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Now 6IP 4H 0BB 10K for Hudson

He really has the easiest 100mph I've ever seen, the ball explodes out of his hand. Kinda like a right handed Matt Thornton except he has great offspeed stuff too.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 8, 2010 -> 04:48 PM) Go Hudson! Hudson is throwing BB's today, 5IP 4H 9K. Nice to see him bounce back after his poor start. You learn a lot more about a person's makeup and toughness when they go through a rough patch rather than when they're succeeding.

Charlotte B-Ham W-S Kanny

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Jun 5, 2010 -> 03:30 PM) This has gotten a little bit weird It's been weird for a while, I've been reading this thread every day just to see where it goes next, like a soap opera.

This was the year that I splurged and bought MLB tv for 100bucks so i could watch as many games as possible. Being on the west coast I get to watch like 10 games a year on national TV and whenever they play the stupid mariners. I thought that i'd get to watch ace pitching 4 out of 5 games and see Beckham/Quentin tear it up all season. Oh well, next year maybe.

So there's been a lot of speculation here on what should or should not be done with the roster. How about what is likely to happen. IMO it's probably only a 50/50 chance that Konerko gets dealt. First off, he's one of the two consistent hitters this team has and has been the one bedrock position player on the Sox for the last decade. Second, he may not bring back much in a package of prospects, perhaps a couple of B level players or some risk/reward guys from lower levels. On the flip side of the coin, he's aging, is having a great year so his value is as high as it will get, and is only signed through the end of the year so we're not giving up that much. In addition, we need to make room for Viciedo to man first next year. The pieces who will be moved are not big name guys, we will be looking at moving replaceable role players with one big name a possibility. We have depth in the bullpen and can afford to trade Putz, we'll just end up having to lose him or pay him big bucks next year to keep him, neither of those are appealing options so we'll move him to a contender with a weak pen. Andrew Jones has value to a team looking for a power bat although I wouldn't be against keeping him and offering arbitration,(he could end up a type-B free agent if he finishes the year strong) The big name to me is Jenks, it's quite obvious that with all the offseason talk about him from the front office/coaching staff the past couple of years they're tired of his act and more specifically his big fat body although it's doubtful that we'll find a taker for his salary with the way he's performing this season. I don't think we move AJ, he's too valuable to us, Flowers isn't ready to take over for him, there's no other acceptable stopgap in the system to finish out the season, and finally he'll end the year a type A free agent so we can offer arb. and hopefully land some draft picks for him. Other than that, KW isn't the type to strip the team to bare bones, he wants to compete every season and if we start shipping off all our parts, we'll be many years away from that with the dearth of talent in our minors.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 5, 2010 -> 08:39 PM) I'd have guessed he would have trouble holding runners on. He's got a big, odd motion, which helps deceive hitters, but I'm sure his delivery time to the plate is slow. Have you seen him pitch?? Deceptive deliveries usually play in the bigs a la Dontrelle Willis early on

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 4, 2010 -> 12:54 PM) His catching skills were in question when we traded for him. Since then however, he's won accolades for his improvement. I believe he was even named best defensive catcher in his league, in the Southern League last year. He was named the southern league's best defensive catcher, which is voted on by the managers of said league so it's not some meaningless award given by writers who have seen him play a few times but by the managers who watch him play every day.

Viciedo not in the lineup again oops, guess i should refresh more often JPN

I think I'd be happy with Workman, he's got a plus fastball that can touch 95-96 with good movement, a good curveball and plus makeup/demeanor, I'd like him over a lot of other college players, at least he has some plus tools to work with.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 1, 2010 -> 05:55 PM) Not sure. Perhaps it will explain his recent struggles

Gordo above the Mendoza line now.

CHEA!!

QUOTE (joejoedairy @ Jun 1, 2010 -> 05:48 PM) everytime carlos hits a homer to right center i get excited that hes gonna start a trend. thus far that hasnt been the case. let this be the time it actually happens He's been coming around the past 10 or so games, he looks much more comfortable at the plate and has slowly started to raise his avg and hit the ball with more authority.

CHEA!!

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/st...ox&did=milb Charlotte Viciedo is not in the lineup for the second straight game, anybody know anything???

QUOTE (BearSox @ May 30, 2010 -> 11:07 PM) I actually like Viciedo and hope he succeeds, but it's sad to say that this, Flowers, Danks, Morel and Hudson are all we really got to offer prospect wise, outside from a couple guys in A-Ball who are some-what intriguing, but not anything to write home about yet. Well, I still love Hudson and hopefully he can become the next Mark Buehrle in the organization. I agree, our prospect outlook is bleak right now, I sometimes wish that I was a Marlins or Red Sox fan so I would have a bevy of exciting prospects to follow.

QUOTE (BearSox @ May 30, 2010 -> 08:13 PM) Wonderfully? Sure, this season is a lot more encouraging than last season, but he's put up most of his stats in the same ballpark Brent Lillibridge is mashing in, and he has a 42:5 K:BB. Thats something I'm not gonna hold my breath on. He just turned 21, playing in AAA, and has an OPS just south of 850. I'll take it, in addition he has good K rates and like a lot of Cubans has started slow the past two seasons. He's one of the best prospects we have right now.

They just lost their best offensive player for I'm guessing at least 3 months, maybe the whole year. They play in what is probably the weakest division in baseball, the division and a playoff run are in their sights, Rob Quinlan is not going to get it done at first base. They need to make a move here, is it reactionary? Absolutely, but that's what you do when s*** happens, you react to it. I just don't see any way that they can secure the division without their best hitter, their offense is lacking bite this year even with Morales. Without him they become overly reliant on a pitching staff that probably isn't up to the task at this point.

I don't think that Beckham went anywhere to begin with. He's been in a funk for the better part of a month now, but has also been hitting into pretty low BABIP percentages this year and has been making a lot good contact for a while. It's only a matter of time before the hits start coming in bunches.

This is good news, maybe this won't be a lost season for him after all.

QUOTE (girlslikebaseballtoo#26 @ May 24, 2010 -> 09:44 AM) It's called Immune Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura- ITP. It's a condition in which there are an unusually low amount of platelets in the blood. well there you have it.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 23, 2010 -> 10:36 PM) We're not trading any member of our starting rotation not named Freddy Garcia. Thank you for the voice of reason. Gavin has had a few rough starts but is hands down the most talented pitcher we have not named Peavy. He has had two very good seasons back to back and would certainly be more than a salary dump if we moved him. Young, healthy and talented MLB starters don't grow on trees.

Phegley is out indefinitely with an illness, don't have the name of it off hand but it doesn't sound good and could keep him from playing for a significant amount of time while the doctors figure out how to manage it. Hopefully we don't end up with a Rocco Baldelli type situation with him.