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QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 02:07 PM) The rotation is set. So nobody is on the bubble there. Bullpen locks if healthy--Lindstrom, Belisario, Veal, Downs, and Jones (yes, Veal is a lock) Bubble: Axelrod, Cleto, Boggs, Webb, and Petricka. Putnam and Purcey will get cut. I'm thinking Axelrod stays as a long reliever, and Cleto stays because he's out of options. Boggs is the wild card. He may just be let go, since his agreement with the Sox was that he had to make the 25-man. Webb and Petricka will get sent down, but we'll see them before too long. Position--right now, no room for Davidson, Micah Johnson, Liddi, Jordan Danks, or Tekotte. But a trade could open something up for Danks. Keppinger's injury probably means Leury Garcia goes north. Beckham's injury could help Semien make it. This seems about right. Best case scenario would be a bench of Konerko, Catcher, Danks, and Leury Garcia with De Aza and Keppinger traded. Wishful thinking at best though. Sounds to me like Nieto will be on the team as well. Couple of pieces today written about how good of a game caller he is.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 12:54 PM) All future World Series chances will be ruined because Paul Konerko is on the roster and guys like Semien and Garcia have to play in Charlotte instead of sitting on the bench in Chicago. Plus Jordan Danks might find a new organization. How awful. Be condescending if you wish, but it's still a stupid ass idea.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 11:09 AM) Still waiting for the big 3B/IF backup battle as well as the De Aza/Viciedo/(Jor[Dan)ks] battle. There really isn't a battle unless there's a trade. It looks like it will be Konerko, Nieto, De Aza, and Keppinger. Semien may make it if Beckham is unavailable. Garcia could make the team if Keppinger starts on the DL. Danks may make the team if De Aza is traded. These are the things that happen when a team's owner forces the GM to keep an aging veteran around as a mascot.

Keith Law had an insider writeup on C Alex Jackson . Pretty positive outlook. Law says he'd just move him to an OF corner and let him rake. He says that Brady Aiken looks really good. 6'4 LHP that throws 94-97 with a plus curve. He mentioned that Aiken will be in the top 5-6 mix when it's all said an done. Law also says that the Marlins have been linked to Tyler Kolek and the Cubs to Tyler Beede.

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QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Mar 15, 2014 -> 10:22 AM) I don't disagree with anything you're saying here, but picking as high as 3, you want results as well as projection. Guess I'll just have to post the articles as they appear. Friendly wager says he's not top 5. It should be interesting, man. I am glad that I don't have to make the decision. We are in agreement that obviously the team needs a difference maker though. It has to be the right guy. I am just glad the buzz is dying on Trea Turner. I was never really a fan.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Mar 15, 2014 -> 07:11 AM) 5 ER according to the box. Highly doubtful. Rodon, Beede, and Kolek, at a minimum, would be picked ahead of him if the draft were today. Hoffman may turn it around, but you can expect quotes and articles very soon about him tumbling down draft boards. He'll still have plenty of fans, though. This is not true. It's a projection business. Jeff Hoffman has the stuff and athletic profile to be an ace. Beede is safe which is fine as well. Kolek is awesome but already massive and his secondary stuff isn't great. Hoffman looks to have problems with his mechanics and repeating his delivery. That is a White Sox specialty. I would take Hoffman over Beede because of the stuff but if Hoffman is gone, Beede woudl be fine with me. Watch Jacob Gatewood as well though. The kid could be a superstar, franchise builder type.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 14, 2014 -> 05:13 PM) Its possible. IMO Flowers is worthless to this franchise but hey, what do I know. Rock, how likely is it that Francisco Cervelli is the White Sox catcher for at least this year?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 14, 2014 -> 01:34 PM) Fister? Damn near killed her! I like the, "Fister? I didn't even know her".

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 07:10 AM) I think Baez will be an absolute superstar. I think he'll make enough adjustments to keep a reasonable K rate. Though the pitch he hit last night was about as meaty as meatballs get. Bryant, OTOH, while having only a slightly higher K rate in MiLB, looks like he could be a K machine in MLB. Not completely sold on that one. Oh see, I'm more convinced about Bryant than Baez. I think Almora is the most likely to not bust. He plays great defense in CF. Baez will have insane power at a MI spot but may struggle with the obp and BA. Soler could be the bust of the group. Bryant I think will be a superstar though.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 09:02 AM) Uh, Scott, polarizing implies that their are strong opinions on both the like and dislike sides of the equation. I'm pretty sure only relative shades of dislike exist for Donkey among the fanbase. The sad state of pseudo-journalism. Not true. I don't dislike Dunn. I like him actually. I hope he hits 30 homers in the first half. WAtching him hit moon shots is fun. He was one of my favorite players when he was in Cincinnati. The guy was a monster offensively for a long time. Just hasn't worked out here.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 07:59 PM) I have a feeling it's going to be a Gillaspie/Semien platoon at 3b this year, with Semien getting some starts at 2b as well. How though? Where is Semien's roster spot coming from? As of now, barring a trade, the bench is De Aza, Konerko, Keppinger, and a catcher. Without Keppinger on the roster, I'm assuming it'd be Danks or Leury Garcia. Semien will most likely be starting at AAA with Sanchez, Davidson, and Wilkins in the IF.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 08:24 AM) Boy that's one big cookie of encouragement for all you Dunn lovers who believe some team is going to swoop in and pick up part of this guy's contract. The other 29 see those stats, too. They also see this mindset, from the guy who was more or less dumped in his free agent year and who famously for a year or two had his desire for playing the game of baseball constantly questioned. UC, you are a funny man. You are a great grudge holder.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 01:32 PM) I think Garcia starts in RF everyday. To me, Semien is the best utility guy we could have on the bench. Danks isnt an MLB player in my eyes. I meant Leury Garcia. He should be on the roster in my opinion.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 11:54 AM) No love for Garcia eh? Pretty much. Law has never liked Garcia. He hates his approach at the plate and said that he needs to be back in the minors but that it'd never happen after hitting .304 in Chicago last year. He had rave reviews for Eaton and Abreu. He thinks Semien is a good utility player. Davidson is also a Keith Law favorite.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 01:13 PM) Look at the production last year, Konerko had his worst OPS in his career. It was contagious. Rock, any idea how this roster takes shape? As currently constructed it seems like Keppinger, Catcher, PK, and either Garcia/Danks for bench. Who won't be around in your opinion?

