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QUOTE (JoeCredeYes @ May 5, 2017 -> 02:36 PM) Dunn was frequently out drinking with Peavy and Ryan Dempster's ex wife at Houndstooth and other local bars til the wee hours of the morning. I don't think he ever "cared" after he made a little money. Dude still swatted a ton of dingers. I don't want to say going out "til the wee hours of the morning" didn't affect his job, but what did people expect out of Dunn? He was the classic three true outcome player and guess what he did when he was with the White Sox? He drew some walks, he struck out a lot, and he swatted some dingers. I'll tell you who sucked - Jose Paniagua. Jose Paniagua sucked.

Soxtalk, are you collectively ready to vote Avisail Garcia into the All-Star Game?

This Cubs team is so similar to the 2005 Red Sox. That team started Matt Clement, David Wells, and Tim Wakefield as their top 3 starters in the postseason. Oh, and regarding Hendricks, don't forget to mention the velocity loss. His already sub-par fastball is competing with Jered's Weaver's for slowest in the league.

Aviously is one of the best nicknames in the history of ever.

Adam Dunn was Ozzie's fault. If Ozzie swallows his pride, tells Williams to re-sign Thome, Thome ends up on the Sox and has a huge year and the Sox win the division. They then have no need nor desire to Dunn.

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Apr 20, 2017 -> 12:39 PM) But Avi has always shown us he had the tools - it was just a matter of putting the pieces together. He's hitting .423 now.....so lets say he does slump a little and ends up only hitting .375 for the season with 30 HRs and 110 RBIs. That would fetch at least $20 mil per season in the winter. If we could sign him now for 6/72, it secure a major building block and save us a ton of money. I mean, I know this is a thread ripe with trolling, so I apologize in advance for the serious post, but Avi showed tools, but Kahnle and his 98 MPH fastball didn't show tools. OK.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 2, 2017 -> 11:59 AM) It does as far as it is a free audition. If it is someone you think that could help you down the road, you eat his crap starts this season in a year that doesn't matter if he sucks or not if you think he can help in 2018/19/20 etc. I am by no means making a direct comparison here, but Johan Santana was a Rule 5 pick who put up an ERA of 6.49 in 2000. Yeah, that was during the steroid era and runs were up like crazy (for comparison's sake, Santana bookended his career with an ERA- of 129, but that was 6.49 in 2000 and 4.85 in 2012). All the same, this logic is correct. If you feel that Covey can contribute to your team in 2018 and beyond, you absolutely let him stick on the roster in some capacity moving forward.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ May 2, 2017 -> 11:32 AM) I am aware of his status, but the dude isn't very good. I'd be surprised if he lasted all year. Rule 5 pick or not. I would be very surprised if the White Sox send him back. Just based on their history with Rule 5 picks, they rarely make them, so when they do, they will want to keep them. Over the past 20 years, they've selected Adrian Nieto, Angel Sanchez, Jason Grilli, Tyrone Pendergrass, and Joe Davenport. Both Pendergrass and Davenport were sent back (I assume), but those occurred in '98 and '97 respectively. Sanchez was the only one they offered back of the previous 3, and the Angels actually refused him, so he remained with the Sox. Really, what is the point in losing a guy who can eat innings for a rebuilding club?

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ May 2, 2017 -> 09:38 AM) I think we'll see Lopez in the rotation before Rodon. Not convinced they'll chose Covey over Pelfrey when Shields comes back. Covey may lose his spot in the rotation, but I imagine we will see him all year in some capacity. He's a Rule 5 pick on a rebuilding club.

QUOTE (Dizzy Sox @ May 1, 2017 -> 04:47 PM) Barnum with 5 hrs his last 9 games, which is as many as he had in 430 PAs last year. To go along with a .200 average on the season. Power is the last tool to develop though. This is probably his last year in the organization if he doesn't take a significant step forward. Maybe he can make himself interesting again, but I wouldn't count on it.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Apr 28, 2017 -> 04:21 PM) I mean, if it helps facilitate the deal, I'll drive to wherever he is and drive him to wherever he needs to be. That seems like a silly use of your free time, it would be much easier to get into an airplane and fly him there.

