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Would think Gourriel/Gurriel will end up signing with the same team as his brother...probably the Yankees.

With his bat-to-ball skills and ability to manage the strike zone, Fernandez is a potential high OBP threat in the major leagues, although his power is below-average. Speed isn’t part of Fernandez’s game, and his thickening lower half (listed at 5-foot-10, 185 pounds) has hampered his range at second base, where he’s at best an adequate defender. Fernandez also spent time at third base during the 2013-14 season, though his arm strength is better suited at second. -Ben Badler, Baseball America I don't know where our Cuban +23 year olds page went...? Jose Miguel Fernandez, 2B....agent comparing him to Ben Zobrist Lite, seems to be reminiscent of a Carlos Sanchez physically. Twins, Dodgers and Royals all expressing interest so far.

Well, while we're playing at Cleveland, the Royals are hosting the Tigers... KC is 22-7 at home now after sweeping CLE. At any rate, it's very hard to jump over 3 teams in one weekend. The most likely is that the Sox gain 1 game on the Tigers IMO and end up in third place by the end of Sunday. And so far we've DFA'ed Danks, Latos and Rollins. KC just ate $15 million on Omar Infante. So we've wasted about $5 million more.

And an even better SS prospect behind Story coming...

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 15, 2016 -> 06:05 PM) Caulfield, raBBit's point is you created a thread about Avi Garcia and then only talk Puig in your comments. No one is ripping your Puig trade idea, but rather your inability to create a post that stays on topic from start to finish. What comment can I make when Jim Margalus already said everything there is to say about it? It stands by itself. If I started a separate Puig thread, then people would complain about that. So I integrated them. Or put it into the trade thread. Because Avi Garcia and that situation is specifically about RF. And Puig/Bruce/Braun all happen to be corner outfielders. Is it really so difficult to follow the logic that we need a legit corner outfielder (both offensively and defensively), Garcia traded and Cabrera at DH with Eaton/Jackson/Puig as the 3 starting outfielders? Especially when one of the reasons we've struggled so much was due to the defensive miscues all over the outfield after Austin Jackson went down? Shuck playing everyday is just a temporary band-aid, but at least it stopped the bleeding for now. But facing the Indians and the Red Sox on the road with Frazier still struggling and Eaton just coming out of it and Lawrie scuffling, we need more pop than Shuck/Garcia/Coats/catcher.

Haha. But he doesn't have a background having formerly played for the White Sox. He was a member of the enemy Piranhas and supposedly disliked everything about us.

Biblical references can only be made when the Cubs win, lol...

Morneau's been taking some grounders/infield practice but still hasn't taken any live BP.

White Sox win. Victor Martinez for once didn't beat them in a key moment. Robin Ventura keeps his job for one more week. Cleve/KC +5 Detroit 2 GB CHW 2 1/2 GB MLB-leading 11th victory for Chris Sale. At least kept them in the game today after that 3 spot. Battled back.

Never a dull moment with Robertson. Second out would have been a double play if not for the wild pitch on the comebacker. Anderson with a great job of stopping that ball from getting through...but not sure if it matters. Almost better for the pitcher to look out there and not see a runner on 3rd base.

Now, the real challenge. Facing a wounded (just got swept and gave up first, opposite of their opportunistic 4 game sweep over KC in Cleveland) Indians team on the road without Sale, and then Boston. 2-5 or 1-6 isn't going to get it done. Need to go 3-4 or 4-3 (being optimistic).

Nice to see we have a young hitter who can actually hit a line drive on a 95 mph fastball.

Bad luck for Anderson there...might have slightly deflected off Farmer's glove. Should be 6-3.

Anderson sporting an 875 OPS right now. That'll work. Shuck's bat finally starting to come around with regular plate appearances. Once again, leading to the question of what Coats is doing on the roster when he can't get into any kind of offensive rhythm when Ventura doesn't trust him.

Robertson will get JD Martinez, Upton and McCann. Not sure if Victor Martinez can PH or not in this one.

First pitch to Cabrera was WAY outside for a strike call. Miggy just 2 for 12 against Nate Jones now in his career. Both outs on fly balls to RF (thankfully, no Avi out there to mess things up).

5 outs to go. Doing Jones a favor not to let him walk you...swinging first pitch.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jun 15, 2016 -> 08:33 PM) 3 for his last 31 with 2 walks and 11 strikeouts Since he came back up again? Or you're including earlier in the year? Because he was at least over .200 when I checked last night's box score.

You really need to score 2 runs there, though. To only score one run, with Detroit's offense...just goes to show how far our team has fallen that we're sighing with relief that we scored one, when that would normally be considered a failure of sorts. We'll see if it was enough.

Ausmus clearly didn't check Eaton's splits against LHP this year. He's MUCH better against lefties, at least this season. Frazier sacrifice fly. Sale in a position to get his 11th...but won't be easy for the bullpen, that's for sure.

Cabrera would have bunted into a double play, somehow. It's the White Sox rule of whatever can go wrong, will go wrong with the bases loaded and less than 2 outs.

If they don't score in this situation...we could be seeing the end of the Robin Ventura Era. There's no way that Sale goes out there in the 8th.

Well, we can't accuse Tim Anderson of not doing his job...that's one big positive so far.

Rajai Davis, Napoli and Uribe have all been a lot more effective than anyone the Sox brought in on the cheap... 2-2 Indians tied now going to the bottom of the 5th.

Unfortunately, trying and actually achieving or accomplishing something are two entirely different things.