November 18, 201411 yr QUOTE (Baron @ Nov 17, 2014 -> 06:45 PM) Adam LaRoche and Morales came to mind when reading that I'd love LaRoche and Sandoval/Melky
November 18, 201411 yr I can't believe this thread made it more than five minutes before "Konerko and Dunn are both available."
November 18, 201411 yr "Leadership" is overrated. Find talented ballplayers and win ball games and the clubhouse figures itself out.
November 18, 201411 yr You develop leadership. Its hard to believe a player acquired this season will rise up to become the clubhouse leader. Find good ballplayers and leaders will arise organically.
November 18, 201411 yr Really Hayes? Are ya having a slow day, perhaps a little sluggish? Grab a cup of coffee, sit down and watch some footage from the White Sox 2014 season. Abreu is the " leader " of the White Sox with the way he carries himself on the field, in the dug out and off the field. Anyone that watched Sox baseball in 2014 should be able to see that.
November 18, 201411 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Nov 17, 2014 -> 07:05 PM) Typical Hayes and/or Merkin garbage. Exactly!
November 18, 201411 yr QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Nov 17, 2014 -> 07:46 PM) I'd love LaRoche and Sandoval/Melky Not the kind of leadership I'm hoping for.
November 18, 201411 yr QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 02:12 AM) Really Hayes? Are ya having a slow day, perhaps a little sluggish? Grab a cup of coffee, sit down and watch some footage from the White Sox 2014 season. Abreu is the " leader " of the White Sox with the way he carries himself on the field, in the dug out and off the field. Anyone that watched Sox baseball in 2014 should be able to see that. 100% several times over. he is the leader, plain and simple. he has shown it last yr. Alexei or Sale as your backup leaders.
November 18, 201411 yr QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Nov 17, 2014 -> 08:12 PM) Really Hayes? Are ya having a slow day, perhaps a little sluggish? Grab a cup of coffee, sit down and watch some footage from the White Sox 2014 season. Abreu is the " leader " of the White Sox with the way he carries himself on the field, in the dug out and off the field. Anyone that watched Sox baseball in 2014 should be able to see that. ^This. If you can't plainly tell that Abreu, Sale, and Eaton are now the leaders of this team, you aren't watching.
November 18, 201411 yr QUOTE (LDF @ Nov 17, 2014 -> 07:23 PM) 100% several times over. he is the leader, plain and simple. he has shown it last yr. Alexei or Sale as your backup leaders. QUOTE (Dunt @ Nov 17, 2014 -> 07:26 PM) ^This. If you can't plainly tell that Abreu, Sale, and Eaton are now the leaders of this team, you aren't watching. Absolutely guys. Good call on Sale, Alexei and Eaton. I think a case can be made for Q as well with the way he quietly goes about his business without negative emotion. The Sox have leaders, they need ball players to fill in some holes.
November 18, 201411 yr "Leadership" is overrated. Find talented ballplayers and win ball games and the clubhouse figures itself out. For realz.
November 18, 201411 yr Author Royals might get Hunter for RF and Ryan Howard (with a huge subsidy) for DH. That would give them an almost perfectly balanced line-up. LH Gordon Moustakas Hosmer Howard RH Cain Infante Perez Escobar Hunter
November 18, 201411 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 12:26 AM) Royals might get Hunter for RF and Ryan Howard (with a huge subsidy) for DH. That would give them an almost perfectly balanced line-up. LH Gordon Moustakas Hosmer Howard RH Cain Infante Perez Escobar Hunter It may be perfectly balanced, but it's still not very good.
November 18, 201411 yr Author Depends on whether you think Howard will outproduce Butler's 2014 and whether Hunter will outproduce Dyson/Aoki. Definitely more of a "veteran" feel like the Tigers have with those two names added.
November 18, 201411 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 08:15 AM) Depends on whether you think Howard will outproduce Butler's 2014 and whether Hunter will outproduce Dyson/Aoki. Definitely more of a "veteran" feel like the Tigers have with those two names added. Expecting anything positive from Howard is dangerous. Hunter should outproduce Dyson & Aoki, but it's still not a very strong lineup. Of course, the team's strength lie in their pitching & defense anyway.
November 18, 201411 yr QUOTE (greg775 @ Nov 17, 2014 -> 11:58 PM) Torii Hunter wouldn't be the worst addition in the world. He wouldn't be a good one either.
November 18, 201411 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 17, 2014 -> 06:54 PM) "Leadership" is overrated. Find talented ballplayers and win ball games and the clubhouse figures itself out. I disagree. Leadership is important on ballclubs because things are not always going to go your way and it is good to have someone who has been through it all to help stabilize the emotions in the clubhouse and focus on doing the little things to win games. Someone that will hold teammates accountable for not putting the appropriate work in either during the offseason or in preparation. Successful teams have good leadership.
November 23, 201411 yr Don't wanna start a new thread for him and I think he really fits the bill with this thread so I'll post it here.... Bring me Jonny Gomes to platoon with LaRoche.
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