Bob Sacamano

QUOTE (Nokona @ Mar 5, 2017 -> 05:26 PM) Hard to have a real gamethread when there's no way to watch the games And people are busy during the week when they play their games during the day.

I'm sure he has close friends in many organizations.

Anyone know anything about Yoelkis Cespedes (Yoenis' 19-year old half brother)?

QUOTE (oldsox @ Mar 4, 2017 -> 10:19 AM) What if he can hit like Schwarber? What was he, pick # 4? He was also drafted into a loaded farm. Hopefully the Sox are at that point in 2018 though I would still prefer a premium position player with a similar bat.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Mar 4, 2017 -> 01:20 AM) In all serious that would be a terrible pick, when you draft a DH first overall or a projected DH. There's a reason why up the middle players are always the first players taken in any draft and the top international targets If he was projected to potentially play a corner spot and he was around the 6 or 7 pick and we picked there, I'd probably take him. But probably not first overall.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 05:35 PM) Rollins, Lawrie, Navarro, Morneau, Latos, Jackson, Avila, etc. Shields and Frazier still around. So shocking that guys who signed here on one year deals last off-season are now gone. Crazy. /green

QUOTE (miracleon35th @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 04:05 PM) I guess I was expecting the immediate impact of a hitter like Benintendi for Chris Sale. I am not concluding that Moncada was over hyped but I am starting to wonder if he will turn out to be as good of a player as his rating as a number the number one prospect in baseball. http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox...ying_to_be_more Your assumption is based on him not being ready? WOW

QUOTE (Sonik22 @ Feb 28, 2017 -> 07:27 AM) "Get Out" was fantastic. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Want to see this.

QUOTE (steveno89 @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 01:28 PM) While our system is dramatically improved from last March, I wouldn't put us top 3 right now due to a lack of depth Our system has nice talent in the top 10, but gets significantly less interesting beyond that Landing a player like Robert, drafting well this season and a few trades (Quintana/Robertson) could really boost the system further I agree. Probably in 6-10 range.

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 12:52 PM) I thought wolverine didn't age. Is that explained? I think it was explained in the second solo Wolverine movie. But that doesn't count anymore since that timeline was reset with "X-Men: Days of Future's Past." Even before that movie, it was riddled with inconsistencies galore. MCU 1,000,000 x > X-Men cinematic universe.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 01:06 PM) It's more just that basically everyone is already gone from last offseason where they made a ton of moves. The performance of the players was very underwhelming as well. Who else is gone from the "ton of moves?" They biggest one is still here.

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 12:42 PM) Right, I think they thought he'd be our 3rd baseman to start year. That said, I don't like the look of twice having picked up the option on players then released them in spring training when it's less likely they can find an ML role, aside from the cash issues. I know Lawrie has an injury again, still wish it didn't work out this way. I highly doubt we're the only team. Plus, I don't think Viciedo even made it to spring training.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 12:35 PM) The reason to keep him around was to flip him. If he's still dealing with the leg problems, you aren't going to be able to flip him so dump him. It makes a lot of sense. I like how Lawrie plays, and think the Sox could use a guy like him, but if he can't stay on the field, he can't help anyway. I hope for his sake, he can get healthy and stay healthy, and play up to his potential somewhere else. He's actually younger than Saladino. And even then, Lawrie doesn't really have a ton of upside so what could you really get for him.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 12:27 PM) It's some percentage that goes up the closer you get to opening day. So it's probably 20-25%. Enough for Lawrie to pay the bills for sure, but peanuts for the team. It also opens up a spot on the 40, but Soto still needs to be added, so who knows if something is immanent there. MLBtr article said that they are on the hook for 1/6 of his salary- about $574k. Also as someone else said, Bourjos is on a minor league deal.

QUOTE (knightni @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 12:23 PM) Or maybe Moncada looks ready. He won't be on the roster until he accrues that extra year of service time, which is sometime in May (if he is ready). It would be dumb if he is on the Opening Day roster.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 12:20 PM) Well, they won't have to pay him much. Maybe it wasn't the orthotics. Yeah I have a feeling this guy isn't close to getting back on a field. How much do they owe him? What did the Sox have to pay Viciedo after he was released after being tendered a contract, like a quarter of the amount?

QUOTE (Sleepy Harold @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 12:17 PM) Scott Merkin @scottmerkin now White Sox request waivers on Brett Lawrie Dan Hayes @CSNHayes 31s #WhiteSox have requested waivers on Brett Lawrie for purpose of granting him his unconditional release. Nice. Saladino at second and Garcia as backup IF (as of now)?

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 11:52 AM) The clock is ticking Bruce Levine. March 10th is one week from today. Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock... Not expecting Boston to come calling for Q. It would be a better idea to give their depth a chance to step up and re-evaluate their rotation in June. Wouldn't be surprised if sports writers come out with articles about how the Yanks should increase their level of interest for Q. Yeah. Gives them something to write about lol

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 11:06 AM) <!--quoteo(post=3486966:date=Mar 3, 2017 -> 11:00 AM:name=soxfan2014)-->QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 11:00 AM) <!--quotec-->Thank god. Just over 3 weeks until we have it. I've seen this. I follow Operation Sports haha

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 10:57 AM) Defense and ball physics are a big thing they worked on for the new game. My biggest issue was turning double plays. If the throw to 2B was short, I wouldn't have enough time to preload a throw, so my 2B would hold the ball for half a second before throwing to 1st instead of doing it in one fluid motion because it was waiting for me to get the throw meter in the green. Also, urgency of defenders was always an issue that has apparently been fixed as well. Thank god. Just over 3 weeks until we have it.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 10:18 AM) Wow, you're going to be mightily impressed. I'm still playing my franchise from last year's game. I play a few games a week. I wish the defense in The Show would play as smoothly as it did in MVP 05. Having said that, The Show is amazing and I'm with you, I need to squeeze in a few games a week in RTTS.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 10:03 AM) No. I'm ~90% done with it and I haven't seen a single thing related to the other games* yet. It's still survival horror, but gets away from zombies, Umbrella Corporation, etc. *RE1-4. I didn't play 5-6. There's a few Easter Eggs in the game for sure but that's really it when it comes to the connections to the old games. Re5 was actually a really fun game. More in line with RE4 though than RE 0-3 and CVX.

QUOTE (smalls2598 @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 09:59 AM) I haven't played Resident Evil since back on the original Playstation days. Would I be missing anything if I jump into the newer game? Nope.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 09:41 AM) Resident Evil 7 is very good and won't be a time sink. The Last of Us Remastered is always a good pickup as well. This^ QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 09:42 AM) If you didn't play Last of Us for ps3, get it for ps4. And this^. I've played through Last of Us at least 4 times already and play the multiplayer a lot (haven't had a ton of time to dedicate to new games as well). RE7 was a game that I beat in just under 10 hours.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Mar 2, 2017 -> 07:13 PM) How are we ranking the positions in terms of premium? I'd probably go... SS CF 3B RF C 2B LF 1B So where do we draw the line? Catcher I believe should be top 3 for sure.