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QUOTE (Wanne @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 07:24 PM) On a positive note...Webb looks pretty damn good! Webb is a stud. Obviously it's just 1 game and 1 series but I wish that Webb was the closer. He's going to be the closer eventually. No better time than now.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 12:52 PM) This very much reiterates what Bucket has been trumpeting. I still like Hoffman personally. I like Hoffman as well. I have also seen Kevin Gausman mentioned as a comp as far as body type and repertoire.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 12:49 PM) Sounds a lot like the same kinds of things that were said about Zach Greinke coming into the draft. What major league comps are being made with/about Hoffman? I have heard the Scherzer, Verlander type comp for Hoffman. Obviously that is on the extreme end, but he is very athletic. His stuff is better than Beede's too.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 10:12 AM) Eaton 8, Semien 5, Abreu 3, Dunn DH, Garcia 9, De Aza 7, Ramirez 6, Flowers 2, L. Garcia 4. Quintana 1 Why the f*** is Dayan Viciedo on the White Sox if he's never going to play vs RHP? Just deal him then.

Wasn't it a night game in Game 2 last year? As a Teacher, I usually go to the 2nd game of the year. It was idiotic to make it a day game.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 07:52 AM) As are the vast majority of major leaguers. You're scraping the bottom of the barrel if you're pulling out K/HR ratio to try and criticize Dunn. He was actually about 5.5:1 last year. Better than ML average. Don't let facts get in the way of an Adam Dunn argument. Dunn haters don't like facts.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Apr 2, 2014 -> 05:26 PM) Here are the international bonus pools and slot values: http://www.baseballamerica.com/internation...nd-slot-values/ The Sox have a total of $4,622,400. I would imagine that the Cubs and Rangers will be trading some of their slot $$.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Apr 2, 2014 -> 11:15 AM) Yeah my mistake. When is Birmingham's roster going to be announced? Actually, it's right here http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=2...47&sid=t247

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Apr 2, 2014 -> 10:54 AM) Micah is in Birmingham, they have org filler Michael Johnson at WS. That is a still a group that means a ton to the future of the Sox. DeMichelle is also there and I still hold hopes that he will put it together. Yeah my mistake. When is Birmingham's roster going to be announced?

So it's (For those of you that can't open twitter) 1. Eaton CF 2. Semien 3B 3. Abreu 1B 4. Dunn DH 5. Garcia RF 6. De Aza LF 7. Ramirez SS 8. Flowers C 9. Garcia 2B

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 2, 2014 -> 09:40 AM) There really isn't much point to rushing Danish, as he needs to build up his innings. Most of the other guys talked about are college pitchers. Danish has a large innings gap he has to make up if he wants to be a starter at the major league level. He only threw 94 innings in high school as a senior, plus another 30 for the Sox, and 39 IP the year before that. He has to make up 60 to 80 IP per year before he is really ready. Yeah you are probably right. I am pretty high on Danish and I think he will be really good at Kanny. That's the only reason I thought he'd up end at WS pretty quick.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 2, 2014 -> 09:15 AM) FS will have affiliate previews up soon, and our next Podcast is slated for next week to talk about roster surprises. Meanwhile, some of the most interesting stuff surrounds who is starting versus relieving. Some guys I was sure would start (at least this year) are in the pen, and some relievers have been put into rotations... Kannapolis Rotation: Dykstra, Danish, Leyer, Bierman, Mitchell Winston-Salem Rotation: Goldberg, Ortiz, Recchia, Wendelken, Bucciferro (not sure of order on that one) Birmingham Rotation: Beck, Snodgress, Bassitt, Jaye, Doyle? (they didn't specify who was #5) Bassitt is on the DL also, says it is a very minor thing, should be back very soon. Dykstra and Wendelken starting are surprises. Olacio, Hansen in the pen are surprises too. Montas isn't even on a roster, we got word he may be injured, don't know any details yet. I love that Andrew Mitchell is starting at Kanny. I also don't think that Danish will be long for Kannapolis.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 04:14 PM) Dash Roster http://www.milb.com/documents/9/8/0/706259...03_v3cilz8k.pdf That Dash roster will be fun. Barnum, Micah Johnson, Anderson, May, Hawkins, and Coats all in that everyday lineup.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 04:27 PM) Oh, forgot about that. Last time I actually watched draft was 05 I think to see where Mike Bowden would get drafted. Funny you mention this. I graduated HS in 2004 from Lockport and in 2005 the Lockport baseball team won state. They beat Mount Carmel in the finals after MT Carmel beat Waubonsie. That was the weekend of the draft and there were rumors that the Red Sox shut down Bowden for the season. He was ridiculous for Waubonsie and they would have won state had he pitched.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 04:27 PM) Oh, forgot about that. Last time I actually watched draft was 05 I think to see where Mike Bowden would get drafted. Funny you mention this. I graduated HS in 2004 from Lockport and in 2005 the Lockport baseball team won state. They beat Mount Carmel in the finals after MT Carmel beat Waubonsie. That was the weekend of the draft and there were rumors that the Red Sox shut down Bowden for the season. He was ridiculous for Waubonsie and they would have won state had he pitched.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Mar 31, 2014 -> 11:33 AM) Geez, tough crowd. In the great city of Chicago, Konerko should get all the attention in the world. He and Buehrle are my favorite Sox of all time. Umm Frank Thomas.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Mar 31, 2014 -> 11:19 AM) Gillaspie was decent against RHP last year, so maybe that's what they are going with. Still not good that the 3 hitter is just ok. Right but who is the starter at 3rd against LHP then? They don't have anyone to put there. Gillaspie starting every day will be a nightmare. His platoon splits are really bad. In 368 PA's vs RHP Gillaspie had a .738 OPS with 12 homers. Against LHP in 66 PAs, Gillaspie had a .451 OPS. Obviously a small sample, but I don't need to see any more Conor Gillaspie at bats vs a LHP.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 31, 2014 -> 10:57 AM) Not a fan of Gillaspie hitting third. I think Robin's putting too much weight into the handedness of his hitters. I'd much rather have someone like Garcia (or hell even De Aza) in that spot. Yeah it's dumb. If Viciedo is part of the White Sox future I believe that he should be starting as well.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 30, 2014 -> 01:56 PM) The traditionalist in me hopes they just go back to Comiskey Park. I not a fan of corporate names on stadiums. No chance. If someone wants to offer that much money, take it. I'd be for sponsorship on the uniforms if it puts better players on the team.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Mar 30, 2014 -> 01:42 PM) It's one game and for a player that has been the face of our franchise for years. f*** Adam Dunn Did you miss the part about Paul Konerko not wanting to start tomorrow?

