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QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 5, 2017 -> 03:33 PM) I dont think vets are going to care about that. I think vets are going to care when his dad starts saying stupid s*** about how much better his son is. Lavarr already started a fight with Lebron. Lorenzo seems normal, Im not as in love with his game as some, and I thought it was funny when Fox took it to him in the NCAA tournament. Him (or his dad) putting out $500 shoes is essentially saying his brand is better or more special than the rest of the NBA, before even getting drafted. If that doesn't show arrogance, I don't think what does.

QUOTE (ron883 @ May 4, 2017 -> 12:45 AM) I love how people bump these threads when Jose goes on a hot streak. His hot streaks are followed by the inevitable awful cold streaks Jose goes on. When Jose goes cold, he goes COLD. The dude just isnt that great of a player. Any reason why you're not out trashing the likes of Anderson, Saladino, Frazier, Melky, Covey, they're having similar or worse starts than Jose, but a guy who is known to be a slow starter and is beginning to turn things around is getting trashed? Just stop it You need to free yourself from expectation that Jose is a superstar hitter. He is not. But despite his slow start last year, he has put up 2.6 bWAR and 1.8 fWAR last year therefore at least earning his salary. Sure, the league has "figured" him out, but he's still an above average hitter. There are of other underperformers to blame, but he isn't one of them. He shouldn't be the best hitter on a PO team, but that's not his fault.

All I know is the kid is not going to make any friends in the NBA dropping a $500 shoe before even playing a minute. It definitely could rub a lot of vets and stars the wrong way.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 5, 2017 -> 12:00 PM) You mean we aren't enjoying the Miami Heat's 7th straight title? The ship has sailed on that, but hey, the Knicks could very well be the best team in the East next year.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ May 5, 2017 -> 11:12 AM) Sox or Cardinals for Robert. The Rowand guarantee is always right! *Disclaimer...the Rowand guarantee is almost never right. I'm sure we can save a spot for you in the Soxtalk mount rushmore of failed guarantees, next to Steve and J4L

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 5, 2017 -> 10:24 AM) They are going all out for Robert. This has been reported by multiple outlets. I will believe it when I see it. I am sure they're in the running, but will most likely end up getting outbid and signing a bunch of lower ranked kids as a fallback. I hope I'm wrong here but I think that's how it will play out.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ May 5, 2017 -> 10:10 AM) Yeah if they don't sign Robert and have no commitments in the next signing period, it'd almost seem like they have to sign Otani. This is the White Sox we're talking about. They'd just as happy to sign a bunch of kids in the top 30-100 range and hope more than a few of them breakout. In fact I'd say 70% chance they go that route, 20% go all out for Robert, and 10% for Otani.

Don Cooper trade value going up, we should be able to get a nice haul for him in the off season.

Amidst all the talk of Moncada and the starting pitchers, Burdi has fell off the radar a bit around here. Whenever Robertson and/or Jones are traded, he should be up getting a chance at 8th inning duties or closing.

So it doesn't look like Brock will defend the Universal title until the Great Balls of Fire PPV (like wtf is with the name), and he will likely hold the title for a full year until possibly dropping it to Reigns in WM 34. If the rumors are true, it's a damn shame. We've seen the same crap already in 2015, and I can't stress how much I (and many others) hate seeing two two main eventing WM again and clogging the title picture for a whole year.

I did a few searches, stats wise, Chris Sale may be THE BEST first half pitcher in baseball history, as in better than Pedro or Kershaw.

I really want to hear some recent scouting report on Moncada's hitting. It's seems when he makes contact with the ball, good things happen. But he was described by Red Sox fans as blindly swinging at off speed pitches, which is not going to cut it at the big league level. Perhaps the silver lining here is many of his K's so far were looking, not swinging.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 26, 2017 -> 10:17 AM) Dunning has that 09 Daniel Hudson feel. Hudson in 09- Kannapolis 4 GS/ 22 inn Winston Salem 8/45 Birmingham 9/ 56.1 Charlotte 5/24 Then he got called up. This isn't a year for Dunning to get called up, but I can see him flying through the system. I prefer '12 Dylan Bundy QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 26, 2017 -> 07:46 PM) Collins now sporting a .387 obp with a .182 batting average, ha. 3 outcome, can you say?

