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No more scorecards?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 16, 2016 -> 07:54 AM) Recap posted Eddy Alvarez is starting to come around a bit. Hitting well over .300 in June. Same with Adam Engel.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 15, 2016 -> 02:48 PM) He was DFAd today. They were judgmental and decided not to employ someone who beat his wife so bad she had to go to the hospital. Bmags, you don't know that. I don't know that.

Rockies would love to move him. I saw him play a bit last year after the Tulo trade, and he looked like he lost a step. Huge contract, which is yet another tribute to GM's of the world (this case the Mets former GM. Reyes is still at AAA for rehab, with decent enough stats. Rox have to decide pretty soon what to do with him. Nobody wants him. Nobody here knows what happened with the assault incident. I doubt it was as severe as the Ray Rice case. Still, Rockies are stuck holding that bag. Even Hahn has the sense to stay away from that quagmire.

QUOTE (NCsoxfan @ Jun 14, 2016 -> 02:31 PM) Don't forget the Cubs as they end up winning the Samardzija trade getting Russell. I'm fine with Ynoa and Burdi and taking the chance of Shark that one year. At the time of the Ynoa/Shark trade, Hahn said he held out for Ynoa to be included, or words to that effect. That was his tough negotiating stance. We'll see.

The Shields trade accomplished two things. It did the Padres a huge favor and it blows approximately $27 Large of Jerry's largess. Presumably, the trade was engineered by Hahn, and he is still employed. Where else, other than MLB, could this happen?

They were talking about Shields' struggles on PTI tonight.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jun 13, 2016 -> 09:58 PM) In any other context, someone standing less than a foot away from your face and screaming would be classified as bullying, or whatever synonym you want to use. It looks normal to you because baseball managers have always done it, but for someone like me who just came into baseball in the last 3 years, it looks absurd. No bullying in baseball.

Frazier is about 11 at bats from the Mendoza line.

QUOTE (Black_Jack29 @ Jun 13, 2016 -> 06:58 PM) I do. I wouldn't bet my house on it, but this is a talented team that had the best record in the AL in early May. Throw in the fact that the Royals aren't world-beaters anymore and DET and CLE are good-but-not-great, and I could see the Sox getting hot, winning 92 games and eeking out a division win. That said, I stand by my original prediction of 85 wins and no playoffs. Surely you jest. They got lucky with some wins over Minny and Oakland before they came apart like a 29 cent mop.

Just saw that Erik Johnson had his first start with Pads. Lost to Rockies, going 4.2, 5 runs, 5 hits, 2 walks.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jun 11, 2016 -> 05:54 AM) Engel takes his walks which could portend well once he's ready. But a premature call up could turn him into MCKay Christianson. It's worth being a little more patient to see if Sox can get a real player. They can find a no-hit centerfielder for basically nothing. How long did it take you to come up with that name for a comparison?

QUOTE (AmericanLeagueFan @ Jun 8, 2016 -> 08:07 PM) Ufff... if you want someone to lay some blame on, lets not leave out this Nick Hostetler. If i were chief architect of one the worst talent scouting organizations in all of sports---i wouldnt be out in public. I mean sure, fire Robin....But why is this guy employed anywhere in baseball?! He's only had the gig for a year or so.

Laughing San Diego.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 8, 2016 -> 02:24 PM) I'm moving in 2 months and thus didn't spend the money on the MLB tv package this year because hard to watch a game while packing and driving. sounds like jail

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 7, 2016 -> 06:33 PM) 100% agree. Would be a phenomenal get as long he wasn't busted for PEDs. Can they bust him if he took drugs before the draft?

Latos obviously not effective, and he threw a lot of meatballs that were not hit.

Shuck will play himself off the roster pretty soon.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Jun 7, 2016 -> 05:30 PM) Not really sure if this is the spot to post this but I have some family up near Minneapolis and I may go up there July 28-31. It turns out the Sox are in town that weekend. Any idea where the Sox stay when up there? I see they have a nice JW Marriott there. I've always wanted to splurge and maybe catch a few drinks with players in a visiting city after a game Groupie.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 7, 2016 -> 08:23 PM) Shuck has no power and is hitting less than . 125 What, you don't like a DH hitting in the .120's without power?

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Jun 7, 2016 -> 10:21 AM) Wanna go watch them get swept by a divisional opponent because they dont really care again? You really need more proof this team is mentally weak? Still Sox fans, tho.....

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Jun 6, 2016 -> 09:49 PM) He has hit a tiny tiny bit better than Carlos Sanchez, and worse than Leury Garcia at AAA. And his defense isn't better than them. In what universe does it make any sense to bring him up? This universe. Anytime after this week.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jun 6, 2016 -> 04:13 PM) Based on what? Most evaluators had Appel ranked higher than Bryant going into that draft. Just because it didn't turn out that way doesn't mean that isn't how it was seen at the time. You are evaluating this entirely based on hindsight. I thought Bryant was #1 just about everywhere. Rockies wanted him, they got Jon Gray at #3.

Both the best and worst managing/coaching is still done behind the scenes.

That sound you hear is San Diego taking an enema.