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Last year, Justin Hammel of Rockies had a 'tired arm'. He was useless for last 30 days or so of 2010. This year his arm is still strong. Not the best pitcher in the world, but his arm is still strong. Most likely, he built up his endurance through pitching a lot of innings.

If Sox light up Ubaldo, the Cleveland papers will be on a witch hunt. Of course, if he wins, then the opposite... Sox in trouble if they start swinging at first pitch.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Aug 15, 2011 -> 05:00 PM) If there's not going to be a strict slotting system then there needs to at least be a luxury tax of some sort imposed on teams who spend, spend, spend on amateur players both in the Rule-4 and internationally. I don't know how such a system would work, but a team like the Red Sox should be forced to play by the same rules. If there is no max slot per round or whatever, there should at least be a max total budget allowed for all the amateur signings combined, and the system should go based on record. For example, you finish 25-30th in the league the previous season and you get to spend up to the max, but if you finish with a top-5 record in baseball then you get the tiniest budget possible. And any team that goes over pays dollar-for-dollar to the rest of the league. Or maybe do something similar with picks instead of money. Please explain how you would get this past the Players Association.

QUOTE (SpainSOXfan09 @ Aug 15, 2011 -> 12:50 PM) What about giving Sale a tryout at starting with 1 or 2 spot starts in September? Too logical.

Good article in this week's Sports Illustrated on Toronto's GM Alex Anthopoulos (age 34). He got rid of expensive contracts for a slew of young players, 2011 draft choices, and Jose Bautista. Too late to help Kenny.

Put Jason on that list.

I hope I am not jinxing our boys, but if we were ever primed for a sweep, this is it. KC is 3-7 in last 10, losing four straight. Sox are playing as well as they have all season.

Ozzie should be held accountable and fired for cause. Fruit of the tree.

When a team quits, who sees it first? The players or the fans?

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 2, 2011 -> 08:32 PM) Greg Walker is to young hitters as Dusty Baker is to young pitchers Good psot. Dusty Baker/Billy Martin.

Rios wouldn't. Dunn wouldn't. Peavy wouldn't. Ozzie wouldn't. Kenny......noi sure.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 2, 2011 -> 07:46 PM) Rios will take over at 3b then. Funny!

QUOTE (Real @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 08:44 PM) AJ would be picked up on waivers by somebody, IMO So would Thornton and CQ You either keep em if they're claimed, or try to get value and let em go. AJ has no trade clause. Does that include waivers?

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Jul 31, 2011 -> 03:14 PM) Wait we just lost the DH Improvement

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 12:05 PM) I missed where anyone said it was a big deal. Okay, it's not a big deal. But, Smith is one of our better 2011 signings, he hit very well at Bristol, others on this board (including me) thought he should be promoted, and he gets sent down in the food chain to G Falls. I was hoping one of our posters had some insight on the move.

Kenny, go to jail.

Ubaldo overrated by many.

Box seats were $3 when I was a kid. It was then a great country.

While watching the Cubs blow a 5 run lead to the Cards this afternoon, Tim McCarver spoke about the Rasmus trade. He compared Rasmus and his father to Todd Marinovich and his father.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 03:42 PM) Ed Wade Wade got into a fight in a restaurant with one of his pitchers.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 08:53 PM) Most everyone here liked the move. Not everyone.

Maybe Dunn will bunt his way on.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 02:00 PM) I wonder if Kenny would get involved in something like this. He loves making big splashes and if he thought Danks was a goner, he could swing Danks for prospects and than potentially turn around and add a cost controlled front of the rotation pitcher like Jimenez to the team. Clearly the price would be astronomical, but sometimes Kenny does crazy things and rolls the dice. I still think there is absolutely no way that Jimenez is moved though. White Sox/Rockies trade? Wow. That would be between arguably the two worst GM's in baseball. That said, I think Danny O'Dowd is serious about trading Jiminez, but his job would be on the line. Media in Denver is lined up to crucify him, IMO. Jiminez pitches Sat vs Pads. Yanks and BoSox have a lot more to offer.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 09:52 AM) Is Charlotte on pace for any playoffs? If not, yeah he'll be up and playing some, but he's not going to earn a starting job for next year, and it seems really unlikely that they'll keep him on the roster as a backup OF instead of giving him 500 more minor league at bats (unless something crazy happens and D1 offers a huge discount for his brother being in the bigs). When I made my post, I wasn't even thinking about D1. I think he has improved this year, he should get another 100++ AB's, ST next year. He should be a solid 4th outfielder in 2012. better than Lillibridge, and cheap.