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Jones, Petricka and Webb should be competing for the spot and let the best man have the job. I think Tyler Danish should be being groomed for a fast track to MLB closer anyway. Obviously not 2014, but I also don't think he should need a ton of time to develop as a closer either. Especially not with the type of stuff he has from an odd arm angle.

It makes no sense to platoon him with a 30 year old who is on the last year of his contract. Give Dayan everyday AB's in LF for at least 1/2 the season and see if he has put anything together yet. Trading him shouldn't be an option either because you would be selling pretty much at his lowest possible point. And this is coming from someone who doesn't have much hope for Dayan

Probably a reach but Hector Sanchez seems like an interesting name.... http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playe...&position=C Just turned 24 and he's a switch hitter. Has handled the bat pretty decently in his career for a catcher....apparently a little on the heavy side though so can't speak of his D. Never actually seen him play, just doing some digging.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 17, 2013 -> 02:18 PM) I agree with you on Dunn but it's been made clear the White Sox are still trying. If they don't move Dunn, then it's virtually impossible to have either Gillaspie or Keppinger on this roster. The bench winds up being Konerko, De Aza/Danks, backup catcher...and then an infielder. Gillaspie cannot be that infielder because he's never played even 2b professionally, let alone short, and Keppinger doesn't get used at short very much either. A bench of Konerko, De Aza, Backup catcher, and Keppinger is a silly bench since no one has any confidence with Keppinger's glove. You've pretty much got to dump 2 of them, even if it's for nothing. I think its very possible we don't have a true backup OF and Leury Garcia is the super sub that plays CF. Don't forget Avisail is also capable of playing CF if need be. That would also most likely require Dunn to play a little LF, or Kepp. Both are kind of a scary thought, but then again Viciedo is pretty awful himself anyway. Either way I think Gillaspie is gone.....unless they start Davidson in AAA.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 17, 2013 -> 07:33 AM) Some people think Semien is overrated because he hasn't been hyped-up by Baseball America and other websites. At the end of the day, he just dominated Southern League as an age appropriate middle infielder. He out-produced prospects like Joc Pederson, who was ranked the 35th overall in BA's mid-season update. Unfortunately, a lot of these websites are hesitant to give Semien his due because he's a member of the White Sox organization and we've struggled to develop position players. Stop, There's no vendetta against white Sox prospects....websites like BA are all about tools and projectability. While Semien is a good all around player I don't think any of his tools would be considered a +. Semien also isn't the type of guy you could project to get increasingly better because of his age and major college background. BA, or any other website, never ranks guys like Semien who project to be just solid MLB players high. And Frankly who cares? Joc Pederson fully deserves to be ranked ahead of semien by the way.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 16, 2013 -> 06:26 PM) I feel like Law was more of a Kenny hater than a White Sox hater but I'm sure Wite will correct me on that. Trust me, I was a huge KW supporter at the time, but can you really blame Law in retrospect? The World Series was amazing, but from '06-'11 Kenny put this franchise in a pretty bad state for what amounted to 0 playoff series wins. Kenny had some pretty horrible moves in that stretch.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 16, 2013 -> 04:44 PM) ADA would be a guy that it would make a lot of sense for the Sox to grab someone talented and in A-ball. Yeah definitely. A raw, yet toolsy, under 21 year old you hope puts it together in the next 3 years. A Trayce Thompson type prospect for example would make a lot of sense

QUOTE (Jake @ Dec 16, 2013 -> 04:32 PM) Interesting. I'm glad they're looking at it that way. We should be able to get something nice and shiny for ADA anyway. B level prospect not very close to the majors shiny enough for you? I'm not trying to completely crap on De Aza, but he's pretty darn mediocre once you figure out that he can't be an everyday CF. You're left with a LF who's most likely going to hit somewhere between his '12 and '13 #'s which amounts to somewhere around .275/.335/.405 with 12 HR's and 20 steals. Not a bad player by any means. but I can't see the market for his services being very hot

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 16, 2013 -> 02:21 PM) Just looking at his numbers I'm immediately worried about the strikeouts. The White Sox simply don't have a good history of turning guys with 100+ strikeouts in minor league seasons into quality big leaguers. If his strikeouts go up a little as a big leaguer we'd be talking about a guy K-ing 175 times and so far he doesn't have the HR numbers to be productive doing that. That could change of course, but we will see. That's why I'm not 100% fawning right now, there's a real risk in his numbers that you can't overlook. Anyone know anything about his defense? Hate to use a total cliche but strikeouts are just another out. K's become a problem when you aren't getting on base and you are k'ing often with runners in scoring position. I can't find his minor league #'s with RISP at the moment but his obp is just fine. Adam Dunn managed to be a darn good player for quite a few years despite K'ing a ton, and I could list a whole bunch more too. If he can stick at 3rd with at least average D and hit .265/.330/.500 with 30 hr's on a yearly basis he will be just fine. Great move by Rick.

QUOTE (Jake @ Dec 13, 2013 -> 08:21 PM) He's not young, but I'd be happy to flip him for Brandon Phillips Joke right?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 13, 2013 -> 05:44 PM) Because he believes he will hit .300 and get on base at a .400 clip and he will go get any ball hit out to CF Sounds like his job description to me....

