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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 29, 2017 -> 06:40 PM) I don't have a lot of faith the guy will succeed, but pre-swing hand position isn't why. Plenty of guys have done it all through baseball history. If he isn't getting his hands down until the ball is on him, that certainly could be a reason why.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 29, 2017 -> 05:35 PM) Looks fine to me. The ball is well out of the pitcher's hand before he lowers his hands.

I do not think that is a fight Bryce Harper was going to win.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 28, 2017 -> 11:08 AM) I thought we played Boston Monday through Wed, then at Tigers, Rays and Indians for nine more on the road? I believe he meant the team he works for.

Agreed with Rabbit....this is a good thread, except for the weird s*** about Caulfield's foreign concubines and Reddy's shirtless picture threats. WTF? I guess my question is the same as a few others have asked...what do you want? I agree, there are advantages to being white. There are advantages to being male. But what the f*** is your point?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 27, 2017 -> 10:10 AM) At least 2-3 weeks in the DSL until they take care of all the visa and tax issues. Renteria recruiting him in Spanish to win "championships" was very important. White Sox showed the most interest throughout the process...obviously tradition of Cuban Sox players was important as well. Really got the sense KW, JR and especially having Hector Santiago's brother and staff members to serve as interpreter/translator was really important with making him feel comfortable. Moncada is seemingly going to stay at second...and Robert in CF. talked about setting up future of team up the middle for years to come. Laser like focus and robust, two of Hahn's favorite terms, lol. Will buy House for family, uncle (also important in negotiations) and himself. Video was beautiful...really spoke to him, also had a PowerPoint presentation that Haber, Reifert worked on and front office assisted on the technical side. Despite "Robber" being traditional Spanish pronunciation, he seems to prefer Robert. Not sure if he will keep jersey #1 or not, as Buehrle's 56 will be retired soon (that's my own observation, lol). Another interesting point Hahn mentioned was when the instagram photo of Robert was changed to the one where he was wearing the White Sox hat was when the Sox felt pretty good he had chosen them.

QUOTE (ron883 @ May 27, 2017 -> 08:04 AM) I called it!!! Two days ago!! Well done.

QUOTE (Knuckles @ May 25, 2017 -> 06:01 PM) against Syracuse Chiefs, you guessed it, the Nationals AAA affiliate Beautiful

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 25, 2017 -> 11:46 AM) Thinking back I want to say that Tampa turned down that offer from Houston for Archer. (Tucker, Martes, etc) I think you are correct.

I thought we were hearing that the Stros wanted to include neither Tucker or Martes, however?

Did you guys see who matches up on Monday afternoon?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 24, 2017 -> 02:03 PM) Absolutely. http://m.mlb.com/news/article/115853014/ev...t-service-time/ Damn baseball player's union

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 24, 2017 -> 01:58 PM) Rodon still accrues service time by being on a major league DL. Ugh, for real?

QUOTE (fathom @ May 24, 2017 -> 01:45 PM) It's too bad Rodon was abducted by aliens, as he could have been a great trade chip If he comes back ok, I don't really mind...preserving service time for more important times...

QUOTE (yesterday333 @ May 24, 2017 -> 12:42 PM) exactly! he is too valuable to take just a decent offer for. He will either get us a great haul or he will stay with us, there is not in between. Abreu and Q would be great veterans to usher in the next era of White Sox baseball. We could do much worse...

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ May 24, 2017 -> 11:06 AM) I'm starting to think that Boston's lack of reliable SP, even when Price returns, will lead Dombrowski to trade for Quintana. What's interesting is that aside from Devers and Groome, there aren't as many big prospects for them to trade to us. I know we've always liked Eduardo Rodriguez, but he's pitching well in the Majors, so would Boston accept something like this? Chicago gets: Devers, Groome, E. Rodriguez, Dahlbec, lottery ticket Boston gets: Quintana, Holland (to replace E-Rod in their rotation), and perhaps a reliever other than Jones/Robertson/Kahnle as a sweetener They aren't going to trade Rodriguez when they need the pitching in the first place. I would suspect you can get Devers, but one would suspect Dombrowski is going to be a bit sensitive to the other pieces included.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 23, 2017 -> 08:00 PM) How about the very first post? His tweet about the newsletter was clearly a joke after taking a beating from Sox fans all day. Also, thinking he has a bias against the Sox is absurd. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but it's pretty baseless. The email that was sent out by him made it pretty clear it was a little more than a joke:

QUOTE (fathom @ May 23, 2017 -> 06:54 PM) I've seen this a few places, but it seems like we would be shocked at how little teams are offering for Q. Yeah, I think you might be right...teams are just very reluctant to move top prospects right now. A somewhat illiquid market.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ May 23, 2017 -> 06:47 PM) Abreu can be very frustrating sometimes. It's obvious he was trying to walk you and you swing at bad pitches. Show some discipline. I just think the market is starting to dry up for impact prospects. I think Sal Perez might be able to pry some loose, but I don't think it is an accident that we are still sitting here with some assets folks could really use.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 23, 2017 -> 06:31 PM) Just asking if all these posters were around and following Sox baseball in the 2000-2004 time frame when KW was such a lightning rod? Maybe I'm getting old/er, but this new generation of Sox fans online, most of them don't have long memories about all the history in that particular relationship. And saying someone COULD be a 3-4 WAR CFer, how is that any different from say, Luis Alexander Basabe, another player on the outside of the Top 100 lists...which is apparently where Law wants to place Robert. It doesn't make any sense with Badler saying he could go anywhere from 1st through 10th depending on the team (if he was in the June draft, most advanced high school bat, the words of the scouting director that he was the best talent on the planet, Heyman saying he would go #1 overall).....how could he not even be in the Top 100? And Tatis is #47 on the Law list when he's not on the BA Top 100 at all, right? Or, if he is, he's very high. I agree...I mean it doesn't really matter at all, but he's slighting the prospect and I don't doubt it's because of who signed the prospect. I don't think the White Sox should flatter themselves enough into thinking Keith hates the White Sox. I also think Keith understands when there is an opportunity to rile some folks up, and he takes it.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 23, 2017 -> 06:21 PM) Keith Law has no White Sox bias. This thread is absurd. I think it's funny that people say he "doesn't like Robert" when he said he could be a 3-4 WAR CF and would go in the middle of the 1st round. Sox fans on twitter are being ridiculous. Law hasn't seen Robert play but neither have any of the idiots tweeting at him. I enjoy your insight, but I could live without the "you all are f***ing idiots" posts.

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 23, 2017 -> 03:55 PM) It didn't sound like he was joking. He sounded angry at a perceived slight to his sources or that he was gullible to believe lies from his sources. I think you are confusing two things here...the joke about the title "Why I hate the White Sox," and the discussion in the podcast. That being said, he comes off as a major DB in the podcast. I'd bet a lot of money that the "general consensus" of the scouting community isn't that he would be a mid-1st round talent.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 22, 2017 -> 08:35 AM) You forgot Claudell Washington and Chet Lemon. Those guys were before Hawk's time.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 21, 2017 -> 05:08 PM) Maybe I'm crazy but I'd take George Kenneth Griffey Jr. and his 5 tool talents over Avi anyday. I think he meant a prospect.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ May 21, 2017 -> 05:03 PM) I'm thrilled that Avi is off to a hot start. However, he's not really doing ANYTHING differently. He's still swinging at the same insane amount of pitches out of the zone (RIGHT on line with his career number), he's just made more contact with those pitches. As a result, his strikeout rate is down a couple notches, but so is his walk rate. Now, I'm not saying more contact might not be a good thing. The best possible explanation is that he's cut down his swing to focus more on contact and allowed his natural strength to carry the ball. I hope that's it. But when you break down his peripherals and see nothing changed but the contact rate and then see that he's still somehow running a .409 BABIP, it looks very dangerous. The HR/FB rate is up too, but do we have any evidence of swing changes to suggest that it's sustainable? Asking for real. It doesn't LOOK different to me, but it might be. I'm still not sold. I know, I know, I'm always the Avi hater. But by all indications, this LOOKS like a nice long hot streak that may have been inevitable given enough PAs to such an athletically gifted player. As always, I hope I'm wrong. Have you watched his PAs?