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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 12:56 PM) Not Abreu specifically. There are very few White Sox that ever make it through a couple of years on this board without a decent amount of posters saying they have to go. It will eventually happen to Abreu. Gamethreads, by their very nature, demand ridiculous hyperbole. I get sucked in occasionally, but it's bad for the health.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 10:19 AM) Right, everyone that disagrees with you hides behind bootleg stats. He had a chance to look so smart, being the 1st to declare Jose a failure and a waste of $68M. If that 1 for 25 stretch had only lasted a couple more days. Bummer.

QUOTE (Cubano @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 06:59 AM) I got tickets for the O's vs WS on June 23 at Camden Yards. I will show up with my Abreu team Cuba WBC jersey. I hope Ventura does not give him that Monday off. Buyable? And, good to hear from you, C.

Yeah, Lindy sucked again and really should be removed from that role, but there was a lot of good relief pitching that kept us in the game yesterday.

He could actually exceed the HR/RBI projections at the ASB. How sick would that be?

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 10:44 PM) ROY is just a bizarre award in baseball. Let's forget ROY and shoot for MVP anyways! ^ aim high

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 07:22 PM) It has to be a thrill for him. For us, it will be lucky if he is better than Leesman. Still glad it's not Axe.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 05:09 PM) Possibly better???? Reed had 40 saves last year on one of the worst teams in basball. Those 40 saves ranked him 7th overall in saves. You are dreaming if you expected Jones to be better. Jones , healthy might get 20 saves. I have no problem with the trade since the Sox needed to rebuild, but Reed will be very difficult to replace. I meant better than a typical placeholder type, not better than Reed.

I'd say Ravelo, but that horse may not be dark for much longer.

Tank hasn't struck out in his last 26 PA's. This is getting interesting.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 02:35 PM) Let's face it. You cannot trade Addison Reed and have no closer in waiting and expect anything but this to happen. It was a boneheaded decision to trade Reed with NOTHING left over. How this team is flirting with .500 is amazing with this bullpen. And if the rotation loses Sale ... wow, the bullpen is going to be needed A LOT. The bullpen has sucked for years now but at least the Sox have always had a closer. The way Jones finished last year, he was a reasonable option as a placeholder, at least, and possibly better. He just hasn't been healthy, but it's still early.

QUOTE (Knuckles @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 08:19 AM) Danks CF Semien 2B Gillaspie 3B Abreu 1B Dunn DH Viciedo RF Ramirez SS De Aza LF Flowers C Quintana P So, Conor's Ok.

Didn't feel the need to bump the other thread, but those projections for Pito of 26HR, 85 RBI look to be woefully low.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 03:28 PM) How fitting for today Cubs blow 5-2 lead in 9th and lost 7-5 I love it. 100 years of losing keeping the tradition alive and well. QUOTE (Iguchicago @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 03:32 PM) I can't help but laugh at that kid with his hands on his head crying his ass off. Could not have been a more fitting sendoff to the prior century and harbinger of suck for the next one.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 07:21 PM) 6 innings for Danish 1 run. 0 k's Kinda weird. QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 07:48 PM) At least its good to see Danish can still be successful if he isn't striking people out When is a zero strikeout game still awesome? When it's Tyler f***in' Danish. The guy is just plain different, and you have to look at the numbers more closely to fully appreciate. In yesterday's 6 innings the four hits were all ground ball singles. 2 balls in total reached the outfield in the air, both flyouts. He allowed 1 line drive. All the rest were groundouts/popouts. For the season's 20IP, he's allowed 14 singles, 3 2B, 1 3B and 0 HR - 23 total bases for a slugging % against of .284. He's an extreme groundballer, running at 69% currently, coupled with an insanely low 10% LD rate. Because of this, most of the hits he allows are, and will be, singles, and those fortunate souls will be moving station-to-station. No one has even attempted a SB against his quick delivery, and he puts himself in excellent defensive position on the mound. He has 1 WP and 0 HBP. HR's will be few - only 17% of his occasional fly balls allowed have been pulled. Other metrics indicate has plenty of swing and miss in his repertoire when he needs it, but they have him on a low pitch count, so I believe he's emphasizing his GB tendencies to maximize the innings he can go. Yes, the sample sizes are tiny at this juncture, but I won't be shocked by anything this kid does. Better IF defense behind him at the higher levels and in MLB should only help him as he advances. I vehemently disagree with some of the conservative estimates of his ceiling. This guy has few, if any, comps, and his ceiling will depend only on his health, imo.

QUOTE (QuickJones81 @ Apr 22, 2014 -> 10:58 AM) Looking at FIP and BABIP, I thought we could see who is pitching over his head right now and should be expected to come down to earth, and vice versa. Small samples sizes for all, but BABIP is usually a good indication of whether or not someone should be expected to regress or improve. Curb Your Enthusiasm on: Kevin Vance - FIP = 1.85, BABIP = 0.071 Jake Sanchez - FIP = 1.4, BABIIP = 0.105 Tyler Barnette - FIP = 2.54, BABIP = .207 Kyle Hansen - FIP = 2.61, BABIP = 0.231 Buy Low on: Robinson Leyer - FIP = 3.37, BABIP = 0.448 Nestor Molina - FIP = 5.18, BABIP = 0.420 Brad Goldberg - FIP = 3.02, BABIP = 0.414 Scott Snodgress - FIP = 4.60, BABIP = 0.390 Braulio Ortiz - FIP = 3.84, BABIP = 0.349 Guys Getting it Done: Jefferson Olacio - FIP = 2.51, BABIP = 0.366 Cody Winiarski - FIP = 1.97, BABIP = 0.415 Bryan Blough - FIP = 1.99, BABIP = 0.381 Tyler Danish - FIP = 2.31, BABIP = 0.326 Agree with all this, except the buying low on Molina. Pretty sure, that's what he is.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Apr 22, 2014 -> 05:43 PM) He thrown out! Lol That's the kind of play that can let us steal a tough matchup tonight. Helping out Chuck.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 22, 2014 -> 05:13 PM) Abreu is huge but he Andre the Giant looks like a midget when he is next to Dunn.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 21, 2014 -> 08:25 PM) Thank god.. Wonder who comes up Don't celebrate yet - those things ain't infallible.

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Apr 21, 2014 -> 07:42 PM) In a case where someone doesn't qualify for the minimum PAs, but is close, they do a calculation assuming the player got no more hits and reached the minimum PA total. If this were the end of the season and Flowers was 3 PAs short, they would assume he went 0 for 3 and then calculate the average. If he still had the highest average, he'd win the batting title. That's news to me. I always thought 502 PA's was the rule.

We're going to miss our good buddy Kevin Towers. I don't know that he survives April.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 21, 2014 -> 07:50 PM) Robin likes to think Webb is his long guy when in reality he's one of our better relievers. Don't get me started...

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 21, 2014 -> 07:46 PM) Wow. He was just trolling for you, DA.

That Reed brings some heat.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 21, 2014 -> 07:34 PM) Outside of Trayce, quite an awful night for the impact prospects. Not an impact prospect yet, but might we have something in Trey Michalczewhatever? Quite a pup, having just turned 19, and holding his own.