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Really like the fact that Eaton and Semien take some pitches up there.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 10:42 AM) We've played 2 games. thank you

People getting on Semien relax, he has had a whole 23 games at the major league level and two this year. For comparison this is what Ray Durham was doing in '95 as a 23 year old after two games .111/.200/.111 with 1 BB 2 SO and a GDP. Let Semien get adjusted to the pace of the game as well as what the major league strike zone looks like. I very confident Marcus will be our starting 2B for the foreseeable future. It just takes some patience.

I'll take it!

smh same old veal...

f*** you CB and you're bulls*** check swing calls!

Get that trade value you up!

QUOTE (La Marr Hoyt HOF @ Apr 2, 2014 -> 02:35 PM) Rick really needs to do something quick .... Can't go thru a full season of that Yes we can, there is no need to waste resources on a catcher in a rebuilding year. Lets see if we have a major league back up catcher between Flowers, Nieto, Phegley and Smith.

nice K by Paulino

I cut the chord about 8 months ago and have mlb.tv and i was worried i would have to rent a proxy to watch the sox, i just found a way around that thank you hola.

Calling it now Semien 1-2 (double) walk and HBP

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 09:28 AM) Heard that from quite a few people, seemed to be all the gates then. They didn't have the metal detectors out did they They did, hand held.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Mar 31, 2014 -> 09:21 AM) Why? Nothing at all points to him doing so. first of all its a bold prediction and secondly he profiles very similarly to him

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 09:05 AM) Did anybody go into the game around 2? The gates lines were as bad as I have ever seen them. I mean even during in 05-06 I didn't see a line that long to get in to the park. Yeah I was lined up 45 mins before opening pitch at gate 3 and i missed the first inning, it felt like they were letting two people in at a time.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 31, 2014 -> 04:02 AM) It's way too early to project Erik Johnson as a 2. Most would be pretty happy with a 3/4 guy. And no idea if Danish can stick as a starter quite yet. And, of course, there's always the issue of John Danks to consider going forward. This was more a product of our rotation being very left handed and danish coming up and being broken in at the back end. In all honesty though I think Johnson has the capability of a #2 but will be a mid rotation starter, which will be great.

I stand by my bold prediction that Quintana wins the CY and puts up a line similar to Andy Pettitte in '97.

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QUOTE (oneofthemikes @ Mar 30, 2014 -> 03:02 PM) The concern with him isn't whether or not the Sox could clean up his mechanics and make him a great pitcher though, he is still going to want 1-1 money and if he doesn't get it he can still go back to school. I don't want to see them end up not signing a first rounder at all. Seeing how Hahn is running this ship now, I think we'll be fine with regards to Boras. Hahn has dealt with him extensivley and they're not going to "cheap out" If Rodon falls to us at three I'm sure RH will do everything to make sure we land our top 3 pick. A future of Sale Johnson Quintana Danish Rodon looks like a recipe for a 6 year window to compete at the top of the league.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 27, 2014 -> 08:23 PM) Hopefully the Sox near future is: Sale The guy we get in 70 days Quintana Johnson Beck The Sox aren't giving 20+ mil to anyone, especially not one of their own. Rodon or Beede but I agree with you on this.

will be enjoying this shortly

The way i see it is going into next season we have 3 positions that need to be addressed and this is how I think the front office is going to lay out the thought tree for each. OF - If Viciedo hits they move him to DH to absolve some of his horrible defense if he doesn't maybe Thompson finally puts it together and we have a in house option that gets a cup of coffee at the end of the year with the prospect of taking over in the outfield. In addition to the whole in house idea even if May has as great of a year as he had in '13 he will only sniff AAA for a brief second and thats with a hyper aggressive white sox front office that time and time again loves to challenge their young hitters. If Viciedo fails and the in house options look bleak or at best opaque. I think and have been championing the idea of having Rasmus come to the south side, his age lines up really well with this core, the sox will continue to need power; especially from the left hand side and they have plenty of money to do so and most of the major market teams will not be in on his services, so the notion of a "bidding war" seems a bit silly; yes he is going to get paid but I wouldn't look to even Choo like money, Pence and a bit more. By signing him they can arrange their outfield defense to get the most out of everyone; possibly something like this Garcia LF, Rasmus CF, Eaton RF. If that falls through and Despaigne defects we could again see another highly rated cuban come to the south side even more so with the potential trade of Alexi this coming year, the only issue is he is right handed. DH Viciedo? R C ? 1B Abreu R 2B Semien R SS Sanchez S 3B Davidson R LF Thompson? R CF Eaton L RF Garcia R C - Tyler Flowers is at best a back up, this needs to be addressed and i have plenty of confidence Hahn will do that by '15, lets just see if we have a major league capable back up between Flowers, Nieto, Phegley & Smith DH - If viciedo is successful this is where i would pencil him in, if not hes traded or at worst non tendered next offseason. Maybe age will continue to ravage both Konerko and Dunn and we will get to see an extended look at Wilkins, if(and there are a lot of them with a rebuilding team) he gets a shot and runs with it, I wouldn't fault Hahn for letting it ride with Wilkins going into '15. Wilkins does have a legit 20+ HR bat with a solid eye. If both of those scenarios don't work out I would love to see Hahn sign someone like Morales he would be 31-33 during our "window" so to speak. Add all that up with the returns that we will get by moving through all our vets coupled with another solid draft and i think the sox are looking at a farm system between 11-15 going into '15. Along with a great looking major league core that we will likely see continue to sign below market deals.

seeing abreu at 1B is a breath of fresh air from PK and his cement shoes

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Mar 25, 2014 -> 01:40 PM) Assuming Davidson supplants Conor, it comes down to this for me: There are three positions heading into '15 where we can put some lefty power, LF/CF if moving AE to LF, C, and DH. Two of those three will ideally be occupied by a LHH or SH with some pop. Thats why I'm a firm believer we go after Rasmus for CF this offseason or Despainge if he defects defects. Both fit our age and competivness curve. As for C I still think Hahn will eventually make push for Grandal. As for DH if Dayan perfoms this year we're in good shape if not and we start out semi hot I would love to see the sox pursue Morales. It would be kinda funny if the sox continued to foster a very pro cuban lineup with the possible inclusions of despainge, grandal and morales.

I think Q is a #2 all around and there aren't many staffs in baseball that wouldn't love to have him, especially with his recent contract extension. My big prediction is that Q will actually out pitch Sale this year to the tune of a 6WAR season and a CY.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 24, 2014 -> 04:12 PM) 2015 opening day infield-- Davidson, Semien, Johnson, Abreu. Just have to be patient. I agree with being patient. I just think it'll look like this Davidson, Sanchez, Semien, Abreu. I like Micah a lot but I think Marcus is better suited defensively for 2B and Micah has a bit of work to do on his defense, that combined with the resurgence of Sanchez and out of the three of them, Carlos has always graded out as the best defensive middle infielder [i recall reading GG caliber at 2B] leads me to believe he winds up at short, provided he continues his development and we move Alexi after Abreu gets into the swing of things. It wouldn't surprise me at all to see Alexei moved to the yankees at some point this year for our future catcher (murphy or sanchez).