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QUOTE (scs787 @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 10:38 AM) http://radicalbaseball.blogspot.com/2013/0...cal+Baseball%29 I'm not impressed. He's slugging like .850 over 135 games or something. 60 games isn't the difference on that. He still has incredible bat speed and, apparently, good bat coverage. He's probably not much more than a .230-.250 hitter, and there's still questions about his plate discipline, but he could definitely be a 30-40 homer threat

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 10:24 AM) What? You don't like the all-seeing eye? I'm afraid I don't, Jake

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 09:40 AM) How does this ESPN QBR work? They have Cutler (4th) ranked ahead of P Manning (5th). I know Cutler had a decent game, but was he really the 4th best QB in Week 1? It takes into account situational QB play. If you play well late in a close game, you are going to have a better QBR. It's a bit of a loaded statistic, but it serves its purpose too

He has 2 years left on his deal over there. Whenever he becomes available...whether by posting or free agency...he's a guy the Sox should look to sign

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 09:40 AM) That's the kind of thing you'd say if you didn't actually watch him play at all. Having watch 120 or so games of him last year, I have absolutely no reason to accuse him of juicing -- he simply ran into more balls last year. None of them were cheapies, none of them looked anything different than his normal homers. A lot of them were on breaking balls low and inside that he was notorious for whiffing on so much the year before. It was very clearly just an adjustment he made to be able to look for those pitches in two strike counts, in reaction to an adjustment pitchers made to him never looking for that pitch before. I immediately thought of his homer on May 1st versus Ubaldo. He was down 0-2, Ubaldo threw a fat backdoor change up on him, and AJ murdered it Your browser does not support iframes. Still, there's nothing special about it. He just was looking for a pitch, saw it, and killed it

Also, I have yet to see Microsoft do anything to distinguish the One from the PS4. When I buy a new system, I know what I'm getting

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 08:26 AM) Holy f***, why do you shop at Toys R Us? Why do people EVER pre-order games anymore, also? I've never, in the last 5 years, had any issue with getting any new game that came out. I've only had trouble ever finding one game, and that was Kingdoms of Amalur, which, as you'll remember, is Curt Schilling's abortion but is overall a pretty fun game otherwise.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 12:37 AM) I had one of those tonight with RG3. I needed him to score less than 14 points in one league to win and needed him to score over 31 points in another to win. He finished with 28 in one league and 24 in the other. Jesus I don't think you could have had a worse week

QUOTE (ron883 @ Sep 9, 2013 -> 11:13 PM) I wouldn't be surprised if AJ juiced last year. i dont buy that jump in homeruns at that age. either way, going on 37, i expect a significant decline for a catcher. no thanks. I would be 100% surprised and devastated as a fan of not only the White Sox but baseball in general if AJ was juicing. It's not as if Pierzynski doesn't have power, or hasn't had decent home run seasons in the past. Because the guy has a career high during a contract season, we get posts like "I wouldn't be surprised if he was juicing" when teammates suggest that he was afraid to touch energy drinks for fear of testing positive. This idea is ridiculous.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Sep 9, 2013 -> 05:00 PM) Hey, I can file a lawsuit saying you're ugly and it hurt me, doesn't mean it's going to go anywhere. If they sued it'd be dismissed pretty quickly on summary judgment. They might settle out for the cost of defense (25k or less) but not much more. People think we're a lawsuit happy nation, and we are, but it's not as easy to make a buck as people think. If you did that, and you incurred any legal costs, couldn't you counter sue to have those costs paid for?

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Sep 9, 2013 -> 10:15 PM) You gonna try to pick up McGahee or anything? Not sure what to do about Wilson, definitely gonna bench him next week though. Well I have a tight end I think I can safely drop now in Sudfeld. I'll see what the Giants do, but it might be Da'Rel Scott. But no, he's going to sit next week and put up 35 points while Lacy's my RB2 and Boldin at flex, and they'll combine for 18 points or something stupid.

David Wilson put up -3 points. I lost 99-97. Sudfeld hurt, but Wilson was the worst.

RGIII has a chance to do something right now

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 9, 2013 -> 08:09 PM) The scariest part for RGIII is that he seems to have a problem planting and throwing, hes kind of just flicking the ball. No velocity at all, but he's looking better this half

20 at half time

BTW, TRU...Cam Newton put up 12 against Seattle. Vick has 13 through a quarter and a half

Sudfeld and Wilson killed me too (while Boldin and his 39 sat on my bench), and I still have a chance, albeit a very small one. I am down 90-59, he has Alfred Morris and I have Vick and Garcon. I basically need 45 combined from them and then I have to hope that Morris doesn't go for more than 80 and a touch

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Sep 9, 2013 -> 02:40 PM) So hard to get relievers to work out in free agency though. Guys on deals like that of Lindstrom, if they are available, I'm all for. But nothing like a Joaquin Benoit contract. Oh god no. Like Boone Logan is a free agent, and he's been death on lefties, but I want nothing to do with him. Eric O'Flaherty, on the other hand, even recovering from Tommy John, would be worth a shot. You might not get him until June or August or September, but if you can get an option attached to it for an extra year, it's worth a shot at the very least.

