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This is two straight sub par performances from Verlander. He's a great pitcher, still human. Is this the last year for Mags?

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 14, 2011 -> 07:53 PM) Yep. They put him immediately in to Kanny, and he has hit very well. He is my new AAP, so naturally, I'm going to watch him closely. Any word on his defense??

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 15, 2011 -> 12:14 AM) The only way Dunn is going to turn this around, IMO, is change his approach. His bat speed is very slow and he rarely puts the ball in play. Lighter bat and change the funky bat bending behind his back. No way he will do either, so I predict no change in Dunn the second half. Please, please Ozzie bat him seventh (I'd prefer eighth but I realize no way in hell that would happen). Totally agree on your item #3.

What does Sale prefer? Starting or relieving?

Serafin also had a bad day. He is on the 40 man. Will he stay on the roster this off season?

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Jul 11, 2011 -> 03:54 PM) It's high enough to get a quality player in a good draft. Jackson should get us something. I would love a sandwich pick next year for Jackson. Just hope Kenny does not screw it up.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Jul 10, 2011 -> 08:15 PM) I don't think there will be management changes of any sort. Everyone involved with the Sox right down to the bugs in the field (actually, are there bugs in pro-ball fields?) would and have proclaimed that the team is under-performing and is capable of much more than the record shows. There were a few times I was baffled with Ozzie's management of the pen. Ohman coming in to face righties, Santos in extended save/non-save situations. Pierre was in a pretty awful funk and probably could have used some time off during that stretch, he's hitting again and he's had strong post ASB showings before. Rios. He's been a terrible human being all year. Thanks, Lilliflower, for the Chris Shelton-esque performance you gave there for a while, but you are what you are- not an everyday player. A pinch runner. How is Lastings Milledge doing, btw? De Aza? Dunn had an awful stretch and he's shown signs of breaking out. Even if he does, there is a good chance he'll end up with a down season for power numbers and a career high K total just because he does that on a regular basis anyway, and he's already racked up quite a few of them, even if he remembers himself all of a sudden. I don't blame Williams for signing him, and people who call for KW's head based on this signing are lying to themselves. It just hasn't worked out yet for reasons no one foresaw. Disagree; I hated the signing immediately. No other team pays those bucks for a DH. Posada is close, but he signed that deal with Yanks when he was a catcher. Ortiz well below Dunn's salary. They both have legacy with their teams. And four years? And a draft pick? There is not enough heat in Kenny's kitchen.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 10, 2011 -> 02:48 PM) Good stuff. You forgot Danks. Gordon should be higher than Morel. Lillibridge should be way higher Lillibridge should not be higher. He made two great catches in one game and got a few hits early. He has been useless for at least a month and there was no excuse for that sleepwalking play in CF in Colorado. He should be gone next year. He peaked in April/May.

I watched most of the Rockies-Nats game. Everyone was swinging at first pitch, looked like the players wanted to get the game in quickly and on to the three day break. Even the announcers said so. Did the Sox game look that way?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 10, 2011 -> 03:05 PM) At least we have Dunn and Rios turning it on in the second half to look forward to. .................not to mention, the next three years, too.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 10, 2011 -> 03:11 PM) Fitting ending. Hawk says you have to tip your cap. Is Hawk overpaid?

QUOTE (OilCan @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 12:39 PM) RE: Chadd Krist, 13th round selection. http://www.dailycal.org/2011/07/04/looking...seball-in-2012/ Couldn't find any other stories than this. It's not a "set in stone" article, but just as well. Cal will play its 2012 games in Giants' home park.

Harrell still doesn't show on roster of either Astros or their AAA team.

Have our minor league experts given any thought to next fall's 40 man, barring any unforeseen trades? Seems like neither Nunez nor Carter will survive. Not sure who else has to be protected.

QUOTE (Pale Sox @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 01:17 AM) He was a disappointment, but he also had 76 XBH's. Adam Dunn is on pace for 77 hits...total. Richie Sexson, Troy Glaus, Pat Burrell in his top 5 comps at Baseball Reference. Washouts by 32. Dunn has them beat by a year. Belle had a bad start, but so did Frank. Albert improved in second half, exercised his option, and Baltimore took him off our hands.

Is Dunn sitting vs the lefty?

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 10:28 AM) Mike Hampton Hampton is right up there. He was a great pinch runner, though. When he signed, he had the obligatory press conference, and he said he signed, not because of the money, but because of the great school system in Colorado.

Rockies would love to have a starter like Jackson. They have a couple of prospects who have put up big numbers in lower minors. Of course, their recent injuries have helped put them out of contention. I would like to see what kind of action Jackson would bring.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 08:43 AM) Yes, 11 teams with worse records clearly indicates we are one of the worst two Several teams with worse records are playing better baseball now. Oakland, KC, Minny, Marlins, Pads.

QUOTE (spiderman @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 11:03 AM) I don't think the White Sox are bad enough to fall out of the divisional race. If someone gets hot (Cleveland or Detroit), sure the Sox could be 8 games out quickly, but I don't expect much to change with the current division - the Sox will hang around, play at or about .500 ball, and stay about 3-6 games back. Because of their team speed and ability to hit with RISP?

Wonder what the true story is.... Clearing roster space at Charlotte? Clearing space on the 40 man? Maybe Harrell said something to his Mgr that got him in trouble?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 10:54 PM) And sad. Two picks after we took Mitchell. ...........And, he's only 19.

Williams Jr. still starting for B'ham.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 09:29 PM) The opposite. Instead of making Aaron Poreda and Sale starters and projecting unrealistic hopes on them, I'd prefer to believe in someone who has multiple pitches....can throw his offspeed stuff in the 70's with his fastball at 93-94 and also is learning how to mix in the screwball. A White Sox lefty who throws the screwball. Reminds me of Jack Harshman in the '50's.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 04:06 AM) He's a lot better than Arnie Munoz, that much is for certain. I remember that one start he made for us. ozzie wouldn't take him out, then we came back, scored some runs, and made it close. I think he also had a cup of coffee with Mets.