Sleepy Harold

http://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2017/12/21/69ee87f197f7414bb35ce0d36ba8c421/index.xml No, that was just some fake promo headline grab thing. Looks like it might be called Joliet Route 66 Stadium now, used to be Silver Cross Field.

Not going to lie, I totally forgot Minaya was still on the active roster.

After you mentioned this it got me curious to look them both up. Here's their both of their numbers. To my eyes, Madrigal looks to be a much better offensive player than Barney was. Darwin Barney Baseball Cube Nick Madrigal Baseball Cube Year Team League Lvl Org Unif Pos Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO HBP SH SF IBB DP AVG OBP SLG OPS TB XBH PA babip ISO SecA wOBA BB% SO% K-BB HR% AB/HR XBH% 2005 Oregon State Pac10 NCAA-1 Fr 10 2b 19 58 226 46 68 9 1 2 44 6 2 23 21 9 6 5 0 5 .301 .380 .376 .756 85 12 269 .317 .075 .195 .340 8.55 7.81 0.91 0.74 113.00 17.65 2006 Oregon State Pac10 NCAA-1 So 10 2b 20 66 261 53 86 11 3 0 36 16 4 43 19 6 10 4 0 7 .330 .430 .395 .825 103 14 324 .350 .065 .276 .373 13.27 5.86 0.44 0.00 0.00 16.28 2007 Oregon State Pac10 NCAA-1 Jr 10 2b 21 67 278 53 84 20 2 5 56 14 3 33 33 4 4 6 0 12 .302 .377 .442 .819 123 27 325 .321 .140 .299 .360 10.15 10.15 1.00 1.54 55.60 32.14 Year Team League Lvl Org Unif Pos Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO HBP SH SF IBB DP AVG OBP SLG OPS TB XBH PA babip ISO SecA wOBA BB% SO% K-BB HR% AB/HR XBH% 2016 Oregon State Pac12 NCAA-1 Fr 3 ss 19 49 195 38 65 11 5 1 29 8 2 15 14 1 11 2 0 3 .333 .380 .456 .836 89 17 224 .352 .123 .231 .360 6.70 6.25 0.93 0.45 195.00 26.15 2017 Oregon State Pac12 NCAA-1 So 3 ss 20 60 237 53 90 20 2 4 40 16 4 27 16 6 8 4 0 7 .380 .449 .532 .981 126 26 282 .389 .152 .316 .419 9.57 5.67 0.59 1.42 59.25 28.89 2018 Oregon State Pac12 NCAA-1 - ss 21 10 41 14 21 2 1 2 10 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .512 .565 .756 1.321 31 5 46 .487 .244 .415 .565 8.70 0.00 0.00 4.35 20.50 23.81

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2018-mlb-draft-picks-1-15/ BA Mock draft, paywall.

https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/2018-mlb-draft-top-300-prospects/ BA's update top 300 list, behind the paywall.

Ok that's what I thought. I always took him as more of an "open mouth, say things" type (to steal that line from Matt Spiegel).

Welcome aboard! You've chosen a great board to be a member of, lots of knowledgeable posters here.

Has Kaplan ever been in on any Sox info before? I know he's all in the Cubs stuff, but can't say I've ever recalled him breaking anything Sox related.

Melky signs minors deal with the Tribe

You are aware that in fact not everyone is A) the same emotionally and B) handles grief differently? This hill you're choosing to die on here is very telling.

Chicago White Sox @whitesox The #WhiteSox announce Eloy Jiménez will join Class AA @BhamBarons tomorrow.

Welp. FutureSox @FutureSox 24s The #WhiteSox have released OF Courtney Hawkins, former 1st round pick. No corresponding move yet, but Eloy looms.

Bruce Levine @MLBBruceLevine Wh Sox OF Ryan Cordell who almost made the 25 man roster broke a collar bone playing for Charlotte ( Triple A ) and will miss a minimum of 8 weeks . Cordell was acquired from the Brewers for RHP Anthony Swarzak last July.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 11:47 PM) Greg, they have tickers/turnstile counts...so, unless they ALSO counted the staff/security/vendors (highly unlikely, they have separate entrances), that's probably deadly accurate. Just because they were not in the seats doesn't mean they weren't on concourses, restaurant, suites, etc. That's the smart play, heading right to the bar or stadium club inside so that you don't have to sit outside and freeze. I did that over the weekend while attending, lasted outside no more than a half hour before the lady wanted to leave bc it was too cold. If you're going and able to get in one of those areas why wouldn't you (considering the elements)?

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 05:23 PM) This one too! That is a good one, it's a shame I missed it.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 04:28 PM) For reference this classic Soxtalk gem. This one too. #JokesAreFun

Wouldn't that be something, Jose goes from DFA-worthy to possible HOF-worthy...quite the career 180 if you ask me

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 10:12 AM) This is hysterical. This team isn't supposed to contend, how could it possibly be a bigger trainwreck than the 1991 home opener? Opening a new park. Optimism about winning a division, lose 16-0. I was going to mention that as well. IMO, that is way uglier of a loss than a meh bullpen bullpenning all over itself in a developmental year.

QUOTE (WBWSF @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 09:33 AM) 1)Yesterday was my 48th Opening Day. I've been to good games, and bad games on Opening Day. Yesterdays loss was easily the ugliest loss on Opening Day that I have attended. The bullpen blowing the game and the terrible defensive play by L. Garcia was really ugly. 2)When Hahn Traded Robertson, Jennings Kahnle and Swarzak last season he left the team with one of the worse bullpens in the history of the team. At best I thought he might improve the bullpen this off season. I think its fair to say that this bullpen has not been improved. 3) I can't help but wonder if the game plan with this team is to have another bad season which will result in another high draft choice and a even lower team payroll. The White Sox are 28th in payroll and it could probably in lower next year. 4) One of my major beefs against Rick Hahn is his signing players who are not any good and paying and wasting millions of dollars on them. LaRoche, Keppinger, Holland and now Soria were all acquired By Hahn. All of them didn't produce and were paid millions of dollars. 5) Attendance. It was certainly cold at the game yesterday and I'm sure it didn't make anybody come to the game as a walkup. Still to only have 33,000 at the home opener is not exactly anything to be happy about. Most Opening Day tickets are usually sold out weeks in advance. This tells me more and more people are not buying into this rebuild. Yesterdays crowd might be the biggest crowd of the year. 6) I see this so called rebuild going on for years. I wish that JR would sell the team. Classic post, water is wet.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Mar 31, 2018 -> 10:43 PM) Lol that's funny because me and a buddy are going to the Sox game Friday, then heading down to Indy Saturday afternoon for the Sat and Sun games.Yeah I would've liked to catch 2 games down there but a nice back to back in two different cities will do.

Myself and a few friends will be at the Saturday game, then hightailing back to Chicago for the Sox on Sunday. Hoping to catch a Kopech start on SAT obviously.

Chris Kuc @ChrisKuc 9m Luis Robert: "I don’t know what happened on that play. When I was sliding in to second (base), I saw the ball coming at me and then I just felt the hit to my head, but I’m good. I feel good." #WhiteSox