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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 19, 2011 -> 01:23 PM) If I looked at other team's lists of players who went to the AFL and had moderate success, do you think I could find a decent number who weren't protected? No, I don't.

Is there a chance that the Sox/Kenny exposed/gave away Doyle just for the $50 Grand? Do the Sox need the money that badly?

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Dec 8, 2011 -> 11:05 AM) He's referencing the fact that everyone (myself included) has been lamenting the status of our minor leagues as barren and disgraceful. Yet, in our barren, disgraceful farm system, Doyle isn't even in the top 10 on any list I've seen, so losing him should upset nobody. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't adding/removing people from the 40-man affect how much they get paid? If so, why would you use up a transaction on a guy who is waaaaay down your pecking order on the off chance that they might get drafted? If there is no way in which messing with the 40-man affects anything, then yes, it is really stupid to leave any roster spots open before the Rule V draft. There has to be some sort of consequence to adding people right before the Rule V and then dropping them from the 40-man immediately after, right? I could be totally wrong on that. Either way, care little about the loss of some pitcher who could not even crack our terrible Top 10. They still sent Doyle to the AFL, where he excelled. That is what made some, including myownself, to think that he was worth protecting.

There is a note in today's Denver Post that the Rockies are interested in Gordon Beckham. Second base is a position where they think they need an upgrade. If Kenny listens, the Rockettes have several verry good prospects.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 7, 2011 -> 07:48 AM) Sucking for a decade, pocketing all of the revenue sharing money, then getting a new stadium and spending tons of money isn't something the Sox have the opportunity to do. True, but the Sox are in deep doodoo because of Kenny.

QUOTE (Soxnfins2256 @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 05:43 PM) The funny thing about this is, my father also says I had a batting stance similar to his when I was in high school. Could you hit?

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Dec 7, 2011 -> 10:23 AM) FWIW, Rockies just traded Huston Street for literally nothing. PTBNL and salary relief. I always thought they would get something for Street, even if it's at trading deadline. The odd thing is, the Rockies are making a load of money. Their payroll is under control, and they have a great nucleus of stud players. They can easily afford a slight overpayment to Street. Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd is a joke.

Sox website has Molina as its #2 prospect behind Addison Reed.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Dec 3, 2011 -> 09:21 PM) If I see one more person complain about signing Dunn with 20/20 hindsight, they should stop posting. Though I think Randy hated it from the start, so he's the exception. I thought I was the first one to hate the acquisition of Dunn. Anyway, I hated it the minute I heard about it, although I did not think he would be this bad. It still rankles me that we gave a a #1 pick in addition to all that money, none of which is Kenny's, who must be the most unfirable person in the country.

I never understood his batting stance.

I still can't believe how Kenny has mis-general managed this team. The Marlins get Reyes and Bell, they already have Hanley Ramirez, and they offer a ten yr deal to Pujols --and all of this would bring their payroll up to $100mm. Meanwhile Kenny has assembled a lousy team that had a payroll of $127mm in 2011, with no significant salary relief possible for at least two yrs, and he keeps his job.

Who is the better prospect, Gac or Andy Wilkins?

Just don't let Mr. Field breed.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Nov 22, 2011 -> 11:57 AM) Until he has a bounce-back year this season and signs there for the most money. "It's not about the money."

We send him to AFL, and he does great, so we don't protect him? Why then did we send him to AFL? If I didn't know better, it looks as if Kenny Williams is running the show.

Rockies would salivate over Danks, and they have several players who would really help the White Sox. I would love to see a big trade between these two teams, given that they have the worst GM's in MLB. This is the only way Kenny would have a level playing field in trade discussions.

All the blogs on the Rockies list Danks at the the top of their wish list. I wonder which GM will start the ball rolling....Rockies need a solid SP to be ready to win in 2012. Of course, they also need a third baseman, a second baseman, a first baseman under 35.. Still, they have a lot to offer in a trade.

I remember Jack Brickhouse telling the story that, during Minie's rookie year, he slid into third with a triple, and gobs of cash came out of his pockets. He had not gotten a bank account yet and didn't trust the clubhouse.

I still remember as a kid when Minoso broke in with the Sox. A thrill a minute, or so I thought then. I still use forms of his name on passwords.

I first heard a few weeks ago that the Rangers re-play that fight routinely before all home games, even though the event happened many years ago. They're a bunch of low class idiots to do that. I can't believe Commissioner Bud Lite allowed that to happen. Does he want more fights? I hope one of our pitchers does some serious head hunting down there.

Why would Sizemore want to play with the White Sox? So he could team with Rios and Dunn? What a pair to draw to. Way to go Kenny.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 21, 2011 -> 12:11 PM) All of the grammar mistakes hurt my brain. The author is young.

QUOTE (gatnom @ Oct 22, 2011 -> 08:09 AM) Obviously, no sane person saw Dunn having the year that he did, but he's not really wrong here. I am cynical, but not insane.

I don't mean to sound cynical but I wonder how big Kenny's entourage is. Probably a vacation for the whole family on the company tab.

Sox just cut/reassigned Cofield, among others. He had decent numbers at B'ham. Has anyone here ever seen him pitch or have a report on him?