Baseball Prospectus: Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Among the many reasons to visit your local minor-league ballpark (the charm, the ridiculously cheap seats behind home plate, etc.) is the possibility of witnessing future greatness. Over the years, I have been fortunate enough to catch several big-league stars in action before most people had heard of them: Jay Buhner, Jake Peavy, Carlos Quentin, [...]
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
More photos » by Duane Burleson - AP about 1 month ago: Detroit Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson makes a diving catch of a fly ball from Chicago White Sox's Carlos Quentin in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Detroit. The Tigers defeated the White Sox 5-3. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson) Browse more photos » Given how much Fernando Martinez 's value has apparently...
Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Baseball players can make contributions in a number of different ways, the most obvious and talked-about of which is how they do at the plate. Defense, position, and baserunning tend to be brushed off as secondary concerns. What follows are the top and bottom 15 in the sum of these latter three values, as determined by UZR, Fangraphs' position adjustment, and Baseball Prospectus' EQBRR. Note that catchers...
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
More photos » by Ted S. Warren - AP Raise your hand if you want to play for the White Sox next year. Esteban, please put your hand down. Seriously though, Esteban, you aren't welcome. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Browse more photos » Over the past couple days, and inspired by the infamous U.S.S. Mariner post and the on-going reader input over at Sox Machine , I've been putting together my off-season...
More Hardball...... (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Since today is Halloween, I thought I'd post something in the spirit of the holiday. I first saw this post on Deadspin, but I've decided to adapt it for this entry. The original post can be viewed here . Here's some Halloween costumes I'd like to see: The George Brett: Costume comes complete with mask, uniform, fresh crab legs and a ton of chocolate pudding for the appropriate effect. Not included:...
Viva El Birdos (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
I'm still in Japan, but the internet situation has gone from worse to bad. Sister blog South Side Sox has its own reasons to wonder about the value of hitting coaches—in this case, of standing pat following Alex Rios's disastrous first year in Chicago. I'm not extremely familiar with the situation, but the case against Greg Walker seems to be the case against Hal McRae and, to be fair, most hitting...
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
More photos » by Ben Margot - AP Browse more photos » The good people at ACTA Sports provided me a sneak preview at the 2010 Bill James projections, which will be made available the public the the 2010 Bill James Handbook ( available next week ). James tends to have the most optimistic projections of any of the major forecasters, specifically for young players (read: unestablished players,...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Next up in our Offseason Outlook series, the White Sox. Their likely commitments for 2010: C - A.J. Pierzynski - $6.25MM C/DH - Tyler Flowers - $400K 1B - Paul Konerko - $12MM 2B - Chris Getz - $401K SS - Alexei Ramirez - $1.1MM 3B - Gordon Beckham - $400K IF/OF - Brent Lillibridge - $403K IF - Jayson Nix - $400K LF - CF - Alex Rios - $9.7MM RF - Carlos Quentin - $550K+ OF - DH - Dayan Viciedo - $1.25MM...
Capitol Avenue Club (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
First of all, let me start by saying I have no agenda here. In no way am I “lobbing” for the Braves to trade Nate McLouth for Carlos Quentin. I’m sure there are twenty better ways to acquire a right-handed power hitter and I bet Frank Wren is already diligently exploring nineteen of them. I [...]
Pursuit of Red Sox (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
The fourth and final instalment of the 2004 Topps Bazooka. Top Right Pack 1: #110 David Ortiz Red Sox #205 Damian Moss Orioles #221 Corey Koskie Twins #253 Bernie Castro Padres #265 Rickie Weeks Brewers #136 Vernon Wells Blue Jays Red Chunk #188 Jason Kendall Pirates Mini # Tim Hudson Athletics Tattoo Pack 2: #65 Garret Anderson Angels #82 Frank Catalanotto Blue Jays #184 Jeremy Bonderman Tigers #240...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Carlos Quentin healing, Dewayne Wise heads to free agency NEW YORK -- The White Sox and the agent for Scott Podsednik held a preliminary discussion this week with the aim being to bring the leadoff hitter back to the South Side.
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
More photos » by Charlie Riedel - AP Browse more photos » 1. Carl Crawford - 2008 an off year? I think so. 2. Grady Sizemore - Could easily be number one, but injury drops him down. Who knows how he'll bounce back. 3. Adam Lind - 3/100/.300 is entirely possible again after a breakout 2009. 4. Jacoby Ellsbury - Basically a cheaper Carl Crawford, with more steals. 5. Jason Bay - Free agent...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Carlos Quentin has pin removed from right wrist MINNEAPOLIS -- The White Sox virtually set their 2010 rotation Tuesday when they picked up their $1 million option on Freddy Garcia.
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Lots of teams are packing their bags today. But every trip has a destination... Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette chats with readers. Among other moves, he expects the Pirates to shop Matt Capps. The incomparable Marty Noble quotes a Mets official as saying, "There's more of an understanding now that we need to fix things on more than the Major League level." Mark Gonzales of...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Recently, the South Side of Chicago has been identified as a logical destination for Angels third baseman Chone Figgins as he heads into free agency. However, manager Ozzie Guillen doesn't envision the 31-year-old utility player fitting into the White Sox' budget, reports Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times. Cowley says that in 2010 high-priced pick-up Alex Rios will take over in center field and Carlos...
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