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I'm hoping Brinson falls to #48. Stroman sounds goo at #13, but is it too much to hope for Fried to fall there?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 4, 2012 -> 09:30 AM) I do. Those are worthless AB's and they are coming at a way higher rate than any year but 2011. He's also walking at a career high rate. His .391 wOBA is in the neighborhood of his career highs, and his 146 wRC+ is among the league leaders. Outs are outs, and K's are better than GIDPs -- and the guy is getting on base at a .376 clip. He's leading the non-Hamilton AL in homeruns. He's having an A year, no doubt, and ESPECIALLY if you consider Rios' season a B.

QUOTE (danman31 @ May 31, 2012 -> 01:48 PM) Sounds like a White Sox pick, or at least of a few years ago, but that short summary doesn't thrill me. That's what I was thinking too -- they have tended toward guys that are close to major league ready lately.

Marc Hulet posted a pseudo-mock today on FanGraphs, although it's just based on what he thinks the teams SHOULD do, not what he thinks they WILL do. Anyway, he had the White Sox down for this guy: 13. Chicago White Sox: Andrew Heaney, LHP, Oklahoma State U – Heaney is a strike-throwing southpaw with outstanding command of his three pitches: an 88-93 mph fastball, curveball and changeup. He should move quickly through the minor leagues. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/f...aft-selections/

QUOTE (PolishPrince34 @ May 30, 2012 -> 01:12 PM) Keith Law Updated 2.0 Draft Having the Sox take Smoral. Like the upside on this pick-Big Lefty Wonder if there's any chance Giolito falls to the Sox because of his injury.

I have a feeling this thread is going to be a roller coaster this year.

If you're going to cite a stat that EVERYONE knows doesn't become reliable for way longer than 45 games, you're just showing that you have no idea what you're talking about, not that there's anything wrong with the stat. Go look at the career numbers and tell me if they don't match up.

If they win this series, I think I'll officialy have some hope for the season.

lol.

White Sox make this deal if they can. The Red Sox would have to eat some money regardless, and it wouldn't be hard to get the cash to be even considering Thornton has ~$10m left total guaranteed, and Youk has ~$13m total guaranteed with buyout. White Sox probably have to include a PTBNL or "live arm." You're trading a mid 30's guy at a position of depth for a mid 30's guy at a position of weakness -- it's a wash in terms of "rebuilding" because the money and age is similar, it just flat out makes you better. Morel sucks and is still young. All you're doing is giving him one year to play as a bench guy, because Youk gets bought out.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ May 15, 2012 -> 03:47 PM) 8 runs? What the hell happened? Peavy gave up a homer and then Ventura thought Will Ohman could save the day.

There's nothing worse than being a fan of a .500 team. I seriously would rather them lose 100 games than have them constantly blue-ball me every day, every summer.

HEY ROBIN, WILL OHMAN IS A LOOGY WILL OHMAN IS A LOOGY WILL OHMAN IS A LOOGY WILL OHMAN IS A LOOGY WILL OHMAN IS A LOOGY WILL OHMAN IS A LOOGY

Is this a joke? What the flying **** are they doing? A first grade class could run this better than these clowns.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ May 8, 2012 -> 05:19 PM) Did you also realize theyre only 2 games behind the tigers and have the same record as the angels who before the season started were title contenders?.....there are 132 games left to play guys Right, but what's going to improve? Our best players are playing well, and we can't expect the bad ones to get better. And we just sent our best starter to the bullpen.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ May 8, 2012 -> 05:00 PM) Yeah, but everyone also assumed Sale would be in the rotation all year, Danks would be very good, Humber would be solid again, Reed would be closing out ballgames, and Morel would be hitting better. Yeah, we got the huge turn arounds from Peavy and Dunn, and decent production from Rios, but holes are appearing where we didn't expect them to. I don't know though... I mean I don't think ever go into a season expecting everyone to perform average or above average. That's what our team needed, as Balta pointed out, and that's the mirage that gave the season a glimmer of hope.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 8, 2012 -> 04:09 PM) Was just looking at the standings. Do you realize the Sox are just a game better than the Cubs and only have two fewer losses than the Royals? Time to start winning. Season could be ova by mid May. I'm not usually this negative, but I have to point something out: Has anyone else noticed that we're experiencing the elusive "bounce back" seasons from our scapegoats Dunn/Rios/Peavy and are still below .500? I was firmly on the side of "this team could win the Central in the unlikely event that everyone played well," but now that it's unfolding before me, I'm being forced to realize that this just isn't that great of a team. Of course, I planned on Sale being a breakout SP and on Danks being better than Luke Hochevar, but there was no way that EVERYONE was going to work out.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 24, 2012 -> 01:44 PM) The White Sox are currently 10-6. That's a .625 winning percentage. Over the course of 162 games, if they keep this pace, it's a 101 win season. Just saying. We're also on pace to play the Athletics, Mariners, and Orioles about 80 times. Look, I hope we contend. It's definitely possible, but not likely. If we don't, I'm going to have fun watching De Aza and Viciedo turn into something and following Floyd/Peavy (and maybe Rios) trade rumors at the deadline.

I'd like more "Resources," such as the Kalapse Payroll chart. I'd also like to see transactions and roster moves in a dedicated thread that can only be edited by mods/admins.

Really excellent analysis of the factors in his change of approach that suggest he has significantly improved. Follow the link for the graphs. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/p...er-not-a-fluke/

I agree with the setiment that we need to see what we have this year, and that means giving guys a consistent chance to get going at the potential expense of wins. Were we in a pennant race, I would favor swapping Viciedo and Dunn and starting Lillibridge. But we're not in a pennant race and not expected to be in one, so we need to give the high upside guys a chance to live up and become building blocks or trade bait.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 10, 2012 -> 03:56 PM) Nope. The thrashing is well-deserved. Churning out relievers, while important, is not nearly as impressive as producing starting pitching and position players. +1. Every reliever is a failed starter. Mostly because they fail learning command or a third pitch.

Wow, fourth game of the year and Cleveland attendance already down to about 220.

Beckham -- .360+ wOBA

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 28, 2012 -> 10:51 PM) Best move Kenny Williams has ever made. Agreed