ChiliIrishHammock24

It's funny, both Davidson's #24 and his #15 are both taken, but both taken by guys who may not even be on the roster in April. So we'll see.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Dec 19, 2013 -> 11:02 AM) She's legal now, so i can say daaaaaammmnnnnn I don't think 17 is legal.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 05:10 PM) Guess who. Oh my god, this just feel so wrong. I remember her from Signs.

Of the ones I've heard.... 1) Childish Gambino - Because The Internet 2) Kanye - Yeezus 3) Eminem - MMLP2 4) Mac Miller - Watching Movies with the Sound Off 5) Big Sean - Hall of Fame 6) Jay-Z - Magna Carta Holy Grail 7) Kid Cudi - Indicud 8) Drake - Nothing Was the Same I haven't heard B.o.B's new album yet.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 19, 2013 -> 04:02 PM) GameSpot Game of the Year Nominees BioShock Infinite Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Dota 2 Gone Home Grand Theft Auto V Path of Exile Super Mario 3D World The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds The Last of Us Zelda won. Sort of surprised. Seems like an awesome game but usually handhelds get ignored in these selections. Did IGN do their awards yet? I'm surprised GTA 5 didn't win, I figured it would win every Game of the Year award.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Dec 19, 2013 -> 03:35 AM) <!--quoteo(post=2907445:date=Dec 18, 2013 -> 07:14 AM:name=KyYlE23)-->QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 07:14 AM) <!--quotec-->Got the Disney Infinity starter pack for my kids. Don't know if I am prepared for the financial drain those toys will provide You can play in Toy Columbia from BioShock Infinite. I don't know what I just watched.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Dec 19, 2013 -> 12:26 AM) There are 75-100 posters who, as you say, "are hardcore enough to devote our time to talking on a message board constantly." The remaining probably has a handful of guys who know the difference between bWAR and fWAR. It's really a moot argument and no one can be sure either way. Personally, I just think that the group of people on this site (as the convenient sample) that understand fWAR, or are even are aware that there is more than one type of WAR, is a minority group. Although I really don't understand how fWAR is somehow hard to understand while bWAR is easier for casual fans and more accessible. That doesn't make any sense to me. Either you understand and believe in WAR, or you don't, regardless of bWAR or fWAR. Except fWAR gives much truer results that skeptics can't use as often to discredit WAR.

As I've said, Viciedo has more value to us as a DH than a LF. Not only does he hurt us defensively, but I think as solely a DH, he may be a better hitter than he is now, focusing 100% on being a better hitter, not a better fielder. And after this season, he moves right in to that DH role with no one else in our system in line to fill it. Wait until AFTER 2015 to decide what to do with Tank. If he thrives as a fulltime DH, great. If not, then cross that bridge.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 05:44 PM) But would they be ranked 2, 3 and 4 after Rodon? Rodon is one of the better #1 prospects in the last decade, as probably only Harper and Strasburg (maybe Price) would be picked above him. I think Hoffman would be considered better than anyone in last year's draft. One of either Callis or Mayo said he could challenge Rodon for #1.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 10:26 AM) Never listened to it, but I knew people who worked over there. Oh yeah, who was that?

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 05:30 PM) What's the consensus here? If we had to pick one, Grandal or Rosario? Grandal. Switch hitter and takes a TON of walks. In his 88 pro games, he has walked about 15% of the time. That would have put him 4th in the majors last year, tied with Stanton. Actually, looking at it, Grandal compares offensively to Carlos Santana so far, with less power, but a better hit tool.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 05:19 PM) I acknowledged ESPN and what they used several posts above yours. fWAR is more popular for the internet and for serious baseball fans but for the everyday fan who knows the absolute bare minimum of WAR uses or has exposure to bWAR. These everyday fans are still the majority of the fans. Admittedly, fWAR is the better evaluation of the player X's value but right now we are really in transition period where sabermetrics are really just finding their way into the mainstream. I dont consider the people on this site to be casual fans. We are hardcore enough to devote our time to talking on a message board constantly. I dont see the need to use a dumbed-down, in your words, version on this site. We are all pretty educated enough I believe.

