son of a rude Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Might as well set the bar as low as possible and let lillibridge play everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Come on, Houston. Play your asses off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 We also have to hope that the Sox make the right pick this time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 09:12 AM) We also have to hope that the Sox make the right pick this time... I'm starting to trust Laumann, he's earned that. Let's just hope he keeps it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 08:12 AM) We also have to hope that the Sox make the right pick this time... Beckham/Danks were nice starts in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 09:00 AM) Beckham/Danks were nice starts in the right direction. Gordo I can agree with, Danks was a fluke. He should have never fell that far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyuen Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 09:25 AM) Gordo I can agree with, Danks was a fluke. He should have never fell that far. Danks is a long way from being a major league player at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 06:12 AM) We also have to hope that the Sox make the right pick this time... You didn't like Mitchell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkin Escobar Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 QUOTE (SoxAce @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 01:54 AM) Washington 51-99 Pittsburgh 56-93 Baltimore 60-91 Cleveland 61-89 Kansas City 63-88 New York (N) 65-87 Arizona 66-86 Toronto 68-83 San Diego 69-83 Houston 70-81 Games back of top 10 Cincinnati 70-81 (tied; better record last year) Oakland 72-79 (2 games back) *Sox 73-79 (2.5 games back) Milwaukee 74-77 (4 games back) Tampa Bay 77-74 (6.5 games back) Minnesota 78-73 (7.5 games back) Cubs 78-72 (8.5 games back) Updated after about 20 games. As you can see, some teams are now playing some good baseball since. Some.. aren't or weren't even on the list earlier. Sox are currently 13th overall as previously but gained a couple games in the standings not to mention it's more of a clusterf*** than before. My buddy and I were talking about this right after Cabrera hit the homer last night. It came up about a week ago and now its on our minds again. Lucky for us - if we win out. It actually helps (realistically we are done though). If we dont then it helps. Most teams can win out and never see the team in front. The good news here is this. The teams within striking distance of us have some things in our favor with their schedule, much like we have a "tougher" schedule remaining. Cinci is playing the pirates, houston, the cards and pittsburg again...so one of those 2 with houston/cinci will have to win a couple games. Cinci has a good shot at passing us - regardless of how bad theyre. Houston - little tougher boat. They are playin Cinci, Philly, NYM...Now I would love to see Cinci somehow beat up on the pirates and steal a couple from the cards and manage to get swept by Houston. Dream world but just saying. Houston can beat Cinci and the Mets though. Milwaukee is behind us or ahead if you're looking at wins. They're playing a brutal stretch that includes 3 playoff teams (Philly, Colorado, STL) so that is not looking good for us. Toronto - They get Baltimore 4 more times, Seattle 4 and Boston. Moderately tough but wouldn't shock me to see them win 6-8 of those games. Oakland has been red hot so them playing the Angels, Seattle, and Texas is a who knows. If they keep it up - they should be able to steal lots of those games especially in Texas and Seattle. Padres are another team playing well this month. Doubt theyll keep it up against the DOdgers, Rockies, Giants but again this late i nthe season is a mystery sometimes. The way I see it is if we keep playing how we are, and these teams play as they have been then we should be a top 10 pick. In all honesty, this team has been a giant disappointment all season so I can see them losing the next two and then winning out when it wouldn't matter anymore. 10-13 is where we will pick I think. Any hire would be sheer luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 10:40 AM) You didn't like Mitchell? I don't know what to think of him yet. Honestly, I don't claim to be any kind of a draft expert, but its hard to argue with the production we have gotten out of the minor leagues, until very recently, especially out of our first round guys. As you move up into the Top 10, that is a lot of money to give away annually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 08:53 AM) I don't know what to think of him yet. Honestly, I don't claim to be any kind of a draft expert, but its hard to argue with the production we have gotten out of the minor leagues, until very recently, especially out of our first round guys. As you move up into the Top 10, that is a lot of money to give away annually. At least looking at where he was drafted, I'd say each of the last 2 drafts we've gotten very good value out of our first round pick given the spot that they were picked. You could argue that we've done that the last 3 also (you're not going to get 100% stars with mid to late 1st round picks.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 11:11 AM) At least looking at where he was drafted, I'd say each of the last 2 drafts we've gotten very good value out of our first round pick given the spot that they were picked. You could argue that we've done that the last 3 also (you're not going to get 100% stars with mid to late 1st round picks.) I know that much, but you do have to get solid major leaguers at least. Maybe that has started to turn around, but there is pretty much a lost decade when it comes to our top picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 QUOTE (docsox24 @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 10:56 AM) Danks is a long way from being a major league player at this point. He's still a better bet than 99% of 7th rounders of becoming a solid major leaguer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 10:53 AM) I don't know what to think of him yet. Honestly, I don't claim to be any kind of a draft expert, but its hard to argue with the production we have gotten out of the minor leagues, until very recently, especially out of our first round guys. As you move up into the Top 10, that is a lot of money to give away annually. The Sox are paying Scott F'ing Linebrink 5 million a year. They are more than capable of giving a top 10 pick a 2 million dollar signing bonus, especially since the Sox have had an incredibly high success rate with top 10 picks and looking back at past drafts, top 10 picks actually have a solid track record of succeeding. At the very least they almost always give you good trade bait. At this point I actually hope the Sox suck the rest of the year and move up as high in the draft as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 11:28 AM) The Sox are paying Scott F'ing Linebrink 5 million a year. They are more than capable of giving a top 10 pick a 2 million dollar signing bonus, especially since the Sox have had an incredibly high success rate with top 10 picks and looking back at past drafts, top 10 picks actually have a solid track record of succeeding. At the very least they almost always give you good trade bait. At this point I actually hope the Sox suck the rest of the year and move up as high in the draft as possible. The Sox won't go out of slot in the first round, so that eliminates lots of picks. Therein lies the big problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 11:29 AM) The Sox won't go out of slot in the first round, so that eliminates lots of picks. Therein lies the big problem. didn't they go a bit overslot to sign Beckham? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
son of a rude Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Lets hope somebody like Justin Smoak drops as low as 11 again. I hope we go for a high SLG player like him this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanne Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I'm not gonna lose sleep either way. As of right now I'm not all that impressed with the upcoming talent available via the draft from top to bottom. Not altogether that great IMO. So the difference between 10-15 probably won't mean squat except for money.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I wanted to lose as many games as possible a few weeks ago, when most of us knew we were out of it. Now that we all know we're out of it, I still want them to lose as much as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
son of a rude Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I'm not gonna lose sleep either way. As of right now I'm not all that impressed with the upcoming talent available via the draft from top to bottom. Not altogether that great IMO. So the difference between 10-15 probably won't mean squat except for money.... How does it work if we don't sign the player we drafted? if we had the 14th this year and didn't sign him, would we get the 15th next year? I'm not sure if it is a viable (or legal) option to purposely not sign the pick this year if this draft class is very weak and next years is very strong, but I wouldn't be opposed to it. I'm sure that wouldn't happen though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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