Al Lopez's Ghost

QUOTE (MDWhiteSoxFan @ Jul 14, 2017 -> 11:09 PM) I do not believe this is the plan. I feel it will be Davidson full time this year. I think they want Yoan to stick at 2B Davidson is the 3rd sacker, I agree. But a major league roster space is open if Frazier goes.

Let's not lose sight of this: Frazier gone, Moncada here?

QUOTE (turnin' two @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 04:45 PM) What? Um, lets see, Yankees ( no one), Red Sox (Moreland) Tampa (LoMo), Houston (Gurriel), the Angels (if they think they are still in it with Trout returning), Seattle if they think they are still in it, Texas if they want to be in it. Heck, even the Dodgers could likely use him. Dodgers are pretty ok at first base.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 03:18 PM) No. As a betting man, I would bet on him taking Todd Frazier's place literally any day now Agree but maybe Yolmer gets moved.

There's a pattern to this: Hahn takes his time, posters get impatient and say "Hahn is blowing this", Hahn Gets the trade done on his terms, posters say "Hahn is great". Let's just accept that our GM knows what he's doing.

Now you tank for Beer, and you have, potentially, the best White Sox outfield of all time? Gotta cool my jets.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 10:48 AM) There goes our chances at the Wild Card White Flag 2! (Green)

Can someone tell me about the infielders?

QUOTE (Username @ Jul 12, 2017 -> 06:53 PM) Listened to that segment with Bruce. It was truly bizzare and seems like he hasn't been paying attention since June. Of what year?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 12, 2017 -> 04:39 PM) Levine on the Score soon to talk about Sox He'll probably regurgitate what he's read here and on Twitter.

How do you do Hug Watch during The all star break?

I would expect Frazier to be gone and Davidson put in his place. I am not saying Davidson will ever be as good as Frazier, but he'll be a placeholder until Burger is ready. At least that would be the plan the Sox have.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 6, 2017 -> 02:34 PM) Are they clearing space to make a waiver claim? Or a 1 for 2 trade?

QUOTE (daggins @ Jul 6, 2017 -> 06:49 AM) Melky would be a big improvement over Pujols A sentence I never thought I would read.

To make room for Moncada, Frazier has to go. And eventually they might want to move Yolmer.

QUOTE (Soha @ Jul 3, 2017 -> 07:56 AM) I would have thought that belief was long gone, since Giolito and Lopez have pretty much sucked this year. Pretty sure that's not accurate.

Tonight's lineup is....odd. Yolmer is hitting fifth. Kevan Smith is DH'ing and Willy Garcia is in right.

QUOTE (Soxnfins @ Jun 25, 2017 -> 09:59 PM) This may sound really crazy and out there, but Mark Buehrle may be our manager. Don't know why, but I have a feeling in my gut it'll be someone close to JR, if he still owns the team. I don't think Mark would have any interest in managing. Now, Konerko, maybe. But I hated the Robin hiring, and I wouldn't want Paulie either. Experience matters.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jun 20, 2017 -> 09:37 AM) Osuna is young and controllable and not going anywhere. Doolittle can't stay healthy and Britton has hardly pitched at all this season. None of the rest have near the track record of Robertson. If a team is wanting a backend option, you call on Osuna, Colome, and Robertson. The rest either have injury riddled backgrounds or are journeyman relievers experiencing a year of above average production, not something you want to rest your playoff hopes on them being able to maintain. Britton is out for the year.

Of all the things we need, or potential moves to make, adding a free agent mediocre first baseman is pretty far down my list.

QUOTE (FT35 @ Jun 19, 2017 -> 09:10 AM) What we know about Avi's time here: 1. He was acquired in the Peavy to Boston deal with the expectation that he would turn into the player he is right now. 2. In his initial season with us, he showed why he was a highly-touted player in the Detroit system--he hit well for us down the stretch. 3. He got off to a very promising start in his first full season and suffered a pretty bad injury in Colorado--a series where he was really raking. 4. Coming off the injury, he was slow to recover the offensive potential he exhibited before the injury. 5. Things got so bad for him that there were many times where he looked over-matched at the plate AND in the field--as if he did not belong in the major leagues. 6. His talent came in and out--for moments, he would flash his ability to hit plus change-ups with ease and he would excite us with an occasional 2-HR game. 7. The good was very inconsistent and short-lived--leading most to write him off as a bust and someone who was never the same player after his injury. 8. The Sox shocked us all when they resigned him for this season--we all thought he was a big reason why we were bad. 9. He got off to a hot start this season and everyone wrote it off as a fluke. 10. That hot start has only gotten hotter and now most of is are wondering if it's still a fluke because the days were so long ago when he was a very promising young talent. Avi's "hot start" began last August 1. I don't have the stats available but I know they're out there. So that's almost a full year of a young player figuring things out. After suffering through his struggles, you'd have to be blown away by any offer, as far as I'm concerned.

Tim Anderson has about one year of major league experience. People should keep this in mind when judging his performance.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 13, 2017 -> 04:03 PM) Sam Abbott, Curtis HS 6'4" 225 1B A guy named Abbot may be who's on first?

Minor league contract for the ex -Met, per twitter

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 22, 2017 -> 03:20 PM) Where can I obtain a McFartington jersey? Does he have a lot of helium?