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The nagging injury concerns with Peavy are going to downgrade Peavy a bit on the trade market, but not as much as an injury related to his surgery or throwing shoulder/elbow. Need him back at 100% to get maximum trade value. Unfortunately, the match-ups in July aren't as hospitable as the remainder of the June schedule for the next 3 weeks or so. Their concerns begin and end with Peavy, who departed with what is being called a rib pain in his left side. X-rays were negative for a fracture, and an MRI was scheduled for Wednesday morning in Seattle. Even without those (MRI) results in hand, Peavy certainly didn't sound encouraged that he'll be able to make his next start Sunday at home against the A's. "You never know, I guess," said Peavy, leaning against the locker with a heavy wrap across his chest. "We'll know tomorrow, but I can't imagine throwing the ball here in the next few days feeling the way I feel now." Peavy (6-4) yielded six runs on seven hits over 2 1/3 innings, ending with a two-run Raul Ibanez double on a 3-1, 90-mph fastball. Ventura made the slow walk to the mound after the pitch, and when the conversation continued for more than a normal manager-pitcher chat, home-plate umpire CB Bucknor joined the discussion. White Sox head athletic trainer Herm Schneider soon came out to the mound, and Peavy left the game. This injury rose up during the club's final game in Oakland, and something might have been in there even longer, according to Peavy. He saw a doctor Monday and figured he could work his way through Tuesday's start, trying to help the White Sox end their losing ways and match up against Felix Hernandez (7-4). With his fastball topping out at 90 and regular(ly) SIC checking in at 84 or 85 mph, Peavy quickly realized there wasn't much chance to succeed. "It's something that's pretty acute, pretty sharp. I couldn't physically do much from the start of the game," Peavy said. "I'm hurting to take a deep breath. Just walking I can feel it. Something is going on. If it's the actual rib, which we're pretty positive it is, or something around, we're pretty positive from both of the doctors I saw tonight it's a rib injury." "Something just didn't look right," Ventura said. "He just wasn't able to get any velocity on it. It's one of those where you don't want him to go out there and continue and hurt something. So, we took him out." Scott Merkin, mlb.com

Crain, Reed making themselves marketable By Scott Merkin / MLB.com | 6/5/2013 2:40 A.M. ET SEATTLE -- In closer Addison Reed and right-handed setup man Jesse Crain, the White Sox possess a one-two late-inning punch rivaling almost any team in baseball. The question for this duo, aside from whether one or both will be selected as American League All-Stars, is how long will they continue pitching together? Crain seems to be the more likely of the two candidates to move, working in the final stage of a three-year, $13 million deal and putting together some of the best work of his career. Unfortunately for the hurler, the White Sox level of excellence is not close to his career-best 22 straight scoreless appearances or 20 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings. Crain hasn't thought much about what direction he might be going if the White Sox continue to go south and general manager Rick Hahn decides to make changes. "I mean a little bit, but I don't consume myself with it," said Crain before Tuesday's game at Safeco Field. "I can't control it, so all I do is worry about coming here every day and going about my business and throwing one pitch at a time when I'm out there. That's all I can do." Crain has recorded 26 strikeouts over his scoreless streak, potentially increasing his trade value along the way. The 24-year-old Reed, pitching in just his second full big league season, seems like much less of a trade prospect from a struggling White Sox squad. Reed not only has established himself as a reliable closer, tied with Joe Nathan for third in the AL at 17 saves, but he is also under team control through 2017. The young hurler would like nothing more than to be like Paul Konerko and play for the White Sox for 15 years. But he also takes a pragmatic view of the fact that when a team underachieves, there aren't many untouchables, if any. His closing predecessor, Sergio Santos, was traded two months after agreeing to a three-year extension. "Just certain times in the season, a team might have to give up somebody in order to get another piece that they are missing," Reed said. "They might give up some guys that they don't want to or some guys that they saw staying with them for their whole career. "It's not something I'm worried about or thinking about. If it happens, it happens. Right now, I'm with the White Sox and do everything I can to help this team win. It honestly doesn't go through my head. "This is the team I was drafted by, and it would be awesome to stay with one team your whole career," Reed said. "If I had the choice, I'd stay with the White Sox until I threw my last pitch in the big leagues."

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 5, 2013 -> 06:02 AM) Gio would be an obvious one. The initial reports said Gio Gonzalez wasn't included on the list. Then, it seemed the list was expanding by the minute...with Gio's obvious South Florida connections being one strike against him, and his name having been rumored in the past in association with PED's.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 5, 2013 -> 05:23 AM) He needs to get off the phone and meet with other GMs in person. Steak Dinner BOOM! That's about as realistic as the scene in Moneyball (that never happened) where Brad Pitt drags his staff to Cleveland to meet with Mark Shapiro (and recruit DePodesta).

