Chicago White Sox

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 26, 2013 -> 08:36 PM) Any middle infielder who brings a "plus" tool would have to have the leg up, with how DiMichele and Sanchez have gotten out of the gate. Sox desperate for any credible 3B/SS/2B who looks like he could be a regular. Semien's about the only one to distinguish himself so far this season in the early going. Hawkins with a SF and 14 RBI's. We have a couple interesting middle infield prospects. We literally have nothing at 3B. At least Gillaspie is giving us some hope at position.

This ballgame is OVAH!!!

QUOTE (Knuckles @ Apr 26, 2013 -> 09:55 PM) I'm not liking this. Drink more alcohol it helps.

Jesus Christ Hawk shut the f*** up with this jinxing bulls***.

Do not put Jennings on 2nd.

Don't worry about the runner Addison, just focus on Roberts.

Only 8 posters in this thread, please get one more out for us Reed!

Nice work Addison!

QUOTE (Knuckles @ Apr 26, 2013 -> 09:45 PM) You don't ever see our OF make the hanging on the fence effort some of the other guys make. Don't mean to complain. Hanging on the fence wasn't even necesarry on that play. I don't like Reed sitting around waiting here.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 26, 2013 -> 08:31 PM) Hey, Sox marketing department exposed themselves to that one...way too quickly. At least it gives people something to debate, I guess. Unfortunately I spend too much time on this message board and seeing the same joke over and over drives me nuts. Anyways, good to see Peavy with a quick inning.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 26, 2013 -> 07:49 PM) Hard to tell just based on stats, but looks like his defense isn't very good (8 errors already) I thought I heard he was a good defensive player when he was drafted but maybe I'm mistaken. Having said that, he's a leg up on the rest of position players at Kannapolis other than Coats.

We can't keep wasting opportunities like this.

Can we please put a limit on the TWTW jokes? We need to get more than 1 this inning.

Tough spot right here for Alexei.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 26, 2013 -> 06:42 PM) Johnson's up to 19 steals already If Johnson can keep stealing bases and getting on base at his current rates he may be a legit prospect.

Come on Dunn, you worthless piece of s***, hit a god damn HR.

Good work Peavy. Now let's score some f***ing runs.

The one thing I will say is that with the addition of Long, the Bears have a ton of depth and flexibility on the O-line. We have six guys who could legitimately play tackle in Bushrod, Webb, Carimi, Scott, Brown, & Long. That's quite the improvement from having Frank Omiyale as the swing tackle in recent years.

FWIW, cbssports.com had Long ranked 56th & Bostic 84th.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 26, 2013 -> 06:36 PM) Hawkins should be in for a long night as the opposing pitcher has huge strikeout numbers this year. 1 for 1 so far with a single.

I know it's early, but you got to love Semien's season so far. What's astonishing is that he's cut his K rate from around 20% the last two years to 8% this year. At the same time, he's improved his BB rate each year and is at 15.7% on the season. These rates may not hold at these levels, but even with some regression he still looks like he can be a high AVG/OBP player. Now his power is down a bit, which should be expected given the bandbox the Dash play in, but it's still at a respectable level. Let's not forgot that Semien is only 22 years old, so his power should continue grow with time. Overall, you got to be very happy with his offensive production so far and if his defense is even just "good" then he's got to be in consideration for top 10 status in our system.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 24, 2013 -> 01:29 PM) Career minor league numbers: Danks ..268/.355/.426 steals about 15 bases a year Tekotte .268/.355/.444 steals about 30 bases a year. Wow, you just tried using career minor league averages to prove one player is better than another. Talk about fun with numbers. Why don't you look at their AAA numbers and adjust them for league differences? Oh wait, that would support my point!

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 24, 2013 -> 01:18 PM) Lets go with firing Ventura and making Konerko a player/manager. Wonder how many people would hate that idea Listen I love KW, but it's absolutely terrifying that the two main candidates were a guy off the street with no managerial experience and a player on his actual team with no managerial experience.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 24, 2013 -> 01:13 PM) Danks is way better? What is it about Jordan Danks that makes people think he is so good? What has he accomplished other than nice numbers his 3rd or 4th try in AAA? A lot of not so good players do that. I find it extremely unlikely he hits 4 homers today, and that includes batting practice, if they took it. I'm not high on Tekotte, but I am certainly not going to be upset he took Jordan Danks spot in the line up. If Jordan Danks is someone who needs to be in the line up, I think the beef shouldn't be with the manager. It should be with the guy who makes the roster. It's not that Danks is so good, it's that Tekotte is so bad. Look at their minor league numbers and tell me who is better. Also, Danks has been hitting well so far this year, especially against RHP. Tekotte has basically not played at all. There is no logical reason to go with Tekotte, not when Wise and Danks are both better options.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 24, 2013 -> 12:57 PM) I would have Wise in the line up myself. Maybe he's sick or something. If Wise were in the line up people would complain maybe even louder. Tekotte isn't any good, but it's not like Danks is any better at this stage. The legend of Jordan Danks around here is beyond incredible. First, Danks is ahead of Tekotte on the depth chart. Second, Danks is way better than Tekotte. Third, Tekotte has like three ABs this year and he should not be trying to find his rhythem at the major league level. He may hit four HRs today but the decision to play him makes no sense. I hope he makes me look stupid but I find it extremely unlikely.