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Colas’ arm is in the 99th percentile though

It’s only the beginning of his third year. They probably want him to get another 150-200 plate appearances at AAA. Of course, I also thought they probably wanted to hang onto Rodriguez so who the hell knows what they’re thinking

They’ve got to try, if they want to continue playing in the major leagues. These guys are basically at the bottom rung at this point.

You’re telling me you’re half a pizza?!?

They did? I thought they signed him as a complementary player, behind TA, Robert, Eloy, etc

Fraley was out there on Lopez’s backswing

Not many replacement level players put up 32 career WAR. That’s more than Konerko. 17 WAR in five years with the Sox

Yeah but it doesn’t really effect anything. So they are overpaying a player three million in a year when they are going to suck regardless, while operating well below a maximum budget. Whoop de doo. The main reason they brought him in was to coach Lee and work with the pitching staff anyway

Upon further review, I guess that figure was from prior to Fedde signing. So they have 50 some million committed

I’m not worried about four million for Maldonado when the Sox are operating way below their maximum payroll levels and only have something like 40-45 million committed next year. I honestly don’t get why anyone is concerned about that

“Although he fought a courageous battle to the end, the friends and family that knew the ardent White Sox fan best, attest that he died of misery.”

Except it was the holdover guys he was saddled with that are injured

If they get destroyed by hustling, they get destroyed by hustling

I’d say the flaw explanation is the more realistic option. This is only the beginning of his third year

I like Fedde though

Colas is seven games into the beginning of his third season in the mlb system and has played less than 180 games in the minors. Sox are in no position to be dumping guys like Colas. Come on now

He wouldn’t have to when the Sox could have called up Barlow, Anderson, Touki, Kuhl, Woodford, etc

Sosa, Ramos and Montgomery would have been called up before Rodriguez imo. He would have been a possible mid season next year callup or september maybe if he had a productive year

Justin Anderson or Barlow could be as good or better than Shaw or Leone. I just don’t see how this isn’t purely bad moves

You wouldn’t have needed Rodriguez to perform at mlb level. Have Sosa perform at mlb level and get rid of Dejong or somebody, with Rodriguez at AAA. Or same with Speas. Cut Shaw and bring up one of the other AAAA pitchers at Charlotte

Yeah he’s worth preserving on the forty man roster of a stronger organization than the Sox

He needs another year of development in the minors. This is the downside of signing 17 year olds. You have to protect before them before they are actually ready

This is only the beginning of Colas’ third season in the mlb system. Maybe he just needs some more at bats? I still think he’ll be playing for the sox by July if not sooner