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QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ May 13, 2013 -> 10:32 PM) The bad defender with the sub 700 ops in the minors? This year so far he's around a 1000 OPS.

Power Show Batting practice comes next. Dominican outfielder Micker Zapata, a 16-year-old who trains with Abel Guerra at La Academia, is 6-foot-3, 225 pounds and is expected to be one of the elite prospects for July 2. In one round of BP, he hits three balls out of the park, then drives another one off the center-field wall. The crowd in attendance—the showcase has drawn family members and some other fans—cheers for the first time. Eloy Jimenez, who trains with Amauris Nina, is another huge, righthanded-hitting Dominican outfielder (6-foot-4, 200 pounds). He showed plus speed in running the second-fastest 60 among outfielders and now he's stinging the ball. So is Jaime Ramos' outfielder Jose Almonte, a 6-foot-4, 205-pound Dominican who sends a couple of balls over the fence. The crowd cheers again when Yimmelvyn Alonzo, a 15-year-old shortstop who trains with Edwin Sabater, launches three balls out of the park in his first round. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound righthanded hitter jacks three more over the fence in his second round. More applause. Luis Encarnacion, a 15-year-old, righthanded-hitting Dominican third baseman, hits one of the deepest home runs of the day in his first round. The majority of BP approaches are the same: pull the ball (in classic Greg Walker-coached style, joking Dick Allen), dip your back shoulder and hit every baseball as far as you can. The grass between the left field foul line and the stands is getting worn out. Once the games start—MLB has them play one on the first day, then a doubleheader the following day—those loud noises from BP disappear. Swings from BP look different from game swings, something several international scouts have warned about in the past. Hitters chase high fastballs like they're required to by law. Players draw walks, but it's more because the pitchers aren't throwing strikes rather than keen plate discipline. "There's so many times that the Americans come down," one international director said, "see these athletes, and they're like, 'Sign him.' Hang on. Let's see him in games, see how he performs, see if he's got the aptitude." www.baseballamerica.com

Would have enjoyed it (Pain & Gain) a lot more without having read the detailed Collins story on actual story. Dwayne Johnson's character has totally been changed from real life.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ May 13, 2013 -> 09:00 PM) Most of them haven't lasted except the 5 that are on the team? wtf are you saying? THE BULLPEN ROOKIES. Jones might not even last this entire season. We'll see. We kept saying how we were the first team to be in first place with 11 different rookie pitchers or whatever the number was...well, most of them aren't a factor any longer.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 13, 2013 -> 07:48 PM) Segura was from the Angels organization, not the Dodgers Ooops, forgot that he didn't stay with the Angels, since he's still in So Cal. I guess the point still stands, the best Angels' teams of the Scioscia regime were mostly homegrown, not the product of 3-4 huge FA signings. Trout obviously was their draft, but all those guys like Vernon Wells, Haren, Torii Hunter, etc., weren't. And they used to have the best, most reliable bullpen in baseball in the heyday of Shields/K-Rod. It was even more of a lockdown pen than the Twins' great bullpens. Plus, they could attack you on the basepaths with speed and versatility, back when Figgins was in him prime.

While we touted all those rookies in the pen last year, most of them haven't lasted. Reed's the only one looking good. Along with Quintana, Axelrod and Santiago. Nate Jones has struggled, Septimo's injured, Heath is going back to the minors, Omogrosso hasn't looked good, Veal back to the minors, Marinez has disappeared....as it turns out, we might just have been REALLY lucky to get such big contributions from so many unexpected places last year.

Well, we're officially first in the AL with errors as well as worst fielding percentage now.

If there was EVER a time for a big hit by Keppinger, it's right now.

Viciedo needs a hit here or he will end up being a goat again...well, I guess we can always blame Dunn and Keppinger if all else fails. Would trade Alexei's 3 hits for 3 unearned runs off the board in a heartbeat.

Has to be the first time 1-2 hitters have 6 hits in a game all season... Probably the first time they have more than 4 or maybe even 3, combined.

Well, the White Sox are unlikely to wantonly spend their way out of this mess after the 2011 fiasco. It's more like "austerity" with the lower ticket prices and, one would assume, lowered payroll for 2014.

QUOTE (flavum @ May 13, 2013 -> 07:00 PM) Phegley added a double off Terry Doyle. Micah Johnson--3 more... 35. Oh, the memories, when losing Terry Doyle to the Twins was compared to the Cubs letting Maddux go.

The irony of this game is that Santiago actually has a lower ERA than Hernandez, by nature of the fact that Santiago recorded one more out and both gave up 3 ER's.

