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QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 11, 2016 -> 03:22 PM) Honestly kind of amazed that that's what the AZL stadiums look like. Some of them. The Sox AZL team plays at Camelback Ranch, which is gorgeous.

lol Greg

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 11, 2016 -> 11:07 AM) If we can find 2015 Hansen, that is the Sox finding the #1 draft pick in the 2nd round. This is why I keep gushing about that pick. A few years ago looking at Rodon, Fulmer and Hansen in three straight drafts would have seemed damn near improbably for where the Sox picked. QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 11, 2016 -> 11:20 AM) Since June 1st (31 games): .327/.397/.509, 5 HR (!!), 13 BB, 20 K in 134 PA. And his BABIP is .354, which isn't aberrantly high for a speed guy like him. I'd say he's got it dialed in now. EDDY! QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Jul 11, 2016 -> 02:17 PM) Here is video of the HR that Kim was gushing over.... https://twitter.com/luisc1123/status/752387604784394240 Wish the video would have stuck with the ball, but that ball was absolutely smoked. Oh my.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 11, 2016 -> 11:07 AM) If we can find 2015 Hansen, that is the Sox finding the #1 draft pick in the 2nd round. This is why I keep gushing about that pick. A few years ago looking at Rodon, Fulmer and Hansen in three straight drafts would have seemed damn near improbably for where the Sox picked. QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 11, 2016 -> 11:20 AM) Since June 1st (31 games): .327/.397/.509, 5 HR (!!), 13 BB, 20 K in 134 PA. And his BABIP is .354, which isn't aberrantly high for a speed guy like him. I'd say he's got it dialed in now. EDDY! QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Jul 11, 2016 -> 02:17 PM) Here is video of the HR that Kim was gushing over.... https://twitter.com/luisc1123/status/752387604784394240 Wish the video would have stuck with the ball, but that ball was absolutely smoked. Oh my.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 11, 2016 -> 11:43 AM) I disagree that he's projecting more as a reliever. I think he's a starter long-term. But I agree that a bullpen look THIS year probably makes sense. He struggled at first in AA, made a few adjustments, now he's dialed in. I think you send him to AAA now, and if he still looks good, you put him in the Chicago pen by August. Then he can go to the rotation in 2017. +1

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Jul 11, 2016 -> 11:29 AM) People are really lynching Jose f***ing Abreu for 86 games in which he needed to literally hit just 4 more home runs to be at basically career numbers? If you don't understand things like variance and sample size please stop talking about anything, and if you aren't willing to give an all-star caliber first baseman with two EXCELLENT seasons a single mediocre half-season, JFC - baseball isn't the sport you should be following Because Ron883 gets off on Abreu not doing well.

Nah

Great philosophy shift.

Loving this draft so far. Probably more excited about Hansen than Burdi or Collins.

Well, at least Anderson's defense has been stellar

Damn it.

Keith Law bummed he doesn't get to TP Yost's house

Awww yeah

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 9, 2016 -> 09:09 PM) http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/pitching/_/so...qualified/false Check out the -0.8 WAR line (bottom 40 pitchers in the majors, qualified and unqualfied). You'll find Matt Albers, along with the likes of Buchholz and Andrew Cashner, for example. Erik Johnson at -0.9. Shelby Miller at -1.2 (worst trade in years). Ubaldo Jimenez at -1.6. Tolleson, deposed Rangers' closer, at -1.0. Eric Surkamp and James Shields both at -0.4. Man, that Shelby Miller has a chance to be one of the worst trades ever.

It's three games.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 8, 2016 -> 10:07 PM) The Univ of Iowa pitcher from the CPL that had TJ? Mike Hickman, this year's draft pick who was also taken last year but didn't sign.

Dear lord, Sale.

LOL

Speed is fun.

Mike why did you jinx this.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 8, 2016 -> 03:57 PM) My requisite post Ok, this was fair. QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Jul 8, 2016 -> 04:00 PM) Thanks for your input. We had no idea how you felt on the matter.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jul 8, 2016 -> 03:23 PM) According to fangraphs Quintana has the second highest WAR for pitchers in the AL at 3.1. So theoretically he is the second best pitcher in the AL by this measure. Here is the conceptual problem I have with WAR. Supposedly, WAR is Wins Above Replacement where the replacement is any guy from AAA. Let's use a decent pitcher like Scott Carroll. This stat tells me that the White Sox will only have 3 more win from the contributions of Quintana as opposed to Carroll. Common sense wise that just doesn't make sense between a AAA pitcher and the second best pitcher in the AL. Until just recently, Q was #1 with Kluber being #2 (not disagreeing with the rest BTW, I think they need a new acronym for it so it's not taken as literally. Make it more akin to PER in the NBA where it boils down to higher number = better)

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Jul 8, 2016 -> 02:15 PM) I wondered the same thing. He'd be on two days rest. Seems to me he may not even be "sub" option, which sucks. Davis still has to be replaced. Unfortunately none of they other starters are slated to pitch on Sunday. Which makes it even dumber that he wasn't named.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 8, 2016 -> 01:59 PM) Oh hello, you must be new to the Buster.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jul 8, 2016 -> 01:29 PM) Yeah, this draft is looking pretty good. I know everyone is high on our first three picks, but I really like what I'm seeing from Call & Fisher. These guys are both having strong offensive seasons in rookie ball and I believe they rank 1st & 2nd in the Pioneer League in terms of drawing walks. Throw in Curbelo and a few other interesting players and there's a lot to like from this draft class. A lot of us are high on the first five picks, Curbelo, and Hickman.