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QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 07:33 PM) His arm is average and he doesn't seem to have the best range, but as far as the plays that should be made, he makes 'em. Seems better at going back than side to side or coming in. Below average, but I still like him. He would make a great left fielder on a team with lots of power.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Apr 28, 2014 -> 12:53 PM) Even if the Sox are in contention come July, they will probably not be "buyers" per say. They would most likely stay pat and are not going to be willing to trade anything of significant value during a rebuild. Now if somebody becomes available that they can get for minor league scrubs, they may be willing to explore that. per se. Not trying to be critical.....

Why was he switched from 3B 2-3 yrs ago? I remember when it happened, but not why it happened.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 27, 2014 -> 01:15 PM) This is the kind of thing people should expect when they demand high risk, high-reward guys. You don't like Lance Broadways in the draft? Then you'll get a mix of guys who are really spectacular and guys who spectacularly fall apart. I don't recall ever seeing a post saying I demand a high risk high reward guy. Is that what Walker was when Sox drafted him? Or was he just a bad choice for #1 supplemental round? Sounds like you are defending somebody.

It was a great pitching performance. He threw strikes and his pitches had all kinds of movement. I hope he stays in the bigs for several years and does it with the White Sox. A lot of White Sox fans will remember this game for a long time.

QUOTE (ChiSoxJon @ Apr 27, 2014 -> 06:51 AM) Oldsox, I never even thought of that, I was just upset because Reed was still young, MLB-proven, and had 40 saves on last year's pathetic team and made me comfortable as a fan in the 9th. I didn't hate Davidson at first and still don't, but he's been very disappointing so far. First not even making the team out of camp and now just straight sucking at Charlotte. My hope's of him to be a young injury-free Crede are slowly dying. I'd love to just keep Connor at 3rd maybe just for this year pr until he craps out and ultimately Beckham either at 2nd or 3rd (where he was in his amazing rookie year) and Semein at the opposite. Life without Reed has been way to tough in ChiTown. Plug him in as our closer and see how many games we'd have won and how much better our pen would be with Lindstrom as his SU. Hell, I go to bed every night praying Bobby Jenks has found the fountain of youth and would want a comeback in ChiTown. This pen is awful and should be addressed in the coming weeks. I always liked Reed, too. I always thought they could have gotten a lot more for him. What we'll never know is if Hahn actually shopped Reed to the rest of MLB to see what he could have gotten for him, or if Hahn actually thought Davidson was the answer as soon as Ariz offered him up for Reed.

What about Scott Carroll -- Is his promotion called off?

Oldsox takes Jake Sanchez, Kanny pitcher who should get moved up to W-S in month or two.

Okay, some of you guys want to re-define the word 'Rookie', and that MLB should then specifically exclude players from certain countries if the players ever played for one of their top teams. In these politically correct times, I would love to see how this is handled without offending any national or ethnic group. Good luck. For myself, I like the current definition, which means that if you never played in MLB before, you are a rookie. When Ichiro broke in, he was a rookie, end of story, the fact that he was a polished rookie notwithstanding.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 07:58 AM) Rookie of the Year should be for players in their age 24 season or younger. So if a player goes to college for four years, graduates at age 22, gets drafted, signs, has two full seasons in the minors, goes to the bigs at 25, he is not eligible? This will be called The Flavum Rule. Do you recommend baseball goes back and rescinds the awards based on age? Jackie Robinson won ROY at age 28 or 29 if I recall correctly. Sorry, Jackie, Flavum says you were too old. Give it back.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 09:21 AM) Though I will say this now, neither should be eligible for ROY. Why not? They are both rookies. What is Japan baseball equivelent to, AA? Cuban baseball -- A ball? Is it their age that bothers you? If so, what would be your age cap?

Are Alex Jackson's high school numbers available?

QUOTE (ChiSoxJon @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 09:48 PM) Didn't like this deal when it happened, his stats aren't helping his cause now, total bust (hopefully not), couldn't hit Zach f***in Stewart last week, I've loved Reed since his days in Kanny where I saw his velocity in action, much rather have extended instead of deal him for this bum, hopefully he proves me wrong Jon, I thought I was the only one on the board who didn't like the trade when it happened. Glad I'm not alone here. It's very easy for us to second guess the trade now, however. One of the reasons I didn't like it then was because Arizona had such a good look at him in 2013, and they didn't want him. I always thought they could have gotten more for Reed, or just have kept him.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 08:46 AM) What are you keying on with him? What do you know about him? I know basically nothing so I'd love to hear more. You broke my bubble, Northsider; I thought you knew everything about the farm system....

I thought his head was too big to put it where it ended up

Are they going to move Mitch Boggs, who got lit up again yesterday?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 08:21 AM) The kid is 17. We have YEARS to just forget he is even in the system. To put it in perspective, he could debut in 2020, and he would still only be 23 years odl. The Sox web site lists him as prospect #15 with an ETA of 2016.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Apr 22, 2014 -> 10:40 PM) I could totally see it happening. I think he has a lot of pride and would realize when he just can't do this anymore and/or just isn't having any fun. He wouldn't be the first guy to hang 'em up during a season. Nothing to be ashamed about. Mike Schmidt did it -- retired mid-season, saying he just couldn't make the plays that he used to make. There are probably a few others, if you know them, might be interesting to mention them.

QUOTE (beautox @ Apr 22, 2014 -> 09:22 PM) can he retire now? Yes.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 22, 2014 -> 01:30 PM) Reading the article, the guy seems to be a 4th OF ceiling. Nothing but his speed is talked about with any real depth. can he throw to second base on the fly?

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 22, 2014 -> 08:05 PM) Alexi playing a weird SS tonight way toward 3rd base side let 4 hits go by him tonight. I have made the same observation in other games; never said anything to anybody.

QUOTE (Knuckles @ Apr 22, 2014 -> 09:06 PM) Have to wonder how much influence Abreu had on Missle and Tank. good point

No Brooms

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Apr 20, 2014 -> 10:48 AM) He's the forgotten man from the 80's Lakers dynasty. Actually played more minutes than Kareem for a few of those years, backing up the 4 (Rambis) and 5. Stan, did you know that he was originally going to play for Denver in the ABA, but then the merger happened and they took the pick away from Denver? One of the conditions of the merger.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Apr 19, 2014 -> 05:06 PM) I mean, does anyone think it's a PROBLEM that the Sox took a shot in the dark that failed? I sure don't. This is the time for it. Not worth taking any significant monetary risks at this point, thus your only smart option is to make moves like this. You should EXPECT, more than likely, that they'll fail. It should not come as a shock, nor should it draw any ire, when a gamble doesn't pay off. It was still a smart move. No, it was not a smart move, quite the contrary. Expecting him to fail, as you put it, and then watching him fail, is not a smart move. Financially, it was certainly not a smart move. Colossal waste of money. It doesn't do anyone, teammates included, fans included, any good to watch that kind of performance. It makes someone look to be a very poor judge of talent. Not a smart move. Now if he had a non guaranteed conmtract, like Boggs, it might not have looked so bad. The only smart move was by Paulino's agent. It would be smarter to have an 11 man staff, since the FO long ago made the decision to carry 3 FB/DH.