Jake

You're definitely right that the Bulls have relatively fixed costs due to salary cap. They profit so much they'd have to have been something like $25-$30 million past tax threshold to fail to turn a profit, in which case they'd probably have a team so good that profits would have gone up. It's also worth mentioning that while this information is technically secret, it's widely believed that Reinsdorf's stake in the Bulls is far more significant than his stake in the Sox. With that said, I believe Jerry has been buying out some of the Sox's investors so that may not be as true as it once was. People need to think of the teams as companies. If you owned two businesses, chances are you wouldn't risk the good fortune of one by pouring its profits into the other. Likewise, if one was failing, you would just let the failing one die knowing your other was on solid ground. There aren't many good reasons for double-dipping like this. You can also mention how unbelievably low our payroll is compared to past years and our low future payroll commitments.

If Conor goes down, a large part of me wants Davidson up. However, I can imagine they might want to let him keep working down there since he's just started to turn around. I have the most interest otherwise in seeing Carlos Sanchez. He is not getting much love despite doing pretty well at a level where he remains one of the youngest players at a premium position and now showing flashes of power QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 7, 2014 -> 06:33 PM) Something I hadn't realized before until checking out his stats, but this is Jordan Danks' 5th season in Charlotte. You don't see that too often with the same organization. Check out Zaleski's stats

There has been no more defining moment in Steve's posting career than Rose's first knee injury

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 7, 2014 -> 09:10 PM) NY Dailey news reported it I guess. Yeah I see it there. Says a personal friend is their source. If I wasn't wanting to leak to my friends, that's what I'd tell them too.

There aren't many situations in which I'd trade Q. I would definitely be receiving MLB player(s) in return who have proven as much as he has.

I'm all for firing them as long as that isn't all that's done. Fire the unethical people, certainly, but if that's all you do you're just getting a symbolic gesture while continuing to f*** veterans to whom we've promised more care. We will have to spend money on it, for certain. I wouldn't even be against a voucher program for when legitimate wait times are above a certain amount.

The stalling would lend some credence to the idea that a sign and trade is being worked out. A sign and trade would rule out LA and NY as options.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 7, 2014 -> 06:08 PM) That would suck. It'd be like overpaying Luol Deng all over again. If Luol Deng had the kind of skillset that can help a championship offense

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 7, 2014 -> 09:26 AM) Concealed carry probably saved some lives in Chicago: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/b...0,5324984.story Also Greg/others, 60 people shot in the city over the weekend. 7 killed. Where's Nancy Grace and the faux outrage? edit: Let's update that. 14 killed, 82 shot. http://gawker.com/horror-in-chicago-as-82-...h-of-1601170588 Looks like we should think about the Swiss law in which you can only legally own a gun as a "perk" of military/reserve service. They keep their service tools in their home, which would jibe much more with the original meaning of the second amendment, empowering the populace to be active members of a militia. QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 7, 2014 -> 03:31 PM) I think his argument is that if the s***ty neighborhoods in Chicago that account for 95% (guesstimate) of the violent crime had some sort of culture or community of good, e.g. a church community, maybe the violence wouldn't be as bad as it is. I somewhat agree with him. The idea being that these neighborhoods are just lawless places with morally bankrupt people. Religion specifically isn't the answer, but some kind of community of people with some morals sure would help. I remember a CPD buddy of mine telling me that in these neighborhoods the kids know nothing of the real world. It's all about the street. They have no morals or ethics. They have nothing to live for. They're all certain they'll be dead before they are 25. And they live that way. He had one kid tell him once that he'd kill all the cops in Chicago if he could get away with it, but he knew he couldn't, so he doesn't try. How f***ed up do you have to be to TELL someone that? Let's not forget about the wonderful ability of religion, of all kinds (no "my religion doesn't do that" BS), to encourage violence as well. It can especially encourage the kind of disdain for one's neighbor that we see leading to the problems that plague Chicago - ie, who gives a s*** when it happens in neighborhoods that aren't "normal?" Some legitimate institutions and economic opportunities would help these neighborhoods. Not getting a bunch of hopeless people to go to church and remain hopeless. You can't hope away crushing poverty, no matter how constructive your social clubs are

Dunn has had a good season so far, but for several weeks he's been nothing but a hollow-but-solid OBP, which won't be enough over the long haul. Will he be the early season Dunn or the guy we saw over the next few weeks? I don't know. Just remember that not doing something (like hitting a HR or driving in a run) for a long time does not a bad season make. It makes a bad period of time, which you can argue constitutes a worrisome trend.

It would be interesting to see how playing time is managed if he comes back to a roster that looks like this one

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 7, 2014 -> 05:14 PM) I'm not sure I want a $12mil/yr Chandler Parsons. I like him though. I'd do it. I would really like how young our team is. You have Rose, Noah, and Taj who we could call the "old" guard (the latter are 29 and Rose gets the "old" designation for knees). Dunleavy is clearly a veteran presence. Then you have McDermott, Butler, Mirotic, Snell, and Parsons? I love that young, projectable core.

fWAR for pitchers is definitely going to be better to evaluate pitchers in a small sample (like a partial or single season) because FIP is much less influenced by luck and is otherwise more stable. Over the long run, a runs allowed-based statistic might be better for evaluating the careers of pitchers. For position players, fWAR is always better but the differences aren't always so glaring like they are with pitchers.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 7, 2014 -> 05:08 PM) Will be hilarious though if Parsons agrees to offer sheet on day 1 of free agency to mavs (rumored to be hot on his heels) which severely restricts their cap space immediately. Also depends on dumping Lin. s***, I'd be all for the Bulls signing him to an offer sheet. You potentially get the guy and you burn the Rockets for taking advantage of a bulls*** loophole

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Jul 7, 2014 -> 04:22 PM) Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA · 3m No guarantees made, but Danny Granger/Josh McRoberts committed to Heat w/ strong belief LeBron James will be a teammate, sources tell Yahoo. I wouldn't put it past Reilly to be deceitful, either. I'd imagine deceit was the only method they could use to get Udonis Haslem to opt out

Just remember that Carlos is following the advice given to him. I doubt he's a prick, he's just someone who knows much less about this process than his agent.

I had such an awful customer service experience at DiGiorno's the one time I ate there that I haven't eaten since and I don't remember whether it was any good. Topper's in Wisconsin....that's some gross/amazing s***

I think Dayan would have no problem making $5 million as a FA

Alexei!!

I don't think it's a non-factor, but I think it is a tiny factor.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 6, 2014 -> 06:31 PM) It depends on if they are willing to pay him $5 million as a 2nd year arb candidate next year. Given that they are committed to much less than half of the payrolls we've had in the past, I don't think the cash will deter us from giving it a shot

Kazmir and Buerhle were less deserving than Sale, but Kluber was snubbed also and is definitely more deserving.

I think Alexei is the best bet of them all. Not sure if anyone else gets in, but they very well may.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 6, 2014 -> 03:32 PM) Eaton got caught in the stampede LMAO

This is what they deserve for taking their only remaining MiLB starter and turning him into a relief pitcher.