Dick Allen

88 pitch complete game. That was impressive. Not even 10 pitches an inning.

QUOTE (bjm676 @ Sep 21, 2015 -> 02:15 PM) This isn't exactly a quality lineup the Tigers are putting out. If the White Sox put out their worst line up and faced a guy going like Samardzija has been going, 1 hit and 80 pitches through 8 innings would bring a lot of complaints.

I would be shocked if Robertson is out there unless there is trouble with another game to play tonight.

Not one ball 3 count today.

He was throwing 100 the other night. I was impressed.

This should be reversed.

Viciedo was signed to fill in at Charlotte. If the White Sox really were interested in a major league reunion, he would have been called up.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 20, 2015 -> 07:59 AM) I thought that they usually found traces of DNA even when guys used a condom, just from body contact I know is a show but I was watching one of those CSI shows once where the guy who murdered also raped and he used a rubber and was shaved bald down there. They couldn't get anything. I know it is just TV, and from what they supposedly could get DNA from, it does seem a little out there than none of his DNA would be anywhere in that area without a lot of cooperation from the accuser.

I hope the truth is Kane gets off because he didn't do anything criminal, not becuase it cannot be proved. He used a rubber. At least he was smart enough to do that.

QUOTE (Saufley @ Sep 18, 2015 -> 06:10 PM) Who knows, maybe he would do better with both Ventura and Cooper not in the Sox dugout. Maybe not but who knows. I don't know if Robin is staying or leaving, but unless Coop gets a 9 month gout attack, there is no question he will be back. And there is a problem there. Even Heyman confirms.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 18, 2015 -> 06:02 PM) There is precedent, both Stephen Drew and Kendrys Morales received QOs after decent seasons in 2013 and remained unsigned throughout all of spring training and the first couple months of the season, neither sent picks back to the teams that offered them the QO. Considering their performance after taking this route, I don't think anyone really wants to go down that road again.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 18, 2015 -> 05:53 PM) Hypothetically, let's say the Sox have a payroll limit of $120 million. If they pick up Alexei and offer arbitration to people, then Samardzija puts them at or above their limit and they have to do the Alexei option right at the end of the season before they know anything about whether he'd accept. That could be a major motivation for them, depending on their forward-looking budget. If their limit is higher, then Samardzija could be "the only thing we do this offseason other than trades". That could also be a major motivation for them. (Personally, if I were in his spot, I think yes I'd accept. If he turns it down, my guess remains that he stays unsigned through June 15). So you would take 1 year $16 million instead of a guarantee probably more than triple for 3 or 4 years at the very least, to return to the scene of the crime? Either that is your doom and gloom the Sox won't even get a draft pick, or it is really reckless. Why would he want to work with Coop, someone he thinks is at least partially the problem, to try to fix him? He isn't coming back. I believe Kaplan who said no way he is coming back.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Sep 18, 2015 -> 05:58 PM) I know your record - you're a blow hard. And I was referring to your comment about Samarzijia being the worst starter in baseball. The guy has been brutal but is nowhere even remotely close to the worst SP in baseball. Greg does get ripped for saying a lot of things that actually wind up being correct. He goes way out there sometimes, I think he would admit that, but he usually as close as anyone when measuring accuracy.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 18, 2015 -> 05:38 PM) Note - in Fangraphs, he's worth 2.3 fWAR (and that number has gone down recently from >3 earlier in the year), in Baseball-reference rWAR he's worth -0.5 fWAR, so at $7 million per WAR he owes us $3.5 million for this seasons. The Sox have a huge difference between their fWAR and rWAR numbers from their pitching staff this year, the biggest in baseball 2 weeks ago when I looked.. I think the difference is reflecting how good of a job they do respectively of turning hit balls into outs - fangraphs is giving too much credit to the pitcher and placing too much blame on the defense, while B-R is giving too much credit to the defense and placing too much blame on the pitcher. Probably "poor defensive positioning" plays into it somewhat too. But beyond all that, "throwing balls that are just really easy to hit" is playing into it too, and if you believe "Jeff Samardzija is throwing a lot of baseballs that are unusually easy to hit", then you believe he's worth closer to the Baseball Reference number. Like Belisario was "unlucky" last year. I read where Shark is getting killed on his slider this year, where last year, they barely touched it. He also has had command issues as he has already thrown 250% more sliders right down the middle than last year.Shark's numbers his last 9 starts I don't think can be blamed on poor defense. If anything, a couple of times maybe his own. But the discrepancy in WAR calculations shows maybe we take that number a little too seriously.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 18, 2015 -> 05:35 PM) I thought advanced stats had him as one of the five worst pitchers in baseball this year. Fangraphs never lies. They say his performance this season is worth $18.4 million.

Sabermetrically he is a 2.3 WAR. At $7 million a WAR, which I think is conservative, that is worth $16.1 million.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Sep 18, 2015 -> 02:26 PM) I don't think he'll accept the QO, but the more I think about it, financially, it might be his best choice. Consider this - the best offer Shark may get may be something in the Ricky Nolasco / Ervin Santana range ~ 4 years and $50M. Or he can play this season for $16.5Mish (roughly 33% of the value of said 4 year contract), have a much better season in 2016, and but himself back into the $100M contract discussion. Now, I don't think he'll do that because he clearly doesn't want to pitch for the Sox, but if $$ is his main motivator, he should accept the QO. Or the White Sox can cut him in Spring Training, pay him $3.5 million and he could play for peanuts in 2016. Also, if he takes his $16 million and flops, that 4 year $50 million looks really good. Heyman's guys, as well as Olney's guys have said Shark will do much better than that. He will get a QO and reject it. It's , to borrow another poster's line, 99.9999% assured.

QUOTE (Markbilliards @ Sep 18, 2015 -> 01:46 PM) Why don't they give him the QO and tell him not to accept it or else he will be put in a long relief role and blah blah blah..tell him basically everything you can legally, to get him to decline it. They don't have to. Unless he blows out his arm between now and the end of the season, he will not accept a QO. No one ever has. Why would he try to re-set his free agency and come back to a place where he doesn't get along with the pitching coach and has been nothing but batting practice for almost 2 months? It isn't going to happen. I also think the QO contract is similar to the arb contract where a team can cut you in spring training and be on the hook for 20 or 25 %. Shark doesn't want to be a White Sox. The White Sox don't want Shark.

Heyman has an article today that pretty much suggests while Shark has cost himself some cash, probably not as much as we think. He also sort of verifies a rift with Coop. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-he...years-mlb-notes

Considering he said he is confident he will be absolved of doing nothing wrong, it is curious why the Blackhawks and the NHL for that matter, are letting him participate.

Blackhawks are not selling any Kane swag at their training camp.

Avi isn't going to play 3B. We just have to hope he can start giving pitchers a reason to throw him strikes, and stops his downward spiral defensively. Talent is still there, as is youth.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Sep 18, 2015 -> 12:59 AM) I'm more impressed that Mike Powers also used that book. Michael Riley "Doc" Powers (April 22, 1870 – April 26, 1909) was an American Major League Baseball player who caught for four different teams from 1898 to 1909. Awesome catch. That book must be old.

Kane did say he was confident he would be absolved of doing nothing wrong. Does he realize he just admitted f***ing up?

Why aren't other teams knocking on Ozzie's door?