Dick Allen

What was interesting is when the score was 10-2 and Linebrink on the mound, Jenks was warming up. I'm not convinced Linebrink is healthy.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Jul 22, 2008 -> 09:44 PM) please move alexei up in the lineup and dump Konerko. Konerko hit the ball pretty well tonight. He had a hit and his rbi force out was ripped. Ramirez hit the ball hard just about everytime as well. My man Uribe with 2 doubles. I'm sure if he's in the line-up tomorrow scores will be b****ing.

QUOTE (DBAH0 @ Jul 22, 2008 -> 03:19 PM) Don't the Sox have above average offensive numbers in the AL this season compared to other teams (well not in BA, but in OBP, RISP and HR's)? They are 4th in the AL in runs. The firing Walker crap is so old.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 22, 2008 -> 12:32 PM) Why when the Dodgers are offering a superior player in Kemp. The Sox should be able to acquire Roberts without giving up one current major leaguer (Package involving Fields, SP prospect, Richar). If you want to trade OC you better be getting a very good young player in return (otherwise I'll take the 2 picks). The Sox should not trade OC for an aging ball-player. I think Roberts is the better leadoff hitter, and is a good defensive secondbaseman. Move Ramirez to SS, plus Roberts isn't a FA after this season and you are better off this year and next. The Sox are not trading Konerko or Thome whether everyone likes it or not. They won't bench Swisher, Quentin or Dye. Kemp will have no place to play. This way you send Dodger prospects to Baltimore, maybe throw in a fringe player and your minor leagues are no worse for wear and IMO you have improved your team. As fathom pointed out, the Sox seem to go how Cabrera goes, and to a certain extent it was that way with Podsednik. Get a real leadoff guy and see what happens. I also highly doubt the Dodgers would give up Kemp for 2 months of Cabrera.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 22, 2008 -> 01:02 PM) If you want to make an interesting offer to the Dodgers, throw Crede and Cabrera at them and see if they bite. You'd be able to get Kemp and another prospect or two (which you could use to target a starting pitcher the club would have interest in). Personally, I would like them to try to turn Cabrera into Brian Roberts. A 3 way with the Dodgers mak be able to do that.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 22, 2008 -> 07:37 AM) Why not? The two teams have made deals recently. The only reason they wouldn't is because they couldn't agree on a price, not because they won't deal with each other. A CF who is their leadoff guy or #3 hitter and is under control for the next 3 seasons at a very reasonable rate, isn't going to be traded to the White Sox, unless you greatly overpay for him. Considering Fields is the main chip, the Royals have Gordon. Most of the other minor leaguers are either not ready or still questionable as to what they can be projected to become. Its one thing to trade an often injured MacDougal, but to trade a cheap, effective player to a division rival and face him 18 or 19 games a year, its a different story.

QUOTE (striker62704 @ Jul 22, 2008 -> 10:23 AM) I like the idea of trading Fields and letting Crede walk, and trading for LaRoche as the long term replacement. Fields stock is probably worth more than LaRoche despite a bad year in AAA this year. How about Fields + Haegar for Street, Broadway/MacDougal for LaRoche. Think I'd get any bites? Why would any team give you anything remotely useful for MacDougal and Broadway. They have been beyond terrible.

QUOTE (Gregory Pratt @ Jul 22, 2008 -> 10:21 AM) I play excellent defense. When it isn't a monsoon. Having trouble fielding in the rain? Did the pitcher go Freddy Garcia on you?

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 09:43 PM) They lead the league in runs scored, in hits, in doubles, 4th in triples, and OPS. Maybe I like their offense because they are not one dimensional like the sox. They have been 1 dimensional tonight until they were Boone Loganed and could only muster 3 runs in 3 games in Minnesota.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 09:38 PM) Rip me all you want- We suck. Now we'll go out and win tomorrow and you'll say "WE SUCK, good call, you're an idiot" and so on- GREAT, WE BEAT THE RANGERS, THEY SUCK HARD ON THE ROAD AND WE SHOULD HAVE SWEPT THEM. EXCEPT THEY HAD WALTER JOHNSON ON THE MOUND TODAY AND WE HAVE A BUNCH OF BUMS AT THE PLATE. Pedro Martinez is on the mound again tomorrow for Texas. Then there really is no reason for you to watch anymore. Why don't you find something more enjoyable to occupy your time?

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 09:36 PM) Man we have this swinging for the fences crap down to a science. Upper cut it and watch it get caught on the track. Line drives are for pussies, chicks dig the long ball. Yet you bow down to Texas and their hitting coach, and all of their runs tonight have scored via the longball. A 3 run homer after the previous batter walked on a pitch called a strike to every other hitter, and a 2 run homer after a pop up that found a nice place to land (I still wonder where Cabrera was going),

I have a feeling Hank Blalock will be a White Sox some day.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 07:50 PM) I know man, losing the past 2 games when the Twins lost is good. You thought yesterday was a must win game. They lost, so its over. Why do you even care anymore?

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 07:43 PM) It's fine: 1. It's just 1 game. 2. We have a tough pitcher going against us. They lost the must win game yesterday. They are just playing out the string.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 05:59 PM) Zito and Sabathia are two totally different pitchers. It doesn't matter. Pitchers are made to get injured. I like Sabathia as much as anyone, but he's already had some injury issues and he's dreadfully out of shape. Pitching puts a lot of strain on that huge body. I can see him falling off a cliff someday. He's a little like Bartolo Colon. He'll probably have a good year or 2, but he'll probably miss a season or 2 if you give him 6 or 7 years.

Its time for the pitching staff to get back with it. If the Sox have to score 8 or 9 to win, they usually will lose. Earn your check tonight Javy.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 06:27 PM) To be honest. The best player on the trade market for us right now would be DeJesus if Dye is hurt for awhile. You play him in CF and lead him off. Q goes to right and Swish to LF. He's signed through 2010 with an option for 2011 at a very reasonable price. The Royals aren't going to trade him to the White Sox.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 06:35 PM) San Fran doesn't have a true budget. They have a great park and an awesome fan base and good tourist setup. They don't have Bonds' contract, now Durham's. Outside of Zito, Winn and Rowand (as well as Roberts, Molina, Vizquel), there's not much of a huge consequence salary-wise left on that team. They have maybe $60 mil in salaries and could easily take on $30 or $40 mil more if they wanted. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/roster?team=sfo I think if Sabean even suggested to his owner that he would recommend signing a pitcher to a 6 or 7 year contract for over $100 million he will either be immediately fired or moved to a rubber room.

QUOTE (DBAH0 @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 06:34 PM) C'mon Wite, Fields is not a "mediocre" prospect. How many prospects are there with his power potential in a corner infield spot? He will be 26 years old next season. He strikes out 1 out of every 3 ABs in AAA. His OBP is fairly low. His walk rate is going the wrong way. He's mediocre, but passable defensively. He certainly isn't elite. I would say if he finishes up like he's played this year, mediocre is a good word to describe him as a prospect.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 01:20 PM) If we trade Fields and lose Crede, you know we will be bringing Uribe back for another year to play 3B. That won't happen.

If some team were willing to give up a #1 or #2 pitcher for Fields, KW would be insane not to do it, unless the contract coming back is just ridiculous.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 01:13 PM) Garret Atkins would likely be too expensive (in terms of prospects). He's 28 and I'm always scared about getting guys coming from Coors because there is an obvious crap-shoot as to how they will perform. The good news is his power has been consistent whether he's playing at home or away over the past 3 years (although his average deeps to the .270 range). The humidor has helped, but I agree, you never know when you get Rockies.

Determining who will be available is kind of a waste of time. Who would have thought last summer Cabrera would be the White Sox SS this season? If the White Sox need a 3rd baseman, KW will trade for one, but I would think there's an 80% chance it will be Fields, unless he really falls off the table the rest of the season.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 01:03 PM) I think my post pretty much states his upside and where he'll most likely fall. The one thing he could do to significantly increase his value is improve defensively (he has the skill-set to do such) as well as to continue to improve his eye (if he walks more, than you can put up more with his k's). However, if he walks at his current clip you are talking about a guy who not only hits for a low average, but also gets on base at a below average clip and strikes out at a pace similar to Ryan Howard. At that point you are talking about a guy who would really only have one strength (POWER). In a similar amount of AAA ABs this year and last, his walk rate is down significantly, and his strikeouts are higher. He'll be 26 years old next year. Something has to happen fairly soon.

It would all depend on what was available for him. I think a lot of people are going to be pretty dissappointed if they think Fields is going to be a 40-50 home run guy.