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Like Escobar, this guy is also a switch hitter, who also had his breakout season at age 21. He's no Gregory Polanco, who was rumored at the July deadline, but he's an inexpensive utility infielder who play several positions and provide great defense for us, and a plus runner who can pinch hit and run in late game situations. He's not a sexy player, but he seems to be a very versatile player, and I expect him to be completed for a 25 man spot during Spring Training.

Eduardo Escobar with more speed

Damn, I wished someone would have bit on that. Imagine if we shred Dunn, Rios, Alexei and maybe even Danks contract. We will be running on a $25 mil payroll next year

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 8, 2013 -> 07:56 AM) How about the coaching? Semien, when I interviewed him last week, specifically credited Gary Ward for some improvements in his approach. Gary's the hitting coach in AA. Ha, that's what I meant. coaching staff, not pitching staff*

I just made an observation. Everyone who's played in Double A B-Ham is having a career high or close to a career high in BB%. I am not sure if this is a factor of the park, the league, or hopefully the pitching staff, but the team as a whole is getting on base a lot. Guys like Semien and Dan Black posted ridiculous walk numbers, while others guys like Walker, Thompson, Jared Mitchell, Andy Wilkins, Saladino (especially last year), even Michael Blanke are posting the highest BB% of their career at BB. Then I tried to picture Courtney Hawkins eventually playing at Double A, and my mind just blew up.

By the 2015 Gordo will be 29 and Tank will be 27. They should be considered veteran as well based on service time hah

We can create 5 different banners. Each of them will be our starting pitchers pitching in the empty Cell. We will switch to the proper banner on the day the pitcher starts.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 31, 2013 -> 09:45 AM) Dayan, Avisail, De Aza, Beckham, Gillaspie, Phegley - That's not a bad young core to start building around. Get one or two of Semien, Wilkins, Sanchez, Trayce Thompson, Brandon Jacobs and you're doing pretty good. Hopefully Dayan and Avisail really figure it out, because they both have some insane upside as 3-4-5 bats That's a hell of a anti-OBP and anti-Sabermetrics lineup. I dont see three of those players as even league average players. If we get OBP guys like Semien and Wilkins to Pan out and sign a guy like Ellsbury, then it would be much more pleasant.

On the bright side, this means we can shed about $40 million in payroll next season (could be more pending Rios and Alexei deals), and we got a slightly higher upside version of Tank to fill his position. Not bad. Since the Red Sox clearly STOLE this deal, I also think there's a bonus kicker where the Red Sox will force Ellsbury to sign with the White Sox in the offseason for a discounted deal

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 11:29 PM) Avisail Garcia = the next Magglio Ordonez? I've been pushing for Carlos Lee. Similar built and similar skill set. Garcia should play left as well.

QUOTE (daggins @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 11:23 PM) Grimm is Lance Broadway, Olt has been terrible in Iowa, CJ Edwards isa great A-ball pitcher and Neil Ramirez has questionable medicals. And what can we say about our return? I dont think our return is that bad, but expectations were too high. And people are down on Olt too early. He was the 22nd ranked 'Spect coming into the season, and I think his vision loss affected his bat greatly. I believe he will make a full recovery from the injury. Olt can also stick at a more valuable position while adding plus defense. Edwards is the obvious X Factor here as he could be the best of the bunch.

I am just hoping Garcia can turn into a slightly lesser version of Carlos Lee. Ultimately, we got a lot lesser than what the Cubs got for Garza, when trading arguably the more talented pitcher.

Don't know much about this kids besides the good contact and absurd BB/K rate. Is a slightly lesser version of Carlos Lee a good projection for this kid?

Sean McAdam @Sean_McAdam Despite interest from 4 teams - Red Sox, A's, D'backs, Cards - sense is White Sox are coming down on Peavy asking price. #RedSoxTalk There are rumors that states otherwise. If Rick wants to come down on the asking price, it just goes to show you the franchise plans for a full rebuild next season.

It's cute how the casual fans commented on the Sox official release on Facebook and bashed the team on trading away our all star reliever. I guess you can't satisfy everyone.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jul 29, 2013 -> 04:20 PM) Trading for an a pitcher with an injured shoulder makes him a great GM? I'm not saying he isn't but this trade really shouldn't be what makes or breaks the reputation. It does. This moves swoops Crain out of the Red Sox's hands. And it's a minimal risk, you pay for what you get type of deal. At worst, Crain only pitches a couple of inning for them and Rays only give up little in return. At best, they get one of the best relivers in the game, and they pay the right premium for his service. Either way, Rays won't lose in this deal, I think it's brilliant.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 29, 2013 -> 09:18 AM) If Bundy is the centerpiece of a Peavy deal, then Rick Hahn failed miserably. I don't care how talented Bundy is. You don't give up the top pitcher on the market for a guy who just had major surgery. The Sox aren't trading Paul Malholm here. Not everybody recovers well from Tommy John either. Didn't Strasburg also came back from a TJS last season and still struck out 200 in 160 innings while still hitting 95-97 MPH consistently? TJS is very common these days, there's no reason Bundy can't revert back to his old self in 2 years. Plus, the possibility of Sale and Bundy atop the rotation for the decade or so is too good to turn away from.

It's fitting how Semien and the opposing team's SS are total different players. It will be fun to see who actually pans out for their major league team.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 28, 2013 -> 05:32 PM) Trayce Thompson homer. Spencer Arroyo pulled after 4 innings (traded!) I blame you for another unfruitful visit to the Trade Wind section and MLBTR

It's safe to say Chris Beck has the hitters where he want them.

Here's hoping John Danks pitches a perfecto his next start so we can trade his ass too. Heading into next year our starting rotation could be Sale, Santiago, Quintana, Johnson and Rienzo. All guys are products of our farm the past few years. Pretty impressive.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 03:39 PM) Crap, didn't realize this was a day game. How did Peavy look? Brilliant, other than the three homeruns he gave up.

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I would also like to point out Semien is the type of guy who improves a lot every season. This guy wasn't even on the radar two years ago. His improvement in plate discipline and pitch recognition this season is pretty much incredible. However, he still hasn't hit over .280 in a season yet, and it probably won't translate into anything more than a .250 hitter in the majors. He's still 22, so I wouldn't rush him to the majors just yet. I would let him stay in the minors for another half a year or so, and hope he can improve his hitting next year. If he's still raking like this next season, I would call him up around June or July.

QUOTE (onedude @ Jul 24, 2013 -> 08:11 PM) That's almost 2 times better than Bonds best year...you probably meant ops? Oh no, you got me QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 24, 2013 -> 08:11 PM) Our leadoff hitter is perhaps the strongest spot in our lineup He's a hitter acting as a leadoff hitter. An OBP in the .330's with little speed to boot, and who's becoming more and more home run happy isn't your ideal leadoff hitter, according to the traditional definition or the Joe Maddon definition. And I am probably discrediting him a little bit more than I should because I couldn't get over his -15 uzr/150 this year.