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QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 02:01 PM) Again, you were never going to get the same caliber of package that the Reds got for Cueto he has been more valuable, so the package that Shark would have pulled in would have been less than that. Lamb and Reed are RP's that you could get, they are not extremely valuable guys. Scott Kazmir probably had a closer value to Shark and pulled in a package of two mid range prospects. Also the draft is much different now than we drafted those guys a decade ago. The Sox have not gone into the draft trying to pinch pennies, they have been pretty successful in working their slot values to maxmize the talent that they have been able to acquire. This comp pick will get you around the 30th best prospect in the draft which gives the opportunity to select someone like Tyler Danish or Spencer Adams. That's all well and good, but Balta's informal research said 10% chances of getting an All-Star. After this season, the Danish hype train has hit a snag. We'll see. I would have more faith if they could execute simple relay throws or rundowns correctly.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 02:53 PM) Would be seriously awesome if they could dump LaRoche in an August deal What team would be dumb enough to claim that contract?

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 02:53 PM) Anybody would have been better but Robin never pinch hits for LaRoche Because we're paying him a lot of money. Must hit! Zach Duke must get out both righties and lefties because we're paying him $15 million.

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 02:46 PM) The taxation as theft argument is all well and good, but pretty much nullifies any and all functions of the government. Because all the government workers are lazy union members who suck up all the public pension funds and bleed small business owners dry...but Scott Walker will stop them all.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 02:46 PM) Farmer is so awful on the radio Just be thankful he's no longer asking the Victoria's Secret model inane questions.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 02:46 PM) I still don't understand how Sanchez was just staring at the runner holding the ball for a good 3 seconds before he threw it Alexei has to be shouting at him to throw home... 20,028 Rays threatening to go 6-0 vs. the White Sox this year with a AAA offense and Longoria.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 02:44 PM) Robin has treated Duke as an 8th inning guy the whole year, regardless of position splits. White Sox are paying him well, so he must be another Marte/Thornton. They wouldn't be stupid enough to give a loogy that money, would they?

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 02:41 PM) Such a stupid contract We absolutely killed that guy in 2008 when he was starting for the Pirates. The worst part is that he should have been out easily with a goof throw to the relay man....catcher with terrible jump and a blown tire rounding third still made it easily.

Relay was over Ramirez, shorthopped Sanchez...then nobody yelled at Carlos to throw home. No idea why he was hesitating or holding the ball. Duke getting killed by righties recently. Another blown save this week for Duke, 2 in 3 days. Not sure why no Petricka.....saving Duke for Sizemore, kinda pointless.

QUOTE (L. Ron Paultard @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 02:23 PM) In a word? Yes. Stats-mongering has always been one of baseball's charming quirks, but there has to be a some limit Look at virtually all other pro sports. From soccer to basketball. Noone in their right mind would use NCAA or NBADL numbers to make definitive projections. Scout the player, not the stats, to the best of your ability. Simple as that. This is why Tyler Saladino and Dustin Pedroia will have stellar careers in the bigs, while BP session monsters like Joe Borchard and Brooks Kieshniek are teh fails. Pedroia and Saladino in the same sentence?

Eaton with seven k's....then a dp ball prevents Abreu from hitting. Eaton has to move those runners into scoring position.

They have to hit on both guys...or the Sox are in major trouble with Hawkins fading.

Farmer was convinced he didn't tag him. Fortunate Longoria didn't break for home.....Abreu pretty much left 1b uncovered there. That could have been a disaster with a runner scoring and the go-ahead runner at second. Abreu has to learn he needs to stay put. Guess they didn't follow DJs plan for a morning workout on backing up throws and proper relays.....forgot rundowns as well.

Don't like anyone very much, supporting Sanders while he's fighting and hope Trump runs as a third party... The jury's still out on Elizabeth Warren running a national campaign...but she could jump in if Hillary's likeability ratings fall another 5-10% As it is, she would be very vulnerable to a youth/change candidate. Depends on where the national economy goes from here.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 02:04 PM) I am advocating for me to not have to pay for your mistakes. If I chose to help and donate to some charities that do this, that is all good. When you force the charity thru taxation, that is theft. Lots of non-Christians/atheists would have agreed with your last line when the Bush administration got involved in co-funding an array of religious-based charities while he was in office...

DJ asking why anyone's throwing a pitch other than a fastball to Avi Garcia this series....when all four of his hits have come on slow stuff. White Sox offense has disappeared completely.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 01:52 PM) Yeah, better to just kill them before they get here! Problem solved. Tell you what, i'd be agreeable to the government (state, fed, whichever) paying for this stuff, if sterilization is a requirement. If you're dumb enough to get pregnant when you can't afford it, such that the child will be a ward of the state, then you lose your right to conceive for a period of time. Not sure if the science is there to do some kind of temporary sterilization, but if it is, we should start using it. This sounds like a theory from Nazi Germany...to deal with all their undesirable populations like Jews, Roma/gypsies, gays, mentally/physically disabled, etc.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 01:54 PM) I think Carson Fulmer ahead of Tim Anderson is absurd but the rest of the list is about what I expected. The best collegiate pitcher who's more refined vs. a young hitter with a virtually unlimited toolbox but higher possibility of busting is always going to be an interesting scout's debate, then you have the premium position vs. a starting pitcher who only gets into 32-33 games per season.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 01:51 PM) Maybe it's just that the Sox could use a win and Rodon is STILL on an innings limit. At the rate he's going he might not even reach 150, and there will be concerns about pushing him up to 200 ip next year. Zach Putnam in...

Nate Jones is warming up....and this is the best situation to throw him out there his first game back?

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 01:16 PM) Texas cities don't love baseball like Illinois does. Chicago Major Sports teams, by Popularity 1) Bears 2) Blackhawks 2a) Bulls 3) Cubs Gap 4) White Sox Houston Major Sports teams, by Popularity 1) Texans 2) Longhorns 3) Aggies 4) Cowboys (trust me, this is true) 5) Rockets 6) Astros Texas doesn't value baseball like Chicago does. It's a completely different culture. The Astros are not a true major market team. Houston makes the Astros a mid market team. Except the Rangers have done very well attendance-wise for the last decade. One of the top 5-7 best run franchises in baseball. And the Astros killed it for a decade there with Bagwell, Biggio, Berkman and finally Beltran.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 01:40 PM) Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses? You're not too far off. All these for profit/corporate run prisons love our drug laws and are especially effective at sucking in the poor/unemployed who aren't conscripted by a lack of options into the military.

Rodon's ERA has settled in at exactly 5.00. Good thing it wasn't the new Jays' line-up.

Rodon had like 82 pitches....now we act like it's the 7th game of the World Series instead of letting him learn how to pitch through it? Sigh. Typical White Sox.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 01:22 PM) I am not leaving them out, they were not all that good (excluding Hunter). Yes they had some pitching, so do the White Sox, but check how those guys did when they Minnesota and you can see the job that Gardy did. AJ was barely there for a season with Gardy before being sent out for pitching. That infield was filled with Gold Glovers....and this was before the war argument and defensive runs saved. Hunter was awesome, and Jones in his prime was very good as well. They could cover a ton of ground on that turf.