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QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 05:06 PM) I like the thinking to get someone on the cheap...but his OPS is a miserly .713 and his D is pretty bad these days. I saw a suggestion for a flip of Ethier + cash for Danks. Same kind of deal (Ethier having a better year, but been bad since June). Kemp raking right now(OPS>1.0 last 28 days) while Eithier not and Either has a .568 OPS vs LHP. I preferred Eithier's contract but did not want to get into a need to platoon.

San Diego looking to save some money. Kemp plus cash (LAD paying 3+ per year) SD pays additional 8 mill in 2017 and 18 and takes Danks. Danks due 15 million plus next year makes up difference for rest of this year and 2016. Danks could succeed in that ball park. Kemp doesn't really have split differential plays right. Avi platoons at dh with La Roche. Johnson comes up from AAA to take Danks spot. We don't lose any prospects and last years of Kemp may not be pretty but if our cost is 10 per not bad. Last couple years could even be lhp dh after LaRoche gone

They also have Tulo for five or sixth option year and owe him 98 or 109 million after this year. He's 30.

i would have started inning with jennings. Glad for outs

Hey look at the gasoline can on the mound

hoping for HBP

The original post mentioned that perhaps Abreu and Puig don't get along. Others that he is not a great teammate and was not receptive to coaching/working on defense. If he doesn't have a strong work ethic, I could see that clash with Abreu. Am I the only one who wouldn't touch him with a ten foot pole without getting positive answers to those questions?

Think you mean 7/21

Kinda surprised unless done as a favor to him. Had been pitching well of late except one outing. With teams looking for pen help hoped we could have gotten low level prospect or international pool money.

Anything this year is a bonus. Just let him get his head straight that he is healthy. Put him on an inning every third or fourth day which is a lot easier in minors.

I had posted about him awhile back. If we sell, I wouldn't mind seeing him get one spot for 20 plus games and see if being in every day helps his hitting. He appeared to hit in minors better when playing regular which isn't shocking for a youngster.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 06:20 PM) the problem is, these kids know nothing else but playing ball. it is the wisdom of these, who set up these complexes to think of the common good. wasn't there some kind of issue that was brought up in the offseason about this?? If you have an academy type setting you could also have school. These are very young kids. Teach them english, it would help them if they come over and being bilingual would help those that don't make it have a skill in the tourism industry.

Awesome. great questions and follow ups

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 27, 2015 -> 05:17 PM) http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/splits/_/id/6219/zach-duke If they can't find a single reliever who can limit lefties to under an 800 ops for under $5 million they're doomed anyway. Jennings was known for reverse splits vs lefties or at least not destroying them so if someone was looking for a lefty I would be happy to oblige and send them him and try Philips or someone else as a LOOGY.

Something to think about. We have Jennings and Albers completing rehab assignments. Matt Lindstrom was awful at the start of this year but now in his last 8 games 10.2 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 9ks. Some others with solid numbers as well. Several teams are looking for bullpen help and we look like we may have a surplus. Guerra could go back down maybe Carrol or someone could get moved. Just hopeful we could get an asset from a surplus. I realize no earth shaking return is likely but may be first place something happens.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 05:44 PM) Whatever the Sox decide, I think we can all agree that the best approach would be to keep yanking the two of them around between Charlotte and Chicago at irregular intervals. Sanchez was hitting a ton at AAA, then cooled of before getting promoted. Not great timing. Retrospect wish he started the season up while Johnson worked on d in minors. Now would be switch time in that scenario or two weeks ago. I have no prob with Bonafacio getting phantom injury and have Johnson come up and Sanchez play late for d

