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QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Mar 29, 2016 -> 12:50 PM) I don't get the fascination with Rollins. I mean, he deserves to make the team, but I still think Saladino is the better player. That aside, it looks as though Rollins will be our #2 hitter? I'd much rather have Melky or even Austin Jackson there than a guy who hit worse than Saladino and Flowers last year. How do you figure that Rollins hit worse than Saladino/Flowers last year?

Not sure what there was to argue about there, definitely a balk.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Mar 24, 2016 -> 10:34 PM) 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. Brett Lawrie (2B) ® 7. Dioner Navarro © (S) 8. Avisail Garcia (DH) ® 9. Austin Jackson (CF) ® Bench: 1. Alex Avila © (L) 2. Tyler Saladino (2B/SS/3B) ® 3. Travis Ishikawa (1B/LF/RF) (L) 4. J.B. Shuck (OF) (L) Starting Rotation: 1. Chris Sale (L) 2. Jose Quintana (L) 3. Carlos Rodon (L) 4. Matt Latos ® 5. John Danks (L) Bullpen: 1. Jacob Turner ® (LRP) 2. Zach Duke (L) (MRP/SU) 3. Matt Albers ® (MRP/SU) 4. Jake Petricka ® (MRP/SU) 5. Nate Jones ® (MRP/SU) 6. Zach Putnam ® (MRP/SU) 7. David Robertson ® (CL) Very unlikely that Navarro will start over Avila against RHP

Let us hope to the pagan gods of baseball that it doesn't come down to Chris Volstad.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/konerko-gre...ned-multitudes/ Gotta click, it can't really be summarized.

Nope

I clicked everything because checkboxes.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 18, 2016 -> 12:22 PM) It's like going to the dentist. It hurts now, but in a week or so, the Sox will be fine and will theoretically have $13 million to play with. I don't know. I can see this being the "excuse" for a disappointing season.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 18, 2016 -> 12:24 PM) The point being those who rip KW constantly are now ripping Chris Sale because he is ripping KW. It's right on point. Come on man, you know that's way off. It's not about KW, it's about whether or not you should publicly denounce your own boss. It's about dissension within a team.

I just wish this never happened. I'd much rather have a $13m boat anchor on the bench. If this team doesn't succeed this year, the media/folklore will be blaming this stupid incident for decades.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 02:54 PM) f*** no. Boston better be paying for almost all of it if it's even remotely true. To be fair, he hit substantially better than LaRoche last year, and is a much better bet to bounce back. But yeah, I'd want most of the contract paid for. Even then, it puts a risky piece in the lineup for many years.

LaRoche is our Gil Meche. $13m of self-respect. Tough to turn away from, but I respect that decision.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 14, 2016 -> 04:47 PM) The tough part of spring training is that these guys aren't always pitching to win. They often are out there working on something specific. If they have Latos working on something, (especially if they are trying to clean up a part of his motion), he could be throwing well, and still be getting hit because of it. This is critically important. Spring Training stats don't mean much for hitters; they mean absolutely nothing for pitchers. They literally go out there sometimes with directives like "only throw fastballs" or "located a changeup down every two strike count." It's like they're going for Steam achievements or something.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Mar 14, 2016 -> 01:37 PM) No you shouldn't unless you have a decreased range of motion that inhbits movement. Over the past decade or so research shows that stretching normal muscle not only causes more muscle injuries but actually decreases power and endurance performance. Instead of stretching, dynamic warmups and cool downs are much more effective. So like jumping jacks?

Whoever they keep as utility guy will be able to spell at all three infield spots. That looks like Saladino but could certainly be Sanchez.

B Team getting wrecked

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Mar 10, 2016 -> 04:43 PM) I personally don't get all the love for Austin Jackson and why everyone thinks he's a lock to be a 160 game starter out there. The guy hit .267 with 9 HR's last year. Avi had an awful year with basically the same stats. I realize there's a big difference in defense but you have to believe at 24 years old Avi has a much larger upside at the plate. If Avi stays hot then I am not sure what they will do out there, although I guess thats a good problem to have. The addition of Jackson is greater within the context of our team and it's makeup. 1. The defensive difference between the two is MASSIVE 2. While Avi's upside is certainly higher, his floor is way lower. Jackson has had several seasons as an above average hitter and is a good bet to regress toward his career line 3. If Avi hits, we can still have his bat. He can platoon with LaRoche, replace Laroche completely, participate in a more equal job share with the corner guys (as forward-thinking teams like the Rays nad Dodgers have been doing for a few years now -- there's no evidence that playing 160 games is good for your health; 120 might be much better), or replace Melky outright. Lots of scenarios where he gets at-bats, the good part is that he only gets them if he earns them

Has Scott Carroll pitched every day?

Upgrading LaRoche to Bruce provides a marginal upgrade at a substantial cost. It won't happen, and I wouldn't even want it to happen at this point. There are better things to do with those resources.

Josh Phegley is bulls***

QUOTE (shysocks @ Mar 9, 2016 -> 03:02 PM) 83. I fear our pitcher-injury luck will run out this year.

I'm really shocked that people still see this as a possibility. In my mind, the Jackson signing closed this door emphatically.

From what I saw, Avi looked really good on both sides of the ball today.

Nice pitch

QUOTE (Tannerfan @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 04:01 PM) Say what you will, fundamentally the White Sox are not a good running team. That's why they're practicing running in practice games.