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QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 28, 2015 -> 03:08 PM) What channel is this game on? I believe this one is on CSN.

QUOTE (harkness @ May 28, 2015 -> 02:58 PM) Chris Davis hitting 300 against LHP but now lets go get the righty! In 33 ABs this year. Not a large sample size. His career OPS is 100 points less against lefties. Not every Robin Ventura move needs to be criticized especially in this case when it was probably the right call to stay with Duke. Sometimes a player just beats you. That's baseball.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 28, 2015 -> 02:51 PM) He's hit the ball pretty hard this year. He is showing a lot more value than most thought. Yep. His line drive percentage is 27% this year. Far and away the best he's ever had. Combine that with just a 13.7% strikeout rate and really he's probably been cheated a little bit by just having a .264 BABIP.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 28, 2015 -> 02:49 PM) A couple infield hits the last 2 days really helps that average. I still like him has a utility guy off the bench though. I don't think he should be getting the majority of starts (just against lefties and a late inning sub) Oh, trust me. I'm not advocating he become an everyday player again necessarily, but he has definitely been money well spent so far. If Gillaspie and/or Sanchez keep struggling, he may have earned some more playing time.

Just as the Beckham haters started coming back out of the woodwork, he's got his average back up to .265 with a .750 OPS. Combine that with the leather he's throwing this year and he's a pretty valuable player.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 28, 2015 -> 02:40 PM) Billy Pierce has the franchise record with 1796, so it's not an easy to obtain number. If Sale pitches with the Sox for a long time he does have a legitimate shot. That's really not that high of a number. Just using Sale's career averages so far puts him around that mark in 2019.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ May 28, 2015 -> 02:39 PM) I really like what Shuck brings to the table. A good, solid, scrappy player. He's definitely making the most of the opportunity he's been given with Avi out. Perfectly fine for a 4th outfielder.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 28, 2015 -> 02:36 PM) Now who closes for the Sox? With Jones and Young coming up, you'd think it would have to be Putnam or Petricka. If it gets to Davis, bring in Jennings.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ May 28, 2015 -> 02:33 PM) Manny Machado LMAO. What a baby. I'm game casting, what happened? Game cast says he struck out swinging before he was ejected. What was his argument? Check swing?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 28, 2015 -> 02:29 PM) Chicago White Sox ‏@whitesox 46s46 seconds ago That was the 11th time in Sale's career with 12 or more SO — the most in majors since 2012. #whiff Also 21st game with 10+ Ks. Just 194 off of Nolan Ryan's record!

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 28, 2015 -> 02:26 PM) Chris Sale is a man! Boy, there's no fooling you.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ May 28, 2015 -> 01:45 PM) It'd be nice but I could see him only finishing 7. If he only goes 7, then something went wrong in the 7th as he's only at 82 pitches and with today being a double header I'd think they'll ride him to 115-120 pitch mark.

Sale needs a couple quick efficient innings if he wants a chance to finish this thing.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ May 28, 2015 -> 10:56 AM) I didn't see the game, I'm just looking at the box score. If those runs were compliments of Alexei, then why are all 5 of his runs earned? Wouldn't he be charged with 5 runs, 4 unearned and 1 earned if Alexei was to blame? Perfect double play ball, Alexei missed tagging second because he did a pirouette as he threw to first. You can't assume a double play so there was no error awarded.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 27, 2015 -> 01:56 PM) Samardjiza had one hell of a start. Really he threw a 7 inning shutout, and his defense gave up a run. He's been pitching pretty good other than seemingly one bad inning in a few of his starts. He has a 3.00 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 8 K/9, 1.75 BB/9, 4.6 K/BB in the month of May.

