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QUOTE (LDF @ Apr 28, 2014 -> 03:13 PM) I somewhat agree, but do we have the same value as the other team has ???? do we have to overpay ? hey Southsider ........ how is it going? this team is exciting to watch. I am glad most of the old poster are still here. Peace I think the opposite will be true. With as many teams that are "in" it now with the extra playoff spots, the pressure to win is higher than ever. There are fewer sellers to go around than their used to be. This team is very fun to watch. I already want a #1 jersey. And I am good, I really glad to see you back around LDF. It is flashback to the good ol' days!

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Apr 28, 2014 -> 03:02 PM) • Over the last nine games, the White Sox bullpen is 1-0 with a 2.53 ERA (9 ER/32 IP) and three holds, and is 2-for-2 in save chances. Belasario has really turned into a decent pitcher again, which has been a big help. Even guys like Downs and others are pitching better.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 28, 2014 -> 03:01 PM) Just like it's impossible for our ERA to be last or next to last in the AL. Flowers is already coming back down to earth. Ramirez and Viciedo will too. Still Abreu, with his HR/RBI totals, would seem to have room to grow average-wise. Would you be SHOCKED if Dunn was around a 900 OPS in June/July? I wouldn't. Eaton's playing about as expected. It's not like he's at an 850-900 OPS. He hasn't even really mastered the art of stealing bases and wreaking havoc on the basepaths. Semien won't keep striking out like this. He's shown the ability to make adjustments at every level in his career as the season progresses. DeAza won't be this bad. Beckham can't get any worse, so nowhere to go but up. I think by the time everything equalizes, the Sox are looking at a .500 team. That is what I saw in the off-season, and it still makes sense to me.

QUOTE (LDF @ Apr 28, 2014 -> 03:02 PM) that is if the other team has the same value as we do for our prospects. our infielders, on the team and in the farm is our real wealth. we can trade Gordon, for prospects if he comes around. where are we going to put Davidson if conor keeps on hitting, we need pitching as everyone is mentioning. here is another train of thought, the rest of league now know of Hahn success this past off season, how many will make it harder for future trades? If a GM needs players for the stretch run, I doubt the are thinking too much about the White Sox rebuilding plans. They are worried about winning their own race.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 28, 2014 -> 02:49 PM) 89-92. Without Sanchez/Fister and a reliable bullpen, DET is more vulnerable than ever before. They're not going to get much offensively from Romine. Rajai Davis isn't going to play this well all season. Their offense isn't nearly as formidable as it was in past seasons, IMO. The biggest questions ultimately are the continued health of Verlander/Scherzer/Cabrera. If one of those three guys goes down or becomes ineffective for a long stretch, then DET is beatable. With all of them playing at or close to near their peak levels, forget it. There are a mess of players on the Sox who are hitting WAY over where they will be at the end of the season.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 03:52 PM) It shouldn't be. Not in this pathetic division. It was winnable with Reed IMO. QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 28, 2014 -> 02:30 PM) Yeah, good luck with that. It's not as funny to quote what someone actually said. The point isn't to be accurate, it's to be funny. So how many wins do you think it will take to win the AL Central?

Baseball Reference ‏@baseball_ref 5m Jeff Samardzija, the only player in the last 100 yrs to open w/ 5 straight apps with 7+ IP and 2 ER or fewer, looks for 1st W tonight in CIN

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 28, 2014 -> 02:08 PM) Hmm, that reads a lot different than "If the Sox kept Addison Reed, they would win 90-95 games" 63 wins +40 saves -7 saves from someone else =PROFIT!

Scott Carroll ‏@Scotty_Carroll 13m Is this heaven? No it's Chicago!

Chicago White Sox ‏@whitesox 47s Jose Abreu has been named co-AL Player of the Week for April 21-27, along w/ @Mariners Kyle Seager. Congrats to both! http://atmlb.com/1mRTRmP

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 5m great news for #chisox. hear star chris sale already feels "good to go." still, applaud team for playing it safe.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Apr 28, 2014 -> 02:06 PM) I don't think that being in contention will make the Sox buyers, but it may make them non-sellers. I don't think they have ever been "sellers" in the traditional sense of the word. They put players out there, but they also kept anyone they didn't think they were getting value for. If not, guys like De Aza and Alexei wouldn't be here this year. I would bet they stay consistent to that. If someone was willing to back up the truck for a near to free agent guy, he would be gone. They aren't just going to take the "best offer" if that offer isn't good enough.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 28, 2014 -> 02:03 PM) I got attacked on the boards for complaining about our wretched bullpen, saying otherwise the Sox could be contenders this year. So I would suspect everybody insists the team will be sellers, big-time sellers. The Sox offense wouldn't look like what it did if we hadn't have been sellers for the past year. If they want to get this rebuild done right, they would be smart not to change course at this point, as there is still much more work to be done if they want to rebuild their model of sustained success, and not flash in the pan success.

I think you are putting the horse in front of the cart so far. We are 26 games into a rebuilding season, in which we are sitting at .500. We are also really suffering at the turnstyles. As of today, I can't see us adding players unless they are more deals like we saw this winter.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 28, 2014 -> 01:35 PM) Stuff the Pick-I-Nic ballot for Yogi! I've got my 35 votes in already.

You know what to do. Jam that box for Abreu and Alexei at least. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y20...12923-697814823

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 28, 2014 -> 11:54 AM) Dunn picked up the check for Carroll's family and friend's dinner celebration last night. Cool move. That is pretty awesome. David Kaplan ‏@thekapman 28m Scott Carroll: “My family + I (35 in all) went to dinner at Timothy O’Toole’s to celebrate + Adam Dunn picked up tab. It was so awesome."

Stolen from Twitter, name the only two players in MLB who have multiple 4 hits games so far this year.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Apr 28, 2014 -> 12:00 PM) Yes between the Lester, Buchholz, Ortiz, Ramirez and Schilling situations, it is definitely appropriate and necessary to make fun of the Yankees for the Pineda situation. Meh, it is playing to the meatballs. White Sox fans would have loved it if someone mocked shooting up steroids around Sosa.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 28, 2014 -> 11:12 AM) You know who else isn't looking good? Ubaldo Jimenez: http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playe...&position=P It is pretty amazing how similar his numbers are to Erik Johnson, at about 28 times the cost. Johnson 23.2IP 6.46ERA 27 hits 15 BB 18K 1.775WHIP 1HR 5.7 BB/9 1.2 K/BB Jimenez 27.1IP 6.59ERA 33 hits 17 BB 21K 1.829WHIP 5HR 5.6 BB/9 1.24 K/BB

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 28, 2014 -> 11:09 AM) Jordan Danks is on there twice? Exactly.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 28, 2014 -> 11:06 AM) Bought tickets to see Sir Paul in July. Not cheap, but that could easily be a once in a lifetime opportunity. I saw him 2002. Just an incredible show. Best I ever saw.

Abreu also on top of the CBS stock watch http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-he...-a-steal-so-far I also found this one pretty funny.

MLB Stat of the Day ‏@MLBStatoftheDay 1h Jose Abreu has 17 extra-base hits – tied with @PujolsFive in 2001 for the most for any first-year player since 1914 in a March/April.

Richard Justice ‏@richardjustice 20m Jose Abreu has 65 total bases – 2nd most since 1914 for a first-year player in a March/April. Albert Pujols had 68 in 2001.