Dick Allen

The slimmimg effect of wearing black does not apply to Albers.

Nice job. Keep it rolling. Saladino needs to at least get him over.

Sanchez is playing some ball.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 07:57 PM) How many of those make 15 million none. Why should you care what he gets paid? The guy got injured, now you think his teammates who have sucked all year hate him. Get a grip.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 07:53 PM) Hopefully John Danks will stay out of the game so they can actually win. How many eams have a 5th starter that pitches well every game? 3 outings this month giving up nothing. Go to royalstalk.

Shuck has historically been decent vs LHP IIRC

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 07:47 PM) Whenever there's ANY pressure or expectation placed on this team and organization, they just crumble. 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012...this year after the All-Star Break, they had a huge opportunity to recapture their fans and re-engage their interest again. Now, they have this game handed to them on a platter and they quickly blow a 4-0 lead. OK. See 2005. Hopefully the Sox can regain the lead so you will stay out of the gamethread.

Flowers hit it hard.

This looks familiar.

Please don't be DL hurt

Only a double for Melky. The offense is slipping.

Don't stop now boys.

QUOTE (spiderman @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 03:21 PM) Hasn't Williams implied that we're in Year 1 of this plan? I think the point of the board is it is always year 1.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 01:45 PM) I do just wonder a bit about how much of an impact they think "making the playoffs" this year would make for them coming out of their rebuilding. They sure seem unlikely to sacrifice any of their long-term pieces, especially since they'll have plenty of money to fill holes on the FA market again, but "making the playoffs even for a game" would really cement the team as on its way up for that fanbase. It might be worth a lot for them to be more aggressive than we'd think. I wonder if Theo wouldn't mind moving a couple of these prospects before they become exposed as frauds. I would guess Baez's value is down. Castro could have netted more. A couple of these others, the value most likely will go down unless the Cubs are really lucky.

I liked Bassitt as a reliever the Sox have that position covered, but Phegley? Soto is putting up a 1.0 WAR where he would be playing making about the same. Ravelo is a 1B/DH with no power in AA. Semien has 28 errors after being brutal at 3B last year for the White Sox, with a WAR in freefall the past couple of months. No need to whine about the trade. Uncle Jer isn't going broke anytime soon.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 11:58 AM) MAYBE related? Joel Sherman ‏@Joelsherman1 20m20 minutes ago #sfgiants prioritize No. 2 SP behind Bumgarner, but can't find match. 1 club asked for SS Lucius Fox, signed earlier this month (cont) It would be bold to ask, but for a rental, considering this guy cost $6 million plus penalty to sign 3 weeks ago, there was no chance SF says yes.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 10:00 AM) One could only wish the Chicago papers employed guys like Posnanski and Gregorian. I don't even think more than a handful of posters here could even tell you who the Sox beat writers are for the Sun-Times and Tribune this season. Who cares? I don't base being a White Sox fan on a beat writer. I really doubt anyone does. Maybe in a cow town like KC.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 09:52 AM) Brilliant! Except when your talent evaluators pick guys like Matt Davidson and Avisail Garcia, two more guys who were "guaranteed future starting position players" at the time of their acquisition/s. Both will probably be jettisoned out of the organization by the end of 2016. So you agree with me. Avi Garcia and Matt Davidson are guys the current regime thought were future cornerstones. It would not be in the White Sox best interests to trade Samardzija for something similar. Thank you. Now go back to Kansascity.com.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 09:49 AM) And your BS line is that the fanbase will be so demoralized when that happens that nobody will ever buy season tickets again (except for yourself as the "one true fan") and that the only coverage you'll ever hear about the White Sox again on the SCORE will be White Flag 2 and how the White Sox blew a great opportunity to start Chris Sale in a wild card game at Houston or LA. If the White Sox actually wanted to compete and not be torn down, they would have played better against the Royals coming out of the All-Star Break. 1-5 in those first 6 games wasn't enough. All they had to do was go 3-3 and they'd now be at the .500 mark and a lot more fans might be willing to buy your argument/s. At any rate, I'll be expecting Reinsdorf to spend $219 million now, so there's that, thanks! Wow. Get help.