That's always the problem with Putnam. Just doesn't seem like that elbow will ever hold up. He's great when healthy, but that just doesn't happen.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 25, 2017 -> 09:32 AM) Only Robertson has value of the guys you mentioned The Sox have enough contributing players that they'll get something for a lot of these guys. Merely a matter of identifying the proper talent and getting it in.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 25, 2017 -> 08:42 AM) Considering 12 teams go to the playoffs, I highly doubt 17 teams are our "main competition". LOL

QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 25, 2017 -> 08:42 AM) If you look at Davidson's batted ball stats, they are excellent. While a guy who has struck out in nearly half his PA has undoubtedly had some luck, he's also had 8 "barrels" per Statcast, which are batted balls that have an expected BA of .500 and SLG of 1.500 based on exit velocity and launch angle (out of 22 batted balls, the highest rate among people with that many batted balls). He's in the top 15 or 20 in average exit velocity on balls hit in the air. Maybe he wouldn't be hitting at all in the plate appearances that Asche gets, who knows. But his hot start is largely on the strength of hitting the ball really hard, so I would take him seriously. That was what was apparent from watching him play. The dude will consistently hit the ball hard. It's a matter of making contact on a more regular basis.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 23, 2017 -> 08:08 PM) Would it be too much to ask to have a LH hitter who could put up an 800+ OPS against RHP? That costs money. The Sox aren't trying to win. There's no need to spend money on an OK player right now. You may as well take a few gambles along the way. Asche won't be long in Chicago, but someone needs to take the ABs.

QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 22, 2017 -> 12:38 PM) Is Hawkins going to last the whole season? 27 K in 56 PA, .164 AVG/.175 OBP thus far Not going to work as a hitter. May as well try him as a pitcher, nothing to lose at this point.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Apr 22, 2017 -> 04:37 PM) Buzz kill!

Wonder if the league has figured out Carlos Gonzalez too. .183/.219/.300, 22 wRC+, -0.5 WAR (BTW OP, Abreu's WAR is actually -0.4 WAR, if we are going to use fWAR, which, in this situation, we should)

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 21, 2017 -> 07:23 PM) Which also means three more Covey starts, unless they replace him with Danish. Considering Covey is a Rule 5 draft pick, and as such would have to be offered back to the A's if sent down, I think he's among the safest pitchers on the entire roster. They aren't winning anything this year. They are probably going to keep throwing him out there.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Apr 21, 2017 -> 01:11 PM) Looks like it, though if that call wasn't blown for Galarraga he wouldn't be. I don't know, I could go either way on that. Galarraga - 4.78 ERA, 5.43 FIP Humber - 5.31 ERA, 4.60 FIP By fWAR, Humber has it, by bWAR, Galarraga has it. They were both pretty terrible pitchers outside of a season or so either way.

One of the weirdest, most random, fluky perfect games of all time.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Apr 21, 2017 -> 11:16 AM) Pitch f/x says he's not throwing more pitches in the zone, but instead he's almost doubled the swings on pitches outside the zone. However his velocity is up a couple ticks and he's doubled his swinging strike rate, so this is definitely an encouraging start. Not sure how much the velocity uptick is due to him throwing harder versus how they're measuring velocity this year, but the overall stuff and command look better.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Apr 20, 2017 -> 10:56 PM) Save percent this April is down 9% from last year dropping from 69% to 60 % all across baseball. There has been around 70 blown saves in MLB so far and the White Sox have none. Sox relievers through 14 games 1.41 ERA , 54 K's in 44.2 innings. So odd to have a contending team bullpen while having a rebuilding team offense. It will be interesting how the offense performs once Frazier gets healthy and Abreu and Melky start to hit better. Or if Delmonica or Hayes replace Asche. May should be sent back down soon if he isn't going to be the starter now. Small sample and all, but if Kahnle has indeed improved his command, he's a good pitcher.

Mark Buehrle is not an ace.