Dick Allen

QUOTE (GreenSox @ May 24, 2014 -> 05:06 PM) Another edition of the Robin Ventura amateur hour. Too bad he missed his own amateur hour.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 24, 2014 -> 04:20 PM) He sits in the clubhouse and makes all the calls, you think he went to Dairy Queen my gosh. Ozzie used to go to Carmichael"s. Ventura doesn't run the game when he gets tossed. I am sure Cooper was running the pitchers.

According to the USCF gun Danks is throwing 90-91

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ May 24, 2014 -> 10:47 AM) I don't care what anyone says. I love his call when the Sox win on a walk off It is worth hearing he has been in baseball parts of 7 decades 1000 times. Or 5000 Yaz stories. I only wish he could have called the WS win. It would have been unreal.

YES! YES! HELL YES! Hawk is awesome. Haters suck.

Coop can't fix him.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 23, 2014 -> 03:52 PM) It was the Pirates initially, but yes, this is exactly right. It'd be absolutely insane for Boras to not have his client sign at the #3 pick value or maybe even a little above slot. The Pirates took him but the Astros would have taken him if he would have taken $6 million.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ May 23, 2014 -> 02:24 PM) At this point the fact that sales elbow hasn't blown up with that motion perhaps is evidence that he has top percentile ligament strength and that if he does have problems it won't be the elbow, maybe shoulder. I hope that's the case. I hope that's the case, but it's nothing but wishful thinking. Some guys blow out their elbows when they are 16 some guys blow them out in their 30s with over 2000 IP in the major leagues. To declare now he won't have elbow problems, while hopefully true, makes zero sense medically.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ May 23, 2014 -> 01:33 PM) I dislike the Heat because they're a rival of the Bulls. Somebody else mentioned it, I now have to like Rodgers and the Packers? Miguel Cabrera had an amazing season last year, I can't dislike him and the Tigers now? GTFOH Bulls fans should only hate the Bulls. #paulgeorge>pippen

Mark Appel signed for $6.35 million as the #1 pick last year. 18% BELOW SLOT, and below the 2 previous #1 picks. He alledged turned down Houston's offer of $6 million the year before so the Astros moved on. I find it hard to believe Rodon would risk what he would be risking to not sign right around slot at #3.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 23, 2014 -> 12:40 PM) There was no bigger fan of Semien on this site than me last year, but his ridiculous contact issues seem to have come out of nowhere. You don't want to see him become another Josh Fields, where the player can't make the most out of their ability due to not being able to make contact. The strike out rates for far too many players in this system are ridiculous (Davidson, Anderson, Thompson, Hawkins, Trey M., Barnum). Buddy Bell has been with the Sox since 2009, and it doesn't seem like there has been any improvement in the system and the players don't seem prepared even when they do make the majors. Here is an article from Jan 2013. The guys Buddy was raving about haven't graduated the system. I agree with you, Buddy must have pictures of someone doing something. He said Mitchell, Thompson and Sanchez were the closest to the majors. They would see the real Molina in 2013 and Castro was "a horse". The contact issues are a big concern to me as well. Guys with k rates that high in the minors are just going to get worse when they face pitchers who know what they are doing and more advanced scouting reports that will show their weaknesses. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-01...ss-a-kannapolis

Ron Roenicke bevingtoned last night and called for the bullpen and no one was warming up.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 23, 2014 -> 11:56 AM) Agree it's an unlikely scenario but I assure you it doesn't matter that Noesi has 0 options. The Sox aren't going to protect a 27 year old sudden journeyman who has shown little indication of turning into a quality starter over one of their own 25 year old prospects that has found nice success at the MLB level. If Noesi shows something, if he gets moved out of the rotation, they will put him back in the bullpen. If he's trash, they can let him go.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ May 22, 2014 -> 05:34 PM) Shark leads the majors in ERA. Hot garbage, eh Dick Allen? He has been doing well. He won't keep it up. Funny you weren't giving us updates when he was falling apart last year. How come?

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ May 22, 2014 -> 08:54 PM) I hope Sale leaves during the middle of an inning so he can get a thunderous ovation from the sold out Cell. According to the former Cy Young award winner in the booth, he is done.

Beckham just cannot pick this guy up.

Hawk and Stone just verified Cooper is the guy you need to be pissed at if you think Sale throws too many pitches.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ May 22, 2014 -> 05:33 PM) Garfien: Don't be surprised if Semien plays OF soon It makes too much sense. Although he hasn't played much recently, he is still 5th on the team in plate appearances.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ May 22, 2014 -> 01:36 PM) Maybe the Sox included as they give Micah everyday AB's in AAA while Semien rides the pine. There is also the possibility that they are marketing Johnson for a trade, but one of Semien, Johnson or Sanchez will likely be dealt this summer. Semien being the most likely given that he has ML experience. I don't know why the Sox would trade him now. Seems to be a low point for trade value. What is someone going to give up for him? He hasn't shown he can hit much. He hasn't shown he can get on base. He hasn't show he can make a lot of contact, and he hasn't shown he's average with the glove(he has made a couple of really nice plays) He has basically shown he can give you an 8 or 9 pitch AB and then fan. Although he has come up big 3 times, I think all the negative knocks that out. Unless Taylorstreetsox gets a GM job, the Sox should hang on for a while.

QUOTE (beautox @ May 22, 2014 -> 09:52 AM) To make room for Calhoun on their 25-man roster the Angels have sent pitcher Hector Santiago down to AAA I'm not a big fan of Hector the pitcher, but he does seem to be a good guy. I think this move is to stop his arb clock.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ May 22, 2014 -> 12:59 PM) No, I guess I don't consider O Swing% an advanced metric. It's just someone counting the number of times a guy swings at pitches out of the zone. Has that not been something obviously relevant for like 70+ years? That's pretty funny. What was Mickey Mantle's career O Swing %?

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ May 22, 2014 -> 12:45 PM) I didn't like Viciedo, and I'm still not convinced he's going to remain good, and it has nothing to do with sabermetrics. It has everything to do with "approach." Is that Hawk enough for you? lol Marty is babbling like a toddler that knows words but not sentences. Holy s***, lol. Are you drunk this early, Marty? would you consider O swing % an advanced metric? For a guy who says you didn't like Viciedo and it had nothing to do with sabermetrics, it is funny you have mentioned his O swing % as something that showed he was what he was. In fact, earlier this season, you mentioned the same metric or maybe a similar one, and then said he may be turning a corner. So if your Viciedo hate has nothing to do with sabermetrics, why use sabermetrics to try to tell us he sucks ? There is a guy that sits next to me in the stands that tells him he sucks every time he comes to the plate. I doubt it has anything to do with O swing %.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 22, 2014 -> 11:47 AM) Again, stop making meaningless, vague statements and come up with concrete examples. Until you do that, you are doing nothing but trolling. The Saber guys told us Carlos Gomez sucked. They told us Dayan Viciedo was pretty much a lost cause. They told us Alexei Ramirez wasn't going to be worth his contract moving forward. The fact is like Hickory posted earlier, a 7.0 WAR player isn't necessarily better than a 6.7 WAR player. Yet, if someone is considered anit-saber, that fact will always be used as proof that the person who thinks the 6.7 player is better is just wrong. There are going to be misses both good and bad with whatever you use.

Have him shag some balls for a week. That should at least get him to ADA's level in the OF, and work him in all over. Guys are going to need a break. He should get a little time with Abreu out, shifting others to DH. It is amazing how few LH starting pitchers the White Sox have faced this season.

You should use the advanced metrics, but if that's all you use, you will be in trouble. xFIP says Gavin Floyd was a better pitcher for the White Sox than Mark Buehrle. Is there really anyone who would rather have had Gavin on the mound in a must win game than Buehrle?