Jose Abreu

QUOTE (Tex @ Feb 2, 2015 -> 08:12 PM) I'm not certain what a plummer is but if he is like a plumber, I agree. With electrical there is a circuit breaker. Maybe he meant this guy.

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/i...sox-versus-cubs Your thoughts?

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Feb 2, 2015 -> 07:49 AM) Not sure how much snow Oak Brook got, but our office there was not closed today. Really? That's strange, I live near Oak Brook and they got just as much as the neighboring towns in which everything is closed.

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 1, 2015 -> 02:59 PM) OT i know, is there a thread discussing PECOTA projections this year? I'm pretty sure 7-8 pages of the Beckham thread were about that.

I think he meant most important regular season game. However, even that might not even be true.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jan 30, 2015 -> 11:58 AM) the pinning of this thread confuses me As does the title.

Carlos Pena calls them "Shallowmetrics"

I'll take 3 for Abreu. Goldy and Cabrera have an edge.

And John Smoltz had Sale at #2.

It was this: 10. Jordan Zimmerman 9. Madison Bumgarner 8. David Price 7. Corey Kluber 6. Johnny Cueto 5. Max Scherzer 4. Adam Wainwright 3. Chris Sale 2. Felix Hernandez 1. Clayton Kershaw

Surprised with the Kluber ranking.

Butler has recovered from his illness and will start tonight

QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 29, 2015 -> 12:15 PM) If any of you see that I have viewed your profile its because I am on my iphone on soxtalk and my fingers are just clicking away at everything that I don't want to touch. or I am stalking you. Probably the latter.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 29, 2015 -> 12:42 PM) I am not a big fan of the Marlins offseason acquisitions, but they may not be terrible. They were 77-85 last year, yes, but they have a nice, young, talented lineup (similar to ours) and some decent pitching pieces. I have them pegged as an 84-88 game winner.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Jan 29, 2015 -> 11:27 AM) Given that we're now bidding adieu to Tank, Michael Morse would have been the perfect final piece. Can platoon with ALaR, spell Jose's ankles, help out in the OF, etc. Adding both versatility and quality to the club for $6M. Fortunately, he's a Marlin, and will likely be available again by mid-season. Really? The Marlins have a pretty good team. I think they'll contend for a Wild Card spot. I wouldn't count on Morse being available.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 29, 2015 -> 10:56 AM) Sale was #4 last year. I would hope he doesn't fall back, but I guess 5 is possible. I think he should be 2 or 3, but he'll probably be 5.

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Jan 28, 2015 -> 05:10 PM) Yes, The royals claimed Sierra, but he's no longer on their 40-man. He'd be a good fit on this team.

This is also good because we needed a right handed bat to hit lefties for LaRoche. Now Beckham is an option.

We have ten days to trade Viciedo now, right? I can see him going to Seattle.

Well there's your middle infield depth.

Hahn: Like Bonifacio, Gordon brings the ability to play solid defense at multiple positions or play on an everyday basis should need arise.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 28, 2015 -> 01:35 PM) When they asked about Beckham in the seminar I was at, Hahn and Robin said, "Vince Coleman", because Hahn had stated that was all the news we were going to get that day. I'm sure it doesn't mean anything, but when someone asked about James Shields, the answer also was "Vince Coleman". That means we're getting James Shields!

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 28, 2015 -> 01:34 PM) Well he's also the backup CF. Great, so that gives him 30 games played (assuming Eaton has a DL stint). My point is that I want him to get more appearances than Beckham.

As for Viciedo, I feel like he still has potential to be a 30 HR/.250 hitter, but we'll see.

I was hoping that Bonifacio would handle all backup infielder duties.