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QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 04:48 PM) Only if they take the time to work in this prior to the season and before each series. I know you don't believe it but these are people and they like to know where they stand. Of course they do. And the second RV can guarantee them that every pitcher will throw 7 innings every night, and that no one will blow up in relief, they can have that. The reality of a volatile baseball game and interlocking patterns of rest across each series makes these "roles and plans" impossible 60-70% of the time.

It's Closer: Robertson Everything else: matchups

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 03:14 PM) Unless Danks is part of the deal. Which, let's be honest, would be absolutely bonkers for the Rockies. Also, Danks going back wouldn't be any different than them giving us cash along with CarGo -- either way they'll pay maybe half his salary, it just comes down to whether or not we take a hit to our back-end pitching depth.

I think it's going to be Carlos Sanchez's time to shine.

With Samardzija added and Semien subtracted, it no longer makes sense to move Alexei.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 09:27 AM) Some have reported if he spends a couple weeks in Charlotte, it means an extra year of control for the White Sox. If that is true, it probably makes little sense he doesn't spend the first couple weeks in Charlotte. Yes, this. Basically, you are granted free agency if you end a season with more than 6 years of service time, so if the Sox just give him a couple starts in AAA, he'll end his sixth year with LESS than 6 full years of service time, and so he'll be a Super Two (which was basically added as a hedge against this type of service gaming), but they'll have him for the seventh season since he won't reach 6 years of service until a few weeks into that seventh year.

Great work Dan Hayes

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 01:10 AM) Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien now21 seconds ago I'm told that the names in the @FoxSports report for Jeff Samardzija are incorrect. 0 replies 2 retweets 0 favorites Reply Retweet2 Favorite Lol this s*** happens so fast

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 01:09 AM) Guys its real. Fox Sports reported it Because everything Fox reports is real...

Holy s***. What is happening?

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/instagraphs...avid-robertson/

Wow

I bectha it's got Michelczewski

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 05:39 PM) Technically, outside of this past year, wasn't Gordon Beckham pretty close to a league average 2B (when factoring in his defense)? Slightly below average, but close? By fWAR, the answer is no. League average is right around 2 WAR. Gordon's rookie year was the only time he even eclipsed 1 WAR: http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playe...amp;position=2B

QUOTE (shysocks @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 04:41 PM) Sure I'm not the only one to find humor in the bizarro Coop'll Fix 'Im scenario in play here. Lol, nope. It is funny. It's not often we hear that a guy may benefit from getting away from Don Cooper.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 04:40 PM) Makes senseand that could be true as defense is a big part of 3B so good hitters who can't play good D (carlos Lee) aren't kept at third. But I still see it as a major deficiency in WAR because it really doesn't take defense into consideration. So the best that WAR does is compare offense at the same position. No, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply that defense isn't factored into WAR -- it IS factored into WAR. It's just that the "positional adjustment" piece of WAR is based on offense. UZR/DRS are converted to runs saved and factored into WAR separately from total offense.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 04:37 PM) Please!

I like the idea of a Masterson-type of guy, but he lost so much velocity, it's harder see him bouncing back.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 04:26 PM) I think that is deficiency in the WAR calculation then. It is not as rare to find a good defensive 2B as a good 3B. They may be equal as far as run prevention as the 2B is more instrumental in double plays as such but finding a good #B is harder. Well, the positional adjustments aren't based on defense, they're based on mean offensive value. So really what it's saying is that it's just as hard to find a good hitting 3B as it is to find a good hitting 2B, which "feels" weird because 3Bs were all like Vinny Castilla during the steroid era, but when you look around the league, seems more normal. The defensive contributions are then thrown on top, and those vary greatly because of the different types of plays each makes, as you alluded to.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 04:22 PM) IMO, every position is important. 2B happens to be where the Sox have some depth. This is the main point.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 04:20 PM) People keep claiming that 2B is one that is the least impactful or least important. Why? I'd like to understand the reasoning behind that because I sure don't understand it. And then I'd point out that Robinson Cano signed a 10 year, $240 million deal. I believe the Mariners overpaid, but that was a franchise that surely felt that 2B was not the least important position on the field and they almost clinched a Wild Card spot last year and are in great position to do so this year. A lot of people don't realize that the WAR positional adjustment for 2B is identical to 3B. I know a lot people don't see any value in WAR, but I do think it's interesting that the sabermetric community considers those positions equally important and the talent equally rare.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 04:03 PM) The dream is over. Eminor will go cry into his humongous pillow It's so soaked with hippopotamus tears already... :'( My profile pic is actually from when I found out we didn't sign Saltalamacchia last year. I was bawling in the river behind my apt.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 02:57 PM) I like LaRoche better. Moss has really only had 3 full seasons for various reasons with OPS at 668,859 and 772. LaRoche has many more seasons and his last 3 were 853, 735 and 817. For the next 2 years I like LaRoche better. We could have used them both, though, I think.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 02:55 PM) Meh, if we were going with a weak stick at backup C, would've preferred a good framer

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Dec 5, 2014 -> 11:18 AM) But I still think he'd be a big upgrade for us, and I think when we see what the Indians give up, it'll be less than we expected. See?