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John Danks is f***ing awful and has been since he got injured. It sucks but that is reality. Anyone banking on him ever being a decent starting pitcher again is doing so based on blind hope.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 3, 2014 -> 07:31 AM) i think Fitzgerald is going to have to step back and realize that the golden boy luster CAN wear off, and stop having some of the bizarre press conferences he has had the past couple years. I don't think I've ever heard a coach make as many excuses for a loss as Fitzgerald has for their loss to Cal.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 03:54 PM) No that's whats free agency is for. Im trading Quintana, with the thought that Rodon will take his spot in the rotation some point during the season. I would sign Brandon McCarthy to a contract and he would be my new number 2 going forward in 2015, and I would sign Brett Anderon to a short term contract (2 years max) that is also heavy on incentives, and if he stays healthy and pitches well I would flip him at the deadline. ROTATION: Sale, McCarthy, Danks, Noesi, Anderson. So your number 2 starter is oft injured and has never made 30 starts in a season before this year (assuming he makes 2 more starts). You're #3 starter sucks. You're #4 starter has pitched like a #5 at best during his major league career and your #5 starter is guaranteed to get injured. That seems like a recipe for a great season.

Lol at Detroit's defense. Wow are they awful.

Well there have basically been 3 errors already in this game (despite the official scorer generously giving hit to Hunter and Eaton). Great defense being played.

How is that a base hit?

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Aug 26, 2014 -> 04:33 PM) Anyone loving the Simpsons 24/7 marathon? Yeah yeah I know it's the cool thing to s*** on the show but every season still has its redeeming qualities. It has been awesome. The first nine or 10 seasons of that show are basically perfection. I've stopped watching it on a weekly basis because it did fall off but even post season 10 there have been some great episodes (and the next few seasons after season 10 were still pretty great).

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 22, 2014 -> 11:08 AM) I believe there is some protection on it, but i'm not certain. I also wouldn't expect it to be a high pick. We are talking about the east here and Bosh / Wade / Deng plus the rest of the roster should be able to secure a playoff spot. It is top 10 protected. The Heat will be better than that so the 76ers will get the pick but I'd guess it will probably be right around the 20th pick.

Baez is a mess at the plate. Other than that first series against Colorado he's been absolutely horrible. Not shocking given his age and his strikeout problems in the minors but it is going to be really interesting to see how he adjusts. He has a ton of talent and his power is insane but his approach and plate discipline is really really bad so far.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 19, 2014 -> 06:28 PM) Just to curb things a bit. There is a difference between 3 inning games / outings and a typical start. Guys seeing your more times, etc. You can excel out of the pen quicker and easier then you can out of the rotation. Even if he is lights out in the pen in September, there could be many reasons to have him start next year in the minors to continue to actually work on secondary pitches, etc, so that he's capable of excelling deep into games, etc. If the plan is to start him in the minors next year the Sox shouldn't be calling him up in September this year.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 17, 2014 -> 04:06 PM) Here we go again. Avi's over-aggressiveness going for a triple there might end up hurting, as you never make the 1st or 3rd out at third. He didn't. He made the 2nd out at 3rd.

LOL at Hawk and Stone perpetuating the myth that Beckham has good range.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 16, 2014 -> 06:28 PM) Danks has nothing yet again. He's terrible. I doubt anyone was actually interested in acquiring his whole contract but if Hahn had the opportunity to dump his contract he should have done so even if we got nothing in return.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 15, 2014 -> 12:10 PM) Then he should go to the SEC. I don't want a dickface coaching ND. I'm not saying I want Charlie Weis back and go 7-5 every year, but there has to be somebody out there who can win without being shady. I'm actually not sure that is possible (well at least winning big) in college football.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 14, 2014 -> 04:10 PM) If the conventional wisdom is that all of these guys suck and need to be dumped, why is it assumed that somehow someone else wants them? Dunn would actually be an upgrade for some teams at the DH spot. I'm really surprised he hasn't been moved yet. Beckham on the other hand...

So Dorial Green-Beckham might be eligible at OU this year. That is f***ing disgusting. I hope he blows out both knees.

So Q's statline ends up looking like s*** through pretty much no fault of his own.

One of the rapists is back on the Steubenville football team. Can we just wipe that place off the map? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/11/m..._n_5669903.html

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 11, 2014 -> 02:13 PM) I don't know..Angels pretty big winners in that draft. They had Trout at 23rd and took Garret Richards (IIRC) with their supplemental first round pick that same year. For those not familiar with Richards, he's been lights out this year and has nasty stuff (huge fastball and a great curve). Oh and he was beat out by Sale in the final vote, however, both deserved to be all stars, imo. Edit: I just went to your link, Angels hit pretty well on 3 of their first 4 picks in that draft, with their first being a good prospect in the Cards system now (traded this off-season; not a top prospect but has a shot at sticking with a major league squad in the OF) and then nabbing Trout, Skaggs, and Richards. They nailed their 2nd round pick as well as Patrick Corbin who was really good for the Diamondbacks last year.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 04:56 PM) There's so much potential in this universe, but when your anchor is an already brutal Superman franchise and Ben Affleck as f***ing Batman, the opportunity to build upon it is already pretty shot. Plus you are banking on a Snyder directed film which is just gross.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 09:42 AM) I think he's a much, much better prospect than Almora. I see what you're saying. I still find it kind of hard to agree with. Almora is holding his own in AA, but Baez has been fairly good at a very similar age at a higher level. It is a very small sample size but Almora has been terrible at AA and he wasn't particularly impressive at high A either.

I really wish we had just given Danks and his contract away if anyone was actually willing to take that thing.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 08:36 PM) That comp has been around for the last two years, as they compare the bat speed. Still an odd comparison because Sheffield walked a lot and was really hard to strikeout. Baez thus far has had incredibly high K rates in the minors while not walking a whole lot.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 04:20 PM) LOL if the White Sox had Baez, everyone on the board would love him. This Cubs thread on the WhiteSox message board is a real treat on a bad day sometimes. Baez has huge upside and is an obviously fantastic prospect but there are legitimate reasons to be skeptical about a guy who has struck out about 30% of his at bats in AAA and doesn't walk all that much. The fact he is so young for AAA makes those issues less of a concern and I would bet on him being a solid major leaguer but guys with those type of issues often really struggle at the major league level. For instance, Adam Dunn never had anywhere near the strikeout problems that Baez did in AAA and he was playing in AAA at the same age as Baez. If Baez also sees his K rate jump from its already incredibly high rate in the majors he won't be a productive hitter.

QUOTE (glangon @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 05:42 PM) DFA them all. Either release them or demote them. Utter garbage. Have you seen our pitching staffs at AAA and AA? We sadly have nobody to replace these guys.