Everything posted by JoshPR
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Axe is back
QUOTE (raBBit @ Jan 14, 2014 -> 01:29 PM) Somebody call up Troncoso. Instant nightmare.....
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Sox holding a "hitting camp" in AZ
Like that they are all there
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Expectations: Jose Abreu
QUOTE (Paulstar @ Jan 12, 2014 -> 04:40 PM) If he was signed by the Yankees or Red Sox people would be predicting him being ROY, greatest cuban player ever, blah blah blah. If he's a 140+ K guy with no plate discipline, I sincerely doubt Hahn and the White Sox would have given him the contract they did. High K rates and no plate discipline is exactly the opposite of what Hahn has shown as GM thus far. I'm guessing the White Sox view him to turn into more of a Konerko during his prime type than a Mark Reynolds type. Awesome post, was thinking the same thing. That's why I pay no attentiin to the so called experts. Let it play out
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Sebastian Valle just got DFA'd
QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 11:05 AM) Isn't Sebastian Valle code for Tyler Flowers? No it's spanish. :-)
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Who Closes?
Foulke was decent a few seasons, but then he had a season were he couldn't hold a lead. Especially against the twins
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Who Closes?
QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 17, 2013 -> 09:48 AM) More than they do already? Jones being promoted has literally no effect on this. Yeah, averages 97+ with the fastball with a hard breaking slider, yeah, no intimidation at all. Who the hell cares? He doesn't need to brush back his own kid at a father-son game, he just needs to get guys out. With his stuff, there's plenty of intimidation. You can throw 100 all you want, it seems to me hitters look a lot more comfortable against jones than any other hard thrower, for example a guy like grant Balfour. Look all I'm saying is jones has a lot of ability and talent, he needs to use these things to his advantage. I think a lot of that is that he tends to nibble, he should look to get ahead with fastball put away with the nasty slider. Seems to me he kinda goes backward a bit. I mean I think if any of us had a 100 mph fastball and that nasty slider, our mentality and "edge" would be I'm gonna get you, here it is if you don't duck I'm gonna run you over. And I'm not talking hitting anybody. Check the hard throwing closers of the past, gossage, Nen, Benitez, even Jenks his first year, you could see hitters were not to comfortable in that box, they used that to their advantage, Just saying Jones can do this, he needs that edge to him. That's all
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Who Closes?
QUOTE (raBBit @ Dec 16, 2013 -> 05:46 PM) I cannot stand Jones's delivery. There is absolutely no deception. If he goes through a dead arm period and loses a couple ticks on his FB I think he'd get hammered. That delivery with a 94-95 MPH FB is a lot more of an issue than when he's hitting 97-100 MPH. He doesn't have that edge, that intimidation factor either.
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A LH Platoon Option at C?
I was going to ask about him, he was always good with the a's and killed us
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Jesus Montero?
QUOTE (hi8is @ Dec 12, 2013 -> 04:19 AM) The Mariners are letting teams know that Jesus Montero and Justin Smoak are available in trade talks, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today (via Twitter). The report comes on the heels of the Mariners striking deals to add Corey Hart and Logan Morrison to their lineup. Pass! He stinks
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Sox acquire Adam Eaton from ARZ, deal Santiago, Jacobs
Why do we even read Keith law? Guy is a joke, none of his B.S makes sense and he does is try to glorify himself. Let it play out, like others said Avi has been fine, the only thing that can hurt Avi is Avi himself. And is for the trade I'm glad Hahn philosophy is getting guys who make contact, put the ball in play, not always swinging for the fences. He ain't done either, if not now by next trade deadline hardly any of the crap we had play out this past season will be here. I wouldn't doubt Viciedo's name being talked about..
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Sox acquire Adam Eaton from ARZ, deal Santiago, Jacobs
Finally a "natural" centerfielder?
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Sox acquire Adam Eaton from ARZ, deal Santiago, Jacobs
Bye De aza, take your dymb baserunning skills elsewhere.
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Salty to Miami, 3yr deal
If there is a thread please merge.. Discuss
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Wave Goodbye to Dylan
QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 3, 2013 -> 11:51 AM) I hate a guy like De Aza way more than I do Axe. Ding ding ding ding.....
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Lobaton traded to Nats
QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Dec 3, 2013 -> 03:06 PM) http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/12/rays...an-hanigan.html 2:01pm: Jose Lobaton could be going to the White Sox in the deal, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (via Twitter) hears. Who?
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Wave Goodbye to Dylan
QUOTE (balfanman @ Dec 3, 2013 -> 09:16 AM) I don't get the hate for him either. He seemed to be a guy that got the most out of the talent he had. I wish we had a few others on the White Sox who even came close to getting the production out of their talent that Dylan did! ........Beckham, Viciedo, Flowers, etc. Ramirez.... DeAza.....Nate Jones...
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Idea: Jose Mijares
I think he's worth a flyer, nothing to lose if they do
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Frank Thomas Is a Hall of Famer
QUOTE (flavum @ Nov 26, 2013 -> 03:15 PM) If I could vote for 16 players: Bagwell, Biggio, Bonds, Clemens, Glavine, Kent, Maddux, Mattingly, McGriff, Morris, Mussina, Piazza, Raines, Schilling, Thomas, Trammell I'm easy, but I wouldn't vote for Edgar Martinez, Larry Walker, Sosa, McGwire, Palmeiro, or the rest. You would vote in 2 admmited cheaters but leave Edgar out? It's a hell of a ballot tho. If Morris gets in than Mussina does too. I would go: Thomas, Maddux, Biggio, Glavine. And making cases for Piazza, Trammell and Mussina. And maybe Clemens based on his numbers before the steriods in which he dominated from'84 to '93 Actually Mcgriff should be considered 493 HR ain't no cakewalk.
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Dodgers add Haren
Kinda steep for haren who is over the hill
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Cardinals and Peralta close to a deal
I read somewhere they wanted him to play LF!
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LA Angels get Freese from St. Louis
Cool man! Apreciate it
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LA Angels get Freese from St. Louis
Thanks to whoever moved it. My apologies
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LA Angels get Freese from St. Louis
Excuse me, we have a lot of topics like this in thiss forum. If a anything a REAL MOD, may move the thread. Sorry if anybody got aggravated....
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LA Angels get Freese from St. Louis
Discuss
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Royals sign Jason Vargas
D. It's his opinion.. j/k I'm not going to argue stats, but i too think salty ain't that good. Strikes outa bunch, can't trow, ca't hit lefties. For 10 mil, i'd bring AJ back for probably less. And people here know i wasn't too fond of AJ his last few years here....