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QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 11:11 PM) greg next year just stfu before any royals games... that would be greatly appreciated. +1000 But the ignore feature is your friend.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 02:02 PM) Nah. I'm not sure it's possible to be more annoying than somebody talking about their fantasy team. Well that is about all that is left to entertain you when your (real) team sucks balls.

Devastating for fantasy purposes.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Sep 2, 2015 -> 10:16 PM) Please no. His bat sucks. I'd rather sign a 1 year deal with vet who at least provides a decent bat. Saladino is a utility player. Defensive replacement. There aren't any. Declining the option on Alexei and trying to resign him on a 1 year deal for less may be their best option. Other than that, the top of the SS market would be Desmond (won't sign a 1 year deal), Asdrubal Cabrera and Stephen Drew. Yuck. I bet Alexei is the SS next season, but would be sign with Saladino or Sanchez if they punt the season (which I doubt they'll do).

QUOTE (Pants Rowland @ Sep 2, 2015 -> 02:04 PM) Never saw this one before. Just awesome Yah yah yah...iphone autocorrect.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Sep 2, 2015 -> 12:38 PM) I don't think Boston's system is overrated. In the last few years they have promoted Bogaerts and Iglesias, two young and very talented shortstops. They have also produced Reddick, Betts and now Bradley as outfielders. They also have produced 2 solid young catchers in Swihart and Vazquez. I was not a Middlebrooks fan but they were able to trade him and they also have Brock Holt who is a super sub in the mold of Zobrist. That is quite a haul in a few years. Their problem has been getting young pitchers and that may change. They have 4 or 5 either in Boston or will be in SP. But my guess is it is a too late. Rumor is they want an ace and dombrowski has set his sights on David Price again. I have posted several times on this site that I was hoping for a Q for Swihart or Vazquez , Bradley + prospects but the way Bradley has exploded even that won't happen. I doubt Sale goes. But I think Q or even Rodon could bring back 2 solid ML players. I have been assuming Q but maybe a Sale/Q combo is better than a Sale/Rodon based on style of pitching. Unless the prospects you speak of are the headliners in the deal, that trade would be comically bad for the White Sox.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Sep 2, 2015 -> 10:15 AM) I like Q a lot, but he is not better than Keuchel or Arrieta. Keuchel and Q have nearly identical career ERA and FIP. Q has a significantly higher career WAR. Sure, Keuchel has been better this year, but overall, I'd take Quintana. Plus Q is controlled a year longer, and assuming Keuchel doesn't sign a long term deal buying out his arb years, Q will likely be much cheaper. I admittedly haven't watched Arrieta pitch much with the Cubs. I don't watch the NL much, and have never lived in Chicago, so the Cubs aren't the team I love to hate like most Sox fans (that's the Twins for me). But I do know his career numbers would be pails in comparison to Qs, but I also know he is not the same pitcher he was early in his career.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Sep 2, 2015 -> 09:37 AM) What? Which guys? IMO, of the players listed, he is better than Verlander, Keuchel, Hamels, Arreita, Zimmerman and Snydergaard. This is talent alone, nothing to do with contract situations, which is only going to improve his value versus the majority of players on that list. I don't think he is too far behind / in the same neighborhood as several others - Kluber, Archer, Darvish, Wainwright, Cole, Cueto, Bumgarner. If you look at this surplus value, he is definitely more "valuable" than over half of those guys. Quintana is undervalued in the worst kind of way - even amongst Sox fans. If this guy had a good defense behind him, or better yet, a good defense and some run support, he would undoubtedly be considered elite by all knowledgeable baseball fans. His lack of run support is crazy.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Sep 2, 2015 -> 09:08 AM) Not many teams have an actual ace though. There are like only 20 in all of baseball probably. Chris Sale Corey Kluber Justin Verlander (Used to be an Ace) Johnny Cueto Chris Archer David Price Dallas Keuchel Sonny Gray Cole Hamels Yu Darvish Felix Hernandez Jake Arrieta Adam Wainwright Gerrit Cole Clayton Kershaw Zack Greinke Madison Bumgarner Max Scherzer Jordan Zimmerman (Maybe not?) Harvey, DeGrom, Syndergaard? Fernandez of the Marlins I believe that Rodon could be on this list soon as well as a few other young guys. Any objections? Anyone I left off. Quintana is better than about half the guys on that list. If he spent the last 4 years on the Cardinals, he'd be widely considered one of the top 5 pitchers in the game.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 08:29 PM) Quintana should have his bags packed Only if an elite ML bat is coming back (plus some unless said bat is cost controlled for some time).

