flavum Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Bye. Engel Beltre now in major league camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGajewski18 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Chicago White Sox @whitesox 51s52 seconds ago Michael Taylor has retired. OF Engel Beltre will be added to major league camp. He will wear uniform 88. Good luck in future endeavors Michael. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 That was sudden. I honestly had felt better about him than Shuck based on track record and tools. At this point, if the Sox even carry a pure 4th OF, Shuck pretty much has the job. I don't see Beltre or Thompson or Mitchell making a legitimate run at it, barring an injury to Shuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 10, 2015 -> 01:09 PM) That was sudden. I honestly had felt better about him than Shuck based on track record and tools. At this point, if the Sox even carry a pure 4th OF, Shuck pretty much has the job. I don't see Beltre or Thompson or Mitchell making a legitimate run at it, barring an injury to Shuck. Or barring an 8-man pen, which I think is a longshot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 10, 2015 -> 01:10 PM) Or barring an 8-man pen, which I think is a longshot. Also true, but I agree that is a very long shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Must have read the writing on the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Quite the sudden retirement. I liked him, and I thought he had an outside shot at the 4th outfielder spot. Good luck to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDF Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I have to really give him the credit to doing this. He saw the writing and acted the way he thought best. Best of Luck to him. a classy way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Dan Hayes @CSNHayes 1h1 hour ago Robin Ventura on Michael Taylor's retirement: "I think his heart wasn’t as much into it as it has been in the past …" (1/2) #WhiteSox Ventura on Taylor (2/2): "Some opportunities presented itself & he decided to take that up. … Was no talking him out of it." #WhiteSox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 As much as I think Taylor is a nobody, this makes the decision to sign Beckham over a legit 4th OF like Denorfia even more frustrating. We literally have no OF depth and if a starter goes down we're pretty much f***ed. Meanwhile, one of Sanchez & Saladino could fill Beckham's role without missing a beat IMO. Hopefully there's something I'm missing about J.B. Schuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Mar 10, 2015 -> 08:36 PM) As much as I think Taylor is a nobody, this makes the decision to sign Beckham over a legit 4th OF like Denorfia even more frustrating. We literally have no OF depth and if a starter goes down we're pretty much f***ed. Bonifacio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 10, 2015 -> 11:14 AM) Must have read the writing on the wall. That's a good Ted Nugent song. Written by Meatloaf who wrote a few songs for Ted and also sang a song called Together on the same album as Writing on the Wall. ( Free For All , my personal fav of Nugent.) Edited March 11, 2015 by CaliSoxFanViaSWside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Mar 10, 2015 -> 08:36 PM) As much as I think Taylor is a nobody, this makes the decision to sign Beckham over a legit 4th OF like Denorfia even more frustrating. We literally have no OF depth and if a starter goes down we're pretty much f***ed. Meanwhile, one of Sanchez & Saladino could fill Beckham's role without missing a beat IMO. Hopefully there's something I'm missing about J.B. Schuck. Taylor probably wasn't even first in line for the job, Shuck is/was. And Bonifacio can play all three slots. That's plenty of depth to start the season, plus you'll have Mitchell and Thompson in Charlotte, one of whom at least is likely to be decent enough to serve as an emergency backup 5th/6th OF certainly. Really not a concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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