Yay, back to normal font and my own computer. AL Central (against fellow AL Central teams) CLE 9-6 KC 9-6 MINN 7-8 DET 5-6 CHW 5-9 And, of course, the White Sox are yet to play the Tigers. This is always a key indicator of how a Sox season's going to go....besides inter-league (that's more in the past where we ruled up through 2010) and home field record.

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QUOTE (fathom @ May 13, 2013 -> 08:09 PM) Looking like we'll be 3.5 back in last place after tonight and the only team with a negative run differential. Can Sale pitch every night? Ｗｈｅｎ　ｄｏｅｓ　Ｈａｈｎ　ｓｔａｒｔ　ｆｏｃｕｓｉｎｇ　ｏｎ　２０１４？　８，　９　ｏｒ　１０　ＧＢ？

Ｗａｔｃｈ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｂｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｋｅｙ　ｔｕｒｎａｒｏｕｎｄ　ｇａｍｅ　ｉｎ　ｈｉｓ　ｙｏｕｎｇ　ｃａｒｅｅｒ　ｗｈｅｒｅ　Ｈｉｃｋｓ　ｄｅｃｉｄｅｓ　ｈｅ　ｆｉｎａｌｌｙ　ｂｅｌｏｎｇｓ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｍａｊｏｒｓ．

QUOTE (fathom @ May 13, 2013 -> 08:06 PM) Wow, another shot by Hawk at the decision to face Plouffe. Hawk and Stone would be banned by WSI for tonight's words. Ｔｈａｎｋｆｕｌｌｙ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｃａｎ＇ｔ　ｂａｎ　ｔｈｏｓｅ　ｇｕｙｓ，　ｏｒ　ｗｅ＇ｄ　ｈａｖｅ　ｔｏ　ｌｉｓｔｅｎ　ｅｖｅｎ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｔｏ　Ｒｏｎｇｅｙ＇ｓ　ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｅ　ｌａｃｋｅｙｉｓｍ．

Did　Ｔｏｒｉｉ　Ｈｕｎｔｅｒ／Ｈｉｃｋｓ　ｈｉｇｈ　ｊｕｍｐ　ｏｖｅｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｆｅｎｃｅ　ａｎｄ　ｒｏｂ　ｉｔ？

Ｄｉｄ　ｔｈａｔ　ｂａｌｌ　ｆｒｏｍ　Ｄｕｎｎ　ｅｌｉｃｉｔ　ａ　＂ｓｔｒｅｔｃｈ＂call from Harrelson?

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QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 13, 2013 -> 07:47 PM) 100 pitches Santiago Ｐａｒ　ｆｏｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｏｕｒｓｅ　ｗｈｅｎ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ　ｋｅｅｐｓ　ｅｘｔｅｎｄｉｎｇ　ｉｎｎｉｎｇｓ．

QUOTE (Jake @ May 13, 2013 -> 07:42 PM) Possibly 2 years older? Why does your font look like that? Ｉ　ｈｉｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｗｒｏｎｇ　ｂｕｔｔｏｎ　ｏｎ　Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ　ｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒ　（ｎｏｒｍａｌｌｙ　ｉｔ＇ｓ　ｓｐａｃｅｄ　ｏｕｔ　ｆｏｒ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｔｙｐｉｎｇ　ｉｎ　Ｍａｎｄａｒｉｎ　ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ，　ｈａｈａ）．　Ｃａｎ＇ｔ　ｇｅｔ　ｉｔ　ｂａｃｋ　ｔｏ　ｎｏｒｍａｌ　ｓｅｔｔｉｎｇ　ｆｏｒ　ｓｏｍｅ　ｒｅａｓｏｎ．

QUOTE (Jake @ May 13, 2013 -> 07:41 PM) UZR would say that his range, etc. has contributed more positive value than his boneheadedness has subtracted value. He also usually is close to leading the league in baserunning runs added so that does push up his WAR number Ａｎｄ　ｙｏｕ　ｗｏｕｌｄ　ｔｒａｄｅ　ａ　Ｔｏｐ　１００　ｐｒｏｓｐｅｃｔ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｔｈｅ　ＢＡ　ｌｉｓｔ　ｆｏｒ　ｈｉｍ？

QUOTE (JoshPR @ May 13, 2013 -> 07:39 PM) Does that include the runs he's given back with the bonehead plays and bad defense and baseball sense overall? It seems we're trying to justify what can't be justified that is bad play Ａｎｄ　Ｒｉｏｓ　ｉｓｎ＇ｔ　ｅｘａｃｔｌｙ　ｄｉｓｔｉｎｇｕｉｓｈｉｎｇ　ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ　ｅｉｔｈｅｒ　ｓｏ　ｆａｒ　ｏｎ　ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ．