Dick Allen

And it begins. Trump tweeted to watch Jeanine Pirro on Fox News last night. She called on Paul Ryan to step down.

This isn't MLB related but after I worked out, I watched a little bit of the Florida LSU game at my health club. In the 2nd inning the LSU pitcher hit 2 guys. The announcer made a big deal about it because he had hit 1 all season. The the color man Kyle Peterson gave some good insight. He said they both occurred on pitches inside. Tim McCarver would be beaming.

Over 200 Iraqi civilians killed by US air strikes. Probably just the first step in quickly getting rid of ISIS. Commander in Chief is on a roll. Believe me.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Mar 25, 2017 -> 04:55 PM) I'm no expert, but I'm not sure comparing someone's velocity in spring training to their velocity during the middle of the regular season is very fair. Especially the first couple of weeks of spring training. He has mechanical issues to sort our. he has some red flags, but I don't think throwing only 93 the first few weeks of spring training is one of them.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 25, 2017 -> 10:46 AM) Trump workin' hard https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/845654354308812801 Unlike Obama he is working for the people getting s*** done, maybe grabbing a few p*****s.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Mar 25, 2017 -> 12:11 PM) I was just pulling off Fangraphs, which didn't include that. I assumed he was injured. He probably won't amount to much, but he's at least intriguing. I got heat as well for saying Putnam could be something when the Sox picked him off the scrapheap, looking at his K:BB from similar samples, despite a pretty gaudy ERA. Swarzak isn't as intriguing, given his long history of bleh, but as I said maybe he changed something. It's at least worth a topic with one of the beat writers saying he has a shot of making the team. I doubt he makes the team for the 40 man roster's sake alone.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Mar 25, 2017 -> 11:40 AM) Try again, Dick. I didn't blow off his 2015 minor numbers, he only had 5 innings pitched (5 strikeouts, a walk and 2 runs, if you're interested). I'll always use SIERA if it's available, I used FIP because SIERA or xFIP isn't available for the minor leagues. I don't particularly like FIP when you have such a clear outlier of a HR/FB. I obviously didn't go back over the rest of his career because if the rest of his career had been like that, he wouldn't have been available to the Sox. Maybe he changed something. And FYI he's still with the Sox because the Sox like him. No mention of his Korean League stint in 2015. He is on a minor league contract. If 5 is too few innings what is the cutoff? 13 innings and 9 innings in games that don't count made your list. You won't be bumping this thread several months from now. The guy sucks.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Mar 25, 2017 -> 11:07 AM) His ERA spike last year seems to be mostly due to a fairly ridiculous 27.8% homer per fly ball rate (career 9.7%). They're cherry-picked to the extent that they're the first stats I look for in a reliever, in addition to GB% (which he's average at). Tommy Kahnle can't throw strikes, which is probably the reason why Kahnle got optioned to AAA while Swarzak is still with the team. You blew off his minor league numbers in 2015, focused on 13 innings in the major leagues. Used FIP for minor league numbers last year, but used SiERRA for his major league number, I am guessing because his FIP was over 6.00.. And are using spring training stats in games that don't count against AA players this year, and pretty much blew off the rest of the 31 year olds career. They are as cherry picked as can be. The reason this guy hasn't been optioned is because he already is a minor leaguer. His last 44 1/3 MLB innings he has 44 strikeouts. Other than that, he's pretty much been meat.

