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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 21, 2014 -> 03:56 PM) I think some folks are maybe overreacting to Bassitt a bit. I like him, I think I had him around 20 or 22 on my list of prospects, just as he was starting his return. He looks healthy which is great, but I can't see a legit argument having him any higher than the bottom of the teens. He's got a very good fastball, and nothing else above average, unless he's made large scale changes recently. It's definitely not any worse than people overreacting on James Dykstra's Low A stats and ranked him in the upper teens in the ranking. And I think most of the FS voters had Dykstra much higher than Bassitt, which, to me, is the bigger crime. I am probably one of Bassitt's biggest supporters, dating back to last year. It isn't just based on his recent success. Even so, I think his potential only tops out as a back of the rotation starter, with bullpen as the much more likely destination. But given that he was a 22 year old college senior drafted in the 16th round, and now he's moving closer to getting a chance to start in the majors, this has to be one of the bigger success stories for the Sox in recent years.

Really, the only crime Conor Gillaspie has committed this season is leaving Moises Sierra hanging dry, and forgetting to smile when Santa stop by to give him his Christmas present. The perfect platoon partner for Gillaspie is Semien, who has been one of the best hitters against lefties in our system throughout his career. Meanwhile, Gillaspie is hitting a cool .337 against righties. If we head into next season with Sanchez at 2B, Ramirez at SS, platoon of Gillaspie and Semien at 3B, with Semien spelling Sanchez and Ramirez, we'd be in a good shape for our infield positions.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Aug 21, 2014 -> 09:55 AM) Exactly, we haven't had two legit ML-caliber shortstops in quite awhile. In the past, we had shortstops who projected as second basemen, but now we actually have two shortstops who profile as ML shortstops. Carlos Sanchez will have a better chance to stick at SS in the ML than Anderson would.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Aug 20, 2014 -> 08:48 PM) Bassit with 8Ks through 6. Dude is legit. Wish he hadn't gotten injured, he'd likely be at the very least be a September call up. I'd probably start him in AAA next year. He will have to be put on the 40 man during the off season and will be 26 come next year. He's also dominated the competition the past two years. I'd say if he performs well in ST next year, he gets a spot in the rotation.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 20, 2014 -> 12:58 PM) To make this happen we need to have an obvious guy we'd be willing to either trade, demote, or release if Rodon is tearing up the minors in May. If they're not willing to eat Danks's contract and Noesi is pitching as well as he has with the Sox, then that means they need to find an expendable arm to fill that rotation slot in April and May. I can't think of any recent years where the Sox didn't have to bring in anyone outside of their opening day rotation to start games during the season. And given the number of holes we have to fill in the lineup and bullpen, I don't think we will have a very strong back of the rotation heading into next year.

I don't want to see Rodon penciled in as a starter at the start of next year. We need to have 5 starters ready to go, and call Rodon up in event of injury or someone gets traded. Ideally, we shouldn't call him up until June. Even if we pencil him in as a starter, I am sure he will be on an inning limit, and he won't be able to help much in a playoff race if we are in one.

It's seems the 5th inning is the make or break inning for Q. His ERA for 5th inning last year was an unreal 8.51, this year 4.81. Ironically, when he first came on the scene in 2012, he would get hit hard int he first 3 innings, and settle down in the latter part of the game.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 19, 2014 -> 02:55 PM) Forget him as a prospect, that K-rate will not work at the MLB level. I'll take that. We can run him out there to start every day, and he will take the 5th day off

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 02:06 PM) truthfully, this is in the WWE handbook on how to bring up(what they believe to be) rising stars. Remember with Ryback, they brought him in and made him fight 2-3 wrestlers at a time for a while. Another way is to let the up and comer squash everyone until they put him in a PPV match. If Reigns falls into mid-card, it will only prove that breaking up the Shield was a panic move because Bryan went down. I really liked how they broke up, but i just think it was far too soon This is one of the few things I do not like about the company. I think some of the guys they tried to push are not ready for the job (with Reigns, it was a bit different, he was part of something special, and was awesome for like 2 months, but was quickly exposed after). And the guys who are truly over and should get the spotlight keeps getting buried by the company, i.e. Cesaro, Dolph, Bryan (for the longest time), and soon enough Bray.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 02:07 PM) Nope. Cena is good on the mic(when he's not making jokes) and is good in the ring too. I obviously know what you're getting at and if Reigns is pushed down our throats then yes he'll be hated as well. He will never be like Cena because Cena is charasmatic to a portion of the audience, amongst many reasons. I think he's a more explosive version of Batista.

