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QUOTE (fathom @ May 7, 2013 -> 06:53 PM) The signing was fine as long as they didn't have to overexpose him. The Beckham injury has been a killer with this. Although they would have probably been just as well off with paying Eduardo Escobar the minimum to do the exact same thing.

QUOTE (Baron @ May 7, 2013 -> 06:53 PM) There ya go and now everyone bomb Ken's twitter Rosenthal?

If Santiago isn't winning a spot in the starting rotation, I don't know what else he has to do to prove himself. He is pitching better than John Danks ever pitched for about 85-90% of his career.

If Santiago isn't winning a spot in the starting rotation, I don't know what else he has to do to prove himself.

QUOTE (Jake @ May 7, 2013 -> 04:43 PM) I agree. He's fine. Not great and a lot of ST'ers only remember the couple mistakes he's made. My dad insists that he always steps forward to early when he receives throws and that it costs him range...I don't know if I see that. One issue with Dunn is that he always seem to "set up" and lock into a position to catch the ball...then, for whatever reason, he's having a very difficult time adjusting. Part of it is simply his size and frame.

QUOTE (Brian @ May 7, 2013 -> 04:14 PM) I've been told over and over he is one of the best in the game!! When you don't make the playoffs with Trout, Pujols, Trumbo, Greinke, etc., you're going to be on the hot seat eventually. Scioscia's still living off the fumes of the early 2000's glory and the 2002 World Series title, which came one year before Moreno arrived on the scene.

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QUOTE (fathom @ May 7, 2013 -> 03:20 PM) Dunn has been fine defensively at 1B since he's been on the Sox. What do the various defensive metrics say? I would just think (subjectively) he's a bit below average...certainly better than in LF, though. Not as good with scooping the ball out of the dirt as Paulie, but better range and he gets to more balls than Konerko due to his height and a bit more athleticism.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 7, 2013 -> 03:13 PM) He needs to show he can still be a productive hitter. Some huge question marks about his bat speed. It's kind of sad. A lot more fans hoping with their hearts over their brains with Paulie...at least what we've seen out of him so far in 2013.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 7, 2013 -> 03:13 PM) If these are the contingency plans, then can we just sign Carlos Zambrano to play first base? I don't think bringing in minor league journeymen means much. I've heard Julio Franco is available. Or Omar Vizquel. The problem with Dunn playing 1B is that he's horrible over there...and in LF. And the fact that we don't have a single player in the organization right now who profiles as a DH to replace him, other than Viciedo. And most would prefer Viciedo in LF/Dunn DH or Viciedo 1B/DUnn DH to Viciedo DH/Dunn 1B and trying to fill the LF hole with what we've got now in our system. That said, Marty's theory is that it's a lot easier to find a LFer than any position on the field, so we'll see what Hahn comes up with. There's definitely an argument that filling 1B/DH is just as easy with a Mark Reynolds/Carlos Pena/Lance Berkman/Eric Chavez type of player who's much less expensive than a premier DH. The counterargument would be someone like Josh Willingham, if you consider what the Twins are paying for him to be cheap.

QUOTE (danman31 @ May 7, 2013 -> 09:52 AM) All the stat does is credit positive statistics and punish negative ones. The actually number is a nonsense combination of that. If it was completely nonsense, it wouldn't have Johnson and Bassitt at 1/2. Who has pitched better than them, statistically? What argument could you possibly make from a more advanced SABR argument that those guys shouldn't be at the top?

QUOTE (danman31 @ May 7, 2013 -> 09:52 AM) All the stat does is credit positive statistics and punish negative ones. The actually number is a nonsense combination of that. Well, I'm sure there are better ways to do it. That was my own version of SABR back in 1988, lol. For hitters, it was adding a combination of slugging percentage and OPS (TB + W + HBP + SB) - (CS + GIDPX2)/TOTAL PA OR AB That stat penalized baserunners who were often thrown out and especially hitters who hit into lots of double plays, generating 2 outs at one time (vs. one out for a K).

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 7, 2013 -> 10:32 AM) I always hear fans talk about trading Castro. Rizzo not so much. Because they can argue they have a better prospect behind him in Baez. Castro's game has many flaws, he's had some issues off the field, etc. For whatever reason, they're pouring all their marketing efforts into Rizzo. I think it's one thing to trade a player in that situation....but you can't do it consistently without alienating your fanbase. Clearly, there is a difference between trading a player to maximize his return in prospects, and trading him because you have a better, cheaper option behind him (see the Sox with what they were TRYING to accomplish with the Sergio Santos deal as Reed was declared the heir-apparent).

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 7, 2013 -> 02:54 PM) So the Sox claimed Lars Anderson first, then cleared him off of the 40 man by outrighting him to Charlotte. Today they claimed Mike McDade, another 1B. Are the Sox setting up for the end of the Paul Konerko era? They should have picked up Van Slyke from the Dodgers' organization when he was available to any MLB team... If Viciedo starts playing 1B at any point this season, then we'll know. Or in winter ball.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 7, 2013 -> 09:21 AM) Probably. But he's still raw, in A ball, and experimenting. There are guys in the majors who use walking leads of sorts. I think the thing to take from this is, not only is Johnson very fast, he's also a smart baserunner. That could take him a long way, as long as he can get on base. If he can't get on base then he's just Gary Redus (thought you'd like that reference caulfield). Gary Redus A Bedtime Story, to be more exact. We need more Ivan Bubbling Calderons, haha. Actually, my favorite one dimensional Sox player (pinch-runner) from that time period was Rodney McCray. He later became more famous for running through a fence in a minor league game, I think it was while playing for Vancouver.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 7, 2013 -> 09:33 AM) Two things happened at about the same time that the pen fell apart. Gavin Floyd got hurt, and Santiago got moved to the starting rotation. I'm not sure that is coincidence. In other words, any advantage gained by Santiago in the rotation over Floyd has been nullified by the absence of Santiago, Veal Ver. 2012 and erratic performances from Jones and Lindstrom recently. So we're kind of a stabilization or treading water phase....strengthening one area, but weakening another simultaneously.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 7, 2013 -> 08:57 AM) Mike Cameron hit 4 homers that game Well, three were off of Parque...

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 7, 2013 -> 08:45 AM) Maybe he wasn't trying to miss bats? What was his swing and miss ratio in 2008-09-10-11? I'm just curious...Danks, at some point, is going to feel the pressure to start putting up some K's, unless he's trying to be Jim Parque II minus the PED's and three homer game to Mike Cameron.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 7, 2013 -> 07:07 AM) The White Sox trading for Giancarlo Stanton would be similar to the Mariners trading for Erik Bedard. Erik Johnson is Chris Tillman Courtney Hawkins is Adam Jones Alejandro De Aza is George Sherrill (sort of) Trayce Thompson is Tony Butler Carlos Sanchez is Kam Mickolio...? Whatever, the principle works. This is giving up a lot of future value for a player that does not make them favorites at any point in the next 3 years. Adam Jones was the centerpiece of that deal, along with Tillman. He already had some major league experience, if I recall correctly. He wasn't lighting it up, but everyone knew his potential. Hawkins is MUCH further behind in comparison to the advanced level Jones was already at at the time of the trade. Johnson needs to prove himself over the full season before you could put him on any type of Top 50-100 list for MILB/Baseball America. Better to just stick Matt Thornton in there for I Shot the Sherrill (But I Didn't Shoot the Deputy), haha. Anyway, if you're the Marlins, you don't want a reliever/set-up guy as you're looking for impact pitchers. Instead of a reliever (not even Nate Jones would do it), they'd be asking for another pitcher like Santiago, Quintana, Snodgress, Beck, etc.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 7, 2013 -> 07:49 AM) There's a guy who puts a lot of videos up for both Kanny and W-S (and other SAL and CAR league teams) on YouTube, FS talks with him regularly. He was there yesterday for the double-header. I'm very curious to see the video on Cose - he converted to a sidearm delivery, scrapes 90, his stuff moves a lot, and it has been working for him. Good to see him in action. They talked about wanting him to start, eventually. I'm guessing he's in relief for now, as he adds/refines secondary pitches. Should likely be starting by OD next year or sooner, though he may be a reliever in the end anyway. This org likes to have their relievers start sometimes, for their middle years in the system. Saw reports from the game he was 90-94 FB, with a good slider too. If I were making a list now, he is Top 20, but not Top 10 yet. That could change as the season goes on. If he can keep the OBP in the high 300's, with that speed, he has a lot of value. There was an MiLB article up about him yesterday. He does some unorthodox things - uses a walking lead-off, up to a limit, then paces in place. Weird. Seems to work for him, he's 25 for 29 in SB attempts. And one of those CS was a pickoff where he was experimenting with just how far he could take his walking lead. That's the kind of thing that won't work at the major league level. Sounds a little bit like Lance Johnson's basestealing strategy...."Lance on point," minus the marching in place mechanism. You'd think if he was basically pacing...that eventually a pitcher with a good pick-off move could catch him off balance or on the wrong foot and it would be hard for him to get back to the bag.

Rogers has been around the Cubs too much recently... There are very few players we've sold "high" on. If we were in that line of business, we would have found the best possible return for Carlos Quentin before the 2009 season even began.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 7, 2013 -> 08:20 AM) Cooper was on the radio this morning, and it sure seems like he's trying to get fans to prepare for mediocre velocity from Danks. Also, it sounded like Santiago could get moved from the starting rotation when Danks returns just based on Cooper's assessment of Santiago's contributions to the team. If Danks isn't 100% ready, they have no business pushing him up to Chicago if Santiago and Axelrod are still holding down the fort capably. Right now, I don't see how you could make a credible argument that Santiago's not a better option. Of the starters in our current rotation, Santiago has the second best stuff behind Sale. Basically, Santiago has a lot different stuff in his repertoire than Quintana/Danks, who are quite similar.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 7, 2013 -> 08:26 AM) Sounds like he was pitching to contact and mixing his pitches with good movement on the ball. That is good Not missing bats=not good, that will catch up with him in the summertime at USCF against big league hitters

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 7, 2013 -> 08:26 AM) Sounds like he was pitching to contact and mixing his pitches with good movement on the ball. That is good Not missing bats=not good, that will catch up with him in the summertime at USCF

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ May 7, 2013 -> 12:57 AM) I was going to say the same thing. In this organization, he could end up a top 10 guy by season's end, considering he is having a top 5 season right now.