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QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 14, 2016 -> 11:00 AM) TT is a plus defender and baserunner. That cherry-picked slash line doesn't float when it's attached to one of the worst corner OF defenders in the majors. I really don't know that he HAS shown flashes of anything. He's had a good game here and there, sure, but there's been no significant stretch of time where he's been even above replacement level. I get that he's athletic and has upside -- we all do -- but the reason this thread was started isn't because of a bad 8-game stretch, it's because of a bad 250-game stretch. Yeah I agree with this. He has no redeeming qualities. He's a horrible defender and he doesn't hit enough to DH. He's one of the 5 worst players in all of baseball. I don't expect the experiment to last long honestly.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 14, 2016 -> 08:19 AM) Wow. Can't imagine this turns out well for the Rams long-term. That's a ton of picks to give up. Probably true. If Wentz or Goff is a franchise guy though it's totally worth it.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 14, 2016 -> 08:16 AM) Titans got the 15th, 43rd, 45th, and 76th picks this year, and also the Rams 1st and 3rd rounder next year. That is a franchise changer This is a massive haul for the Titans. Franchise changing package with their QB already in place.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 13, 2016 -> 08:16 PM) Similar to his first outing where he gave up the big hit with 2 outs. Kind of shocking how bad he's been in his first two outings. AA is hard.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 13, 2016 -> 02:05 PM) Goff pretty much saying that Gar Forman will not be employed by the Bulls after this season is over Did he say that on the radio today? Transition?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 13, 2016 -> 01:46 PM) I think he's generalizing by how close he is with the Duck Dynasty fellas who are huge biggots. Yes. The White Sox let him have his "Religious Freedom" night or whatever the hell it was last year hosted at US Cellular by a bigot. He's a weirdo. I'm glad he's gone.

QUOTE (BrianAnderson @ Apr 13, 2016 -> 01:00 PM) Some very anti-LaRoche people here. What did he do wrong? He made a personal decision that he's made enough money doing his job and wanted to retire if it wasn't going the way he planned. Don't get why it's any skin off our nose. He prepared, worked hard and did what was asked of him. Seems like an overall great guy who cares about the integrity of a person. World would probably be better with more people like him. So what he didn't hit a little white ball very well for us. He's not making any stink about this. Guarantee if this was 1990 when this happened there would be one newspaper article about it in the Sun-Times and Trib and be done. Media driven right now. There would be a lot more people who like to discriminate against gay people and kill animals for fun that's for sure.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Apr 13, 2016 -> 11:58 AM) I don't think trading down should really be an option. They need impact players. They can find good players in FA as they have done. Impact players are too expensive for FA and hurt the team in the long term. But to be a championship caliber team, they need to draft the impact players. I do. I think there are like 8 studs. Most players 15-50 are similar so trading down makes sense. There's a definite scenario where it'd be best case. Lets say for example the top 10 is: Tunsil OT, Ramsey S, Wentz QB, Goff QB, Jack LB, Stanley OT, Buckner DL, Elliott RB, Bosa DL, Hargreaves CB. That scenario probably leaves Edge Rusher Shaq Lawson as best case scenario for Bears. Guys like A'Shawn Robinson and Leonard Floyd are flawed and not worth #11. William Jackson is probably the next best CB ( Fits Fangio mold, has met with Bears) but probably is a reach at #11. There are also some OTs available but I'm not sure if they can play LT and that's only spot on Bears OL open. Trading down could be the best case scenario but it's not always very likely.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 13, 2016 -> 12:42 PM) Tell me who this sounds like Marc Trestman?

http://www.csnchicago.com/bulls/overcalcul...ng-bulls-season In that Vincent Goodwill piece, it talks about the Kings/Bulls deadline deal that didn't happen and also about how Bulls/Celtics talked about a Butler trade but the Bulls insisted on Jae Crowder and Boston balked. Interesting stuff.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 13, 2016 -> 10:21 AM) 2 weeks away from the most boring 12 hours that I am absolutely captivated by. Seems incredibly difficult to pinpoint the Bears on this one, which is fun. Oh yeah baby. It's my favorite non-sports sporting event on the calendar. Can't get enough.

