MiddleCoastBias

Would this move be for DH or OF?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 13, 2009 -> 03:02 PM) I'm not complaining one bit. As a fan, I love the fact that KW is consistently able to get rid of future crap before everybody figures out they're, well, crap. I'm looking at it from a rival GM standpoint. If I'm a GM, I've LONG crossed KW and the White Sox off my list of teams I'm willing to deal with when it comes to young prospects. I'm looking at teams like the Braves and Marlins. Teams that consistently either produce their own talent or trade away young talent that goes on to flourish for other organizations. You just wonder how long KW is going to be able to get away with this. Hopefully, with all the changes throughout the minor league system the last few years, and an obvious philosophical change in drafting, will FINALLY be able to start to produce our own talent and not have to rely on swindling other GM's. Agreed. And I would add the Pirates in there, too. They love to ship out any talent they have for fear that they might cost too much after 3 years...

QUOTE (daggins @ Dec 13, 2009 -> 04:29 AM) As long as theres a plus defender to go with Rios I don't care what his name is. First off, from what I've read, I do think that this kid is worth a small investment given his potential for a big return. But I've got to play devil's advocate here: it sounds like we're going for just defense and speed here, eerily reminiscent of one Brian Anderson. I was never a fan of BA but I will treat this like an AA meeting and announce: hello, I was a Jerry Owens supporter. But the principle remains the same: BA, JO, DWise, we've tried this 'fast, defense' mold before (with the exception of JO, he just ran fast in circles). I love the IDEA of Gardner growing into his potential of awesome speed and defense and we can forgive his bat, but I feel like we've been down this road before. I'm a hesitant supporter, as long as we don't invest too much and we don't get too attached, giving him CF like it was his birthright.

Carrasco on being non-tendered Seems to me that by him saying that it's difficult to talk about one player (despite being 1 day away from decision time) doesn't look good, IMO. And the "one comes in, one goes out" sounds like they were close to the deal with Putz at the time of this interview.

QUOTE (spiderman @ Dec 11, 2009 -> 04:14 PM) Do the White Sox now move Jenks? Personally, I wouldn't, but they are about to go to arbitration with him, and Williams may feel that he can save money by moving Jenks while still having 2 guys (Putz and Thornton) who can step in for Jenks...or do the Sox stay with Jenks, and enter the season with what looks to be nice late inning options for Guillen. My concern before I think about moving Jenks is asking if Putz is actually going to be ready on opening day to fill the role, and if that's not possible, how quickly he will be back. I've seen people saying that he'll be ready but others says he hasn't even tried to throw yet. I know we have some time before the season starts but if we do deal Jenks and it turns out Putz is never going to get his 98 mph sauce back and/or won't be ready for months into the season, then what happens?

I love how when, like in every consummate sports article, they throw in his 'key' statistics there is no mention of his pitching stats, just his batting stats. I understand he was in the NL and needs to bat but the basis of the article was how he couldn't pick up pitches ie how he's pitching, so by extension it would make sense they would highlight his pitching numbers. I know it's a minor thing, I just thought it was funny. Plus, those weren't Mike Hampton circa ATL Braves numbers but they certainly weren't bad in any case.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 9, 2009 -> 03:54 PM) He is loyal to New York and would like to stay there. It is much different with Japanese players, more often than not, they have a loyalty to their organization that most American born ball-players don't have anymore. Matsui is currently the Yankees plan B and will still be an option, but the priority in New York is to sign Damon as the DH and if that happens, Matsui's two main suitors will be the Angels and Sox. I just fear if the Sox wait on Hideki the Angels will jump into the picture after failing to land one or both of Lackey/Bay and will have more to offer Hideki than the Sox (financially). I've seen this mentioned elsewhere but I have yet to get a good reason why they prefer Damon over Matsui for DH. I think it's apparent that Matsui is a better hitter; Matsui bested Damon in most major statistics for a DH last year (OPS, HR, avg.). Is it the age thing, long-term goals, cost? I ask because a couple weeks back when it wasn't clear who the Yanks would retain, I recall some people saying they would much rather have Matsui as a DH, and now the Yankees are going to other direction. What am I missing?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 9, 2009 -> 04:32 PM) Crisp, Matsui and Putz would be nice moves IMO. Matsui fills the LH DH spot with power and RBI's Crisp plays good D and has produced a decent OBP. Putz is Dotel's replacement. Speaking of whom, has anyone heard anything about where Dotel is going to end up?

Curious here... it seems like a lot of people are excited but only "at the right price". Given our payroll and how much he may or may not demand, how much is that "right price"? How much can we afford and how much will he want?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 8, 2009 -> 10:31 AM) And who would be our everyday 1B? Kotsay? It's a stretch here, but JD did just say that he is willing to talk to teams about playing 1B, acknowledging that might the only place he could play. If it came down to actually moving Paulie, might Dye be had at a hometown discount?

