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QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 6, 2016 -> 01:17 PM) Its things like this that make you realize you really should just stay the hell away from big ticket free agency and focus your resources on cost-controlled players (via trade) and drafting and development and buying out known commodities good years. Missing on this type of deals can totally set a franchise back where as having a prospect bust doesn't necessarily financially jeopardize your team from contending, etc. You see far fewer teams win because of the game of FA then the other way around. If you are going to be a medium payroller and smaller franchise, you really can't intend on competing unless you really nail it on the draft, development and savy trade equation and than playing a little bit of lotto on shorter term / lower profile FA signings which fit defined needs. This is why the big payroll teams have the advantage. If you look at the salary figures for each team, look at the salaries on the DL. Big payroll teams can absorb it and have other players. look at the cubs. They lose Schwarber, but don't miss a beat because they could spend on Heyward. Without Heyward, Soler would already have been a starter.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 09:34 AM) I think this is too soon for Anderson. We'll see. Hopefully, they are confident he's ready to learn in the MLB. It doesn't mean he needs to be an All-Star right away. He just needs to show the ability and hoefully the progress. Let's hope the media doesn't "shields" him and create too much hype around it.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 09:32 AM) He better play almost every day if we are pulling him up here. Absolutely. Maybe giving him a break if there is a certain pitcher they think will be really tough on him. Other than that it should be everyday, struggles or not

QUOTE (skooch @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 09:20 AM) whitesoxdave ‏@barstoolWSD Just confirmed Tim Anderson has been called up If true, let's hope it's because they think he's ready not just a stunt to get fans excited about something.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 08:46 PM) Main point: KW would take Lewis 98 times out of 100 if he was running the draft. Maybe 99. http://m.mlb.com/cws/video/topic/8878818/v...ds-in-the-draft I'll just allow Hostetler to make my point for me, in terms of HIS philosophy approaching the draft... It's a good thing KW has absolutely no say in putting hostetler in his position. Wait Hahn really doesn't do anything but let KW run the show. But then who put Hostetler in this position? JR's administrative assistant?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 08:33 PM) http://m.mlb.com/news/article/183086774/ml...ctions-analysis Read Callis' comments about Collins and Lewis. Clearly, KW is no longer calling the shots. Hostetler basically forecast this is you were reading between the lines, talking about finding refined/professional hitters with good plate discipline...at impact positions. At first, I was pissed off, but then I considered our track record with these types of prospects (other than Trayce) and at least it's NEW direction, even if we might not always agree about taking the "best" (however that's defined) player available. White Sox coaching staff, particularly those with expertise in catching, will be on the job right away in Rookie Ball. Jim Thome will also likely become one of his mentors in a hurry. A little concerned with the comments about his athletic ability being below that of Kyle Schwarber, but we'll just have to wait and see. It's also likely that Lewis wasn't going to be able to stick in CF, more likely ending up in RF. So you have the Sox finally going with the higher floor/lower ceiling guy instead of totally swinging for the fences. Also going with the player from the much more competitive conference, as opposed to Mercer, where Georgia Southern (Beck/Joey Hamilton/Todd Greene) has typically been one of the best teams historically. Finally, let's keep in mind the Braves passed on Lewis, who practically plays in their backyard of Macon. Heck, they had a team in the Sally League in Macon for years and years and years. Hostetler worked for the Braves for quite awhile, so you can be 100% sure that he's familiar with both Lewis and Collins, since all Braves' scouts have mastery over the Southeast Region in terms of their networks/contacts/connections. At any rate, hope it all works out in the end. We desperately need help at catcher, and have failed for decades to develop our own player there....and that position has been a black hole since AJ's prime faded. Lewis may have boosted his stock more in the past year than any college prospect for the 2016 Draft. Undrafted out of a Georgia high school in 2013, he played sparingly as a freshman before nearly winning the Southern Conference Triple Crown and then starring in the Cape Cod League in 2015. He repeated as SoCon player of the year in 2016 while contending for the NCAA Division I lead in batting and home runs, making it a virtual lock that he'll become the first first-rounder ever from Mercer. With his leverage and bat speed, Lewis has easy pop to all fields. His swing is busier than most scouts would like, but his approach is generally sound and he tied for the D-I lead with 66 walks entering NCAA tournament play. Lewis is a fringy runner out of the batter's box, but he has solid speed once he gets going. Some evaluators think he has a chance to stay in center field, but most believe he's destined for right field, where he could develop into a serious home run threat with average or better tools across the board. www.mlb.com NOTICE that Lewis was one of those rare "toolsy" guys who was also leading NCAA Division 1 in walks. And yet they still passed...and one would think a lot of those walks were intentional or pitching around him, which won't happen nearly as much in professional baseball. Unbelievable...... KW's drafts were ripped for years for taking the safe high floor guys, before they shifted focus. Now they go back to it and he's ripped again. I think it's JR's administrative assistant again making picks.

