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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 21, 2014 -> 02:42 PM) Yeah, the D is good and Clausen is not turning it over. But it's still the same old offense, unable to drive and score unless the LOLions help them out. It's more hating on Trestman not Clausen. And my post was a knock against Cutler more so than praising Clausen. I think he did a passable job today, and it it speaks volume to how awful Cutler has been if even a backup can come in on a short week and play at least competently against one of the top D's.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 21, 2014 -> 02:11 PM) LOL at the Clausen love. If it wasn't for a muffed punt and a roughing the punter penalty, the Bears would be getting shut out. QUOTE (Boogua @ Dec 21, 2014 -> 02:11 PM) Yeah, you're completely right. How many points do the Bears have again? No one is saying Clausen is a long term starter, but he's at least competent QB. He's capable of making quick passes under pass rushes, making accurate throws, and not making dumb turnovers like Cutler. All of that came in a short week of practice. Give the man some credit. EDIT: Oh yea, and I heard this Lion's D is pretty good.

First McCown now Clausen. Maybe Cutler is the only problem on offense. Regardless his trade value is going down by the minute.

Which if you compare our payroll of $90 mil last year, we do now have an increased payroll. Who knows how much of a leash JR has given Hahn. We could already be past our limits with Melky and moving DV would be a move to scale it back to JR's range. I'll trust our resident insider sources who have come through more times than not when they say we are done with major signings. That plus there are absolutely no rumors of Kang to the Sox put our chances at slim to none.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 20, 2014 -> 08:05 PM) He's looking for $5M to $6M a year per his agent. If that's the case, we could free a big chunk of that by moving Viciedo. And we definitely don't have to move contracts for Melky. Reinsdorf gave the ok to increase payroll before signing him. We tried to and still are trying to move Viciedo to fit Melky under our payroll. One way or the other, Viciedo's contract won't be on our books come opening day. Now if we want to sign more free agents, we'd need to move John Danks, and good luck finding any takers for him.

There are no rumors of him to the Sox. I can't wait to see the board go sour on him when it's revealed to be the Cubs. EDIT: After Melky signing, Rock hinted that we done with signings and need to move contracts to just fit Melky in the cap. This guy could cost anywhere from $15-50 mil, so don't get your hopes to high

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 19, 2014 -> 10:23 AM) He keeps saying he does and we can match anything (just a matter of Jerry and Co. being okay to pay the luxury tax). By the way, he is a really personable dude. Haven't heard him interviewed much but this guy looks like he could turn into a face of the franchise guy who you can market as well. If you follow him on Facebook he's an all around great dude. Loves to goof around and great with kids.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 19, 2014 -> 08:07 PM) He was batting 8th in the NL ahead of the pitcher. I need to watch more National League games...

How does a guy like Hanigan, career .250 hitter with 25 HR's, have 38 IBB's in 550 games? I think that's one of the most astounding findings I came across in a while.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 19, 2014 -> 12:07 PM) Hannigan is better than Brantly. He's still a backup. I am using an analogy here. Trade made sense for both teams, Red Sox overpaid to fill a need, Padres got great value from the deal.

That's a robbery for Padres. Could we have traded Brantly for Middlebrooks?

Steven Souza is a good athlet, but spent 5 years in A ball because he was never able to hit. Then something clicked at age 23 and started to rake. Just maybe Trayce Thompson isn't completely dead yet.

I think the team's biggest problem is defending the pick and roll. I think all of Calderon's points came off of pick and rolls. Rose, Hinrich and Brooks are all terrible against that play

So the left handed version of Tyler Flowers huh?

Stats don't lie.

Ironically Cutler is having his best statistical season. We all know he get those stats from, just speaks volume on how much he sucks when he's under pressure.

QUOTE (Lemon_44 @ Dec 17, 2014 -> 02:24 PM) Why is Castro, who is 2 years older and, other than 1 year, been a worse offensive player than Dayan a bounce back candidate but Viciedo is not? Because defense matters.

Not sure if you mistake Cabrera as someone else, but he's pretty bad on defense. In fact, all current Cabrera lineage are bad on D, Miguel, Melky, Asdrubal, and Everth...

Dunleavy's got a little Swaggy P in him lately.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 17, 2014 -> 01:16 PM) I agree. But I think something around Viciedo and Nieto could get them talking. Try Viciedo and Montas. There is almost no market for Viciedo, and he could be had for less after DFA'd. Castro is a candidate for a bounce back season at a premium position.

He's lost a month to injury, but Russell Westbrook might be the best player in NBA this season.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 03:07 PM) Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 1m1 minute ago Former Yankee David Robertson: "I want to win another World Series. It’s fun." Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 2m2 minutes ago Robertson: "I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t think this team wasn’t capable of getting to the playoffs." Now I am confused.

The difference is Jake's reference to Fangraphs projection is heavily based on future performance indicators such as FIP and BABIP that regresses/progresses outlier performances. Your analysis is heavily based on past performances. While I think one analysis is more accurate than the other, I do think that there are variables not accounted for in both analysis that could end up favoring the Sox.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 01:37 PM) Surprises me that Q threw softer than that. He did, barely, at 91.6 lol. I was surprised old man Penny could throw that hard.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 12:31 PM) Trivia question, which threw the hardest in 2014, Quintana, Danks or Penny? Since no one figured this one out, the answer is a shocker, with Brad Penny clocking 91.7 mph on his fastballs!