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QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Apr 25, 2016 -> 12:26 PM) Are we positive that he's out of options? Scott Merkin said that he has one yesterday This.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 24, 2016 -> 04:25 PM) Nope I think he's out of options. That's why he got DFA'd. He was released and signed to a minors deal by Sox though, not claimed. Not sure he gets an option back, doubt it, just wanted to confirm.

Can Gonzalez be optioned back to Charlotte without being exposed to waivers?

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Apr 21, 2016 -> 11:22 AM) With a poor offense (doesn't matter who is pitching) plus John Danks...well let's just say I'd be pleasantly shocked if the Sox won this one. Mark hahahahaha

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Apr 20, 2016 -> 09:50 AM) I dont blame you for thinking that way. That haul they got for Shelby Miller is what you might expect was offered for frickin' Sale. So Atlanta is doing everything right (well forget Markakis and other past sins) You see what the Cubs are doing and no one can fault you for thinking that way. Full farm reload still has not happened here, and when you do that, not only can you 'top things off' with FA signings nicely afterward, but the FAs actually WANT to come to you because of that reloading already being in place. So it is a two-pronged benefit to do what ATL is doing. Are we good enough right now to get to the playoffs? Yes. So your way is not the only way but it is certainly viable. Right now we have a lot of talent on 1 yr deals which aint great. You cant get by that way every year. Not really. Jackson, Navarro and Avila are all very replaceable players. Danks is a sunk cost and the team will be better when he is gone (that hurts to say, Johnny was my guy for so many years). Latos has been great to this point - but its not like signing him to a deal over 1 year would have been a good move. Outside of that, I think everyone is controlled for at least two years, and pretty much every one of the above guys is replaceable for similar value to what they're getting paid.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Apr 20, 2016 -> 07:48 AM) Our schedule has been very weird to start. Yah, it has. Been busy at work and with some stuff outside of work, haven't been able to catch nearly as many games as I'd like. Probably the least # of games I've watched (outside of the two I attended in MN) in any season I can remember. The schedule to this point has sucked.

WORST. THING. EVER.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 19, 2016 -> 12:32 PM) I really doubt it. Danks has had 2 rough starts. Chris Sale is an ace and he has had 2 rough starts in a row. Last year he had a 4 game stretch where he pitched 23 innings gave up 35 hits and 20 runs in 4 starts, and in 2 starts in 10 1/3 gave up 18 hits and 14 runs. Danks isn't as good as he is. He is expected to have some clunkers. This is horrible logic.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Apr 15, 2016 -> 08:05 AM) I'll be pissed as s*** if we get swept by the Rays while starting Sale and Q and missing Archer. Take 2 out of 3. I don't see this team getting swept right now, especially against the hapless Rays.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Apr 14, 2016 -> 03:55 PM) Sands/Shuck and then Avi (maybe). And after Dunn, Laroche and 2 weeks of Frazier, if people think trading young players for yet another NL slugger w/ severe splits who rakes in his home hitters' park is the answer, I don't know what to say. You would give up on Frazier after 30 ABs, since sample sizes mean nothing to you.

WOOHOO. The Twins are bad. So are the Rays. Lets get three more.

Indoor Canadian ice soccer, eh?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 13, 2016 -> 09:26 AM) Are you talking about Thompson? Are you honestly telling me that you expect him to sustain a fluke first week in the majors into a career? All you have to do is look at his August numbers and his September numbers to understand that we aren't talking about sustainability. In fact his September .732 OPS falls right in line with his AAA career average OPS of .735. In fact his career high for ANY year in the minors was .809. That is purebread lunacy to think he is a .900 OPS player. I think his lunacy has been well-established.

I'll be there. Hopefully Sox can take another. Looking for gem from Mr. Rodon.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 07:19 PM) you do realize melky is hitting up to .269 with a .345 obs now which makes him 4 highest average on the team He only watches minor league games.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Apr 8, 2016 -> 02:12 PM) Because Melky is the best LHB the Sox have to slot into the middle of the order to break up the RH bats. Rollins in the 2 hole brings more speed to the top of the order. I will be there. It's gonna be cold.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 7, 2016 -> 01:54 PM) So I switched over to ESPN2 (which had a great broadcast, wow, was really impressed) but did Hawk have any more awful moments last night? Goodness I don't know how Stone puts up with it anymore. Hawk just talks and talks and talks and he's been in "know it all mode" for almost every inning so far. I thought the ESPN2 telecast was terrible. Dude's didn't even know to say Rodon.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 7, 2016 -> 09:54 AM) I feel good about today. Anxious to see the lineup. It really sucks that cabrera is so awful because we really need a #2 hitter that he was sposeda be. I'm not ready to call Cabrera awful wit hthe bat again, just yet. He is pretty good in the 2nd half last year. Tough first three games, but he put together a great AB in the 9th last night.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 6, 2016 -> 02:12 PM) Dude you need Chromecast or Apple TV. No need to watch a baseball game on an iPad. Link it and stream it to your TV. I have an Apple TV, and a PS4 - multiple ways to stream the games with MLB.TV. I just think the picture is significantly better on an ipad/laptop versus streaming via Apple TV - I admittedly haven't tried the PS4 yet as I bought it this winter.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Apr 6, 2016 -> 12:08 PM) Last 2 nights have been rough, been getting to bed around 12:30-12:45. Tonight wont be any easier as I have David Gilmour tickets. Thank god we have early games the next 2 days. Indeed. Didn't make it last night. May need a nap after work tonight.

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Apr 6, 2016 -> 09:49 AM) So I think Avi should sit today. Yep. Give Shuck a start in LF and DH Melky.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Apr 6, 2016 -> 08:33 AM) This game is on ESPN2 Nice! No ipad tonight. I had forgotten that WGN games are not longer aired nationally.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 1, 2016 -> 02:59 PM) Very surprised they didn't choose the lefty. My guess is one will be on the roster within a couple weeks. I mean, when is Sands going to play? They're not going to bench Avi against LHP or Melky to get him starts..

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 1, 2016 -> 12:31 PM) The bullpen is full. Heck with Aumont they actually have another guy they could put out there, and that isn't counting a guy like Carroll or Turner they could use as a long guy. Any word on if Turner has cleared waivers? I am sure he will - just curious.

Bastard