bighurt4life

It would be a shame to miss out on the opportunity to get 3-5 young talented players into our minor league system because the owner is too cheap to pony up a few million bucks. That is a very short sighted point of view. You go from paying one guy 14.5 million per season to paying several guys rookie scale salaries (provided some of the prospects pan out) for the next several seasons. This is an obvious win and much cheaper in the long run. Reinsdorf only sees the 5 million coming out of his pocket right now instead of the 20 million he'll get to keep in the next 3-5 years because we replaced an expensive and aging player with several cheap and young players. Thats one of the great follies of any business(baseball) man, only seeing the short term loss/gain instead of looking at the long term savings of having a constant stream of young talent. This is why teams like the Rays compete nearly every season on a shoestring budget. They plan for the future by always looking to stock their minor league teams with talented players. When these guys mature, they come to the big team and play for relative pennies keeping the overall cost down while still providing quality play on the field. When someone starts to get some years under their belt and become too expensive they swap him out, let someone else pay the big salary and take on 3 or 4 young guys in return and start the cycle all over again. Case in point is the James Shields for Wil Myers swap this last offseason. They dumped Shields and his big salary for a 22 year old who is going to be a perennial all star and get paid peanuts while doing it. It's a smart way to do business, I wish we did things the same way.

QUOTE (southside hitman @ Jul 28, 2013 -> 11:37 AM) And he's been playing 3B for the past month anyway. Not sure if he can stick at SS long term. Not sure where you get your info but he plays the vast majority of games at SS and 2B, he pretty much switches with Saladino and they each play half the time at the center infield spots. He's only played a handful of games at 3B

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 28, 2013 -> 04:25 PM) What I have no idea about is whether it would be commonplace to pull a traded minor leaguer in the middle of a game Yes it is commonplace, in addition, the fact that the announcer took time to tweet about it is telling.

Does anyone think that he's already been told that the trade has gone down with team X but isn't announced yet and he's just holding his tongue. Is there any precedence for someone to clear out their locker like this in anticipation of a trade? That doesn't make any sense to me, I would guess that the trade has taken place and the league just needs to sign off on it before anything is announced.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Jul 28, 2013 -> 04:05 PM) It's fitting how Semien and the opposing team's SS are total different players. It will be fun to see who actually pans out for their major league team. I'll take the guy with great plate discipline, high OBP any day of the week over a free swinging guy who doesn't get on base but flashes lots of power.

QUOTE (CyAcosta41 @ Jul 27, 2013 -> 02:35 PM) Big deal. My BS sensor is going off big-time. Totally stinks of a certain Mr. Hahn being tested. Haven't some of you been in schools, fraternities, sports teams, business organizations, the military, and so on, where the "new guy" is tested every which way to see what he's got? One or more teams trying to lessen Hahn's leverage probably called the Cubs to inquire about Samardzija. Or perhaps Ephoyer started "shopping" Samardzija in order to mess with Hahn and the Sox a bit. In either case, the perception is that Peavy isn't the only top pitcher on the market -- there's Samardzija or Lee or Santana or the ghost of Walter "Big Train" Johnson. Lots of smoke and circus mirrors this time of year, folks. Lots of misinformation, disinformation, and noninformation. Lots of plain old BS. Stay the course, Rick. You've got some good chips. And most of your leverage is that you don't actually have to trade those chips. Sure, Peavy, Rios, and Ramirez can be had if we're excited about what you're giving us back. If not, then we'll see if someone else will. And if nobody does, then there's the off-season and next year's trade deadline. Test underway, Rick. Show 'em what you've got, kid! PS - That said ... MUST ... TRADE ... CRAIN. First one to offer us a fair PTBNL sliding scale deal gets one of the best "potential" difference making arms to be had for a stretch run. Sox aren't going to sign him for next year. Sure, wish he wasn't currently injured and we could have got more, but let's quit with the crying and get what we can. One of the best posts I've read in a while.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 22, 2013 -> 01:16 PM) ALL HAIL HYPNOTOAD

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 22, 2013 -> 11:16 AM) I don't know how it works in baseball but I've played a lot of golf (HS, college) and when I was forced to make "adjustments" or swing changes to improve my game, I first had to take a big step back. Your instinct is to fall back on the bad habits while you're battling to adopt the new approach. But once those adjustments start to click, your game takes a big step forward. That's my hope with a guy as young as Hawkins, that's he's adjusting to better pitching than he's ever seen while trying to change his approach at the plate. Very good point, to any who have participated in competitive athletics, especially one as difficult as baseball. Adjustments to something you've done for years are very difficult to learn and turn into muscle memory. We'll have a really good idea what kind of person he is next season. If he works his butt off this offseason, takes to coaching, and makes the proper adjustments he could be a completely different hitter. If he's kinda lazy and entitled with too much ego for his own good, then he won't put in the work, won't improve and we'll see much of the same.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 21, 2013 -> 02:00 PM) If the White Sox don't get "too much" back for Addison Reed, who is young, effective, and years away from being expensive, then there's zero reason to trade him. If Reed is traded, people should say "man, why did that team give up that prospect for a closer". If that's not the reaction, then Reed should not be traded. this

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/p...id=gallo-001joe Considered a top prospect despite his K problems. The reason is that he shows rare tools, tools that you cannot teach someone. Just like Hawkins, lots of power and lots of K's. The only difference is that Gallo is playing in the sally league. If we're having the same discussion this time next year about CH then I'll start to be concerned, but until then I'll consider Buddy Bell's opinion to carry more weight than anything else.