There's our KW draft pick, haha. From Jim Callis' chat, baseballamerica.com Evaluators rarely break out the top grade on the 20-80 scouting scale, but I believe there are three tools worthy of an 80 among the top prospects in the 2013 draft. Those three are Oklahoma righthander Jonathan Gray’s fastball, San Diego third baseman/outfielder Kris Bryant’s power and Maryland high school outfielder Matt McPhearson’s speed. Gray (No. 1 on our Top 100 Draft Prospects list) has a fastball that’s notable for more than just its velocity, which is plenty notable because he operates at 94-97 mph and reaches 100 as a starter. His heater also has heavy sinking life and he has upgraded his command of the pitch. Bryant’s (No. 3 on our Draft Top 100) power has been apparent for a while. It made him a borderline first-round pick coming out of a Nevada high school in 2010, though his signability scared teams off. We noted in our Preseason All-America coverage that he had the most usable pop in his draft class, but he has found a new level as a junior. Bryant hit three homers over the weekend, boosting his total to 28, a school record and nine more than any other player in NCAA Division I. He has outhomered 228 of the 296 teams in Division I. His combination of bat speed, strength, pitch recognition, discipline and barrelability give him elite power. McPhearson (he’ll be near the top of our Draft 101-250 Prospects list on Friday) is the fastest player in his draft class, though he has been slowed by a tender hamstring this spring. When healthy, he has been clocked as quick as 6.22 seconds in the 60-yard dash, which earns him comparisons to Michael Bourn and Ben Revere.

There's our KW draft pick, haha. From Jim Callis' chat, baseballamerica.com Evaluators rarely break out the top grade on the 20-80 scouting scale, but I believe there are three tools worthy of an 80 among the top prospects in the 2013 draft. Those three are Oklahoma righthander Jonathan Gray’s fastball, San Diego third baseman/outfielder Kris Bryant’s power and Maryland high school outfielder Matt McPhearson’s speed. Gray (No. 1 on our Top 100 Draft Prospects list) has a fastball that’s notable for more than just its velocity, which is plenty notable because he operates at 94-97 mph and reaches 100 as a starter. His heater also has heavy sinking life and he has upgraded his command of the pitch. Bryant’s (No. 3 on our Draft Top 100) power has been apparent for a while. It made him a borderline first-round pick coming out of a Nevada high school in 2010, though his signability scared teams off. We noted in our Preseason All-America coverage that he had the most usable pop in his draft class, but he has found a new level as a junior. Bryant hit three homers over the weekend, boosting his total to 28, a school record and nine more than any other player in NCAA Division I. He has outhomered 228 of the 296 teams in Division I. His combination of bat speed, strength, pitch recognition, discipline and barrelability give him elite power. McPhearson (he’ll be near the top of our Draft 101-250 Prospects list on Friday) is the fastest player in his draft class, though he has been slowed by a tender hamstring this spring. When healthy, he has been clocked as quick as 6.22 seconds in the 60-yard dash, which earns him comparisons to Michael Bourn and Ben Revere.

http://www.journalnow.com/sports/columnist...19bb30f31a.html Also, another article at milb.com The month Courtney Hawkins spent on the disabled list was a long time for a young guy eager to make the most of his first full pro season. It made the 19-year-old antsy, so much so that in his return on Sunday, he struck out four times in five at-bats. High strikeout totals are the one knock on Hawkins, but after a couple games to settle back into his routine, he flashed the tool that makes his upside tantalizing -- power, in abundance. The White Sox top prospect hit his ninth and 10th homers, drove in five runs and scored three times on Tuesday night, powering Class A Advanced Winston-Salem to a 12-5 victory over Salem. "Two home runs is two home runs, that's always a decent day," Hawkins said. "It feels good, but really, I'm just glad to be playing again." The 13th overall selection in last year's Draft was hitting .177 before suffering a shoulder injury while making a diving catch. He's 5-for-15 in the four games since coming off the DL to bring his average back up to .200. But Hawkins knows he needs to cut down on strikeouts after fanning 51 times in 95 at-bats. The key is not simply not trying to strike out, but slowly learning how to make more consistent contact, he said. "Coming up now my biggest focus is putting the bat on the ball. The home runs I know are gonna come," he said. "At the beginning of the season, I was so worried about strikeouts. I'd think, 'Don't strike out, don't strike out, don't strike out,' and I struck out more. So right now, if it happens, it happens; it's baseball. I'm not the first one to have strikeouts. I go up there and the only thing on my mind is to make contact, get a good pitch to hit, and if it doesn't come, take a walk."

Parker was watchable...not the worst Statham movie. Jennifer Lopez, on the other hand, egregiously bad.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 4, 2013 -> 11:14 PM) How to punish teams with roiders: 1) Add a tax to contracts of players caught ONCE THEY SIGN A NEW DEAL. So with something like a 50% tax, let's say Gio gets a $20M contract. Whoever gives it to him has to now give $10M to MLB charities. It'll discourage signing roiders. 2) Each player caught roiding with a team causes that team to lose a draft pick. MLB Player's Union would never in a million years agree with #1.

