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Just wanted to tell everyone that sometime in the next week I'm going to be upgrading the site to invision board 2.0. This move WILL go more smoothly then the past time. Everything will be backed up and I expect a minimal amount of downtime. However, I'm going to give a much more leniant estimate, assuming that their will be about 2-3 hours of downtime (it could be as little as 15 minutes). Anyway, just wanted to give everyone a bit of a heads up. It could happen pretty much anytime, just depends on when I'm in the mood for it and when I have time

Fluke, how about losing a game because of a field goal blocked and going the other way for a touchdown????

He is listed as a FA in the resource thread

So I can catch the Sox games on my way home from work. Plus all the other games. My dad has it so its 6.95 a month. On top of that tons of good music, I figure why not. Depending on how much the equipment is.

When healthy he's been very good and he's still just 31. If he could be signed I'd say it would be comparable to the Tom Gordon signing two years back. Has closer experience on top of that. Wouldn't mind giving him a 1 yr deal with an option year. Don't know his health status since he didn't pitch after May, but he went on the DL originally with Tendinitis and saw nothing of him having any sort of surgery. In 2003 he pitched in 50 games with 29 saves (3 blown) and a 2.62 ERA. Gave up just 37 hits in 55 innings while striking out 68.

Uribina is on the trade market now, book it. He didn't have all that grand of a season last year, so I think a team could pick him up at a good price. Detroit could alwyas keep him though and have a good 1-2 punch in the pen.

Updated with Percival's signing

I can only comment on one thing. I'm probably gonna pick up XM radio because of this.

Would Matt Mantei be a possible pickup? I don't know his health status and he's always had injury problems but at the right price he could pay off in a big way.

Nah, I never thought Guzman would be a White Sox. In fact, I'm bold enough to say that I am confident he will end up wearing a White Sox uniform, potentially signing a one year extension as well. I think it happens during the winter meetings, if not sooner. After that I only expect the Sox to make some minor moves, many of which could be guys that end up getting non-tendered.

2yrs 12 million; Thats a good deal for both sides, imo.

Considering what JR said, i'm going to assume that their is still a shot. First the Sox and Dbacks have to agree. To be honest, I'm starting to think RJ may be a White Sox by the end of this offseason.

Well I'm assuming he'd be non tendered and would get a good amount less. In arbitration he'd likely get more compared to what he'd get on the open market. I'd say anywhere from 1.5-2.5 million a year, more likely on the higher side.

More on Shawn Chacon: A source has indicated the White Sox have an interest in acquiring Rockies reliever Shawn Chacon, an All-Star in 2003. The Rockies have been trying to trade the arbitration-eligible right-hander, but the Sox are not looking to make a deal. Instead, the belief is that the Rockies will not be able to trade Chacon and he will not be tendered a contract by the team, making him a free agent. The Cubs have been rumored to be interested in Chacon, as well, with the intention of making him a middle reliever. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chacon would be a good free agent signing at the right price.

I'm implying if he is non-tendered, which I've seen speculated at a few different places (in terms of rotoworld, etc).

They probably had more guys on the DL (payroll wise) then the Sox had in terms of payroll. Preston Wilson, Denny Neagle, still paying some of Mike Hamptons contract, Charles Johnson, Todd Helton, Larry Walker. They probably have amassed what I would call the team of the worse contracts in baseball (at least last year).

Disagree because Everett can't play RF and you can't depend on that. I think a healthy Jay Gibbons hits .270 with 30 HR's at the cell. His OBP would likely be a little low, but hopefully he can improve upon that, plus he plays a very solid RF and can even play 1st if you need him to. He is a very good defensive first baseman from the times I saw him play it with the Orioles. Plus I think Gibbons could be had for 2 or 2.5 million while Everett costs the Sox 4 million and is more of a health risk. Gibbons is also younger and getting ready to enter the prime of his career. I would be quite excited if the Sox signed Gibbons. It may not stream up a lot of attention amongst most, but he has the ability to turn into a pretty darn good player.

So the question is whether he'll get a raise because of his save numbers or will his salary stay the same because of the high ERA. I was going to say if he was due some big raise the Sox could potentially swing Everett and a prospect for Chacon but I guess that isn't an option cause Chacon at most would make 2.5 next year. I like the idea of Chacon, assuming the Sox don't have to give up anyone amazing for him. I think he's one of those high reward type of guys that could really pan out.

Gibbons, if healthy, could put up monster power numbers in Chicago while hitting for a decent average. In the 6th spot of the lineup it wouldn't be a bad option, plus he would provide something the Sox haven't had in a long time (left handed pop). IF he gets non-tendered I'd add him on the list of guys. I rate him ahead of Burnitz and below Dye, although Gibbons gets an extra notch soley because he's left handed.

What is Chacon supposed to make this year? I know the Rockies want to deal him because of his contract so is he arbitration eligible or is he due a raise due to an extension he signed a year or two back???

I'm glad cause to be honest, if the Sox didn't make any changes and had the payroll set at 75 million they could spend about 12 million on a pitcher/reliever and go into the season and I'd be quite pleased with the team. The only thing I'd gripe about would be Everett playing RF and I guess the fact that Willie isn't a proven leadoff hitter. But a good late inning reliever (meaning a setup type guy) and a good starter, which you should be able to get both for 12 million would be awesome to me. Hell, I still say that could be the offseason works out if the Sox don't agree to some type of deal of Konerko/Lee. IF they do trade Lee or Konerko then I expect them to sign a bat to replace them, just not to as expensive as a contract.

Well good, that tells me that KW does look somewhat at stats. It also tells me they must be well aware of Konerko's poor road splits.

Based on that assessment, could KW be trying to get an ace knowing that a fallback plan must be getting a solid 5th starter. Its obvious they need to learn from this mistake the past few years cause its really killed the Sox.

To be honest I think the people here know an assload more then any writer for the trib in general, imo. Well at least some of the people here and with all the knowledge combined on this board ...well, we could fuel a super army, haha. But Polanco is a much better player then Christian Guzman and I mean way SUPERIOR.

The Sox payroll currently sits very high. Just to give some of the big names: Lee Konerko Thomas Everett Thats 22 million between them Jose Contreras Mark Buehrle Freddy Garcia Jon Garland (figuring 4 million) Thats 24 million between them That alone puts the Sox at 46 million. Then you have the bullpen with Shingo/Marte/Politte combining to make 5 million New Total 51 million Then you have all the other players who are going to get raises. If the rest of the roster guys average 750 K (a realistic assumption) you get 10.5 extra million (of course some of those roster spots will be filled by FA/trades which will cost more). That puts the Sox payroll at 61.5 million and its probably a little higher then that in all honesty at this point. This means if the Sox payroll is at 75 million they have 14 million to spend (based on my very leniant numbers).