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Tyler Flowers already has 0.5 fWAR. His total for last season was -0.1.

Coolest part of last night's game, IMO, was Abreu really working the counts. Pitchers are clearly pitching him very carefully and seeing what they can get away with, and he's got a TON of plate coverage so it's worked out okay so far, but it's still nice to see him force them to get closer to the zone. Really impressed with how quickly he's adjusted so far to his first taste of the best pitching in the world (Not MIN and COL, of course, but ML in general).

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 11:35 AM) Great to see Sale using the chageup more than the slider so far this year. Absolutely. Can only bode well for his health.

Minor league? Sure Charlotte has the AAA equivalent of 90's Barves pitching at this point, right?

That's the worst FG Community article I've read

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 12:07 PM) One can assume that the comment was made because of Denver's location. It's windy and a mile high over there. The Rockies play in Denver. If those factors are always existent there, then the Rockies should theoretically lead the majors in HRs every year. This would be true if all ML hitters had the same ability to hit for power.

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 09:56 AM) What about trading for a guy like Brandon Belt? Only 25,plays LF, left handed power/average bat that would benefit from a park like the Cell. Albeit he's probably gonna be expensive but either way the Sox are gonna have to pay up if they want to get a serious LH bat to hit in that 5 hole. I just don't know why he would be available at any point in the foreseeable future.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 08:00 AM) If you got him next offseason, on say a 5 year deal, you'd have his age 28-32 seasons. That seems like a reasonable gamble if they are interested in spending money in that particular way. Wow, he's younger than I thought.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 08:55 AM) Trouble is, we've got what, 3 guys we might be able to say are best fit at 2b? Semien, Sanchez, Johnson, all of them with promise. If more than 1 of them are big leaguers, someone's going to have to play a position other than 2b. We can always trade one. None of those guys are can't-miss guys -- I figure the logjam is a problem I'm okay with having at this point. We can cross that bridge if we find ourselves with an embarrasment of riches. One thing's for sure though -- Beckham has GOT to see the writing on the wall.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 08:39 AM) Sandoval is looking for a contract similar to Hunter Pence, maybe more. He's a guy I stay very, very far away from. Yeah, I've always liked him, but let's let someone else pay for the overweight guy's 30s. Seems to me like the round guys break down early.

QUOTE (sammy esposito @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 10:31 PM) If Avisail had options he should have been the one sent to triple A , We have a ready to play outfielder names Danks who can play outstanding defense and led our sox during spring training. Send Garcia down so he can learn the art of fielding and hitting and bring up Jordan Danks. It doesn't matter what you have invested in Garcia the best man is in Charlotte. dy His bad approach worked fine in AAA, which is problematic. To me, he needs to make his adjustments at the ML level.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 10:25 PM) I'll just say I don't have high hopes for him. I think he'll be a tantalizing cocktease for the next few years.

Game 3 lol

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 12:11 PM) The Cell is an awful park for players that have moderate power. The gaps are incredibly small. There aren't any nuances that make it better for hitters. There's also the wind off the lake factor. Which is one of the reasons it's so bad to only hit 6 homers in a season.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 11:36 AM) Any stat that says Ramirez the worst hitter in baseball is a stupid f***ing stat. Don't ignore all the context the OP baked in -- he's ignoring every part-time player and Darwin Barney and is including just the last two years. Take a look at his 2012 and rethink that. Remember he plays in the Cell.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Apr 2, 2014 -> 12:29 PM) Thats cool, thanks for sharing.

Semien is ideal when/if he is ML ready. We need OBP in the two-hole more than anything else. In the mean time, it may as well be the hottest hand.

162-0!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 2, 2014 -> 10:44 AM) So why didn't we dump Viciedo in the offseason if he's not going to play? You can't bench the ML homerun leader!

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 11:22 AM) But Jeter himself stayed out of it, unlike Frank Thomas who moaned about the contract with a diminished skills clause that he signed. And it was the Yankees that took it public and made it a so-called fiasco. But you are a 100% saber guy and it's Derek Jeter so haters gonna hate. LOL 1. Jeter is overrated as an example of untarnished "class" among baseball players 2. ??? 3. JETER SUCKS SABR RULES HATERS GON HATE You're such a f***ing troll

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 12:27 PM) WHERE'S OUR JUNIOR LAKE? HOR-HAY SOLAR

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 07:31 AM) Definitely more of a PR/fan risk than an actual baseball risk. I think it's one of those things that would get picked on if we sucked, but it would just be something else if not the draft anyway, you know? LIke if we just win, then it won't matter. If we lose, the fans will find something to hang their hat on regardless.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 08:20 AM) Plenty of people have said he isn't. The thing is, I don't know how you can rip Jeter for being flawed and use that negotiation of his contract and an example where A. he didn't negotiate the contract, his agent did. and B. There were absolutely no quotes of Jeter whining. What is he supposed to do, just tell his agent to accept whatever the Yankees offer? Here is a quote from his agent about the Yankees taking things public: There's a reason the Yankees themselves have stated Derek Jeter is their modern-day Babe Ruth. Derek's significance to the team is much more than just stats. And yet, the Yankees' negotiating strategy remains baffling." Then Close said: "They continue to argue their points in the press and refuse to acknowledge Derek's total contribution to their franchise." It was a fiasco. He's the only player in history to have dragged a $50m+ extension into free agency and end up eventually re-signing with the team offering the extension prior to free agency. It doesn't make him evil, but it does make him a greedy athlete like all the rest, not a beacon of justice.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 07:04 AM) If you have a problem with Jeter and that negotiation, there probably are very few players you don't have a problem with. Many negotiations become nasty, but for some reason this one became public, and I don't think that was Jeter's idea. Certainly. But none of those other guys are being heralded as legendary "ambassadors for the game" and considered flawless role models. I mean, my favorite player ever is Frank Thomas, and let's be honest, he's always been an egotistical asshole. But no one ever tried to say he wasn't, you know?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 07:04 AM) I read the SI article you linked and it seems Jeter said nothing publicly about his contract. Maybe his agent did and the Yankees, but he certainly did not. Yeah, I don't remember Jeter ever saying anything publicly until after the process, when he expressed his frustration that the situation was so public. The public voice was all Close and Cashman. But that doesn't change the fact that he was "offended" at the contract offer and held the line on it all the way into actual free agency before caving. I'm not claiming he cried to the media, I'm just claiming he busted the Yankees' balls over what was, in reality, a generous contract offer simply because he felt he was owed high-end money for his past. It just seems childish and greedy to me.