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Kenny handled this perfectly. He did us a favor. Forced Adam to retire. It's not the White Sox's problem that Adam's kid has nothing better to do all day.

Can we DH Kotsay and Jones again?

Holy crap

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 6, 2016 -> 05:17 PM) That's a big swing in WAR If we're replacing Garcia we save about 3 games worth of runs

Thank you lord

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 3, 2016 -> 08:42 PM) Hopefully his swing improves as ST goes on. Looked as bad as ever today. I doubt it will..and it if does it'll have to improve substantially to overcome his god awful defense. He has a ton of work to do to turn into a positive WAR player.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 3, 2016 -> 06:13 PM) Watch Tigers sign him now. I really don't know what Hahn is waiting for. They like Garcia...they'll pay for that during the season

Off the top of my head I think Eaton was responsible for 21 runs lost last year

You know it's bad when Melky is your best defender in the OF. I'm not expecting Eaton to be nearly as bad as last year....but he's going to have to take a huge leap to even out his ratings. The good news is his year previous to that one was nothing like it. So there's some hope he can bounce back. Avi however there's no reason to expect him getting anywhere close to passable.

Hell that was a good article. Definitely some good info in there.

That report by Holmes sounds like he pulled it out of his butt...That doesnt sound real at all.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 23, 2016 -> 05:51 PM) Maybe Avi will try a more upright stance on defense Let's just play Melky and Eaton out there instead. Let's try some weird 2 man OF defense.

Everything's fine. Why upgrade one of the worst defensive OFs in baseball?

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 2m2 minutes ago Sources: The Orioles have agreed to terms with Dexter Fowler on a three-year deal for about $35 million. https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN Well now it's actually happened

He's going to the Angels in that deal

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 03:47 PM) You don't need to, just saying that you taking flawed defensive metrics as the gospel is a skewed way of judging a player. Go back and re-read my first setence before the Bill James comment. Then get back to me.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 03:41 PM) You putting all your eggs in 1 basket to defend a point says all it needs to. I've watched multiple Cubs games last year & outside of bad jumps from time to time (hence the below average), he's not the liability you make him out to be. Forgive me if I don't take your judgement to heart. I'm not relying on your ability to judge defense.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 03:37 PM) Sometimes it better to watch with your eyes instead of relying on unreliable metrics. It's confirmed by the eye test. That Bill James guy...what the hell does he know about baseball right?

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 03:35 PM) I was hoping the Rangers would sign Stubbs or Venable. Stubbs was linked to them over the weekend. It just seems with Jackson that if the Sox were interested, they would have locked him up by now. A Rangers writer linked them to Venable the other day. Hopefully they take him. Otherwise...as much as it pains me...I'd rather just go into the season with Garcia. Hahn will have to live with his mistake until the deadline.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 03:34 PM) He doesn't "suck" on defense. Below average? Sure. Suck? No. Yeah he does suck. He gave up more runs than most outfielders the past 2 years.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 03:33 PM) From the same article about Crawford, there was a blurb linking the Cubs and Rangers to Jackson. Yeah those were the two that have been linked to him for a while. Hopefully they are in discussions with him and he realizes he has a much better shot to start here.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 03:30 PM) Good stuff, thanks. Don't get me wrong, I want someone way better than Venable. Just seems based off of the description given by Hahn that it won't be a full-time starter that they go after. Hopefully they come to some agreement with Jackson. He's the best fit. Defensively it would be a huge plus. We would save basically 11 runs by replacing Garcia with him. That could be a couple games worth of runs.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 03:25 PM) Based off of what stats? Just wondering what you're looking at. Defensive runs saved he actually was a minus in each position in the outfield. Awful in RF. Serviceable in LF. God Awful in CF. The best part is he had almost no assists in the outfield.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 03:24 PM) is his defense that bad? It sucks Austin Jackson fits the best. Venable wasnt even a positive on offense.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 03:07 PM) “We’re looking for any way to get better,” Hahn said, when asked if he liked to add another outfielder. “The final couple spots on the roster will come down to a combination of platoon advantage, speed, defense and positional flexibility.” http://www.csnchicago.com/white-sox/brett-...-series-caliber I have a feeling Will Venable is the most likely fit. He fits 2 of those categories. The other 2 definitely not.