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QUOTE (Scoots @ Mar 24, 2016 -> 09:20 PM) Here's my prediction for the opening day roster: 2016 Chicago White Sox Starting Lineup (vs. RHP) 1) Adam Eaton (RF) (L) 2) Jimmy Rollins (SS) (S) 3) Jose Abreu (1B) ® 4) Todd Frazier (3B) ® 5) Melky Cabrera (LF) (S) 6) Avisail Garcia (DH) ® 7) Brett Lawrie (2B) ® 8) Austin Jackson (CF) ® 9) Alex Avila © (L) Boy oh boy, we are going to need quite a few fellas turning their performances around from a year ago if we are going to have any chance of competing for anything this season. A lot of "big if's" in this lineup. Yikes.

QUOTE (Markbilliards @ Mar 24, 2016 -> 08:02 PM) Granted, this is a spring training game, but this is likely representative of what you get with Cespedes at times. I'm ok with not giving him the largest AAV salary in Sox history. Another inside the ballpark homer on Cespedes Lol - ask the Mets who they'd rather trust with their chances to return to the World Series this year: Yoenis Cespedes at what they're willing to pay him...or Austin Jackson, at the bargain basement price of $5M. If as a fan you are concerned about "AAV", then Jackson is easily your choice. If as a fan you are concerned about winning and returning to the postseason with a chance of capturing a championship, then Cespedes is your choice, and you let the ownership group running their billion dollar operation figure out how to pay for it.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 23, 2016 -> 03:24 PM) Of course perfect timing. Rob Hart ‏@RobHart1980 26m26 minutes ago Reinsdorf/Einhorn bought Sox from Veeck for $20 million. $53 million today. 'Tis a shame the fan's investment in the Sox the last 35 years hasn't had nearly the payoff as that of the owners. Just sayin'!

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 23, 2016 -> 11:41 AM) Hopefully the adjustments help him, but to think it will cut his k's way back and increase his homers is about as likely as Thad Bosley giving JR a compliment. Oh I'll give someone their just due faster than Grant took Richmond, Dick Allen - believe you, me! Now it's true, it's quite difficult for me to come up with a compliment for the 'ol bloke as it relates to his results as owner of the Chicago White Sox baseball franchise. You know, that whole "his teams have only made it to the postseason in 5 of the 35 years he's been at the helm" business? Remember all of that? Hard to find a compliment to hand over to him based on that abysmal track record. However, as far as I can tell, he does seem to be a good husband & father, and from all accounts appears to be generous when contributing to charity. And when it comes to cigar smoking, I defy you to find a more expert chomper on a cigar than he. In fact, while I can't prove it, I'll bet he has exquisite taste in cigars, and that is a noteworthy quality for anyone to have!

LaRoche, in addition to being a rather lousy ball player in the twilight of his career, was obviously a very selfish one as well. The idea that he somehow presumed all of his 24 co-workers wanted his brat around every day to the extent Drake was is ludicrous. I don't care what handshake agreement he may or may not have had with management. How about taking into consideration the impact his kid's non-stop presence had on his teammates - the same teammates he just quit on, I might add. LaRoche was only thinking about what was good for LaRoche, and now he is free to do so to his heart's content while not stinking up White Sox baseball in the process. Good riddance.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 18, 2016 -> 04:35 PM) A lot of people can't separate what a guy does on the field, with what he does off of the field. While his years in Chicago were a bust on the field, Adam Dunn was an all-star off of it. Completely meaningless to a results-oriented fan base.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Mar 18, 2016 -> 02:45 PM) The owner is in charge. And he can't be fired. Don't remind me.

Mr. LaRoche, take your kid, take your weird beard, take your strikeouts, leave your $13M, and just get the heck outta here. Thank you.

I keep reading how this joker LaRoche walked away from the $13M. Well he also walked out on his teammates, too, in the middle of spring training, no less. Now on paper our chances to come back this season and be competitive relied somewhat on his returning to form, and now we don't even have that. And all because the team asked him to cut back on the amount of time his kid spends in the clubhouse. Not a full out ban, just dialing it back a bit, and for that he quits on his teammates. That's the part I find rather inexcusable, and it makes me wonder why the players would even consider going down the road of threatening to boycott a practice or even an exhibition game. It doesn't sound like he had the same level of commitment to them as they may have had to him.

All I know is we'll never have to watch Adam LaRoche try and hit left-handed pitching and/or hit into a shift in a White Sox uniform EVER again.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Mar 10, 2016 -> 12:40 PM) 83-79 +1 I don't think the dumpster dives during this past month acquiring Rollins, Jackson, and Latos are going to move the needle much, and any improvement over last year's debacle is going to require players like LaRoche, Garcia and Cabrera all playing better than they did last year. The law of averages suggests that one or more might, so let's hope for that. Meanwhile, the contributions of Frazier will obviously have a positive effect, and I think Lawrie will be a plus. Still not sure what to expect out of this catching tandem, though.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 10, 2016 -> 02:00 PM) I was going to put down 90, but then I remembered to subtract 15, since Robin is still the manager, subtract another 15 because KW is calling the shots, and finally, subtract another 60 because Jerry Reinsdorf owns this team. So 0-162.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 02:07 PM) Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 16m16 minutes ago Adam Eaton still likes playing CF. But he wants to win more. Likes addition of Austin Jackson. #WhiteSox http://bit.ly/1TF1Xjx PREACH!!!