Thanks all for responses. I had thought about him managing but there I could see lack of MLB experience making it harder. Multi millionaires may have a hard time buying in. I came up with player selection and development being a better role. It's what they already do all the time. Dick Allen: Thats part of my point. Would someone like Corbin be better at identifying who can teach it and who can learn it? Caufield12: I agree that you would have to have sweeping significant change throughout the system so therefore it would not be without huge risk. Perhaps as you move up the minors you could have a increase in ex MLB players coaches to fine tune or polish prospects. If you think about it, the lowest levels are where the most teaching needs to be done and biggest personal adjustments are going on like guys first time away from home or living in a new country. The lowest levels are where the first time coaches are sent. First time coaches are learning how to coach and may be least equipped to handle anything. My lowest levels would often have the best and veteran teachers, it's where you learn to do it our way. Young coaches could be there but also for them to learn how we do it from vet coaches. Not to pick on a player but Micah came into our system in 2012 and has moved up from rookie league. You/he should be taught and learn.

I watched last night CWS games and started thinking outside the box. I know it wouldn't be done due to egos and the risks/embarrassment of failure but look at Vanderbilt pre Corbin. Vandy was a program with no history and one of the greatest disadvantages in recruiting there could be. Many of you may not realize that most baseball scholarships are fractions of a full ride. At Vandy if you are on a third or half ride you must come up with the rest of the money. That extra is often 20-30k just in tuition. That cost severely limits your player pool. Academic requirements are substantial and most academic scholarships start with needing about 32 on an ACT. Yet he has built a very solid program all while the MLB raids his roster and recruiting class. They play smart aggressive baseball. They develop pitchers and hitters. I would consider hiring someone like that to run my minor league system. I think the minors are much more like college than MLB. You are dealing with developing players and dealing with kids away from home and life problems. I would seriously consider a guy like Corbin and give him a huge say in hiring scouts and instructors. So often scouts and instructors are former MLB players or failed minor leaguers who seem to have little qualifications. There is a place for people who have MLB experience but not in an organizational nepotistic way. Imagine guys developing. Coming up and able to hit behind runners, execute a bunt when called for, knowing how to play defense. Playing smart.

I guess the only positive is we aren't the ones paying Reed 4.9 million. Heck if they release him……..Coop will fix him

Pulling my hair looking for offense. Kottaras hits lefty experienced/old at 32 could he help. His career major OPS better than what we are getting but know nothing of his defense or game calling? Could he at least be part of platoon? Leury Garcia, the guy I least wanted on the team this year. Has cooled off as Johnson and Saladino getting most of at bats. When playing regularly was hitting around .300. No pop but if you wanted to let Johnson continue to work on defense, could you bring him up for a couple weeks and bat him ninth and leave him alone. Could he hit worse than Sanchez? He has in past but he played irregularly and maybe he needs not to sit and think to much or looses rhythm easily. Play him at second every day at AAA for a week to get rhythm and what have we got to lose? Can't believe I am putting Garcia as a possible offense upgrade.

With so many guys signing and Fulmer unable to sign due to still playing, it makes me think they have a deal in place and just can't announce it.

Eaton, Melky, Abreu, Alexi at my last look were all 100-150 OPS below projections/last yr/career avg. Oddly LaRoche , Conner, Flowers were pretty much at projections yet they get all the grief. This is a team thing, hopefully they come out of it together but we all see guys pressing and trying to hit five run homers.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 23, 2015 -> 02:54 PM) He asked out and was denied? Ridiculous. No Monday after walking (non swing) in the ninth inning he got to first and asked out.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 23, 2015 -> 01:11 AM) I agree, said so at the time, and now emit a loud "sigh" aimed at the person making the lineups who didn't do that. Same thing I suggested pre game after he had to come out. It is one of the things I thought Ozzie handled well, keeping guys problems small not letting them get bigger. I understand if we were last two weeks in contention but were not there. Oz was good about keeping them out a game after they said they were good to go just to protect the player from himself. I am not advocating anything re oz just an example of different style

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 19, 2015 -> 06:57 PM) Avi had knee inflammation? I thought it was something in his back. With Avi tweaked and a right-hander starting is it a good time to rest him and start Shuck?