Last season when KC swept the Sox in May, our season went to s***. May this sweep pave the way for us to get back to playoffs?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 26, 2017 -> 01:58 PM) 8 homers vs. the Reds and it's still April. Looks like he's having a Jose Bautista / Carlos Pena type of breakout. If he has a career year, it could open doors for more KBO players to come in.

Thames is killing Reds pitching this season, it's kind of fun to see.

QUOTE (credezcrew24 @ Apr 25, 2017 -> 04:28 PM) It seems like there has been a ridiculous amount of postponements with the White Sox MILB affiliates thus far. Is it mostly just a drainage, grounds crew, facility, funds thing or just really, really bad weather. That's just spring weather in the east coast for you. I'm sure other teams in the same leagues are getting rained out, not much you can do about it.

Comparing Hawkins to Lewis Brinson, who was drafted 29th overall by Rangers in the same draft as Hawkins, you just have to wonder if this organization is really that bad in teaching prospects how to hit. Hawkins and Brinson are both toolsy outfielders drafted out of high school. You can argue that Brinson had the same or rougher start to his career as Hawkins, but eventually developed into very good hitter and on the verge of making his big league debut. Brinson: 2012 (Rookie) 27.9% K/.283 BA 2013 (A) 37.9% K/.237 BA 2014 (A-A+) 24.9% K/.288 2015 (A+-AAA) 21.5%K/.332 BA 2016 (AA-AAA) 20%K/.268 BA 2017 (AAA) 20%K/.370 BA Hawkins 2012 (Rookie-A+) 22.5% K/.284 BA 2013 (A+) 37.6% K/.178 BA 2014 (A+) 27.8% K/.249 BA 2015 (AA) 30.3% K/.243 BA 2016 (AA) 30.1% K/.203 BA 2017 (AA) 53%% K/.143 BA

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 24, 2017 -> 09:44 AM) Matt Davidson strikes out half the time, had 2 years in Charlotte he hit about .200, and we have people now complaining he isn't getting enough playing time at the big league level, and have 1 poster actually believe he isn't playing against top of the rotation right handers to keep the win total down. Yeah, Hawkins sucks and is 99.9% a bust, but maybe he finds something somehow. Starting to pitch now vs. maybe having spend a winter preparing for the transition is negligible IMO. You might as well be really sure. Plus, you have to know how he feels about it. Davidson had 3 quality years in the minors as was a top prospect at the Triple A level before slipping for 2 years. Even with the struggles he had, I think Davidson had far better hit tools than Hawkins ever developed, and that's saying something. Hawkins somehow managed to get worse and worse every year, and you have to factor in how much that affects him mentally as a young professional athlete.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 24, 2017 -> 08:03 AM) It said on the board Sunday he lead the league in HR. I would give him this season to hit. If it doesn't get better, and probably won't, then maybe have him become a pitcher if he's up for it. I don't think there is any rush. He could hit 30 HR's (highly unlikely) and still would not survive in AAA let alone the major leagues with his current BA and K%. I don't think there is any hope of him making improving his hit tool at this point. I am not a pro ball player, but I think it would be easier to make the transition now (at a younger age) rather than later.

If we are up 2-0 and still manages to lose 4-2 in the first round, there should be pressure fire Gar or Garpax as if we had missed playoffs. Rondo or not, last two games were embarrassing and really displayed the flaws of the roster outside of Butler.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Apr 21, 2017 -> 01:35 AM) Moncada is BLAZING hot at the plate. He was actually cooling off. 4 for last 20 with 9k's. Having a multi-hit game last night was nice to see.

Game 2 tonight, Celtics don't scare me.

Fulmer has his hands full tonight vs that Red Sox lineup.

Have a game Dane! (He was my pick for breakout prospect btw I see him as a Erik Johnson type of prospect, too. Above average stuff, and chance to be solid back of rotation starter