Dick Allen

They aren't similar, but I do think you have to look at things and ask, is there progress being made? Anderson has made progress defensively. A couple of others have as well. The question I have is offensively. What really do the White Sox have to hang their hat on? Who is improving? This is a time they need their young guys to develop. Maybe they can't get any better, but Moncada struggled. Anderson hit like he hit in 2017 when his friend's death was an excuse. Davidson added walks, but everything else...the same, with a little less power. Avi, hurt and a little backwards. Narvaez and Smith hit, but not really difference makers and is it something that will last? Catchers seem to go up and down offensively more than most. Engel, whatever. Delmonico, backwards. Palka was a nice discovery, but a ton of strikeouts, and no on base seems like a pretty good candidate to regress. Yolmer most likely is what he is. I won't pin that on a coach. I do think the hitting instruction needs to be dealt with. I would like to see if they could hire someone who can get a couple of these guys to take off. It seems most are stuck in mud.

Who knew?

I am not a huge hockey guy, but whatever happened to Brandon Saad?

Where he most likely got this from, I am pretty certain is wasn't something he came up with himself, indicates it's probably around the league this could be a possiblity. Who even knows exactly what he meant? He called it attention deficit syndrome. Maybe that's scout speak for can't keep his focus. His performance is the main thing, and even if that doesn't reach it's potential, the fact that the potential is so high, he will get more chances than most if he needs them. I really doubt Yoan Moncada will not be given an opportunity just because someone suspects he may have ADD.

I see the difference. That's the problem. The Blackhawks were slammed for keeping a player's privacy . Here, supposedly Levine blew that, and he's slammed. Maybe Levine shouldn't have said anything, the caller had the info. Where did he get it? It wasn't nearly as egregious as some make it.

Funny how goalposts move. Corey Crawford last year. The Hawks say nothing, and are slammed for it. On this site, I read a friend of a friend is a cop and he was busted and in rehab and hooke on meth, on crack, on smack....Say nothing, you make it worse. Say something, you are butting into their privacy.

No, mentioning ethics, morals, and even whether it's legal or not, is a lot more than what I am saying. It was just a guy relaying what he heard, most likely from a scout, and it's probably more than one scout who thinks this. He didn't confirm anything. I would guess if scouts are talking about it, some White Sox people have their suspicions as well. Also, even if Moncada has this, while it could be cause for some concern, it's not like he's suddenly a DFA candidate. I think using as an excuse for a move to 3rd is probably just ingoring the fact they drafted someone #4 in the draft who is a far superior 2B defensively, and the Sox really need a 3B. Chances are, whether he has this or not, he's not long for 2B. The caller seemed pretty aware of the rumors which caused Levine to mention he heard something.

If it was private info, how did Levine find out? Where is the outrage that someone in the White Sox organization is leaking this info to hack reporters? He probably got it from a scout, and it's probably just a scout's opinion, perhaps based on information from White Sox contacts. It's such a huge story, if you google it, you will find nothing.

Unless Levine was told he had this in confidence, he did nothing everyone on this board hasn't done. He said he "heard something along the lines " he had something similar to Starlin Castro, who a Sun Times writer speculated a few years ago had this, and as far as I can tell, hasn't been confirmed. It's not like he was hung up on this. He's a baseball reporter, and if Moncada suffers from this, it can have an effect on his play. So next time you see a neighbor that has lost a ton of weight, and has Jaundice, don't mention to others you think he or she may be ill . And if someone tells you they heard that person may have cancer, admonish them. It is way too inappropriate. I am not a fan of Levine, but people really do go way out of their way to slam him.

They have basically said they are getting rid of him, and he has one year of control coming off a bad season. He won't cost much. If he does, then pass.Do the Sox have any more Fernando Tatis offspring they can unload?

I do find it fascinating how much people bash Levine as a source, but whenever he says or reports something, there is so much reaction. If he is so insignificant, why isn't he ignored?

I don’t think what Levine said was so bad. We speculate about players all the time. Did Gordon Wittenmyer get slammed when he speculated the same thing about Starlin Castro?

I wonder if Theo will ask for permission to speak to Steverson.

Does Didi’s injury make Machado a lock for the Yankees?

The Yankees are going to trade Sonny Gray. He won't cost anything and his arb figure won't be much. I would much prefer rolling the dice with him than bringing Shields back.

The Sox won’t get where the Cubs are, but right before they started winning, Cubs TV ratings were dismal as well.

Chili Davis got the boot.

Swing is shorter, strike zone smaller. To me it’s a huge advantage as long as you can generate enough power. But with the golf balls they are using, the smaller parks, and weight training, little guys have a much better shot of being able to do that than ever before. go to a PGA tour event. A lot of the top golfers are really little guys.

Someone should tell hm Obama wouldn’t do anything about it either.

I don't know why 5'11" is a bad thing anyway. Reggie Jackson and Dick Allen are 5'11". But it's sort of taboo to draft a 1B that high. If he's the best hitter, who cares? I guess the 1B position is one to move people who can't field elsewhere.

Another part of Jimmy's act yesterday was Rachel Nichols "just happened" to be in Minneapolis yesterday for an interview. This was all an act.

Killing journalists is something Trump isn't opposed.

I was watching a round table on CSN last night where no one had a horse in the race, and all of them dealt with Jimmy since he was drafted. Every single one of them mentioned how he has changed, and what a pain in the ass he is now. That all he is doing now in an apparent effort to get traded quicker is doing nothing to help, and teams will question whether to give him the max. What he did at the end with the Bulls, and what he is doing now, is not being a good teammate. If he has issues with work ethic etc. he needs to bring that up privately, and realize not everyone is wired the same way. He also isn't making Thibs flinch. He thought it was their best practice yesterday, and is like Lloyd Christmas when it comes to thinking there's a chance.

He isn't good at teaching. He's good at b****ing. He did it with Wade, calling out his teammates. He's a great player, but the Bulls weren't going to win anything with him. Minnesota isn't going to win anything with him, and most likely his next team won't win anything with him. At this point in his career, there is nothing to suggest he makes his teammates better.

That’s why to me the games are more interesting, but the league is less interesting these days. Once superteams came into play, it is hard to win it all without getting a couple of stud free agents. GS initially won without it, but they probably were one and done. If only championships are acceptable, most of the league is in trouble.