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Just because it's something to talk about, Jeff Sullivan, in connecting dots, thinks the White Sox would be a good landing spot for James Shields. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/finding-a-p...-james-shields/ This is not saying that the White Sox are interested or they've reached out or anything, it's merely speculation saying he'd fit in well in the rotation. He's not wrong, but I don't see this as something they'd do. I do see them exploring perhaps the trade market or a reclamation project or a stopgap of some type still.

QUOTE (Armchair Hahn @ Jan 21, 2015 -> 04:23 PM) someone please give me the 'scouting report' on why we feel he has so much potential? Sometimes it feels like everyone gets giddy just because he had the "Little Miggy" nickname.... Good power, quick bat, good plate coverage. He looks like a guy who can be a hitter, but he's never shown it.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 21, 2015 -> 02:53 PM) I wonder if someone really could easily feel the difference between a 10.5 psi ball and a 12.5 psi ball. You don't visually notice your tire's low until it's around 20 psi or so down from 30-35. I imagine it as a ball pumped all the way up to the point where it feels like it can explode compared to a ball that's pumped up but you can tell there's room for a bit more air. I think it's akin to that. Having played with both, the latter is way easier to catch and throw, even if your spirals are a little wobbly at times.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jan 21, 2015 -> 02:32 PM) I was going to mention Danks as well cause I still like him. Your post makes me add him. So you got Sale, Q, Shark, Danks and maybe Rodon at some point? The Sox still could suck, but I don't think you can argue that the pieces are there. Even if Gillaspie sucks we have a realistic option to put in to replace him. p.s. Why am I forgetting second base? With Semien gone, who starts there? Funny that such a dime a dozen position we have no automatic starter yet. 2B will be Sanchez or Johnson, barring some last minute change.

Why don't you delete this one then? I bet you don't have the balls

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 21, 2015 -> 12:22 PM) He also bombed his HC interviews so he may be a few years away. I think Mangini/McDaniels ruined any chances for 36 year old coaches from hereon out. I don't necessarily think so. I think you just need to make sure he's a good coach. Jon Gruden and Mike Tomlin were both 35 when they took head coaching jobs.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jan 21, 2015 -> 10:04 AM) Indeed, indeed. Welp, that was another fun little crirclejerk we just had, lol. I love circlejerks

QUOTE (Armchair Hahn @ Jan 21, 2015 -> 09:37 AM) Ok... If davidson is bad so be it. My point is that the price for Fister wont be as high as zimmermann, and may be reasonable with Fisters 1 yr status. Dont forget Rendon also plays 2nd. If the Nats can find a power bat for third, then they have the ability to upgrade two positions. FIP favours pitchers who strikeout players. Fister is a pitch to contact groundball pitcher who strikes out little, and IMO will always beat his FIP as long as he has a good defense behind him But Washington knows that too, and if they are trying to maximize their return, they are going to want to sell the one that will get them the highest return. That's going to be Zimmerman or Strasburg at this point. FYI, Fister's ERAs were usually much higher than his FIP in Detroit. Last year was the exception.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jan 21, 2015 -> 09:34 AM) Yeah, it's just usually such a topic around here, I thought people would be interested in knowing that the team is built to make much more contact than it has recently. A lot of that might just be NOT having Dunn though, lol. Dunn being replaced by LaRoche is a big one. De Aza being replaced by Cabrera is another big difference too. As we saw with Jeff Keppinger though, merely making contact doesn't guarantee that it's good contact.

