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Fired someone today and it felt f***ing great.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Oct 15, 2015 -> 11:24 PM) Yeah, word is he's going to get a QO from the Mets. Which is crazy to me... He's got a decent bat for sure but he is a butcher on defense. It seems like he's going to get a 3-4 year deal worth 12-14 AAV. That's pretty steep for his past performance. I've said it already but I like Steve Pearce a lot. He's a good case for a guy who could hit 15 HRs and have good rates if used correctly. It's so hard to even guess stuff with the Sox because they have so many different places they could use improvements but Pearce could DH/1B/LF and even 2B!!!!: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/steve-pearc...ng-second-base/. He's a cheap option for thump. Keith Law said that the Mets are not going to offer him QO

QUOTE (MindGame2004 @ Oct 15, 2015 -> 10:44 AM) Great question. The Jerry loyalty clause? McEwing came up from Charlotte, no? I don't have an answer. Why was Parent expendable other than not being able to speak Spanish? They couldn't find another role for him in the organization? Did he want one? All great questions. I liked the Steverson hire when they made it. Based on the results, either he's bad at his job or they don't listen to him. They're not blaming him for the lack of getting on base, so it if isn't his fault, whose is it? If the players are professional and not accountable for their production why do you pay a hitting coach? Again, great question. No idea why he's still here. Whoever becomes manager, you get Don Cooper. I don't have an answer for that either. I know that Jeff Samardzija wasn't great but also wasn't as bad until he started throwing under Cooper. It doesn't really matter who they hire as manager. If he can't bring in his own guys and has to keep Cooper, it matters little. The point is Jerry loves his kids. We know this. The organization needs a serious cleansing from top to bottom. If we're going to live off of one championship that was ten years ago, cool. Bring in people who know what they're doing so we can win more. There are people all over the game that know the information, how to use it and can at least attempt to put the team in position to be good and stay good. We're seeing nothing but business as usual to this point. Look outside of your own circle and actually interview people for these jobs. Parent was fired because of reasons that are only own to people in the org (at least thats what it souned like from reading the highlights from White Sox Weekly). We know that he was not as sabermetric friendly as Hahn (and Ventura?) would like and that he has had run ins with players on the team. What makes you think Severson is bad at his job, its not his fault that players like Alexi completely reverted. Another thing to consider when judging Severson is the success of position players have been having at the plate in the minors when it comes to their development. Cooper is one of the best pithcing coaches in all of baseball, if not the best. You're going to be hard pressed to find one just as good, so I have no problem with him staying. And a lot of this Jerry loyalty thing is overblown. We all knew that Robin was not going to get fired, its not the Sox thing to just fire people with time left on their contracts and when yu think about it, this past year is the firt real hiccup to happen under Robin's tenure. Laumann is no longer the scouting director is also worth pointing out.

Raul Ibanez has been mentioned as a canidate

Dalbec reminded me of Matt Davidson after watching some video of him and reading that report reinforces that comp. Do not want

The good always die young. Congrats to Kiley on joining a team with an extremely bright future. I wouldn't be shocked if he is a fast riser.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Oct 13, 2015 -> 12:58 AM) Ugh, son of a b****. First Jason Parks, now Kiley McDaniel....now whose podcast am I going to listen to learn about prospects? His comprehensive list was so incredible, it's going to suck for Fangraphs to replace that kind of work he put in. I'm sure they won't. Kevin Goldstein too.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Oct 11, 2015 -> 04:36 PM) His BABIP is out of wack. If the BoSox took Danks and gave us 50 million I'd do it. Not sure what the deal is on his vesting option though. That would be a bigger deal than "something to consider." I definitely think the Sox are interested in taking a risk on a bigger contract on an offensive player with upside. If another team throws a lot of money it could easily end up in surplus value. 1.) Take a calculated risk on a guy with a big contract that another team is willing to pay you to take him. 2.) Move Q for a package of young players. 3.) Augment lineup with a crafty FA signing that has no QO attached. 1.) Trade LaRoche for Ramirez and 40 million. 2.) Trade Quintana, Frankie Montas and Carlos Sanchez to the Cubs for Kyle Schwarber, Jeimer Candelario and Javier Baez. 3.) Sign Uribe. L CF Eaton R 3B Uribe R 1B Abreu L RF Schwarber S DH Ramirez R 2B Baez S LF Cabrera R C Flowers R SS Ramirez Thompson defensive replacement for Thompson/Cabrera. Gets looks against LHP. Johnson gets starts at 2B with Baez getting looks at SS. Get a lefthanded hitting back up for Flowers. Defensive infield is awesome. Flexilbity is there. Schwarber, Uribe, Baez and Ramirez bring badly needed power potential. Hate that Q deal.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 10, 2015 -> 09:40 PM) Welcome to 2015 where you can't draft the same way as the good old days. Yeah some of those teams overspent in the draft, but they overspent to get what they thought were the best players on the board.

