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Does anyone have a more level swing than Gillaspie?

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 18, 2014 -> 06:59 AM) So what does the consensus think on Rodon: 1. Boras is just delaying because he's Boras. 2. Boras is holding out for the entire bonus pool plus the overage. 3. The Sox are trying to keep around $500,000-$600,000 for Montes de Oca. I believe that Rodon will sign. Even though there isn't much leverage, I could see it going awhile just because Boras is Boras though. If the holdup is Reinsdorf not paying an overage that is technically allowed though, he should just sell the team. I have nothing to prove that that would be the reason but not going over because they've never done it before is ass backwards logic. Especially when you dumped salary last year and just ate Jeff Keppinger's contract. I can sympathize with Reinsdorf a bit, if that is the case above. The slot amount is there for a reason, and it was negotiated as part of the CBA. The two higher picks went under their slots. No need for Sox to go way over, just because it's Boras on the other end. It's not like we lose the pick; we get similar pick next year if he doesn't sign.

Why not trade for him? Even with his sub-par performance this year, he is still better than at least one of our starting outfielders.

Whatever happened to Rex Hudler?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 17, 2014 -> 08:27 AM) Sox are now at 30 picks signed, 1 definitely won't, 9 open questions. Draft Tracker on FutureSox is up to date, including affiliate assignments for a bunch of the signees. Shouldn't Rodon's name be in red, along with Davidson at # 39?

Marlins signed Kolek; don't know size of bonus.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 15, 2014 -> 10:58 PM) Oops. Sox are in last place in the division. This is not good. The team got one over .500 but never could get red-hot and actually be the surprise team of baseball. Let's hope this is not the plummet toward a top 3 draft pick again. I'm afraid with our iffy starting pitching past the third starter and some lousy everyday players to go with a few stars, we're in deep s*** as far as the standings. It's be nice to see Sale, Lexi and Abreu all make the all-star game at least. And Gillaspie make the ballot for that extra guy on the all star roster if he stays over .320. It would be a Top Ten pick right now.

Flowers neeeds to sit for 3-5 straight games.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 14, 2014 -> 04:44 PM) De Aza was not Hahn, it was KW that brought him in. De Aza was pretty close to awful most of last year, and Hahn gave him another contract this year and has kept him on the team even though he has no business in MLB. Not the biggest deal, I agree, but he is in the category of bad Hahn moves. Not as ridiculous as Paulino or Cleto or Boggs or as costly as Davidson/Reed, but Mr. Hahn is not yet qualified for Sainthood.

QUOTE (MnSoxFan @ Jun 14, 2014 -> 01:31 PM) Here is a URL with a newspaper article with the partial roster. http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/spo...eased/10513435/ No Sammy Ayala at GF.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 14, 2014 -> 01:24 PM) No risk, high reward. Why not? Are you saying you LOVE the signing?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 14, 2014 -> 01:27 PM) I've always liked Taylor. Hopefully he earns a shot with the Sox. Sanchez is a small price to pay. I still am absolutely love everything Rick Hahn has done. Your poor grammar aside, aren't you exaggerating just a bit? You LOVE Paulina? Not like, not understand, but you LOVE the Paulina signing? You LOVE Mitch Boggs? Not like, not understand, but you LOVE the Boggs signing? You LOVE the Davidson trade? You LOVE the Sierra signing? You LOVE de Aza?

and if Rodon blows us off or asks for an insane number like $7 Millionish and Sox refuse, then what can Sox offer de Oca without penalty? I thought $100,000 plus whatever they save by not signing Rodon. And how good a prospect is he anyway, understanding that he had TJS?

He can room with Mitch Boggs.

Polanco, now 22, also struggled a bit in Pittsburgh chain a couple of years ago. Now a can't miss guy.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jun 13, 2014 -> 01:26 PM) OK I thought committed meant like it's a sure thing he's going back to school and the Sox have no chance of signing him. I mean i know our 2nd round pick was committed to some school too but wasn't sure how that word was being used when it comes to how that 1st post is viewed. So if someone decides to go back to school and not sign with the Sox what will it say in the 1st post ? Committed means he has signed with a particular college and cannot blow them off and go to a different college. Has nothing to do with turning pro.

Actually, most of the #1 picks have not yet signed.

Give it another week, then it won't be so laughable. Boras said to be waiting for #2 pick Kolek to sign with Marlins. I'm just glad that Boras doesn't represent both. Kolek's agent is probably waiting for Rodon to sign. Rodon is sitting around eating potato chips all day for all we know.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 05:38 PM) That's believable to me. That's the thing about all the hipster beers, they're all sizzle no steak, and people have the strangest habits of rationalizing their purchases. Like I just can't for the life of me understand why someone would want to pay so much for a beer just for the opportunity to talk about drinking said beer with other people who also have nothing interesting to say either. It's probably why these two trades happened, AA & Hahn had nothing to do but jerk off and watch Judge Judy so they get on the phone and start talking about s***ty players and then suddenly Hahn is rationalizing the superficially absurd trade of perfectly good money for 2 s***ty players, and of course AA is all about it too, like "Oh you're gonna love this guy" and blah blah blah. Same thing with the s***ty beer like, "Ooooh, can't you taste the hops? That was brewed in a galvanized bucket behind an old woodshed by a naked man performing a headstand, just as according to custom, and so that's why it's $8 a bottle." Makes no f***in sesne, the beer goes in one hole and comes out another, just get it down and move on to doing whatever you were doing, you're not Sir Isaac Newton you don't need to get sit there and contemplate it, just drink a good beer and that's that. A good honest beer at a tasty price. And if you're Hahn trade for a good honest player at a tasty price, don't just get on the phone with the Blue Jays and have a verbal circle jerk until Captain Waiver Claim convinces your snobby ass that one of his s***ty players is worth giving up perfectly good money for. So yeah I agree with you wite, we're on the same page here. We need to get Hahn some better beer, put his priorities in order before we end up with another one of these guys. I don't know who you are, but I like your prose.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 09:27 PM) Why not walk Miggy I do not understand RV? Martinez on deck.

I know they were talking about Rodon at the break, but could not hear the details. Any breaking news?

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 05:24 PM) Moises has played really, really well for the Sox. No reason to think he's going to lose his job. Sierra is terrible, same category as Gorkys, Hill, Toui, Paulino, Boggs......

QUOTE (LDF @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 05:04 PM) On a side note, with the new prospects and the draft and the existing players and prospects, where do the sox stand with ref to the 40 man rosters. i don't remember all the rules concerning that. 40 man roster not an issue with White Sox. Unfortunately, it is loaded with players who have little or no chance of making a contribution anytime. There are probably 7-8 players on it who fit that description, partially offset by two guys on the 60 day DL.

I don't want to jinx our boys, but this is a big game.

Maryland got knocked out of the CWS today, so Brewster is now available to sign.