It's not a bad thing though. At the very minimum, it puts more balls in play which will increase the opportunities for hits. If it's an infield fly, it won't matter as much as those are outs 99% of the time too. The White Sox have brought better hitters in, so the reduction in strikeouts shouldn't be much of a revelation.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jan 20, 2015 -> 03:46 PM) Haha sorry I saw "Cubs 1-6 is better than Sox" and then saw Coghlan penciled into the 2 spot and replied. What about power and damage? Conservative XBH projections: 1. Fowler 40 / Eaton 40 2. Coghlan 45 / Cabrera 55 3. Rizzo 65 / Abreu 75 4. Castro 50 / LaRoche 55 5. Soler ? / Garcia ? 6. Montero 40 / Gillaspie 35 I feel like I was generous to the cubs' players (best case scenario) and not so much with our guys. If we used best case for Sox players it looks even more lopsided. What do you think of these projections? At the end of the day, I think the Sox and Cubs are in remarkably similar situations at the MLB level. We can compare all we want to, but the one thing that seems to separate the two teams is the top of the rotation. Both teams appear to be fairly promising next year.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 20, 2015 -> 03:50 PM) Brian you into the more heftier women? I have plenty of those at my job if you are interested I could hook you up. If you were a rancher or a zookeeper, this post would be really funny.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 20, 2015 -> 03:05 PM) No White Sox mentions that I have seen. MLB ‏@MLB 3m3 minutes ago Highly-touted Cuban prospect Yoan Moncada continues his workout rounds: http://atmlb.com/1EnrVNa #HotStove There won't be either.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jan 20, 2015 -> 01:00 PM) Fowler has become sort of the poster child for the "wow, we thought he was good because he's so fast but he sure doesn't actually catch a whole lot" awakening that the defensive metrics are just now starting to unearth. The opposite can be said for slow guys that get good jumps -- in a way, this is our first taste of measuring "instincts," albeit in a very heavy-handed, results-based way. I get the same impression too, and it's similar to Podsednik and Pierre in CF. Podsednik also struggled in LF to some extent, but Pierre actually showed really good range, despite having a noodle for an arm. That's why I think Fowler can make it work in LF, but we'll see if his reputation precedes him and he ends up there.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 20, 2015 -> 12:27 PM) Jags hire Maronne to be Asst Head Coach and OC. That means Gase is likely going to Baltimore. I love this.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jan 20, 2015 -> 10:15 AM) Wite is now a Red Sox fan. I stopped being a fan of Paulino when I seemingly saw him start every at bat 1-0 or 2-0 and then groove a fastball or hanging breaking ball over the middle. Naturally, as is par for the course, Paulino will turn into a dynamite set up guy with the Red Sox and we will hate everything.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jan 20, 2015 -> 10:37 AM) Yea I'll probably be getting it as well then, Borderlands 2 is a top 5 game for me personally. Yeah, so much ridiculous fun in those games.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 07:37 PM) Ya, if a girl cheats once, she'll most likely cheat again. It's funny though as I recently had to deal with a semi similar situation at my club. There's a girl I work with who I do really like but have made myself stay away from because she has a kid(she is single though). Her and I have become very good friends though so I kind of get dragged into her drama which there's been a lot of. Anywho, her dumbass started sleeping with a married man who is a member at our club. Well to no one's surprise, that s*** blew up in her face and she almost lost her job because of it. Who knew working at a gym would be like a Soap Opera? I don't necessarily believe she'll most likely cheat, but that she's capable of cheating. That creates immediate trust issues in a relationship. They can be resolved too, and to cover up cheating you almost have to think like a criminal so as to cover your tracks.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 05:09 PM) What's crazy about the terms? http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/max-scherze...nt-210-million/ Basically, this.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Jan 20, 2015 -> 07:48 AM) Not true. He became a switch hitter late in life; he has power from right side, IIRC. Should be a good trade for the Scrubs, opening up third base for you know who. Fowler is weird, because both UZR and DRS show him as a very bad fielder, but a few of the other statistics show that he's OK in the field, nothing special but nothing terrible either. I think he'd be better served in LF personally.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 04:16 PM) and the White Sox should trade assets for a .650 OPS for, uh, why exactly? As for Fowler, he does one thing: he walks. That's it. Otherwise, he's terrible in the field and has no power. Now the board is becoming fascinated with Astros players. Good lord, does it ever end? Well Castro has been a guy Soxtalk has liked for a while, and if he came cheaply, I wouldn't mind it. He's not going to be cheap though, which is why no move has been made. There have been reports that Hahn really likes Castro.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 03:45 PM) I think there is a pretty good chance Kang is better than any 2B/3B we have in our system. It's hard for any sort of projection because there really isn't much precedent as far as KBO hitters go, but the ZiPS projection is basically .230/.300/.390. https://twitter.com/DSzymborski/status/547142136916107264 Even if he is better - I won't say there's a pretty good chance, but I'd say there's a chance - is it worth it to bring him in? How much better could he really be? http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/fitting-jun...-in-pittsburgh/ That article shows a couple of comparisons offensively - Eric Thames and Sean Rodriguez. Both are decent bats who you should not want as a starter.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 03:29 PM) Arod wants a job, the Sox are weak at 3B, and Kenny always gets his man. Just sayin' . . . He also 39 years old, hasn't played in a live MLB game in more than a year, and is owed $61 million over the next 3 years. He also has 10/5 rights which he could very well exercise. Beyond that, the Sox are not that desperate at 3B with a platoon of Bonifacio and Gillaspie. Also, Rick Hahn is the general manager. Williams is far, far less involved in that and he'd even pass on Alex Rodriguez at this point.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 03:10 PM) I'd trade Zach Duke for him. I wouldn't. Over the next four years, the Sox have Johnson, Sanchez, Ramirez, Gillaspie, Bonaficio, Saladino, Anderson, Davidson, and Rondon (and there could be others too!) who could all make appearances at 2B/SS/3B for the Sox. They have Jennings and Surkamp who could pitch from the left side, unless you want Rodon in the bullpen (and you definitely do not).

QUOTE (coco1997 @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 01:33 PM) Look at what the Cubs just gave up to get Dexter Fowler from Houston. Are you meaning to tell me Hahn couldn't match that to get Castro? Luis Valbuena put up 2.7 fWAR last year and has 2 years of control remaining. They also gave up Dan Straily. If we related that to the Sox, it would probably be Gillaspie and Beck at the very minimum, and those guys really don't have the same value that Valbuena and Straily have.