Jose Abreu

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 11:18 AM) The only infielder in the system with the chance at having a plus bat is Anderson. A lineup can deal with one guy like Sanchez who is excellent defensively and terrible offensively, but not two guys like that. Except Sanchez also has the chance of having a plus bat. He isn't terrible offensively by any means.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 10:31 AM) I've been saying ,280 and I'm being conservative. Post AS Game he is the highest hitter in the lineup at .319 and since his dreadful May and June he's at .303. He really has a chance to be great. I'm surprised he's not talked about more.

Sanchez long-term SS, Anderson long-term 2B, and our long-term 3B will be acquired through a trade, IMO. Still not sold on Anderson's defense at SS, while Sanchez played as much SS as he did 2B in the minors. Johnson would be traded, Saladino would be a bench player.

Good win. Saladino, Sanchez, and Flowers were very good.

Carlos Sanchez has been hitting very well lately. We know his defense is elite, but if he keeps hitting, he'll be a MLB starter for a long time.

Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien 22s22 seconds ago Will Sale win the Cy Young? If the season ended today, and you're asking "Who is the best pitcher in the American League?" It's Sale.

Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 3m3 minutes ago Chris Sale may have a 3.34 ERA but also leads the AL in Fielding Independent Pitching (2.36). Means, yes, he should be squarely in Cy race.

McClendon ejected

Seattle's 'pen was good last year. Tonight, every reliever I've seen has a >5 ERA.

Credit where credit's due, great AB Flowers

Hey, even LaRoche gets a hit

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 11:24 PM) -4.1 offense I stand corrected then. That is a little surprising to me. It's not like he's on pace for 200 strikeouts or struggling to stay above .200.

Fernando Rodney is so inconsistent... he'll have a great year and then a terrible year

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 11:20 PM) 51st out of 56 in terms of fWAR for outfielders. He's basically been as bad as Melky and Avi this year. I wasn't talking about defense, though. I'm sure his fWAR is so bad mostly because of his defense.

If I'm Robin, I'd go Jones-Robertson. But I feel like he'll put Sale back out

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 11:16 PM) He's horrible .249/16/46 is not horrible for a #6 hitter.

Comes back with a couple strikeouts. 14 thru 7

Mark Trumbo really is an ideal #6 hitter

I hope they still fix it after the game. I guess it can help his WHIP

I'm at the point where I'm rooting for Sale to give up a single so I can stop being so mad

Well, he has 11 strikeouts so far tonight. He sure is going for 300.

Seriously, I'm so pissed over this. how has it not been changed yet??

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 10:57 PM) All of his stats are trending in the wrong direction. I can't get his stats before his past two starts, but they were much better than they are now

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 10:56 PM) That's pretty good. It is. I knew he was just in a slump. His ceiling is a .280 hitter, really. Interestingly, he hits .188 at home and .280 on the road.

that's 11 thru 6 NO-HIT INNINGS.