Chicago White Sox

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 2, 2016 -> 03:08 PM) I understand how people would think Coats is a better fit than Sands, and he may be. But it isn't obvious. .366/.411/.522, Avi Garcia's splits in AAA. It hasn't translated to a lot of success. And he did this as a 22-23 year old. Well sure, if you completely ignore defense. Coats can actually play a position and do so well, which is important for a bench player. Sands' entire value comes down to his ability to hit LHP and quite frankly there aren't enough opportunities based on our roster construction to make him a useful player. There is really no argument to make here, even if you assume Coats' offensive production drops off significantly (which is likely will).

7 for 3 trade with the Brewers, with Sox taking on all money. Who says no (other than GreenSox)? Sox Get: Jonathon Lucroy Ryan Braun Will Smith Brewers Get: Carson Fulmer Jordan Guerrero Trey Michalczewski Jacob May (or Adam Engel) Jhoandro Alfaro Carlos Sanchez Matt Davidson New Sox Lineup: 1. Eaton, RF 2. Abreu, 1B 3. Braun, LF 4. Cabrera, DH 5. Frazier, 3B 6. Lucroy, C 7. Lawrie, 2B 8. Jackson, CF 9. Saladino, SS

Replacing Sands is the obvious move. He serves no real purpose on this team. While Coats' numbers are definitely being inflated by a high BABIP (.390), his splits are very promising (good home & away, good vs LHP & RHP). Plus his defensive ability in the corners would be a huge plus off the bench. He's a much more complete player (even if he lacks that one plus skill) and fits our needs off the bench much better than what Sands can provide. This move is a no brainer IMO.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 1, 2016 -> 05:50 PM) All the Robin talk and the franchise being in trouble was laughable. If the bullpen was just bad in KC instead of horrible, the Sox sweep and are 10 over right now in first place. 2 huge wins. They are just as close to being 6-0 on this trip as 0-6. The dreaded lead off walk wasn't so dreaded today. Hopefully they can get on a roll for a bit here. Need to have Abreu start hitting. He needs to try something different, maybe back off the plate a bit. I'm glad we won this series, but Robin is still a s***ty manager. The complaints against him are far from laughable.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ May 31, 2016 -> 11:37 PM) Zangari is 0-7 with 4 K's He should probably go down to Great Falls in a few weeks if he doesn't figure s*** out soon. It's one thing to struggle a new level, it's another thing to be completed overmatched which is what his 41% K rate suggests.

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Jun 1, 2016 -> 12:14 AM) Ugghhh. Tooo many meatheadddssss!!!!! Hey look, Vance Law is back to calling the board meatheads for not agreeing with illogical decision-making. Keep fighting the good fight bro, Robin definitely needs you during these trying times.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ May 31, 2016 -> 10:32 PM) Saladino is still a 0 WAR player so i still consider that one spot where we could improve if there are bargain bin guys available He won't be after tonight, his wRC+ is now 107 while being a positive defender and base runner.

Robin confirmed that Rollins is still starting tomorrow.

Huge f***ing win! I got home from work when the score was 0-4 and I was certain this game would be a lost cause. But this team battled and proved me wrong. Big props to Saladino for refusing to quit and providing some much needed heart to a deflated lineup.

Winner!!!!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 31, 2016 -> 09:11 PM) Really nice to have Yo at the plate with nobody on. 100% this.

We're an out away!?!

Big first out!!

Alright Robertson, no walks please.

Nice quick out, two more to go Nate.

I will say this, it's pretty remarkable we're above .500 two months in when Abreu has been worth -0.5 WAR.

Come on Jose! Get us one more run!

Saladino now has a 107 wRC+ despite BB% & K% decently worse than his recent minor league averages.

Ball four base hit!

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ May 31, 2016 -> 08:29 PM) Saladino will need to jack one for us to win this game. We're going to win!?!?!?!

That was the pitch to hit...f***.

Saladino will need to jack one for us to win this game.

Ball four base hit!

I can't believe it even took that long to reverse it.

QUOTE (Tex @ May 31, 2016 -> 01:05 PM) You don't have to have a manager. Just have a laptop in the dugout and follow the stats. GMAFB. Baseball is an incredibly mental game and a manager's influence goes beyond their in-game decision-making. How about Robin provides some leadership and gets this team to stop pressing? Teams rarely go into multi-week funks after one tough loss, but he we are still losing day after day. If Robin can't right this ship, then it's time to see if Renteria can. Also, name one private-sector occupation where the complete failure of a team doesn't cost the manager his job? Why is it in baseball that many fail to hold the manager accountable and say "blame the players". When an entire team underperforms, the manager must be held responsible too. I'm just shocked that there are this many people willing to give Robin a free pass at this point.