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Romero closed it out with no problem after Blanton got touched up...LHP with that type of arm, they'll give him a pretty extended opportunity before pulling the plug.

Feel pretty confident Archer goes to the Yankees for a huge package. Tanaka got bashed yet again. Wainwright got destroyed as well. Cards in interesting position with Cubs scuffling.

QUOTE (VAfan @ Jun 17, 2017 -> 04:15 PM) For relievers, you trade them after you have increased their value as closers. That means trading Robertson and moving up Jones or Kahnle, and when their value rises after they show they can handle the 9th, then you trade them. A setup guy, no matter how good, won't bring as much back. Unless he's Andrew Miller, LH and can go multiple innings...the one caveat. Have my doubts about Nate Jones closing, but his value has already fallen precipitously so nothing to lose. Kahnle/Jones Petricka? Burdi Maybe Lopez or Fulmer? Rinse/repeat. Not going to go too crazy and project Beck or Ynoa there.

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/201...y-losing-215271 As good a chance as any to be the next president...Jason Kander of Missouri

But those veterans are all done after this year, like Frazier and Cabrera. We kept Eaton, he's out now...Rodon isn't pitching yet, and Anderson has struggled. Q has scuffled. Not to mention Hanson, Davidson, Avi, SANCHEZ, Kahnle, Leury Garcia, they might all be gone, at least most of them. So who could we have added? Encarnacion? Well, then no Davidson, and we're still .500 at best because no Eaton, bad Q, bad Anderson, no Rodon. There's no realistic scenario other than the one we executed. And, and no LUIS Robert, either. No Moncada, Kopech, Giolito, etc.

This will certainly get us to 3-4% topline GDP growth!!!! AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Though construction is in high demand in Texas' booming capital city, Oscar Martinez's drywall company is suddenly struggling. One-third of the approximately 20 employees Martinez uses to build new homes and commercial spaces have recently fled the state, spooked by a combination of a federal immigration crackdown by the Trump administration and a tough anti-"sanctuary cities" law approved last month by Texas' Republican-controlled Legislature. "I took a big hit since my workers started hearing crazy stories about being deported, and they panicked," said Martinez, who relies on immigrants in the U.S. illegally for labor and has failed to find replacements for the physically grueling, precise work. "The Americans I hire can't last in this job more than half a day," Martinez said. Similar fears have sent shockwaves through many sectors of the U.S. economy. In most cases, demographers and economic experts say it's too early to quantify the full impact of workforce shortages fueled by immigration fears, but anecdotal evidence is widespread. "I've heard from growers, construction, and the service industry about a destabilization of the workforce in Texas and around the country," said Ali Noorani, executive director of the National Immigration Forum, a Washington-based immigrants' rights advocacy group. "It's definitely happening more in states that are considering major immigration enforcement policies." The issue is particularly pronounced in Texas because it's a conservative state and has one of the largest populations of immigrants who are living in the U.S. illegally. Texas' new law has exacerbated more general fears among immigrants about immigration policies becoming stricter nationwide under President Donald Trump. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/texas-compan...-155847367.html

Well, at least someone's winning bigly!!! President Donald Trump's Washington hotel saw almost $20 million in revenue during its first few months of operation — a period that coincided with his election and inauguration as the 45th president. His Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, which he's visited seven times as president, pulled in millions of dollars more than it had previously. His book "The Art of the Deal" is having a comeback of its own. Royalties from the 1987 autobiography ranged between $100,000 and $1 million, according to the new report. The 2016 report listed royalties as being between $50,000 and $100,000, and the 2015 report put them at $15,000 to $50,000. Trump's management fees from Indonesian companies tied to two planned resorts there more than doubled. The latest disclosure puts the fees $380,000, up from $167,000 he reported in 2016. Trump is partnering with a billionaire Indonesian, Hary Tanoesoedibjo, on the two ventures. One is planned for the tourist island of Bali, the other near Jakarta. Mar-a-Lago, where Trump played host to several foreign dignitaries during his seven weekends there this winter, has improved its finances. Trump listed the resort's income as about $37 million, up from about $30 million it had taken in prior to his 2016 financial report. (Note, when I stayed at same B&B in NW Arkansas as the Clintons, it was at least affordable and there was great BBQ, plus AQ chicken). https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trumps-washi...-151148357.html

On to first place. Fly the W flags. Sox Nation!!!

Indians could sneak into first by the end of today (DH against Twins)...one team will be 4 1/2 games up on Sox, the other just 3 1/2. Go Tigers and Royals. Contend contend contend...

Hawkins bomb...on the road back to...Birmingham. Next he will go off like Avi. Well, probably not. Dunning really getting into a good groove in this one. All the pitchers! 6/3/0/0/1/6. 3.38, 88 pitches. DUNN Deal!!!...7/3/0/1/7, sportier 3.29 era

No infinite sadness to lose peLFing, MiGo nickname, Holland dugout interviews and Shield's contract/mentoring/Big Gameness??? Where's the humanity?

