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From a Law blog today: http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/keith-law/...aw-on-southland

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ May 21, 2013 -> 11:37 AM) Manaea was scratched from his start today. s***ty timing for the kid. You have to figure there's a very real chance he falls to us now. I wonder if it'd be worth gambling on that upside at 17 considering that this is such a weak draft anyway.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ May 22, 2013 -> 02:30 PM) Santiago not in a position to succeed . Starting on short rest between starts and throwing bullpen session yesterday. If he fails it makes putting him in the bullpen easier. Would love to see him make it a hard decision for the Sox by pitching at least 5-6 good innings. Unfortunately the Sox need 7 after taxing the bullpen the last few days. Seems like a throw away game so a win to complete the sweep would be huge. Yeah I'd honestly rather start a AAA scrub on full rest.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 22, 2013 -> 10:24 AM) Christ, it's tendonitis. MILD tendonitis. He probably f***ing slept on it wrong. DOESN'T MATTER! SHOULDER!

SHOULDER AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ May 21, 2013 -> 03:18 PM) Then you missed my point then. =) Perhaps I did. We need to get other guys in the lineup to hit too, was mine.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ May 21, 2013 -> 03:14 PM) Not batting with two black holes on either side of him he won't. Exactly my point.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ May 21, 2013 -> 03:04 PM) Match up smatch up... he's been one of the better hitters on the team and playing decent defense too. Kepp does not deserve to start with how atrocious and lackadasical he's been. Keppinger needs at-bats against good match-ups in order to get going. It's not a Little League team -- if we're going to have a shot to win we need more guys to find a way to produce. I like Gillaspie, but he's not carrying us into the postseason on his back.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 21, 2013 -> 09:39 AM) Axelrod as a starter at the MLB level: 19 games, 108.1 IP, 4.32 ERA, 75 K, 35 BB, 1.33 WHIP, 14 HR Personally, that looks like a 4th starter to me. It's not a large sample size by any means (which his minor league numbers are, and those are phenomenal), but there's enough there for some stabilization. The Sox have a lot of talent in their rotation, but Axelrod really should be in a rotation somewhere in the majors. The jury is still out for me until he gets at least 30-40 starts. Remember how good Phil Humber looks for 15-20 starts?

QUOTE (ChiSoxJon @ May 18, 2013 -> 03:56 PM) My Top 8 2013 MLB Mock Draft: 1. Houston Astros- Appel 2. Chicago Cubs- Gray 3. Colorado Rockies- Bryant 4. Minnesota Twins- Stewart 5. Cleveland Indians- Shipley 6. Miami Marlins- Moran 7. Boston Red Sox- Manaea 8. Kansas City Royals- Stanek Top 3 Mock ChiSox Picks: R1. Dominic Smith, 1B, CA HS(most agreeable between KW, Hahn, and Co.)/ J.P. Crawford, SS, CA HS/ Austin Wilson, OF, Stanford/ Alex Gonzalez, RHP, Oral Roberts(confirmed scouted)/ Phil Bickford, RHP, CA HS R2. Alex Gonzalez, RHP, Oral Roberts / Michael Wagner, RHP, San Diego/ Stephen Tarpley, LHP, Scottsdale CC/ Stephen Gonsalvez, LHP, CA HS R3. Ryan McMahon, 3B, CA HS/ Christopher Rivera, SS, CA HS/ Jeremy Martinez, C, CA HS Mayo is saying Smith won't get past the Mets, and consensus seems to be that Manaea will fall further. I wonder if Hunter Renfroe may be available at 17, which I think would be nice. Also, I've been all about Aaron Judge, but I saw some video and I don't like his swing now. He somehow looks off-balance and like he doesn't swing very hard at the same time.