1. Abreu 2. Johnson 3. Davidson 4. Semien 5. Hawkins 6. Anderson 7. Beck 8. Micah Johnson 9. Danish 10. Webb

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 09:31 AM) I completely disagree with this. If you have a stacked pitching staff and a mediocre to bad offense, and you have Corey Curveball, a great starting pitcher, rated higher than Hank Homer, a power hitter outfielder, then you take Corey Curveball. Every time. Depends how much higher Corey Curveball is rated, I believe. If both these guys have been rated from #3 to #5, and you have the #3 pick, I don't see the issue drafting Hank Homer if no one can agree who is more highly rated. I mean, people here want Trea Turner so bad, but in the latest mock by Callis/Mayo, he is going #4 and #6. So would it be a huge mistake if the Sox chose him? I don't think so. There are about 3-5 guys I think the Sox could take and I wouldn't be upset about it, while in your scenario you are saying there will only be 1 guy who is the best available, so anything but taking him would be a mistake.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 05:05 PM) I wouldn't like that deal for the Sox very much on the grounds that they seem like they have multiple candidates who could fill in the middle-infield (2b) position very soon in their system as it is. On top of that, we've already depleted the starting pitching some, I think we're at a good position for this year and probably should wait to see what Beck and the guys in AAA do this year before pushing that even lower. That's reasonable, and I don't mean a straight trade of those 3 guys, I'd have to look more in to it, I'm just spitballin' here.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 03:05 PM) Yeah, Chili kind of just operates in a "my way or the highway" sort of fashion. I know why the statheads prefer fWAR but mainstream WAR is bWAR so that's why it's often easier to use on a message board. Depends what you mean by "mainstream". ESPN uses bWAR, or some very similar form. But people who talk advanced metrics and pretty much every baseball site on the internet uses fWAR. fWAR is far more popular, it just so happens that the most popular sports resource, ESPN, uses the one most people don't agree with. The sooner everyone uses fWAR, the sooner people who hate sabrmetrics can stop isolating the outliers bWAR creates and using it as an argument why advanced statistics suck.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 04:51 PM) There's just absolutely no reason for the Astros to move him. He is the thing they need the most -- an MLB-ready building block with several years of team control. Someone brought up the idea that they have Max Stassi in AAA this year that may make them more willing to move Castro, although I agree that they would probably be unlikely to move Castro. I'd be down for trading them Quintana if it got us Castro and Altuve in return.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 01:38 PM) Start Viciedo, trade De Aza, Danks as 4th OF. This exactly.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 09:38 AM) Just because you don't like a stat doesn't make it wrong. While I also like fWAR better than bWAR (especially regarding pitchers), the people who developed bWAR know a hell of a lot more about advanced statistics than some random guy on a message board and should not be discounted just because you don't like their methods. I didn't say it was wrong, I said he needs to stop using it. fWAR is better, why would you ever use the less accurate version? And if you do, at least label it bWAR so we all know to ignore it.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 17, 2013 -> 11:35 PM) Yup. It's baseball, never ever draft for need. I disagree. I think you draft for need when there is no consensus pick. If a consensus top 5 pick falls to pick 20, then you go ahead and take him. But if you are the #3 pick and mock drafts have 3-4 different names going there, you can pick based on position if your scouting reports have them all going that high. I mean, it's hard to compare a pitcher to a 1B, for instance.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 02:37 AM) Other thing with Grandal... We'd then have 4 Cubans on the roster as starters, possibly Nieto if he beat Phlowers for the backup spot. Having two switch hitting Cuban hitters would be interesting. But more importantly, more Cubans could make JDA's adjustment easier. And more importantly, it could really solidify a pipeline for Cuban players, similar to what the Yankees and Mariners have with Japanese players.

Anyone here listen to WJOB AM 1230?

QUOTE (raBBit @ Dec 17, 2013 -> 08:31 PM) Mitch Williams just ripped the Sox for next year. He said Hahn made some good moves getting four young players but the loss of Reed is a huge one. Perhaps a closer bias there? He then said our rotation is Chris Sale and "8-10" guys competing for the last four spots. I guess he missed the fact that we have an Ace in terms of WAR named Jose Quintana, have you heard of him? We also have A top 75 prospect in Erik Johnson and a three time 5+ WAR pitcher fully healthy for the first time since '10. Not to mention were one of the best teams at making pitchers from nothing. I understand were not a playoff contender as is but why is this guy on MLB Network? He doesn't even do his homework before he starts talking. Stop using bWAR.

I actually don't see Hahn making any moves at catcher until next offseason. I don't think he wants to trade assets before he gives Phegley and even Nieto a fair shake at things, and I don't have a problem with that. Hahn addressed CF, 3B, RF, and 1B since July. Hard to be upset with that kind of improvement. If he wants to wait until 2015 to officially rule out any of the 3 guys we have, that's fine by me. This team isn't going to the playoffs next year, so there is no reason to force the issue if something doesn't present itself.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Dec 18, 2013 -> 12:28 AM) Did he say anything that we all already don't know? Lol, I was thinking the same thing. Levine sucks.