Chicago White Sox

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2017 -> 06:34 PM) Horses***. Have you guys seen the new Vegas Knights jerseys? It's 115 in Vegas today, and I have a bit of chaffing going on. I walked in to a bike shop to get some chaffing cream the other day and my wife yells out MY HUSBAND NEEDS CHAFFING CREAM FOR HIS BALLS. I seriously think the ball is juiced right now. Homers are wayyyy up since like 2015. We should have traded Sale for Bellinger. Wouldn't you rather have Bellinger than Moncada right now? I suppose Bellinger doesn't speak Spanish though, so who knows if we would have gotten Robert. Who is better, Moncada and Robert, or Bellinger and Urias? POTY.

I must be missing how his story is the next Blind Side or The Rookie.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 21, 2017 -> 03:22 PM) You have a history of going off topic, and this topic bounced from one thing to another so fast that I couldn't keep any sense of it. That's all people are insinuating. That's 100% all I was insinuating.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jun 21, 2017 -> 12:59 PM) Never go full Caulfield. Lol

This thread has offically gone full Caulfield...

The Bulls are totally going to keep Butler and remain in NBA hell for the foreseeable future. And when they finally commit to a rebuild down the road, they'll do so without getting anything of real value for Jimmy. They're simply delaying the inevitable and it's the real fans who will suffer. What a joke of an organization we've become. Pretty sad to think that I'm 33 years old and I won't have a reason to watch Bulls basketball until my 40's.

QUOTE (daggins @ Jun 20, 2017 -> 11:00 PM) Great Falls, which is usually a strong affiliate, look really good so far. Curbelo with another strong game - 3/5 with a BB, K and a homer. Franklin Reyes also 3/5 with a 2B and a BB. It would be really nice if those two turned into something. (It should be noted they drew 14!!! walks, compared to 5K's) I don't think Reyes has striked out yet, mind you it's only been two games. Regardless, I'm excited by the fact they promoted him to Great Falls despite his struggles last year. And you got to love Curbelo's start as well.

Jose, Avi, & Davidson has been a damn good middle of the order so far.

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ Jun 20, 2017 -> 09:03 PM) If players like Yolmer, Leury, and Davidson were performing like this in previous seasons the rebuild never would have happened. The bottom of the roster being so abysmal is what prevented the Sox from truly being a competitive team. Some players need to a season without serious competitive pressure to break out. Rebuilding not only creates opportunities for fringier guys, but also allows these players to have much more rope when struggling.

QUOTE (beautox @ Jun 20, 2017 -> 09:03 PM) Verdugo and Buehler would be fair game. Verdugo fits with Hahn wanting players that can work a count and walk more than they strike out and hes got an arm, would make a nice fit in RF. Those are the two guys I'd target. Hell, I'd take Verdugo and a lesser arm if need be. Just not sure if the Dodgers would trade Verdugo given their current depth chart.

Awesome job raBBit. Seriously, what a great f***ing podcast. Everyone should listen to this one whether you're a big follower of the minor leagues or not.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 20, 2017 -> 08:49 PM) Stone has dropped some hints lately that Kahnle is likely to get traded Makes too much sense. Teams are going to overvalue relievers after what Chapman & Miller did last postseason and Kahnle could theoretically make that type of impact. We aren't going to get a Chapman/Miller return, but I wouldn't be surprised if there is one team out there that will give up 2 top 100 prospects to land him. The Dodgers seem like a team that might be willing to splurge for that type of weapon to pair with Jansen.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 20, 2017 -> 08:11 PM) The Hickman story if he even briefly makes it to the big leagues is Disney's Rookie II...or another version of The Blind Side. That's obviously why there's more noise around him, the human interest angle. Same reason Tim Tebow started out the year as the MILB player with by far the most coverage. Not based on prospect rankings. What is Hickman's story exactly?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 20, 2017 -> 08:23 PM) Guess the only starter that gets traded is Pelfrey...and maybe Q. That was the nail in the coffin. Who the hell is trading for Pelfrey?

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ Jun 20, 2017 -> 08:21 PM) Davidson *only* being 13th in ISO (min 50 PA) is another example as to why I think the ball is juiced. Also, kind of crazy with all his power he only has a 128 wRC+. He hasn't drawn a lot of walks this season and OBP is more valuable than SLG.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 20, 2017 -> 08:19 PM) Another cheapie...Holland and Gonzo have been huge disappointments Not sure how much more rope you give these guys. At this point they're not getting you anything of value in a trade and they're not really eating innings either. Hopefully Rodon & Lopez are called up in the near future, so we can finally move on from these two.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 20, 2017 -> 07:50 PM) I know you are kidding, but I do honestly think they should move the guy to center. Not sure that he's kidding...

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Jun 20, 2017 -> 02:59 PM) It'd probably be smarter to move Robertson & Swarzak at the deadline, slot Kahnle into the closers role to increase his off season value and call up Burdi to get some ML experience I think you're typically better off trading relievers in deadline deals rather than in the offseason. Therefore, I'd market the s*** out Roberson, Kahnle, & Swarzak right now. The problem for us is that Swarzak needs to rebound in the coming weeks to be worth anything of value. That makes it more important to try and get a quality return for Kahnle at this deadline. That would set up Nate Jones to be up big trade chip next year and allow for guys like Putnam & Petricka to get some high leverage innings and potentially build up their value.

QUOTE (beautox @ Jun 20, 2017 -> 12:54 PM) Agreed, I can't wait to see him up at A+ shortly. In terms of ceiling our system looks like this to me. Giolito Kopech Hansen Lopez Guerrero Fulmer Dunning Adams Stephens Flores I don't see how anyone has a higher ceiling than Kopech.

Right now I don't see the room for another 1B type. Realistically we're looking at something like this next year in the corners: 3B: Davidson/Delmonico 1B: Abreu LF: Willy/Delmonico RF: Avi DH: Delmonico/Willy/Davidson And this assumes we don't add a major league ready outfielder between now and opening day 2018. Now, a case can be made that Willy hasn't done enough to earn a full-time look in 2018, but still have a few other guys to mix and match with between Tilson, Engel, & maybe even Hayes. Just doesn't like a spot you worry about right now unless the player comes cheap with significant upside. Way too early to pay market rate for production.

QUOTE (kwill @ Jun 19, 2017 -> 10:05 PM) You have to hope that Tampa stays in the race. The only reason why Rizzo has not done the deal yet is to hopefully have more options towards the deadline. Alex Colome is better, younger and cheaper than Robertson. Better + younger + cheaper = more expensive to acquire

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 19, 2017 -> 08:12 PM) Pulled due to injury according to someone on twitter last night QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 19, 2017 -> 08:14 PM) Saw the game. Dove for a ball and injured his left shoulder. Why do you guys have to crush my dream?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 19, 2017 -> 06:30 PM) Engel not in AAA lineup Neither is Delmonico.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 19, 2017 -> 01:36 PM) https://www.milb.com/voyagers/news/voyagers...ter/c-237427276 Excited for Curbelo & Reyes. Surprised Nunez didn't get bumped up to Great Falls after the year he had.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 19, 2017 -> 12:41 PM) Why Delmonico? Is he a CF'er? No, but he's the most major league ready bat and we need another positional guy. Hanson & Willy can continue to cover CF in the interim.