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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 3, 2014 -> 12:33 PM) I think some of you folks are missing that this isn't a one-time event. That money is available from yesterday until a YEAR from now. Furthermore, you are assuming we've seen all the signings that were done - we've seen 4 reported. I guarantee there are more we haven't yet heard about. I'd be shocked if they didn't spend all or nearly all the money, it just may not be all right on the 7/2 date. Or even all in LatAm for that matter. Knowing very little about international talent, are there ever premiere guys that pop up between now and next July that are free to sign? If the Sox are holding on to the $1.6M until a guy they expect to "defect" or whatever the process is to becomes available, then that's perfectly fine. I just have no idea how the process works and when players become available to sign.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 3, 2014 -> 12:45 PM) I'd really like to not hear "El Canon" this weekend, it just doesn't work. What an abortion.

We better have a plan with this $1.6M left. Absolutely awful if we don't even spend half the money we were alloted. Yankees signed the #7 prospect Jonathan Amundary for $1.5M. Would have been great to snag that guy up.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 3, 2014 -> 10:49 AM) What about "he killed Sale tonight" or "Abreu murdered that ball"? Would you say that's on the same level? Huh huh huh? Lol But seriously, this thread is an abortion.

I'm trying to figure out if that is a preferred injury or not. Obviously you never want to mess with the brain, but it shouldn't hinder any baseball skills, right?

New B.o.B. Mixtape, No Genre 2, comes out in a week. Hopefully it's been than his last awful CD.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 11:08 PM) Yeah, we don't wear shoes and we throw every game But really, is that the team? There was a guy from these boards who played for them like 6-7 years ago by now, and I told them how Irish I am and how I've been to Ireland, and yada yada yada, and they sent me one of their Black Sox hats. It's pretty cool, I still have it.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 10:51 PM) Aye, I got it! Off to join the league and put up a better line than Leury! Is it the Dublin Black Sox?

Great Falls closer Jon Bengard has now pitched 9 2/3 IP, allowed 7 hits, 2 ER, 1 BB, and 13 K in 5 relief appearances. College arm, though.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 10:33 PM) Video of the Hawkins play that hurt him http://www.milb.com/multimedia/vpp.jsp?content_id=34252107 Great effort, but man... Very, very nice catch. I guess the good news is that he walked off the field by himself, without any help, and he threw the ball back in too. He didn't appear to be limping or favoring anything. Hopefully just bruised from hitting the little half fence.

How much can we offer Cumiskey to legally change the U to an O in his name? I can't wait to hear all the Sox references by Eddie O (if he's still there) and Foley next year.

C Dillion Haupt - 2/2, 2B, HR, 3 RBI. He's a college bat repeating rookie ball though, so I'm not getting excited about his .381 AVG and 2 HR in 6 games so far.

Lol Jared Mitchell. What a tease.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 08:24 PM) So that saves 700K. How much we got left? Are we expected to spend it all? I think that leaves us around $1.6M left? I would hope to god we spend it all. I don't even know who the best unsigned are though.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 08:47 PM) Without a doubt, my favorite prospect in the system. BACK OFF, BRO.

So without further adieu...... The Jim Thome Effect- .315 avg, 5 HR, 5 2B, 11 RBI, 7 BB, 12 K in 15 games. The K's are down, the walks are up, the power is up.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 08:40 PM) Go to his minors page on Baseball-Reference. Game log. Click on June 16, click on his most recent game. Ta-da! My god you are beautiful. Thank you, so, so much.

Brock Huntzinger has converted to a pitcher huh? He went to my college and I got a chance to meet him in Boston's spring training in 2012 while my classmate interviewed him.

Which reminds me. Who can show me where to find custom date range stats? Like if I wanted to know what Davidson has been doing since June 16th?

If Matt Davidson turns this season around, June 16th will forever be remembered.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 07:38 PM) It would really add about 22 points per 650 at-bats. And that's true, 2-6 of them would likely be hits. Well Hawk is obviously using 500 AB as the benchmark in that scenario.

Courtney Hawkins has been removed from the game....uh oh.

Trey added another hit. Up to .299 on the year now.

Mitchell has 2 triples. Would be cool if he was this good in AAA this season.

I hate Hawk's "If you just get 15 bunt hits a year, that will add 30 points to your average." saying. Because that assumes that all 15 of those bunt singles would have been outs if the guy had just swung normally.