Bob Sacamano

QUOTE (Con te Giolito @ Jan 28, 2017 -> 11:54 AM) If there is a leader the Sox should consider extending it's Melky Cabrera, who to my knowledge has never had to change lockers because he had problems w a teammate. Don't worry, that guy is gone.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jan 28, 2017 -> 10:31 AM) Must have been the Yanks coming to their senses and realizing McCutchen is not a fit considering the Yanks depth in the outfield at both the big league club and their minors. Could have been an interesting trade. Wonder what players were potentially heading to the Sox. Glasgow, Rutherford, Newman ++? The Yankees part of the deal never made sense.

QUOTE (Con te Giolito @ Jan 28, 2017 -> 09:49 AM) Very Hahn-like thing to say Lol right. Nothing to see here, move along.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jan 28, 2017 -> 09:14 AM) Don't really see the point here; it's not like he's a player who can be dressed up and flipped. Just old habits die hard, I suspect. Lol come on man. Possible 4th OF but more likely cut by the end of spring training. Literally every team signs guys like this.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jan 27, 2017 -> 11:38 PM) You guys are all missing the point here(you're not), we can have Tilson and Bourjos starting together!! Technically yes they still could with Avi at DH haha

QUOTE (Special K @ Jan 27, 2017 -> 10:30 PM) Anytime I hear the word platoon, it makes me want to throw up. Platoon = 2 players not good enough to start sharing time. The Sox outfield situation is in pretty terrible shape. That's where the most improvement needs to be made here forward as far as drafting and / or trading for prospects (in my humble opinion). I think Cubs are looking at a platoon of Baez and Schwarber (with Zobrist switching between LF anf 2B). Do they suck?

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Jan 27, 2017 -> 04:57 PM) Why would they platoon Tilson now? Maybe he's better than just a platoon guy. Bourjos is probably just another warm body for Spring Training. Tilson would get close to 75% of playing time so he'd basically be a regular. Of course, Bourjos would have to earn a spot.

Potential platoon with Tilson?

Wouldn't really mind trading him and then trying to sign him in the off-season.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jan 27, 2017 -> 03:17 PM) Ya, I was just following along on twitter as I never looked at the Soxfest schedule but you're correct. Yeah that's why I was trying to make sense of your tweet.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jan 27, 2017 -> 03:03 PM) He's out there right now. I was just trying to make sense of your comment that made no sense since he is/was supposed to be there on Friday all along.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 27, 2017 -> 03:07 PM) Q was always Friday only. That's what I thought. And if anything were to be close, Hahn wouldn't be talking to the radio shows over the next hour.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jan 27, 2017 -> 02:54 PM) He's there, he's just going to be there on Friday now. EDIT: Q that is. You mean he won't be there on Friday. Which is what his tweet said apparently.

Can anyone confirm if he was with the team at all yesterday? Maybe a family emergency came up. Hahn is going to be on The Score at 3:40 for anyone interested.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Jan 27, 2017 -> 02:43 PM) I really do think something will happen. For him to not appear at the last minute makes me confident Hahn is still negotiating at the very least. Well anytime he's not talking to the fans, media, eating, sleeping, or s***ting, he's likely talking to trade with someone.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Jan 27, 2017 -> 02:37 PM) I have a feeling that something will happen soon. If we each had a dollar for every time someone posted this...haha

My bud who is there just texted me saying Q is not there.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 27, 2017 -> 01:30 PM) https://twitter.com/NumbersMLB/status/825057147172032515 Moncada was quoted last month that he liked numbers 10, 19, and 27. Unless the Sox sign Alexei back, I'm certain he sticks with 10. Willy Garcia needs to be 27. Lock down the Garcias at 26, 27, and 28. Or 34 and provide some life to the Freddy Garcia jerseys sitting in the back of closets.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 27, 2017 -> 01:25 PM) This feels so liberating.... It's unbearable now with all the political posts. I need to do the same.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 27, 2017 -> 12:56 PM) In the end, it doesn't matter where Keith Law ranks Yoan Moncada. His play will let you know where he should have been ranked. Agreed. People read way to into the rankings.

How about Boone Logan or Jerry Blevins as another left-handed reliever? Sign and flip him either in July.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 27, 2017 -> 12:40 PM) This is basically what he says about Moncada: Enormous Explosive athlete that looks like Lawrence Taylor in a baseball uniform Plus runner, good bat speed and plus raw power Bad defender that looks stiff at 2B and a bit better at 3B Destroyed High A .277/.379/.531 but had a 31% strikeout rate Looked lost in big league promotion He said "Moncada wraps his bat and can't get to stuff thrown inside and backspin it, getting on top of those pitches or misses entirely. In his small major league sample, he looked like he never saw a breaking ball in his life". Law says the latter can change with development time (identifying breaking balls) but the former (wrapping his bat) is a more significant mechanical issue that reduces his ceiling. Should be a good leaguer, maybe above average but carries big risk. This is where good coaching comes in to play.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 27, 2017 -> 11:38 AM) Too many Keith Law threads. That's for sure. Agreed! Can someone please clean these up?

QUOTE (Con te Giolito @ Jan 27, 2017 -> 11:26 AM) Alright so I guess that whole thing where Cleveland came within 1 win of a WS win, absolutely bulldozing Boston and Toronto's insane lineups, without their #2 and #3 starter was just a mirage. If you really feel that relief pitchers cannot be as valuable as starters you're out of touch too. With the growing limitations of starters by way of pitch count and the "noise" one can generate in their projections by winning 1 run games (bullpen is what wins you 1 run games) relief pitchers were already gaining larger roles. Now that this idea of having a closer and a high leverage firefighter has become in vogue its making them even more valuable. Look around the league and see what everyone is doing. Cubs traded for Wade Davis, Yankees brought back Chapman, Red Sox traded for Thornburg, Melancon got a ton of money from SF, losing Jansen was never even an option for LA...these are the perennial contenders you want the Sox to be and look at how they value relief pitching now. To be fair, they relied on their bullpen heavily due to having to run out back-end starters most of the games.