Game actually starts at 11:37.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 22, 2015 -> 11:29 AM) Jose Abreu's OPS is down 120 points from his total season last year. Jose Abreu changing from an all-star to a "slightly above average" offensive 1b is a major issue for this team offense. Abreu's OPS was not the issue that was brought up. The issue that was brought up was his run production with runners on base and I simply stated that he has been fine in that department.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ May 22, 2015 -> 10:05 AM) Abreu is now up to 100 base runners on base when coming to the plate and has still only driven in 16 of them. This is not nearly as bad as you are making it seem. Last year he drove in 19.5% of the runners on base, this year he is at 16.7%. If he drove them in at the same pace as last year he would only have three more RBIs. For reference, during Frank Thomas's 1994 season (one of the greatest offensive seasons in the games' history) he drove in 17.8% of the runners on base and Miguel Cabrera is at just 15.8% this year. Abreu not driving in runs is not an issue for this team.

I know the odds of it happening are slim to none, but how great would a 2008 era John Danks look in this rotation?

QUOTE (Lillian @ May 20, 2015 -> 12:56 PM) How you can bring up Ted Williams in a discussion about Adam La Roche, is beyond me. Adam is currently hitting: .207 .281 .310 vs lefties. That is not good enough to play, let alone bat in the heart of the order. Last year, it wasn't much better .204 .284 .336 Pardon me, if I expect better from our clean up hitter. I wish that some of you would think about what you write, instead of racing to try to disparage someone else's observations. Look, you're entitled to your opinions, but I hardly think that criticizing the move to acquire A. La Roche is worthy of ridicule. Ted Williams was brought up to show that even the greatest hitter to ever live was significantly worse against LHP than RHP. You seem to think that there is this bevy of lefties out there that can hit LHP and that the Sox just don't sign them for whatever reason and that just isn't the case. You mention Ethier, Morales and Lind as if they would be better. They have OPSs of .643, .727 and .610 respectively against LHP for their careers and all three would have come with major red flags. Ethier comes with a ridiculous contract, Morales was sub-replacement level last year and Lind has trouble staying on the field. LaRoche was the safest and smartest pick of the four.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 20, 2015 -> 09:16 AM) You know though, shame on the Sox for not finding Ted Williams in the offseason. I don't know, I'm not sure Teddy Ballgame would have been good enough for Lillian. He did struggle against lefties. He had just a .944 OPS against LHP versus a 1.156 against RHP.

QUOTE (Lillian @ May 20, 2015 -> 06:15 AM) In the off season, the Sox could have acquired Kendry Morales, Adam Lind, or Andre Ethier. Yes, I know that Ethier wasn't a free agent, but the Dodgers were rumored to be willing to virtually do a salary dump. Instead, they signed the second coming of Adam Dunn. So far, he is the biggest problem with this offense. But then, I've beaten that horse to death and you all know what I think. This offense is terrible, and La Roche hitting in the heart of the order, as our only left handed power bat, is the most glaring deficiency. If they expect to compete, the front office better try to fix the problem that this lineup has, with a clean up hitter, who is a strike out machine, and is totally inept vs. LHP. Adam LaRoche is far from the biggest problem with this offense. His getting on base at a pretty respectable clip and the power will come around as he's a notoriously slow starter. I'd be willing to bet that come the end of the year his numbers will be every bit as good as Morales's, Lind's or Ethier's.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ May 19, 2015 -> 02:42 PM) Why waste a spot on a guy who only has one position and takes away from the versatility of the bench. Plus he's owed 14 million so say at the deadline that's still 7 million for a 37 yr old player. The trade deadline is after 4 months of a 6 month season. The amount owed would be closer to $4.5 million.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ May 18, 2015 -> 01:05 PM) Guess on strikeouts by SP this game? I'm going to say 22. Definitely over. Hell, Sale's going to get 15 by himself.

I wonder at what point Abreu decides to opt out of the contract and into arbitration. He is currently scheduled to make $10.5, $11.5 and $12 million in ’17, ’18 and ’19. The current record awarded to a first year eligible position player is $10 million to Ryan Howard after his MVP season. Last year Rosenthal guessed that Mike Trout’s arbitration years would along the lines of $12, $16 and $20 million. Abreu is not as valuable as Trout, but let’s just say he gets something along the same line. That would give him a chance at $48 million vs a guaranteed $34 million in those three years. Is it worth risking those guaranteed years for a chance to make a few extra million? My guess would be that he waits until after 2017 to opt out.