Joakim Noah suspended 20 games for taking a banned over the counter supplement. I guess it isn't banned under the new CBA.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 25, 2017 -> 10:11 AM) It isn't the spring training results nearly as much as the why. There are serious questions about his mechanics and ability to repeat pitches. Those are very serious and legitimate problems. The good news is this guy is huge and It's not uncommon for really huge guys to take longer refining mechanics. But a lot of times they never do, so we will see. If he is as good as Keith Law thought a year ago, the Sox did fine.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Mar 25, 2017 -> 09:45 AM) If Lopez ends up being a 3+ WAR starter, that alone would be a win for us. If you believe our realistic competive window is from 2020 to 2024, then Eaton would have only fit in for two of those years and likely would have been a declining speed-based player by that point. Lopez would be part of our core for at least four of those years and be in his prime. This is why it made sense to move Eaton despite his five years of control, as two and likely three of them would be wasted on a rebuilding club. Having said all that, I'd personally be dissapointed if that's all we got out of an Eaton trade. You are assuming several things. One that Eaton's decline will be swift and sharp, and that over the next several years and even last winter, the package the White Sox received for Adam Eaton couldn't have been topped. Prospects break your heart. If Giolito is a bust, and if anyone bases his bust potential on spring training, that is really something, this trade should not have been made. And if anyone thinks Lopez is a future star based on spring training, that is insane too. For it to be a good trade IMO at least 2 of them have to be good. In August we all might decide this trade was awesome or awful, and even then may still be way off. projecting pitchers 4 and 5 years out is a very difficult thing.

He mows says he has been saying all along the best thing is to let Obaamcare implode because then they will get the better deal. OK. The problem is his administration is going to do whatever they can to make Obamacare implode so he can get on with wealth care. No mention of fixing the problems with Obamacare seems rather puzzling until you' realize this is US politics. Like was mentioned previously, the POTUS actually wishing for a scenario that would undoubtedly cost American lives is unprecedented. Why isn't fixing Obamacare a consideration for the right if they are so concerned with US citizens, and want them to have better, cheaper health care?

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Mar 25, 2017 -> 09:12 AM) Lopez was the prize of the trade and he looks as-advertised or better. Dunning i have no idea what's going on Lopez is going to have to be pretty amazing if he is all they get for 5 pretty cheap years of Adam Eaton. They need the others to do something to make this trade look good.

The July 2 thing had to be about Robert I would think. You can't go over anymore when the next period begins as far as I know.

I was down on the trade because I thought Giolito was overhyped, but if spring training stats matter, Eaton has been horrible. See where this guy is in a year or two.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Mar 25, 2017 -> 08:17 AM) Those stats are a lot better than some of the other high K guys they have picked up like Kahnle (who they actually traded for). The K BB numbers seem better than the ERA. I wonder what the problem is - homer prone? Tommy Kahnle is better than this dope. And the stats couldn't be more cherry picked.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jKWz5iCIh9o

So easy. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/0...promise-so-easy

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 24, 2017 -> 04:31 PM) This is so not surprising. The GOP is not the party of unity. They have no problem voting against the rest of their party when they don't believe in something. Politicians are worried about getting re-elected. If Trump were more popular, they would have had the votes.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 24, 2017 -> 03:24 PM) There are parts that need fixes or adjustments, but the GOP has blocked any such changes for 7 years now and is probably just going to keep sabotaging it. At the state level, though, there's at least a couple more Republican governments that are investigating expanding Medicaid. Sure it needs tweaking, although I agree, making sure it fails is probably Trump's best way to save face. So far, Muslim ban, no, Obamacare, repeal and replace, not so fast, border wall being paid by Mexico, Uh no. New trade agreements with several countries, right. Dealmaker to the stars. He gets things done. He's like....really smart.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 24, 2017 -> 03:18 PM) "We're going to be living with Obamacare for the foreseeable future" -Paul Ryan Oh the horror. Obamacare has never been more popular. I was watching a scholar last night saying people seeing it helps white people and isn't something where the black president was only trying to help black people plays a huge role.

According to Paul Ryan, they came really close to passing this bill. OK.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 24, 2017 -> 02:58 PM) So the greatest deal maker of all time couldnt even make a deal with his own party. Anyone up for a round of golf! He's different from Obama. He gets things done on the golf course. Obama golfed with his pals and a few world leaders. Trump golfed with the leader of Japan, Tiger, Rory McElroy. Getting things done. Always winning. The Art of a Deal.

Wow, they supposedly aren't even close. The Art of a Deal.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 24, 2017 -> 12:11 PM) Interesting to see what happens if they dont have the votes. Trump will blame Ryan. He'll say he had a terrific health plan for everyone but Ryan's incompetence screwed it all up.