chitownsportsfan Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago 13 minutes ago, WestEddy said: Yeesh. Spring Training sites are glorified AA parks. One would think these guys get regular HR "training" that tells them to just shut up about women's looks. I've been to Talking Stick, Camelback and Peoria Complex. Of those three Camelback is the most isolated and also the most basic. It's also one of the older training facilities in the valley now I believe. All that said, Camelback is completely fine as a fan experience. The parking is much easier than Talking Stick for example. The brown is a little ugly but it's also the desert. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago 10 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: People not adequately praising it. I've been to a bunch of spring training games, and no parks have ever really stuck out and "impressed" me. Unless they've been building them different in the last 7 years, it seems odd to complain about a spring training park. They're all pretty much the same, from what I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago 2 minutes ago, WestEddy said: I've been to a bunch of spring training games, and no parks have ever really stuck out and "impressed" me. Unless they've been building them different in the last 7 years, it seems odd to complain about a spring training park. They're all pretty much the same, from what I remember. Talking Stick sorta blew me away as a facility. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 3 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: I've been to Talking Stick, Camelback and Peoria Complex. Of those three Camelback is the most isolated and also the most basic. It's also one of the older training facilities in the valley now I believe. All that said, Camelback is completely fine as a fan experience. The parking is much easier than Talking Stick for example. The brown is a little ugly but it's also the desert. Peoria, Surprise, Brewers, Tempe, Mesa, Sox in Tucson. I'm pretty sure I've been to Camelback. Giants in Scottsdale. Yeah, some are a little "prettier" with the team colors and such, but they're all pretty much lower deck, short upper deck lawn to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 4 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: Talking Stick sorta blew me away as a facility. Where is Talking Stick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago (edited) 4 minutes ago, WestEddy said: Where is Talking Stick? Somewhere in the valley but it's a little like a mini camden yards. not a "lower deck lawn" type park it has an amazing concourse with a kids area field adjacent. https://saltriverfields.com/ Last time I was there it was pretty much new iirc which is why we hit it up. Think we saw Diamondbacks Athletics or something. Edited 6 hours ago by chitownsportsfan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 42 minutes ago, Autumn Dreamin said: I guess primarily the look? One of them compared it to a woman that he'd turn around and leave if he saw her waiting at a blind date...which is potentially more revealing about him than the ballpark. Perhaps that was his way of saying that if he set up a blind date online, the park reminds him of Stone Phillips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 52 minutes ago, WestEddy said: would be cool for Cannon to make Venable's job harder. He's another reason that the Hicks trade was unnecessary and really quite terrible, in contrast to the early reaction that it was clever bit of arbitrage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago (edited) Kelenic seems lost so far...granted, it's early but with all the offseason talk you start looking for some type of evidence or verification of something clicking. Hard hit balls/ev rather than K's in key situations. Edited 6 hours ago by caulfield12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 3 minutes ago, GreenSox said: He's another reason that the Hicks trade was unnecessary and really quite terrible, in contrast to the early reaction that it was clever bit of arbitrage. Well, the trade's not complete. If they put Paez through waivers and he's one of the PTBNLs, that's a nice bit of restocking of the mid-levels just for taking on money. And if Hicks is any bit of his former self, it's a win. I see Cannon with a ceiling of place-holder. He's probably got a 3 WAR season in him somewhere down the line. He's just going to be swamped by better pitchers, soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 7 minutes ago, GreenSox said: He's another reason that the Hicks trade was unnecessary and really quite terrible, in contrast to the early reaction that it was clever bit of arbitrage. Brilliant if it was 4-5 years ago lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 2 minutes ago, WestEddy said: Well, the trade's not complete. If they put Paez through waivers and he's one of the PTBNLs, that's a nice bit of restocking of the mid-levels just for taking on money. And if Hicks is any bit of his former self, it's a win. I see Cannon with a ceiling of place-holder. He's probably got a 3 WAR season in him somewhere down the line. He's just going to be swamped by better pitchers, soon. 3 war season won't be at Charlotte. Might be -3. Hicks isn't a win unless 1) he pitches much better or 2 they can flip him for somebody who will contribute in 2028-30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 12 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: 3 war season won't be at Charlotte. Might be -3. Hicks isn't a win unless 1) he pitches much better or 2 they can flip him for somebody who will contribute in 2028-30. For taking on money, they got to trade a ho-hum arm for somebody with stuff to dream on, Hicks, who had a couple nice seasons in him, and we don't even know the PTBNL pieces yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 6 minutes ago, WestEddy said: For taking on money, they got to trade a ho-hum arm for somebody with stuff to dream on, Hicks, who had a couple nice seasons in him, and we don't even know the PTBNL pieces yet. The trade was primarily for Sandlin. Any value from Hicks or the PTBNLs is a bonus, though I do expect Hicks does well enough back in a pen role to get flipped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Kelenic is Kellin it already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago At first I thought we were a World Series caliber team. Then we lost one, but then we won and now we lost again. i don’t know what to think 😕 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 8 minutes ago, bmags said: At first I thought we were a World Series caliber team. Then we lost one, but then we won and now we lost again. i don’t know what to think 😕 Still undefeated in the televised games, which bodes well for the regular season 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 10 minutes ago, bmags said: At first I thought we were a World Series caliber team. Then we lost one, but then we won and now we lost again. i don’t know what to think 😕 Go with your World Series-caliber team thought. Much more fun to dream happy thoughts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 58 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Kelenic seems lost so far...granted, it's early but with all the offseason talk you start looking for some type of evidence or verification of something clicking. Hard hit balls/ev rather than K's in key situations. That he is probably the same dude he has always been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago (edited) 8 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: That he is probably the same dude he has always been. Hays has just 66 games in RF the last three years. Pereira has the side/oblique issue. Really no choice but to play Baldwin. (No, Braden skipping a key year of development isn't one of the logical answers here.) Edited 5 hours ago by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokona Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Hays is a CF he can certainly play RF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) 7 minutes ago, Nokona said: Hays is a CF he can certainly play RF Hays hasn’t played CF since the 2023 season when he played 7 games there. The majority of his starts have been in LF in his career. There’s a reason for that. Just because a team throws him in CF doesn’t make him a CF. Edited 4 hours ago by WhiteSox2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago https://www.mlb.com/player/dustin-harris-687957 Unfortunately, Dustin Harris is more of a LFer as well. Which potentially leaves Tristan Peters to back up CF and RF depending on how long the Pereira injury lingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Sox on 35th with the recap: Reds 3, White Sox 2: Colson Montgomery Goes Yard, Bats Stay Quiet | Sox On 35th SouthSideSox game wrap: Jonathan Cannon fires, and Colson Montgomery blasts off in a 3-2 loss to the Reds | South Side Sox DVS post-game notes in the SunTimes: For White Sox, strong start in spring training has its merits - Chicago Sun-Times - 4-2 record nice change of pace from last 3 years of losing - Iguchi happy Murakami w/Sox - Venable likes Acuña in CF - game cap - next up: Dodgers, Sean Newcomb vs. Tyler Glasnow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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