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I don't understand that mindset either. He was 6 out of 9 in saves, but was bad for really only one of those. He blew a save against the Indians where Abreu made an error and Alexei ended up walking the Indians off anyways, and then against Boston, he blew a save where Cleto walked the first 2 guys of the inning, Lindstrom gave up a single and then nothing after that. He's not ideal, but I had no problem there and if it had helped improve trade value, then it's that much better.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 21, 2014 -> 09:14 AM) Haha alright. I still have a soft spot for the man because he was one of my favorite players prior to joining the White Sox. He was an absolute monster for like 8 seasons and people conveniently forget that. He definitely has not lived up to expectations here but man, that guy used to be awesome. No, I agree, and I have no problem sharing the title There's no way the Sox are anywhere near where they are right now without Dunn in the lineup. They are at least still alive in the race and there's someone in the lineup who can resemble a threat to take you deep.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 21, 2014 -> 09:01 AM) It's good news until we are out of the wild card race. I know I'm about to play the moral high ground card here, but you should not be happy that a player on the team you cheer for was [potentially seriously] injured.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 21, 2014 -> 09:08 AM) I would not have. I think I may be Dunn's biggest supporter on this board. I will fight for this title!

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 20, 2014 -> 09:06 PM) Yup and Minneapolis is a great city to travel to. It really is a fun city. I have a couple friends who live there and I try and make at least one trek annually.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 21, 2014 -> 12:22 AM) Royals' fans must be out on the cliffs of the Missouri River right now. Losing to a White Sox team without Sale, Abreu and a closer? Twice in a row, at home? This is baseball and that stuff happens. It's not that big of a deal.

QUOTE (Bruce_Blixton @ May 20, 2014 -> 04:45 PM) Oh I know the game. They can imply or straight up call it robot baseball (I don't remember the name, link is blocked at work), but the bottomline is that those are cyborgs.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 20, 2014 -> 04:18 PM) I can't wait until robot baseball begins and we don't have to deal with human elbows. I think you mean cyborg baseball. Robot baseball would suck.

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 20, 2014 -> 04:01 PM) That does look awesome. do you know if the roof retractable or is it a clear plexiglass or similar substance. Fixed ceiling. A retractable roof was going to cost too much and Minnesota required that it be enclosed so they could host things like the Superbowl.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 12, 2014 -> 08:23 PM) Chris Sale's nickname is the Condor? Say what? http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/salech01.shtml Yes, I believe this is a SSS thing. From the side during his motion, with his arms out to his side, he looks like a condor. http://www.southsidesox.com/2014/2/19/5427...condor-nickname

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 20, 2014 -> 03:12 PM) I thought it was going to be an outdoor stadium as well. Too bad it was alot of fun going to the games at old Met stadium. I think it's because my friend was complaining about Teddy Bridgewater's tiny hands and how it's tough to succeed in the cold with small hands, and then I assumed that the new stadium is outdoors. He still has to play at Green Bay and at Chicago when it's cold too, so he's not out of the woods completely.

I was thinking it was outdoors for some reason. It's just exposed slightly to the elements, but it'll be fine otherwise.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ May 20, 2014 -> 02:48 PM) @RapSheet Shocker. Minnesota wins the bid for Super Bowl LII. Breaks New Orleans streak. QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ May 20, 2014 -> 02:58 PM) I'm getting cold just reading that. The average high for the first full weekend of February in Minneapolis is 27 degrees. The average low is 10. For comparison's sake, the average H/L in East Rutherford for the same day is 41/24. Yes, that is going to be a cold ass Superbowl.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 20, 2014 -> 12:18 PM) Tallion is currently one of the top SP prospects in baseball...I'm failing to see why this would be bad now. He also blew out his elbow.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ May 20, 2014 -> 01:49 PM) I haven't looked at their schedule but that seems like a pretty easy over. Gonna be tougher after an 0-1 start.

QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ May 20, 2014 -> 02:26 PM) I just made the mistake of looking up Gavin Floyd's stats this season. Only 3 starts, but there's something in the water down there. Aaron Harang has been one of the best starters in the NL. Now, re-read that last sentence and tell me if you know what the hell is going on.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 20, 2014 -> 01:30 PM) Seth Lakso ‏@SethLakso 2m Guerra, 28, becomes the ninth Knights player to earn a promotion to Chicago this season. The 2014 White Sox have already used 20 pitchers. The 2005 White Sox used 17 pitchers all year.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 20, 2014 -> 12:24 PM) I think the Cooper led White Sox like the flexibility of being able to use Belisario at any point they need between the 6th and 9th innings. Putnam I think is the pseudo long man and early reliever. If I had to guess, I would say Petricka first, then Webb. Fabian described that. The 9th inning guy a lot of times comes in with a clean slate and a bit of a lead, so they have no problem going with a less effective reliever there while they use their best reliever in almost nothing but high leverage spots.

