2016 Chicago White Sox Lineup:
Here are the career averages per 162 games for our new lineup! Batting average, hr, rbi, obp, slg, ops, total bases, runs, hits, 2B, 3B, SB/CS BB-K's

1. CF Adam Eaton .284 09 53 .355 .407 .762 259TB 104R 181 30 11 18/10 59-121
2. LF Melky Cabrera .285 12 71 .336 .413 .748 246TB 80R 170 32 4 11/4 46-79
3. 1B Jose Abreu .303 36 113 .364 .540 .904 342TB 91R 192H 37 3 2/1 49-147
4. 3B Todd Frazier .257 28 83 .321 .463 .784 271TB 78R 150 32 3 11/6 48-136
5. DH Adam LaRoche .260 26 89 .336 .462 .798 261TB 76R 147 34 1 1/1 66-142
6. 2B Brett Lawrie .263 19 71 .316 .420 .736 257TB 76R 161 30 4 11/5 40-124
7. RF Avisail Garcia .264 15 68 .311 .385 .696 219TB 69R 150 18 3 8/7 35-142
8. C Alex Avila .242 16 67 .345 .397 .742 196TB 58R 120 26 2 2/2 77-155
9. SS Tyler Saladino .225 10 48 .267 .335 .602 188TB 79R 126 14 10 19/5 29-122

Bench:
2B Carlos Sanchez .229 05 39 .268 .321 .589 157TB 50R 123 31 1 3/3 24-116
OF J.B. Shuck .265 02 38 .313 .336 .649 148TB 55R 117 18 3 11/5 33-51
C Dioner Navarro .255 13 59 .313 .375 .688 194TB 53R 132 23 1 2/2 43-80
3B Mike Olt .168 19 52 .250 .330 .580 139TB 38R 71 11 0 1/4 44-178

Gone from last season:
SS Alexei Ramirez .273 14 72 .310 .399 .709 245TB 74R 168 30 2 18/7 32-78
3B Gordon Beckham .242 13 57 .304 .372 .676 200TB 68R 130 29 1 5/4 42-101
3B Conor Gillaspie .255 11 55 .309 .390 .699 198TB 51R 129 27 4 0/3 40-91
C Tyler Flowers .223 17 53 .289 .376 .665 179TB 47 106 19 1 1/2 35-174
OF Dayan Viciedo .254 22 71 .298 .424 .722 238TB 67 143 24 2 1/1 32-130


Remaining Free Agent options: (Would all command 20+ million per year) unlikely but still possible.
1. Yoenis Cespedes .271 30 103 .319 .486 .805 308TB 94 172 35 6 10/5 42-143
2. Justin Upton .271 26 84 .352 .473 .825 280TB 95 161 32 5 16/6 70-162
3. Alex Gordon .269 19 75 .348 .435 .783 263TB 86 163 37 3 12/5 67-143
4. Chris Davis .255 37 101 .330 .506 .835 290TB 87 146 31 1 3/2 59-200

Pitching:
1. Chris Sale 12-9 2.91 193IP 160H 47BB 220K 1.072 WHIP
2. Carlos Quintana 9-10 3.46 210IP 210H 55BB 169K 1.264 WHIP
3. Carlos Rodon 12-8 3.75 193IP 180H 99BB 193K 1.443 WHIP
4. Erik Johnson 15-9 4.17 183IP 193H 91BB 140K 1.552 WHIP
5. John Danks 11-14 4.33 207IP 211H 67BB 153K 1.340 WHIP

Gone:
SP-2 Jeff Samardzija 8-11 4.09 175IP 166H 58BB 159K 1.278 WHIP
*Signed for 5 years and 90 million with the San Francisco Giants.

Bullpen options: * indicates 25 man roster spot projected lock

Jacob Turner 7-15 4.97 181IP 201 65 117 1.467
Scott Carroll 6-12 4.50 179IP 202 63 98 1.476
*Zach Duke 7-11 4.41 155IP 182H 44BB 91K 1.460 WHIP
Daniel Webb 7-5 4.54 80IP 80H 50BB 66K 1.624 WHIP
Tommy Kahnle 2-2 4.41 77IP 62H 45BB 77K 1.382 WHIP
*Nate Jones 6-3 3.52 74IP 65 29 79 1.287
*Zach Putnam 5-4 3.57 70IP 62 27 74 1.276
*Jacob Petricka 3-5 3.24 68IP 67 29 46 1.413
*David Robertson 5-4 2.90 67IP 53 26 90K 12Saves
Dan Jennings 2-4 2.99 63IP 63 27 52 1.439
Zach Phillips 0-4 3.45 56IP 57 29 50 1.532

Gone:
RP Matt Albers 4-5 4.20 90IP 90H 39BB 63K 1.426 WHIP

World Series

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

wow I can't wait for post 2

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Sox vs. Cubs in 2016 WS.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Maybe, but the Red Sox would need to catch a break or two in their division for that to happen.

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The first two replies to this thread are golden.

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Stay golden, pony boy

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Jealous Cub fans worried that their team can't make contact. Opposing pitchers are great at missing Cub bats.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

To be clear, not a Mult.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Can you explain to the class how you know that to a certainty?

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Can he? Yes.

Will he? No.

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I have and many paid attention and know.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

"our"...I like it. Let's do this! Welcome to the board

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

sign Cespedes and Austin Jackson. move Eaton to LF, Melky to DH.

Steak. Dinner. 94 wins.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest