Dick Allen

QUOTE(danman31 @ May 9, 2007 -> 02:54 PM) I disagree. It's a crapshoot as is, but when you are trading the picks ahead of time and don't have a clear picture of who would even be available at the pick, it's just not worth it. If traded during the previous July deadline, a 1st round pick would have the value of a mid-level prospect. Especially considering the teams trading a draft pick in July would more than likely be buyers and their draft picks would not be top 15 where you are getting the more sure things of the draft. Also, who is going to want to wait for a traded pick to turn into something? Even the quickest guys to make the majors (other than the guys like Lincecum, Huston Street, Chad Cordero, or Khalil Greene. There's maybe 2 of those per draft and not outside the top 15) take a few years so teams would be waiting 4+ years for a player, and that's if he was a highly developed player in the draft, and actually does develop. Most teams wouldn't want to wait 4+ years for someone they have little idea who it is (or really even position). The only way I could see it working would be if teams were limited to pick for pick(s) trades on the day of the draft. Even then, most teams wouldn't want to give up 2 for 1, but I could see it happening. In order for trading picks to work the draft would have to become more of a sure thing or development time would have to be significantly less. If players were required to go to college and the 3 year minimum was maintained I could see it possibly making sense, but that's still assuming a lot. In a fantasy world if teams were able to draft players out of, say, low A ball then I could also see it working. As a sidenote, I would be a big fan of making players go to college. It would make longevity records harder to break because less freaks of nature would be able to debut at 20 or 21, but if the college game became stronger it would almost be like drafting out of the minors. The argument can be made that the top conferences in D1 ball are comparable to A ball of some sort, but another problem is the players need to adjust to not having aluminum bats. If they make college players use wood bats it could cut almost a year of development off of college players. For any sort of college requirement to take place MLB would have to work with the NCAA anyway. Back to the original point, yes, it would be cool as a fan to give teams the ability to trade draft picks, but I don't think it would be better for the game. I think it would be good for the game. Low revenue losing teams would be able to get known commodities for their question marks, which these days cost a lot of money. Or if they have an aging veteran and a team needs a little help, they can pick up a draft pick. I still don't know why the player's union wouldn't allow slotting on signing bonuses. Drafts shouldn't be based mostly on signability, besides if they slotted the bonuses and kept them reasonable, there would be more money to go towards established players. I think it makes the draft more interesting. It is a crapshoot, but a significant number of picks in the double digit rounds make it. At least its not like the NBA where if you are picking at the end of the first round and have nothing really any good available and you have a strong team, you have to give a multi-year guarantee to a stiff.

Maybe they are tired from the long spring training schedule.

You pitch to Justin Morneau, yet walk a guy like Punto earlier. Does anyone really think Ozzie Guillen is a genius still.

QUOTE(fathom @ May 8, 2007 -> 10:20 PM) Nice sequence by Masset. Gotta hope Morneau hits it hard at someone. He did, unfortunately is was to the guy in the $5 seats in the upper deck.

Ozzie is saving Jenks until his bullpen is empty or there is a save situation.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ May 8, 2007 -> 10:17 PM) Isn't it common thought to leave the old pitcher in to issue an IBB? Sisco doesn't have any idea where the ball is going when it leaves his hand.

QUOTE(quickman @ May 8, 2007 -> 10:14 PM) they are out of sync, with their lineup, coaching, moving runners over, plate presence, everything, completely out of sync. They had a great opportunity to win this game and get off to an excellent start. they are miserable, and for gods sake lets hope everybody doesn't think sweeney is the next sox all star. Plus, listening to Hawk, the umpires are against the Sox as well.

For a team that must be exhausted from their postseason last year, the Tigers are playing very well.

If Pods is not using his legs, he provides absolutely nothing to a major league baseball team. If Ozzie wants him to use his legs less, he ought to just tell him to spend the rest of the season at home.

When he gets back how long will it be before he goes down again? The time between injuries with him gets shorter and shorter.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ May 7, 2007 -> 04:18 PM) God the sox drink their own koolaid. Rudy from Texas is considered the best hitting coach in baseball. By pretty much most of the teams outside of the whitesox. But the Rangers are hitting .241 as a team. If you were a Ranger fan, you would be calling for his head.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ May 6, 2007 -> 06:22 PM) The last time the Sox played against a Yankee Clemens was fun. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NY...200308260.shtml Danny Wright beat him on my birthday in 2002 in Yankee Stadium something like 8-1. Jeff Liefer took the Rocket halfway up the 3rd deck in RF.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 7, 2007 -> 08:44 AM) God will it be nice to get him back. I just hope he's fully healed before he gives it another try. Another couple of weeks on the DL could be devastating to this team, although I do think the offense will come around.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ May 6, 2007 -> 07:33 PM) It is time. Do they have watches? Yes, real nice ones. Former White Sox SS Todd Cruz was able to get a few that fell off a truck.

No Santana and Mauer on the DL. Its time to kick the Twins collective ass in Minneapolis.

AJ tipping his hat to the Anaheim crowd.

I wish Shields was a White Sox.

Is Colon hurt again?

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ May 6, 2007 -> 04:25 PM) So what does KW do when we go 1-7 on this road trip? He'll have a meeting with Konerko, Dye and Thome and ask them what they think.

QUOTE(Soxfest @ May 6, 2007 -> 04:20 PM) They pinch hit for a guy 3-3 If a White Sox was 3-3, KW would probably sign him to an extension during the game.

QUOTE(CYGarland @ May 6, 2007 -> 04:13 PM) i cant remember a time ever when our offense was this bad Probably back in the Gary Redus/Donnie Hill days. That's back when Rickey Henderson was in his prime and John Rooney once said he'd rather have Gary Redus leading off than Rickey Henderson.

This game was over when the line-up card was turned in. This game was over when the line-up card was turned in.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ May 6, 2007 -> 04:03 PM) Good. We need his trade value to go up. We know he'll never get a chance for Ozzie. Its amazing how smeared BA's reputation is in Chicago. Ozzie Guillen, the guy who would hit on chicks in the stands when he played, has everyone believing Anderson is some surfer dude partier who couldn't care less about baseball. Also a lot of people here talk about his swing, how horrible it is, yet can't wait to get Josh Fields in the line-up. You want to see some "lift and pull" and a lot of holes in a swing, Fields is the posterchild for that type of offense.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ May 6, 2007 -> 04:01 PM) please. KW was supposed to sign TWO major league caliber backup catchers this offseason? KW was the one who put Hall in at first late in a meaningless ST game? Hall is going to try to comeback in the next couple of weeks. If that fails, KW needs to get a new back-up catcher, one who actually could get a hit. I do agree that Molina isn't KW's fault.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2007 @ May 6, 2007 -> 03:59 PM) I think I'm on the fire Greg Walker bandwagon now. It's not even that I think it's all his fault. But something has to happen. These guys need a change or a different voice. The pitching is fine. It's even better than I expected. But we're not going to win games with this kind of putrid offense. We simply cannot afford to fall too far back of the Indians and Tigers. Something needs to happen now! Look at the line-up. Their isn't a non-player change that could be made right now that would make it any more potent.