Dick Allen

The more OF help they sign for Charlotte, the less likely Eloy Jimenez will ever be a Charlotte Knight.

Jared got his security clearance back. I think I read where he only revised his security form 44 times. Only the best people, believe me.

The weird thing to me was how the White Sox went from a team that recognized hitters, to one that couldn't find one for years. For a long while, it seemed almost everyone they brought in, might not be able to catch or throw, but they could hit. All through the 90s with little exception, and through when they traded for Thome, but after that, it just stopped. Everyone they traded for or signed as a free agent struggled to put up numbers anywhere near their career norms. Everyone they drafted looked like a pitcher at the plate. Abreu or as a guy I met at a game last week calls him Abrew, and Eaton were pretty much the only exceptions. Hopefully that is turning around now. It would be great if the guy they add in the offseason when they are good again on a one year contract actually hits like the guys they used to bring in did.

I think Rosenbloom is pretty funny most of the time. His column is supposed to be smart assed, not some heavily researched, heavy digging, journalism. He just writes what a lot of people think, but people's sports teams are like their brother, it's OK if you make fun of him, if someone else does, you get offended.

From what I could google, the Cubs offered $20 million more than Boston for Lester.

He technically took less. He has tow opt outs where if he actually played up to the contract, he would have made significantly more.

I get all that but I can't see where it should be an issue. Eloy has barely played above A ball. Kopech has less than 200 innings above A ball. I have season tickets. I would love to see them play. It would be far more enjoyable than what I have paid to see now. I used to dread going to James Shields starts. Now, it could be worse. But if I am going to sit through this crap, I want to do it right. Let's get the extra year of control. I don't think they will do it, but I wish they would.

It always comes down to who offers him the most money. If the offers are all the same, he'll pick a city he likes with a team that wins. If the Sox want Machado, they will have to blow away the other offers. It's always how it has worked. If the White Sox actually think they can sweet talk their way to a discounted contract, that's laughable. I don't think they are, but the supposed attempt to trade for him last winter makes me wonder. That whole, if he sees how it is here, he will like it and take less money is a joke.

Isn't the whole point of bringing up Jimenez and Kopech this season is fear they may suck for a while? Personally, if the product wasn't so unwatchable, I think a lot more people would see keeping these guys in the minors makes a lot more sense than calling them up this season. The excuse that they can't learn any more at the minor league level is laughable. Mike Trout mastered the major leagues, yet somehow, he continues to get better. If these guys are half as good as we all hope, 4 or 5 years from now, people are going to wish the Sox kept them down for the extra year of control.

It probably would help if Trump actually had any idea about what he is talking about.

All I am saying is if you think not calling them up this year and waiting for a couple of weeks next yerar means they will not be good players next season or 2020, they aren't nearly the prospects every thinks they are.

Ricky wants everyone in the line up to be able to bunt. Sweet.

I don’t know if they get enough on base to rank very high

He just came back a week ago from 10 days off. If he has some mental issue, he needs to fight through it.

They were taking about all the White Sox comeback wins this year. There have only been 5 games this year they weren’t trailing at some point,

Well that was pathetic. Rickys boys will not score.

C’mon Ricky how about back to back suicide squeezes and tie this one up,

Palka looks like the people who used to try to shag balls for flight vouchers on just about every ball to RF.

You seem to assume that these 2 will not be doing anything but sitting around. They would be playing professional baseball in AAA. Eloy Jimenez has barely 200 plate appearances above A ball. Check out Kopech’s walk rate and tell me again why he couldn’t work on that in Charlotte. I am am not counting on all these guys working out. But if you expect to contend in 2020 one or two other than Kopech and Jimenez better be able to contribute. If the minor leagues are such a waste for development, the Sox are in a world of trouble,

Which is fine. Then 2020 isn’t realistic as a contending year. I just don’t see how the last couple months of this year would be the difference between them being great in 2020 or mediocre, if their development is going to take multiple years, to me it makes a lot more sense to maximize their conteol.

These are your best guys. If you don’t think they will be ready in 2020 unless they are called up this season, you have a problem, as using the same logic, your lesser talented and lesser advanced prospects won’t be ready for 2020 either, so now you are talking 2021.

I wonder what it is like to have your entire life built on lies. It must be why he is so paranoid.

Beckhm and Jimenez have pretty similar stats above A ball, at least when Gordon was called up, in a similar amount of plate appearances. I have,read many times Beckham was rushed the Sox ruined him. Why is this different? They were trying to win in 2009.

There just isn't evidence that calling them up now or the middle of July vs next April makes them better in 2020. It isn't like they would be doing nothing. If that is the argument, you must be expecting them to suck for a while.

He is averaging 5 innings a start.