wegner

Thanks for clarifying. Could this be about moving Madrigal along and let him take his lumps up here sooner?

Are there also no service time issues considering the contract that he signed?

Does Cordell count?

James McCann

Sometimes I feel like Hahn is like Arthur Carlson, the incompetent manager of WKRP...and then there was the episode where Arthur actually learned that the owner of the station (his mother) really kept him around because it was better for her business holdings overall when the radio station lost money. I know that is not actually the case here but sometimes the incompetence is tough to take.

The money will be spent...then release...rinse and repeat...Gio Gonzalez still available? We traded him twice, might as well pay and then release him as well.

How about using an opener to open the door and push Nova through it?

Castillo

I remember being pretty disappointed at Tilson's defense when he came up because I thought he had a better reputation than what he showed. Cordell was pretty awful when he came up last year but now looks good so you never know what the 2nd or 3rd time around in the bigs will bring. I have no problem with giving Tilson another shot but I don't see any reason to pine for him in any way. He is a good option in AAA in case of injuries with the big club but he probably is not more than that....see Ryan Lamarre.

Why not give them to Jordan Stephens...he is on the 40 man roster, let's see what he can do against MLB talent and if he stinks, move on or move him back to AAA. Nova can't even give innings to spare the bullpen.

Can the Sox trade him to the All Star Game?...they could use him for the home run derby

Sadly, it actually does

How long do the Sox keep sending Nova out there?...he makes me long for the days of Derek Holland

How about Colome for the Cubbies top hitting prospect and top pitching prospect...that worked out well for us last time

I was looking at Tim in the 2 hole and it just hit me at how much improvement he has made with plate discipline. He has been laying off so many pitches out of the zone that he used to flail at. I know he won't hit .400 but man how exciting it is how much he has improved and he is still so young!!

It would be nice to get 6 or 7 strong innings from Ivan. Keep up the offensive pressure and light up Cashner!!!

It's a better topic than when is Jay coming back from the DL, sorry I meant IL

The "wait why aren't we cutting McCann" option is not aging well.

I will go with Yonder Alonso in this one

Hey. Adam Engel was MVP of the Arizona Fall League. Your precious Mike Trout never won that award.

It seems like the pitchers like working with him as well and he has done a nice job blocking balls in the dirt (something that Castillo has not done at all)

It is exciting to see Hansen succeeding at all this year. If in the end, he ends up being a good reliever, then fine. He was a total mess last year. Lock down bullpens are very important these days in baseball, if that is how some of our young "starting" pitchers develop that will work too.

Might as well..."the money will be spent"

If he keeps playing well, is it a stretch to actually say James McCann is one of Rick Hahn"s better free agent signings? Sad I know but true?

Delmonico