Jose Abreu

What's with the Jason Castro love? He's worse than Avila

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Oct 4, 2016 -> 08:23 AM) Some are angry but I agree with Hahn that it doesn't make any sense to state a direction. I think they will shop Sale and Quintana. If they get what they are looking for, I think they move Sale and go from there. If the offers aren't there though, I could see something similar to last offseason but with better players added. I highly doubt they will be spending on a player with a QO attached though. And where do these "better players" come from? There aren't many good free agents. The few that are out there will be given ridiculously massive contracts from teams like the Red Sox, Dodgers, etc.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 3, 2016 -> 07:08 PM) Why would anyone want Austin Jackson back? He was pretty awful here and showed a huge decline in power. Looks to me like his days of being an everyday starter are over. Awful? He played in 54 games and was on the upswing before the injury. If you took Abreu's first 54 games, you could say he's awful too.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Oct 3, 2016 -> 07:18 PM) I found this comment from Rick interesting when reading the recap story of the press conference today: "You saw this last offseason -- at the end -- we made a couple of smaller moves as a means of trying to plug our holes, some of which panned out better than others," Hahn said. "If we were a little more aggressive, perhaps, from a standpoint of a full measure as opposed to arguably a half-measure in a certain scenario, then conceivably, the results would have been different." Mark Hahn's lawyer-ish, beating-around-the-bush method of talking is really unnecessary at times

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Oct 3, 2016 -> 12:18 PM) If you're not batting Gallo in the middle of your order, you're making a mistake. Gallo is awful

QUOTE (shipps @ Oct 3, 2016 -> 11:31 AM) I have no idea what the FO plans are and never really have because they make s*** up as they go. 3 year plan!!!!!!!!111!!!1

I get the vibe from Hahn that we're selling but all those reports that came out were saying we're looking to make a big free agency splash, so now I'm just confused.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 3, 2016 -> 09:31 AM) I'd love to see one of Hahn or KW gone, preferably KW, just so things can be simple enough to allow the team to have a clear direction. That said, not to be picky, but I really had no issue with the Rollins signing. Anderson was definitely not ready yet, and no one can pretend they knew Saladino would be as good as he's been. It was a signing that made sense at the time, and wasn't a big deal. It just seemed to me as another "hey, we're trying to contend, but let's start this declining veteran at shortstop!" type of move. And you can look back at my posts, I was constantly advocating for starting Saladino. Sure, I didn't think he'd be this good of a hitter, but for defensive purposes alone, it could have worked out.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 29, 2016 -> 01:07 PM) I love my PS4 so much. Also, Madden is just on an amazing level this year. I cannot express how much better it is. I purchased Madden 17, NHL 17, and NBA 2K17 on their release dates. To this date, I'd guess I've played NHL 5-7 times, 2K 10-12 times, and Madden at least 40 times. It's incredible, blew away all of my expectations.

I used to be a huge pro-Hahn guy, but the Rollins/Latos/Navarro signings as starters on a "contender" were pretty horrible. Part of me thinks/hopes that KW was behind those moves.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Mar 26, 2016 -> 11:42 AM) [/b]Dealers choice--any other random 2016 Sox predictions other than final record Todd Frazier hits .225 with 35 home runs pretty close

I wonder how his in-game management differs from Ventura's. You know, like calling/not calling for bunts, arguing/not arguing calls, etc.

JOSE ABREU

https://twitter.com/CSNHayes/status/782334514093842433 Could it be the end of Robin...?

QUOTE (TheFutureIsNear @ Oct 1, 2016 -> 04:17 PM) Lol what are you talking about? How would adding Shaw and Saunders to the offense possibly make the team worse than it is now? Which isn't close to the worst team. Losing Q hurts a little but additions of Rodriguez and Hellickson to Sale, Rodin and Gonzalez make it a more well rounded rotation than we had for most of this year. Shaw and Saunders simply aren't good. Shaw strikes out far too much. The only attractive number of his is that RBI total, which is solely a result of hitting in the Boston lineup. If we're gonna buy, let's buy (the very few assets available). If we're gonna sell, let's sell. I've had enough of the halfhearted buying.

Seems like this is the dream plan of Reinsdorf- don't buy, don't sell, but just half-ass it like this.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Mar 9, 2016 -> 05:52 PM) 82-80, 4th in the division. eh, not the worst guess in the world.

QUOTE (Hamhock @ Sep 30, 2016 -> 09:43 AM) Did the logo itself have "Guaranteed Rate Field" in it, or was it just the Guaranteed Rate logo? both

Eaton

The Sox invited me to Guaranteed Rate Field for an NIU game via advertisement at the Sox game the other day. The sign had the downward arrow on it.

Abreu

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 29, 2016 -> 09:09 AM) They are going to sell. But they are going to get more than just prospects back. Besides, if it's the manager's fault this team isn't winning, how much would they really have to tinker with the roster? Nightengale pointed out it didn't matter who was making out the line up card the last 4 years, the Sox weren't making the playoffs, and he is correct. I would imagine Robin would choose to return, but if he does not, at least we know they are blaming themselves for this and something will be done about it. I don't get why you think Nightengale is correct. If the manager serves such little purpose in your eyes, then why even have one? Just have a guy make a lineup and you're good. I think MLB managers have much more of an impact on teams than you think. No, I don't think anything is ALL Robin's fault, as we've dealt with injuries and poor performance from players and whatnot, but you certainly cannot act as if he had no effect.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 29, 2016 -> 09:08 AM) The White Sox easily have $30 million to play with, perhaps more, plus Fulmer as a trade chip. They can do as big of an overhaul as they did last season. I don't consider last year to be a real overhaul, though. It was really just Frazier, Lawrie, and scraps. The previous winter was bigger IMO

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 29, 2016 -> 09:05 AM) The roster is going to look a lot different. That is what they are saying with this stance. I don't get how that's possible unless you sell. There aren't many buying options out there, and other teams will be able to easily outbid us.

I say this as one of the most "don't blame the FO" people ever- the White Sox front office deserves every bit of blame and backlash it is receiving lately. I've had enough of this. This season has been beyond embarrassing- the LaRoche sage, the 23-10 derailment, the jersey cutting up scandal, Guaranteed Rate- oh, and missing the playoffs for the 2nd straight year with a roster that definitely has playoff potential (and 8th year overall). I don't get how anyone could defend them.