Really, this argument is silly anymore. They aren't going to get the #1 pick. That's the only pick that, historically, has any amount of significance, and it's far less of a guarantee in baseball than any other sport. Really, except maybe hockey, first round picks are going to play professionally at the highest level with rare exceptions (like Royce White or Europeans). In the MLB, something like 50% of 1st round picks don't ever do that. So no, there is no guarantee either way. This is all besides the point, because top 5 picks are far, far likelier than any other pick in the first round of becoming an impact player at the MLB level. They probably have something like a 99% chance of getting a top 5 pick. At this point, that should be all anybody cares about and it's almost certainly going to happen no matter what the Sox do from here on out.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Sep 9, 2013 -> 02:11 PM) They're going to try to win in 2014. But if they are smart, they won't spend money on anyone that doesn't have substantial value for several years. YES: Abreu McCann (He moves very naturally to 1B/DH when Dunn goes. I'm assuming Konerko is done) NO: Morales Granderson Ellsbury (Injured literally every year, already 30, relies on speed) Every pitcher There will be some lefties I want the Sox to consider, because I want nothing to do with Veal or Purcey as a significant piece.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Sep 9, 2013 -> 12:27 PM) Exactly. The time is now. Our winning pitching window just opened. They will need to be resigned to new contracts in the next couple years here too. Cano isn't going to take a 4 year deal unless, as mentioned, it was something stupid like $40 million a year. He's going to get a contract until he's 39 or 40. Do you want to commit $25-30 million for a guy like that and then inevitably lose guys like Santiago and Quintana as a result?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 9, 2013 -> 12:18 PM) I agree with you on Cano. He's a guy for a team that tries to win every year and doesn't care if it has dead money at the end. Here's another way to say my position. With the White Sox current roster, they have 1 incredibly gigantic hole that needs filled at 1b. They have a player at every position otherwise who pencils in as the starter next season. The Sox may not like every player and they may be interested in upgrades at those slots, but every other position has a body with some potential. If the Sox can land Abreu, they can go into next season saying "if a few things go our way we're a competitive team right now". If they don't believe in one or two guys, like either Phegley or Viciedo, that doesn't change it. They have more than enough money to fill the gaping hole at 1b and replace one of those guys as well. When the team has money to spend and a highly above average pitching staff, there really is zero reason to bite the bullet and plan to lose for 2-3 years. They're not waiting out bad contracts like the Angels might be, they're not waiting on guys in the low minors to show up like the Cubs/Astros are, they have a roster they can run with right now. I don't think you plan on losing for 2-3 years, which is why you make competitive changes, but sometimes these things are inevitable. Yes, I think if the Sox sign Abreu and everything goes right, they can be competitive, but I don't believe that (being competitive) will happen. Yes, I think that would be a great move. But that's why you don't necessarily want to sign guys like McCann and Granderson and whoever else. If the Sox were closer to competing, nobody would have any problem with. Perhaps the front office believes that much of this poor season was due to bad luck and circumstance, and they do go out and sign Abreu, McCann, and Granderson or Pence, and they come out and win 95 games next season. Then most of the fans are wrong, and that's that. In the same light, the Cubs could trade their prospects for a guy like David Price and they are looking at a rotation of Price, Samardzija, Wood, and Jackson (who I don't believe will be this bad again next year), plus a 5th starter of some type. I think that rotation can be just as good as the Sox rotation. When you start bringing variables into it, things change completely. As of this moment, I don't think there's any real difference between the Cubs and Sox.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 9, 2013 -> 12:12 PM) So you think the Bears have a legitimate shot at the Super Bowl this season? Also keep in mind the prize is much bigger to be that bad in the NFL. This is like a shot at LeBron, let alone the top pick in every other round. Any team that makes the playoffs has a legitimate chance at winning. They probably won't, but teams get hot and win games they shouldn't. The Cardinals were 3 plays away from winning a Super Bowl. Just think about that. The White Sox have, quite literally, a 0% chance of making the playoffs. They simply cannot win the World Series.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 9, 2013 -> 11:52 AM) Why is it idiotic? In fact, there is more reason to swear at Cutler if he throws a game winning TD pass now than Conor Gillaspie hitting a homer to give the Sox the lead. The Bears aren't going to win the SB, everyone knows it, and what some scouts say is the greatest defensive prospect ever is available at #1. Why shouldn't they just lose out and grab him? The people cussing when the Sox win now don't have a clue who the Sox will draft, therefore have no idea the difference between #2 or #3 than #5 or #6. Give it up. You guys aren't going to agree. There's no point arguing this anymore

Has it really been that long since someone has posted something? http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/when-yasiel...pitchers-pitch/