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 09:48 AM) Don't look now, but the Indians won 6 in a row and are 64-66, with 32 left. If they can grab another win in Toronto, and the Rangers fall back, they are very much in it. It would be a punch to the gut if a cluster of teams end up 83-79 or 82-80 for the 2nd wc and the Sox aren't one of them. http://espn.go.com/mlb/standings/_/view/wi...rd/group/league A good starting point for the Sox to get hope back would be to go into Minnesota and win three games. Do it. Wouldn't that be great. Starts with Chris tonight. He has a 6.46 ERA against the Twins, and a 2.31 ERA against the rest of the league. A whopping 17 of his 61 ER this year are against the Twins. He needs to SHUT THEM DOWN!

C'mon Sox...give us some names!

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 03:41 PM) There is no way that the Sox should pick up Alexei's option. Sanchez and Saladino should play SS the rest of the way. I am very happy you don't make any decisions pertaining to the White Sox.

QUOTE (fanNaz @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 12:23 PM) http://www.cdn.com.do/noticias/2015/08/21/...orada-20152016/ i used google translate...talk of him playing again for aguilas have not heard how recovery on fracture is coming along...i keep checking. Are you related to him or something?

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 26, 2015 -> 04:49 PM) JOSE QUINTANA IS AN ACE Preach it, brotha. Sooner or later Soxtalk will catch on. Q is going nowhere. Bank it.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 25, 2015 -> 11:39 PM) Is this guy a golden throated homer? I'd rather have Stoney take over as play by play with somebody like Paulie as colorman. Stoney can get used to play by play. Or let Farmer do it with Stoney. and Orsillo with DJ on radio. Hahahaha PK will not return to the game in an announcing capacity. I could see him managing/coaching someday, but right now, PK is enjoying retirement.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Aug 24, 2015 -> 01:52 PM) And sadly would still be under .500 But likely with 2-3 games of the 2nd WC.

Gotta go 6-1 this week.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 08:09 AM) Agreed. Colorado needs pitching bady. I would try and swap Montas for MiLB 3B Ryan McMahon. According to MLB's rankings, they are pretty close with Montas ranked #60 and McMahon #56. Not like McMahon will be playing 3B with Arenado cemented in that position. I like it. I hope the Sox explore lots of minors for minors swaps this winter. McMahon-Montas would be a good start. Outside of moving Fulmer, the Sox need to cash in on some of their pitching prospects. We know we can develop pitchers, use it as an advantage and go get some bats.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 20, 2015 -> 07:46 AM) Maybe not even Alexei. A team could claim him and then buy out his option and not be on the hook for too much money. Almost certainly Danks, LaRoche and Melky. Possibly Duke. Maybe Robertson, though he wouldn't be moved anyway. I don't know why Albers wouldn't get claimed. He's not owed much. I wouldn't be that surprised to see Melky claimed. Dude is far and away cheaper than any other FA options. His contract isn't that bad in today's game. But the Sox wouldn't and shouldn't let him go.

Game is still at 9:05 CT, not 6CT.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Aug 19, 2015 -> 01:19 PM) This is what I have been saying since we fell out of the race. Jason Heyward makes this defense and line up better. Sounds nice and all, but man is he going to be expensive.

Feel sorta bad for him.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Aug 19, 2015 -> 12:32 PM) It looks like he has only appeared in one game and logged three innings at the ML level this season. That being said, he is not very good looking at the numbers he has put up the last couple of seasons. No reason to bring a guy like that in when we really dont have a good track record of fixing hitters. Just because the organization hasn't had much successful fixing hitters, it doesn't mean you stop trying when the cost is virtually nothing.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Aug 19, 2015 -> 12:28 PM) From what I can find, it looks like he wasn't added to the 40 man until September of 2013 when he was called up the Athletics. He would have then used an option in each of 2014 and 2015. He should have one option year left. He already spent more than 20 days in the minors this year so his option for this year was used and he should be able to be sent down. Not sure why they would DFA him. Clearly they needed a spot on the 40 man and they weren't concerned with losing him.