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QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 18, 2017 -> 02:27 PM) I probably need professional help. Whenever I see the post desiring a loss I just want people to re-examine their thought process on the matter. It also angers me probably more than it should anger any human, considering all the more important issues in the world to get upset about. I can see your point. The only thing that hasn't changed much is the people running the farm system.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 18, 2017 -> 02:14 PM) I can't believe people aren't in favor of him going down to the minors to learn more about the art of hitting. I'm surprised the statniks are accepting his OBP and not burying him. It's like it's just assumed TA is a star and whatever will be will be. Something tells me this doesn't exist in the minors.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 11, 2017 -> 12:50 AM) Interesting. I know Frazier has been kind of Adam Dunn like with his lousy hitting and Ks, but I respect your right to want to sign him. Robertson definitely is a B-plus closer. There's a pattern here with NL guys the Sox recruit can't adjust to AL pitching. It's a pattern they should stop. I'd keep Frazier because of the position he plays. So these patterns involving Sox scouting may answer your other front office question.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 8, 2017 -> 09:08 PM) Holding onto Frazier was definitely the right call. He's really heating up and still has another seven weeks or so build up his trade value. Still think the Red Sox make the most sense. Why would they want a guy who has yet to adjust to AL pitching. This would be a salary dump. Holding on.....more like forced to.

The 2005 post season was lame without Hawk. That was when I discovered how overrated Chris Berman was and really didn't care to watch ESPN after that.

Coop'll fix him.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 24, 2017 -> 06:31 PM) People need to put things in perspective. This is a bad team. Despite numerous players playing way better than expected and highly unlikely to maintain that level, they are 1 game better than the worst record in the AL. They will be horrible. Q will be fine. Had a bad couple of innings today. His ERA won't be 4.90 at the deadline. Randy Johnson had a 4.33 at the deadline and got traded for 3 decent prospects including Freddy Garcia. He had a 1.28 ERA the rest of the way. Might be better to trade him in the offseason anyway.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 12, 2017 -> 01:45 PM) We bring players on board through free agency, the draft or trades and help them develop into successful contributors. All the while complaining as the struggle and learn and develop presumably because they aren't hall of fame level contributors from the get go. Once they find it and succeed we start calling for them to be traded for someone or something. Don't know what or who that might be. How do you build a winning team with that approach? Especially a team that is in desperate need of position players keeps acquiring pitchers. A rebuild can be a wasted effort if the scouting and development is inadequate. If that is failing which it seems it has you would think they would replace some instructors. There never seems to be a shortage of baseball dumb guys on this team.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 12, 2017 -> 09:32 PM) Saladino has disappointed everyone this year, too. He seems like one of those guys who is impressive until he gets more playing time.

QUOTE (reiks12 @ May 12, 2017 -> 10:10 PM) Frazier is so bad, what a depressing acquisition. Don't blame Hahn for going for him but man... I do. Outside of Adam Eaton, NL players just don't do well in a Sox uniform. Sometimes history doesn't show up as a stat. I thought he'd be OK with only 5 years in the NL. Just another interstate hitter than can pop some home runs but can't adjust to AL pitching.

It works in Edge but I hate it. Never had issues like this last year. Anyone experience the same thing. Google is somewhat useless unless you go back a decade.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ May 10, 2017 -> 01:49 PM) Releasing Todd Frazier would be one of the dumbest things we could possibly do. This isn't a one year process, so if guys like Delmonico & Davidson have to wait an extra couple months before getting playing time so be it. Frazier is only an extended hot streak away from becoming a decent trade chip. There are several teams that will be looking at 3B upgrades come July and Frazier has a chance to be the top option on the market. There is potential upside in waiting this thing out. The Sox have been looking for that since.....Joe Crede?

