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Hasn't Conor been bothered/hampered by an assortment of foot problems this spring???

Wow....according to Balta's numbers, our ticket sales revenues have almost dipped by 45-50% over the last 3-4 seasons due to 1) The fall of nearly 25% from 27,000 to 21,000 per game 2) What would have to be a decrease in the average ticket (value) sold from Top 5-6 in the game to close to the $20-21 range (from all the way up around $38.65 per ticket). 36,511 was our average way back the year after the World Series title. Essentially, a 40% fall in attendance over the course of a decade, mixed in with ticket prices being slashed nearly in half. Not exactly a formula for success or profitability...luckily, tv/parking/concessions/favorable stadium lease deal have saved Reinsdorf's bacon. It's just astounding we can be a bottom 3 television ratings team (and you know Houston was the worst) with two superstars in Abreu and Sale. For a good part of last season, maybe the first four or four and 1/2 months, the White Sox were very competitive and entertaining, with the obvious exception of the bullpen/closing out games.

If you look at the first page from the other thread....you'd have to adjust for the ticket sales from back in 2010-11 cycle Roughly $65 million from local/regional tv rights, then $40 million from national media rights split/share (ESPN, TBS/TNT, Fox, etc.)....that's $110 million You'd have to adjust from that time when the average ticket price was closer to $40 (it's got to be $30ish now) and the attendance was roughly 27,000 per game....to what we did last year, 21,000. That would mean a drop down to the $60-70 million range (attendance/tickets alone, in isolation), compared to the $85 million or so 3-4 years ago. Essentially, the whole equation has been rebalanced again by that $25 million from the EXTRA $25 million attributable to MLB's NATIONAL tv contract/s. Of course, the White Sox have also lost an additional 5-6 major sponsors over that time...and I'm not 100% sure what's going on recently with the stadium name/US Cellular controversy.

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QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 25, 2015 -> 11:55 AM) They want to keep hawkins in camp with Steverson because they have a great relationship, and they are rewarding him for his great play. That and with the Taylor surprise retirement, Danks finally gone and Campana blown knee ligament/release, the PT became available for both Thompson and Hawkins.

QUOTE (LDF @ Mar 25, 2015 -> 10:34 AM) a great list, now to factor in the cost??? Depends on their individual situations, age, experience level. Right now, with the unprecedented Moncada deal, as well as Olivera/Rusney Castillo/Y. Tomas signings...the market has blown up so much that it wouldn't be prudent to go after these guys in an opening bidding process against the rest of MLB. We've been 2/3 in this whole thing, missing on Dayan and hitting it huge with Alexei and Jose Abreu. (Not to mention Jose Contreras when he came over from the Yankees, along with El Duque in 2005). If we were professional stockbrokers, getting 3 out of 4 "big decisions" right would be considered pretty darned amazing. That said, the White Sox should be closely monitoring Vladimir Gutierrez and Yadier Alvares. Those two pitchers, in particular.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 25, 2015 -> 10:04 AM) Soler. Gonna be a monster. I know that's exactly who Fathom's gonna pick. If Courtney Hawkins can just be Soler-Lite, we're going to be pretty fortunate after how badly things looked following the 2013 season after a quite promising 2012 start to his career.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 25, 2015 -> 10:01 AM) I'd love a Cuban sandwich for lunch Don't watch the movie CHEF with Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo and Sofia Vergara, haha. That will make you even hungrier.

About as wrong an answer as the White Sox were on Dayan Viciedo, unfortunately.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Mar 25, 2015 -> 09:50 AM) This is literally the most caulfield post ever. But obviously you'd want Puig. Puig is a great talent, obviously, but...having watched how professional Abreu is in comparison, I'd prefer someone like Chapman or Fernandez (assuming health) to the likes of Cespedes or Puig. They both tend to showboat too much, and aren't team-first players. Obviously, Moncada stands out the most amongst the younger players. Despaigne and Gourriel are also intriguing players, albeit cutting it close if they're ever going to be impact MLB players. It's also just too bad we never got to see Omar Linares in his prime...

