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QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Aug 24, 2014 -> 01:28 AM) And it should never be brought up again, but because it only proves the point, considering Derek Jeter is/was a garbage defender. Weak arm + limited range = DJ. Are you giving the intro speech for him at the HOF in 2020?

Players are not going to lose on purpose, and any discussion of that is silly. They don't have to, and they don't care very much about a #5 draft pick vs a #10 pick the next year. The losing takes care of itself. IOW, there are teams either fighting for a playoff spot (or trying to get home field adv) or teams with not much if any hope of getting into post season play. Not much in between. Call it Group 1 and Group 2. Now I don't have any stats to back me up, just decades of watching MLB. When Group 1 above plays Group 2 at the end of the season, there is a huge disparity. If the same teams meet in April-June, not nearly as much. Why? Because in September Group 1 teams are playing much harder and certainly with more emotion than Group 2 teams. This translates to wins and losses. There will always be exceptions. There will often be a Group 1 team go into the tank the last two weeks of the season and a Group 2 team can get hot and be a spoiler. But the Sox are clearly a Group 2 team this year. Just my opinion, I could be wrong.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 24, 2014 -> 07:37 PM) Schwarber was expected to dominate the pitching in A ball. He won't be in the top 50 for prospects going into next year. With that said, he's having an incredible start to his pro career. Just hit a home run in 5 straight games in High A. Got my attention.

QUOTE (LDF @ Aug 24, 2014 -> 07:39 PM) question, why not adams of the sox, second rounder. I kind of meant first rounders, just didn't say it.

QUOTE (ron883 @ Aug 14, 2014 -> 05:50 PM) Doesn't matter. Sure it does, if they sign a FA who received a QO from his old team. Or. are you just sayin that Sox will not sign a FA, therefore it doesn't matter?

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 24, 2014 -> 06:49 PM) If he's still eligible for prospect lists, I see no reason why Rodon won't be in the top ten going into next year. To me, he's the best pitching prospect in the minors. Probably right. Quite a coincidence that the two best prospects from the draft this year are on Chicago teams. Rodon and Schwarber (sp?) for Cubs.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 24, 2014 -> 10:46 AM) You are talking about a kid learning on the job at the major league level. He and Sanchez both would typically be making these types of mistakes in the minors. But in a rebuilding situation, they are going to be making them here. Welcome to rebuilding. Both Sanchez and Nieto are in their sixth year of pro ball.

....and. Beckham played third base.

How do you guys have a handle on next year's draft already? We're talking 10 months from now.

Sox now half a game ahead of twinkies.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Aug 23, 2014 -> 01:11 PM) Garcia can't get his hands in on a belt high fastball and then rolls over the next pitch for his 6-3 special. A lot to like about Avi, but I am nowhere near as big on him as most of the people around here. Avi did the same thing last night, rolled over an outside fastball for an easy 6-4-3 double play.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Aug 21, 2014 -> 09:52 PM) I thought he was the next Paul Molitor. I was wrong. Molitar had a nic e level swing; Gordo has a big uppercut swing.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Aug 21, 2014 -> 11:09 AM) Good day with Guererro and Danish starting together. Zack Stewart is starting against Charlotte and he'll probably get shelled. You called it. 9 hits, 5 runs, 6 innings.

QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Aug 21, 2014 -> 02:17 PM) Two Words: INTERNATIONAL DRAFT. #problemsolved Two words: Players Union. problem not solved.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Aug 20, 2014 -> 09:16 PM) Where the hell did Putnam even come from? He's been great this season Great sinker/splitter. Even when they did score a few runs off him a month or so ago, he was hurt. He should be a big part of team next year.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 20, 2014 -> 08:32 PM) It's a joke that Leury is still in the majors. There are so many bad players on this roster. If Leury were at Charlotte all year and played almost every day, what would you guess his stats to be?

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Aug 20, 2014 -> 04:51 PM) He's had a successful season even though it looks like injuries plagued him all year. That should tell us something. Does he need to be placed on the 40 man this next year? No. Just 3 yrs of pro ball.

Beckham did look bad there, really overmatched, bad swings, late on everything. After he gets non-tendered, I bet he won't get a big league contract offer from anyone, probably signing a minor league deal.

What's the rehab time for an infielder with TJS?

At best, they figured to be adequate set up men. At least Jones. The jury is still out on whether or not Jones would be okay in closer's role. He was so-so in 2013 as a set up guy. Lindstrom never had a chance to be effective in closer role. Bullpen should be better next year.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 02:30 PM) Neither De Aza or Wilkins will be DH'ing next year. That one I would bet on. It's kind of tough to predict who will be DHing next year, when we don't know the make up of the 2015 roster. Actually, I was responding to an earlier post by Chitown. Hopefully, Wilkins will be on the roster in two weeks, and we can evaluate him at end of September. Still, at this time, I would pick Wilkins over de Aza as a DH in 2015, if that is the frame of reference outlined by Chitown.

Pitched well. 6 innings, 2 runs, 2 home runs.

If you are talking DH next year and it's between a $5 MM deal with de Aza or $500k with Wilkins, I vote for Wilkins; plus, he can spell Abreu when necessary. Outfielders will be available.

Does he have any insight that he could discuss about EJ and his pitching problems this year?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 07:07 PM) Next year's going to be simply huge for Hawkins, Anderson, Montas and Danish at Birmingham. AA is what really starts to separate the pretenders and contenders. Hopefully May or Barnum can emerge in the same way that Ravelo has this season. Ravelo didn't really emerge this year. He's been a pretty good hitter ever since we drafted him.