July 13, 201411 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 13, 2014 -> 02:17 PM) He got a $6.75 mil signing bonus right? I think if he was cuban the bonus would reach...$6.75 million. Because he's the son of Cuban immigrants?!?
July 13, 201411 yr QUOTE (NCsoxfan @ Jul 13, 2014 -> 03:58 PM) Because he's the son of Cuban immigrants?!? No one said "cuban national", it was just "what if he was cuban"? He is .
July 13, 201411 yr QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jul 13, 2014 -> 04:26 PM) Oh no, almost 7 million! Isn't that close to the price of Keppinger & Downs for only 1 season? Who cares, Rodon is a cheap lottery ticket with pretty good odds. Signed him cheap. If Rodon was a Cuban what do you think the bidding would reach? first the stupidity of this post is too much, no one, I mean no one is introducing race into the conversation except you...... I am a minority and never once did I mention race. you are then mixing apples with oranges Rodon is a college drafted player and there fore limited with slot allotted money and is in no way a free agent where is the sox org wanted to can walk away. where does the idea of " If Rodon was a Cuban what do you think the bidding would reach?" came from. RE TEX.... also with your comment, again apples and oranges...... jesssss can anyone stick to the what is said without taking liberties.
July 13, 201411 yr QUOTE (LDF @ Jul 13, 2014 -> 09:59 PM) first the stupidity of this post is too much, no one, I mean no one is introducing race into the conversation except you...... I am a minority and never once did I mention race. you are then mixing apples with oranges Rodon is a college drafted player and there fore limited with slot allotted money and is in no way a free agent where is the sox org wanted to can walk away. where does the idea of " If Rodon was a Cuban what do you think the bidding would reach?" came from. RE TEX.... also with your comment, again apples and oranges...... jesssss can anyone stick to the what is said without taking liberties. I'm pretty sure he means if he was not subject to the draft slot protocols (like Cuban free agents) and was openly bid on how much would he get, and the answer would be...a ton more.
July 13, 201411 yr QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 13, 2014 -> 09:01 PM) I'm pretty sure he means if he was not subject to the draft slot protocols (like Cuban free agents) and was openly bid on how much would he get, and the answer would be...a ton more. then why was he directing the comment to me and my post..... and still, if he was a free agent, Cuban, DR, Asian then say it.... FREE AGENTS. I was talking about the draft. sorry, my Indian (temper) is up. Edited July 13, 201411 yr by LDF
July 13, 201411 yr Rodon is now a member of the Sox organization, has huge upside and that's all that matters to me at this point. Nothing much left to say til Rodon makes his pro debut. Go Sox!
July 15, 201411 yr QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Jul 13, 2014 -> 06:31 PM) Rodon is now a member of the Sox organization, has huge upside and that's all that matters to me at this point. Nothing much left to say til Rodon makes his pro debut. Go Sox! Do we know when this is going to be?
July 15, 201411 yr QUOTE (LDF @ Jul 13, 2014 -> 03:59 PM) first the stupidity of this post is too much, no one, I mean no one is introducing race into the conversation except you...... I am a minority and never once did I mention race. you are then mixing apples with oranges Rodon is a college drafted player and there fore limited with slot allotted money and is in no way a free agent where is the sox org wanted to can walk away. where does the idea of " If Rodon was a Cuban what do you think the bidding would reach?" came from. RE TEX.... also with your comment, again apples and oranges...... jesssss can anyone stick to the what is said without taking liberties. Actually you did enter race into the conversation. I was simply referencing one of the top debates in contemporary baseball, a debate with deep boras ties. I meant Cuban national obviously. Sorry to get your itchy trigger finger itchin.
July 15, 201411 yr QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jul 15, 2014 -> 07:06 AM) Actually you did enter race into the conversation. I was simply referencing one of the top debates in contemporary baseball, a debate with deep boras ties. I meant Cuban national obviously. Sorry to get your itchy trigger finger itchin. how, when and where, during this course of conversation did I bring up race. again, I was talking about the draft and money allotted salary, how does race plays into it???
