***CHICAGO WHITE SOX***

IwasBit10

Resigned AJ as well, which I like a lot.

Kenny said that resigning Paulie is his #1 priority, so I bet that he's back too.

I'm not sure if they're going to add any IF. They're set at 1B, 2B and SS, and I could see them going with a rotation of Vizquel, Morel and maybe Viciedo at 3rd. I wish they'd just cut Teahan, but they might try to work him in too.

They absolutely need another OF (and maybe move Quentin) and some RP. Maybe a closer, but I wonder if they're gonna give Thornton a shot at it.

davidtrios

I'm glad we have a full time DH again. Adam Dunn will see better pitching in the AL but he will be productive at the Cell. As far as the strikeouts are concerned, they seem a lot worse than they really are. I'd rather see a guy whiff than tap into a double play.

eeriepadave

Well "Dunn" Chicago on getting Adam

81

eeriepadave wrote:

Well "Dunn" Chicago on getting Adam

3.5/10 on pun quality

phardin

LikeAnOcean wrote:

Jenks gone too.

So is Thornton the closer now, or are they going to give Sale a shot? I've heard Sale my compete for the 5th starting spot with Peavy out, but I think it would be stupid to take a strong arm out of an already weak bullpen.

81

I think they want to move Sale to the rotation

I figure it's pretty much thorton's job to lose, with Sergio as the 8th inning guy

davidtrios

just heard on thr score 670 that Jenks is a Red Sox....it's a sad day

FenwayFaithful

So you guys aren't happy about losing Jenks? You guys are already stocked in the bullpen and Thornton's a star in waiting. I would think this helps you guys in the long run.

davidtrios

i love Bobby. he's a white sox hero to me. they shouldve resigned him bc when healthy, he can be dominant.

81

Davidtrios wrote:

i love Bobby. he's a white sox hero to me. they shouldve resigned him bc when healthy, he can be dominant.

Jenks blows. everytime he took the mound last year, you had to cross your fingers and toes in hope that he didn't walk the bases loaded and give up the go ahead hit.

Indifference71

FenwayFaithful wrote:

So you guys aren't happy about losing Jenks? You guys are already stocked in the bullpen and Thornton's a star in waiting. I would think this helps you guys in the long run.

I'm fine with it. As much as all white sox fans will always have a soft spot for Jenks after he came up from the minors in the middle 2005 throwing some major heat with a nasty curve and next thing you know, he is closing out game 4 of the world series. He has been pretty frustrating to watch the past couple years. If he gets his fat ass into shape, he can be effective. He's struggled with injuries the past couple years mostly for being out of shape. That grew old quickly for Sox fans and coaches.

Indifference71

Davidtrios wrote:

i love Bobby. he's a white sox hero to me. they shouldve resigned him bc when healthy, he can be dominant.

I was a big Jenks fan too, but him being unhealthy the past couple years was mostly due to him being out of shape. He's a professional athlete making a ridiculous amount of money.....there's no excuse for showing up to spring training on a regular basis way out of shape.

Indifference71

I'm really liking the extension for Alexei Ramirez. Pretty reasonable at 4 years, $32 mill. Only a couple more weeks until pitchers and catchers report.

Indifference71

Is it baseball season yet???

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Indifference71 wrote:

Is it baseball season yet???

single game tickets go on sale tommorrow. DUNN is the deal, or is that the code for today. :?:

pitchers and catchers report next week

davidtrios

per trib write mark gonzales, tomorrow's 1st spring training lineup will look at lot like opening day's:

pierre
beckham
dunn
konerko
rios
quentin
aj
alexei
morel...

SICK

davidtrios

1. Juan Pierre LF .309 2 HR 39 RBI 61 SB 108 RUNS
2. Gordon Beckham 2B .325 25 HR 101 RBI 21 SB 30 Doubles 9 Triples AL MVP- 2nd Place
3. Adam Dunn DH .266 43 HR 114 RBI 30 Doubles AL MVP- 3rd Place
4. Paul Konerko 1B .298 33 HR 109 RBI
5. Alex Rios .288 18 HR 72 RBI 23 SB Gold Glove
6. Carlos Quentin RF .277 30 HR 110 RBI
7. AJ Piezynski C .292 11 HR 62 RBI
8. Alexei Ramirez SS .300 24 HR 79 RBI 22 SB Glove Glove
9. Brett Morel 3B .271 15 HR 69 RBI

SP Mark Buehrle 18-8 3.02 ERA
SP Edwin Jackson 17-5 3.12 ERA
SP John Danks 15-11 3.79
SP Gavin Floyd 15-9 3.52 ERA
SP Jake Peavy 12-2 2.11 ERA

CP Matt Thornton 41 Saves 1.09 ERA
SU Chris Sale 0.88 ERA 99 SO's
SU Sergio Santos 2.99 ERA
RP Jessie Crain 3.11 ERA
RP Will Ohman 3.55 ERA
LR Tony Pena 4.01 ERA

Overall Record 95-67 1st AL Central, World Series Champs

LikeAnOcean

Davidtrios wrote:

Overall Record 95-67 1st AL Central, World Series Champs

You are WAAAY off in that prediction, buddy.


I have them at 97-65...

81

88 wins. Yup

Indifference71

81 wrote:

88 wins. Yup

I'm thinking 92 wins.