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QUOTE (Butter Parque @ May 30, 2015 -> 10:25 PM) Doe anyone know what happened to Luis Castillo, the 3B that Marco Paddy signed out of the DR? Didn't he receive a fairly substantial signing bonus (by White Sox standards)? I'm going to assume that whole thing fell through... I think about this alot, I was really excited when the team signed him.

The DSL started today

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ May 30, 2015 -> 09:08 PM) Would you do those deals if you were the Blue Jays or the Astros If I'm the Blue Jays and Alex Anthopoulos, yes because a starting pitcher of Shark's caliber could make my team the favorite to win the division. Plus the farm in Toronto is really deep, especially on arms. If I'm the Astros, I would stand pat but I've read in a few places that they're looking to add pitching.

If the Sox are out of it and are looking to sell, some teams that I think would be good trade partners for the Sox would be the Astros and the Blue Jays, who both want starting pitching. Blue Jays get Shark and cash, White Sox get Roberto Osuna and Aaron Sanchez (TBJ front office might see him as a reliever long term). Astros get Shark/White Sox get McCullers, INTL bonus slots and a comp pick. And if I am Rick Hahn I am watching the Marlins very closely, there rumblings about a fire sale coming in the not too distant future.

I would also be ecstatic if the Sox drafted Tyler Stephenson. I would be really tempted to move him from behind the plate and maybe try him at third or in the outfield, so he can just focus on developing his bat. The bat speed that he posses is special.

I think that if there White Sox are ever going to go all in on the international market this is the year to do it. I like the players that I they have been attached to so far, especially Franklin Reyes, who's power tool is a legit 70 right now but they should go all in on Martinez. I trust MLB's evaluations and they have all five of his tools at 60+. Martinez could be a huge addition to the future of the organization and would give the team a nice building block going forward. I remember watching the Braves play everyday on TBS growing up and seeing Andruw Jones make at least two defining plays that would help the Braves win. This has to be the team's top priority in the international market. The Jorge Soler and Yoan Moncada deals would serve as good references for the team, Alvarez is my favorite player on the market and I would love for the Sox to sign him but his fate might already be sealed as he has been connected to the Dodgers for a few months now but I hope Rich Hahn and Marco Paddy do their best to pry him away. I am writing something about the White Sox, July 2nd plans and since more info has come out about Martinez, I will write a quick blurb about him.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 20, 2015 -> 10:37 PM) Another awful AB by Shuck. He has no business being on this roster. Horrible decision by Ventura there, should have been Beckham. No need to overreact, Shuck has performed for the team in his limited role, he just had a bad at bat.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 20, 2015 -> 10:36 PM) Why no righty here? Allen's been brutal vs righties this year. Soto?

That is why you never swing at the first pitch!

QUOTE (Mike F. @ May 20, 2015 -> 05:28 PM) I'd take on Singletons salary and ask for McCullers and Correa too if Shark were to be traded. I don't think the Astros's are that stupid to part ways with Correa, but if Rick Hahn didn't at least inquire about him then he wouldn't be doing his job. That being said, if the Astros proposed Shark for Correa straight up, I would say yes immediately. I think Correa has been the best prospect in the game since 2013, I would take him over Bryant and Buxton in a heartbeat but I don't think that Astros are going to part with him anytime soon. I wouldn't take on the Singelton contract unless I got back a really nice return. I would a nice return for the Sox would be McCullers, a comp pick and an international bonus allotment

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 20, 2015 -> 01:42 PM) How many teams are ahead of them? How far from Wild Card? Two teams ahead and in the mix for the WC

If the Sox are .500 at the break and 5 games out of first place in the division, what do you do at the deadline?

Jesse Hahn would be nice to have as a number #5. Plus he's a ground ball pitcher and that profiles well in the cell.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ May 19, 2015 -> 01:55 PM) Sonny Gray. A rotation of Sale, Samardzija, Quintana, Gray and Rodon with Danks as the long man would have me giddy. I'd trade Danish, Montas, Hawkins and Micah or Sanchez for him. I wouldn't throw the farm away for one player.

QUOTE (raBBit @ May 19, 2015 -> 01:51 PM) If Ichiro could be had for a nothing piece I'd like him from Miami. Yes, he's better than Shuck. I wanted the Sox to sign him in the offseason.

I heard this a couple weeks ago, Dave Cameron mentioned it on Fangraphs. If a deal were to happen and if I was Rick Hahn, I would ask for Lance McCullers in any deal. That would provide the Sox with a nice RHP to put in the rotation, and a power arm. His ceiling is a #2 but he can be a way above average #3 or back end guy. But things are going well for the Sox at the moment.

LaRoche is going to hit a bomb to win the game.

Some Kyle Tucker vids.

I hope the same people who were blaming Robin for the team's bad start are giving him credit for the team's turn around

http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=11165

https://twitter.com/kileymcd/status/599670254030200833

Build that trade value John.

Some more reports that I wrote for the MLB Draft subReddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/MLBDraft/comments/...midwest_region/ http://www.reddit.com/r/MLBDraft/comments/...midwest_region/ http://www.reddit.com/r/MLBDraft/comments/...egion_ian_happ/ http://www.reddit.com/r/MLBDraft/comments/...t_ashe_russell/

Thought that was out

QUOTE (LDF @ May 15, 2015 -> 05:56 PM) while the potential is enticing, the sox will need this pick, regardless if it is a pitcher or positional player to step up in a 1 1/2 yrs. I would disagree, they would just need this pick to develop. If you’re counting on a draft pick to save your team then your team probably isn't good. Especially if its a high school kid, expecting a HS kid to make ot to the majors in 18 months is ridiculous. The Sox just need to add value and talent to the farm, that should be the main goal of any draft.