Bob Sacamano

Just read an article saying Betts should be in a deal for Sale. Finally someone has some sense.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 02:33 PM) Nope. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/06/inte...-fernandez.html You would think a team like the Dodgers would say f*** it and just buy him since they can't spend this upcoming period anyway. Money isn't really an issue for them.

Has Lazarito signed yet?

Hopefully there's some great 19/20/21 year olds theys plan on signing. Some of that may make an impact a little quicker than the 16 year olds.

QUOTE (NCsoxfan @ Jun 21, 2016 -> 09:07 PM) If it doesn't make the other side cringe, you DONT trade someone like Chris. Exactly...gotta give up something valuable to get something valuable.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jun 21, 2016 -> 08:29 PM) Boston writers will have the Sale trade to the Red Sox ironed out by Wednesday morning. The White Sox should get a robust collection of prospects that Boston writers and fans do not want. AND....Allen Craig

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 21, 2016 -> 08:57 PM) Every time I see a foul pop up to 3rd I get flashbacks of Crede dropping one and Manny hitting the next pitch into the seats. Holy s*** I remember that.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jun 21, 2016 -> 08:37 PM) You care way too much about individual stats. This sucks for the whole team if they blow it His obsession is kind of annoying. If they blow his win but the bullpen gets the W anyway, it counts all the same in my book.

Come on Todd don't help him out.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 21, 2016 -> 04:33 PM) White Sox Talk ‏@CSNWhiteSox 2h2 hours ago Top pitchers by WAR since 2012: Clayton Kershaw (34.5), Max Scherzer (23.9), David Price (23.7), Chris Sale (23.4). #WhiteSoxTalk God damn

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 21, 2016 -> 01:53 PM) Cardinals are reportedly interested in Sale with a package of Alex Reyes +++ coming our way. Don't think this was answered, but where is the source for this?

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 21, 2016 -> 01:53 PM) Cardinals are reportedly interested in Sale with a package of Alex Reyes +++ coming our way. Where is this coming from?

QUOTE (BrianAnderson @ Jun 21, 2016 -> 01:21 PM) Was it acceptable when Pods would lead off, get on base and then Tadahito would hit over to the right side to advance him to third? Essentially a bunt - except swinging? I don't know, I feel that most of the time - as long as they can execute the bunt - that I prefer it. Not with Melky -- but generally. Fielder also needs to make a play. You get a better chance of the ball going through the hole, dropping into shallow right, or 1B/2B making an error.

I didn't like bunting with Eaton Sunday in the first inning with a really fast guy (Anderson) on second who can score on a possible hit to the outfield. Coats yesterday made sense though.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jun 21, 2016 -> 12:41 PM) You are not getting core players from any team in contention. They are not going to create a hole to fill another one. I feel if any team could, it would be the Cubs (Russell with Baez playing short). They also have other good middle infield prospects as well.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Jun 21, 2016 -> 11:52 AM) I'm only trading Sale if the Red Sox are willing to overpay for him and give up one of their current young all-stars, not just a collection of prospects. I'd do it for Betts, Moncada, Benintendi, and some lottery pitcher with upside. If they don't want to have to pay that much, then oh well. And honestly, they can get a lesser, but still great pitcher from some other team for less. Agreed. The Red Sox have to overpay for either Sale or Q but don't really have to. They can get someone who will be solid for them for less as you said.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2016 -> 11:35 AM) That would be an incredibly inefficient use of resources. I was disagreeing with the whole take on it. They were(/are) trying to build a contender. If it doesn't work out and they decide to sell, it wasn't pointless because they at least tried to add pieces around the core. They can move other guys they brought in too. Guys they brought into compete with.

Derek Norris has been hitting the ball a lot better lately but his average is still pretty low. Under control for a couple more seasons? Maybe we try to add him to help at catcher since there's nothing close and nothing besides Wilson Ramos in free agency? Could be a buy low option.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2016 -> 10:35 AM) I must say, I really don't understand the logic around here. If you were going to trade Chris Sale, the time to do that was BEFORE you went and made 12 other moves in an attempt to compete with this core. The time was to build a new core once you realized you couldn't assemble a competitive enough team in time to coincide with Sale's peak years. The time is not AFTER you've gone and tried to build around THIS core. We've since signed multiple free agents, made multiple trades, etc. You've come this far. Now you've got no choice but to keep trying. They need to keep adding to the core now, not selling it off. Disagee. You can deal guys you've added as well (Melky, Robertson, Frazier).

What's the story on this guy? Left handed bat, 20 years old, looks like he raked last year but has fallen off a cliff this season. Anyone have anything on him?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 20, 2016 -> 10:35 AM) What players in the minor league system are deserving of places in the big leagues? Kahnle? Ynoa? Purke? Kevan Smith? Coats? Webb and Petricka got hurt, so that opened up a spot, but it essentially went to Albers because they didn't trust anyone, and Nate Jones returned from his rehab as well. This whole scenario of all these guys like Erik Johnson, Saladino, Coats and Carlos Sanchez succeeding if they were only given an opportunity is an example of the whole problem. Our system is so bad, guys like Keenyn Walker and Jared Mitchell are treated like prospects and even rated in the Top 10 for a year or two longer than they should be because our system is/was so terrible. More recently, maybe guys like May, Trey M. or Engel who wouldn't make the Top 15 in the best systems in the game. Look at the Red Sox, for example, they traded Jose Iglesias to the Tigers and he turned out far better than either Davidson or Avi Garcia. And he was their #9 prospect, not even a Top 100 MILB guy. I'm looking forward to the next post about how Hayes and Delmonico will save the world from dragons. In reality, we've traded away Thompson, Montas, Semien...and Phegley would be our #2 catcher and pushing for more playing time but probably exposed if given a full-time opportunity. 2B Tim Anderson RF Eaton 1B Abreu DH Cabrera LF Desmond CF Thompson 3B Semien C ??? (Phegley back-up) SS Iglesias That just goes to show you how narrow the margin is between also-ran and competing with a young core for an extended time period. The roster I compiled would be fun and exciting and dynamic. Just one mistake, Avi instead of Iglesias and then not signing Desmond....well, two mistakes. AND POOF!!! Signing Desmond pushes Cabrera to DH and you have a really good team with Saladino and Austin Jackson coming off the bench (where he belongs)...and add one bench bat, let's say, Pedro Alvarez/Raburn/Pearce. That's a team that could win the division...and wouldn't have needed to trade for Shields because we already had Montas as a 5th, and that can't be worse investing time in him compared to what we're going to see for the next two years with Gonzalez/Shields/Turner/Ranaudo, etc. Your idea was to have them sign Desmond like a week ago like no teams would have gotten desperate to sign him between when he signed and now.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 20, 2016 -> 09:28 PM) Maybe this game turns it around. How many times will we read this over the next few weeks lol

Missed his spot!

No team should ever throw a strike against Anderson.

WOW! Where did this guy come from, the White Sox?