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QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Apr 14, 2014 -> 12:36 PM) That makes him 5 for 34 (.147) against starting caliber pitching, and not great SP either based on the teams the Sox have played. Semien needs to go back down and get every day at bats, pushing him up to early will result in having the same conversation about him in three years that every one wants to have about Beckham. I strongly disagree with this, Marcus is ready to be tested and adjust to major league pitching, Having a different hitting coach and GM is a night and day difference from where beckham entered the sox. QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Apr 14, 2014 -> 12:36 PM) Beckham pretty much mirrored his breakout rookie season last season, minus the power, which is not unexpected given a hamate injury. Selling low on him is akin to the Indians giving up Brandon Phillips for a RP. This isn't even remotely close. Phillips was 24 with 462 ABs with the Indians before they decided to close the book on him. Gordon has had 2475 ABs with the sox and is 27 years old.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 14, 2014 -> 12:15 PM) What value? If he comes out and hits .300/.350/.400, are teams really going to be lining up trying to trade for him? I think his value basically is what it is. The most you could do is go from a C prospect to a C+ prospect. Agreed he is a known quantity at the ripe old age of 27, he has some limited upside but he would need a full season of non-injured consistent playing time to re-establish and upgrade his trade value. The best case scenario the sox are looking at getting a few live arms.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 13, 2014 -> 06:55 PM) Despite giving up only one earned run in 9 innings, we're last in the AL in ERA at 5.48. That said, almost every regular other than Semien and DeAza is around or above an 800 OPS. It's a fun, exciting but exasperating team to watch. You know they're going to be scrambling all season to figure out what to do at the back end of the bullpen. It's a nice problem to have...in the sense that we didn't even think having a reliable closer would have mattered all that much a couple of weeks ago. Now we're only 1/2 game back of the Tigers, and it's important enough to care about. That's something...baseball matters again, a young team winning games and building their confidence and picking each other up (Garcia injury, bullpen and starting issues galore) matters, too. HOPEFULLY, Webb is the answer...or Cleto. It should be Webb eventually, because Cleto's control is just too spotty and unpredictable to be able to rely on him, but those two have definitely pitched the best. I have no clue what's going to happen with Downs and Veal. They look close to hopeless now. And yes, I do realize we were 26-26 or whatever at the end of May in 2013. But this team has a much more hopeful/positive/upbeat feeling. It's a young team, not one weighed down by so many veterans going through the motions and moping about their business. I would just like to add that if you take out Semien's first two games of the season this is his line .293/.383/.488 with a .384 BABIP 13% BB% 28% K% I think as he continues to progress at the major league level the K% will come down and the BB% will come up a bit. But I'm very encouraged by his ABs and am looking forward to our future of Eaton and Semien at the top of the order. If Micah Johnson develops into a Kenny Lofton type of hitter at the keystone and Marcus and be average to slightly below at SS watch out. 1-4 of Eaton, Semien, Johnson, Abreu really excites me.

team has f***ing heart and f*** matt lindstrom for his BSW

Feel bad for Marcus guy can't catch a f***ing break to be a hero both of his HR's in the 8th have been s*** on by Lindstrom.

love when matt s***s the bed

love the adjustments Abreu makes in an AB

Marcus!!

Veal might have a spot in our future as well

Nice work Dunn, get that value up

God Damn I love Adam Eaton and his game!

alexei with the magic wand to start the season

nice K

Nice work, love seeing Gillaspie pick up his team mate.

pick him up Conor

Can Daniel Webb become our modern day Scot Shields?

nice base running Conor

nice hit conor

nice inning from Webb

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 05:27 PM) Who cares, a pen is the most easily fixed part of the team. This is a throwaway season as long as the youngsters develop the pen can easily be fixed for 2015 and beyond. Thank you, the only members of the pen i give a f*** about are in this order: Webb, Petricka, Cleto & Veal. This is a rebuilding year, it would be great if we're a dark horse but don't count on it and just try and take away the positives of our young core actually being competent at the plate sans Viciedo.

why isn't De Aza in LF?

bad base running for an out, great job!

nice conor!!

swinging at ball 4 every f***ing time

nice piece of hitting by Marcus