QUOTE (Tony @ Mar 6, 2016 -> 11:33 PM) Seriously, looking at other teams OF situation and simply trying to compare is a very lazy way of looking at things. For anyone that watched this team, and understands the finances of this organization, right or wrong, the move made a ton of sense. I wanted Fowler, but that's besides the point. And again, this move eliminates a large number of at bats from either LaRoche or Avi, which ever one isn't preforming, all while the OF defense significantly improves. ...and gives them to Austin Jackson. Let's not conflate the HUGE and much-needed upgrade in the OF defense with what this guy will bring to the plate offensively.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Mar 6, 2016 -> 11:07 PM) They didn't just sign Jackson for $5M for him to be a rotational guy. He will start day 1 in CF. Make no mistake about that. Could Austin Jackson start for any other team in our division?

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 07:41 PM) Levine uses inexplicably bad grammar to hide the fact that all his articles are personal speculations disguised as reported rumors. He's actually a master of the written word, but he chooses to use his gift for evil. Tell me about it. He actually had the gall to refer to Jerry Reinsdorf in this article as an "aggressive owner who always wants to win". I mean, talk about backing up the old saying of "paper doesn't refuse ink". What aggression and what winning is he talking about? GMAFB.

Adding CarGo would give the Sox an interesting if not very balanced look to the lineup. Consider: Eaton L Cabrera S Abreu R CarGo L Frazier R LaRoche L Lawrie R Catchers L/R Rollins S Mix in a right-handed compliment to keep LaRoche as far away from LH pitching as possible, and on paper, this looks ok. But success would really be predicated on comebacks by LaRoche, Cabrera, and Rollins. Without that, things will be tough.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 3, 2016 -> 04:03 PM) Laugh all you want, but this is the same story we have received since the you can't spend a dollar if you only have 50 cents routine. They aren't going to tell you they are sitting on a pile of cash. They are going to tell you they are broke. When is the last year the White Sox ever were really trying to be competitive where they didn't say this exact same thing? I know people like to complain, but the Sox crying poor and John Danks getting lit up on March 4th is really a reach. Relax, Dick Allen. I wasn't laughing at you. I was actually acknowledging your comment that they have the money for an OF, which I fully agree with. All I was doing was simply pointing out they were only half way there. As in, they have the money for the outfielder - they just don't actually have the outfielder. (Yet?)

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 3, 2016 -> 03:55 PM) They offered Fowler a contract. Man, some people will buy anything. When the Sox talk money, THEY ARE LYING. We get the same story every year. They try to stretch the budget, competitive Uncle Jerry says OK. The Sox have money for another OF. For the love of God, learn from the past. How many times have they cried poor only to pick up more payroll? A lot more than when they have cried poor and the payroll remained the same or went down. Besides, if the difference between Avi and another OF is a playoff team vs. a team that wins 78 games, there aren't a lot of teams that can afford that particular guy anyway. Lol - well, at the moment they have the money. They just don't have the other OF.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 3, 2016 -> 03:46 PM) To me, it also means their attempts to get the big outfielders was more for public perception than anything else. They succeeded then in cementing a certain "public perception".

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 2, 2016 -> 10:12 AM) Selling high is a terrible strategy for winning. I'd go so far as to say it's the polar opposite of trying to win. No thank you!

QUOTE (shysocks @ Mar 1, 2016 -> 10:29 AM) Hawk said we had one of the best defensive outfields last year so don't worry about it. He also says many times that the #1 rule in all of baseball is to "catch the ball". He's right about that. Which is why the configuration of Cabrera in left, Avi in right, last year's Rollins at short, and the uncertainty of what we are going to get at second and in center (not to mention, catcher), is cause for concern.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Feb 28, 2016 -> 02:58 PM) No but the constant bashing of the ownership and not the players is. You blast them for spending money on free agents (LaRoche/Cabrera) but want them to spend twice that amount on another one. Instead of blaming the onwership for spending money and not spending money at the same time you should throw a little blame at the players for not performing like they are capable of doing. I would guess most fans are frustrated with the team and their performance. However, I would also say I thought the team on paper looked pretty good last year with all of the additions. It was the players who did not perform to their capabilities last year. Where does the buck stop when evaluating the continued lack of results of this team?

QUOTE (BigFinn @ Feb 28, 2016 -> 04:05 PM) The end of the Veeck era was a turbulent time for the Sox. If you google "Marvin Davis to buy the White Sox," you can read about oilman Davis' attempt to buy the White Sox and Comiskey Park, move the Sox to Denver, and lease Comiskey Park to the Oakland A's (probably after Charley Finley sold the A's to a new ownership group). Next came the DeBartolo fiasco—and I apologize that I got the city wrong, it was New Orleans—and finally Veeck sold the club to Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn. You can google "Ed DeBartolo to buy the White Sox" and read articles about that non-sale as well. While Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn have made some mistakes and stepped on some toes over the past 35+ years, they did bring us the 2005 World Series Champions. "SOME mistakes"? Lol - "understatement" called and said you just made a MAJOR one. Good lord, Reinsdorf & Einhorn have been a disaster over the last 35 years. There is NO arguing that. Look at their record: their many organizational missteps have had the cumulative effect of the organization being in the shape it is today. And here we are today, with our Chairman admittedly continuing to be the dominant voice in the day-to-day decision making, continuing to contribute to the make-up of our team's composition. As a result, look at this roster. Look at the missed opportunities this offseason to enable it to compete this season. I mean, W-O-W!! Who among you feel confident in this management team's ability to put together a roster now and going forward capable of reversing this team's fortunes of recent years to compete for something meaningful?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 28, 2016 -> 12:15 PM) Irrational in the sense that you seem to think that one thing is all that matters. So the desire of a fan for his/her team to win is somehow "irrational"? Gotcha. Thanks for shedding some light on your position on the matter. Says it all right there!