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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 06:38 AM) LMAO. Why in the same post you failed to mention Abreu when ripping the offense, writing there is not one offense player without major flaws, you mentioned Robertson and Sale as pitching assests? Because Abreu isn't a good defensive first baseman...unless you don't consider that a flaw. He's also a well below-average base runner. He's also behind the likes of Adam Lind, Albert Pujols, Lucas Duda and tied with Mitch Moreland in war at that position. But for the purposes of argument we actually might as well give him the benefit of the doubt and consider him to be the player of the first 3-4 months of 2014 vs. everything post 2014 ASB. If we don't, then things get really depressing.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 05:51 AM) New mock from Callis/Mayo. Callis' scenario has the Sox getting Harris. Mayo has them ending up with Fulmer. http://m.mlb.com/news/article/129269966/sh...test-mock-draft Yuck to Harris...no thanks. We might as well select Aiken, Matuella, Allard, etc., and roll the dice. Of course, Harris then goes on to be another notable exception to the McCulloch/Broadway rule and becomes another Michael Wacha.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 04:51 AM) In basically the same posts he has posted a thousand times telling us all how terrible and hopeless the White Sox situation is, he did fail to mention Jose Abreu as an asset. Of course he is the one who ripped the White Sox and KW for getting Alex Rios, yet somehow the same Alex Rios is supposedly a huge asset and a big loss when he was injured to KC. You're smart enough to figure out that Abreu belongs in the asset category. Must he be listed?...it's like a "given" in a geometry proof. (Maybe I have more NEFARIOUS, Rasputin-like qualities in not including him, even though EVERY reasonable White Sox fan knows he's one of the most important members of the organization going forward.) As for the second part, either it wasn't important when the the Royals lost Rios to a broken finger OR former White Sox prospect Paulo Orlando did an admirable job after being developed by their minor league instructors and Rusty Kuntz: Their record on that day (Rios got hurt) was 7-0. They were 22-18 with former White Sox signee Paulo Orlando and Dyson sharing the position. Since Rios returned against the Cubs, they're now 2-5. So they're 4 games over with Rios....and 4 games over with Orlando/Dyson.

Matt Lucroy for a gang of prospects, then, makes all the sense in the world. One executive, though, described the market for a catcher as “barren.” And a view of both contenders and non-contenders seems to back up that contention. Catcher is a strong position around baseball today, full of usable pieces, and while Lucroy at the dirt-cheap $9.5 million for the next two seasons would be an upgrade over everybody not named Posey, the price might be too exorbitant for buyers. It’s a similar situation with … 2. Ryan Howard out of a Phillies uniform. Life remains in the former MVP’s bat, as his 10 home runs exemplify. Except … He’s 35 years old. And he still swings and misses more than anybody but Jimmy Paredes and Avisail Garcia. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/10-degrees--t...jNfMQRzZWMDc2M- What would it cost for Justin Upton? More than we can afford to give up from our minor league system, one would guess.

So right now, you've got: Cueto Hamels Scott Kazmir (probably) Samardzija Aaron Harang Matt Latos Jordan Zimmermann or Doug Fister (if the Nationals really want to shake things up, but unlikely) Hisashi Iwakuma (depending on health and how the Mariners do the next month)

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 03:09 AM) People say he's Dillon Tate to the extreme Sounds like Tyler Kolek when you hear his physical description. Risky. Jonathan Gray (Rockies) hasn't exactly torn up the minor leagues...he was also from OU, if I remember correctly.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ May 17, 2015 -> 04:19 PM) https://twitter.com/kileymcd/status/599670254030200833 One more 2016 draft update: I'm told Oklahoma RHP Alec Hansen was up to 99 mph today. He's 6'7 or 6'8 with knockout stuff, 1-1 candidate. Seems that name came out of nowhere almost....

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/opinion/...region&_r=0 The wary inevitability surrounding "Hillary the Tormentor" http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/us/polit...n-benghazi.html https://www.commentarymagazine.com/topic/petra-nemcova/ Clintons "shake down" 2005 Thailand tsunami survivor/supermodel Petra Nemcova to appear at her Happy Hearts fundraiser...$500,000 speaking fee, for a charity event???

