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QUOTE (zisk @ Sep 14, 2016 -> 10:26 AM) why not let Saladino play center field for the rest of the season ? While I do think your idea is terrible, welcome to Soxtalk! ? Saladino is a wizard in the infield and played there his whole life. I say let him be

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Sep 13, 2016 -> 11:52 PM) What's Cooper gonna say? 4 of them will be back but we need to find someone better than James Shields? Seriously. This thread should have been called "somebody somewhere was interviewed and didn't throw his guy under the bus." Nice job coop, can't feed the vultures.

I don't buy any of it. People 18-40 are less skilled than ever.

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Sep 10, 2016 -> 10:18 AM) Yes, people are starting to see the light! With a few offseason moves this offense should at least be league average next season and, quite frankly, that's all they need to compete with this starting rotation assuming the #5 spot is properly addressed. Yes. I think money is the answer for the bat. Trade is the answer for the pitcher. If they trade for a damn good pitcher then maybe the bullpen can be all in-house.

Infield arguably set: 3B: Frazier- Set in stone SS: Anderson- Set in stone 2B: Saladino- Gamer, start him 1B: Abreu- Set in stone C: Narvaez- Earning it, walk rate incredible, see how year finishes BN: Leury- Owned AAA this year, gives good speed and defense, has a little pop BN: Lawrie- Plus plus bench piece BN: Avila- Or someone similar, but I like the option for clutch LH ABs since he can walk Outfield is where the work has to be done: LF: Major Acquisition- Cespedes @ 30M CF: Defense first guy- Maybe Tilson until Engel is ready RF: Eaton set in stone BN: May- Is his D great? BN: Avi for FO pride DH: Melky, who can spell OF corners I think if the FO focuses on a major, punishing OF bat the Sox will be competitive. Not as worried about C and CF since it's too hard to find Trouts n Poseys.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Sep 9, 2016 -> 10:48 PM) Who cares? I think it's cool to see how our players rate against players from other teams. Would be cool if he's a top 10 SS next year to me. I think it's also cool that Eaton is a top defensive RFer. Comparative stats are cool to me and other folks. Na mean?

And he seems to have twice the arm of the guy across town who gets tons of praise for his D. I can't wait to see how they compare next year. We might have the better shortstop.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Sep 8, 2016 -> 08:19 PM) The scouting reports were pretty underwhelming. Now that we've had a chance to see him in action, I'm very impressed. It wouldn't surprise me if he became a Super Star. He has a lot of great tools. I'm surprised by his defense and his power. I envisioned him as a lead off hitter, primarily because of his speed. He may end up being able to hit closer the the middle of the lineup. We'll see. Nice post. His defense has been incredible. He has that knack to just make the heady plays. That's what good guys see to do in all sports. I'm excited too.

He sure looks like he belongs and then some. All the people who thought he was rushed or that his callup was a desperation move were completely wrong. Helps one believe in the FO a bit more. They nailed this pick and they nailed preparing him and they nailed his timetable. Kudos

Somehow his ABs are pretty much must-see ABs. Nice job so far Omar.

What a perfect 5th starter he would be for us. How do we shed Shields and grab a threeish-type guy to slide into the 4 role? That's the trick for Hahn & Co. Sale- 1 Quintana- 1.25 Rodon- 3.5 New Guy- 3.5 Gonzalez- 4.5 That's nails.

Looks like P Diddy just echoed what I said. She might be able to just keep hanging out at rich fundraisers & tweet about Trump...but maybe that won't be enough. We'll see how long the media can keep hiding her.

The farm is stacked, the mlb roster has some good stackins. Now i think the FO has to figure out how to make it all work a year early. Good luck Mr. Hahn.

This is incredible. If he ends up hitting .300 with 30HRs & 100 RBI...i'm just gonna smack myself really hard. I just see no other options.

QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Sep 2, 2016 -> 07:14 PM) I think we should do a poll to see how many people don't know what the word sup means. Haha. Unless we have some really old grannies posting from their nursing homes it's gotta be zero.

