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If you merged Jose Martinez and Santos Rodriguez, their combined weight wouldn't reach 300 pounds.

Anybody with DirecTV having trouble with MLB Network? The picture is pixelating and is not clear. It's not my TV or like that on any other channels.

Anybody with DirecTV having trouble with MLB Network? The picture is pixelating and is not clear. It's not my TV or like that on any other channels.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 10, 2012 -> 11:52 PM) That's our top prospect you're saying that about Whenever I see a top prospect for any organization look mediocre, they usually end up being good major leaguers.

Jose Quintana. Going to the day game tomorrow and will be there the entire time, so I'll get a good look at him.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 9, 2012 -> 10:50 AM) I would love to see Kenny Jr. have a big year. Repeating a level and being a 5th round pick it would be nice to see him take a step forward and offer us another legitimate OF prospect.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Apr 10, 2012 -> 08:52 PM) Nestor Molina: 4.2 IP 9 H 5 ER 1 BB 1 SO 1 HR And very mediocre looking.

"The Art Of Fielding" is one weird book.

Jon Gilmore playing left field. Oh sh**.

I hear Kris Benson is available.

The f***?

Ball Four is 99 cents on the Amazon Kindle store right now.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 11:00 PM) B-Ham loses their opener, 3-2. Molina; 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Griffith and S Rodriguez with a scoreless IP each - I guess Griffith is a reliever now Corey Smith 2-4, 2B, R Mitchell and KW Jr with the other two hits for B-Ham Seems hard for me to believe Corey Smith would be taking time away from Jon Gilmore - is Gilmore injured? There is no logical reason to play Smith over a healthy, actual prospect. Gilmore can't play third, he's 1B or DH only. Smith can hit and produce.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 09:16 PM) Anybody else annoyed with the new milb.com? Navigating through the scores is now more difficult and some of the elements aren't working in all my browsers. At least the player search is back. Yep.

If nothing else, Charlotte's roster is versatile. Almost every guy plays two or three positions.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 02:31 PM) B_Ham Roster Thoughts... Henry Mabee is now, apparently, Hank Mabee. Remenowsky is back in B-Ham? That surprises me. Their catchers are Espino and Sierra? Yikes. Also, thought Morrison might be in AAA, guess I was wrong there. They have him listed as a 2B. Charlotte Roster Thoughts there... Whisler is back? Also they have only 3 healthy OF's on the squad, but I guess Johnson and Kuhn can fill in as needed. Mabee got cut early last year from B'ham, then they re-signed him over the winter. Maybe he decided that going by the shortened version of Henry was cooler. Whisler is a lefty side armer/LOOGY now, so he may still have a future. Jim Gallagher can play the corner outfield spots as well.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 02:25 PM) Unless he changes positions, no way Smith plays every day. He's not a prospect. He won't take playing time away from Gilmore, Silverio, Wilkins or even Loman. Don't be surprised. He's a AA lifer, he played for the Barons in 2006. Big bat. Loman may sit against lefties. I guess Silverio is in Extended, wonder if Taylor Thompson is too?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 02:32 PM) Zaleski also DL'd. Figured Olsen and Infante were more notable.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 03:22 PM) Here's a pair of Barons previews: FutureSox and AL.com. I see 25 on the active Charlotte roster. Who's the extra guy there? B'ham has 25 too. Maybe they finally decided that it was arbitrary to only allow 24 at AAA and AA.

Charlotte roster up, Olsen and Infante on the DL.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 10:10 AM) Smith is filler, he's probably just a bench guy. Wilkins 1B, Loman DH, I'd guess. Gilmore at 3B, Silverio is hard to say, maybe OF, maybe SS or 2B. Are the rosters up yet? Smith is going to play everyday and he can only play 1B and 3B on defense. B'ham roster is up. No Silverio, Dubler on the DL.

Confirmed Bayne for the rotation. Confirmed Corey Smith is on the Barons roster with Seth Loman and Andy Wilkins. Wonder what this means for Jon Gilmore and Juan Silverio?

B'ham is Molina, Quintana, Castro, TBD (Bayne?), Hernandez.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 05:26 AM) Do you know the rest of the rotation? Leesman, Axelrod, Doyle, TBD (Olsen, Veal, Heath or Zaleski?)

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 4, 2012 -> 03:09 PM) What is the story with this Erik Morrison guy? He's been playing a lot in ST games lately for the Sox. 46th round pick of Texas in 2008, had very nice years up through 2009, was disappointing in 2010 at AA, then played in only 2 games in 2011. Was he injured? And when did the Sox even pick him up? He doesn't look like he'd be minor league FA eligible yet, so I assume he was released? Seems a little intriguing to me. Anyone know anything? Texas released him, don't know much else. The White Sox signed him during the winter, can't remember when exactly. It's in the Baseball America minor league transactions somewhere. I expect him to be in B'ham.