Chicago White Sox

Need to get on the board here.

Big big game, would love to keep the momentum heading into Detroit.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 14, 2015 -> 06:02 PM) Do you have an exact quote? Unfortunately not, but he pretty much said he wanted to get Bonifacio some at-bats tonight after not really having a chance to so through the first few games.

Awesome news about Sale starting Saturday. Going to make the game a lot more enjoyable for those of us in Detroit.

Robin admits on pre-game it's a token start for Bonifacio tonight and has nothing to with matchups or Micah.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 14, 2015 -> 01:48 PM) If Bonifacio can only or should only play against LHP, approximately 80% of pitchers are RH, so he should start, if used properly by the experts here, 32 or 33 games a season. If being used properly means you can only bat against 1 or 2 or 3 pitchers on a staff, what a waste of $4 million. You're right that Bonifacio will need to start against RHP from time to time, but those starts should come when we have long stretches of games with limited off-days and need to give Micah a rest. Starting him against a RHP when we have a stretch of two games in four days is completely stupid for lots of reasons. Unfortunately, Robin didn't start him against the two lefties we already faced, because if he did he probably wouldn't feel compelled to give him a token start today.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Apr 14, 2015 -> 10:16 AM) Ya, the offensive talent is so scarce in this system. Anderson is obviously a great looking prospect, but still has so much boom/bust potential. Hawkins, similar to Anderson, has the tools, but again way too much boom/bust. Pitching is terrific, but we have no bats and I still have a hard a lot of uncertainty about this organization developing bats. Trey Michalczewski is so far away from impact and he just has terrible contact issues. Ditto with Barnum. I can't get excited about Jacob May. He's a fourth outfielder at best. There is just a lack of development in this organization of offensive players. Everyone who has contact issues never seems to rectify those issues. Agree with everything you said above. However, we should see a flux of talent from Latin America help on the position player side in the coming years. Even excluding Adalfo, we've committed bigger dollars on position players than pitchers. Hopefully we start seeing the fruits of our increased international spending soon, because our A ball teams don't have much beyond pitching prospects.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Apr 13, 2015 -> 08:28 PM) Seth Lasso mentioned that Johnson was 92-95 with more torque in his delivery....If he can stay there all year, he can be dominant again. That's fantastic news. Him returning to form would be incredible for our system. He was arguably our top prospect prior to last season if you exclude Abreu. I know it's only one appearance, but if the velocity is legitimately back I feel pretty good about his chances.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Apr 13, 2015 -> 07:07 PM) I do think Longoria would be available for a major package since I think the stadium decision is still a ways off. Tampa Bay has lost Price, Maddon and Zobrist all of whom were not only big names on the field but also in the community. So I don't think Longoria is an untouchable. But I think Rodon would have to be the starting chip. Rodon may have to be the starting chip at this point in time, but come July 31st he very well could be the more valuable asset when you consider the financials.

Honestly, I think adding a legit catcher will be Hahn's #1 priority in the coming months. Flowers is not a starting catcher IMO and while Soto has looked good so far, odds are he can't stay healthy (and productive) with a regular's workload. None of the AAA or AA options are more than backup material, so this is a position that desperately could use a long-term solution. I still think Jason Castro is the most likely target and I'd be a fan of his acquisition despite his unpopularity on this site.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 13, 2015 -> 01:59 PM) Noesi was able to limit the damage, but I think the shadows helped him out. It was his first start of the year, the team was 0-3 coming in, and it was the home opener, which is pretty much for a guy who has been waived twice to take on. Hopefully, nerves had something to do with his control issues, and he puts that behind him, because he won't be able to get away with giving up 2 runs with the walks, balks, wild pitches and HBP very often. They have Rodon in the wings. He is going to come up. They have seemingly set him up to make as few starts in AAA as possible while staying in their rotation. Another successful start or 2, it's hard to imagine one of Danks or Noesi, assuming no injury, will be in the rotation more than a couple of more starts. Agree 100%. I think by the end of this month, Rodon is in the rotation and one of Danks/Noesi is out. My guess is Noesi draws the short straw, especially if he continues to pitch like he did on opening day.

f*** yeah Beckham! Cue Dick Allen "Beckham sucks" comment!

Honestly, did Jose not know the score there? You always take the out with a two run lead. Absolutely mind-boggling decision.

f***ing one of the worst defensive plays I have ever seen.

What the f***!?!?

Do NOT walk him Duke!

Holy f*** that was a bad misread.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 12, 2015 -> 02:32 PM) Unless Sale can get a quick inning it looks like he will get through 6 and maybe start the 7th with the pitch count they want to keep him at What's his pitch limit today?

The balls haven't been falling, but I think Micah has looked pretty good at the plate today.

http://www.southsidesox.com/2015/4/12/8392...charlotte-start Great article on Rodon, seems like he's pretty much ready for the pros. I still think a late April/early May is the most likely scenario.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Apr 11, 2015 -> 04:15 PM) Sale needs to come back strong with a big outing tomorrow. Take this series, forget about this first week of the season, and get things going. Win tomorrow, get to 2-4, and suddenly the sting of the slow start isn't so bad.

We better see some life from the offense today because Pelfrey sucks. As bad as the pitching has been, the lineup should be embarrassed by their performance so far. One run or less in three of four games is a f***ing joke.

Davidson has struck out 5 times in his first 8 plate appearances. Not good!

As s***ty as today was, it shouldn't have been that much of a surprise as Noesi sucks. Don't see Shark having another bad start, especially against the Twins, so I say they win tomorrow.

What a absolutely terrible game to be at. Had awesome seats and literally saw no action the entire game. I'm not one to overreact to a bad couple games, but this team desperately needs to get its act together soon. They're digging themselves a hole that's going to be tough to get out of.