Dunning back under 4 era in first game of WS doubleheader...seems to have settled after rough transition to Carolina League. A hit and K through 2, down to 3.78 era. Collins walk, Hawkins K, what else is new? (And Mieses sounds too close to measles, not a superstar name like ROBBER). Collins single, currently .228 and 846. Basabe two K's. (Speaking of Red Sox prospects, did anyone notice Benintendi's D isn't grading out well, only a 0.7 war so far? Devers might be the superstar when all is said and done over there.)

"Let them eat cake in prison."

You forgot to mention his two steals, haha. https://www.milb.com/milb/news/chicago-whit...982/t-185364810 Glowing write up about Moncada, with video of nifty play at second as well. Seems to be all of his problems were pressing, trying to do too much...and getting a bit frustrated with a number of hard hit balls going right at fielders. Also mentioned how opposing pitchers were limiting him to just a few hittable pitches in some games, sonhavingbthe discipline just to accept his walks and not expand the strike zone. Hopefully I am wrong...that the thumb and wrist are both 100% healed now. At any rate, sigh of relief. And he obviously prefers the action on the infield and has the tools to play there. Maybe Anderson moves to CF and becomes Austin Jackson Jr. for us (good version).

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 17, 2017 -> 12:01 PM) The Sox under Ken Williams did a very poor job of getting proper value out of relievers, trading Foulke, Marte, and Thornton when their values plummeted and paying a premium for Linebrink and Robertson. If they reverse that under Hahn and trade these guys while their value is at its peak, they will be doing business the right way. Yeah, Kahnle has probably figured something out with regards to his mechanics, and he could be very good for 3-4 years, but a rebuilding team especially should not be counting on that. The more I think about it, the more I think that Robertson, Kahnle, and Swarzak being on this team beyond July 31st would be a failure. Reed turned into Davidson, Santos was a whiff...Santiago started his career as a high draft pick swing man (then closer) and turned into Eaton...into possibly 3 Top 100 prospects. Devenski, he was a throw-in at time. I guess we can also say we 'missed' with Junior Guerra and Clayton Richard, haha.

Abreu grades out at 12th out of 25 qualified 1B in fWAR. He should be better, but his defense is bottom 5% in the league. That said, he's headed for a 2.5ish WAR.

QUOTE (New Era on South Side @ Jun 17, 2017 -> 09:11 AM) Yes - using empty retail outlets in Downers Grove to be tech incubators, shared workspaces or even just offices for new startups and small businesses. I'll take that idea aimed mostly at Millennials and double down. Counseling centers for those who are unemployed....help with retraining, finding new work opportunities, marketing/branding yourself, maybe an entrepreneurial slant as many 45-50 and up might not be able to get the full-time job they desire. Also, help with those individuals in terms of money management/credit cards/delinquent loans and guidance dealing with the labyrinthine health care markets in the wake of political turmoil roiling the system. Can do both...

Kimbrel is a Hall of Fame reliever...Kahnle could be Politte, Linebrink, MacDougal, Aardsma or a legit dominant closer under control for three more years. There's still not enough certainty there to trade a Top 100 guy (75-100) for him. Maybe if he keeps this pace up until the end of July.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Jun 17, 2017 -> 09:26 AM) Lol - no they won't be doing "just fine". Quite the contrary! As long as this large market team's arrendance figures continue to be nestled in with those of the likes of Oakland, Tampa Bay, Miami, and Cleveland, there will be nothing "fine" about it. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193408/...mlb-since-2006/ It's a drop in the bucket. The favorable lease deal, the fact that ticket revenues have gone from 38.2 to 29.54% of team revenues in less than a decade. If the White Sox were averaging 25,000 per game, they'd have generated an extra $3.5 million or so. But that's offset by the lower payroll...which will eventually be sliced down to virtually nothing. Note it didn't stop them from spending on LUIS Robert, for example, or Derek Holland, for that matter. The vaunted St. Louis Cardinals couldn't compete with the Sox, lost Heyward to the Cubs, Price to Boston...we're still a large market team in the minds of players and agents. Compare their attendance to ours and explain what happened in all those aforementioned situations. The average MLB team generates revenues around $314 million per club, with a lot of that now related to merchandising, parking, luxury suites, shared revenue, local and national tv contracts, MLB Advanced Media/MLB TV, etc. That's over $118 million more than the average NBA franchise, a number which are unprofitable. Only 2-3 MLB teams fell into that level of red ink in recent years. And when's the last time a franchise moved in MLB?

Q actually went down 5 spots in WAR value...from 28 to 33.

The slight crack in Yankees' pen might be more significant than A's win...

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 17, 2017 -> 08:01 AM) Trump vetting Brownback for a nomination. Ahahahahaha To replace Mulvaney at OMB...

I chose Kahnle because I believe his value still has room to grow, but it's a pretty significant risk to hold him, too. It's also not like we don't have plenty of replacements lined up on the depth chart.

Well, that was a pretty obvious non-trade, as are Jones and Saladino at the moment...messed it up again where there's only one voting option, but that makes it more interesting anyway.

Discuss. If you want to make it more of a dilemma, Quintana for 90 cents... Which players would you think about extending? Years/total dollars? Kahnle or Avi Garcia? Abreu?