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?c...mp;ymd=20130720 CH has a BB in his first AB

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 11, 2013 -> 05:28 PM) But he should have started this season at age 19 in Kannapolis. They know they blew it. And he'll be back at Winston Salem again next year. And if the same season happens in 2014, he enters Bustville. Hindsight is always 20-20, but considering his age, he could play the next two seasons in W-S and still be young for the league. I'm willing to give him more than one or two full seasons before declaring him a failure. It is however frustrating to see our top pick striking out 60% of the time, no doubt he couldve started this year at Kanny and earned the call up.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Jul 10, 2013 -> 01:22 PM) Never go full retard Winner! 100 internets for you

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 9, 2013 -> 12:24 PM) Sanchez also draws walks, Keppinger does not. Not a very good comp. Sanchez steals bases, plays SS and 2B and has gotten better every month so far in AAA. I'm still fairly bullish on him at this point. Still think he has a good chance of realizing his potential as a MI who hits 300+ and steals some bases while playing good D.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jul 8, 2013 -> 09:47 PM) Sanchez on the other hand has yet to show much improvement over the course of this year. If I saw his AVG & OBP slowly climbing month by month, then this wouldn't be up for debate IMO, but right now that's not the case. He's just plained suck all year. Look at his OPS, it has climbed about 50 points every month this season with the exception of July which is an incomplete at this point. What else do you want??

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jul 8, 2013 -> 10:04 PM) Again, I'm not writing Sanchez off by any means, but prospect rankings should always be somewhat sensitive to current performance. The fact is a prospect whose game is heavily reliant on his hit tool suddenly can't hit. Obviously we know being one of the youngest players in AAA is contributing to that, but how much remains a legit question. I think you have to bump him down a few spots in the rankings until he starts showing actuals signs of improvement. A barely 21 year old who spent less than half a season in AA gets a lot of leeway from me, especially if you check out some of his solid peripheral numbers, he has low strikeout totals and decent BB percentage all things considered. Oh, also, his BABIP is about 60 points lower than his career average at .280 right now. He's easily a year or two ahead of the development curve right now, so if we're having the same discussion about his s***ty BA/OPS next season at this time then I'll start to be concerned.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Jul 8, 2013 -> 06:21 PM) Only way Micah would crack the Top 100 prospect is if he continues to hit like this and gets promoted to AA by the end of the year, or if he flat out dominates AFL. Very rarely would you see a 23 year old player finishing A+ considered a Top 100 player. he's only 22 which makes him totally age appropriate for the level he's at right now. Wont be 23 til december, considering how he's raking he'll almost definitely be a top 100 next year unless he falls off in the second half. Between the high BA, good XBH numbers and silly SB #'s, you absolutely have a top prospect in the making. He also plays a premium middle infield position

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?s...mp;ymd=20130708

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 6, 2013 -> 03:48 PM) And Phegley will start tmrw with the day game after the night game... Although most of us would have preferred to see if Phegley could keep the momentum going from last night. Took Price deep for his first career HR. A little excitement for us poor fans

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 6, 2013 -> 01:32 PM) I would be shocked if we ever see Andy Wilkins in a White Sox jersey. Prepare to be shocked then, he's made a very steady and deliberate climb through the system, possesses a set of valuable skills and will most likely earn a september call up this season if not next. He's put up solid enough numbers to warrant getting a chance to see if he can stick and be a bat off the bench or perhaps a fill in 1B.

I believe that we'd move PK to give him a chance at seeing the playoffs one last time. I expect him to end up with the Yankees as their 1B (cant remember his name) is now out for the season. No point in keeping him on the team this season, we can let some young guys show their stuff while giving him one last run at a title.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 26, 2013 -> 12:49 PM) A poke single by Gillaspie is how this whole situation started. nice

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 26, 2013 -> 12:54 PM) And I'm not sure how Miguel Gonzalez is on the down list. I think a lot of people forgot he was still in the organization until they saw him hitting .280 in a AA box score. He's still barely a prospect, but that has nothing to with his performance recently. He's also known for his defensive abilities and having a rocket arm. Anything we get out of him on offense is just a bonus.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jun 23, 2013 -> 05:00 PM) Bulls***. While he is indeed all the things you say, the thing that made him great was his talent. He can locate any of his pitches wherever he wants. As Hawk says, "he can throw it through a tea cup." I'm not trying to jump on you, but he has really good STUFF. Not saying he's the next MB, I just think that pure stuff can only get you so far. I'll always take someone with average stuff and smarts over the guy with the 98 mph fastball who has no clue what he's doing.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 23, 2013 -> 01:16 PM) but heart and moxie only can get you so far. Buerhle, he was/is all heart, moxie, and smarts. His raw stuff has always been well below average yet he's been one of the most successful pitchers in the majors over the past 13 years