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QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jan 20, 2011 -> 03:41 PM) Does anybody know how Brent pronounces his last name? At first it was MORel, like morl, but then Hawk changed it to moREL, emphasis on the last syllable. I thought it was the first way forever. I think it's MoREL. Although I like morl.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Jan 20, 2011 -> 03:36 PM) As far as I know, the Joe Randa comps (at least over the internet) started right here at SoxTalk in the FutureSox section, and I made them too. Just seemed to fit so well. But after seeing him I think the Randa comps are selling his pop short. Randa looks like he averaged 10-13 HR or so per season, with his high being 17 and his low being 7 during a full season of ABs. And he just doesn't look like a high average hitter to me at all. Someone on here threw out a Crede comp right after seeing him and I agree with that a lot, except obviously Morel will be more effective on the basepaths. Edit: Randa over his career averaged .284/.339/.426/.765 while Crede averaged 254/.304/.444/.748. I think Morel would be closer to Crede's numbers, only I'd adjust them higher simply because presumably Morel won't have to deal with the back issues that has cut Crede's numbers down. Maybe Morel is Corey Koskie (.275/.367/.458) minus 30 points or so in OBP. I think Morel's contact ability is better than Crede's. I think a compromise in between would be nice.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Jan 20, 2011 -> 02:18 PM) I agree with all this, except I see Morel with a lower BA and more power. But he's the kind of player (like Crede) that could really help a team greatly. Because he probably will never be a star, but may very well become a solid regular, he's the kind of guy we could have cheaply for 6 years and then actually extend without breaking the bank. He could end up a nice complimentary piece good enough to keep us from looking for an upgrade while at the same time saving us lots of money. I admit I hated the Brent Morel pick when the Sox made it but each year that goes by he looks better and better, and last season he really impressed me. He's really looking like a great value pick. Kinda like Joe Randa. If everything pans out, that's probably what he's gonna be.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jan 20, 2011 -> 01:05 PM) Before we get too optimistic, remember that our manager is Ozzie Guillien. Ozzie on whether Morel is his starter at 3B: "That would be a slap in the face of Teahen." - Doug Padilla I think Ozzie really meant Vizquel.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jan 20, 2011 -> 01:00 PM) I think the Royals may have their worst team ever this season and for them, that's saying a lot. Trust the process, says Dayton Moore.

QUOTE (3E8 @ Jan 20, 2011 -> 11:08 AM) Which last year would've been the 10th best wOBA for 3B in all of baseball. This projection is nutty. I definitely agree. I think he should be good for something around .315-.320. And that's pretty optimistic IMO.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Jan 20, 2011 -> 02:01 AM) From Fangraphs Games/PA/H/HR/R/RBI/SB 141/544/150/13/62/60/10 AVG/OBP/SLG/wOBA .291/.327/.448/.305 I think you meant .339 for the wOBA.

QUOTE (Chi Town Sox @ Jan 19, 2011 -> 09:25 PM) New Brett Favre commercial I am not a role model. I'm a jeans model.

Korver got fouled on the second to last play. Shoulda gone to the line. Losing two to the Bobcats really sucks.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jan 18, 2011 -> 07:22 PM) And $2.3 is actually pretty decent value for him, however, I wouldn't pay him $2.3M for 6-7 starts. I think it's best to just wait until the 10 days are over and try to sign him as a free agent.

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Jan 18, 2011 -> 07:26 PM) Wouldn't mind him as our emergency starter. Couldn't we just get Freddy for cheaper though? Probably not. They're similar pitchers, except Galarraga is a lot younger and has proven he can stay healthy.

Galarraga would suffice for a 5th starter. And that's about it.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jan 18, 2011 -> 05:37 PM) A couple funny little clauses I found for Sox players in Jayson Stark's article today. Will Ohman and Jesse Crain both have clauses stating they will get between $10,000-$25,000 bonuses if they start the All-Star game. lol. Not GET SELECTED to the team, but START the game. Pretty unlikely, but maybe even more unlikely.... Adam Dunn gets an extra $25K if he wins the gold glove. lol. Gold glove for DH I guess. What is the point of those clauses?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 18, 2011 -> 02:11 PM) WTF are the Tigers doing up there? http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/01/tige..._medium=twitter What the hell? I guess this means Phil Coke is really starting.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jan 18, 2011 -> 05:18 PM) Humber could be a waiver steal if they can get him back to his top prospect results. If they can get league average innings out of him from the long relief role, it'd be good enough for me.

QUOTE (Felix @ Jan 17, 2011 -> 10:58 PM) 7-9 against teams above .500 according to ESPN and 21-4 against those below. Just based off of that alone, they're in the top half of the league in fewest games above .500+ teams. Hollinger's rankings has their SOS at .483, which is tied for 6th lowest in the league. That includes the .416 SOS of the last 25% of their games. They did have a .580 something SOS earlier in the year. At one point, the Bulls were 3rd in the Hollinger rankings I think.

I guess the Packers are trying to imitate the Jets from last week by talking too much.

Nice win without Boozer.

Fuentes is getting 2 years and $10.5 million with an option for a 3rd.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 17, 2011 -> 10:21 AM) A's signed Brian Fuentes to a two-year deal. Don't know what they're paying him. I would imagine it wouldn't be much more than what they gave Balfour. Their bullpen is really deep now. Really, really underrated off-season for the A's. I'd say only the Red Sox and Brewers have had better ones. Billy Beane's off-season has been awesome thus far.

Chris Bosh is such a p****. Jeez. And people said Boozer was soft...Bosh seems to be on another level. I'm actually glad the Bulls didn't get Bosh after hearing what he's said. The guy is worse than LeBron when it comes to public comments.

Bulls probably should have had a easier time in that game since it was basically the 2009 Heat vs. the Bulls for the 4th quarter. But it's still a good win.

KORVER!

Wade is in freakin' beast mode right now.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Jan 15, 2011 -> 12:31 PM) There is always a reason to free up money if you can - especially with guys like Danks & CQ arb-eligible. And the Sox need a closer whether that's Joba or someone else. We're talking about this year. Quentin and Danks probably won't make more than $12 million combined. Jackson's good as gone next season, so there's no point in freeing up money when he's gone anyways.