QUOTE (Jillian Michaels' Abs @ May 20, 2013 -> 02:04 PM) I've heard that this trade is agreed upon in principal, pending a brain scan and psychological evaluation of the Diamondbacks GM. I mean it wouldn't be the first, second, or even third Kevin Towers move that seemed to make absolutely no sense to anyone at the time.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 20, 2013 -> 08:29 AM) As bad as the red sox starting pitching was last season, that's how as good they've been now. Excellent Tim McCarver impression! You forgot to start with, "In MAH opinion..." though

That would be a coup for us. No chance.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 17, 2013 -> 12:15 PM) I honestly just don't think he ever really liked the Sox system, and it's not like they've proven him wrong. There are a few throughout that we could look at, but I think the biggest one he was wrong on was Dan Hudson, and then Hudson's elbow ended up exploding. He never said he didn't like Sale, he just said he didn't see him making it as a starter. He's been proven wrong thus far, and I'm grateful for that. Yeah, with Sale particularly, I think we often misrepresent what people say. We think to ourselves that Law and others say they "don't like Sale", but really what they're saying is that they don't like the PICK of Sale at 14. Everyone always acknowledged his stuff, but felt that his frame and delivery made him a big risk as anything but a reliever, and so there were safer bets available. The Sox gambled and have thus far been fortunate, but it could have easily gone the other way. We can't forget that these pundits are giving opinions on futures; their opinions are on decisions being made now to gamble on a range of outcomes. No one ever claimed, for example, that Sale was going to be a bad pitcher, just that he was high risk. The fact that he's been good so far doesn't make Law or anyone else wrong about him -- he was and probably still is high risk.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 17, 2013 -> 08:05 AM) Not really that....just the fact a guy predicted to be a sure-fire top 10-15 draft pick and top of the rotation major leaguer one year can quite easily go to questionable the next. There's no sport like that, not the NFL, not the NBA...the line between success and failure is so delicate. Baseball, unlike the other two sports, it still take 2-3 years for most collegiate pitchers to make it to the big leagues. I understand what you mean. It's because there's so much projection involved. Unlike the other major sports, none of the guys drafted possess the skills to play -- you're always betting on them to develop those skills. That's why they love the radar guns, because it's hard to tell who is going to be able to learn, so you miught as well choose the ones that have huge arms.

Actually looking forward to this game.

I think Puig is aiming too high anyway, but we also can;t forget about all the money attached to him. The Dodgers have him because they were willing to pay more than anyone else. And although he's a slightly safer bet now that everyone's seen him, I don;t think the Sox are one of the few teams that can justify tying that much money up in a prospect.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 17, 2013 -> 01:37 PM) So probably not Puig, unless the Dodgers get really desperate, but Pederson would be a good possibility. 3. Corey Seager, ss http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?s...&pid=608369 4. Joc Pederson, of http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?s...&pid=592626 Those are the only logical players the Sox would target, if they're to trade Peavy EVENTUALLY. Fathom has mentioned in the minor league reports about Pederson before. With Seager just having a decent but not dominant season in the Midwest League, it would be a tough call, but going with Pederson (who's much closer to the big leagues) would make a lot more sense, from the point of view of eventually having to replace Rios and the possibility of Viciedo moving to 1B/DH. Not sure about his fielding...if he could play CF, he would 5X more valuable to the Sox. Hopefully Trayce Thompson keeps maturing to the point where he becomes a legitimate option for that position and the White Sox have some leverage of their own to use against opposing teams looking to deal us an outfielder. I'd think we could aim higher than Joc Pederson -- at least as a centerpiece. There are probably going to be a ton of teams looking for good pitching on a short-term, reasonable contract by the time we're ready to punt the season. I actually asked Dave Cameron about the possibility of Peavy to the Orioles in a chat the other day. His opinion was that the Orioles wouldn't be able to make the best offer without including Gausman/Bundy. That's just one guy's opinion, but he tends to be really conservative, so it's a promising one.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2013 -> 11:23 AM) I feel like the Orioles, Dodgers and Giants are 3 most likely suitors for Peavy, and I think all 3 could afford him. Orioles seem like a great fit since they've publicly claimed they seek a frontline starter. There's not a ton in that system behind Bundy and Gausman, however, and they stated those two are untouchable.

Four winner threads on the first page. What is this I don't even

Yeah, it's really about who is available at that spot. This is going to be good TV. I really enjoy watching the coverage each year. I guess I'm a geek.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 16, 2013 -> 04:53 PM) You guys living in CST and EST, do you hate these late west coast games or is it nice to be able to watch it late without distraction? I love it, gives me a chance to do something else during the evening and watch the game while I'm winding down. I tend to stay up later than I should, though, anyway.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 16, 2013 -> 03:27 PM) Mayo has the Sox taking an OF as well, but it seems like no one has been able to specifically state the Sox are looking at a particular player http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20...lb&c_id=mlb That's the first mock I've seen with Renfroe falling to 17. I think I'd be happy with that pick.