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Well he did hit .308 with a .906 OPS this spring-I'm a little leery as well- but seems a little early to sound alarms that this was a bad trade-
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Boggs' contract was contingent on him making the team- they didn't lose any money by cutting him- if no one else wants him at the major league level- they have offered him a slot at AAA-
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These guys are already known to suck. It would take each of them having career years in order to come remotely close to having trade value. And two of those guys are part time players, good luck with that. |
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The older I get, the more that I try to be more positive about things. Especially when it comes to the White Sox. I really feel that if everything falls into place the team can get into the 2014 Playoffs. That being said I find it absolutely disheartening that Matt Davidson was sent down to the Minor Leagues and Adam Dunn is still on the team. Why would the White Sox trade there best relief pitcher (Addison Reed) for somebody who won't be on the Opening Day roster? Davidson played well enough this spring to be on the team and Adam Dunn is still playing like Adam Dunn. I understand that the White Sox owe $15 million for the 2014 season but he adds absolutely nothing to the team. I would rather have a rotating DH with Gillespie, DeAza Viciedo than having Dunn.
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Personally- I think De Aza is going to have a very good year, it's way too early to give up on Viciedo (injuries impacted him in 2013, he had a very good season for his age in 2012), Beckham looks injury prone - I would have thought his defense might make him an option for a contender who needs to plug a hole at 2nd base- but probably not. I WOULD dump Dunn- I don't think there's any market for a 34 yo, platoon DH (vs. RHs only)- and I think he does real damage to this team for the 3-4 months we hang on to him hoping we can get something of value in return. He had a good run from June- August last year- but then dropped to .159 in September and he's stinking it up in spring training. |
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But I agree with you, there is no hope in that guy. |
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There's no reason to rush Davidson. We're still building, he's young and has things to work on, and they want to see what they have in Gillaspie (who can't be sent back down).
The roster for position players was actually petty set before spring training, with the variable being injuries or whether they'd make a trade. I just hope they are able to trade De Aza, Alexei and maybe Beckham for high ceiling prospects this season. |
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It's just funny to me. When Addison Reed was here, few trusted him. He made people "nervous." Some wanted Jones to be the closer. Now that he's been dealt, we "wasted his trade value."
IMO, closers are vastly overrated in terms of their importance by fans and media alike. If you can get a potential everyday solution at a position of need in exchange for your closer, you make that trade every single time. I hope people know Nate Jones is going to suck in the closer's role. Don't be surprised the first time he walks the bases loaded and gives up a grand slam. It will happen. There are going to be some spectacular implosions if he is named closer. The good news is it really doesn't matter. This is a rebuilding year anyway, and Jones is just going to be a ninth inning placeholder until Webb matures into the role.
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Give me a break guys.
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If Dunn didn't have a September worthy of 2011 we may have had a shot at trading him. I was hopeful at the end of August, he put together a really good half of a season in the middle of last year, and if he just kept that going through September someone would have wanted him.
From June 1st to September 1st he hit .272/.381/.498 with 18 HR and 51 RBI, and there are very few teams that doesn't help. Unfortunately, you can't follow that up with .159/.237/.348 for the last 21 games and maintain any trade value if you have Dunn's track record. I think our only real hope of trading him is another run, straight from the start. |
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It was pretty smart for the Sox to make that deal a contingent one. |
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I thought that Hahn did a good job selling high on Reed. It was mentioned that the coaches wanted Davidson to work on different things, which he has improved, by all accounts. Keeping Davidson in Charlotte isn't the worst thing. He can take the adjustments and get everyday work in. Besides, I have a feeling that Reed will be a disaster in Arizona. Not that I want that.
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