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QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Mar 10, 2016 -> 04:43 PM) I personally don't get all the love for Austin Jackson and why everyone thinks he's a lock to be a 160 game starter out there. The guy hit .267 with 9 HR's last year. Avi had an awful year with basically the same stats. I realize there's a big difference in defense but you have to believe at 24 years old Avi has a much larger upside at the plate. If Avi stays hot then I am not sure what they will do out there, although I guess thats a good problem to have. The addition of Jackson is greater within the context of our team and it's makeup. 1. The defensive difference between the two is MASSIVE 2. While Avi's upside is certainly higher, his floor is way lower. Jackson has had several seasons as an above average hitter and is a good bet to regress toward his career line 3. If Avi hits, we can still have his bat. He can platoon with LaRoche, replace Laroche completely, participate in a more equal job share with the corner guys (as forward-thinking teams like the Rays nad Dodgers have been doing for a few years now -- there's no evidence that playing 160 games is good for your health; 120 might be much better), or replace Melky outright. Lots of scenarios where he gets at-bats, the good part is that he only gets them if he earns them

Has Scott Carroll pitched every day?

Upgrading LaRoche to Bruce provides a marginal upgrade at a substantial cost. It won't happen, and I wouldn't even want it to happen at this point. There are better things to do with those resources.

Josh Phegley is bulls***

QUOTE (shysocks @ Mar 9, 2016 -> 03:02 PM) 83. I fear our pitcher-injury luck will run out this year.

I'm really shocked that people still see this as a possibility. In my mind, the Jackson signing closed this door emphatically.

From what I saw, Avi looked really good on both sides of the ball today.

Nice pitch

QUOTE (Tannerfan @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 04:01 PM) Say what you will, fundamentally the White Sox are not a good running team. That's why they're practicing running in practice games.

That was a BOMB

QUOTE (VAfan @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 11:44 AM) Last year, the White Sox had the worst offense in the AL by far, with 622 runs scored. (Next lowest was Seattle with 656 runs.) Hard to believe a team with that pathetic of an offense could win 76 games. The Sox were also last in HR at 136. I believe they were SO bad, that it turned the Cell from a plus HR field into a negative one! Here's what it looked like last year. 1B Abreu 30 2B Sanchez/Johnson 5 SS Ramirez 10 3B Gillaspie/Beckham/Saladino/Olt 16 DH LaRoche 12 LF Melky 12 CF Eaton 14 RF Garcia 13 C Flowers/Soto 18 Bench - Shuck/Thompson/Bonafacio/Brantly 5 Total 136 This year I expect. 1B Abreu 35. Should be better with protection behind him. 2B Lawrie 18. Could go higher if he stays healthy. SS Rollins/Saladino 16. Jimmy has hit more than that himself two years ago. 3B Frazier 35. This was his number last year, when he tailed off in the second half. DH LaRoche/Garcia 20. Could go higher if LaRoche can stay healthy. LF Melky 15. Should show some return to form after a horrid start to 2015. CF Jackson 9. What he hit last year. RF Eaton 14. What he hit last year. Bench. Shuck 0. What he hit last year. Total 182 That would put the Sox 6th in the AL based on last year's numbers. (I wanted to put in a nice table, but I can't figure out how to do it here.) I think you're right that there will be an increase, but it's never safe to project every player to match his career high. It's just never going to turn out that way. I'd lop 15-20 homers off your total and feel like that's a modestly optimistic projection.

Yeah, Shuck is the "benchiest" of the bench guys. I expect him to get 150-200 AB unless someone gets hurt.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Mar 6, 2016 -> 09:17 PM) Looking a little bit better now with AJAX industrial strength outfield cleaner. Word. /thread

Kudos to Hahn for getting this done somehow for $5m. Kudos to the part of the board that steadfastly held faith. I admit that I had lost it. This is great, makes me feel good about the offseason now. I didn't like feeling negative.

Levine uses inexplicably bad grammar to hide the fact that all his articles are personal speculations disguised as reported rumors. He's actually a master of the written word, but he chooses to use his gift for evil.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 02:47 PM) Forget that. Let us all give a moment of thanks for the departure of Raburn from the AL Central. That alone has to be worth 5 wins to the White Sox. Little did we know, Hahn has spent the last three months secretly working to get Raburn to sign in Colorado, under the guise of "pursuing CarGo." When considering all the ways he could improve the Sox' chances, there was simply never an upgrade available that would have a bigger impact on the W-L record.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 01:29 PM) Third and final part. Sale at 12, and for once there's a pitcher ahead of him - Archer at 11. Can't get too upset with that given the two extra years Archer's deal has, but still doesn't quite feel right. Sale's just better. http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/03/04/mlb-trade...rankings-part-3 That two years is a BIG deal, though.

QUOTE (PolishPrince34 @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 02:09 PM) CBS Sports reporting White Sox interested and talking with Rockies/Carlos Gonzalez and Reds/Jay Bruce. Hard to believe they can make a deal without absorbing enough money that they should have just signed Jackson/offered more to Fowler. Seems like they're HIGHLY prioritizing this person being a lefty platoon-partner with Avi, whereas we (the fans) are okay with Avi primarily platooning with LaRoche.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 01:03 PM) What in the f*** is Levine writing here? Hahaha He also used the wrong form of the word "tail" in Frazier's quote. This guy.

What a f***ing joke.

Johnny Danks batting practice

Sucks watching Avi obviously try to work the count, but just get taken apart by Kershaw there. Not really fair.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Mar 3, 2016 -> 11:32 AM) So he had a nad season and had almost 80 RBI's. What would he have done in a good season Well, that would depend entirely on where he'd be batting in the order and how everyone else did around him.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Mar 3, 2016 -> 09:59 AM) I'll keep arguing that Josh Phegley sucks for the rest of my life if I have to. I'll write it on his Hall of Fame plaque. lol, same.