Jose Abreu

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 11:07 PM) nate skates great I saw him roller skating a few days ago. He was decent, not great.

OT- Rodon really needs to limit the walks

Jones has been terrific this year, but he's due to give up a run...

Shout-out to Dan Jennings for the scoreless inning. Means a lot more now.

I'm shocked that we're mustering up some 9th inning runs, especially against Smith. Base hit here Eaton

There we go!

I don't trust LaRoche to get the sac fly here. Especially not against a strikeout pitcher.

Please PH Soto here

Let's get one more! C'mon Sanchez

Wow, this is a good closer we're coming back against

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 10:31 PM) Shaping up to be another tough loss for Rodon. This pathetic offense. Is Carlos Rodon the new Jose Quintana?

Carlos Sanchez has 20 doubles this season? I would have guessed 9-10.

Surprised to see that he pitched another inning.

Well there it is

Pernell McPhee looked good today, as did Langford

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 09:00 PM) Why not bat Sanchez 2nd? Yeah, I feel like he and Saladino should be switched.

4 outs, 4 strikeouts

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 08:28 PM) Thompson should be playing more against lefties fixed

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 04:28 PM) .256/.291/.436 for a .728 OPS in his career away from Coors Field. While, sure, most hitters fare worse away from home, Coors is THE true outlier stadium. He'll be a good player no matter where he is, but it's hard to get a handle on what to expect from Rockies players after they're traded. That is true, but FWIW, 18 of his 30 home runs this year are away from Coors Field. He has 8 more AB's at home, but 6 fewer home runs, which is really the opposite of what is should be.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 04:14 PM) Quintana is a terrific #2 pitcher, signed for five more years at a total of $40 million. His value is sky high, too. QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 04:15 PM) And the asking price for Q is very high. I'm aware. What I've grown accustomed to doing when creating trade proposals is to try and evaluate the trade from the other team's (meaning not the White Sox) point of view in an effort to avoid being biased. I suppose, in this case, I was too unbiased.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 04:11 PM) Arenado WAR: 2.5 in 2013, 2.9 in 2014 and 3.8 so far in 2015. Quintana WAR: 3.5 in 2013, 5.1 in 2014 and 3.5 so far in 2015. Quintana is two years older. And you think we should trade Quintana + three of our top six prospects for him? To me, Q for Arenado straight up would be a fair trade. To be fair, 2013 was Arenado's age 22 season. He is just now blossoming offensively. I do understand Quintana's value, but I assume the asking price on Arenado will be very high.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 04:01 PM) Top 5 player? I mean, what in the world are you basing that on? If you think he can develop into a top 5 player, I could see an argument be made, but he's not there yet. Name 5 players better than him. I mean, he brings elite defense and elite offense. Over Arenado, I'd take Goldschmidt, Trout... that's really it. Maybe Harper too.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 03:32 PM) That would be an absolutely horrible trade for us to make. Trading Quintana plus three of our top five prospects for Arenado, as good as he is, would be a firable offense IMO. I think you're undervaluing Arenado. IMO he's a top five player in baseball on a very good contract.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 03:25 PM) I don't think he'll ever be a plus bat though. Doesn't walk enough or hit for enough power. However, if he can be your #9 hitter, you have the chance for a good offense. I agree that he should walk more. As for power, he's a second baseman. That's not really a power position. Brian Dozier is the only HR hitting second baseman I can think of. If he were a third baseman, for example, then I'd be more concerned about his power.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 02:49 PM) No I'm talking about the offense overall being putrid. As other have posted anything you get offensively out of Sanchez is a bonus. He's in the starting lineup because of his defense which is also a real need for the team but you can't go with more than one of those type players unless you somehow get three or more more quality hitters for the lineup who can fill the black holes at DH, catcher, 3rd base for example. Those are historically power / RBI positions. Mark But here you are again, taking an indirect shot at Sanchez's offense by saying "you can't go with more that one of 'those type of players'" when referring to him. You seem to think he's a defense-only player, like Brendan Ryan, but he's not. He has hit well at every minor league level and he is starting to do so in the Majors, as well, so IMO, he is more than just an elite defender.