July 15, 201411 yr QUOTE (LDF @ Jul 15, 2014 -> 06:00 AM) how, when and where, during this course of conversation did I bring up race. again, I was talking about the draft and money allotted salary, how does race plays into it??? You are being absolutely ridiculous. His point had absolutely nothing to do with race and you know it. His entire point was that if Rodon had been an amateur free agent, he would have been paid more than the bonus the Sox gave him. Whether he be Cuban, Puerto Rican, Japanese, whatever. I'm sure the Cuban example was used because of the influx of Cuban players the past few seasons. Stop embarassing yourself by trying to start a race issue that does not exist.
July 15, 201411 yr This one is my fault, I was attempting to make a joke that clearly has not gone over the way I intended. The original statement was that he'd have gotten more if he was Cuban, clearly accidentally crossing up "being able to sign as a full free agent" with "being cuban", so I decided to make the "He actually is Cuban!" joke and clearly has not gone well. I apologize if anyone wound up offended, pin that one on me and let's drop it please?
July 15, 201411 yr QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Jul 15, 2014 -> 02:26 PM) You are being absolutely ridiculous. His point had absolutely nothing to do with race and you know it. His entire point was that if Rodon had been an amateur free agent, he would have been paid more than the bonus the Sox gave him. Whether he be Cuban, Puerto Rican, Japanese, whatever. I'm sure the Cuban example was used because of the influx of Cuban players the past few seasons. Stop embarassing yourself by trying to start a race issue that does not exist. i am being absolutely ridiculous, try getting your facts right. I was talking about salary cap with ref to signing bonus. this post was about Rodon signing and his agent asking for what they were asking for. this has nothing to do with race ...... or free agents, which if it was there is another thread about it. I posted b/c I was admitting I was wrong. that was all. look at the timeline, it was he who was introducing the race comment. again race has nothing to do what so ever in a draft and slot allotted signing bonus. free agent is not in the initial discussion. second if you are going to make assine statement that clearly is spelled out, you are guilty of either not reading or is misreading and attacking. Balta thanks fro trying to disfuse the situation by taking the blame. peace
July 15, 201411 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 15, 2014 -> 08:30 AM) This one is my fault, I was attempting to make a joke that clearly has not gone over the way I intended. The original statement was that he'd have gotten more if he was Cuban, clearly accidentally crossing up "being able to sign as a full free agent" with "being cuban", so I decided to make the "He actually is Cuban!" joke and clearly has not gone well. I apologize if anyone wound up offended, pin that one on me and let's drop it please? Balta your quote was really funny and I wanted to give you props but I had to address the attack. Haha dude is Cuban
July 15, 201411 yr QUOTE (BaseballNick @ Jul 14, 2014 -> 11:44 PM) Do we know when this is going to be? Nothing at this point. Last I read it would be decided after Rodon's signing week ( this week) is over. Guess he's working with the Dash coaches for right now.
July 18, 201411 yr Rodon will supposedly be at The Cell tonight. Has anyone heard anything about a Press Conference, Conference call or anything scheduled for today?
July 18, 201411 yr QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jul 18, 2014 -> 10:24 AM) Rodon will supposedly be at The Cell tonight. Has anyone heard anything about a Press Conference, Conference call or anything scheduled for today? I haven't seen anything on Twitter, and the two new Bulls are throwing out the first pitch.
July 18, 201411 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 18, 2014 -> 11:32 AM) I haven't seen anything on Twitter, and the two new Bulls are throwing out the first pitch. He'll probably pop in to TV and radio as other top picks have done in the past.
July 18, 201411 yr Per Baseball America, Rodon will go to AZL first to start pro career, then go to Winston-Salem around July 28th.
July 18, 201411 yr https://twitter.com/scotgregor/status/490267266970550272 White Sox will use Carlos Rodon exclusively out of bullpen this season, just to manage workload. Did same thing with Sale It certainly appears they're going to give Rodon a shot to get big league time this season if he performs.
July 19, 201411 yr He hasn’t thrown a pitch in anger since May 16, so we are not going to rush this thing. Ha.
July 19, 201411 yr Buddy Bell on the Score. Said Rodon will pitch in Arizona on Tuesday and next Saturday, and probably will make his first appearance for Winston-Salem on Wednesday, July 30.
July 21, 201411 yr I would be interested in clicking on a new Rodon thread at the top of PaleHose if it was there. Maybe the first post could continually update and add a line everytime he pitches, like a BR game log page, and then the discussion would be ongoing. I only mention this because he's a special prospect and I feel like some people probably don't enter many minor league game thread discussions. He's gonna be fun to keep tabs on even for those here who have little interest in our minors.
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