QUOTE (LDF @ Oct 10, 2015 -> 12:57 PM) i can see this debate in a good theory and based on good judgement with available information. with the opinion that sometimes players hopes may not become, if development fails. but when a team is picking in the top 7- 10 i will always take, a pitcher, unless a hitter comes with a huge gossip of being a great prospect. however the level of pitching, at this present time, only the top 2 or 3 are what i would say excellent prospect / sp. however how can you not look acquiring an elite bat over the possibility of getting a sp. now only defense in my point is 2 players who were passed over.... mike trout and giancarlo stanton . Know why the Cubs, Cardinals, Giants, Astros and Dodgers got where they are? Do know how the Braves teams of the 90s became a 15 year dynasty? They took BPA always, regardless of where they picked and what their org needed.

A over 30 declining player, no thanks.

About to see Steve Jobs. I was really excited for this movie and followed the production. I was super stoked that Christian Bale and David Fincher were teaming up to do an Aaron Sprin script, but sadly due to Steve Jobs' widow that won't be happening. When you think about it, the movie we're getting is not the movie that the people involved set out to make. We're getting the compromised version in that sense. Still excited.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Oct 8, 2015 -> 10:53 AM) Oh I know. I'm just reiterating it. I have a bad feeling that the Sox will f*** up this pick somehow. Ever since the current CBA came into effect, the Sox are a fairly good drafting team, at least when it comes to first round picks. I would like to see them become a little more creative when it comes to spreading out the bons pool.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 10:47 PM) Steverson led one of the worst hitting sox teams in history and his job is apparently safe. Take a deep breath and think about that for a second. Also think about his bigger role in the org.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 04:16 PM) Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 1h1 hour ago Phoenix, AZ White Sox having scouting and player development meetings this week at Camelback Ranch. Hahn, Williams, Cooper and Steverson all here. OH MY GOD, THEY DID NOT MENTION VENTURA

A strength of this class is left handed bats.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 09:22 AM) So we all thinking we will draft a hitter at #10? Who are the "targets"? I haven't read anything on prospects yet. I think the targets are going to be the best player available. If the Sox are going in thinking we have to take a hitter at 10 and a pitcher with the comp pick or whatever, their draft is screwed

QUOTE (LDF @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 06:53 AM) 2 things, he is a hs'er and where the sox are selecting, he is not an option. second he is listed as maybe a later 1rnd'er right now. now when the new season starts and end, there will be many changes .... What do you mean he is not an option, every player who declares themselves eligible is an option. What does being a HS'er have to do with anything? Especially when the new scouting director has said multiple times that he prefers HS'ers to college kids. I never said that he should go at 10 to the Sox, I said keep an eye on him. And you even said that there is going to be many changes over the course of the season, then why bring up any of the things you did.

Keep an eye on Drew Mendoza. 6'4 SS from LF, with a nice lefty swing.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 6, 2015 -> 07:03 PM) One of two things happened... He got a couple of offers that blew away the $2.5 million, or this story was a plant to drum up some interest. Kiley McDaniel said he got 7M plus offers from multiple teams but didn't bite in hopes of getting a bigger offer, which didn't come. Bobby Evans was kinda wishy washy In his remarks

The first and only trailer to The Force Awakens comes out on October 19th, according to the reliable Star Wars News net. They are the only site to come out and put their name on the line and attach it to a date. Talked to someone at the film festival office who works with Syncopy, and you'll get more info about the new Christopher Nolan film before the holidays.

The Martian was okay.

Rongey

I hope Rongey is back with the org

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 28, 2015 -> 03:25 PM) I can't see him waiting until next summer. That is 10 more months to go unpaid and not play professional baseball. I tihnk he will because he will get more money if he waits because more teams will be willing to go over and some of usual suspects on the international market are not able to sign him.