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QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Nov 12, 2012 -> 04:08 PM) I would be scared if Harrell had to come in. As a Bills fan, I'm glad he spurned them and ultimately ended up as the Packers backup. They have enough mediocre QBs to deal with, Harrell would have just added another wrinkle to that.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Nov 12, 2012 -> 02:30 PM) sounds like he'll play cheap so that he can "win". this is one guy i hope never makes the WS, let alone wins one. I happen to think Torii Hunter is one of the good guys in the game and I do hope he wins one. I'd prefer it not be with the Tigers, but he's a good, hard working player who does what he can to help his team win ball games. And, all of that aside, it sounds like he's going to get 10+ mill a year just by the sheer number of teams who've shown interest, so he's not going to be playing for cheap.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Nov 12, 2012 -> 01:05 PM) Alcohol wasn't his problem though. Yes when we was an addict he drank but the drinking lead to hardcore drugs. If its no longer leading to drugs and he can handle being a normal human being that has a drink once in awhile than more power to him! Alcohol is a huge problem though. It will ALWAYS lead to drugs, and he will ALWAYS be an alcoholic. If he continued to drink, he would continue to push the limits and he WOULD relapse into hard drugs again. Alcoholics don't have one drink and then call it a night...they will go and drink the night away, and then in the name of spontaneity, they will go and do something else for the hell of it, and, knowing Hamilton's history, that would include relapsing into hard drugs, which could ultimately kill him. I don't consider the relapse to be the main issue in signing him, but "only once a year" doesn't justify or excuse his actions. Once a year for Josh Hamilton is one time too many.

QUOTE (RZZZA @ Nov 12, 2012 -> 03:40 PM) *sigh*....6 concussions for Jay Cutler.... why does this injury s*** always have to happen to Chicago teams? I can't even think of a recent season in any major sport that wasn't ruined by injuries any more To be fair, the Cubs season wasn't ruined by major injuries, so there's that.

If someone else has "dibs" on it, I pretty much stay as far away as I can.

No argument from me Oh, good to see a lot of offensive players too as opposed to pitchers, even if I only think about 3 of them are impact bats in my mind.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Nov 8, 2012 -> 08:38 AM) If he has a good spring training, Sox will have a tough decision to make on Sanchez. Not really. Assuming they bring in a 3B from outside the organization, Sanchez stays in the minors at Charlotte.

Oh, and can I just say this generally...and I can't believe this hasn't been said...what type of 3Bman do the Sox need? a f***ing good one

Rodgers is a troll

Does a lot of things right but nothing sticks out. Hopefully he gets healthy and starts hitting.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 7, 2012 -> 01:22 PM) I have seen that he gets 100% of his contract. I haven't seen that he gets to keep anything else, but like I said, I haven't seen the language of the deal yet either. That would definitely be a shock if it were true. QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Nov 7, 2012 -> 01:29 PM) I tweeted to a few baseball experts to see if they can enlighten me. I'm sure if what I think is true, it would be mentioned by some some publication at some point. Without seeing the language of the contract and subsequent buyout, it's pretty much going to be impossible to know.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Nov 7, 2012 -> 01:53 PM) Those are actually rather awful. Ditto

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 7, 2012 -> 10:50 AM) Yeah, but marijuana stays in your system for weeks...you could be using it on a Saturday and be perfectly capable of working on a Monday morning. Then they test you that Thursday and you are positive for marijuana use without ever impacting yourself during working hours. Before this gets Filibuster'd and to state the obvious, I see this ultimately being a Federal decision, regardless of branch. If It's legalized nationally, I'm sure workplaces are going to do what they can to still drug test either pre-employment or during employment, and at that point, it'll ultimately come down to a Supreme Court decision.

You forgot to math or what year it was, cuz 2008 and 2 years is, like, 2010 or something. But seriously, Cristian Guzman? Where in the hell did that come from? Juan Uribe and Alex Gonzalez? If you are going to do that, atleast name guys that are good offensively.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 7, 2012 -> 10:06 AM) Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan MLB spokesman: No change to the league's drug plan based on weed legalization in Colorado, Washington. Positive pot test still = 50 games. A friend and I were discussing the merits of this in the workplace setting last night. Good to see an immediate example.

