OT: Other Sports 75

[Blackhawkswincup]

Ball doesn't seem like much

Figured the Cubs would get a pair on low A arms or somethin

 

[HeisenBaez]

Ball is a fringy prospect, and Joc was not returning so I have no complaints about the trade.

 

[madgoat33]

Heard on the radio today that a gm said its almost a certainty that no top 100 prospects are going to be traded for rentals. Bryant return might severely dissappoint cubs fans.

 

[HeisenBaez]

Heard on the radio today that a gm said its almost a certainty that no top 100 prospects are going to be traded for rentals. Bryant return might severely dissappoint cubs fans.

No reasonable Cubs fan thought Bryant would bring back a top 100 prospect(s).

 

[Elvis P]

Could FAs Baez, Bryant, and Rizzo be next?

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

I mean there isn't any reason to hold onto them

Cubs are not making playoffs and the Cubs dont seem to have any intent to sign them to new deals

 

[Putt Pirate]

Cubs org seems to want to get the salary down total wise as their primary goal. I assume Bryant will go somewhere for sure. Rizzo may just walk as well. Baez is having another meh year so he really doesn't have the value to teams that he does to Cubs fans. It is all on the Cubs to draft and develop. Going to be another 4-5 years before they will be trending up.

 

[RayP]

Heard on the radio today that a gm said its almost a certainty that no top 100 prospects are going to be traded for rentals. Bryant return might severely dissappoint cubs fans.

Really? I would think a team who wants to make a serious push would give him a pretty solid prospect for Bryant. Teams always overpay at the last minute.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

@Blackhawkswincup

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

 

[HawksBeerFan]

If the Cubs aren't getting a top 100 guy for Bryant then it's probably worth just holding onto him and then giving him a qualifying offer to recoup some assets that way. You could probably do the same for Rizzo and Baez but it's a bigger risk.

 

[SimpleJack]

Overall it’s been a very impressive season so far for the White Sox, but looking forward to the 2nd half of the season there are 2 main areas I’d like to see the team improve on before the playoffs start:

-Record on the road
-Record vs teams .500 or better

Compared to all other contenders/teams in a current playoff position the Sox have inferior records in both those categories. We’ve beat up on bad teams and relied heavily on home cooking. Not that those are bad things…but still. Really would like to see us do better on the road and against other contenders/good teams.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Happy to see Foster and Fry gone but ,,,,, WTF is Lopez coming up?

He is 1-6 with 7.62 ERA in Charlotte

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Happy to see Foster and Fry gone but ,,,,, WTF is Lopez coming up?

He is 1-6 with 7.62 ERA in Charlotte

I think it's simply insurance in case they get blown out this weekend. Don't want to waste anyone important with the DH on Monday.

Tonight begins 4 games in 9 days for me!

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

I think it's simply insurance in case they get blown out this weekend. Don't want to waste anyone important with the DH on Monday.

Tonight begins 4 games in 9 days for me!

If that is case why not bring back up Lambert?

3-1 with 3.89 ERA in 11 starts

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Who cares?

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Who cares?

Sox fans should care if we lose a game as a result of Lopez

Our bullpen has enough problems as is and thus far Hahn has done nothing to address it

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Sox fans should care if we lose a game as a result of Lopez

Our bullpen has enough problems as is and thus far Hahn has done nothing to address it

Like I said, he's probably only getting used in a game they're being blown out of anyway.

If he pitches outside of garbage time, I'll be pissed, but as it stands you're making something out of nothing.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

 

[Ace Rothstein]

Kofi Cockburn returning to UIUC for another year.

 

[Elvis P]

Kofi Cockburn returning to UIUC for another year.

Kofi Cockburn returns to Illinois over Kentucky, FSU - Sports Illustrated

 

[IU Hawks fan]

And there's Lopez in a blowout, lol.

 

[SimpleJack]

Kofi Cockburn returning to UIUC for another year.

wtf is UIUC?

 

[madgoat33]

Sox need a 2b and a bp arm so bad. If leury is playin more than 7 innings a week, your team is f***ed

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

wtf is UIUC?

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. U of I for locals.