hi8is

Can we just lose every game for the rest of the season please? Someone call Billy Koch.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 11:50 PM) I hope Kelenic rakes so we can take him #3, and Beer sucks, so we can grab him the 2nd RD. We'd all s*** massive bricks. MASSIVE.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 01:24 PM) Be happy that the were at least able to identify a talent like that in the prelim stage. That's a good perspective, indeed. This new gestational rapport we have slowly building is much more enjoyable than in months past. Kudos.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 04:20 PM) ...It actually gives me a little insight to my own aches and pains. Ptatc helped me heal a boxers fracture I suffered in 2012 all from my soxtalk inbox.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 08:03 PM) And who put that particular philosophy in place? Cooper. Truth.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 08:48 PM) Stay the course, keep acquiring young talent, let them mature in the minor leagues, DO NOT rush them...and we'll see you in 2020. They should be ready by them. Hey, look!... Logic!

QUOTE (ron883 @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 06:31 PM) Forgot about catcher. Tim Anderson will be the catcher You're hysterical, dude.

QUOTE (Knuckles @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 09:14 PM) Phillies, Sox won. Giants losing, Tigers lost.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 01:07 PM) I am going to guess the exit velocity on that one was a bit higher than 71 mph.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 12:35 PM) Thanks, but it's only because I'm old and being working with athlete's for a long time. Yea man - it's rare to have someone so experienced in a highly valued specialized facet of the game. You the man, man.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 12:34 PM) 3 years? Absolutely. Any deal is going to have to follow closely to the historicals of what players get paid around baseball in years 1-6 based on their performance. No players are going to get paid more than $5 million for their first three years of major league service. Again, it is all about the comps. Players make half a million or SLIGHTLY above it their first year. They might get a bit more than that their second year, but even the top players are going to make about a million dollars their second year. Mike Trout made $510k his second full year, and $1 million for his 3rd. That is about $2 million total for one of the best first three years in MLB history. Tim Anderson who signed a super early extension to get some money up front is getting $850k for his first full year, $1 mil for his second year, and $1.4 for his third. That is slightly over $3 million for his first three full years. A 3/40 deal in his first year would be thrown out quick. You'd need a deal of AT LEAST six years to be able to argue for a $40 million contract. Well, we did kinda set a presidence with the Anderson extension. Again thou, Otani to Sox is a Hail Mary from the top of Hail Mary Mountain.

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 12:32 PM) Yoan has been barreling up the ball a bit more this series.Nice to see Dudes gonna be a stud. Not worries about him one bit.

Hawk just did an unintended Forrest Gump impression on that Anderson blooper while saying, "that could be trouble".

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 12:27 PM) While Tilson may no longer exist in the realm of the White Sox he may still be in the team photo.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 12:12 PM) How could you +1 that ? It's like saying let's just give up . The Otani situation is unique in that he will not get big bucks for his 1st year. It would be ludicrous not to make every attempt to pursue him. It's just the truth man - our chances of signing him are pretty much 0 when stacked up against other options. I'm sure that we'll put our best most creative foot forward but my expectations are not high that he'll even consider us a contender for a landing spot.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 12:12 PM) Holy cow the info that ptatc shares with the board, much appreciated. Do you do consultations as well, lol? He's my favorite poster on this site - hands down... most valuable and unique insight I've ever seen in a public forum.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 12:02 PM) Otani to Sox talk seems extremely moot. Lets shoot for 800 pages this time!

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 11:37 AM) ... he isn't coming to the White Sox, and wouldn't be coming to the White Sox had they not signed Robert. +1

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 07:34 AM) We seriously need to get past this. They weren't rebuilding yet when they made that trade. It happened. It's over. Not just referring to you hi8is but just the posts about Tatis in general. It's over but it still hurts and will likely just keep stinging more. That all gets erased when we're a powerhouse. Until then, it's the line thorn remaining.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 07:21 AM) Is this a scenario where PRP could be helpful in the healing process? PRP?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 07:23 AM) They are likely ending up at 3, but the Giants have been playing better of late, and the Sox rotation is inconsistent at best and bad at worst. They still have a chance at getting #1.

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 13, 2017 -> 07:59 AM) Should we be worried about the dodgers? Nope, they're the 2005 White Sox and the diamond backs are the 2005 Indians.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Sep 12, 2017 -> 05:11 PM) -- He's never the same guy That would royally suck but we're honestly insulated against it. Kopech Giolito Lopez Dunning Hansen Cease Adams Stephens Guerrero Clarkin Fulmer And there could be another ace potential SP coming in the next draft. We're a damned pitching factory and I'm sure we'll be fine. The biggest issues have been positional players and overall depth pieces... both are areas that we're also making great strides in. We'll also have a boat load of cash coming up. I'd prefer of course for Rodon to be healthy and reach his TOR potential... but we've got so many things going in the right direction... from the farm to upcoming drafts to budgetary flexibility. Go Sox. f*** it all.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 11, 2017 -> 08:06 PM) Davidson has been as bad as Rons baseball assessments since he came off the DL

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 11, 2017 -> 08:43 PM) Extremely strange piece of trivia considering this season Damn - no joke ?