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QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Apr 30, 2014 -> 02:57 AM) That comment is hilarious, considering your user name.

As good as the offense has been, it could be that much better if we weren't throwing so many outs away on the bases. Sox rank 27th coming into this game by FanGraphs' base running stat at -2.5 runs below average.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 30, 2014 -> 02:38 AM) V-Mart has struck out twice in 78 ABs He's 1st in baseball in contact% so far this year (94.7%). Eaton (90.1%) and Alexei (89.2%) are top Sox hitters in said category.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 02:15 PM) Seems like Josh Hamilton had some high BABIP months during his MVP year. .500 BABIP in June that year, .450 in July, next highest was .363.

Ravelo in Stoltz's latest prospect watch at FanGraphs: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/prospect-wa...lo-and-simmons/

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 02:48 AM) Why are we shifting Longoria to pull? Alexei should be playing him straight up, I don't feel like he is a pull guy. The spray charts disagree. http://www.fangraphs.com/spraycharts.aspx?...ALL&vs2=ALL

Charlotte hitters have already struck out 11 times through 6 innings. Davidson has 2.

Link Looking at Micah Johnson's hot start to the season.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 28, 2014 -> 05:21 PM) No, it tells me that he plays 1B. He's tied for 27th at 0.9 WAR. He's been phenomenal offensively, but his defense has been poor, he's a mediocre base runner (in other words, he's slow), he's hitting .260, and his OBP is .330. WAR is an incredibly reliable statistic and he's still currently on pace for a 5.5-6 WAR season, which is very, very good. Agree with all but the bold. -1.9 defensive value on Fangraphs is obviously including the positional adjustment. UZR is at 0.1. Based on what I've seen I think his range is solid, he's just made some silly errors. Could be better than average at the position with some work, and has already shown some progression since the start of the year.

Ravelo's line over his last 10 games: .462/.641/.885, (.423 ISO), 2 HR, 5 2B, 10 BB, 4 SO 50% of his XBH (5/10) have come in his last 7 games. ISO now at .237 on the year.

Great effort from Carroll. 13 GB/2 FB and 3 DP is an excellent way to counterbalance a lack of K's.

QUOTE (ChrisLikesBaseball @ Apr 28, 2014 -> 04:32 AM) Abreu leads the league in HR and RBI... Given how heavily weighted those stats are when it comes to awards, I'd say he has a shot at player of the month. Nobody else is really putting up numbers that are as eye-popping. Walk-off grand slams stick in the memory, too.

Another strong start for Dykstra. 7 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K 12 GB/1 FB For the season: 29 IP, 4 BB/30 K, 47 GB/4 FB

Andrew Mitchell walked 5 in 6 innings in an otherwise good start: 6 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 5 BB, 7 SO, 1 WP Ugly 7.64 BB/9 on the year (15 BB in 17.2 IP).

QUOTE (Buehrlesque @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 05:33 PM) Curious, what is the difference between 1-1 and 1-3 money? $2.2m ($7.92m vs. $5.72m) http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/2014-...-top-10-rounds/

Video from the Rays broadcast of walk-off. Shows Balfour's reaction in the dugout. http://m.mlb.com/video/v32386367/tbcws-ray...-slam/?c_id=mlb

And from this weeks hot sheet chat with JJ Cooper: http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/pros...ooper-april-25/

And from last weeks Hot Sheet chat with Ben Badler: http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/pros...adler-april-18/

Micah Johnson in at #7 yesterday: Jacob May in the Not Hot: http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/pros...sheet-april-25/

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 05:14 AM) This is the best hitter I've ever seen in a sox unform. Too young for prime thomas. +1. Love Abreu.

You deserve to get burnt walking Matt Joyce five times in front of Longoria. We're lucky the Rays have only scored 6.

Jake Sanchez 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 10 SO. He's old, but wow, great line.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 01:53 AM) I don't know where these reports of him around 92-94 came from. He throws 89-92 consistantly, and if he can't command his breaking stuff he's going to get shelled, as we see. Last year PITCHf/x had him averaging 92.5 and touching 96. Hasn't been close to that this year.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 01:41 AM) I just don't think they should be done to almost every other hitter. I don't watch Longoria enough to know if he grounds out to the left side almost every time or not Ground ball to the left side is a common outcome http://www.fangraphs.com/spraycharts.aspx?...ALL&vs2=ALL

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 01:20 AM) Are CS percentages higher these days than 4 or 5 years ago? It seems to me whether it is the White Sox or other games I watch, runners seem to be getting gunned down far more often. Raw totals for the past 10 years: http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=...=&players=0 Seems to typically fluctuate between 72% and 74% success rate. 2005 appears to be the low point during this time frame at 70.5% success rate. This year has been around 74%.