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MANAGER OF THE YEAR

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 08:51 PM) Beckham looked good tonight That was a really good at bat

QUOTE (scs787 @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 08:27 PM) Are there people really saying no to Robbie Cano? Are we just going to be forever afraid of top free agents? I know everyone wants to rebuild but if they grab Cano I believe they become instant contenders. My feeling is that this organization would only go after a top guy like Cano if 1. they felt like the amount of suitors was limited enough that he'd go for less than mega-mega-dollars and 2. we already had a great team that could use a final piece to put them over the top

Garcia is a great prospect, but he's not similar to Miggy at all except (of course) in appearance. He's faster, a better defender, has a better arm, and is a much, much less promising hitter. That's okay. Even the good version of him will be different than Miggy because he's going to strike out more and walk less than Miggy

Pretty much Avisail > Carlos Gomez

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 07:34 PM) You gotta get off this Wilkins thing. An .815 OPS for a 24-year-old in AAA isn't top 10 material. I would say 5.5 K/9 for a 23yo in AA isn't very good either, which is the guy I'm replacing him with. Andy Wilkins has put up mid-.800s OPS at every level. Wilkins had a 151 wRC+ in AA this year and already has a 120 wRC+ in AAA after a very slow start at that level. He's a prospect, especially in our system BA had him as our #12 prospect entering this season and it seems that he has improved his stock since then

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 07:25 PM) That's not what I said. I said that Guillen and Sox management didn't/don't value walks and plate discipline like other teams do, as per the personnel for the last decade. They haven't brought in a strong manager to change that culture and likely won't anytime soon. I fail to see what the manager has to do with whether or not we walk/strike out the proper amount. That's a front office thing.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 07:15 PM) Hardware wise, it sets the bar not only in terms of quality, but also price wise. Now it needs some applications that don't totally suck balls on Android tablets. What ones are you thinking of?

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 07:07 PM) Yes. Not much. Adam Dunn with an expiring contract is exactly what teams like Texas and Baltimore were looking for at this year's deadline

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 06:49 PM) Adam has value and actually has been really good the last couple of months. The problem is his value isn't as high as his salary. If he put 6 months together like the last 2 he would be worth it. Can you imagine what Adam Dunn would fetch with an expiring contract? It'd make it worth your while

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 04:04 PM) My non-expert opinion: 1- A. Garcia 2- E. Johnson 3- M. Semien 4- T. Thompson 5- C. Hawkins 6- T. Anderson 7- A. Rienzo 8- M. Johnson 9- S. Snodgress 10- B. Jacobs Just missing: T. Danish, C. Beck, J. Petricka, C. Sanchez, K. Barnum I'd flip-flop Anderson and Hawkins and then put Wilkins in for Snodgress and then totally agree.

Marcus Semien out too. I wonder if we had a group of guys hanging out in Cleveland in case we made trades?

It would be very dumb to drop these guys for nothing.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 06:14 PM) That's not changing they bring in a strong manager with a lot of cred who believed differently to change the culture. (but they won't do that as long as Ken Williams is around). Ozzie Guillen agreed with the philosophy to a T, and Ventura is just happy to be here. The manager does not dislike walks. What are you talking about? It's the players.

why the f*** aren't they playing Wilkins?

I have a feeling Dunn will attract a king's ransom at next year's deadline.

They better make this one count, because it looks like the plan is to prevent future seasons like this one

Who knows, Zimmerman may one day be the governor of Texas. He would probably not be the dumbest nor the most racist of Texas governors.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 03:57 PM) I keep saying this, but Granderson being the CF for the Sox next year seems very possible to me. It would make no sense to have Granderson in CF and De Aza in LF ADA is a much superior defender

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 03:57 PM) If Garcia was eligible to be ranked in the midseason top 50 by BA, where do you think he would have ended up? To me, he's a top 30 prospect. I agree. Hard to argue against it. 22 years old, wow

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 03:47 PM) The White Sox certainly did not get an elite prospect back. They got a 50 to 100 prospect back. He's no where close to being elite. I suppose we're quibbling on what "elite" means. We got a top of the line, highly talented prospect that is MLB ready.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 03:42 PM) I dont know I think a C is a fair grade if you're grading the deadline alone. The Peavy deal certainly didn't wow anyone but it was still decent to good. Nothing else of note. I'd give the Red Sox an A+, the Cubs a B, the Tigers a D+, the Pirates a D, and the Rangers a F. PS: david.schoenfield Fans of every team think their prospects are better than any other team's. Except the White Sox. Lol so true. I think we did a good job. I think we "won" the Peavy deal in that we got an elite prospect, ate no money, and in general struck while the iron was hot - it also opened up a spot for Rienzo/Johnson down the stretch in the rotation. Matt Thornton for Jacobs - winner (though I'm sure BoSox are happy to have Thornton right now). Jacobs is a nice prospect who has a real shot of at least getting a cup of coffee in the MLB. Could do substantially more than that with his talent level. Jesse Crain for ??? - we'll see, but Hahn did a great job of finding a way to extract as much value from that bad situation as possible.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 03:38 PM) Rondon and Anderson teammates at Kannapolis. Can't have two SS. Keith Law had been saying he had played a lot of 2B this year

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 03:39 PM) This might be your best post ever! Indeed. Very good post.

How about Greg Nawton?