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Seeing Derrick in these all star teams / national teams is just a bit awkward. He's not a great half court player, he's not a creative passer and court vision is only average, and there are better scorers on the team than he is.

And now I officially laugh at those who said Dykstra is a better prospect than Bassitt. Dude is just putting up silly numbers

Would people hate the Cubs if they moved? Not that it's remotely realistic

Am I reading this right? Jose Barraza down in AZL has 21 pass balls in 29 games? I didn't think that'd be possible. Not to mention he has been sporting a .550 BABIP for a while. He's such an enigmatic prospect.

Stat heads should but beating themselves up right now. Q just went from a 2.90 ERA with 2 outs in the 7th to a 3.15 ERA.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 13, 2014 -> 09:11 AM) Christmas Day at UC vs. Lakers. That could be fun. Holy s***! The return of the Carlos Boozer! Get your tickets now, you don't want to miss it. I was hoping they draw OKC or even the Spurs

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 08:01 PM) Taylor has been pretty great ever since coming to the Sox. Also, it's amazing how Davidson and Hawkins have gone absolutely quiet with the long ball. I think you are concerned with the long ball a little too much. They can't even put the bat on the ball probably. I'd be happy if they just start collecting hits, the power will come back eventually.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 02:25 PM) And... Rodon, Dykstra, Danish, Brennan, Wendelken and soon Montas again is a sick rotation Montas and Lopez will be back with the team shortly. I suspect either Rodon gets send up or they shut Danish down.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 10, 2014 -> 08:09 AM) Why exactly? A+ has proven not to be a challenge for Danish. If he dominates AA over the first 3-4 months next year, why does he need to spend any time in AAA? IMO, AAA is much more important for hitters and pitchers that still haven't learned how to pitch and require an extra year of development. It's not like we haven't had players skip AAA before. Here's three guys off the top of my head: Mark Buehrle: 0 AAA starts Chris Sale: 0 AAA starts Jose Quintana: 0 AAA starts Obviously Sale was a unique scenario, but I think Buehrle & Quintana are fairly decent comps for where Danish might be at next year in terms of development. Both guys were pitchers not throwers who dominated AA. As a result, the Sox felt they were both ready for the majors and they were proven right. I honestly think Danish will be in the same boat next year and I'm not sure what some token time at AAA will really prove for him. The jump between A+ and AA is the biggest jump in terms of talent and competition. You want to make sure Danish is really ready before he goes to AA. He's had a great year, but also past his original 100 IP cap already. He should be shut down at any time. It doesn't really make sense (or matter) to promote him to AA now. Let him work on a few things in the off season and start off in AA next year.

Chris Bassitt continues to prove doubters wrong. Hope he can do the same in AFL this year and gets a chance to battle for the 5th spot in next ST.

Players down there have chicken arms, they don't hit for power, period. That's why you can't take those pitcher's sexy ERA seriously.

Durant dropped out of FIBA. Shocker. Maybe the Paul George injury broke him mentally.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 7, 2014 -> 12:42 PM) The cavs have a whole bunch of players who have never played elite TEAM basketball. The cavs were a mess but everyone liked their individual pieces. Love probably is close but again was never in that fully meshed team. I'm guessing Cavs will look very beatable in nov/dec and we'll all laugh and then they'll dominate late as Lebron pulls them up to the level. Then we will justify how Bulls grit will overcome and then get sadly beaten down as Kevin love throws a perfect full court outlet pass to a streaking Lebron for a windmill dunk and we'll say "Oh man won't Rose-Butler-Durant-Gasol-Noah be so SICK next year". This day sucks. I second this. They have more talent on paper, but it will take them time to adjust and play as a team. But there is no reason to assume they can't.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 7, 2014 -> 12:17 PM) As long as we have Gibson and Noah, you will have one of the best rebounding teams in the NBA. We will be against rest of the league, but in a 7 game series against the Cavs, if we can't win the rebounding battle against a more talented team, we are in trouble. QUOTE (Boogua @ Aug 7, 2014 -> 12:22 PM) I don't think rebounding is more important than position flexibility, defense, and floor spacing. Thompson and Varajeo are extremely limited range wise on offense and Thompson isn't a great defender. Varajeo is extremely injury prone and is also limited offensively (I can't imagine how bad the offense might look with him and Thompson on the court at the same time). The only point I can agree on is Varejao's health. I think what he does on the court is being severely under appreciated here. On top of his rebounding, he is a grinder and energy player like Noah, and does a lot of little things for his team. He can do a lot more for the Cavs than Halsem. And if you are talking about floor spacing, Love has just as much range if not more than Bosh. Thompson while limited in terms of range, won't do worse than Birdman in this department. They brought in Miller and Jones, Allen could be on the way. Irving is a can shoot lights out, and Waiters isn't too bad himself. They have ENOUGH floor spacing for Lebron to operate on paper.

