Harry Chappas

I love this site....where else can "fans" rip on a potential stud as being fat. I guess the team photo is photo shopped. Mercy.

My guess is the weather and schedule is more to do with it than anything. You can control pitches and innings more in AAA than in the MLB. I would also guess that pitching in 28 degree weather is not the best thing in the world. 8 starts in a controlled environment and the Sox get the extra year.

So they are adding another week to the season. I guess we get eh answer as to what the owners are asking in exchange for reducing the service time issues. I thought starting March 26th was a little early. No way any team is giving away 6 home games to reduce the schedule to 150 games. Especially those that actually attract fans....although with that number dwindling who knows.

Madrigal is not a service time manipulation thing. If he is worthy of a six figure contract the White Sox will be happy to pay him. His status is that nobody is certain he is ready. Jimenez and Robert are expected to get those kind of deals.

If it is a Colorado salary dump it makes sense. It is not a salary dump and thus makes no sense.

Every hat in this thread is terrible. Whoever the designer is at NEW ERA may be replaced but who knows maybe the kids like this and they buy it. I don't buy them unless its at a deep discount. I bought last year's spring training hat (which was awesome) brand new at Soxfest for $10. I get the feeling there are going to be an endless supply of these at Soxfest for free.

Nick Madrigal has not proven he is ready. If there was nothing such as service time, there would be no debate that the would have to light he world on fire to make it out of spring training with the team. This is a lot of bluster. If he hits .600 they may take him north. If he hits well in April and most of May he will be called up if there is a need. Also the ceiling of him is about $15M a year. He will not be held back by service time. Jimenez and Robert were going to be held back for the extra year because they may ear $20or $30M plus a year if they hit their ceiling. Same with Kopech. He will be held back to properly gauge his inning workload early. If he blew his arm out in AAA 2 years ago, there would be no talk of him breaking camp with the team.

The thing is pitching in 32 degree weather in April and May in Chicago is not a great option. I like easing him in. I understand it gets an option year back but it also makes sense.

It is similar to Leinkugel's Summer Shanty

Hahn said he was shut down last fall and we will see what happens in spring.

Well there is the new summer drink of choice.

He could be 100% correct but he has no first hand knowledge of it and thus it is hearsay and needs to be taken as such. If he stated this in the interview fine but it does not appear that he did. Personally I do not care one way or the other of what happened in the 1980's. Ty Cobb used to sharpen his spikes to take guys out. Doesn't make me think any differently of the Tigers today. Joe Nossek was one of the greatest sign stealer's of all time and is famous for it.

How can you ask how he is salty? He was not part of the organization during the time in which he is speaking so he has second hand knowledge and is speaking as if he was part of the process. It would be somewhat credible if he was int eh organization when this happened or explained how it was handed down from LaRussa to the organization and carried forward to his time. He is failing to tell this part of the story which is pretty important.

leury garcia is the back up SS

They only release certain blocks for these types of things to encourage purchasing the packages.

Thank you sir.

Anyone know if there are presale codes out there?

They have put Mazara in a position to succeed. He is an afterthought to the common fan and has zero pressure to perform. He is also surrounded by Latin players that can have a positive impact on him. There is a lot to be said about being comfortable in life.

I think Donaldson's value is not what he thinks it is. The Bryant and Arenado situations probably have a greater impact as he is the third option and much lower than those two. The Bryant grievance is the largest holdup.

Eloy is not going to preclude the White Sox from signing big money guys. Yoan, Gio and Anderson can cost the White Sox large sums of money as they have skill-sets that can cost a team an uncomfortable amount of money.

With Loogy's becoming less of a things now, Gio can become quite valuable in that role as he can get RHH out as well. Same with Rodon if they are looking to ease him back in.

Price/nice piece with no prospects worth anything Dallas Ryu Any will work and should be done. The longer the Sox don't force the issue the greater the thought Covey/Fullmer starts the 5th game of the season. I don't think any is ideal but something needs to be done to save face or it's 2 years of failure. Grandel was nice but that's all, it was nice.

I didn't know he was not part of the organization. When was he let go? I assumed he was a bench guy or hurt at the end of the year...huh.

The longer the smoke lingers the greater the chance somebody comes in and overpays. This off-season is playing out like last.