January 11, 201313 yr Can we wait until they all do something? Hosmer had a Beckham-esque Sophomore slump. Escobar had his first good year last year and is far from a "star". Moustakas wasn't that hot last year, unless a sub-.300 OBP is a star. I'll take the 24 year old Viciedo over the 29 year old Alex Gordon who had to take five years to figure it out. Not young either. What about Lorenzo Cain screams "better than De Aza" or "young" or "star" or anything other than "serviceable." I'll give you Salvador Perez, but he's not exactly a star either. you forget about Butler. Moustakas will be better than Keppinger in the next 3 yrs Escobar & Cain are on the rise Perez will be one of the top catchers in baseball
January 11, 201313 yr QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 11:43 AM) Until billy beane has to pay said future and trades them away for another great future He'd never do that. Just like the Marlins would never try to build a contender through free agency and then fire sale.
January 11, 201313 yr QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 11:45 AM) you forget about Butler. Moustakas will be better than Keppinger in the next 3 yrs Escobar & Cain are on the rise Perez will be one of the top catchers in baseball You didn't say DH. We said the same thing about Gordon. We said the same thing about Gordon. We said the same thing about Flowers.
January 11, 201313 yr Until billy beane has to pay said future and trades them away for another great future I'll agree with you there.
January 11, 201313 yr QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 11:45 AM) you forget about Butler. Moustakas will be better than Keppinger in the next 3 yrs Escobar & Cain are on the rise Perez will be one of the top catchers in baseball All projections. Nothing solid here
January 11, 201313 yr You didn't say DH. We said the same thing about Gordon. We said the same thing about Gordon. We said the same thing about Flowers. I edited my post took out the 1B and added the DH. I forget that Butler is the DH
January 11, 201313 yr All projections. Nothing solid here You can say that about any player. Who knows what any player will do?
January 11, 201313 yr QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 11:47 AM) All projections. Nothing solid here Especially when the prospects have a history of underachieving.
January 11, 201313 yr QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 11:50 AM) You can say that about any player. Who knows what any player will do? Hey, you are the one labeling them stars, not me.
January 11, 201313 yr Give him a break about the Royals. He's right. Since 1995 they did win 83 games one year, and only lost 90 or more 12 times. Why the White Sox or any franchise for that matter wouldn't want to be like the Royals is beyond me.
January 11, 201313 yr Hey, you are the one labeling them stars, not me. They're stars. If the Sox had Perez, Moustakas, Gordan, Butler, Escobar, Herrera, Holland Crain over what the Sox have now, you would be fighting for those players.
January 11, 201313 yr QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 11:58 AM) They're stars. If the Sox had Perez, Moustakas, Gordan, Butler, Escobar, Herrera, Holland Crain over what the Sox have now, you would be fighting for those players. You can say that about any player. Who knows what any player will do?
January 11, 201313 yr Give him a break about the Royals. He's right. Since 1995 they did win 83 games one year, and only lost 90 or more 12 times. Why the White Sox or any franchise for that matter wouldn't want to be like the Royals is beyond me. What does the past have to do with anything with the Royals of today?
January 11, 201313 yr QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 12:00 PM) What does the past have to do with anything with the Royals of today? Because for the past 5 or 10 years, we've incessantly been talking about their minor league system and how talented their roster is only to see it fall apart and blow up in their face while they lose 90 games again. We've heard this story before and it got old in about 2009.
January 11, 201313 yr QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 11:58 AM) They're stars. If the Sox had Perez, Moustakas, Gordan, Butler, Escobar, Herrera, Holland Crain over what the Sox have now, you would be fighting for those players. No, they're not. Can at least ONE of them other than Billy Butler be an All-Star first before being labeled stars?
January 11, 201313 yr QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 12:00 PM) What does the past have to do with anything with the Royals of today? Well they did win 72 games last year. With their nucleus of stars that were all projected to break out, until they started the season 0-10. But I guess it doesnt have to do with anything.
January 11, 201313 yr Sorry I don't believe that the Sox are fielding the best team that they are capable of putting out there!
January 11, 201313 yr Because for the past 5 or 10 years, we've incessantly been talking about their minor league system and how talented their roster is only to see it fall apart and blow up in their face while they lose 90 games again. We've heard this story before and it got old in about 2009. The Royals had pitching problems the last few seasons and made some nice additions for this upcoming year with Shields,Davis and Santana, to go along with Guthrie and Chen.
January 11, 201313 yr you forget about Butler. Moustakas will be better than Keppinger in the next 3 yrs Escobar & Cain are on the rise Perez will be one of the top catchers in baseball Any baseball fan with a brain would take Moustakas over Keppinger ANY day of the week.
January 11, 201313 yr Well they did win 72 games last year. With their nucleus of stars that were all projected to break out, until they started the season 0-10. But I guess it doesnt have to do with anything. Their rotation is a lot better today. If you truly think that the Sox won't have any problem beating up on KC, you need to open your eyes Edited January 11, 201313 yr by SOXOBAMA
January 11, 201313 yr QUOTE (Lamar Johnson 23 @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 12:10 PM) Any baseball fan with a brain would take Moustakas over Keppinger ANY day of the week. I am glad to know you are out there determining these things
January 11, 201313 yr The Royals had pitching problems the last few seasons and made some nice additions for this upcoming year with Shields,Davis and Santana, to go along with Guthrie and Chen. Not that it matters, but most baseball people have the Sox finishing third, behind Detroit and KC in 2013.
January 11, 201313 yr QUOTE (Lamar Johnson 23 @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 12:07 PM) Sorry I don't believe that the Sox are fielding the best team that they are capable of putting out there! Then suggest something that doesn't involving spending $30 million or destroying a farm system that has recently been rejuvenated by good drafts.
January 11, 201313 yr QUOTE (Lamar Johnson 23 @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 12:11 PM) Not that it matters, but most baseball people have the Sox finishing third, behind Detroit and KC in 2013. The so called experts had the Sox losing 90+ games last year too. OOPS!
January 11, 201313 yr QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 12:10 PM) Their rotation is a lot better today. If you truly think that the Sox won't have any problem beating up KC, you need to open your eyes That really isnt what we were talking about. We were talking about you labeling half their team as stars and them finishing ahead of the Sox. You really need to open your eyes and go back and read what you wrote and what you were talking about. I totally understand the Royals have beaten the Sox the past couple years, but that didnt effect the end result which was the Sox finishing ahead of the Royals in the standings.
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