QUOTE (flavum @ May 20, 2014 -> 12:06 PM) If the Sox are out of it in late July, and they get offered something for Alexei that makes sense, absolutely you trade him. I agree, but also agree that you don't look to trade him, like they did with Peavy last year. That was a case of basically telling the league "we ARE trading this guy," whereas with Alexei they are saying "we CAN trade this guy."

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ May 20, 2014 -> 12:01 PM) I see what you're saying but this value DOES increase if he's a better defensive 1b. Yes, his main job here is to hit the baseball out of the park but if he's a better 1b, he's a better baseball player. So if he's a better baseball player, he's more valuable. I don't see the problem in saying that. I don't either. It seems like I'm talking out of both sides of my mouth right now because I'm saying defense both is and is not important. Just in general, it's obviously better if his defense is great but if it's not, it won't matter because he will be judged by his hitting performance. Frank was another that was absolutely terrible defensively and nobody ever bothers bringing it up.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ May 20, 2014 -> 11:42 AM) Excellent article. I believe that he will improve his K/BB ratio as he matures and he will drop his liner percentage just from chance. I think his SLG will drop but his AVG/OBP will rise and we'll end up with a .265/.340/.540 guy that we love. Defensively, best case is that he gains skill as he loses quickness and remains average-ish for a while. I think he'll hit for a better average than that, but that's not far off. QUOTE (ptatc @ May 20, 2014 -> 11:43 AM) I'm sorry but this is another time when analysis is leading to paralysis. When looking at a first baseman especially this one, it hasn't once occurred to me "gee he would be more valuable if his defense was a little better." Of course his value is tied to his hitting. If he keeps hitting like he has he will be worth mentioning in the HOF category like Pujols. If he doesn't he will most likely still be a valuable piece to a team's offense. I don't think it's so much that his value will increase if his defense improves but rather that his value is more limited because he plays 1B. It's not to say he's a bad player or he will be hurt if his defense isn't good. Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder are both terrible fielding 1B and nobody cares about that at all.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 20, 2014 -> 10:50 AM) I was reading that to qualify for a major league pension, you only need 43 days service time for the minimum $34,000 a year once you hit 55. Scott Carroll needs only about 3 more weeks. He should get it. At this point, unless they need the room on the 40 man later in the season or he gets hurt, he's going to be a September call up.

You should probably just bet everything you own on the Royals tonight

QUOTE (raBBit @ May 20, 2014 -> 10:59 AM) Even if Abreu has a serious regression over the years, he really doesn't have to do that much to make his contract a value. 11 million in 2018 is going to be a tick above the average player salary considering the current rate of growth with contracts. His stats look the way they do when he has had two pretty significant streaks where he couldn't touch the ball. Plus, he has barely played in the warm weather. His brute strength is going to be sending balls way out in June-September when he is play half of his games at the Cell. I feel like a penny stock pumper saying all this but Abreu can get jammed and put one into the bullpen in left. I definitely am not worried about contract value, I have 100% faith he is going to fulfill that. The general concerns are basically whether he is a Cabrera/Davis caliber hitter or the Kingman/Batista type of hitter.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 20, 2014 -> 10:32 AM) But it's not out of the realm of possibility that he improves at 1B, given the proper instruction...not unlike Konerko has over the years in terms of digging balls out of the dirt. Part of that is God-given ability, like Juan Uribe's "soft" hands. But it's certainly an area that can and will get better over time. To say that he's peaked defensively in his rookie year in the big leagues is a stretching it, an extrapolation done with tons of future uncertainty. He still plays 1B and is not particularly athletic in regards to speed and quickness on his feet. He's obviously athletic in that he's strong and can hit a ball 500 feet, but his other skills will not translate to helping out otherwise. This isn't Puig in RF or Cespedes in CF or Matt Williams at 3B. You can only add so much value at 1B defensively, and you 100% have to hit to be valuable at 1B. I believe he can and will and don't really fear it at all, but it's still a very valid point.