Can Hillary sideline it all the way to victory? I keep feeling like at some point she's going to have to engage the public or say or do something presidential. Is responding to trump's weekly actions with a righteous tweet going to be enough? I'm rooting for trump the next month to make it a closer race. I want to see some action and i want the debates to decide it.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Aug 31, 2016 -> 02:01 PM) FWIW, Avi has his first year of arbitration next season. Any chance he'll owe the Sox money?

QUOTE (raBBit @ Aug 29, 2016 -> 04:49 PM) Yeah that comment made my eyebrows dance. Haha screw those corporations!...well as long as it's not Apple, Whole Foods, Starbucks, Ikea or Target.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 26, 2016 -> 01:26 PM) Absolutely. Hell I use it today to justify the non-ostracization of "sinners" like gays. Even if you believe something is a sin, or someone is a sinner, it is pretty clear to me biblical that it isn't up to you to judge them. That Jesus dude kind of took care of that problem. The new testament is pretty clear on that whole love thing. But that doesn't stop people from trying. It is just less socially acceptable than ever before because fewer people than ever before believe it. Nicely put. I finally read the gospel a few years back and I was amazed. It should just be titled "How to live". It's almost impossible as a human with a conscience to disagree with any of the things Jesus says. Emulate that man's attitude and you'll probably have a wonderful life. It saddens me that men have twisted those words so much over the years, to the point where it's super trendy to bash it without ever reading it. I'd challenge even the strongest of atheists to try to disagree that those words are good.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Aug 26, 2016 -> 11:40 AM) Then I'm glad I didn't know what it means. Mark Lame braghghhh Jsticks

Hopefully Kenny can bully this f***tard into retiring too.

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ Aug 22, 2016 -> 06:03 PM) He's in rookie ball pal. Let's see him do this in the high minors. Dude he made them look like they were swinging toothpicks up there. This is a guy worth getting excited about. Toothpicks brah

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 20, 2016 -> 01:50 PM) Maybe, just maybe, if the White Sox constantly have rosters that "look good on paper" and none of those teams made the playoffs and most weren't close...it's time to reevaluate how you're judging that the team looks good on paper, because the method you're using to judge that is failing. Sure thing. But if Peavy hadn't ripped his back muscle off his spine and TCQ actually recovered from punching a locker I have no doubt there would have been more playoff appearances. If Adam Dunn wasn't a pile of horsemeat, there would have been some more playoffs. I'm not saying the FO is perfect but I think people need to cut them some slack when they point their finger clammoring like an old drunk, "16 years, 2 playoffs!" That's insane. The team looked darn good every year on paper from 2001-2013. Many devastating injuries to key personnel. It's been 3 years since they decided to flip cores & go young, cut them some slack. Almost competed during the process too.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Aug 19, 2016 -> 02:51 PM) Let's see Samardzija and Frazier were the "all in" acquisitions. And some James Shields for lagniappe. Todd Frazier OPS: .747 Marcuse Semien OPS: .746 Mighty fine talent evaluation there, Rick. After 8 years of trying short cuts with "elite veterans" and failing miserably, one would think Williams and Hahn would have learned something. 8 years? What are you talking about? Most of those years had badass rosters that looked competitve on paper. "Hey Paulie, screw your prime and your last good years, we're going to get some prospects. Piss off you old goateed-sometimes fool." GMAB

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 19, 2016 -> 04:59 AM) Sure, if he can give you 3+ war per season like Semien...how it can already be looking like a winner when he hasn't thrown a single major league pitch is pretty farfetched. It MIGHT be a winner. We all know he hasn't thrown a pitch yet. It's not a bad trade if he's a lockdown bullpen piece moving forward. Just admit it would be nice to have a dependable guy to help the Sox bot piss all these 1-run games away next year. A draft pick that contributes to the major league club winning games is a good draft pick no matter where he is drafted. And this quickly? Mercy, that's a home run of a pick. I can live with Semien and his stone hands contributing elsewhere.