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QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 20, 2013 -> 09:16 PM) He looks way better vs LHP...probably cause they can't throw that slider low and outside to him that he loves to swing at. It's not just the slider. He can't hit pitches in either. His swing plane is flat as hell. His approach is awful. He's defensive in 0-0 counts. Despite having short arms, he can't get his hands in because he's way too beefed up.

Nobody wants to say it, but Phegley sucks. I hate his swing.

I would need an uber prospect for Quintana, or Santiago, for that matter. I do like Quintana more though.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Aug 20, 2013 -> 05:00 PM) To the eyes of most fans: He made a diving play, he has great range. This always cracks me up with outfielders. We can't see the play develop on TV so fans missed the Aaron Rowands of the world diving because they broke in on a ball that was crushed or vice versa. It shouldn't happen as much with infielders though.

Keeping Alexei in the 2 hole cost the team some runs. Now that he's moved out of it, his approach is better.

Dunn has some strange stats. It's hard to believe he played in at least 158 games 7 times. He's been really healthy for a guy his size.

41/96/333/800 led the league in walks. I can't say that guy was unproductive.

A "replacement player" is worth 0 wins right? A player like Chris Sale is going to guarantee you at least 10 wins by dominating games.

Starting pitcher WAR doesn't make sense to me. A true ace is going to guarantee anywhere from 10-15 wins even on a bad team.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 18, 2013 -> 03:15 PM) Hector's thrown a lot of stressful pitches today, no reason for him to still be in the game at 111 pitches. lol. Your fascination with pitch counts is amusing.

It's been amazing how Alexei has changed his approach since moving in the line up.

That kid has big time power.

That was a heck of a play by Keppinger's stupid haircut.

QUOTE (beautox @ Aug 18, 2013 -> 01:34 PM) wtf is Hawk talking about? you have the #1 in the draft its not f***ing token.... He just makes s*** up. The Twins were criticized for drafting Mauer over Prior because Mauer was cheaper.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Aug 18, 2013 -> 01:29 PM) If it's a serious conversation why would you say clone Dunn? How would you improve he team's OBP? With the advancements in technology, cloning Adam Dunn is a very real possibility, Marty.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Aug 18, 2013 -> 01:14 PM) At least you didn't say Viciedo. Why would I say Viciedo, Marty? This a serious conversation.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Aug 18, 2013 -> 01:07 PM) How do you expect to improve the team OBP.? Cloning Adam Dunn.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Aug 18, 2013 -> 12:56 PM) If the Sox can get him for less by all means they should do it. He's a very good fit for what the team needs as he gets on base. I'd give up no more than Webb or Petricka.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Aug 18, 2013 -> 12:42 PM) The guy can get on base. Lifetime .342 OBP and 4 HR's this year and you want to trade one of the best young starters in baseball for him. Maybe we can get Lyle Overbay, Ross Gload and Nick Johnson while we're at it.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Aug 18, 2013 -> 12:36 PM) Morrison has the attributes needed for a prottype #3 hitter. 119 OPS+. Who are other young hitters who can be targeted? Seriously? He walks a little, has declining power and is on the verge of being fat. Everything about him screams roids. He's also ugly and has a stupid haircut. He is left handed though.

Logan Morrison sucks. My God... Logan Morrison? Jesus, Marty.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 17, 2013 -> 05:08 PM) Kinda not the point. I'm sure he realizes "save" exists. The point is your computer shouldn't do this kind of stupid s*** by default. I never lose where I am on my OSX regardless of a power outage or otherwise. My iMac reboots and automatically reopens everything I had opened to the same spot it was before the reboot, regardless of why it rebooted. This should be default OS behavior in 2013. I haven't had to click on "save" in more than two years now to avoid losing work. For as much as everyone makes fun of us Apple people, things like this make me LOL. By your rational you shouldn't need airbags in your car since they have that nifty function called a "break", too. I save every 15 minutes if I'm doing anything productive. If you fall asleep and your computer updates while its in sleep mode, that's not the OS's fault. It's not like it just updated without warning and starting a countdown. It's more like blaming a car for running into a wall after you fell asleep at the wheel. The computer doesn't do anything you don't want it to do.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 17, 2013 -> 12:16 PM) Why is there no second thought if a team has an all right handed rotation, yet 4 or more lefties im a rotation is taboo? As far as I am concerned the Sox should worry about quality, not from which side they throw. I would have a problem if all 4 leftys looked like each other. Part of the reason leftys are so hard to hit is that they're more rare. If you have three leftys starting a 3 game series, by the time the 3rd one starts, hitters are more dialed into them.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Aug 17, 2013 -> 12:06 PM) I think they would if they get the right deal for Q or Hector. Trading Danks is going to be pretty hard to do and it probably makes more sense to hold into him. Thatd being said, I'd say it's pretty likely we go into next season with the 4 lefties as I don't think we'll get enough value back for Q or Hector that makes them worth trading and I'm pretty sure Danks isn't going anywhere. Agree. Neither of them are sexy enough to get the right return despite their results. @Balta. I agree, but Dunn is obviously the lesser of 2 evils. Since we're going to suck again next year, play Dunn at first. He hits much better playing in the field and might be able to significantly raise his deadline value if he can carry his hitting into next year.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 17, 2013 -> 11:34 AM) He's actually on the verge of putting up a better season with the bat than 2012 and a worse season overall in terms of WAR. Defensive WAR from a 1st baseman? Color me unimpressed. First, how do they calculate this nonsense? Second, it's not above this mythical "replacement player." It's above the corpse of Paul Konerko.