Bob Sacamano

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 18, 2016 -> 09:20 AM) Your guess would be wrong. I said who it was yesterday. It's in the thread. Definitely don't have time to go back through hundreds of posts to find it. Who was it and do you have a credible source or at least any reason for knowing?

If I had to guess which player spoke to KW about him being there, it's Latos. Just my guess.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 07:36 PM) That's exactly what he's saying. False. As the title of the thread says, he created it. Nothing about them actually talking about a trade. Speculation on his part: 1) Hanley should be a DH. 2) White Sox DH spot opens up, along with $13 mill. 3) it has been suggested earlier in the off season Red Sox could potentially eat some money in a deal. Boom. There's the writer's connection. Also, no one else has said anything about it so it has no legs.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 17, 2016 -> 03:22 PM) I agree, that is why all this bad parent crap is crap. From all accounts, this is a pretty good kid he is raising. In one of the articles it says he plays on 2 teams and would love to be a ballplayer some day. Maybe now that his dad is retired, he goes to regular school. I would have done it differently than him if I were in the same shoes. But for me to say he is wrong would be wrong. I don't understand the part about him playing on 2 teams. If he's on 2 teams, how can he possibly be around 100% of the time? As someone growing up playing on one summer league team, I feel like it's impossible ha

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 07:14 PM) People ask what has changed since last year, and a logical answer is that some of the new players on the roster came into Spring Training and were shocked at how often he was around. The newcomers on this roster are much more vocal than a majority of the roster was last year. If even one player felt uncomfortable about it, then KW had every right to ask LaRoche to dial it back. Perfect and agreed. And if they want to focus on being a better team and they feel some of that focus is going towards his son's presence, they have every right to let him know he needs to dial it back a bit.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 04:09 PM) Is this Kenney guy well regarded as far as baseball rumors go? Who cares? He's not saying they are talking about a deal. He's just listing us as a possibility since our DH just retired.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 04:53 PM) I'm sure Latos will get blamed 2016 Chicago White Sox: Civil War.

QUOTE (Tony @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 04:51 PM) I'll always side with Rosenthal over The Score, but again, just using simple logic, there is no way Williams did this on his own, just because he felt like it. Drake wouldn't have had his own locker stall in the clubhouse last season if that was the case. Williams is taking the brunt of this as he should. But you know the players spoke up. Who says either the Score or Ken Rosenthal are wrong? It's completely possible players complained about him being there constantly while other teammates defended LaRoche.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 02:54 PM) You're joking. The organization looks great and has a reputation for pleasing its players. Chill. This is even what they said on the Score. Reputation of pleasing players.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 02:17 PM) Disagree. MLB clubhouse is no place for a kid. He's not saying otherwise...

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 15, 2016 -> 02:50 PM) Off of the top of my head, I think Ishikawa and Sands are the happiest guys in White Sox camp right now. Probably.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 15, 2016 -> 02:43 PM) OF: Eaton, Jackson, Garcia, Cabrera, Shuck IF: Frazier, Saladino, Rollins, Lawrie, Abreu C: Navarro, Avila Playing for the last spot: C Sanchez, L Garcia, Sands, Ishikawa, Lombardozzi, Parrino. Lombardozzi is intriguing. Switch hitter, plays all over, and would know his place on the team. Lombardozzi is definitely intriguing. Would definitely prefer him over Leury Garcia.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 15, 2016 -> 02:43 PM) OF: Eaton, Jackson, Garcia, Cabrera, Shuck IF: Frazier, Saladino, Rollins, Lawrie, Abreu C: Navarro, Avila Playing for the last spot: C Sanchez, L Garcia, Sands, Ishikawa, Lombardozzi, Parrino. Lombardozzi is intriguing. Switch hitter, plays all over, and would know his place on the team. I was thinking too about Hector Sanchez making it and Navarro seeing a good chunk of time as the DH. Likely won't happen but an idea.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Mar 15, 2016 -> 02:36 PM) Mad respect to LaRoche for walking away from $13 million. Hope he and his family are in an OK place. I think this helps JB Shuck out a lot. http://www.chicagonow.com/soxnet/2016/03/a...-leave-the-sox/ I thought he was going to make the team regardless.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Mar 15, 2016 -> 02:22 PM) "Like with Cuddyer’s retirement, it almost certainly comes with a buyout, so he’s actually not walking away from that much money. In other words, LaRoche probably chose something like $5-10 million to be home with his kids over $12 million to sit on the bench." From the comments section on a Fangraphs article, so the Sox may not be getting back as much money as expected from this decision. It's better than if they just released or kept him and had him on the dl on and off all year being unproductive when in lineup.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Mar 15, 2016 -> 01:59 PM) Rabbit mentioned going after Coghlan on Twitter. .271/.345/.449 over past 3 seasons against RHP. Should be relatively cheap to acquire. Idk I think A's are going to use Coghlan in a Zobrist role.

If this was a week sooner we could have signed Alvarez to DH. D'oh!

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 15, 2016 -> 11:21 AM) Yes. I doubt many teams would claim him and roster him on their 25 though and pay him $1.5 million. A rebuilding team looking to add depth could. Think we keep him as a long reliever though.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Mar 14, 2016 -> 06:44 PM) You pro-Latos folks are deluding yourselves. Anymore so than the pro-Johnson/Turner folks?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 14, 2016 -> 07:55 AM) Not bad considering Cubbie boy David Haugh called him a 4th OF on a contender. I think David Haugh is a Sox fan, at least that's what I got when the crosstown series was going on last year listening to the morning show they do.

QUOTE (reiks12 @ Mar 13, 2016 -> 10:40 PM) With Morneau still looking for a suitor should the White Sox be considering his services in case LaRoche doesn't get healthy? No. I bet the front office would be fine using Jackson, Eaton, Cabrera and Garcia between outfield and DH. And with no days off the first week of the season, I bet they'd break camp with an 8th reliever if someone needed to start the year on the dl making a move for a bench bat when needed.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Mar 12, 2016 -> 04:28 PM) What do they do with Avi if he keeps hitting like this?? Good problem to have. Make them earn playing time. If LaRoche isn't hitting a month into the season, he gone.

It's nice to see a catcher use his body to block a pitch in the dirt.

I like the chemistry so far between Stone and Benetti. Breath of fresh air.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Mar 12, 2016 -> 02:28 PM) Lol, true. I've never seen much to like from him honestly. I agree.