Chicago White Sox

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 24, 2017 -> 06:34 PM) It's a 6 week special event. Not a legit season. And it's immediately after the current season ends. It's basically a bonus season that should hopefully put some of the regulars in their place. Pretty pumped for this.

I think it's time to finally write off Michalczewski as a legit prospect

Looks like me ragging on Adams for not K'ing anyone finally paid off. Having said that, let's see him carry that through to another start.

May grand slam perhaps?

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Apr 23, 2017 -> 12:37 AM) Holy s*** this thread is overreaction city. Gonna be a long 4 years. Where exactly are the overreactions? The majority of our top prospects have underperformed so far. I haven't seen anyone say more than that.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Apr 22, 2017 -> 08:00 PM) OH YEAH!!!!! I know you're a passionate fan, but good god you can't honestly believe this team will above .500 again.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Apr 22, 2017 -> 07:51 PM) 2.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 4K for Cooper. Had a K/9 of 18 and BB/9 of 2.25 coming in. I saw article this morning that mentioned his velocity actually increased into the low 90's at some point last year. He's a guy that deserves an extended look in the rotation assuming he can keep this up.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Apr 22, 2017 -> 07:54 PM) I have the plan for this year figured out. We started good last season and finished bad. It's the opposite this year I am sure Dude, our winning percentage has peaked. It's all downhill from here.

This has been a super dissapointing year (so far) for our minor league system. I really hope Lopez is working on specific pitches or something, because his numbers have been fairly ugly.

Obviously it's a way too early to jump to any conclusions, but this is exactly what I was worried about. There was so much more downside risk than upside risk by holding onto Quintana and we're seeing that now. He could be 0-4 with a 6.00+ ERA after his first four starts this season. He'll need to a have an extended dominant stretch to get his trade value back to where it was this offseason.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 19, 2017 -> 08:07 PM) Sanchez. The kid who pitched last night. Their minor league system. Etc. Actually, it's crazy how young Castro is, he came up so long ago, seems like he should be in his early to mid 30's. Obviously there is a lot to like in their system, but it's way to jump to any conclusions on the progress of their rebuild. They need young guys to establish themselves at the major league level and have extended periods of success. Sanchez had an insane start to his major league career, but let's see him sustain even 70% of that production. Judge is hitting HRs on 44% of his flyballs, that's not going to last. Servino has been impressive this year, but it's only been over three starts. At some point the league will adjust to these guys and these players will need to adjust accordingly. That's easier said than done and why we see young players regularly flame out after initial bouts of success. The Yankees have a long way to go before I can say they are well on their way to a successful rebuild. Right now, they are far from becoming the next Cubs or Astros.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 19, 2017 -> 08:01 PM) Giolito hit the wall big time in his start He admitted to having struggles maintaining his new mechanics the deeper he goes into games. The good news is his pitching line through the first five innings (against a strong lineup) was good and the velocity seemed a bit better. The reality is this a process that's going to take a while, so any signs of progress along the way should be viewed as positives.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 19, 2017 -> 07:48 PM) Birmingham hitting .201 as a team. Snoozefest down there. I think it's finally time to write off Michelczewski.

Spencer Adams legitimately doesn't strike out guys anymore. I don't get how he lost all his stuff shortly after drafting him.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Apr 19, 2017 -> 07:39 PM) Well, the Yankees' rebuild seems to be humming along nicely. Based on what? Aaron Judge's HR tonight? Their lineup is full of veterans.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 18, 2017 -> 10:17 PM) People accuse me of being a troll. Me thinks this is a fake post. Avi is despised on this board. I'd say 90 percent of people on here would be against paying him any more $$ or adding any more years. I mean real money and real years. Obviously people would be OK extending his current chump change contract for 3 mill a year, add 5-6 more years. But real money? No way. I've called you a troll on numerous occasions, but sin city sox takes the cake. Dude has been trolling hard for a while now and people continue to fall for it.

OVAH!

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 18, 2017 -> 07:49 PM) I'm not watching but I'm going to guess that's something Jose did on his own. QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Apr 18, 2017 -> 07:50 PM) Abreu had to do that on his own as Hawk said. He had already K'd twice and probably not seeing the ball real well against Severino. Hey at least he didn't hit into a DP though if the Yanks let that popup drop it's an easy Dp maybe even a triple play since Abreu didn't bother to run it out. In fact he was turned around heading back to the dugout as the ball was caught. QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 18, 2017 -> 07:52 PM) Add me to list of expecting that Jose thought that was a good odea Thank you guys for clarifying, I retract my Renteria rip.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Apr 18, 2017 -> 07:35 PM) Yeah, then Avi showed him how to hit with runners on. Good god, not a good sign for Renteria's in-game strategy.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 18, 2017 -> 07:32 PM) Abreu bunting with predictable results. I just turned the game on, but did Abrue actually try a sac bunt?

Jacked! I'm an Avi believer?!?

Why in the world are Basabe & Call sitting two days in a row? Injuries?? Also, Johan Cruz with his 6th 2B on the season. He has a real chance to shoot up the prospect ranks.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Apr 18, 2017 -> 06:51 PM) Taking bets on how low Abreu's batting average will go before he turns it around Holy s***, this may be the most negative thing you've ever said about the Sox or one of it's players.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Apr 17, 2017 -> 06:25 PM) Agree. Also, not every team in contention is looking for a 1/2 starter. Some will be looking for a 4/5. We saw Boston last year go for a 4/5 in Pomeranz at the deadline but then went for Sale in the off-season. It may turn out that next winter may be the best time to deal Q. Boston did not acquire Pomerania thinking he was a 4/5 starter, they gave up a big time pitching prospect to get him.

Dirty Sanchez!