Dick Allen

According to fangraphs, the Sox have the worst catching situation in baseball. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2014-positi...nkings-catcher/

Why don't the posters who give s*** to Hawk about Yaz stories never give Stone s*** about his Orioles and Earl Weaver stories we get several times a game?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 18, 2014 -> 08:14 AM) Ugh, gross. The excitement of baseball season gets ruined by the return of Hawk's voice. I love Hawk, and the only thing he does that really rubs me wrong is when he goes on and on about the umpires. On Opening Day and at the beginning of the year when no White Sox losses can be pinned on the men in blue, Hawk is awesome. My wife and I went to a friend's house a few years ago and he had the game on. We would say "should be" "rack em up" on a DP ball, "can of corn", and Hawk would say it. Our wives were amazed. They thought we should be doing PBP for a living. They were wondering how we knew what he would say. I just said it was a gift.

QUOTE (ChrisLikesBaseball @ Mar 18, 2014 -> 07:29 AM) They'll figure out how to make the field playable. That's their job, and they're very good at it. I've been going to opening day for many years now and only one has been postponed. They make it a priority. This does beg the question of why they didn't start the process sooner, or more continually over the winter.. It will be fine. The reason they didn't start this sooner is because they didn't have to. Might as well create some drama and then some high praise for Bossard getting the field ready. You know on Opening Day Hawk is a lock to say he thought there was zero chance the field would be ready, but it will be next to perfect and he will go on and on about Roger. We all know it is going to happen, so as an old college roommate used to say to women who were a little aprehensive concerning his advances, "let it happen".

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 17, 2014 -> 03:04 PM) JJ Stankevitz ‏@JJStankevitz 37m Bossard says the permafrost on US Cellular Field is 30 inches. Needs to thaw it 6-10 inches before opening day. Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien 51m Bossard says that if the White Sox had to play today, the field would be unplayable. He believes it will be ready for Opening Day. Roger Bossard says that they've removed 400 tons of snow at US Cellular Field. Doug Padilla ‏@ESPNChiSox 50m Groundskeeper Roger Bossard says back is to the wall. Not sure 2 weeks is enough to thaw field for Opening Day. Do they have something against heaters?

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Mar 17, 2014 -> 02:10 PM) I like that bat. We've had a bad defender behind the plate for years, why not try him? Do the Red Sox need an OF? NO THEY HAVE GRADY SIZEMORE So they will need one in a week?

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Mar 17, 2014 -> 12:56 PM) But I bet I can get a jersey dirt cheap right now Really cheap. Especially last year's model since he changed numbers.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Mar 17, 2014 -> 12:44 PM) Dunn's WAR depends on what position he plays. He won't be a negative WAR for all teams, particularly not a team that will use him more situationally than the Sox have. He's got a skill left intact, specifically pretty massive power, and that will provide positive value in many situations, lineups and parks. I don't know why you can't just admit that those of us who believe Dunn has a modicum of value are holding a reasonable position. Instead, you end up like the guy on the street corner raving about how everyone else is doomed because of their ignorance. Keep waving your cardboard sign, man. You'll convince the passersby one of these days! The fact is anyone who says Dunn has some value or is holding out hope he can build some, is basing it on how much money he is owed. If he were making $4-5 million, I doubt many would be arguing any post saying release him, and it is highly unlikely the White Sox get anything of value for him at the deadline even if he is productive. Look what Rios brought back. I think we all agree Adam Dunn sucks.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 17, 2014 -> 12:31 PM) Would you pay 15 million for him to play for the Sox or another team. There is your choice. Dont forget this is the White Sox and not a large payroll big market team. The fact is they are going to have to pay him anyway. If he can't help you win, there is no reason to have him on the roster. I wouldn't get rid of him yet. But if he isn't doing anything in the middle of May or the beginning of June, it's not like he will bring you back anything. It would probably be best for all involved to let him go. Unlike TUC, I would definitely see where he is at this season, first. I am not expecting much,, but stranger things have happened than Adam Dunn being somewhat productive, and he is a good guy so it's not like he is poisoning the clubhouse. It will be interesting to see how this develops. If he sucks, I doubt he lasts the entire season with the White Sox, even if they have to eat the maximum.

