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QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Sep 10, 2010 -> 12:40 AM) we should really push signing vmart, if we let konerko, jenks, and aj walk, and trade away CQ, i think we should have the cap space to do it. I think a package of CQ and Danks2 should be good enough to get Choo, if not a guy like Markakis. If we do sign Vmart, talk about the flexibility we have LF Pierre 2B Beckham C Vmart DH Manny CF Rios RF Choo 1B Viceido SS Alexei 3B Morel bench: Viquel De Aza Jones (I heard he's willing to return for the same money) Castro Both Morel and Viceido are fairly young and inexperience, we can throw them out there 4-5 days a week and still have a pretty good secondnary lineup with Vizquel at 3rd, Vmart at 1st and Castro catching. I am no expert at contracts, but I think Vmart can be had for 5 year $65 Mil or so? really gives us someone who can play the catcher and first base, and switching hitter in the middle of the lineup. I'm sorry, I have to respectfully disagree.

Not sure if anyone does, if someone does, it's probably Greg, but check this out..... Sox record when Mark Teahen plays: 32-31. Sox record when he's benched or out: 46-31. I copied this from someone else, I didn't get these numbers myself, but if this is true..... Just......wow.

Wilkins was selected to the 2010 Pioneer League All-Star team! Season line: .313/.402/.472/.872, 214 AB, 67 H, 14 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 40 RBI, 33 BB, 31 K, 7 SB, 2 CS. His 14.8% K-rate is extremely good for a power-hitting 1B/3B, and his 13.4% BB-rate is just as impressive. For comparison sake, the Great Albert Pujols has a 12.7% K-Rate and a 13.6% BB-rate this season. 7 steals in 9 attempts ain't too shabby either for a the big lefty corner-infielder.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 09:54 PM) I'd give 3/30. Here's the scary thing I'm thinking. I'm looking for teams that might have money to spend and could use a RH hitting, veteran 1b for next year and who might in a couple years be willing to move that guy to DH to finish his season. You know who pops onto that list? If Justin Morneau's condition is as bad as I think it is...the Minnesota Twins are very much on that list. Especially if his contract is insured. Wouldn't that be something? Thome and Konerko both go North and end up beating our brains in. Ugh.

QUOTE (Elgin Slim @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 08:18 PM) Sale may have an electric arm, but we saw how good that did for Strasburg. He started 1 season every 5th day and his elbow exploded. Sale has similar mechanics. I think that if they start Sale, he will suffer the same fate as Strasburg in his first season starting. If they can preserve Sale's arm by making him a closer, you do it. Liriano was throwing 98 mph before he had Tommy John surgery, now he throws 92-94. Sale throws 95-97 out of the bullpen, I'd guess that makes him a 92-94 mph guy as a starter. If Sale loses anything on his fastball if he gets injured, it could make him a fringe major league pitcher. We all know how hard reliable closers are to find, Sale seems to have the makeup, and I'd rather have that electric arm out of the bullpen for at least 6 seasons, than an injury prone starter who the team can never rely on, including losing probably 2 seasons of cheap service time for when his elbow explodes. JMO. I understand your concern, but approaching a pitcher with great talent by saying "Let's limit his value by putting him in the bullpen instead of utilizing him to full potential because we fear that he may get injured in the future" is a pretty bad way of going about handling him. The way it's taught is that a bullpen pitcher is a failed starter. You never grow a pitcher to be a reliever. Now you DO if that's what he has been his whole life because he has never had the stamina to throw 80+ pitches, but if a guy has shown the ability to start, you should never stunt his growth to be cautious. Sale needs to be a starter until he proves he can't, either by results or by injury. If he ends up becoming injured, then he can resort to the bullpen. Plenty of bullpen pitchers are there because they got injured as a starter and couldn't recover. That doesn't mean their career is over, it just means they can't start anymore, but they can certainly have a great career in the bullpen. PS: Mariano Rivera started his career as a starting pitcher, after struggling and having major arm surgery, he converted to a reliever, and the rest is history.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 08:19 PM) Us trading D1 could work out like the Tigers trading Jackson last year...but the return has to be right. I would rather it work out like the Tigers trading FOR Jackson last year.

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 08:14 PM) They won again. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/st...kinafa_wswafa_1 Damn, Axelrod has just been dominating this year. I wish he was 4 years younger. 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K. That'll work.

The most glaring problem I see in your mock roster is Sale as our closer. I will pull my hair out if they don't try this kid as a starter, like he is supposed to be. No sense wasting an electric arm for 3-4 innings a week when he can be a great starter for us in 2012.

Yeah...I am going to have to say if Teahen were to actually get to this ball, the throw would be closer Carlos Quentin in RF than 2B. http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_...ame_pk%3D265902

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 01:54 PM) Morel is gonna be fine, kid is in the middle of the pennant race, a bit shaky at first. Oh trust me, I'm not worried. I am probably his biggest fan on this site, I just want to know what the people who SAW him today thought. I figure he would be extremely nervous, and it's still to be noted that he has a torn labrum, so that could easily be a deterrent at some point.

Stupid classes have kept me from seeing any of Morel in a White Sox uni, but from the sounds of it, you guys have soured on him quickly. Did he at least looked "better" than Teahen?

Can't wait for Morel to go 3/4 today with 2 doubles and makes a great defensive play, and then Ozzie sits him the rest of the weekend for Teahen......

The Rams!

QUOTE (scenario @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 07:47 PM) Dash wins 3-2!!!

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 10:53 PM) Quote one and two: Better hope AJ doesn't go to a Central Division team. It'll be the same ol s***. He'll hit .400 against us and kick our ass. I can't believe how long hockey season is. I mean, doesn't it seem like they just had the parade? God, I can't imagine one of the Hawks having to play again this soon after winning it all. Well, when you are in the playoffs, the season is REAL long. It's over an extra month of play. Were talking like 4+ months off before the season starts again. That's roughly the same as baseball if you play until the end of October.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 11:09 PM) I did not know that. What was he doing afore his death? Probably just lying around.

QUOTE (gfbaseball @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 08:41 PM) From Great Falls, C Michael Blanke and 3B Andy Wilkins selected to the Pioneer Leauge all-star team along with head coach Cris Cron.

Morel to start tomorrow. HELL YEAH! Even though I won't be able to watch....

Morel is getting the start tomorrow!! No Mark TeahEn.

QUOTE (Pale Sox @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 07:04 PM) And I think there's a decent argument that it might be 1-0. Danks had to throw a lot of extra pitches that inning, and with the Sox going down quick, didn't really get much of a breather and hit around a bit the next inning too. But either way, those 4 runs are the difference right now. What a dud. Yeah, either way you slice it, we shouldn't be 3 outs away from getting our asses kicked.

OMG Teahen is still in there? I guess if we had the lead he would have been pulled by now for Morel or Lillibridge. Ozzie must want to keep Teahen in the game for his "offense"

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 07:01 PM) only hits tonight by konerko and omar. guess it doesn't really matter what teahen did. Except for the fact that it would be a 1-1 game right now....

Red Sox take a 7-5 lead over the Rays.

Well....at least Greinke is dominating the Twins. Rays/Red Sox game is tied at 5 in the 5th.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 07:21 PM) bout to be 6-1 pitching on short rest? not so good. It would also be only 1-1 if Mark Teahen was not playing too....