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QUOTE (oldsox @ Mar 10, 2014 -> 12:54 PM) Mark Grace hit a ton of doubles, not many homers. not much speed. Great career. If RR hits over .300 again this year with a bunch of two baggers, he should pass a lot of players on the White Sox prospect list. Grace also played great defense and had a 2B for most of his career that put up #'s of a typical 1B.

QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Mar 10, 2014 -> 11:08 PM) I think so. Thing is IF the Marlins made Stanton available there are other teams with plenty more to offer than the Sox have. I'd love to see what kind of numbers Stanton would put up at the Cell but its just not realistic. The Sox wouldn't be able to sign Stanton once he became free either.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 10, 2014 -> 09:14 AM) I could see him + Saunders becoming a more reasonable return but there's a huge problem - we have literally no where to play him right now. The IF at AAA has 4 guys (counting Davidson) for 3 spots, the IF in the big leagues has Beckham at 2b with basically the same issue - needing playing time to see if he can live up to being anything useful. Are the Mariners playing Ackley in LF currently?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 10, 2014 -> 09:05 AM) If that's the case...then any deal actually going down would wind up involving much bigger names than Michael Saunders. Seattle has some they could part with, but if they're not willing to do so then there's nothing to discuss unless the White Sox are trying to dump him. True. Would anyone still be interested in taking a chance on Dustin Ackley if that could be a piece of the deal? He is another guy that was supposed to be really good, got rushed, and just hasn't been.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 10, 2014 -> 08:35 AM) I honestly don't think either is a poor justification even if he hit well in the Spring. It's still Spring Training. These numbers mean absolutely nothing. If you can save money and keep a player for a longer period of time by keeping them in the minors for an extra 30-60 days, I'd do it every time. Yeah I wanted Davidson to make the team for selfish reasons. The best course of action is for him to go down. Charlotte infield with Davidson, Sanchez, and Semien is quite exciting actually. Can Leury Garcia play 3B? It doesn't seem like Keppinger will be able to play 3B with his shoulder and Gillaspie should never face LHP.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 10, 2014 -> 08:50 AM) I'm not sure we can say they're "Considering" it, but there appears to have been fairly respectable, non-bruce-levine names that have liked the White Sox and Mariners and put the 2 names Viciedo and Saunders together. The Sox know Viciedo better than anyone at this point and given his lack of development, I consider it plausible that they might reach a point of personal frustration with him in a way other teams wouldn't. When I start seeing proposals involving him that otherwise make no sense, as you say...that starts making me think that a personal issue could very well be the problem. This is one I could easily be mistaken on, because the only way to really gauge how a team feels about a guy personally is to read between the lines; looking at performance, playing time, trade rumors, competition on the roster, etc. If nothing happens and he goes out and gets 600 PA's this year, then they're still showing confidence in him. If they make a move like this, or they give him 350 PA's and platoon him with a lefty OF who is older and getting close to FA...those kind of things argue to me that they have a real problem with the guy. Also, IIRC Viciedo was not present at that hitting seminar that went on in Arizona a month before spring training. Steverson wasn't even talking about Viciedo. I kept hearing Abrea, Garcia, Eaton, Davidson, Semien, Hawkins, blah, blah. Rarely heard much about Viciedo and I thought it was weird at the time. I don't think Sox are necessarily looking to dump him though. I think Seattle just really likes him.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Mar 10, 2014 -> 02:20 AM) If I trade Viciedo to Seattle, I would want Luiz Gohara back and another low level pitching prospect. I would want that competitive balance B pick. I would consider moving Viciedo for Saunders, a good young pitching prospect (Gohara), and their competitive balance pick. Viciedo could go there and end up thriving but maybe the Sox don't see him as part of their future. Interesting.

The Boras-White Sox thing is overblown especially with Hahn in charge right? Could that have something to do with it? Might the Sox be afraid of the contract that Viciedo and Boras will ask for? How many years of control is Viciedo now, 2 more?