Now the Warriors can't even claim to have a defensive scheme that worked, however it's spun. They couldn't speed up the game with their smaller lineup because Cavaliers center Timofey Mozgov was pounding them for points inside and Tristan Thompson was grabbing 14 rebounds. And the Warriors failed to turn the game into a shooting contest. Klay Thompson went off for 34 points, but his 14 field goals represented 42 percent of the team's total. Stephen Curry was off for most of the night, shooting 5 for 23 from the field and 2 for 15 from 3-point range. The Warriors' ball movement disappeared. They average more than 300 passes per game; they had slightly more than 200 passes in Game 2, even with the extra five minutes. In eight quarters of regulation the Warriors have held the lead for only 26 minutes and 51 seconds. And this was at Oracle Arena, where the Warriors were better than anyone else in any other building this season. www.espn.com/adande Curry had 17 points against all other defenders in half court defensive sets. 0 against Dellavedova. 0/5 from 3 (0/8) overall with 4 turnovers against MD. 4/10 (2/7) from 3 and 1 turnover for the rest, 17 points.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 10:45 PM) I hope the Sox draft Trey Cabbage, he's 6'4 180 and he has a nice left swing and strong arm. Plus hit tool. He pplays short but his future is at third: http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/18765768/v130...s-third-baseman And there are infinite nickname possibilities...

If they can't select Tate/Fulmer, it seems prudent to go after an advanced hitter. CARSON FULMER Like teammate Dansby Swanson, Fulmer is also a finalist for the Golden Spikes award. The pitcher has a strong track record, but some question his mechanics. For those reasons, he’s been linked to the White Sox. The club has had success with Chris Sale and Carlos Rodon recently, and both of those pitchers fit Fulmer’s mold. He can hit the mid to high 90s with his fastball, and also features a power curve and a changeup. The changeup needs work, but some believe it can become an above average offering in the future. He gets high marks from scouts for his work ethic. (Chris Cwik) http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-leag...jNfMQRzZWMDc2M-

Congratulations Cleveland, on their first NBA Finals victory. To do it without Love or Irving on the road's pretty impressive. Looked like they were going to blow that 11 point lead in OT, and the series would ostensibly have been over before it started. Now it can at least be interesting and entertaining instead of a foregone conclusion. Klay Thompson had a nice game, too.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 09:06 PM) I'm not a fan of mid-season changes in baseball. However, if the Sox decide to change after the season, I agree he would be a good choice. Everyone in baseball likes him as a manager. He is a good communicator and handles players well. If the White Sox come off a season so disappointing they need to fire Ventura (or he steps down), it's likely Sox fans would expect an "immediate impact" manager like a Francona or Maddon in order for them to buy into the idea of competing right away in 2016. At this point, I'm not sure whether solid choices are good enough when they have to hit a home run. It would also seem they would have to go back in the direction of a more demanding/controlling coach who's closer to a micromanager (like a Showalter, Gibson or LaRussa) than someone very loose and relaxed with the players ala Robin.

Almost feeling sorry for LeBron here. ALMOST.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 09:00 PM) Not worried about it at all actually. Why?

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 06:19 PM) If he doesn't turn it around, I don't think that package is out there. I think people greatly underestimate the value of draft flexibility with multiple 1st rounders. On the other hand, despite how he's pitched (and other front offices are familiar with how bad our defense has been behind him)...he's one of about 5-6 difference makers on the July trade market. And almost every team in baseball this season is legitimately in the playoff race, except for Oakland, Philly, maybe the Marlins and Rockies. Detroit's obviously going to hold onto Price. So who does that leave after Cueto and Hamels? There are 15+ teams looking for pitching and only so much to go around. Maybe the Nationals will trade one of their pitchers, but Samardzija's likely to be one of the top "second tier" pitchers on the market.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 06:06 PM) I'm not embarrassed. It's just baseball. I like that we have a bunch of good, young players. We need some more but things are definitely looking up. I even still think we could get hot and make a run at it this year. Melky, wake the f*** up man! We need you! We obviously have the pitching pieces in Sale, Quintana, Rodon, Duke, Robertson...the problem is there's not a single offensive player without a major set of flaws (offense, defense, baserunning, etc.) on the roster. Eaton and Garcia have a lot of potential (still), but neither are "sure things" at this point. I'm a bit more confident in Eaton fwiw. Then there's LaRoche. The problem is that leaves LF, 3B, SS, 2B and catcher as ongoing issues. That's a lot of positions to fix when you are stuck with some contracts like Danks and Cabrera, we still don't have much of a minor league system from which to make trades (and that probably not even being the wise strategy at this point)...the best players are still 1 to 1 1/2 seasons away...and there's not going to be a huge amount of financial flexibility compared to this past off-season.

