Chicago White Sox

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jun 2, 2013 -> 04:30 PM) Absolutely. Without question, great minor league numbers, cheap contracts. Obviously an .853 OPS from Viciedo as a 22 year old in AAA doesn't qualify.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 2, 2013 -> 04:21 PM) Is Viciedo ever going to learn how to hit righties Wasn't he hitting righties when he came off the DL? Seems like he's just in a funk right now.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 2, 2013 -> 04:25 PM) Nothing like playing a strict platoon guy against a tough RHP Exactly, if you have to play him for some reason, at least bat him 9th.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 2, 2013 -> 04:23 PM) why do we have Casper Wells again? I think the question is why is he batting 6th against a righty.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Jun 2, 2013 -> 04:11 PM) For all his struggles, he's still in pace for 35/90. There's nobody else in the organization who can do that. PK is killing us just as much, but there's no replacement for him either. RBIs is not a good stat to base his performance off of. It's always going to be heavily influenced by your spot in the lineup and how the hitters in front of you are doing. As for the HRs, what would he be on pace for if you excluded that three game stretch?

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Jun 2, 2013 -> 03:56 PM) You're being intentionally difficult here. Insert any player, I don't care who, who can put up league replacement level numbers against LHP. Example: Casper Wells' slash line for the last three years (almost 300 ABs) against LHP: .264/.349/.489 Yeah, you could platoon Wells & Danks and you'd most likely get more production.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 2, 2013 -> 03:30 PM) How could he take that last pitch? It just proves how he's finished. He'll run into a home run ball or two during the rare stretches his brain has him simply make contact and elevate but most of the time he does s*** like that last at bat. What a stiff. He's most definitely a stiff, that's for sure. I wish I had more opportunities to see him play when he was one of the most consistent players in the game just to understand what he's doing differently up there.

I literally hate Adam f***ing Dunn more than any player in White Sox history. More than Jaime Navarro, Wil Cordero, Scott Linebrink, Darin Erstad, & Todd Ritchie.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 2, 2013 -> 03:23 PM) I know he struck out but that was a pretty good AB by Viciedo in the first inning. Made him throw a lot of pitches. Agree 100%.

Tank battled but couldn't get it done. Oh well, now it's your turn to K Adam.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 2, 2013 -> 03:17 PM) With Konerko being out he kind of had to. Rios desperately needed a break Yeah, I guess these changes are unlikely to last past today, but they're still refreshing nonetheless.

Nice AB by Conor right there. Come on Tank. I will give Robin credit though for finally shaking things up.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 2, 2013 -> 03:08 PM) Lefties hit Parker really well and Gimenez is on the bench? Robin might use stats less than Ozzie based on some of his decision-making.

QUOTE (ChiSoxJon @ Jun 2, 2013 -> 01:35 PM) Aiming for mid-June, after minors All-Star break That's great news. At this point, even a half season at Kannapolis would have to be considered a victory for him.

Awesome. When's Barnum coming off the DL?

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jun 1, 2013 -> 08:09 PM) Everyone that posts here has an agenda. Yours is further from reality than most. What's my agenda? I believe that the team can rebuild the offense in the offseason? That has nothing to do with refusing to acknowledge the failures of this organization since 2005. It's definitely been an ugly stretch for us, but let's not compare it to the Royals' epic run of losing. Once you opnely try to compare the two you've confirmed your agenda.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 1, 2013 -> 05:28 PM) Weak Why's that weak?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 1, 2013 -> 05:32 PM) Dunn is now 3/39 on the season against LHP I know he did ok against lefties last year, but I'd go ahead and platoon him.

Dunn better man up here. We may not have another runner on 2B the rest of the game.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Jun 1, 2013 -> 05:26 PM) Nice job Alejandro, off a lefty to boot He's actually hitting lefties way better than righties this year.

Holy s*** 3 runs scored and a tie game!?!

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 31, 2013 -> 09:57 PM) To be fair, the Sox have only 1 more postseason win than the Royals in the last 7 seasons. 7 is quite the peculiar number. Why not look at the last 8 seasons? Oh wait, then you'd have to add 11 postseason wins for the Sox. That would ruin your agenda wouldn't it?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 1, 2013 -> 05:12 PM) $2,075,000. No way they offer him arbitration for 2014 at this rate. He might not even last all of 2013 in a Sox uniform. You can probably offer it to him one more time with little risk, but unfortunately the arbitration process rewards poor performers. His salary is likely to double even if he finishes the season with a .700 OPS.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 1, 2013 -> 04:55 PM) De Aza is not a everyday player he is a 4th OF. I'm really starting to believe that. He's not strong enough defensively to play CF everyday (long-term at least) and he doesn't hit enough to be a good corner outfielder. Whether you stick him in LF or CF, it seems like he'll be an average player at best. He'd make a terrific 4th/platoon outfielder for a lot of teams, but the problem for us is he's already in the process of being paid like a starter. The only good news is Trayce Thompson had a strong May. He might be ready for the starting CF job by opening day 2015.

I've seen enough of De Aza is CF. He is just terrible out there. I said it all offseason, but I really wish we had traded him when his value was high.