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Sale-ing Away with me...

southsider2k5
in Pale Hose Talk

What should Sale's role be for 2011? 80 members have voted

  1. 1. How would you deal with Chris Sale this year?

    • Put Sale into the Sox rotation for the 2011 season
      3%
      3
    • Use Sale in the rotation if needed for Peavy, but then move him back to the Sox pen
      41%
      33
    • Use Sale in the White Sox bullpen, no matter what happens with Peavy
      29%
      23
    • Put Sale in Charlotte as a starter to build his arm for future years
      5%
      4
    • Start as in Chicago if needed for Peavy, but then start in Charlotte if not
      20%
      16

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Where is the "Sale to start for Peavy, then start in Charlotte when Peavy is healthy" option?

 

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    Then we should start another poll....

     

    Biggest debate on Soxtalk

     

    --Sale to bullpen vs. Sale to rotation

     

    --Dan Hudson/Edwin Jackson debate

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    QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 04:34 PM)
    Where is the "Sale to start for Peavy, then start in Charlotte when Peavy is healthy" option?

     

    Yeah, that was my choice too. So I went with "Sale to Charlotte" since that's the majority of his season anyway.

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    QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 03:34 PM)
    Where is the "Sale to start for Peavy, then start in Charlotte when Peavy is healthy" option?

     

    I put it up there

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    QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 03:36 PM)
    I put it up there

     

    You put it up literally a second before I voted.

     

    I'd change my vote to that.

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    QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 03:36 PM)
    I put it up there

    Thanks - that was my vote.

     

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    QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 03:37 PM)
    You put it up literally a second before I voted.

     

    I'd change my vote to that.

     

    Done

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    QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 04:39 PM)
    Done

     

    Yeah, I'd change my vote to that one if I could too.

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    QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 04:01 PM)
    Yeah, I'd change my vote to that one if I could too.

     

    Done ditto

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    QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 05:06 PM)
    Done ditto

    I didn't know we could do that.

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    QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 04:07 PM)
    I didn't know we could do that.

     

    I have the POWER!

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    As of now....

     

    7 want Sale strictly in the bullpen.

    11 want Sale in the bullpen and rotation at some point

    12 want Sale strictly starting, at some level.

    Edited by JoeCoolMan24

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    QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 05:09 PM)
    he-man.jpg

     

    Well played :lol:

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    I voted start him for Peavy, then Sox bullpen. This is contingent on how long Peavy is out, and the state of the pen when he does get back. If things are fine with the relief up here at that point, start him in Charlotte.

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    QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 04:35 PM)
    Then we should start another poll....

     

    Biggest debate on Soxtalk

     

    --Sale to bullpen vs. Sale to rotation

     

    --Dan Hudson/Edwin Jackson debate

     

     

    Is the DeWayne Wise/Brian Anderson debate officially dead?

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    QUOTE (Special K @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 05:40 PM)
    Is the DeWayne Wise/Brian Anderson debate officially dead?

    We all lost that one.

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    Put him in the rotation if a starter is needed long term. If its just short term, keep him in the bullpen.

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    QUOTE (Special K @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 04:40 PM)
    Is the DeWayne Wise/Brian Anderson debate officially dead?

     

     

    QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 04:41 PM)
    We all lost that one.

     

    There was also the Brian Anderson/Aaron Rowand debate. But that grindy grinderness of Aaron Rowand in the 2005 world series, as well as using him to net the White Sox Jim Thome kind of killed that one off.

     

    Speaking of Brian Anderson.. did anyone post that he signed a minor league deal with the Yankees as a pitcher? With the way their bullpen has fallen apart, he could make the big leagues with them this year. :lolhitting

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    I want him to start in AAA. As a fan I'm not looking at just 2011. I want a cheap/productive Sale for the next 6 years. Those saying that the only thing that matters is 2011 are probably the same people that said they would never complain about a thing ever again in baseball life after we won the WS. And I think we all know by now that was a damn lie. If you're gonna start him off in the 'pen, keep him there. At least for this year. I do not want to see him dicked around all year. And they'll probably end up playing the Brandon McCarthy card anyway even if we did need an emergency starter.

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    QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 06:03 PM)
    I want him to start in AAA. As a fan I'm not looking at just 2011. I want a cheap/productive Sale for the next 6 years. Those saying that the only thing that matters is 2011 are probably the same people that said they would never complain about a thing ever again in baseball life after we won the WS. And I think we all know by now that was a damn lie. If you're gonna start him off in the 'pen, keep him there. At least for this year. I do not want to see him dicked around all year. And they'll probably end up playing the Brandon McCarthy card anyway even if we did need an emergency starter.

     

    What's wrong with Sale starting the season as the 5th starter?

     

    I don't really care what Sale does this year, as long as he's on the team. The team needs him in 2011, they don't have the luxury to have him dominate AAA for a month or two.

    Edited by chw42

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    QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 06:05 PM)
    What's wrong with Sale starting the season as the 5th starter?

     

    I don't really care what Sale does this year, as long as he's on the team. The team needs him in 2011, they don't have the luxury to have him dominate AAA for a month or two.

     

    Then boot him to the 'pen as soon as Peavy comes back? I don't like that notion all that much. And I know this would be a nice problem to have, but what if he does fairly well as a starter initially? Doesn't really send a good message to the kid to banish him to the 'pen, IMO. Then he's got to re-adjust mid-season. I just don't like it.

    Edited by Jordan4life

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    QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 06:09 PM)
    Then boot him to the 'pen as soon as Peavy comes back? I don't like that notion all that much. And I know this would be a nice problem to have, but what if he does fairly well as a starter initially? Doesn't really send a good message to send the kid to the 'pen, IMO.

     

    6 man rotation. I don't think it'll hurt, especially since Peavy's a question mark at this point and Gavin usually ends up hurting himself come September.

     

    I think you have him start as the 5th guy in the rotation and then assess the situation when Peavy comes back. If the bullpen is doing well and the rotation is doing well, then do whatever you want with Sale.

     

    But if one of the areas needs help, you're gonna have to use him somewhere on the team. Because I think almost everybody in the organization is looking at this year, they probably have the future of Sale in the back of their minds, but it's not a first priority. The team winning this year is the first priority.

     

    If Sale was the team's first priority, he wouldn't have been brought up to pitch in the bullpen last season.

    Edited by chw42

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    QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 06:12 PM)
    6 man rotation. I don't think it'll hurt, especially since Peavy's a question mark at this point and Gavin usually ends up hurting himself come September.

     

    I think you have him start as the 5th guy in the rotation and then assess the situation when Peavy comes back. If the bullpen is doing well and the rotation is doing well, then do whatever you want with Sale.

     

    But if one of the areas needs help, you're gonna have to use him somewhere on the team.

     

    I'll never buy a 6 man rotation idea with this team again after the McCarthy lie in 2006.

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