QUOTE (Boogua @ Aug 7, 2014 -> 11:12 AM) Those guys definitely have more upside than what the Heat were trotting out there, but the Heat role players were more versatile and fit Lebron better than any of the guys you just named. So you know how rebounding is one of the few advantages Bulls had over the Heat in the past? Well Varejao averaged 14 rebounds per 40 minutes last year, and Thompson was close to 12 per 40. Love is probably the best rebounder in the league. And now that we effectively replaced Deng with Dunleavy and Mirotic is not much of a rebounder at the 4, we will not even have that advantage against this version of the Cavs. While these pieces fit Lebron differently, I wouldn't say they are worse fit.

Varejao, Thompson and Waiters are better than any fourth wheel they had in Miami. Cavs are definitely the team to beat in the East, especially if Kyrie takes another step in his natural progression. I am just disappointed that even with the Bulls involved, the Cavs didn't have to give up anymore than the original rumored deal. Losing Thompson would really hurt their front court depth.

Kevin Smith might not make the 40 man roster since Flowers Nieto and Phegley aren't going anywhere. I wouldn't be surprised if a few teams would put him on their active roster next year.

We have been looking at this from the wrong angle all along. We just need to get rid of Belisario and promote Wilkins. Use Dunn in the bullpen and part time DH. This could only be addition by subtraction all the way through.

QUOTE (bighurt4life @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 08:44 PM) jake peter promoted to WS apparently I like it, and I think he can handle it.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 02:17 PM) Ya no way is Kyrie better than Derrick. Love is a fair argument but I'd still take a fully healthy Rose over him. Easily. In no world would Love be a number 1 on a championship team, Rose could lead a team to championship given a good 2nd scorer.

Between Bassitt, Recchia, Dykstra, and Snodgress, Bassitt is the only one with a plus fastball, which tops out at 95 mph when he starts. If he continues to improve on his change and curve, he has a good chance of sticking as a starter. Even if he ends up in the bullpen, he can be an effective high leverage reliever, which you can't say for most of the other guys. That's why I'd put him over the others.

I think Bassitt not in the top 25 is a big miss, he's a bit old, but has excelled in every level he has pitched. He has a strong chance of cracking the rotation next year, if not end up in the bullpen. If Rondon is 14 based on floor alone, Bassitt should be much higher as well. I personally also think Bassitt has a higher ceiling/floor than Snodgress, and he's 20. And where do you guys see Martinez rank? He's one name that could really sky rocket next year.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 10:13 PM) Ha I said that about that for BJ Upton after we steal him from the Braves for a bag of balls. Can't believe that dude is still an everyday player on a contending team, he has been god awful.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 09:52 PM) Ah f*** maybe someone should get Beckham glasses...just sayin'! We can purchase half a dozen of these magical glasses and hand it out in the club house. Beckham gets a pair, Dunn's overdue for one, why not for ADA, Tank definitely needs a pair. And they ought to be upgrades over Belisario's hideous glasses.

Martinez has the most potential for pitching prospect outside of the big 4.