Bob Sacamano

Competing or rebuilding: bring him back. Trying to compete, you can use his bat at DH. Trying to rebuild, you can try to flip him in July and if he sucks, probably doesn't cost much anyway.

Turned game on. Saw the 2 run hit. Turned game off.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 9, 2016 -> 06:50 PM) Don't they have an option on him next year? They don't with Navarro. And since they're unlikely to bid on Ramos against the field, we'll probably end up with him or Suzuki...unless we can pry a SD catcher away (Norris). Nah Jason Castro.

Personally, I don't see the point of him coming up this season. I would prefer if he went into the offseason conditioning as a starter and working as a starter in the minors to start the season.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 9, 2016 -> 03:05 PM) Evan Grant ‏@Evan_P_Grant 46m46 minutes ago So of Fielder's $24 million, Rangers will get $6 million from Tigers; $9 million from insurance. Still responsible for $9 million That works out perfect for the Rangers. And ideally Prince Fielder lol

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 9, 2016 -> 02:29 PM) With everyone they are missing, they don't really have a choice right now. Still might go with Shuck in center lol

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 9, 2016 -> 02:18 PM) I was so pissed when that trade happened, knowing that the Rangers did Detroit a huge, huge favor. In the end, it didn't matter because the White Sox still suck, but what the hell Texas. Technically it's not a retirement, he is being declared physically disabled because the doctors won't clear him to play. He will still get paid his whole contract. I don't think they have to pay the whole contract. There might be insurance on it. And they still get money went to them by the Tigers regardless if they do or not. Similar to how the Shields situation works if someone takes him.

Can't catch a break. He's the type of guy we should be playing every day for the rest of the year looking at how we're doing right now.

Would that include moving someone like Shields or Gonzalez to the pen? Or since we're not going anywhere, using a 6-man rotation?

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Aug 8, 2016 -> 08:37 PM) Might as well find out if he can be a functionable backup. Save yourself several million by having a guy who plays for the minimum. Going rate for veteran backup types is between $2-3 million -- and most are garbage. Yep. Look at the 2 we signed for about that amount haha

Let's keep his son in the clubhouse at all times. No matter how bad it ends up making us look.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 8, 2016 -> 06:22 PM) It has nothing to do with the White Sox cultivating anything. It is about a father and a son. It may just be coincidental he started hitting with authority around the same time his son was arriving. Or maybe not. Maybe it has nothing to do with it. But it wouldn't be the first time a parent struggled with being separated from their child. Did he have his son around last season or in 2014?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 8, 2016 -> 06:07 PM) In about a week you would probably feel different. No reason to feel differently. At this point, play younger players the remainder of the season to see what you have.

QUOTE (shipps @ Aug 8, 2016 -> 04:08 PM) Who Levine or Ventura? Both valid questions. Lol I was referring to Robin but I guess Levine works as well.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Aug 8, 2016 -> 12:25 PM) He's gonna make 24 per if he doesn't opt out. He'll get a higher AAV if he opts out. Maybe about the same but definitely more years as well.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 26, 2016 -> 04:36 PM) Bruce Levine ‏@MLBBruceLevine 59m59 minutes ago Chicago, IL Ronin Ventura asked if he wants to continue managing . " Lets get through this one first " QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 26, 2016 -> 04:38 PM) Haha wow Seriously why does he still have a job.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Aug 7, 2016 -> 11:57 PM) Well we did get to see a nice April for a change. Yeah that was fun. And then the rest of the season happened haha

QUOTE (ptatc @ Aug 7, 2016 -> 11:05 PM) That's fine. I'm taking the one World Series win over the multiple good years with no World Series wins. I would rather see and experience that Win than watch the teams be good but never win it. We've seen them win in our lifetimes. I wanna see a run where they are competitive making it fun to watch everyday of every season. Obviously I want them to win the whole thing again, but I just want to see them be good again.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 7, 2016 -> 02:44 PM) At least we have a ballpark ranked 29th out of 30 in this week's Yahoo story. (I do realize most people on Soxtalk and Sox fans overall do like the Cell, just sayin). I like the Cell, but it's just so plain looking. I like almost all of the new ones built after better.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Aug 7, 2016 -> 09:39 AM) Carlos Gomez is a year removed from being an elite player. I actually think he'd be a great move on a one year deal with an option. Don't see why he'd want an option. I think he'd accept a one year deal in hopes of rebuilding value. Having said that, I think we sign him and also go the cheap route. The Gomez, Castro, Lind prediction is spot on I think.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Aug 7, 2016 -> 07:18 AM) Sample size. He has barely had a week's worth of at-bats. His minor league track record suggests he is nothing more than back-up catching fodder. With that said, he deserves more at-bats than Navarro. Agreed. Let him play the remaining 2 months.

QUOTE (WBWSF @ Aug 7, 2016 -> 08:12 AM) The batting practice jersey that was given out last night was AWESOME. This was the 3rd shirt/jersey they gave out this year and it was definitely the nicest of the three. I really wanted one but was unable to go. My friend says he would sell me his but it was an XL size. Did they give out different sizes?

I just really don't see them spending on Encarnacion or Reddick or Desmond.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 5, 2016 -> 09:06 PM) Navarro is fun like a root canal QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Aug 5, 2016 -> 10:14 PM) Dioner Navarro was a hell of a free agent signing Narvaez should literally be playing most of the time the rest of the season.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Aug 5, 2016 -> 10:04 PM) We needed 2014 Abreu, 2014 Morneau, 2014 Robertson, a good bullpen, and better injury luck. Then we'd have the best record in baseball. Yeah I miss Jackson snagging fly balls in center and Putnam and Petricka are better than what's in the pen now. Avila shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.