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I wonder if someone is hurt? I thought we had a pretty crowded minor league OF. I wonder if a release is coming or what?

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 01:11 PM) USPS has to raise all of the money for those pensions/benefits, yes? That's the whole issue with their budget - they have to have over 70 years of retirement benefits in the bank at all times. The USPS represents, to me, the thing I hate most about today's mainstream conservatives. They want USPS run like a private business because they think that works better. We see a degradation in an essential service because of this. However, because they are a government organization and must be (nobody would serve those remote areas otherwise), they still have to take directions from Congress, who does not fund them. It's like a stupid mixture of free market conservatism and authoritarian conservatism - I want free markets and I want to tell them what to do! Its too bad there aren't more regulations for having adequate pension funding.

QUOTE (PorkChopExpress @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 11:18 AM) I just need a 10,000 SF house. if it isn't 16,000 sq ft, it isn't worth buying.

MLB Stat of the Day ‏@MLBStatoftheDay 1m Jose Abreu is 3rd first-year player to reach 19 HRs/50 RBIs before All-Star break, joining Wally Joyner in 1986 and Albert Pujols in 2001.

Baseball America ‏@BaseballAmerica 3m Cuban star Alfredo Despaigne has been suspended for for life from the Mexican League. http://oak.ctx.ly/r/17d2b

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 09:53 AM) How many of those houses have a pink Cheetos car? All of them. A couple even have a Back to the Future car.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 09:19 AM) No love for Danks in here??? That was his 10th quality game in 12 starts. His ERA in those 10 starts is 2.86. Might not get the attention because his ERA overall is above 4, thanks in part to the 2 non quality starts where he gave up 15 runs, but IMO he's right up there with Q as our 2nd best pitcher. They both have 10 quality starts, only 12 other pitchers have more. His ERA is down a run and a half over his last four starts. The guy has been Buehrle-esque.

QUOTE (Butter Parque @ Jun 11, 2014 -> 08:33 PM) Anyone know anything about Kevin Escorcia from the DSL? It looks like he's 18/19 years old. I believe he was signed for a $50,000 bonus by Marco Paddy in 2012. Seems to have gotten off to a good start in the DSL. Any chance he makes it over to the states for rookie ball? As far as I can tell, there are about half a dozen players from last years DSL team that aren't on the roster right now, so I am not sure if there would be room for him to move up with those guys, plus all of the new draft picks coming in.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 08:24 AM) Maybe you can track down Eddy Ramirez (the Olympic speed skater) and he could help with translation out in AZ...? And also a short story on why he chose the White Sox to show proper respect to him. It's a cool story. Austin would be REALLY cool because he could tell us lots of cool stories about Rodon to whet our appetite for the future...maybe some hints about when he might be signing, what team Austin will be starting off with (assuming it's one of the short season teams for a start or two but it could be Kanny since that's where Rodon would go sooner or later before Winston-Salem). it is Alvarez, not Ramirez.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 09:38 AM) The story or my post? I'm being dead serious. Sure, i'd tune in to watch some of the games to see how they played together. But there's no way in hell i'm watching 70+ Bulls games. I'll absolutely turn into J4L and ask, what's the point? They have no shot. At least in the past they had an arguable chance, even if it wasn't likely. edit: and as a general NBA fan, at least right now there are a handful of teams that could hang with Miami. Again, a semblance of a non-Heat winner. If this Big Four happens that goes out the window. I am watching less of the NBA than I ever have. Melo to MIA would end the NBA for me.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 08:53 AM) If you guys had listened to me on Tuesday and bet your house on the Danks-Verlander matchup, you'd have 2 houses now. If you had bet against greg, you'd have eleventeen thousand houses, like me.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 11, 2014 -> 04:26 PM) Theo talked last offseason about not paying for what people have done in the past, but what they project to do in the future. Masterson losing his velocity seems like someone he would want to avoid. Then they can keep rebuilding. Its a win/win as far as I am concerned.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jun 11, 2014 -> 04:33 PM) It won't happen but if Rodon signs for around slot that means the Sox will have enough to make a strong push for Montes de Oca. IF he were to sign for slot, that would leave the Sox the ability to throw around $500k and a college full ride at him.

For my two cents, Beckham, Noesi, and Bellisario are the three top sale candidates.

SoxNet.net ‏@SoxNet 15s With today's signings, Sox look to have around just short of $400k in savings to use towards Rodon or ~$6.1million total. #MLBDraft

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 11, 2014 -> 04:30 PM) Yeah but if Rodon doesn't sign then the Sox lose his slot money so there's still not enough moeny for de Oca. Considering he will probably be an overslot signing, that isn't totally a bad thing. They could still use the savings from 2-10 and throw it at the HS kid.

Grabbing a guy like Adams or Fry would be awesome too as a new draft pick. Beat everyone else to the punch.

QUOTE (Baron @ Jun 11, 2014 -> 03:59 PM) Ah the talk of the Cubs signing Lester and Masterson next offseason is already beginning. I hope it is an expensive and long term deal.

Adolfo would be cool.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Jun 11, 2014 -> 04:03 PM) Don't think it's been announced what they gave up yet. I'd be shocked if it's anything valuable Cash.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jun 11, 2014 -> 04:01 PM) This is what happens with no more catch-all Ding.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jun 11, 2014 -> 04:04 PM) keithlaw ‏@keithlaw 2m The White Sox have essentially put an upper bound on what they can give Carlos Rodon by signing picks 2-10. Pfft. I had this figured out yesterday. Once all of the bonus figures are released, we will know the number down to the dollar.

https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/4768270...8357505/photo/1

http://voices.suntimes.com/sports/white-so...10-draft-picks/

Jim Callis ‏@jimcallisMLB 1m The @WhiteSox announced several signings...3rd-rder Jace Fry gets $760k (value at 77 = $726k). Ore St LHP, strikes w/3 pitches. @MLBDraft