Feeky Magee

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 01:36 PM) It could be worse, the Sox could have Smyly. He's getting pummeled by a line up with Leury Garcia, Beckham, Flowers, Sierra and a mascot. Smyly is comfortably better than Danks straight up, never mind the $14m difference

Beckham leads the league in shallow flyouts that just avoid being defined as pop-ups. He also leads the league in pop-ups.

Makes me sad thinking of how players like Hammel wait until after getting traded to s*** the bed but our schmucks unload their logs all over the linen right at the worst possible time

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 01:25 PM) It's alright, this is a bad start but if you remove all his bad starts, his numbers look really decent. But quality starts!!!1

Anyone in here beginning to rethink the notions of a) Danks being a mid-level starting pitcher and b) getting salary relief for him would not be a good thing?

Go away John Danks

crying

Leury wants Danks traded

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 12:02 PM) He's just not that good. We are stuck with $33 mil for a fifth starter for the next 2 years folks. According to many on this here website, full salary relief would not be enough for Danks

5th starter at best

I reckon Hahn has it in mind to throw Alexei at the losers of the Hanley sweepstakes

Bucciferro to Birmingham. Also Olacio. Snodgress to Charlotte.

Red Sox get a competitive balance draft pick too

A's with Gomes for Cespedes. Wow.

Just the 8 home runs through 5 innings in the Great Falls game

Point worth noting on Saltalamacchia, he ranks 95th of 96 in catcher framing.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 30, 2014 -> 10:13 PM) Trout might be the all around better players but offensive stats say they are just as good.. Nah, Trout has a 173 wRC+, Abreu 162. That means Trout has hit 11% better. OBP matters more than SLG.

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 16m Beckham: "I played so bad unfortunately I don’t know how much of a chance the White Sox have to trade me."

Cubs got back a reasonable piece for Darwin Barney.

Pitch sequencing: - Fastball for a ball - Fastball for a called strike - Fastball for a ball - Fastball for a swinging strike - Slider for a swinging strike STRIKEOUT - Unidentified fouled - Unidentified fouled - Unidentified fouled - Fastball for a ball - Changeup for a swinging strike STRIKEOUT, REACHES ON WILD PITCH - Fastball for a ball - Unidentified for a called strike - Unidentified for a ball - Fastball for a ball - Fastball for a called strike - Unidentified for a ball WALK - Fastball for a ball - Unidentified for a flyout FLYOUT - Changeup for a called strike - Changeup for a ball - Fastball for a ball - Fastball for a swinging strike - Fastball for a ball - Unidentified for a foul - Fastball for a ball WALK - Fastball for a called strike - Slider for a ball - Unidentified for a hit BASE HIT - Changeup for a called strike - Fastball for a called strike - Changeup for a ball - Unidentified for a foul - Changeup for a swinging strike STRIKEOUT - 1.0 IP, 1H, 2ER, 2BB, 3K - 15 fastballs, 6 changeups, 2 sliders, 10 unidentified

Dash radio says Rodon coming in next

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jul 30, 2014 -> 01:04 PM) Kenny Beck ‏@kennybeckWXII 1m Wendelken records his 13th K. Zach Isler will most likely have 8th and then Rodon in 9th. Dash up 8-0 over Frederick, stretch time in 7th On the other hand: John Dell ‏@johndellWSJ 2m Carlos Rodon is warming up...Looks like he'll be pitching in the eighth for the Dash...J.B. Wendelken strikes out 13 and has 99 pitches.

Kenny Beck ‏@kennybeckWXII 1m Wendelken records his 13th K. Zach Isler will most likely have 8th and then Rodon in 9th. Dash up 8-0 over Frederick, stretch time in 7th

13 strikeouts for Wendelken through 7. 2 walks. 2 hits. Wow.

12 strikeouts for Wendelken. Breaks the record for the Dash under their current name (2009-today). Beats Montas and Santiago who had 11.