Harry Chappas Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Quick hands can't be taught neither can speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I wish Ben Badler hadn't included that quote about him being the best hitter on the planet. Seems like all discussion needs to be disproving that or fighting people that aren't claiming he's best hitter ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I'd love to bet Keith Law something worthwhile. I take Robert, he's got Tatis Jr. player with the best career WAR wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 23, 2017 -> 03:17 PM) I'd love to bet Keith Law something worthwhile. I take Robert, he's got Tatis Jr. player with the best career WAR wins. Â Amazingly, he has seen neither play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 23, 2017 -> 03:17 PM) I'd love to bet Keith Law something worthwhile. I take Robert, he's got Tatis Jr. player with the best career WAR wins. Â He is getting exactly what he wants, which is lots of clicks. He is turning into the Jay Mariotti of minor league prognostication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) I wonder if Law is listening to the same scout that told him to draft David Purcey instead of Dustin Pedroia. Or told him Rickey Romero is better than Tulo, or Cutch, or Ellsbury. Edited May 23, 2017 by Dick Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) Romero was really good for awhile, then the wheels just came off. Â Fwiw, watch Happ turn out better than a Benintendi...he can run a lot better than advertised, too. Edited May 23, 2017 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 23, 2017 -> 03:32 PM) Romero was really good for awhile, then the wheels just came off. Fwiw, watch Happ turn out better than a Benintendi...he can run a lot better than advertised, too. Dude, slow down on the Happ hype. He's no doubt had a fast start to 2017, but he's not a Benintendi prospect at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ May 23, 2017 -> 04:20 PM) Dude, slow down on the Happ hype. He's no doubt had a fast start to 2017, but he's not a Benintendi prospect at this point. Â Caulfield gonna caulfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 23, 2017 -> 03:17 PM) I'd love to bet Keith Law something worthwhile. I take Robert, he's got Tatis Jr. player with the best career WAR wins. Â I bet him $100 that Tatis Jr never accumulates more than 2 WAR in an MLB season. Bastard didn't respond to my tweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesterday333 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I have no problem with Law having a different opinion than others... its the fact that espn gives him and only him control of their prospect rankings that I have a problem with. Why would it be just one person? Its probably just to create click bait... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Again you need to remember that Law historically has never cared for the White Sox organization in any way, shape or form. He didn't like the major league team, the minor league operations or the organizational philosophy. Â He's also admitted that he is a die hard Royals fan who happen to be in the Sox division. Â You must take anything he says about the White Sox with a big grain of salt in my opinion, he appears pretty biased against them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ May 23, 2017 -> 05:33 PM) Again you need to remember that Law historically has never cared for the White Sox organization in any way, shape or form. Â He didn't/doesn't like KW. I believe he actually likes Hahn quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 He wasn't a fan of Robert months ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) If Happ can capably play CF, his value increases significantly...  Can someone from SoxTalk interview Heyman, Stark, or Peter Bjarkman on the potential of Luis Robert please?   From gatewayredbirds....this sounds like the exact reason the White Sox isecto eschew amateur spending, keep in mind this is the StL Post Dispatch Cards' beat writer, normally the Sox newspaper reporters are a bit "softer" on the front office...a lot of fans are saying that "declining" Fowler contract is nuts compared to buying a potential superstar in his early 20's.  Short answer: yes. Yes, again. Yes, a dozen times. This was the lesson of a past winter, and its reinforced here for a teenager. So, yes. But here's the difference between this weekend and any winter --- Luis Robert was the kind of elite, hype, huge-watt amateur the Cardinals rarely get their chance at. They, by design don't want to --- because they want to contend, they want to be in the playoffs, they want to draft late in the first round. The stars and money aligned for this to be their shot. And they will say they feel better about spending more than $50+ million on an established player than a prospect. Hold them to that. by Derrick Goold 11:13 AM ReplyPermalink  What was the sense around the FO after the latest Cuban sensation opted for life on Chicago's South Side ... Know they go in with a strict-disciple number in line ... but has the market gone so batty that Cardinals are going to have to re-calibrate their fiscal thinking for this market in the future? Edited May 23, 2017 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ May 23, 2017 -> 05:33 PM) Again you need to remember that Law historically has never cared for the White Sox organization in any way, shape or form. He didn't like the major league team, the minor league operations or the organizational philosophy. He's also admitted that he is a die hard Royals fan who happen to be in the Sox division.  You must take anything he says about the White Sox with a big grain of salt in my opinion, he appears pretty biased against them. Was there a reason he should have cared? Outside of 2005 they have been historically bad, and their minor league system historically has been even worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 23, 2017 -> 03:23 PM) He is getting exactly what he wants, which is lots of clicks. He is turning into the Jay Mariotti of minor league prognostication. Nice comp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 https://soundcloud.com/double-birds/episode-16-robert-barons  Here's another 30 minutes of LUIS Robert discussion as a companion piece to SSS/Badler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I just read Keith Law's book actually. He talks about his time with Toronto in there. He was basically their only "data analyst". He wasn't choosing players. He was basically a lesser version of what Dan Fabian is for the White Sox today. He said in there that he wouldn't be qualified for the same position today. Law has said that Luis Robert could become a 3-4 WAR CF and he didn't scoff at an Adam Jones comp if everything goes right. White Sox fans are embarrassing themselves tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ May 22, 2017 -> 04:24 PM) Well that was unexpected. Luis Robber? Oh man totally ruined my joke. I was going to say if he flops call him Robber for getting that 25+M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 23, 2017 -> 08:16 PM) I just read Keith Law's book actually. He talks about his time with Toronto in there. He was basically their only "data analyst". He wasn't choosing players. He was basically a lesser version of what Dan Fabian is for the White Sox today. He said in there that he wouldn't be qualified for the same position today. Law has said that Luis Robert could become a 3-4 WAR CF and he didn't scoff at an Adam Jones comp if everything goes right. White Sox fans are embarrassing themselves tonight. He also said that he hasn't heard anyone use that name as a comp but Jones has a much better arm but Robert has better speed. He agreed that it was good for the the Sox to go ahead and spend the money because this is the last time it can be done. He said again that it is a big risk as all of the scouts he has talked to agree that he may not have the hit tool to be more than average or slightly above average in the MLB. This is where Garfein and I think others have an issue. If every single scout agrees he may be just average, why were some teams willing to spend that kind of money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Should we be concerned this singing hasn't been made official yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 QUOTE (Knuckles @ May 24, 2017 -> 09:00 AM) Should we be concerned this singing hasn't been made official yet? I think it won't be announced until he gets a physical in Chicago. Wasn't he supposed to arrive today or tomorrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panerista Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 QUOTE (Knuckles @ May 24, 2017 -> 09:00 AM) Should we be concerned this singing hasn't been made official yet? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 QUOTE (Knuckles @ May 24, 2017 -> 09:00 AM) Should we be concerned this singing hasn't been made official yet? Â If this were an organization like Baltimore that likes to use physicals as a way get out of contracts, sure. For the White Sox, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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