SEATTLE -- Jake Peavy left after only 2 1/3 innings because of a rib pain on his left side Tuesday night as the Chicago White Sox lost at Seattle 7-4 for their eighth consecutive loss. Manager Robin Ventura visited the mound after Peavy allowed a two-run double to Raul Ibanez on an 88 mph fastball. After a long conversation that included trainer Herm Schneider, Peavy walked off the field with Schneider. X-rays taken at Safeco Field were negative, and Peavy is scheduled to undergo an MRI Wednesday in Seattle. Peavy allowed seven hits, including a two-run home run to Ibanez in that capped a three-run first inning. He didn't strike out a batter while throwing 32 of 42 pitches for strikes. Peavy allowed six runs on eight hits in four innings against the Cubs in his last start Thursday. Brian Omogrosso replaced Peavy and allowed an RBI double to Nick Franklin that originally was ruled a home run until the umpires reviewed the play and changed the call. Peavy missed one start at Texas on May 1 because of back spasms. But his effectiveness has tailed off recently. He struck out 66 in his first nine starts but has struck out only three in his last two starts. tribune.com/sports Gonzales

Cardinals had Molina on 2nd to leadoff bottom of the 14th and stranded him there. Freese would have been 5/7 had he gotten a hit there. Cubs failed to knock in Barney from 2nd to tie against Frieri.

We have to be worst in the league at both holding and throwing out runners. You just can't give them a gift run like that. Sad.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 4, 2013 -> 10:19 PM) Ok, Puig is incredible Cespedes and Puig look like the much better picks over Viciedo because of their overall athleticism. Jury's still out on Soler. There's one example where the Dodgers' deep pockets won out.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 4, 2013 -> 10:17 PM) No it won't, coaches all over the majors take a few games off around this time due to graduations. Oh, I didn't know it was for graduation....that's a different situation.

There's probably going to be a TON of pressure on Sale to end the losing streak...if things continue according to form. The White Sox, with the day game, and the way things are going...they're just going to want to get out of town and get back to Chicago to regroup. Iwakuma's been great for the M's. In some ways, it's a trap betting game, because all of the money SHOULD be on the Mariners tmrw. Axelrod-Iwakuma Straily-Quintana Parker-Sale Milone-Danks TBA-Peavy/TBA

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 4, 2013 -> 10:13 PM) Damn Marlins and Astros preventing us from getting Carlos Rodon. But yes, this is pretty clearly one of the worst 8 teams in baseball, especially if Peavy is out for a while. It's going to look REALLY bad if Ventura leaves the team for a couple of games at THIS point...not that it's his fault, but sometimes circumstances conspire against your best laid plans.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 4, 2013 -> 10:04 PM) Omogrosso did well tonight. And that's fine, make him the long man in the pen, whatever. Send Santiago down to AAA to start. It doesn't really matter who is in that role, at this point.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 4, 2013 -> 09:59 PM) No, but Cano's not supposed to be on it Wouldn't want to damage the Yankees' chances for the post-season, lol. I'm joking...hopefully.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 4, 2013 -> 09:17 PM) Don't you give him slack for having to come in and work from the stretch? Which pitcher is the career reliever, Santiago or Omogrosso?

If it's left front side, it couldn't be related to the lat/throwing shoulder. At least it SHOULDN'T be, logically.

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Jun 4, 2013 -> 09:13 PM) when was our last eight-game losing streak? Consecutive road losing streak and just general losses date back to 2010 (last two weeks) and 2008 (June).

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 4, 2013 -> 09:10 PM) I can't believe Coop didn't shut Peavy down sooner. That could be real bad. And Ventura isn't a baseball manager. Nice guy, but he's got to go. It would be a real shame for our training staff (with all the positive vibes around Hermie coming into this year) that it would be the 2nd time in his Sox career that questionable handling of injury situations led to worse injuries. Part of it's Peavy's bulldog nature...but if we just lost our #2 organizational asset (or #3, behind Hawkins), someone needs to FINALLY be held accountable THIS SEASON before it REALLY gets ugly. Because the Tigers are just going to destroy us and there will be more Detroit fans in the stands than White Sox fans, like the Cubs' series.

Peavy ERA sitting at 4.30 now. YIKES.

So much for DA's argument about Omogrosso, lol... Home run fest for the Mariners. Lowest point for the franchise since 2001, 2007, 2011 (last 2-3 months of the season)...1994? 1980's?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 4, 2013 -> 09:06 PM) And he wasn't telling the coaching staff either. That's all on Peavy. Pectoral muscle? Flu-like symptoms? Omogrosso was our 17th ranked prospect coming into this season?? Not sure where they got that, probably from the chisox.com website, lol.