Some other names to consider: Alex Guerrero (LAD) Erisbel Arruebarrena (LAD) Leonys Martin (TX) Yuliesky Gourriel Jose Iglesias (DET) Frederich Cepeda (played in JPN, Mexico, 34-35ish) Jose Miguel Fernandez (2B) Alfredo Despaigne (best remaining hitter, along with aging Gourriel) Ismel Jimenez Vladimir Gutierrez RHP 18 highest touted young pitching prospect, along with Alvares Freddy Asiel Alvarez RHP Villa Clara Danny Betancourt Vladimir Garcia RHP 26 Yosbany Alarcon Guillermo Heredia OF 23 Norge Luis Ruiz RHP 20 Kendrys Morales Odrisamer Despaigne (P) Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez (Phillies) Gerardo Concepcion (Cubs, LHP) Lazaro Alonso 20 1B Osniel Madera 29 OF Victor Mesa OF 18-19 Guillermo Aviles OF/1B 21 Andy Ibanez 2B 21 Hector Mendoza RHP 20 Yasiel Sierra RHP 23 Luis Yander Lo A (cool name) 22 3B Carlos Juan Viera, rhp, Las Tunas (Medium certainty): Raul Gonzalez, 2b/ss/3b, Matanzas (High): Alexei Bell, of, Santiago De Cuba (High): Cionel Perez, lhp, Matanzas (Low): Yadiel Hernandez, of, Matanzas (Medium): Yordan Manduley, ss, Holguin (High): Lourdes Gourriel, inf/of, Industriales (Very Low): Gio Gonzalez, Carlos Rodon, Jon Jay, Erik Hosmer, JP Arencibia, Alex Avila, Bronson Arroyo, Nolan Arenado, JD Martinez, Gaby Sanchez, Nick Castellanos, Matt Dominguez, Raul Ibanez....Cuban-Americans or at least Cuban ties http://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/thread...g-Cuban-Players

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Mar 25, 2015 -> 08:15 AM) It is the combination of stuff and being undersized to be a long term rotation piece. Tate features the slider/fastball as flash did, they have similar builds and velocity. Flash was listed at 5'10 Tate is listed at 6'1. Marcus Stroman?

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/12520543/top-10-shortstops

Betting money would be on Bryant, but you never know.....they're going to have to pitch to Jose this year, provided LaRoche and Avisail and Alexei/Conor (to a lesser extent) are forcing opposing to teams to pay for pitching around him, or at least trying to limit him to singles and doubles rather than homers.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 03:44 PM) Agreed, and I would love to hear Cooper on the radio taking questions from the hosts about the pitching so far. It would make for great comedy. One of the icons along with Hawk hammer should be prickly/mildly irritated/defensive yet dismissive with Chris Rongey Garden Gnome Don Cooper.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 03:40 PM) You said it far more elegantly than I did. Leury should also pitch with Brian Anderson... Where the heck has BA been? Minor league fields the entire time? Speed skating practice with Eddie Alvarez?

QUOTE (LDF @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 03:34 PM) the Kingsman is funny and nice, a great movie to kill 2 hrs with enjoyment. Focus, man ever since the promoting of his son, and the lousy selection of movie vehicles to try, i do not remember a hit since. focus, be there, seen it, different title and different actors. sucks............. Jupiter Ascending, take it with a grain of salt, some like it some hate it. Robin Williams

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 03:38 PM) With Melky/Avi/Gillaspie/Johnson likely starting, it has the makings of a mediocre defense. Just have to hope those guys hit enough to overcome their defense. Not to mention Abreu over LaRoche and any time Soto plays a position other than DH.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 03:32 PM) WTF? I know Viciedo is gone, that happened weeks ago. I was busy for a couple days and now it's become completely impossible to understand your name dropping. You're dropping names of people we released in the same sentence as people still on the roster and I have no idea which is which. Does anyone have an actual list of OFs in Charlotte? Are Mitchell and Thompson in our minor league camp? I can't figure this out any more. Im thinking ahead....Viciedo at .241 with just one ribbie, no homers and mid 600s OPS this spring for Toronto. If he gets cut again, looking at our likely Charlotte OF, I have a feeling Hahn asks him back as insurance policy. Theres no list that im aware of....but has to be Thompson Mitchell Engel Beltre and possibly Shuck if we pick up another player in the final two weeks. Thats why Leury or even Viciedo should be options. Id rather give dh at bats to Dayan than Wilkins or Black as well.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 03:24 PM) Thompson and Mitchell aren't at AAA? Did I miss them getting outrighted last week? Projecting....or Shuck and Viciedo could join them.

QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 03:15 PM) Focus was God awful. Stay away. Not even fun. Margot Robbie's hotness doesnt compensate? What the hell happened to Will Smith's career dominance? Marital problems....ego run amuck (After Earth)? Too much time worrying about son's career? McFarland, USA it is then.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 03:19 PM) Leury ought to work as an actual super-sub. Every one of those guys along with the OFs can sit one day a week. That's 5-6 games Leury could play a week, and that's assuming no one gets hurt which will happen at some poitn. He should get lots of OF time as well. Nobody to really block at AAA. Thompson, Mitchell, Beltre....Campana and Taylor are gone already.

Kris Bryant homer (profundo) numero nueve....en fuego.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 03:05 PM) Now I am pulling this from the article you posted, but there's a good chance Olivera is out for the year because he needs a TJ surgery. The LA FO has said he fits will in 2016. We shall see. That tv deal is ruining baseball competitive balance. According to an industry source, though, a recent MRI on Olivera's elbow showed a slight tear in the UCL. His contract includes a clause that gives the team a seventh season at $1 million if he needs Tommy John surgery. source: mlb.com

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 24, 2015 -> 03:02 PM) 3 Sox hitters have been hit by a pitch today. Where's CQ and AJ when u need them?