Chicago White Sox

Need Johnson to get back on track today. The velocity has been promising, but his control has been pretty bad the last few starts.

QUOTE (flavum @ May 10, 2015 -> 12:14 PM) At this point, it needs to be Danks, Samardzija, Sale, Quintana, Rodon, with maybe a spot start on May 22 and 28 for Noesi and Carroll. That works for me. Wonder who they keep as the long reliever, as I don't see roles for both Noesi & Carroll once Rodon is in the rotation for good.

QUOTE (b-Rye @ May 10, 2015 -> 12:00 PM) This team is under 500 with flowers, micah , and Connors defense. Way too many errors and miscues. This team needs a fast lead off man, Gordon at 3b, a defensive catcher, and Sanchez at 2b. They need to manufacture more runs at top of order, having Eaton on 1b or bases empty is killing this team. Cabrera and abreu should have 2x the rbis. If the top of order gets going , you can win a with Beckham's offense over gillaspies. Micah needs more time in minors, flowers will never be able to throw out a base stealer or stop pitches. Conor is a 1b/dh who should platoon with laroche or be a bench bat. Why does Micah need more time in the minors exactly? Other than a complete lack of power, his offensive numbers aren't bad and he hasn't looked overmatched IMO. Defensively, I actually think playing alongside a professional like Alexei may be better for his development. It takes time to turn prospects into quality major leaguers and Micah appears to be on the right path. I have no reason to believe Carlos wouldn't require a similar learning curve, which we somewhat saw last year.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ May 10, 2015 -> 11:12 AM) Rodon and Carroll should both be in the rotation. No way in hell Carroll should be in the rotation. His value comes as a long reliever/spot starter. Rely on him for six or seven innings on a regular basis and he'll get beat up just as badly as Danks & Noesi.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 10, 2015 -> 11:16 AM) This line up blows. Why is Emilio leading off? Lol Yeah, why isn't Micah playing today? Does he really need two games off in a row?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 9, 2015 -> 08:09 PM) ????? Our opening day payroll in 2014 was $91 million. Our 2015 opening day payroll is $118 million. According to Forbes we made $32 million and we increased our payroll by $27 million. And if you're counting on any of those names you listed to fill a solid spot on a competitive team as a rookie, well I'm not going to buy that at all. The only way this worked was for this team to at least be competitive enough to sell a bunch of tickets all year long in 2015 and really sell the fan base on winning in 2016. Lol, well I'm idiot. Should have double-checked those payroll numbers. I will stand by my comment that you can't simply rely on prior year revenue when looking forward, but you're right, the financial situation is not nearly as rosy as I painted.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 9, 2015 -> 07:19 PM) So how are those holes going to be filled in between 2015 and 2016 when we have already committed over $120 million to our 2016 payroll assuming we pick up Alexei's option and most of the arb-eligible players? Unless we trade some people who are paid decently away we already have a greater committed salary in 2016 than what we have on the payroll in 2015, and that's with Samardzija walking. How are those holes filled when we have literally no money to spend as it currently stands? As always, I'm intrigued by your access to the Sox's financial projections. If your assumptions are solely based on Forbes, apparently we made $32M last year in OP and barely increased the payroll this year. So that right there gives you a decent amount of money to play with. That also assumes there are no new revenue streams for 2016, which is definitely a possibility but something you'd have no knowledge of. We also don't know yet if any internal candidates will be available to fill some of our holes. Sanchez, Davidson, Thompson, hell maybe even Kevan Smith could be pushing for jobs by the end of the season. Way too early to tell at this point, which is exactly why none of us should be jumping to conclusions just yet. Too much baseball left to know exactly what we have in place for next year.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 9, 2015 -> 06:32 PM) What has he done to deserve to keep being a GM with this team? This is a big payroll for an awful team. 15th ranked payroll in baseball and which big salary guy do you expect to suck all season? Our team sucks because the entire team is vastly underperforming and we have a couple major holes that weren't filled. The only guy who is definitely a waste of payroll dollars is Danks. I think the problem is that you think this was an "all-in" season when it never was. Hahn's goal was to improve the team on paper and get it closer to a legitimate title contender in 2016. I think pretty much everyone agreed his offseason was a success in that regard. I'm not going to blame him just yet for the entire team sucking at the same time. We were all aware of the holes on the roster entering 2015, which would have impossible to fill in one offseason, so to can him for that would be incredibly short-sighted.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 9, 2015 -> 05:39 PM) Dream scenario is that Hahn/KW/Ventura/Cooper all get canned after this year. Twice now in the last 5 years where the team went "all in" and completely laid an egg. You really want to fire Hahn already?

IMO, the team needs to take a chance on a different catcher. I don't care if that's Kottaras or even Kevan Smith, Flowers has proven he is not starter material.

Alright, let's get two runs this inning and keep this game alive.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ May 9, 2015 -> 04:10 PM) Reds guys said he was tossed. Thanks, that's what it looked to me, but kind of a dick ejection by the umpire.

Did Steverson get ejected or did he simply head into the clubhouse for some reason?

We really need to do something about the catcher position. Flowers is just a complete black-hole offensively.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ May 9, 2015 -> 03:34 PM) Ok Avi get this f***ing run in. Due for a HR You had to get greedy guy.

Honestly, would love a ducksnort right about now. Don't need to get greedy, one run would do.

Ball four base hit.

QUOTE (raBBit @ May 9, 2015 -> 03:30 PM) Hawk should talk about the Bulls more often. Hilarious. I must of missed it, what did he say?

QUOTE (LDF @ May 9, 2015 -> 03:04 PM) but then again, i wonder what their internal goal is, pure profit or championship rings?? You keep pushing this money angle and quite frankly it's a ridiculous accusation. The organziation's goal is to win championships, plain and simple. However, they have to operate within a budget like most other teams. You seem unable to differentiate the idea of spending within your means with simply not caring.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ May 9, 2015 -> 01:19 AM) Haha. So is Beck just gonna shine the bench with his ass for a day basically? Noesi & Rodon are starting today, having a guy who could go 3 or 4 innings could be incredibly useful.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 9, 2015 -> 12:55 AM) Dear lord this is spinning out of control. Just make the move already, stop trying to save him from himself. The problem is Robin is a genuinely-likable guy. They'll have a longer leash with him than someone that is an egotistical jerk like say Ozzie. Also, Reinsdorf's love for Robin isn't going to make firing him any easier.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ May 9, 2015 -> 01:05 AM) f*** you Levine. Way to go buddy. You get the gold star for CHOOSING to report this, choosing to add strain to an already stressful start to the season. This does nothing positive for the 2015 White Sox. Seriously, the real question is who told him this? Seems like it would be a pretty short list privy to this conversation. Why would you tell a media loser like Levine this information if your goal is a 2015 White Sox championship? This is akin to treason. No offense, but we need MORE Chicago reporters to come out with stories like these. I'm not a Levine fan, but I'm glad he reported this.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 7, 2015 -> 08:30 PM) Hell yeah, just to have a lefty bat from the C position. Soto and T-Flo stand no chance vs. RHP. I'm honestly thinking there is nothing to lose at this point. Not like Soto has done anything to retain his backup job.

Kottaras off the disabled list in AAA. Is he worth a look?

There we go Micah!!!