Didn't the Dodgers release Andruw Jones owing him a lot more money than the Sox owe Dunn? It isn't going to happen, and I don't think it should, at least now. Maybe if he is struggling on June 1st, you pull the plug, but releasing him and eating that sum of cash isn't unprecedented.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 17, 2014 -> 11:23 AM) He is going to say "Easy. Release him." because that's easy and teams are often so willing to simply just give away $15 million. On the other hand, paying him $15 million to play like he's played is giving $15 million away anyway. I don't agree with releasing him, but I doubt he suddenly becomes the hitter the Sox thought they were getting this season. 2 out of the 3 seasons he's been with the team, he has been a negative WAR. If you think he's going to do that again and you have to pay him anyway, paying $15 million for a zero WAR is better than paying $15 million for one less than that.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 17, 2014 -> 11:07 AM) Repeating...starting once a week and coming in during blowouts. If that's not your definition of burying him on the bench, fine. Less than 120 PAs if they can get away with it. And the extra workload makes Flowers or Phegley even worse than usual. The White Sox don't have a catcher on their roster which makes your definition of burying the back up catcher on the bench viable. If they were to carry 3 catchers, sure, but they cannot, and really, how good is Nieto in reality? If a team was willing to lose him for $50k, you have to figure he isn't exactly well thought of. And spending a year rotting on the bench doesn't help his future. Chances are the Sox will be playing him in AA after they make some sort of deal with Washington or just send him back. Either way, Nieto is most likely a guy most of us will forget even existed in the next year or 2.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 17, 2014 -> 11:00 AM) Unless they make a trade, I'm rooting for Nieto to make it. If he's starting once a week and coming in during blowouts, they can kind of bury him on the bench without losing him. He looks like he can hit. You can't bury a back up catcher on the bench if you are only carrying 2, unless your #1 guy is AJ or someone of his ilk.

QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 17, 2014 -> 10:28 AM) There are some serious concerns about Phegley's defense that ought to be addressed on an everyday basis in Charlotte #1 catching the ball. It's amazing someone has the occupation of catcher, yet cannot catch the ball consistently.

QUOTE (Knuckles @ Mar 17, 2014 -> 08:16 AM) Still love what Hahn is doing, many of the posters would run either one out of town only to bring in equaly inadequate replacement. Hahn said you don't get many second chances and both are getting them this year. They either take it and go with it or become Jake at State Farm.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Mar 17, 2014 -> 08:02 AM) I'd actually be just fine with a .956 OPS out of him I made an error, something many White Sox are quite familar with. .231/.286/.385 His OPS is .670 on the spring. From Hahn's comments during his conference call last week, the leash isn't going to be very long for Flowers or Phegley. If they fail again, and no long term solution can be reasonably targeted and acquired, they will go to short term stopgaps.

The White Sox should be willing to trade anyone to any team, but the key is the return. Unless the White Sox would be getting something back that they think makes them a better team, trading Alexei to Detroit or Miami or Houston or TB makes no sense.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 17, 2014 -> 06:55 AM) It really isn't much of a surprise. Hopefully Tyler carries over his decent spring into the regular season. .231/.286/.670 I hope he carries over something better than that.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 16, 2014 -> 04:24 PM) If mlb.com is correct, it looks like Danks' fastball is in the 89-90 range today Dead arm period.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 16, 2014 -> 10:24 AM) All you have to do is look at the deals that Hahn has made since June of last year to know how he is going to operate. He isn't as interested in marginal upgrades and short term fixes as Kenny was. Eaton, Davidson, Abreu, Garcia are all under control for 5-6 years. He was on a season ticketholder conference call Thursday and said he wasn't interested in a short term catching solution this winter but said if there isn't enough improvement that will be re-assessed. He really wanted McCann.

It probably wouldn't have mattered, but Wisconsin wasted a lot of time before they started fouling. MSU was running 10 seconds off the clock before the fouls. Once they got the ball in, the foul needed to happen. I have always thought college teams wait too long to start fouling anyway. You can play offense and defense and bring guys off the bench to hack.start it with 5 minutes left instead of 2.

QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 14, 2014 -> 12:52 PM) Could get to the line all day since the refs are obviously favoring Michigan. The officials have had it out for Illinois since Lou Henson was coaching. Just ask any Illini fian. Every game they aren't winning by 30, the refs are screwing them somehow. It never fails.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 14, 2014 -> 09:19 AM) Alexei would be such a perfect fit for the Yankees. Honestly I am surprised it hasn't happened yet. Other than the fact that the Sox would then be major league shortstop-less, yes. It isn't an easy position to fill. Even the organizations that are always listed as the best systems, STL, TB, are always throwing retreads in to fill that position. If you have a good one, trading them, unless it is a crazy haul, is very dangerous. Besides, if Stephen Drew is available for money and a 3rd or 4th rounder, it has to be less than what it would take to get Alexei.

QUOTE (GallonsOfSemien @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 05:35 PM) Hopefully we won't be Belli-SORRY-OH that we signed Bellisario! LOL! Not a bad effort. I give you a 6 out of 10.

Remember when Ryan Sweeney lit up spring training as a 19 year old? That was awesome.