I don't post on there much, but I'd like to say that I think Reigns will be someone the hardcore fans will hate 5 years down the road. A powerhouse with no mic skills, very limited move set, seemingly anointed as the poster boy of the company, and somehow wins all the matches with odds stacked against him, do we know someone else who fits in that profile?

Time to bring Cesaro back from the dead to fight Brock. I like him 1,000 times better than Reigns. Plus, both being "Heyman" guys, I am sure they will find some CM Punk vs Heyman and Lesner type of angle.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 17, 2014 -> 02:56 PM) The "lucky" home run thing is stupid. The only "luck" he has is being strong and skilled enough to turn deep flyballs into outs. Just like any stat in baseball, it's not perfect. It's a good indicator of the likelihood that he will continue to hit the same pitch out if other conditions of the game changes.

It's a combination of fatigue, pitchers making adjustments, and regression to the mean. He leads the league in just enough and "lucky" homeruns, only 3 of his long balls were "no doubt". He was bound to slow down at some point. While we all want him to hit 50 home runs and shatter records, it just wasn't very realistic in his first year. The encouraging sign is he's still making contact

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 16, 2014 -> 08:41 PM) Derrick Rose sucks we should cut him. You missed the point. My observation is his playing style is a bit of awkward fit for national team or all star teams.

Seeing Derrick in these all star teams / national teams is just a bit awkward. He's not a great half court player, he's not a creative passer and court vision is only average, and there are better scorers on the team than he is.

And now I officially laugh at those who said Dykstra is a better prospect than Bassitt. Dude is just putting up silly numbers

Would people hate the Cubs if they moved? Not that it's remotely realistic

Am I reading this right? Jose Barraza down in AZL has 21 pass balls in 29 games? I didn't think that'd be possible. Not to mention he has been sporting a .550 BABIP for a while. He's such an enigmatic prospect.

Stat heads should but beating themselves up right now. Q just went from a 2.90 ERA with 2 outs in the 7th to a 3.15 ERA.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 13, 2014 -> 09:11 AM) Christmas Day at UC vs. Lakers. That could be fun. Holy s***! The return of the Carlos Boozer! Get your tickets now, you don't want to miss it. I was hoping they draw OKC or even the Spurs

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 08:01 PM) Taylor has been pretty great ever since coming to the Sox. Also, it's amazing how Davidson and Hawkins have gone absolutely quiet with the long ball. I think you are concerned with the long ball a little too much. They can't even put the bat on the ball probably. I'd be happy if they just start collecting hits, the power will come back eventually.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 02:25 PM) And... Rodon, Dykstra, Danish, Brennan, Wendelken and soon Montas again is a sick rotation Montas and Lopez will be back with the team shortly. I suspect either Rodon gets send up or they shut Danish down.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 10, 2014 -> 08:09 AM) Why exactly? A+ has proven not to be a challenge for Danish. If he dominates AA over the first 3-4 months next year, why does he need to spend any time in AAA? IMO, AAA is much more important for hitters and pitchers that still haven't learned how to pitch and require an extra year of development. It's not like we haven't had players skip AAA before. Here's three guys off the top of my head: Mark Buehrle: 0 AAA starts Chris Sale: 0 AAA starts Jose Quintana: 0 AAA starts Obviously Sale was a unique scenario, but I think Buehrle & Quintana are fairly decent comps for where Danish might be at next year in terms of development. Both guys were pitchers not throwers who dominated AA. As a result, the Sox felt they were both ready for the majors and they were proven right. I honestly think Danish will be in the same boat next year and I'm not sure what some token time at AAA will really prove for him. The jump between A+ and AA is the biggest jump in terms of talent and competition. You want to make sure Danish is really ready before he goes to AA. He's had a great year, but also past his original 100 IP cap already. He should be shut down at any time. It doesn't really make sense (or matter) to promote him to AA now. Let him work on a few things in the off season and start off in AA next year.

Chris Bassitt continues to prove doubters wrong. Hope he can do the same in AFL this year and gets a chance to battle for the 5th spot in next ST.