

Doug Padilla ‏@ESPNChiSox 32m Thompson was a 44th round pick in 2009. At age 27 he brought back his split-finger pitch and here he is.

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 28m Robin said Putnam and Petricka are the two favorites for ninth inning work with a lead

FutureSox.com ‏@FutureSox 32m Taylor Thompson: 6'5" righty, FB 91-94 T95, SL, splitter. 26 yo, drafted 44th rd (1333rd overall) in 2009. Been nails since May this year.

Charlotte Knights ‏@KnightsBaseball 2m Congrats to Taylor Thompson! The newest #CLTKnights player to go to @whitesox this season! 12 in all so far this year!

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 20, 2014 -> 10:46 AM) Pitcher pissed about 2-out bunt against shift w/ 2-run lead, calls it breach of etiquette STFU. If you give someone an opportunity to do something (opening with an shift) you cannot be pissed that they take advantage of it. That is a joke.

QUOTE (MAX @ Jul 19, 2014 -> 09:47 PM) When does he have the ability to opt out? http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/10/whit...riel-abreu.html

Interesting. Would not have guessed this one.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jul 19, 2014 -> 09:00 PM) Er, yeah, does that change the fact that overall they have huge L/R splits? I care more about winning games, than splits.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Jul 19, 2014 -> 08:56 PM) If you a prospect is struggling, why do you continue to play him everyday. Trey M (My favorite prospect in the system btw) is 0 for his last 39?, and is obviously stuck in a rut, but he keeps going out there everyday. Why not give him a chance to breathe and collect himself? It is better to learn to handle adversity in the minors, than ask the majors. Just ask Gordon Beckham.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jul 19, 2014 -> 08:55 PM) Blind squirrel, nuts, etc. LIterally the difference in the game right now.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jul 19, 2014 -> 08:52 PM) With a more flexible bench, we have two players (Gillaspie and De Aza) that if we keep both, could put up some pretty good lines if platooned. Gillaspie hitting .360 against righties and .197 against lefties, De Aza .278 against righties and .078 against lefties. All their power coming against righties too. Those two are 3-7 including a triple, an RBI, and two runs scored.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jul 19, 2014 -> 08:45 PM) If I recall correctly, he gave up 5 earned runs in 0.1 IP in Colorado near the start of the year when pitching hurt. His SIERA on the year is 2.91. He was also just horrible during his time as closer too.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jul 19, 2014 -> 08:42 PM) Belisario's ERA down to 4.94. Should really start to plummet now given how well he's pitched overall. He's either been really good, or really bad. There has been zero middle ground.