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Mar 30, 2014 -> 01:23 PM) I think Konerko should start on his last opening day. Let him DH. We should be recognizing what all he's meant to this team. But whatever let's just play some ball. Ehh. It's not Little League though. It's not their best lineup. Play your best lineup.

QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Mar 30, 2014 -> 11:10 AM) So who's 1,2,4,5? Laws Rankings are: 1. Aiken 2. Kolek 3. Rodon 4. Beede 5. Holmes 6. Hoffman. 7. Alex Jackson 8. RHP Luis Ortiz 9. SS Nick Gordon 10. HS RHP Dylan Cease. So 8/10 are pitchers for Keith Law.

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 9m Konerko made the call on Opening Day with Robin. In this new role, he felt as if he wouldn't be starting in Game 5 against Nolasco... Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 9m ... He shouldn't be starting on Opening Day against him. Scot Gregor ‏@scotgregor 14m Konerko not starting season opener. Ventura still deciding between Viciedo, De Aza in LF God Konerko had to save the Sox from themselves. I worried about Konerko playing too often. Sounds like he has a pretty good grasp on it.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Mar 30, 2014 -> 10:34 AM) That's a pretty serious indictment of their coaching ineptitude. Perhaps the organization ought to start by finding some people who can develop hitters. They can't build a farm system if they can't do that. I'd certainly hope that they would not pass on an exceptional hitting prospect, because they lack the confidence in their own people to develop him. It's true but you have to look at some of the guys that were drafted in my opinion. Semien can hit. Johnson can hit. Anderson is drawing rave reviews from prospect guys and scouts. Look at some guys that aren't so good: Walker, Thompson, Hawkins, Mitchell. They were all raw toolsy types. It appears that the Sox organization as a whole has difficulty developing these types of players but there is a chance that these guys would not have developed anyway and there's still time as well. One of the biggest problems was JR's reluctance to spend on the draft. Kenny believes in drafting high upside toolsy players that have a chance to be stars in baseball. JR didn't want to pay the appropriate bonus $$ to secure these players. The outcome of that predicament is drafting the Keenyn Walker and Trayce Thompson's of the world.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 26, 2014 -> 09:38 AM) Caught some movies on plane rides this weekend: 12 Years A Slave - good solid movie, but something about it keeps it from being in the great category. I don't think it was as "deep" as it could have been. It was more of a " and then this happened, and then this happened, and then this happened" kind of movie. 10 more minutes of some back story would have been helpful to engage me a little more with the characters. I'm also not really sure why Nyong'o won for best supporting actress. Admittedly I'm not sure about her competition, but I really didn't see anything special about her performance. Especially since her screen time seemed relatively brief. Frankly out of everyone in that movie I thought Fassbender did the best. Ejiofor was also good, but I felt like he overacted a bit at times. (the "i'm trying to survive" or whatever line was way over the top). Also LOL at Brad Pitt. Christ is he awful. Maybe that's why it wasn't great. His addition was so distracting it immediately took me out of the movie. Wolf of Wall Street - again, good solid movie, very entertaining, but not great. Why Leo was nominated is beyond me. He's literally just playing Leo from every movie he's ever made. Same with Hill - he was funny, but what was so great about that performance? Minor gripes, since the movie itself was pretty good. Typical Scorcese though, 20-30 minutes too long. Yeah I think Jennifer Lawrence should have won for American Hustle. She was fantastic in that.