WestEddy

My point wasn't to argue about the likelihood of individual players signing with the Sox, rather that the Sox want to sign a left-handed bat, a backup OF, another starting pitcher and look to be interested in adding a back-end reliever, if not a couple extra arms for the bullpen. If they planned on taking two arms in the Rule 5 all along, they already saw the roster crunch.

A Rule 5 selection doesn't just get offered back to his original team. He has to go through waivers, first. That's how the Sox got Vasil.

Their 40-man is at 37. They seem to be interested in Pete Fairbanks, O'Hearn and they might want Tauchman back. Pick up any bullpen arm, and now you're cutting somebody. They probably just like the upside of Alexander and Paez better than Pallette.

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Pallette to the Guards.

Josh Nelson makes some good points that there's a couple great options at the top of the list. Grady Emerson might even be a better talent. A challenger to Roch Cholowsky? Let the debate begin over who the White Sox will select first overall - Sox Machine

They can turn their fortunes around by plugging Luis Robert into CF.

I completely agree with your Socialistic view. Force business owners into competitive situations.

I would think that if they're ready to go 2/16 for a guy like Fairbanks, there's a bunch of Shingo Takatsu type dudes looking to pitch in the US for a season or two, that is, if they're just looking for a closer to anchor the bullpen for 4 months.

Boy, did they make a big deal out of him around the Sale deal.

Am I in that group? Some of these guys are going to progress, and some are going to fall off. I see Quero as a guy whose middling power could never really develop, and he remains problematic in all aspects of the defensive game. Or he does develop and is fine. I think Teel's going to be the star.

This does seem to be a bit of a unique off-season when it comes to the catching market. It started developing at the deadline. It just feels like some teams are ready to take the gamble and develop a guy like Quero the rest of the way as their starter.

I'm thinking this means the Dodgers don't see Kopech as "the answer".

And any "talks" being reported have happened day(s) ago.

I thought we knew that a few days ago, just accounting to spread the money around a little bit.

Old acquaintance alert!!

Jacob Meyers for Jon Cannon. Pull the trigger!!

Do you like his writing style in this article? Why do you keep reading the same article?

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SoxMachine with day 1 notes: White Sox open Winter Meetings with brighter days still out of view - Sox Machine - Sox still looking to add starting pitching - Tauchman described as "lost, for the time being" by Venable - Getz not inclined to use Schultz, Hagen Smith or McDougal from bullpen

I don't think you could handle the NY media.

Being able to describe in great detail the insides of his pockets that he pulls out when the lunch check comes.

Wait, when was it announced that Taylor is going to be in the bullpen for the rest of his White Sox tenure? You're not just making that up based on nothing, are you?