QUOTE (Deadpool @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 05:04 PM) He's actually Rick Hahn. He was just waiting until it was pretty clear he'd be fired. Naw, Hahn is on his 1,562 hand of solitaire for the season. He's got a great win streak going.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 04:03 PM) Why in the hell should Bernie Sanders quit now when Hillary Clinton SHOULD and probably will be indicted and NEVER be allowed to run? Hillary is showing naivety thinking her privilege as Wall Street's favorite speaker (her speeches are so damn good she deserves that $250,000) that she thinks she's immune to prosecution?? This is gonna get interesting. hang in there Bernie. Read this!! p.s. Why don't any of you Hillary supporters care about this stuff?? She may be our most despicable candidate EVER. Before you say that is mean or cruel or worthy of banning me, folks she is this close to being in jail for gosh sakes! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/...b_10354484.html She qualifies to be Governor of Illinois then.

QUOTE (ronkark @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 04:10 PM) Continuing our long tradition of promoting undeserving people, I give you Tyler Danish. Pitching in a pitchers park. he was 3-7 with an era of 4.42. If that doesn't sell it all, he's given up 5 or more earned runs in 3 of his last 6 starts. Also 47 K's in 75 innings. Nothing about that translates to major league success. This is a rush job and only reasoning I can think of is they are showcasing him as trade bait. Otherwise, you're better off with Fulmer and yes I know about the control. He's not ready either. But he's a higher prospect and they are both struggling so may as well promote the higher prospect. I think they are truly interested in seeing how the funky delivery translates to the MLB. It wouldn't be Fulmer as they don't want to take a chance of decreasing his chances of success if he's not ready.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 03:59 PM) OMG only less because he would be less likely to get over a decade somewhere else as he is guaranteed here. We will have to agree to disagree ptatc. LOL Ok, but if everything you said is true. Hahn is not only a complete idiot with no ambition but also no one anyone else would want to work with. And by the way I don't think any of that is true. He just isn't doing his job very well while trying very hard.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 03:54 PM) Yeah because people dont make decisions based on money? Cmon. Sure they were offering him GM positions but thats not my point. I would rather stay with an org that I know is going to be loyal beyond fault. Not if you didn't have any power. That would get around the league really quickly that you have no ambition and really don't care to work. He is sealing his own demise to never get another job as well.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 03:54 PM) Yeah because people dont make decisions based on money? Cmon. Sure they were offering him GM positions but thats not my point. I would rather stay with an org that I know is going to be loyal beyond fault. At his stage the position is the key to what he has been aspiring to. You are the only one assuming other teams would pay him less to be a GM elsewhere. I didn't realize that JR paid his people so much more than other teams. Most people call him cheap.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 03:44 PM) I see Hahn get credit for some of the contracts he has gotten done with our young pitching but I dont see a lot people running around giving him credit for other stuff. There really havent been many successes to brag about for Hahn since he has been the GM. I agree. That's why if changes are to be made its not just KW that needs to go as so many posters here want. It's on Hahn as well. I've agreed with most of his moves But I'm just a dumba$$ fan. Eventually if the good moves don't produce results, THEY need to go. My only point all along is that it isn't just KW as many posters are doing the, this is a KW move.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 03:43 PM) Could it be possible that Hahn likes the financial security that the Sox present him with that NO OTHER organization could give him? Why go somewhere that if you fail they will hold you accountable? No. Anyone with enough ambition to work his way up the ladder to be a GM is not going to take money for doing nothing. By all other account many other organizations were offering him opportunities to be a GM.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 03:36 PM) I would love to see evidence that Hahn has fresh ideas that they follow through with. I think the evidence would be that do you truly believe that a person so coveted by so many organizations would turn down all of those other positions to take one where he has no say or power? If they answer is yes, I don't want him as GM. If it's no, then they work TOGETHER. The decisions are mutual and they rise or fall TOGETHEr.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 03:23 PM) it's so obvious that KW is still running things, all these moves scream "KW dumpster dives". Very disheartening. Unbelievable......

QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 03:22 PM) If its not KW then its Hahn operating through the essence of Kenny Williams past. I don't know....maybe they work together? People do that on occasion.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 03:30 PM) Now you're talking. Let's hope he can play at Ludicrous Speed!!!!!!!!

QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 03:20 PM) Even if he is good you cant count on him. Just get him a really big helmet.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 03:25 PM) https://twitter.com/danish_Tyler7/status/741000086180777984 Congrats to him!!!! It is the dream of many that few achieve. Now just be good, please.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 03:21 PM) Yes, but if it were short-term wouldn't they just call up Carroll or something? I think he stays if successful. I think the pen has the plan because alot of his success is due to the odd delivery. I don't think it would play well as a starter in the MLB.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 03:16 PM) His own statements after meeting with Obama? He'll get influence on the party platform thanks to the large number of delegates he's collected, and that gives him influence with his Democratic colleagues in the Senate for committee appointments. Sanders owes any appointment he holds in the Senate to the Democrats. I think Sanders is also aware how terrible a Trump presidency (and court appointments) would be for his own policy preferences, and that a fractured Democratic party won't stand a chance of taking back the Senate and thus weakens his own power. Yeah, I don't think you could make up two that would be further apart.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 03:17 PM) Lol. You people are so ridiculous.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 03:03 PM) He is a prototype of who KW likes to sign so it would be of no surprise. Unbelievable.....

QUOTE (harkness @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 03:10 PM) Seriously seems to me like these guys think if they don't win this year their done. That should be the case. They've had a few years to at least show improvement. It has worked. I liked their off season plan. Made sense. Hasn't worked.