this time in Dallas/Ft. Worth area (McKinney, TX, very upper class suburb) http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/07/us/mckinney-...lice/index.html The main actions in question start around the 3:00 mark in the video http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-n...e-relations.ece Dallas criminal defense lawyer Peter Schulte, who was not involved in the incident, said that after viewing the video he was most bothered by the actions Casebolt took in his role as a supervisor. “This is a classic example of how something can escalate out of control very quickly by the actions of the officers, not by what was going on,” said Schulte, a former McKinney officer. Casebolt has been with the department since August 2005, according to his LinkedIn account, which had been deleted Sunday afternoon. He is an instructor trainee at Executive Self-defense and Fitness in McKinney, where his online biography that had been removed listed him as having received in-depth training on impact weapon deployment, handcuffing, pressure point compliance and armed and unarmed self-defense. The biography stated that Casebolt has “a strong working knowledge of human behavior, indicators of deception, criminal behavior, the development of situational awareness and experience in the use of all levels of force.”

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 03:52 PM) Lol just no Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Franco and Seth Rogen or bust to join forces with Rowand. Matthew McConaughey high on weed with Aaron might be the best...he can join in with the drummer in Cleveland as an added bonus.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 05:21 PM) I am not talking about players. If Skinner has been able to coach up a mediocre roster, maybe he can breathe some life into the White Sox. Well...that's about as likely to happen as Hoiberg also coaching the White Sox. I've given up hope for any in-season move. If they do go that (internal) route, they'd probably tap Joe McEwing first (with LaRussa's blessing).

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 02:39 PM) I'd take that with a grain of salt. If I were you, 17 teams are in the mix and that includes the Angels and Yankees who can't sign anyone over 300K. So let's just keep your fingers crossed. Not to mention the Angels and Yankees are in desperate need for young blood offensively...and the Yankees also lost out in the Moncada sweepstakes, that didn't sit well with many.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 04:32 PM) I think this happens when the Sox get players from losing organizations or the NL. Losing organizations (see Dunn, Samardzija or Rios), PEDS (Flowers/Cabrera) or the NL in general (LaRoche/Jennings). The "winning player," Jack Peavy, was a shell of his former self for much of his time in a Sox uniform. He spent more time talking about winning than he did beating Detroit even once. There have been some exceptions/anomalies, like David Robertson and Quintana (the Yankees), the Cubans (Ramirez/Abreu, not Viciedo), Keppinger (that was a weird one) and Scott Downs mixed in that defy explanation. Duke's been pretty good for us, too. At least so far.

And please take him off the banner!!! That part of SoxTalk should be reserved for "excellence." For the White Sox, that's Sale and Robertson (the three blown saves are a bit misleading). Abreu shouldn't even be there if he's going to hit more like Plouffe, Hunter or Dozier than an MVP candidate.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 04:49 PM) I don't think Charlotte has the greatest roster. When we discuss players to be called up to help the White Sox, the options seem limited. Yet Skinner has them playing well with one of the best records in the International League. Maybe there is an internal option should Hahn decide he needs to jumpstart this team. Minor league records (especially the AAA team) aren't that important to the major league operations. The only thing that matters is the development of the legit prospects...winning is probably 10% at most. Now if it's the A teams, rookie ball, AA...depending on the organization, winning percentage becomes a bit more important, especially if the major league team has struggled to put winning teams out on the field. The problem with looking for Charlotte solutions are contract situations like they have with Melky Cabrera and John Danks. If they're willing to bench Cabrera, they still don't have an everyday option in Thompson from everything we've read about him. The front office can tinker with the bullpen mix a bit (Guerra up), but they're unlikely to do much better than Petricka or Putnam pitching as well as they can (see 2014)....for now, the best options there are still Crain or Nate Jones. Catching...that situation has been discussed into the ground. If they felt Nieto or Kevan Smith or Kottaras were better long-term solutions, they would be up. In the short-term, all they can do is risk Beckham slumping offensively by moving him back to 2B...or putting Bonifacio at 2B, in order to jump start the offense. The third option would be signing Everth Cabrera to do what they had hoped Micah Johnson would (except play better defense). The main problem is Beckham isn't raking LHP, he's hitting RHP much better (wiping out the idea of a strict platoon at 3B with Conor)...but somehow they're going to have to play Bonifacio more often for either LaRoche or Cabrera against lefties (for now, it seems they will bench Cabrera and bat Alexei 2nd in those situations). They can't give Sanchez more than another 3-5 games to get his offensive game back on track.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 03:02 PM) The Royals bullpen played the first 54 with a 1.75 ERA. That's insane. They blew a 3-0 lead in the 7th (Herrera) but Perez, Davis and Holland bailed them out. Holland now has a 29/30 stretch going in saves converted dating back to last year. Not too bad for such a low draft choice...