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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 3, 2014 -> 04:22 PM) Courtney Hawkins was the 13th overall draft pick and Micker Adolfo was the #9 prospect who signed for a $1.6 million signing bonus. They're incredibly talented players and both are incredibly young still too. I mean, if you want the Sox to stop bringing in guys with LTP, projectable bodies, incredible bat speed, and off the charts athleticism, that's your prerogative, but maybe we should at least halt the criticism of Adolfo until he has a professional at bat just because he has a similar scouting report to Courtney Hawkins (who, even with a dropping average, has shown the ability to walk and very good power). I think Hawkins had Wite at the back flip.

Are there any adverse reports on any of the big three regarding character/smarts/etc? You get this all the time in football, for obvious reasons.

I respect a team wanting its players to look reasonably 'sharp'. Who needs all the excess facial hair. Just play the game. Be a role model. Oakland did it (facial hair) in the 70's and it was kind of cool, but when everyone does it, it is just a bunch of copycats. Maybe the chicks like it; Lillian can opine here. Same with the necklaces made of what looks like woven fabric. Copycats. Maybe the chicks like that, too. Just play the game, and button your shirts, Napier and Gomes et al.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jun 2, 2014 -> 07:04 PM) Oh yea Marte. Also while doing some research for this thread I ran across the name: Mike MacDougal. Also, Nick Massett was a thing for a minute. Coop can't fix'em all -- but overall the Sox have acquired so much low cost above replacement pitching it's kept them afloat and papered over a really bad position player development history. Other teams have gotten pitchers off the scrap heap who helped.

QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Jun 1, 2014 -> 10:38 PM) Semien was sent down to make room for activating Abreu tomorrow. Still have no clue what Charlotte will do with all the infielders. Actually, the Charlotte roster is now at 25 includung Semein. Micah due to come back soon will make 26. They have another infielder named Michael Johnson who isn't playing much and is probably expendable.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 1, 2014 -> 09:00 PM) How do you give up 8 BB's in 5 innings?? Wow. I think it's called being afraid to put the ball over the plate because then the hitter will hit it very hard.

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Jun 2, 2014 -> 02:01 AM) Off the wall question, but did anybody ever sign Keppinger? Nope.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 1, 2014 -> 04:29 PM) Even more so in person He made pitching look very easy on TV.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 1, 2014 -> 11:16 AM) What an absolutely bizarre thing to ask. No, the answer is 26.

I thought either Leury or Sierra would have been sent down or DFA'd. Or De Aza, preferably.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Jun 1, 2014 -> 10:32 AM) Oh no doubt. And Davidson is only 22 or 23. So I'm not worried yet. And I like Gillaspie so I'm fine with it. It gives us a good LH bat No reason for you to be worried about Davidson. Hahn should be worried.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 1, 2014 -> 08:36 AM) Well, I would HOPE Fedde would be on the list, due to that TJ surgery. Hoffman wasn't on the list, and he had TJS.

Just read an interesting report on players to avoid in first round. Gatewood, Toussaint, Fedde, Beede, Harrison, Kopeck. 5 days to go.

DSL Sox left Micker on the bench.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 31, 2014 -> 05:08 PM) I guess DeAza had yet another bad/questionable fielding play in the early innings, not cutting off a ball that got past him. He really looks like toast. I saw the play. Terrible effort. Announcers said nothing. It did not lead to any extra runs.

De Aza has reached that level of futility where Hawk makes excuses for him.

That's the Adam Dunn we all know. Overpaid and overdue.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 30, 2014 -> 09:43 PM) Trayce just can't get it going this year. Disappointing to see his development go backwards. At this stage, it's hard to imagine him becoming a big leaguer. Same with Mitchell and Walker. Walker has now struck out in over half his AB's. Cannot imagine Thompson, Mitchell, or Walker being on the 40 man next year.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ May 30, 2014 -> 09:59 AM) sometimes it seems people are more concerned about the Sox being #1 in prospect rankings than actually keeping good young players under reasonable salaries. Both.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 26, 2014 -> 08:24 AM) Here's another list I found at wikianswers. Time to first from LHBB Mickey Mantle 3.1-3.3 Vada Pinson 3.2-3.3 Ichiro 3.7 Bo Jackson 3.2 (3.65 from RHBB) Ralph Garr 3.2-3.3 Rick Manning 3.3 Miguel Dilone 3.3 Mickey Rivers 3.4 Willie Wilson 3.6-3.7 Michael Bourn 3.6 Thanks, Caulfield. Good stuff there.

Did Hudson have a second TJS?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 28, 2014 -> 07:14 AM) It was a gamble. Suggesting it was anything else is ludicrous. Maybe they should have signed Ubaldo. I must be getting really old. I actually agree with you. Of course it was a gamble. Sox offered up a couple of mill or whatever for a guy who was absolutely horrid in Colorado 3 years ago. I witnessed that mess. It took a while, but the Rockettes finally DFA'd him and ate his contract. More recently, he was lousy in the minors in 2013, so naturally Sox gave him his comeback opportunity for 2014. Bad gamble. Right up there with Mitch Boggs. Pete and rePete. I like what you said about Ubaldo. That would have been a more interesting gamble. The other two never had a chance.

This year, Wilkins and Eric Johnson. Previous years, Reed, Jeff Abbott, Sweeney. Going way back, I thought Kenny W would be a great GM (at inception). Wrong!!

So if we draft either Aiken or Kolek, where do they start playing, assuming we can sign the winner? Rookie League, Kanny? If it's Rodon, I bet he starts at AA.

QUOTE (raBBit @ May 27, 2014 -> 02:48 PM) Swisher probably makes that short list with me as well. Swisher, Vicente Padilla, A-Rod, probably missing a few. Torii Hunter is a great dude by all accounts but the Jamie Burke play from '04 made me despise him for years. That was the all time dirty play. A pox on his house.