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Replay makes it worse. Dear lord.

De Aza's bad defense leads to a lead off triple and hurts himself. Wow that was bad.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ May 11, 2014 -> 11:48 AM) Yeah those 2 homers man... dude's JACKED all the way to a .425 SLG. He has a .493 BABIP. That's the miracle from above. Bizzaro Flowers laughs at BABIP

Moving from one player I like to another: Where are the Bears gonna tryout Lynch at? Running back?

QUOTE (zenryan @ May 11, 2014 -> 11:29 AM) he was never going to be a second round pick. he probably wasnt going to be a third round pick either. this draft was loaded. A team isnt going to waste a 2/3 rd pick on a small, slow, and weak player who is projected to be a "specialist". I didn't say I agreed with the second round projection, I always saw him as a 4th rounder. But I remember a lot of projections having him in the 3rd and sometimes sneaking into the 2nd.

Beck and Danish going today. Wondering how long before Danish gets promoted. Hopefully Beck can start stringing together some nice games.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 11, 2014 -> 10:08 AM) Well him coming out wasn't why he plummeted though. Dude had a 25 inch vertical and ran a 4.9 forty at the combine. His workout was awful. Hopefully he works his ass off and makes the Rams. It's going to be an uphill climb though. Oh I know he fell because of that, but has a combine alone ever dropped a projected 2nd/3rd with a number of accolades to fall completely out of the draft? (That's actually a legitimate question, not just saying it for effect)

QUOTE (Lillian @ May 11, 2014 -> 09:15 AM) Now that Hoffman and Feede are probably out of the question, who among the top collegiate RHP would you rate as having the highest ceiling and highest floor? I assume that your list would include Nola and Beede. If chosen, wouldn't they both be "under slot" for the Sox? Athough not Aces, are either of them potential top of the rotation guys? You asking about right handed players is odd. Nola and Beede would likely having the ceiling of a #2. The three possible aces are Aiken, Kolek, and Rodon.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 10, 2014 -> 10:42 PM) Damn, what happened to the Blazers? The Spurs.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 10, 2014 -> 10:11 PM) Real talk here. Can Sam actually play football? I don't give a s*** that he's gay. Good for him. Can he play? Or is this another spectacle? Obvious Mizzou bias here, but yes. He's undersized but has some real damn broad shoulders and a Joakim Noah motor. He was a projected 2nd/3rd rounder when the season ended, plummeted when he came out. I mean, unanimous All-American and SEC Defensive Player of the Year mean nothing to the NFL...but he played really f***ing good last year. I forgot Kroenke owns the Rams. He lives in Columbia and has Mizzou ties, so it makes sense that they'd take the chance.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 10, 2014 -> 09:23 PM) Per @RapSheet, Michael Sam would've had an UDFA offer from the #Bears. #Giants & #Ravens also. This makes me happy. What does Jordan Lynch profile as again?

I dig it.

ESPN just mentioned character issues...? Oh boy.

QUOTE (farmteam @ May 8, 2014 -> 11:20 AM) Just finished my last final. See ya, law school. Congrats!

QUOTE (bmags @ May 10, 2014 -> 08:56 AM) Yeah I hate the ego pick. But I also think team needed some run stuffers. A lot of quicker pass rushing tackles. I hope he performs. Would like a late round pick on Mizzous Ldamian Washington. Wouldn't mind Gaines or Washington. It'll be interesting to see what happens with Sam tonight. One of my friends got a Snapchat from him yesterday saying he was excited to get drafted, so there's that.

Mizzou fan in me: Shocked that Ealy has fallen this far. Saw some mocks say the Bears would take him and try to move him to DT. ESPN does not like the pick.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 9, 2014 -> 06:24 PM) In before Marty greg uses this to justify huge spending on Jimenez. Fixed. QUOTE (greg775 @ May 9, 2014 -> 06:30 PM) So Jerry gets all that income as well? There's no reason the Sox aren't huge spenders in this s*** division. Let's face it, there are some Jerry apologists on here. He got us a WS title so I like him for that and all the Bulls titles, but let's face it, he is not a "good" baseball owner. He's just not. I won't go into all the rea$ons but it's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. Greg... QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 9, 2014 -> 06:38 PM) Did you just start following baseball this year? Saying that the Sox are not huge spenders in this division can only mean you haven't paid any attention to the last 10 seasons. ...seriously. Big spending doesn't automatically equal good spending.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 9, 2014 -> 06:15 PM) http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=47746&a=1 You can track the Rodon start here, for those interested. Rodon picking it up now, 4 K's through first 8 outs. How is he 4-7? (Answer, like Chris Sale in 2013, despite the presence of Trea Turner). Tyler Kolek is the top power arm in the 2014 prep class. He's 6'5" or better, weighing in around 250. He's country strong. Literally. I'm not just saying that because he's a big guy, he lives and works on a cattle ranch. Looking at him, I don't know that he has spent a lot of time in the weight room. He's not a toned individual but he isn't fat. He could really take off with professional weight training and conditioning. He's a very good athlete that has even drawn interest from Texas A & M as a defensive end but he dropped football and basketball to concentrate on baseball. In a draft class filled with power arms, Kolek leads the pack. His fastball has hit triple digits in the past, occasionally touched 99 but sits in the 91-96 range. His 75-77 MPH curve ball isn't the most consistent pitch but it flashes plus. He throws a slider that is in the 80-83 range that has a sharper break. He has a low 80's change but hasn't had to use it at any point to dominate prep competition. Mechanically, he isn't perfect. He's big so there are a lot of moving parts but he maintains it well. He should be able to work out any minor issues he has easily in pro ball. His throws from a ¾ slot that gives him good downhill plane and makes his fastball heavy. Looking at him, it's easy to think of Jonathan Gray or Stephen Strasburg. Pitchers who have went to college and blossomed into arms that can throw 100 after being less polished in high school and adding velocity in college. Well, Kolek already has the elite velocity. He has very good command and solid pitchability. He can hit 100 and he can improve conditioning that may add more. The sky truly is the limit with Kolek. His velocity is new and it may regress in spring. I don't know but it will be fun to watch him progress and if I were a scouting director of one of the top 5 teams, I would watch him multiple times this spring. from minorleagueball.com ^ This reinforces the idea to me that it'd be insane for the White Sox to pass on one of the big three arms.

In before Marty uses this to justify huge spending on Jimenez.

Woulda like HaHa a lot more.

Carroll continues his march to the Cy Young award.

This thread delivers on the laughs.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 8, 2014 -> 09:10 AM) Ben Badler ‏@BenBadler 5m Bet on the Astros drafting Carlos Rodon with the first overall pick, says @johnmanuelba. His full mock draft: http://bit.ly/1qibOgz Has Conor's brother going 25th to the Athletics.

Petricka is the new Jakemeister to Hawk.

QUOTE (raBBit @ May 7, 2014 -> 09:15 PM) The nightmare scenario for me is Rodon-Aiken going 1-2. I'd still be ok with Kolek and that fireball.