7/2 SOX Walk-off Postgamer

[all*star quentin]

Danks dealing, Leury gets game-winning RBI!

FINAL: 3-2

[Railsplitter]

Would have liked to see a duck snort just behind the infield, but a seeing-eye single works as well.

[tstrike2000]

Sweet Leu!

[ChiSoxNationPres]

Danks has looked good for a number of starts now this season. His changeup has more depth than I remember him having in previous years. I think this is a good time to try and deal him, obviously with us picking up a portion of his remaining contract.

[amsteel]

Overcame poor bullpen management. Love it.

[slavko]

We would all have pulled Danks earlier. We also would have let Sierra hit. That's why we have WSI.

[FielderJones]

Originally Posted by ChiSoxNationPres

Danks has looked good for a number of starts now this season. His changeup has more depth than I remember him having in previous years. I think this is a good time to try and deal him, obviously with us picking up a portion of his remaining contract.

Serious question: which player will Danks fetch that will justify enlarging the hole in the starting rotation?

[kittle42]

Originally Posted by FielderJones

Serious question: which player will Danks fetch that will justify enlarging the hole in the starting rotation?

I assume you mean for next season?

[ChiSoxNationPres]

Originally Posted by FielderJones

Serious question: which player will Danks fetch that will justify enlarging the hole in the starting rotation?

Left handed pitching has value and if we pick up 6-7 mil per year on his remaining contract they should be able to turn Danks for a decent prospect like a team's # 3-8 prospect (hopefully C, OF, or RHP).

I don't have the confidence that Danks can continue this. I would like to sell high on him and get what we can, he is not a part of the future. Plus we have too many lefties.

[Tragg]

Originally Posted by ChiSoxNationPres

Left handed pitching has value and if we pick up 6-7 mil per year on his remaining contract they should be able to turn Danks for a decent prospect like a team's # 3-8 prospect (hopefully C, OF, or RHP). .

Sure, if it's a #3 from a top 6 farm system.
Does he bring more or less than Peavy?
The other thing about Danks is his weakness is giving up the homer. To a team in a more pitchers' park, he has even more value.

[RCWHITESOX]

Originally Posted by ChiSoxNationPres

Left handed pitching has value and if we pick up 6-7 mil per year on his remaining contract they should be able to turn Danks for a decent prospect like a team's # 3-8 prospect (hopefully C, OF, or RHP).

I don't have the confidence that Danks can continue this. I would like to sell high on him and get what we can, he is not a part of the future. Plus we have too many lefties.

If we trade him that leaves us with 2 starters.Rodon is not a sure thing for next year so I can't see them giving him away for a prospect unless he is MLB ready.

[ChiSoxNationPres]

Originally Posted by Tragg

Sure, if it's a #3 from a top 6 farm system.
Does he bring more or less than Peavy?
The other thing about Danks is his weakness is giving up the homer. To a team in a more pitchers' park, he has even more value.

Probably less than Peavy due to his name recognition and being a former Cy Young winner. However, Danks is throwing better than Peavy was before he got traded.

[TDog]

Originally Posted by Railsplitter

Would have liked to see a duck snort just behind the infield, but a seeing-eye single works as well.

I don't know where you get "seeing-eye single" out of that hit. The Angels positioned an outfielder as a fifth infielder, tightening up the holes, and Garcia still shot it through the left side.

I think it was the May 12 one-run loss in Oakland that ended with Garia striking out to end what the three run rally that fell short which left WSI collectively complaining that Garcia had no business hitting with the game on the line. Tonight he put together a good at bat to decide the game.

[ChiSoxNationPres]

Originally Posted by RCWHITESOX

If we trade him that leaves us with 2 starters.Rodon is not a sure thing for next year so I can't see them giving him away for a prospect unless he is MLB ready.

Getting MLB ready prospects has been Hahn's strategy all along, so I'd assume that's what he would want.

I'm not concerned about what it leaves us with next year because a lot can happen between now and then via trades and free agency, and we have a lot of money to play with. Also Danks is not a sure thing to continue what he's been doing for most of this year. I fear that the league will catch on to the fact that half his pitches are off speed.

[JB98]

Originally Posted by ChiSoxNationPres

Left handed pitching has value and if we pick up 6-7 mil per year on his remaining contract they should be able to turn Danks for a decent prospect like a team's # 3-8 prospect (hopefully C, OF, or RHP).

I don't have the confidence that Danks can continue this. I would like to sell high on him and get what we can, he is not a part of the future. Plus we have too many lefties.

Why is it a bad thing to have three lefties in the rotation? Can anyone give me a good reason why that is a detriment? I think it's a bunch of bull**** invented by idiots in the Chicago media.

Danks, Sale and Quintana pitched consecutively over the weekend against the AL East-leading Toronto Blue Jays. All three pitchers won. Was it an advantage for Toronto to face three lefties in a row? Doesn't seem like it.

I wouldn't trade Danks. The Sox only have three legitimate starting pitchers in their organization. I understand he isn't part of the future, but in the meantime somebody needs to pitch. It might as well be Danks. And given his salary, I don't think he would fetch the Sox a bounty of elite prospects anyway. Trading him would be nothing more than a salary dump, IMO.