harfman77 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 CF Eaton SS Ramirez DH Dunn/Konerko RF Garcia 1B JDA LF ADA/Viciedo 2B Beckham 3B Gillaspie/Keppinger C Flowers Bench Konerko ADA Keppinger Nieto Start JDA lower in the order to let him acclimate while giving Avi some better pitches to hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyDo Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 28, 2014 -> 06:01 PM) I see it done a lot - even by the professional media - so I mean not to call anybody out, but I just so happened to see Joe do it which brought it to mind... It's actually the Rule 5 draft, not Rule V. Semantics I know, but it's better to be correct than incorrect. The Rule 4 draft is the First Year Player Draft. I'm also sure it won't be the last time I do this too. I am calling it the Rule 五 draft to spite you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Jan 28, 2014 -> 04:21 PM) I am calling it the Rule 五 draft to spite you I want you to be aware that I am trained in the classical martial arts of internet b****slapping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 28, 2014 -> 04:01 PM) I see it done a lot - even by the professional media - so I mean not to call anybody out, but I just so happened to see Joe do it which brought it to mind... It's actually the Rule 5 draft, not Rule V. Semantics I know, but it's better to be correct than incorrect. The Rule 4 draft is the First Year Player Draft. I'm also sure it won't be the last time I do this too. Excuse me? I think you mean the Rule-IV draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jan 28, 2014 -> 11:46 PM) Excuse me? I think you mean the Rule-IV draft. I like this post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 Here's something crazy I saw on FB. Someone suggested: 1. Eaton (CF) 2. Viciedo (LF) 3. Garcia (RF) 4. Abreu (1B) 5. Ramirez (SS) 6. Dunn (DH) 7. Flowers © 8. Beckham (2B) 9. Gillaspie (3B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyDo Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 29, 2014 -> 06:57 PM) Here's something crazy I saw on FB. Someone suggested: 1. Eaton (CF) 2. Viciedo (LF) 3. Garcia (RF) 4. Abreu (1B) 5. Ramirez (SS) 6. Dunn (DH) 7. Flowers © 8. Beckham (2B) 9. Gillaspie (3B) Hahaha I cannot imagine a worse 2-hole hitter than Dayan Viciedo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyDo Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 28, 2014 -> 07:25 PM) I want you to be aware that I am trained in the classical martial arts of internet b****slapping. I see you have been successfully spited. VICTORY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Jan 29, 2014 -> 08:08 PM) Hahaha I cannot imagine a worse 2-hole hitter than Dayan Viciedo. Seriously. Free swinger who doesn't make much contact or take many walks. We may as well put Flowers in the 2 hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsoxhurt35 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) As long as flowers isn't in the lineup I don't care lol. Edited January 30, 2014 by Bigsoxhurt35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCCWS Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 28, 2014 -> 12:32 PM) By the time they get to opening day, I hope it's something like this, unless they get another catcher: 1. Eaton - CF 2. Ramirez - SS 3. Abreu - 1B 4. Dunn - DH 5. Garcia - RF 6. Viciedo - LF 7. Davidson - 3B 8. Flowers - C 9. Beckham - 2B Bench- Konerko 1B/DH, Danks OF, Garcia IF/OF, Nieto C (rooting for Nieto to be good enough to keep) Move De Aza, Keppinger, and Gillaspie by opening day. Teams don't usually make a bunch of moves during spring training. You may see players released or traded for cash but I don't think Hahn will dump these guys. My guess is you will see one traded for catching and 2 will be kept going into season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILMOU Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 QUOTE (SCCWS @ Jan 30, 2014 -> 10:48 AM) Teams don't usually make a bunch of moves during spring training. You may see players released or traded for cash but I don't think Hahn will dump these guys. My guess is you will see one traded for catching and 2 will be kept going into season. I see them keeping ADA til midseason, barring an injury related need that arises for a team in ST. I also think that Gilaspinger's fate may depend on an evaluation of Davidson around mid-March - if he's killing it in ST, for instance, and appears nothing but ready, the team would look rather Pennywise in bringing Kepp north in his stead. Fans, like me, would be plenty ticked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Keppinger has so little value that I think we end up considering him insurance for Davidson doesn't look ready, and we simply DFA him and eat the salary if we have to. $4m/yr is nothing to sneeze at, but isn't enough to stand in the way of prospect development; there's more than that at stake for doing it wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) Nieto has quite the uphill climb offensively to get a job here..has to beat out the 2013 OPSes of .520 and .600 In all seriousness though - I think he'll get an honest look and fair shot. Sure he came cheap but everything they're doing this year points to them willing to get creative to get and keep organizationally-healthy people here for a few years at the cost of current wins. We'll see that reflected in the eventual ADA trade, I would think. Edited January 30, 2014 by Jose Paniagua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 But even without ADA we still have JorDanks to be 4th OF so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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