Jose Abreu

I find the whole "Robin has more experience than you, you pathetic message board poster!!" argument to be very amusing. When we had threads about John Danks, Adam LaRoche, Adam Dunn, etc. did people ever say "he's a better baseball player than you!!!!"? No. Obviously, we're not saying that we could do a better job as manager than Ventura. What we are saying is that he is bad at his job and he should be replaced by somebody who is qualified, such as Renteria.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Jun 5, 2016 -> 02:17 PM) It would be the worst thing. Show me where this organization has a good track record of scouting and development. Jose Quintana, Chris Sale are two big ones

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 5, 2016 -> 12:35 PM) Ha, Coats took a wide birth of Eaton on that one. Ah, the jokes I could make with your use of "birth" over "berth"...

Abreu hits Verlander well IIRC

So I just realized that this makes our 2017 and 2018 rotations: Sale Quintana Shields Rodon Fulmer Sign me up!

There's an Abreu HR right on cue

I wonder how many (if any) MLB teams other than us would sport a deadly Rollins/Sands combination on their 25-man roster.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jun 5, 2016 -> 10:53 AM) Good move. Gonzalez can strike guys out....this may work out.

Abreu

Our lineup looks so much less intimidating without Melky

HR rate (always been an issue) and lower velocity are red flags but still a good move given the price

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Jun 4, 2016 -> 04:19 PM) James Shields won't report to the #WhiteSox officially until Tuesday. https://twitter.com/CSNHayes/status/739204345057529856 That's a nice day for his first start, between Q/Rodon

Let's make this game official if it really is supposed to rain that hard

Dan HayesVerified account ‏@CSNHayes Also hearing #WhiteSox deal for James Shields is official. Erik Johnson included in return. Unclear on other names, $$.

A lot of pitches for Sale here

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 9m9 minutes ago Erik Johnson believed to be in play in Shields deal but haven't 100% confirmed his involvement. #WhiteSox #Padres

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Jun 4, 2016 -> 03:29 PM) Source: Shields to White Sox is done. Players being notified. #Padres https://twitter.com/ChuckGarfien/status/739190657621852160 The link says Chuck Garfien but this is a Chris Cotillo tweet when you click on it... doesn't make sense to me

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 4, 2016 -> 02:45 PM) Could see Matt Davidson thrown in, because why not? Johnson, Tatis Jr., Davidson, and Garcia for Shields, Jay, and cash!! /green

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Jun 4, 2016 -> 02:28 PM) I read the first 3 pages. Hardly anyone was against it because of his ability. Instead it was more about money. In fact, you even listed the rotation and said that it "looks a hell of a lot better than what we currently have" I maintain that our rotation with Shields is much better than that without him. However, it still can't be denied that he's declining and has poor peripherals even without that last start

Chuck Garfien tweeted it too

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeyman 40s41 seconds ago Padres, chisox have agreed on the principals of shields deal, with only details to go

Jackson's coming around as a hitter now, I don't think "replacing" him is the best idea

How's Jay's defense? I see some conflicting stats on it

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Jun 4, 2016 -> 02:09 PM) Which is why I said before his last start, no one would have said he's cooked. Read the first few pages of this thread, many posters were against the idea

Yeah, Eaton/Jackson/Cabrera/Garcia/Shuck/Sands/Coats/Jay... something's gotta give there and my hope is it's Sands and Garcia