So I guess the bullpen is back to normal.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 9, 2017 -> 08:43 PM) He's a homegrown Sox position player. That's like being shocked that a Browns QB sucks Thanks for the laugh. That one made my day.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ May 5, 2017 -> 01:20 PM) In my opinion it's because they have (had) the ability to make sense of the entire picture. They have access to the managers, the players, the front offices. Baseball is more, far more, in my opinion than just stats. Stats can play a part in things (and again in my opinion are vastly overemphasized by many who think they are "experts" because they can decipher things like fWAR and FIP) but baseball is still a game played by human beings...with stories to tell that go far beyond raw numbers. Sport journalism in the digital age has regressed. I can't stomach the NFL anymore because it's littered with ex players and few journalists. You even see that in large city newspapers. More often it resembles politics instead of reporting. They often create articles for controversy. Thanks ESPN. As for some of these baseball stats I can name most of the acronyms. These stats they comes up with like pitch framing somehow make a Tyler Flowers useful. There's a point no stat is needed to understand you wont win a lot of games with certain players on the field. There's also the NFL combine that is meaningless to what a guy can do on the field.

I have this economical sanity to never buy a beer at any ballpark.

Who is Cody Asche? Waddaya know about him?

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Apr 18, 2017 -> 10:00 PM) With Avi becoming one of the best hitters in all of baseball, should we make the move now to secure him long term? I think we could get a good discount based upon his performance of the last several years. Perhaps something like 6 years / $72 million? $12 million a year could still be a steal for someone capable of winning a triple crown and he's still young enough to be an integral part of our team when the prospects mature. I know some may say I sound crazy......but you have to roll the dice sometimes and this may be a good time to gamble. Best sarcasm I've read all week.

So do you try to watch all of the affiliates. This is tempting. It's much better than my $30 monthly cable bill.

I see you can watch farm games for $49. Anyone subscribe to this?

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Mar 18, 2017 -> 01:25 PM) The Sox are my fav team followed by the Black Hawks and I follow both closely. To that end I always think spring training is worth it. Can't wait for it to start tthen can't wait for the season to start. Once players get in a Sox uniform they are Sox so makes no difference to me if there is roster turn over. It's fun watching the young guys and imagining them all reaching their potential even though I know very few will. If you can't get excited about guys like Moncada and Kopech I don't know what to tell you. Even some of our left handed youngsters like Hayes and Delmonico have had nice springs. I suppose our levels of interest depends on our mindsets. You say with the rebuild you have lost interest whereas to me it's still the WHite Sox and they always interest me. Just because they are rebuilding and you know before hand they will lose many games it's really no different than previous seasons . Now the Sox are just being more honest with the fans instead of making half-cocked roster decisions and pretending to compete. After reading some articles about a farm system worth bragging about it may lure me to follow the minors a lot.

I could see Camelback Ranch from my roof if I wanted to. I drive by it often. With the rebuild in place there doesn't seem any excitement from my end. Part of that has been I'm so into the Blackhawks that I haven't paid attention to anything in the NFL or MLB. Are some of the prospects putting in some time, guys that most likely will not be on the Sox opening roster? I haven't been to a ST game in a few years. I thought about going maybe once this year but it seems like with a few guys gone it's like watching another team. What has your experience been and what would make it worth going? If you came from the Midwest this past week or this week it must be shock to experience 90+ weather. It is for me and I live here.

I guess this means we get to see more Avi Garcia.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Nov 29, 2016 -> 05:35 PM) A player is worth what someone is willing to pay him. Period. MLB is rolling in money, they basically are printing it hand over fist. One of the reasons the Sox are in the position they are in is because they haven't been willing to go maximum dollars for players who become available and are difference makers. I thought I read somewhere last year where the Sox are one of only three teams in MLB to have never given out a 100 million dollar deal. Instead we get the Austin Jackson's, Jeff Keppinger's and Adam LaRoche's of the world usually. Mark Using resources to acquire veteran NL talent has been a fail.

QUOTE (bighurt574 @ Dec 1, 2016 -> 10:56 AM) The entire goal of trading Sale is to improve the team in the long run. If the Cubs put together the package that gives you the best shot of doing that, it's silly to turn them down just because they're the Cubs. All that tells me is that you're not all that confident in your scouting and evaluations in the first place and you're scared about it blowing up in your face. If you do your job, you're the one coming out ahead in the long run, or at least equal if it's a trade that truly helps both teams. That said, I think the Cubs are out because they're not a match. The just won a WS and already have a strong, deep rotation (at least for 2017). They don't need to be giving up major pieces from their MLB roster/WS team. And I don't think they have the prospects to get a deal done without that. I'd be willing to trade Sale for a couple of their scouts.