The Gordon Beckham apologists are funny. Ok he was hurt last year...but how a about the other 2,000 plate appearances he has generally sucked in? Trust me, a little piece of me dies every time I open my closet and see my #15 Gordon Beckham white sox jersey that I paid good money for just hanging there. But its over, you gotta give it up at some point. Move on and see if Semien can translate his minor league play to a respectable OBP and good defense.

Anybody else hear Rosenthal on the MLB network? Said he has a mole within the White Sox that will "hopefully produce." This came after KW challenged Rosenthal that he couldn't break a story on the White Sox. Guess we'll see if Rosenthal is just BS'ing the next time we make a move. Watch for Rosenthal on twitter....

I don't like this. Seemed like they tried to fill a need rather than taking the most talented player. I would rather seen a pitcher that could actually be stashed while Cooper works with him. This catcher has like a 5% chance of making the roster.

Anybody have interest in Matt Lollis? Giant righty (6'9 250) who sits around 96-97 as a starter with a slider that can be very good but its inconsistent. I'm thinking he could be a force if asked to just reach back and throw 99-100 for 1 inning. I'm thinking Bobby Jenks

QUOTE (striker @ Dec 12, 2013 -> 08:40 AM) 1. I like Daniel Murphy but 2B is probably our deepest position from an organizational depth perspective: Beckham, Semein, Garcia, Sanchez can all play that position. 2. I don't know why everyone wants to trade De Aza. I think putting him in LF would improve our defense, putting him in the two whole would improve the top of our lineup. Plus he can drive in runs. Unless it's a no brainer trade, I'm keeping De Aza and Viciedo. Where does Viciedo play if you're starting De Aza in LF? I'm not a big Dayan fan, but he has the potential to be a part of the future of this franchise. De Aza on the other hand isn't a part of the future because of his age and contract. Can't take away AB's from Viciedo at this point. Especially since this could/should be his make or break year with the tam.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 11, 2013 -> 09:17 AM) If you really think Jake Elmore is better than Gordon Beckham all I can say is.........WOW. I know right, at best Elmore's minor league stats would translate to .260/.330/.380.....Oh wait, that actually IS better than Gordon Beckham. Let it go man, he's done. With that said, I'm pretty sure that Jake Elmore is the answer to about 0 of our problems.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 10:06 PM) I can see a trade in which we receive Lawrie and give up De Aza plus more (those as centerpieces) Please pass whatever you are smoking this way if it makes you see De Aza being a centerpiece of a trade that gets us Brett Lawrie. Must be really strong stuff.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Dec 11, 2013 -> 03:26 PM) I think the best thing to do with Dunn is to hang on to him, pray he has a great first half, and flip him for a real prospect. I think it's worth risk. Agreed. Wait for an injury or just a desperate AL team. Dun could look really enticing to a team at the deadline if he has 15 HR's and they are only on the hook for around $8M.

I think the real question is how many playoff caliber teams currently have a closer worse than Reed(not that I think Reed is bad)? And what is the price of acquiring Reed vs simply singing Balfour or Benoit to a short term contract? What about packaging Reed and De Aza to the Yankees? That could easily net us Sanchez + a couple of other prospects.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 09:43 PM) We have a glut of LHP, this made sense even if I was a real fan of Hector's. The problem is we got crap in return. Adam Eaton cant hit. I dont get it, and now were going to deal DeAza for a lottery ticket prospect. What does this net us other than a new face? I mean, unless Hahn does something super fancy (or teams somehow arent aware of ADAs sucktitude) this boils down to: Solid lefty with good potential Low caliber starting CF for Low-middle caliber starting CF Mediocre prospect Team didnt get better unless they see something in Eaton that indicate he will get good. I'd love to know how you came to the brilliant conclusion that Adam Eaton can't hit. Must have been all of the extensive scouting you did on him right?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 04:13 PM) Erik Johnson sure can. For all the overrating and overhyping of Sox players that occurs here, Erik Johnson is criminally underrated. Erik Johnson >> Hector Santiago.

140 innings with a 1.4 WHIP and a 43% flyball rate from a 26 year old.....and he's a #2 starter in the making? Hector will have a nice career as a big leaguer, but anyone who isn't wearing white sox colored glasses should see that isn't a front line starter just with a simple eye test. Eaton for Santiago was a fair deal and made a ton of sense for our organization. Eaton may or may not work out, but he's sure worth a shot and Hector Santiago isn't the type of guy that will keep you up at night because you traded him.

Good deal for us. I like Santiago, but I wouldn't shock me if he's strictly a bullpen arm 3 years from now. Not saying he doesn't have a good chance of sticking as a solid 3/4 starter, but I think it was a smart move to trade him now while his name is hot.

I could see someone like Cole Calhoun or Luis Jimenez coming from LA. They are both decent players who can play on the majors now but have no immediate future with them. Just a shot in the dark....hard to see much else coming from the Angles because their system is pretty awful