Chicago White Sox

Ball four, base hit

Our lineup has 5 guys with OPSs below .600, many considerably worse than that. At some point these guys will start to rebound and when that happens our team could go on a nice little run. Having said that, we desperately need Danks to stop being an automatic loss for that to happen. Hopefully he can figure his s*** out tonight, because he hasn't even looked 5th starter material this season IMO.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 04:45 PM) They've said nothing about the chance of him starting this year. With that said, I think Noesi is pitching for his starting job tomorrow. Honestly, if the Sox brass thinks Erik Johnson is back to his 2013 form, then I see the Sox having an incredibly short leash with Noesi. Still allows Rodon an extended stint in the bullpen and gives us a little more time to make a final decision on Danks.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 07:30 AM) Sanchez has a high average, but that will come screaming down. His BABIP is .615. He has a 7 to 1 K to BB ratio. He has gotten off to a strong start, but it is most because he is getting lucky. The organization is in better shape if Micah Johnson is the guy because of his much higher ceiling. You have got to give Johnson time. It's been barely 10 games for him, not even close to being enough time to make an educated decision. Agree, you have to give Micah a good 2 to 3 months before even considering a change. Micah's K rate has been too high, but he's also got a BB rate in the double-digits. His BABIP is also pretty low for a guy with his speed. Long-story short, he hasn't looked overmatched yet offensively despite what the numbers may say and until then he deserves a legit opportunity at the 2B job.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 06:16 AM) I sure hope that you're right, "Dick" and that I'm over reacting. However, I really don't think that I am. It will be interesting to see how he pitches, his next start. I think you're overreacting quite a bit here Lillian. Someone already posted this, but his velocity so far looks pretty similar to his overall April/early May numbers from the last two years. Looks like he constantly starts off a little light with the fastball, but gets back up to that 91.5 to 92 MPH range by mid May. I think it's way too early to jump to any conclusions here. http://www.fangraphs.com/pitchfxo.aspx?pla...=P&pitch=FA

Awesome game today, need to take the series tomorrow.

Quintana vs Greene

f*** a tiger!!!

I'll be making the trip to Detroit tomorrow to attend this game and anything less than a win would be an epic failure. f*** A TIGER!!

Sale (1-0, 1.50 ERA) vs Sanchez (1-1, 3.46 ERA)

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 05:13 PM) I actually think PK would be a great manager, but it's been too soon, and I think too many saw his PR tour ending where he was barely engaged in games for that to work. Why in the world do you think a guy with zero managerial experience would be a good manager? Basing such an important decision exclusively on a man's character is exactly how we got into this mess to begin with.

QUOTE (brett05 @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 01:06 PM) As history shows you aren't trading anything if Rodon is the real deal. What in the world are you talking about?

Bauer at 103 pitches, got to think he's got one more inning max.

Alright make that two runs. Keep it up guys. A Soto blast would be nice right about now.

At least the shutout is gone and so is Danks. Finally feel some hope.

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.