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Kipster, Happy Bday. Hope its a good one. To one of Soxtalk's original posters

Nice to know the Sox have at least contacted him. I'm sure he'd be happy to stay in Chicago if the Sox made a fair offer. Its funny how you hear all these reports of Toronto being the team interested and then he says Cleveland has been the most agressive and the team he's talked with the most. I still think Clement doesn't sign for a couple more weeks.

Ya, I saw it as Wallace getting mad. He didn't go into the stands, he didn't punch the fans. Take away the aftermath, and all you have is Wallace and Artest getting in a shoving match. To be honest the most I'd of given Ben Wall was 2-3 games cause I Think thats all he would of gotten had Artest not jumped into the stands afterwards.

And then you have the question of whether Randy, who has some of the money deferred, would still get the money deferred, which in a sense could be something the Sox would like and would open up some options.

Of course another option would be Jay Gibbons. If Gload fails at first Gibbons can slide their (plays a good first base) and if they need a RF Gibbons plays their. I really think Gibbons would be a good fit because he's versatile, hits lefthanded, has shown he can hit for a decent average when healthy, and has power. He also is a good defensive player and is still young, so he's just about to enter his prime. If he gets non-tendered the Sox should be all over him.

I thoguht about that and was thinking, he could always throw batting practice. I'm sure that kind of bp display would bring fans to the park early

First off welcome aboard. I think in terms of the more proven player, you'd have to look at Maggs. Up until this past season he had never had any serious injuries and he had been a very productive player. However, right now, I think you have to question his true status, especially with Boras doing everything he can to hide Magglio and prevent work outs, etc. I think potential and talent wise, JD Drew is a better player. He hits for power, average, but has an oustanding eye. He also is a little better defensively and is a lefty which the Sox could use. The flaw is Drew finally had a pretty healthy season, is it a fluke or is it a sign that his injuries are in the past.

I'd like the idea of Johnson if they dealt PK. I wonder if Munoz and a mid level would get it done. Injuries have probably hurt his trade value and if he doesn't have a spot in Montreal that will also hurt his value. Still they'd be trading a guy on the low. But I'd be all for it, as long as the Sox didn't give up too much. Him and Gload would be a nice combo, even though both are lefties. I still like Gload but I guess its semi obvious they think of him as a bench player (well if Levine is right, cause Levine continues to say thats how the Sox see him).

Want to say I locked this thread. Its not because their wasn't good baseball discussion, but I don't want the personal attacks to continue. Actions were made and I think the board will be back to normal Anyway, I am going to split off the original post so people can discuss the idea of Johnson more

They said he'd make between 500K and 1 million in Korea. I'm assuming he wants the shot at the majors and he's going to have to accept 500K or less and hope he can make a name for himself. This is definately about pride for him and finding out whether he can play with the best out their (on the most part). I think he'd definately be worth a minimum contract though with some incentives.

Sucks about Deininger. We all know I was a big fan of him. I wasn't the only one either, Murcie liked him when he saw him, and a couple scouts that were at one of the games last season both said they really liked his stuff. I can tell you one thing about Deininger, he wasn't released because of his stuff.

Thats fine, you can have your opinion that its wrong. I know RedandWhite and I both are fans of Cabrerra. I have my disagreements of whether he's worth what he's asking for, just like I think Renteria isn't worth anywhere near 10 million a year. But we discuss it, we don't just call people dips***s because we disagree with the opinion. I'm of the belief that Polanco would be a solid pickup at the right price. He's done nothing but produce at the major league level the past couple seasons and he's thought of as a leader. He was loved in St. Louis and he's loved in Philly. And as far as Nick Johnson goes. He's had a ton of health issues and thats the only thing thats prevented him from putting up big numbers. He's a left handed bat that should hit .270-.280 when healthy, probably higher, and also draws a ton of walks. He'd be a great pickup and if I recall Kenny was interested in Johnson in times past. See, I just disagreed with you, but it was in a completely respectful manner that adds to the conversation. You could very well be right, but we both have our opinions and I'm not going to bash you because of your opinion, rather I'll give my reasons why its wrong without ever resorting to an attack.

No, but I can already tell you some suspensions/warnings will be coming. But first I got to finish reading this thread.

Imo, wait till Gibbons is non-tendered. Bmore is going to add at least one more bat and Gibbons is going to be the guy that is ousted. I'm sure Baltimore will try and deal him, but when time comes he's gonna get non-tendered, imo. Gonna be a good pickup too.

Guys, remember, if you want to disagree with someone, disagree with them but do it respectfully. Lets talk baseball, disagreements often lead to the best baseball discussion cause you get to see so many different viewpoints and sides and alternative ideas. By the way welcome aboard.

I always thought he was over-hyped by the Mets organization at the time they dealt for Robbie Alomar (I think thats when he went over to Cleveland). However, when he got to Cleveland the Indians were really excited about his potential, but I also remember a few publications felt the same way I did in terms of him being over-hyped. He does have some tools though, so anything can happen. But please god don't have him starting on opening day.

Shim, who is also considered an exceptional defensive outfielder with the best arm in the KBO, won Golden Glove awards in 2002 and 2003. Golden Glove awards are the KBO's annual awards, and they honor the top all-around players at each position, including designated hitter. They are given out by Korea Baseball Organization Properties, and 2004 winners have yet to be announced. Thats one quote out of the article that talks a bit about his defense. It also sounds like he has good patience and he definately has good size. I'm assuming he isn't slow otherwise I don't think he'd be a good all around player. This guy seems like he could be a solid pickup, assuming you could get him for 500K or so cause it doesn't sound like many teams are a calling. He could be a draw and its nice that both Raines and Ozzie have seen him play and both seemed to like him. The way I see this, you throw 500K at a player that if he pans out, the media will be following him madly and the korean's in the Chicago area will be going to the stadium. If it doesn't, they are out 500K and he would at least be productive at the minor league level you'd think.

I'd be a fan of picking up Mike Redmond for the right price. Hit .256 last year and I think you would at least see him duplicate those numbers, but he could even have a little increase. No shock the Marlins aren't interested in him considering they have LoDuca.

First off welcome aboard. Second off, I'm not familiar with him. Do you happen to have an article or something talking about him or know where one is? Also, any idea what kind of money he's expecting? Thanks and once again Welcome Aboard.

Whoopsi. My memories were obviously a little off. I swear they won the big ten last year, but I guess I was two years off. That was the year they had that long break and got clobbered by USC. Man that game was a piece of crap game cuase to this day I still think if the Hawks hadn't had 6 weeks off Brad Banks and Co. would of been able to win. I'm pumped for next season with Tate/Solomon/Chandler and the running backs back. Its insane how the 3 best backs were lost for a season and they have still won 9 games. The bowl game should be tough (waiting to see who they play) but its been a great season regardless. Hopefully they can cap it with another win.

I just don't see Toronto having the budget to overpay, then again they are losing Delgado's salary.

They may have an agreement, but Rippaldi wants to wait until after the deadline to offer arbitration to sign players. However, if I were the Cubs I'd offer arbitration cause Clement is going to get a good multi year offer from someone. The Jays will forfeit the draft pick though if they have to, imo.