QUOTE (spiderman @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 09:43 AM) This is probably true; if they lose 3 out of 4, they will sell. I'm not sure what splitting a series means though to how the organization would think. Again, the other huge factor is what you would get back. No need trading Samardzija for anything less than pretty much guaranteed future White Sox starting position player(s) or useful pitchers, not Charlotte Knights, is what is best for the team. If not, hang on to him, grab the pick.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 09:36 AM) The White Sox were 68-35 heading into August, 2005. They went a disappointing 12-16 in August and let the Indians back into it, then put up a 19-12 September. 31-28 out of the Twins wouldn't be THAT difficult to overcome, but that would mean the White Sox would have to play 13 games over .500 for the remainder of the season. As far as Samardzija making it through waivers, that will never happen, not with his salary being relatively low. He would be blocked at some point and withdrawn...not only that, you're limiting yourself to negotiating with one team using that strategy. If the proposed trade gives you talent somewhere between the Kazmir and Cueto deals (and probably closer to Kazmir, although another no-hitter from a trade candidate on Tuesday wouldn't hurt), you have to make the move. The White Sox took on essentially $145 million in additional contract obligations this past off-season for a slew of players. That won't even get you in the door of the Heyward negotiations. Does anyone believe they're going to double down and spend more than $150 million in NEW commitments again this offseason? That MIGHT, if you're very very lucky, get you Wieters and Gordon/Cespedes, but even then you're still probably $25-35 million short. Does anyone believe we'd be a division favorite with those two guys added (LaRoche would have to be dealt to move Avi to DH or Avi would simply hit only against LHP, PH/PR and occasional outfield work)? Once again, we'd be in that dubious territory of adding "over 30ish" players to long-term contracts instead of building a young core. Once again, you miss the point entirely because you like to read the BS you write. Trading Samardzija depends on the return. They don't need to dump money. There are no 2005 White Sox teams the 2015 White Sox are now competing with to make the playoffs. If the Sox win 3 of 4 in Boston, they will be looking pretty decent. What would not be good for the long term health of the team is trading Samardzija to Toronto for a bust and having the Blue Jays finish a game or 2 ahead of the White Sox for the final playoff spot. The season is still got some time left in it. 4 games in the loss column separates the Sox and Minnesota. One game in the loss column separates the White Sox and Baltimore. All the other teams vying for the final spot have at least as many losses as the White Sox. The improved defense has made a difference. If the offense kicks it into gear, the playoffs are not a long shot.

Is a B prospect for Samardzija really the best move for the "long term health" of the franchise? A win or two the next couple of days makes things more than interesting. Are the Sox coming out of hibernation? Probably not, but what if they are? Again, jumping teams is not that big of a deal because of the similar loss columns. The Sox just need to win games. They just need Minnesota to fade. Who knows, other teams fade as well. The 2005 White Sox faded quite a bit IIRC. If teams want to give the White Sox a really nice prospect or 2 go for it. If it is a middle of the road guy, trade him in August when teams out of it won't claim him, and the team that probably needs him does. If Forbes is to be believed, the White Sox don't need a salary dump. They claim the team has made a cumulative profit of $219 million since 2002.

QUOTE (BigFinn @ Jul 26, 2015 -> 10:27 PM) At $7 million per WAR, and a three year history of 2.9, 2.9, and 4.2 WAR prior to this year's current 2.5, you could figure 3.5 x $7.0 million or $24.5 million per year asking price. Asking for $24-25 million per year and getting it are two different things. But he doesn't have the mileage on his pitching arm that Shields or Price or other front-of-the-rotation starters have. While I understand the mathematics, the reality of $7 million per WAR doesn't exist. If $7 million per WAR is the going rate, and WAR is a counting stat, maybe the John Danks complainers should stop complaining. He is on a pace to be a $10,678,000 a year pitcher.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 07:35 AM) The deadline is Friday at 3. They only have four games to work with. If they split with Boston, I still trade Samardzija if the deal is right. 3 out of 4, I'd stand pat. It's that close of a line. Even though it's hard to buy into this team, I agree, especially when you consider the loss column. You need Minnesota to lose, but you don't have to rely too much on the other teams losing if you win because the losses pretty equal. Jumping teams isn't that complicated of a task in that situation.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 26, 2015 -> 06:19 PM) We were dominated by 2 good teams, and we beat a bad team. Nothing has changed. Honestly, this continued White Flag paranoia is what is unsaleable. This ceaseless sojourn for some veteran that Kenny Williams believes is "elite" is what needs to stop. Dominated? Did you watch the games? They should have won the last game vs. STL which would have given them 3 out of 4 on the season . They were 1-3 vs. kC and could have been 3-1. This post with your Michael Saunders post is really making you appear not in reality. The White Sox have beaten good teams this year. Just because they beat a bad team, and the first bad team they played after 19 straight series vs teams above .500, should be heald agsinst them. They, despite all their probkems are .500 the last 92 games. Thye are pitching, they have been catching, and perhaps they can start hitting. The hitting may be a few game thing, but if they do well in Boston, unfortunately for you, they will have a shot.