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Dec 8, 2009 -> 02:18 AM) I'd say it'll cost somewhere between $17.5M and $19M total for Jenks, Danks, Quentin, Teahen, Carrasco and Pena. That doesn't leave a lot of wiggle room Is this estimate for this year or next? I ask because I'm not sure of how the process works out in it's entirety ie why would we need to pay Teahan arb this year if we just acquired him?

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Dec 8, 2009 -> 12:38 AM) Because I don't change my opinion on players based on one partial season, a good 400 PA season doesn't erase the previous 4 bad ones. I'm not going to buy high on an incredibly expensive 32 year old with a well documented track record of mediocrity, that's how a lot these teams in financial trouble accumulate bad contracts. I was anxiously awaiting your response because I had the same knee-jerk question; sometimes we are to quick to jump at positive numbers when we need to look at the big picture. I think your point about how teams "accumulate bad contracts" is often ignored.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Dec 7, 2009 -> 06:17 PM) You cannot have an outfield with Matsui/Rios/Quentin. Rios is a good defender, but he's not that good... Hell, I don't think there's a center fielder alive that can cover that much ground. [in best Hawk voice] Carlos Gomez, fastest man alive

Just flipped over and they are doing their run-down, I guess Ozzie will be speaking shortly. Edit: I've been lied to. No Ozzie, no new information. No fun.

My birthday. I love me some me. And I love when others celebrate me. Narcissists, assemble!

Big sexy CJ with a BOMB to put the Javelinas ahead in the 8th. Absolutely murdered that ball, well done.

Good piece of hitting by Morel in that last AB. And heads-up base running to take 2nd on the miscue by the catcher.

QUOTE (chisox2334 @ Nov 17, 2009 -> 06:39 PM) http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2009/...nry-blanco.html well apprently w sox are looking for backup catcher Wasn't his deal something super cheap like $500,000 for last year? And the Cubs didn't pick it up so he left? I remember thinking he had to be the biggest steal at that position, given his arm and power numbers. At the time, I thought he would've been a great addition. Depending on Flowers realistic timeline and Blanco's asking price, it wouldn't be a bad idea (entirely). Granted I realize Ozzie doesn't like having multiple catchers on staff so Flowers wouldn't fit (which it seems everyone is saying that he will be up for an extended period this year). I guess what I'm saying is that for a cheap price and the right conditions, I would love to have Blanco as our backup; if it's not in the cards, I won't be at all upset with what we have.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Nov 17, 2009 -> 11:32 PM) His response: "Go to law school kid. Do yourself a favor. And tell them Uncle Joe sent you. You'll thank me later." That's probably serious advice from him. I bet Joe hates his life and just makes ridiculous comments to get attention and act out like a little kid.

Now, I'm going to preface this that I would love to see this going down as much as anyone, and I'm a huge Paulie fan. Everyone keeps talking about how the Angels have wanted Paulie for YEARS now, and we may assume that they are still interested in him now. But we also know that Paulie is not the same player that he was in '04/'05 when the Angels were shopping for him. Flash forward to the White Sox and KW pursuing Griffey for years... At the time KW first expressed his interest in KGJ he was still stroking it... similar to Paulie and the Angels years ago (and in all honesty, Griffey is GRIFFEY and Paulie was never at the same level). Flash forward again to the value of what KW actually gave up when he finally got his guy... What I'm saying here is that while the Angels may have had interest in Paulie for years, the value in this trade is nearly negligible and we'll likely end up throwing money/prospects to LAA in addition to SD.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Nov 16, 2009 -> 05:14 PM) Yes, but it doesn't do you any good to weaken one strength to strengthen a weak area I don't know, I think it's easier to walk around with 2 normal legs than 1 really big leg.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Nov 16, 2009 -> 03:43 PM) Maybe a Sox prospect going to SD or LAA is Viciedo? http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-1...,4524518.column Take this article with a grain; I know the hitting sample size to claim Morel has surpassed Viciedo is small (12 games?), just thought it was something to point out to those that may have missed it.

Damn, working from home today on a tight deadline for tonight, and this is what I get? I wish I didn't have the willpower of a 3 year old, I'll probably be refreshing every minute now (even though I know nothing will be magically resolved today).

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Nov 11, 2009 -> 12:47 AM) My question is, does the Stone Pony actually like Taco Bell or is this his way of cracking jokes on air? Sometimes I think he gets off (no pun intended) on saying things that fly right over the ol' Hawkaroo's head My interpretation is that it's a Taco Bell paid advertisement... considering it's damn near every night. It's like the game start at 7:11 where it's not a big thing but they say straight up "the game start is brought to you by 7eleven". Pretty sure that the T-Bell references are all paid for. But god bless those cheesy gordita crunches...

Probably should be in "I'm drunk in 2009" (or deleted). But let's be honest here, folks, ginger kids are scary. And don't get me started on daywalkers...