QUOTE (balfanman @ Nov 7, 2012 -> 08:41 AM) Since a decent 3rd baseman seems so hard to come by, I'm thinking that we may have to think outside the box a little and go the route of a converted retread. I mean like a player who can no longer play shortstop very well, but could still hit a little bit. We did this with Juan Uribe a few years back and while not ideal, it was a better solution than what we have now. I've been trying to think who this could be but I'm sure I could use the help of others who know the rest of the league better than I do. Most of the names that I have come up with I'm not even sure where they are at right now, or if they can still play, or hit at all. Juan Uribe Christian Guzman Alex Gonzales Rafael Furcal Jayson Nix ??? I'm sure that some of these names are laughable, but I have no idea where they are at. Maybe find a shortstop off of the minor league free agent list who is blocked by someone on the major league team. Just trying top come up with ideas. My initial belief is that this post was made in 2010 and it took 2 years to load onto the server

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Nov 7, 2012 -> 08:46 AM) ? .200/.330/.460 in the 3-hole just doesn't get it done for me. There's a stat I don't like. Kinda backs up my opinion that we need to get a better 3-hole hitter for 2013, no? We need some .380 OBP in that position. Someone dangerous. Let 0-2, Free Swings McGee bat elsewhere. 17 players who qualified for the batting title had an OBP of .375 or better. Here's the list Who are you going to acquire on that list? I would say you are looking at .350-.360 being more reasonable, and, considering Dunn put up the 3rd worst BABIP of his career, I think it's a fairly safe bet to assume he will do that next year. Honestly, figuring for .230/.350/.500 is not out of the realm of possibility.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Nov 6, 2012 -> 10:00 PM) Lol cool, then don't use it. Do you feel better getting that snotty jab in there? Man, I'd cringe every time Dunn would be up, especially when we just needed some team ball, like a weak groundball to the right side, just some contact Adam. Any decent pitcher got him all year. To you, just another out. To me, rally death. Why can't I hate his style of baseball in peace? He f***ing sucks my Jerksticks eye test for 3-hole hitting. This has validity. In 2012 Felix Hernandez - 1 for 2, HR, BB, K Clayton Kershaw - 1 for 2, HR, BB, K Jose Valverde (before his arm fell off) - 2 for 4, 2B, HR, K Tim Collins - 1 for 3, HR, 2 BB, K Vinnie Pestano - 1 for 3, HR, K Matt Moore - 1 for 4, HR, BB, K (make bold rationalizations and cherry-picking will occur)

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Nov 6, 2012 -> 02:46 PM) Lol, statistical research is not fact, but the Jerksticks "tough out/easy out" matrix is rock solid. If you use facts, you find out that only Konerko, Rios, De Aza, and Youkilis made fewer outs on the White Sox than Dunn. Let's be fair here - Will Ohman made fewer outs than Adam Dunn too.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Nov 6, 2012 -> 01:55 PM) Let's see if Hahn scoops up the big 6'10 Andrew Brackman from the Reds. Former 1st RDer hasn't seen success since 2010, but if Coop can hone his control issues, he should be worth a look. Do a Phil Humber number on him. It's going to take more than fixing the control. He couldn't get guys out in A ball last year.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 6, 2012 -> 01:10 PM) I understand and agree with you guys on this. There is an inherent risk with signing Hamilton though. All of the substance abuse problems would sway me the other way. I just never thought the man was ready to take on the lifestyle of a MLB player. Any owner that signs Hamilton has to know that there's a chance of relapse and the contract being a complete waste. Other writers have alluded to it, but I don't worry about relapse, I worry about the toll those drugs have taken on his body. That contract, even at 5 years in length, could turn Alfonso Soriano-esque very quickly.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Nov 6, 2012 -> 12:37 PM) What are peoples thoughts on Jed Lowrie?? He plays for the Houston Astros, he's white, and he's never 100 games in a season at the MLB level.

I know I preached throughout the entirety of the first half about how Santiago is a reliever and not a starter, but having seen him work, I think his upside is higher as a starting pitcher and I think we saw some of that down the stretch last year (though some of it was unfamiliarity as a starting pitcher). I actually really like Quintana, and, excluding his 1.1 IP, 7 ER outing against the Twins, he put up an ERA of 3.33, WHIP of 1.31, and a 2 K/BB. And, if you exclude that start from his September stats, he's looking at 4.22 ERA (though with a WHIP of 1.78 and a K/BB of 1.33, so that is obviously unsustainable). But I think you're right...sell high on him now while you can.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Nov 6, 2012 -> 11:43 AM) In an era of instant gratification no results until after work is unacceptable. I want updates like its fantasy football Sunday. Doug Martin just scored another touchdown

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Nov 6, 2012 -> 11:35 AM) Please stop. This is not absolute fact but merely opinion that cannot be universally applied to all batters in all slots. If your eyes told you that Adam Dunn helped the team more than he hurt it this year then that's your opinion. My opinion is that he, along with a few other hitters, killed us. He hurt us the most because he placed an unfeared, auto-out in between our stack of good hitters. Just because he hit 41 pitches hard this year does not discount the other 1500 that fooled him. Stats aside I'd rate the offense like this: DeAza- tough out Youk- tough out Dunn- easy out PK- tough out Rios- tough out AJ- tough out Tank- easy out Alexei- easy out Jimmy- easy out IMO Dunn was the biggest problem. .236/.346/.425/.771 .204/.333/.468/.800 Something tells me Youkilis was a bigger problem than Dunn, and Youkilis wasn't a problem. Dunn could be better, but he wasn't the cause of the offense's downfall. He didn't have a good second half, but there weren't a lot of guys that did.