Good f***ing Riddance.

The White Sox are in 1st place. I also don't believe that they'll remain in 1st place with one of the 5 worst players in baseball as the primary DH. I think they know this though. Travis Ishikawa is bad. Garcia is too though and having Sands and Garcia on the roster is pointless. Sands should receive at-bats vs LHP but that's also the only time that Garcia should play. David Murphy is available and looking for work and would be a better bench option than Sands, Garcia, or Shuck. I think Garcia will get replaced because they tried to replace him all offseason.

Keith Law's list is usually very different from most publications. He's not a huge fan of the top of this class. This article is from ESPN Insider: http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/mlb-draft/...fty-in-top-spot 1. Jason Groome LHP HS 2. Delvin Perez SS Puerto Rico 3. Corey Ray OF Louisvile 4. Blake Rutherford OF HS 5. Riley Pint RHP HS 6. Mickey Moniak OF HS 7. Kyle Lewis OF Mercer 8. Ian Anderson RHP HS 9. Braxton Garrett LHP HS 10. Nick Senzel 3B Tennessee 13. AJ Puk LHP Florida 17. Dakota Hudson RHP Mississippi State 22. Bryan Reynolds OF Vandy 28. Cooper Johnson C HS (Carmel, IL) 29. Zack Collins C Miami 38. Alec Hansen RHP Oklahoma 39. Jordan Sheffield RHP Vandy 42. Ryan Boldt OF Nebraska

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 11:57 AM) With the Bulls doctors, I don't blame him. I'm sorry but I do. The next step in the rehab process was playing in games. He wanted to feel 100% before doing so. It doesn't work that way.

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 11:01 AM) Isn't Zavala 0-16 with 11 Ks? Straight outta the Tyler Flowers' playbook. He's been good defensively and has thrown out runners. Keep box score scouting if you'd like though.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Apr 11, 2016 -> 08:30 PM) I still say that's a byproduct of how we was treated during his injury. He used to be someone that would die on the court, but he got ripped for getting hurt, got ripped for trying to stay healthy, etc. No. He got ripped for thinking he knows more than doctors do. He stayed out way longer than was necessary.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Apr 11, 2016 -> 08:39 PM) Still don't get the Brennan hype. Dude is not good and barely a prospect in my eyes. I think he's a reliever.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Apr 11, 2016 -> 11:56 AM) Navarro will be facing a righty. Hm. I am still not clear if the Sox are assigning catchers to pitchers somewhat, or if it's based on pro-offense matchups Navarro has hit well vs LHP in his career but he is a switch hitter.

Good take by Bernstein as well: http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/04/11/ber...to-these-bulls/

Ben Badler wrote about his Top 20 DSL/VSL prospects. There's a snippet on White Sox C Carlos Perez in there. It's subscription though: http://www.baseballamerica.com/internation...r1CGqyoTUSzS.97

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 9, 2016 -> 04:42 PM) What happened if you don't mind me asking? It was awful in general. I arrived at about 12:15. There were lines outside the stadium up until past first pitch. They shut down the Upper Deck because of ice but they didn't let anyone in the stadium until about 12:45. I didn't get inside until the 2nd inning. It was just really s***ty planning. Then the food and drink lines were horrendous and the workers just took forever. It was absolutely the worst experience I've ever had a Sox game. It's never like that. I did get a voucher for any April/May home game though.

I'll be there as well.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 02:37 PM) First pitch tomorrow supposed to be 35 with a real feel of 28. They could definitely play the "inclement weather" card tomorrow. Those hats will come in handy. Baseball players are weak.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 02:28 PM) You're right. A lot of players and others have been wearing them today. Magnetic schedules today. Hats tomorrow--so those will be given out in May. They'll get tomorrow's game in I think. I hope so anyway. I'll be in attendance. Supposed to be less than 40 degrees but no precipitin in the forecast for tomorrow.