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Flowers needs to be a platoon player so he's only starting about 20-30% of games.

Flowers is garbage.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jun 7, 2014 -> 11:55 PM) Yes. You don't get points for being smarter than Ventura in your head. Everyone here are the greatest hindsight managers in baseball. Any great choice is exactly what they should have done. And bad choice is something they would have never done. It's just tiresome to see. Eh, its not hindsight when you tell the people you are with that he shouldn't come out and then he does and gets hammered. Sorry I didn't post it on here?

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jun 7, 2014 -> 11:48 PM) Sale should have absolutely started the 8th. All you people yelling and screaming about it AFTER THE FACT don't get any points from me. Were all of you saying he should be taken out after 7 innings when it actually happened? I must have missed that. But Sale should have never stuck around the face Trout, or really any batter after Alexei's error, that much should have been obvious. Wasn't on my tablet or laptop to post it. He could have either have been pulled after 7 or given the chance to pitch a clean 8th (first hit given up, pull him).

With about 95 pitches through 7 and a 5-0 lead (and a bullpen who really didn't pitch yesterday), I figured he would not have even started the inning.

I personally do not want to see the Sox sign Rasmus.

I personally do not want to see an OF with both Eaton and M. Johnson. I think for sure, 2 of Davidson, Gillaspie, Semien, Sanchez, Johnson, Beckham, Ramirez are dealt by next season. If we fall out of contention by say mid-July, it's very possible that we deal either Beckham or Ramirez. Maybe when Polanco comes up for the Pirates, he can light a spark under the rest of the team and have them play into contention causing them to want to make a deal to improve a weak position (shortstop). I don't really see many current contending teams that need a shortstop. Edit: also, with possibly having 4 lefties in the rotation next season, maybe we can package Danks and an infielder somewhere in the off-season (I remember reading a few weeks back that AA said that if he was to upgrade Toronto, it would be with a SP or 2B)

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 5, 2014 -> 05:07 PM) Not an exact quote but... "If you're Miami or the Cubs this a guy who can help you in the race from the 'pen this year." Gammons in reference to Rodon. lol what? I know Marlins are contenders but that part about the Cubs makes no sense. You think he meant the other Chicago team there? haha Edit: I get overall what he meant. Just not the part about the Cubs.

Please Nola or Rodon....

Give me Rodon or Nola (if Aiken isn't there).

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 2, 2014 -> 10:50 PM) A goal for next year has to be finding a better than awful defensive 1B. Adam LaRoche? Good defensively and left-handed bat.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 2, 2014 -> 10:13 PM) Are you saying this because of the sun?? I obviously have no idea if it will be hot or not that day so its a gamble I got fried on Saturday down the 3rd baseline.

I believe those comments were made though by scouts of teams that wanted him so they could drive the price down and try to create less suitors.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 2, 2014 -> 10:04 PM) I know this is off topic but during 1:10 games at US Cellular field is the sun on the 3rd base side or 1st base side?? Buying tickets for our trip and I need a quick response lol As someone who sat down the 3rd baseline on Saturday and sat 1st baseline on Sunday...sit down 1st baseline.

If Aiken is taken, give me Rodon or Nola. Love taking a pitcher in the draft that we can potentially see this season.

Would be awesome but doubtful.

Would be awesome but doubtful.

Is it possible that with Rodon, they could make a deal where he makes less and is promised a late call-up this season (even if it is in the bullpen just to get experience)? Like how the Sox handled Chris Sale.

Hawk is telling a story and mentioned that between him and 4 other guys, there was over 100 years of playing experience and combined they went on the dl 6 times...I feel like it probably wasn't close to 100 haha

With Fielder being out for the year, anyone think that Texas will possibly target Dunn say in about a month?

Mets are looking for a young shortstop. I think they will end up with Gregorious from AZ but what about if they match up in a deal with the Sox for Semien? If Semien could play about average short stop but could hit above average for a shortstop, you think the two could possibly match up? That's the thing that kind of sucks though about Semien being here every day. You could put him in AAA and let him play short and see what kind of short stop he is.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ May 22, 2014 -> 09:36 AM) I like the way Conor handles the bat. I don't think very highly of Davidson. Yeah out of all the players that we have gotten since July (Abreu, Garcia, Eaton, Davidson), I felt that Davidson is the one who is going to be a bust. Obviously way too early to tell. Hope he can prove me wrong!

So basically either deal Gillaspie for prospects and roll with Davidson long term and hope that he is the real deal, deal Davidson while he is still a prospect for another area of need (another top prospect arm? I don't really know) and stick with Gillaspie who is also a better fit right now (left-handed bat), or keep both and use Abreu, Davidson, Gillaspie between 1B, 3B, DH next year and going forward.

Since the team has no long-reliever, they could release Francisco, move Carroll to mop-up duties, and put Sale in the rotation.

Hawk talking about how we got Eaton for Reed...we actually only gave up Santiago for him. Reed was for Davidson.