June 28, 201213 yr Dayan hasnt even had a full major league season under his belt. He is a notorious slow starter and has had his struggles, but his upside is way to high to just send him down for another year. We've been doing that to him for the past 2 seasons and last year everyone griped because he hit .308 the year before when he was up. Give him a full season because his numbers in the minors are great. Im sure he will turn out to be the player we want him to be. I do not think they should platoon him out in left either because when he is hot you'll wonder why hes not playing everyday and Dan Johnson is AAAA like everyone has been saying, Conor Jackson deserves the call up before him I believe anyways. Edited June 28, 201213 yr by Wagz
June 28, 201213 yr How did this get to be a 100+ post thread? Q: Why is Dan Johnson still at Charlotte? A: Because the Sox have yet to relocate their AAA team to Grand Rapids. /thread Edited June 28, 201213 yr by HickoryHuskers
June 28, 201213 yr Johnson is more deserving of an opportunity than Axelrod. He should replace Hudson at least.
June 28, 201213 yr QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 04:00 PM) Johnson is more deserving of an opportunity than Axelrod. He should replace Hudson at least. You really want Johnson to start tonight instead of Axelrod?
June 28, 201213 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 03:35 PM) You really want Johnson to start tonight instead of Axelrod? what an odd comparison to make, Marty Dan Johnson is perhaps more deserving than Eduardo Escobar, but unfortunately doesn't play shortstop or run fast or hit above .200 in the MLB
June 28, 201213 yr QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 05:00 PM) Johnson is more deserving of an opportunity than Axelrod. He should replace Hudson at least. If sports opportunities were about who "deserved" what, the sports landscape would be much different. As it stands, the "undeserving" Axelrod got a shot because we have two SP's on the DL. If we have two 1B's on the DL, Dan Johnson probably WILL get called up.
June 28, 201213 yr QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 04:00 PM) Johnson is more deserving of an opportunity than Axelrod. He should replace Hudson at least. lol wut? And deserving has nothing to do with it. I do agree though that, once Youk is around a week or two and seems healthy, they should just send Hudson away or demote him. And Johnson would be fine for that role. Or Conor Jackson.
June 28, 201213 yr QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 11:40 AM) June hasn't been kind to Viciedo (.162/.230/.250). If it weren't for the fact that the Sox are trying to keep his trade value up, he'd be in a platoon by now. Dude, where do you come up with this stuff. Just because you keep saying something over and over doesn't make it a fact. Also, I find it laughable that you propose trades that are similar to the ones that you want KW fired for. Pick one side of the fence and stick to it. At least when you wanted to trade Viciedo for young pitching, it didn't conflict with the "all in" strategy that you used to rip KW for and have now decided to endorse.
June 28, 201213 yr QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 04:38 PM) If sports opportunities were about who "deserved" what, the sports landscape would be much different. As it stands, the "undeserving" Axelrod got a shot because we have two SP's on the DL. If we have two 1B's on the DL, Dan Johnson probably WILL get called up. Our bench is in as bad a shape as our rotation. Why not give Johnson a chance?
June 28, 201213 yr QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 05:07 PM) Our bench is in as bad a shape as our rotation. Why not give Johnson a chance? How is our rotation in that bad of shape? We've got three starters dominating and Floyd looks like he's about to go on a run. If we get Danks back healthy, we're in damn good shape. It may not last, but we only have one guy at the moment who's a significant concern IMO.
June 28, 201213 yr QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 04:52 PM) Dude, where do you come up with this stuff. Just because you keep saying something over and over doesn't make it a fact. Also, I find it laughable that you propose trades that are similar to the ones that you want KW fired for. Pick one side of the fence and stick to it. At least when you wanted to trade Viciedo for young pitching, it didn't conflict with the "all in" strategy that you used to rip KW for and have now decided to endorse. No conflict at all. With or without Viciedo there's not a lot to build around after this year, dude.
June 28, 201213 yr QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 05:14 PM) How is our rotation in that bad of shape? We've got three starters dominating and Floyd looks like he's about to go on a run. If we get Danks back healthy, we're in damn good shape. It may not last, but we only have one guy at the moment who's a significant concern IMO. It may not last? I think it won't last, needs bolstering.
June 28, 201213 yr QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 06:20 PM) It may not last? I think it won't last, needs bolstering. Great. I think the White Sox have a good shot at adding John Danks and Philip Humber to their rotation by the trade deadline.
June 28, 201213 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 05:25 PM) Great. I think the White Sox have a good shot at adding John Danks and Philip Humber to their rotation by the trade deadline. Too much of a gamble.
June 28, 201213 yr QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 06:28 PM) Too much of a gamble. if adding john danks is a gamble, then so is any other starter that you could trade for.
June 28, 201213 yr QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 05:15 PM) No conflict at all. With or without Viciedo there's not a lot to build around after this year, dude. Earlier this year you kept saying we needed to do everything we could to acquire young pitching or else we'd be screwed for years to come. Now you want to trade one of our most valuable assets for a rental player in an "all-in" move. This is called a flip flop.
June 28, 201213 yr if adding john danks is a gamble, then so is any other starter that you could trade for. Except Danks hasn't really been good for a long time. And by "good", I mean better than a fourth starter.
June 28, 201213 yr QUOTE (Andy the Clown @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 05:28 PM) Except Danks hasn't really been good for a long time. And by "good", I mean better than a fourth starter. lolwut 3.77 ERA, 778 IP in the past 4 seasons 4th starter that is not
June 29, 201213 yr QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 04:00 PM) Johnson is more deserving of an opportunity than Axelrod. He should replace Hudson at least. Unless Johnson can be a fifth starter, this doesn't make any sense.
June 29, 201213 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 05:25 PM) Great. I think the White Sox have a good shot at adding John Danks and Philip Humber to their rotation by the trade deadline. Humber is going on a rehab start here soon.
June 29, 201213 yr QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 04:15 PM) No conflict at all. With or without Viciedo there's not a lot to build around after this year, dude. This is ridiculous. We'll have plenty to build around including two top of the rotation starters (One way or another, Peavy will be a Sox next year), a legit leadoff hitter, 3rd and fourth starters named Danks and Floyd (if we choose), an improving second basemen, and several improving arms closer to the majors. But if you want to be all gloomy, so be it. Marty wants a full rebuild that allows zero time for player development. That'll work. Anyhow, I think Dan Johnson is irrelevant, as I'm predicting a Thome return as long as we're in it and the Phils aren't at the deadline. It will cost literally us nothing as the Phils will be happy to help Gentleman Jim out and they're not exactly cultivating him as a trade chip. Where else is he gonna want to go in his final year of ringchasing? Besides, I want to see him and Dunn together.
June 29, 201213 yr QUOTE (Andy the Clown @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 06:28 PM) Except Danks hasn't really been good for a long time. And by "good", I mean better than a fourth starter. Danks has been hurting all season and it's pretty clear that's why he's been so bad.
June 29, 201213 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 07:52 PM) Humber is going on a rehab start here soon. And Simon Castro has a monster of a game going right now. He may be a lot closer than most people think.
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