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I just turned on the game, but it seems like Rodon is going through that "dead arm" period.

Turner blows. Carroll is much more deserving of a roster spot than him.

Lineup (vs. RHP): 1. Adam Eaton (RF) (L) 2. Jimmy Rollins (SS) (S) 3. Jose Abreu (1B) ® 4. Todd Frazier (3B) ® 5. Melky Cabrera (LF) (S) 6. Brett Lawrie (2B) ® 7. Dioner Navarro © (S) 8. Avisail Garcia (DH) ® 9. Austin Jackson (CF) ® Bench: 1. Alex Avila © (L) 2. Tyler Saladino (2B/SS/3B) ® 3. Travis Ishikawa (1B/LF/RF) (L) 4. J.B. Shuck (OF) (L) Starting Rotation: 1. Chris Sale (L) 2. Jose Quintana (L) 3. Carlos Rodon (L) 4. Matt Latos ® 5. John Danks (L) Bullpen: 1. Jacob Turner ® (LRP) 2. Zach Duke (L) (MRP/SU) 3. Matt Albers ® (MRP/SU) 4. Jake Petricka ® (MRP/SU) 5. Nate Jones ® (MRP/SU) 6. Zach Putnam ® (MRP/SU) 7. David Robertson ® (CL)

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Mar 24, 2016 -> 03:29 PM) I remember that. He shouldn't have been out there. It was like 8th inning, he loaded the bases, was over 120 pitches I believe. I was so angry at that game that I specifically remember throwing the TV remote across the room lol. I don't remember if that game was in '13 or '14, but the bullpen options must've been terrible if Robin kept Sale out there at that point to face the best hitter in the game.

It seems like Sale is pitching to contact a lot more this spring.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 24, 2016 -> 11:54 AM) I thought over the winter the Sox made sense as a match for Floyd, but the numbers don't work right now. Why not? EJ has no future here and Danks, Turner, and Latos are lottery tickets. I wouldn't mind bringing back Floyd just for depth.

The Bulls fuggin suck. That is all.

QUOTE (WBWSF @ Mar 22, 2016 -> 08:33 PM) I don't know who will be on the Opening Day roster but I hope the White Sox don't ask Drake LaRoche to throw out the first pitch. Fixed.

Felipe Paulino? That Felipe Paulino?

I just finished up a draft on ESPN for another dynasty league that I joined this year. This league will allow 7 keepers at the end of the 2016 season. I happened to get the first pick, and I chose Mike Trout. After the draft concluded, a guy in the league offered me Chris Sale and Julio Urias for Trout. According to this leagues scoring, Trout is projected to earn 533 points and Sale is projected to earn 628 points for this upcoming season. Urias isn't expected to pitch at all. So with that being said, do you guys think I should accept that offer? I already have Kluber, King Felix, Cueto, Stroman, Richards, Severino, Nola, etc, and adding Sale would give me the best pitching in the league by far. If you guys wouldn't mind sharing your thoughts, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

Jacob May reminds me of Ben Revere.

The Sox look good so far.

I'd say it's very unlikely to happen now, but if the Sox fall flat on their faces again this season, I wouldn't be surprised to see Sale moved in the winter of 2016 or early 2017.

So LaRoche has officially retired and can't come back to the team, correct?

Sale is obviously passionate, but he's handled this situation in the worst way possible.

I think the tension between the players and KW has been building for awhile, and this incident was just the straw that broke the camels back.

At this rate, this thread will be bigger than the Cespedes one when it's all said and done.

What a f***ing disaster. If Sale is moved, then you might as well ship off any other player with value as well. All I know is that it puts the organization in a terrible position if their ace (and one of their best players) is completely trashing them to the media.

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Mar 18, 2016 -> 10:42 AM) This is honestly the 2nd most annoying thing about this. You say you're the main guy and one of the bigger stories about the White Sox in years and not a peep. Unreal. What is he supposed to say? He's going to be ridiculed and criticized like crazy with whatever opinion he might have. He can't win. He's going to be painted as the bad guy no matter what.

I guess I just don't understand Sale's motivation for taking a stand against KW and/or the Sox as an organization because of this debacle. LaRoche might be a good guy and his friend, but Sale has stated numerous times that he would do anything to win. Having LaRoche on the team would only hinder those chances. I guess I'm missing something, but bringing back LaRoche at this point doesn't help Sale or the Sox at all in regards to staying competitive and winning.

Sale is a hothead and says the wrong things most of the time, but he's a damn good teammate if he cares that much about the LaRoche's in this situation.

So is he retiring or not? The ultimate slap in the face would be to have him come back and stink up the joint again.

Are the Sox rumored to be interested in Cashner? I haven't seen anything about him lately.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 17, 2016 -> 03:25 PM) Yep, Sale is automatically a FA

QUOTE (Condor13 @ Mar 17, 2016 -> 03:21 PM) Just saw that the mlbpa will most likely file a grievance against the sox bc having his son with him was a condition for him to sign with the sox. If the MLBPA wins the grievance case (if it gets filed at all), do the Sox as an organization get punished in any way?