Jose Abreu

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Aug 23, 2015 -> 01:51 PM) With respect I disagree. Catching is almost a black hole. Add in the poor defense from both Flowers and Soto and you have a real issue in my opinion. Soto would make a good back up playing once or twice a week but no more than that. Flowers is simply a lost cause. Mark Their defense can be improved, but offensively, the Flowers/Soto combo when combined offensively is about league-average. While Flowers is below average offensively, catching has become such a weak hitting position that Flowers is actually an average hitter for a catcher.

Didn't realize this is Danks' 9th year with the Sox. If we don't trade him, then he'll hit his 10th year next year. Time flies. He's the longest tenured current Sox player. Alexei is 2nd, this is his 8th year. Edit- And this is Sale's 6th. But his first 2 were as a reliever.

Nikola Mirotic has been told he will have an increased role this year. I don't see how that can be possible. Even if we played Gasol/Noah just 28 minutes each, that would leave just 20 minutes each for Gibson and Nikola. And 0 for Portis. I still think we need to trade a big. And don't say put Niko at SF. We saw that last year. That took away all of his offensive advantages.

Here's a crazy trade idea for a 3B. Yasmany Tomas has played very well for the D-Backs (who have the #1 offense in the NL), but he hasn't had as much playing time as he should have with Jake Lamb at third and David Peralta, AJ Pollock, and Ender Inciarte playing well in the outfield. His defense at 3B has not been very good, but he brings lots of offense. What would the price be for Tomas, who, like Abreu, is singed for 6/68? The fact that he's Cuban could help him want to come here (Ramirez, Abreu, Viciedo in the system, Nieto in the system, Sox history with Cubans). I am, however, unsure of his contract situation when it comes to trades.

CERA fans will be upset to know that Soto is catching Danks. Soto will also (presumably) catch Samardzija tomorrow.

Sox are 25-21 since ASB, 4.5 GB of the WC. 28 of the 31 remaining games on our schedule are against non-playoff teams.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 23, 2015 -> 10:27 AM) This is the original tweet: Scot Gregor ‏@scotgregor 19m19 minutes ago Lot of good stuff from #WhiteSox GM Rick Hahn today. Didn't come out and say it but don't be surprised if he makes waiver trade or two Good question to Hahn from @ESPNChiSox about job security. Hahn said fear of losing job is not a motivator in how he operates What I get from it is we don't know what Hahn said since this Scot Gregor guy doesn't say and is just drawing his own conclusions based on his interpretation of what Hahn actually said. For all we know he was hinting about the promotion of Nick Hostetler. This whole thread was based on an assumption from some random reporter. In the interview, Hahn actually said the opposite of what the thread title is. edit- he said we're not out of the WC race so there's no need to sell

Melky has been fine. We knew what we were getting from him defensively, and his bat has picked up now. LF isn't the problem, nor is C.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Aug 23, 2015 -> 10:54 AM) Sox don't need an all star. Get a good young 3B; and trading Quintana, you could get that and a couple of really good prospects (or maybe a catcher). Who do you have in mind, then? There aren't really many "good, young 3B" out there, and the ones who are out there are all-stars (Arenado, Machado).

-Jennings with a nice inning -Jones great again -Robertson with a clean save -LaRoche with a clutch AB -Great offense in the 9th and 10th -3rd straight win, 4.5 GB WC

The Mariners' bullpen came as it were

3 straight wins have us 4.5 GB now

3 straight. Great job by the offense in the 9th and 10th

Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien 39s39 seconds ago Stop the Miller commercial. I beg you!

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 11:25 PM) I like it too. You're not alone. QUOTE (Mike F. @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 11:25 PM) I used to hate it but it's grown on me and now I start singing along any time it comes on the TV. It's not that the commercial itself is bad. It's that it's played at least once a commercial break... on almost every channel.

3 runs, Robertson better not blow this

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 11:23 PM) That's one of my all time favorite commercials. I really, really hope you're joking.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 11:21 PM) 2001 ALCS. The Blue Jays last made it in 93, but they seem well on their way this year. Wow, 14 years. I thought they had to have gotten there more than once during the Ichiro era.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 11:18 PM) Being a Mariners fan must not be fun. Six weeks away from taking over the longest postseason drought despite having money to spend and a top 5 pitcher in all of baseball. At least they have the Seahawks next door I guess. They also lost their NBA team... but a recent Super Bowl championship must be nice. When did they last make the postseason?

Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien 49s50 seconds ago This Miller commercial with the dude singing "Carry On My Wayward Son" must be destroyed. Enough! He's right!

This year, we are 14th in bullpen ERA. Seattle is 27th. Last year, we were 28th in bullpen ERA. Seattle was 1st. How did their bullpen fall so hard? Aside from Rodney

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 11:16 PM) Avi in extra innings with the bases loaded = walk That's true. Isn't this the 3rd time?

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Aug 22, 2015 -> 11:15 PM) Thank you Seattle! Goodnight! With Robertson, it's never a sure goodnight

That control tho!!!

Grand Slam time Avi