Jose Abreu

Pitchers hitting is such a boon to NL pitching stats that people don't seem to realize. If you're facing a hitter with a .250 OPS 11% of the time as opposed to a big time power hitter, your numbers are going to be much better. This is why I think that both pitching and hitting in the AL are superior to the NL, although most who I've talked to disagree with me

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Oct 17, 2017 -> 05:35 PM) And it takes time away from Narvaez to work with those pitchers so they learn and grow together. Narvaez will be around beyond one more season, Grandal will not. Plus, what would one year of Grandal cost? Won't be cheap. I'm actually curious to see what another season from Narvaez will bring. He's not bad defensively and has a good eye at the plate, oh and only 25. I like Narvaez as a backup when we're contending, but he's horrendous defensively

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Oct 17, 2017 -> 05:14 PM) If you add in his framing Grandal is a ~5 WAR catcher, no way the Dodgers trade him, and if they do he won't come cheap. I understand how good his framing is, but do you really think it adds ~2.5 to his WAR?

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Oct 17, 2017 -> 05:20 PM) For one season or less of Grandal? No thanks, I don't see the point. He'd be much better for our pitching prospects than Narvaez/Smith

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Oct 17, 2017 -> 03:27 PM) I'd hate if this brought about the end of the DH because I despise watching pitchers attempt to hit. I hope that it goes the other way. I dont know what the hell people find entertaining about pitchers being an automatic out, for all intents and purposes. If anything, I'm sure it would be the end of pitchers hitting rather than the end of the DH.

With the emergence of Austin Barnes, it's likely that the Dodgers end up trading Grandal in the offseason. Since he'd be a free agent after the 2018 season, he'd just be here to work with the young pitchers and help us with his elite framing. I'd imagine that the price tag wouldn't be too much (we could even trade someone useful from our utility player glut, especially if they decline the option on Forsythe), and guys like Lopez, Kopech, Giolito, Fulmer, and Rodon could benefit from him. He also happens to be a close friend of Zack Collins, who may be up here by the end of the year. As an option for only 2018 to help with our pitching staff, would he make sense?

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Oct 17, 2017 -> 12:46 PM) Why not? We'd lose players. The Hawks would look a lot better with TVR, Kruger (technically not drafted but may have been a byproduct of the draft) etc.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Oct 16, 2017 -> 04:40 PM) Zelda is my suggestion. QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 16, 2017 -> 04:41 PM) Breath of the Wild. And wait two weeks for Mario QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Oct 16, 2017 -> 05:31 PM) What kind of games are you into? Breath of the Wild & Mario Odyssey are no brainers if you like big single player experiences. Splatoon 2 probably isn’t for everyone, but it’s an incrediblely popular online multiplayer game and the campaign is actually really good (although pretty short). Snipperclips & Puyo Puyo Tetris are both great multiplayer games that are perfect to play with your wife/girlfriend. If you’re into sports games, FIFA is your only other option, although it’s lacking some features of the PS4/Xbox One versions. And there are a ton of great indies, with Steamworld Dig 2 & Cave Story being standouts IMO. QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 16, 2017 -> 09:12 PM) ARMs is pretty fun too, a weird fighter game. The online play is really fun Thanks. Sounds like Zelda is a must-buy, and I'll look into the others.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Oct 17, 2017 -> 12:36 AM) PS4 Pro, Star Wars edition just announced. Cost is $450, comes with BF2, and has a custom Star Wars design on the unit. But rumors are the PS4 Pro, just the system, will be $299 most places for Black Friday, so I plan to get one from Best Buy, and then sell my current PS4. How much do you think you'd get for your current PS4?

Just bought a Switch, with NBA 2K18 and Mario Kart. Any suggestions?

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Oct 12, 2017 -> 09:17 PM) Never trust a Washington sports team in the playoffs How Ovechkin is still ringless is beyond me.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 12, 2017 -> 09:04 PM) Bet Cubs are happy they shut up Russell's wife I wonder what happened with that whole investigation. You think she actually got paid off?

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Oct 11, 2017 -> 08:00 PM) 200 mil = 20 tens Or 200,000,000 $1s. So he's only losing some amount of single dollars by coming now.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Oct 11, 2017 -> 10:48 AM) Why, it's not like anything would happen to him. Couple of Republicans would come out and say how disappointed they were and then go and do nothing. And from his supporters: "Video is fake, has been doctored. Maga!"

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Oct 9, 2017 -> 04:36 PM) I hadnt heard that. I was corrected, but I was referring to this.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Oct 9, 2017 -> 02:45 PM) Im somewhat shocked that there hasnt been more blow back over the Pence thing. Personally I find it pretty disrespectful to be invited to someones place of business and then you make a spectacle of yourself. Its like going to a friends house for thanksgiving and then leaving because they served turkey. Just terrible manners. He didn't even go, did he? I thought the picture he posted was from 3 years ago, which is why everyone has been making fun of him for faking the whole thing to provoke outrage

Doesn't have the stones.

QUOTE (Tony @ Oct 9, 2017 -> 12:21 PM) We have the same conversation every offseason Maybe next year, we won't have to!

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 9, 2017 -> 09:23 AM) pitching wins looking at an entire career dont mean all that much. But knowing that Sale hasnt been able to beat the Indians in the regular season(and they roughed him up) is kind of important going into the playoffs But you can know that the Indians roughed him up by looking at other stats too

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 9, 2017 -> 09:39 AM) The pendulum has swung WAY too far here. While it isn't the most important stat, if you are getting a high number of wins it means you are pitching well enough to give your team a chance to win on a regular basis, while you can get some statistical flukes built into that such as the year Nolan Ryan led the league in ERA, but went 8-16, it is usually a pretty good indicator that a pitcher is doing two things. They are not giving up a lot of runs, and they are pitching relatively late into games. Last I checked, those are two pretty good things to get out of your starting pitcher on a regular basis. While that's true, you also can't fault a pitcher for having a bad W/L in comparisons, because the pitcher's defense/run support are so instrumental in securing a W or L.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Oct 5, 2017 -> 10:15 PM) He absolutely lacks the composure of Randy Johnson - imagine if he could develop that poise and maturity... Mercy!! And when Sale's on, he's an even better pitcher than Johnson statistically. With that poise, he'd be another Kershaw

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 5, 2017 -> 07:52 PM) Because Saladino probably has a higher ceiling. Don't overweight a bad year this year. It's not even all about his year (which was worse than just bad, and more like one of the worst statistical seasons an athlete could possibly have). It's also about his back, which will likely prevent him from ever being who he was in 2016.

QUOTE (Quin @ Oct 5, 2017 -> 04:31 PM) And Basabe would have stolen home! And Diaz would notch a 6-out save!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 5, 2017 -> 02:51 PM) Joel Sherman‏Verified account @Joelsherman1 8m8 minutes ago A #Diamondbacks spokesman tells me that the team has been contacted about the investigation and is cooperating fully Different investigation, this is the Apple Watch one (2.0)

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 5, 2017 -> 12:22 PM) A 25 year old who couldn't even get time with this historically awful White Sox team. Teams are looking for star potential and big tools in the rule 5, not utility players. They can find those all over the place for pretty cheap. He was a 24 year old who didn't get time with us because we had Moncada, Anderson, Sanchez, Davidson, and Saladino in his spots. With Saaldino likely gone, he'll be here next year.