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I actually think most realistic on the list is probably someone like Upton (where Sox aren't adding any long-term contracts). It would be more costly in terms of talent given up though.

Just cause their are other atrocities situations that are worse, doesn't mean that when something like this is brought up, you ignore it. And I obviously still eat meat, however, I am a huge proponent in the more humane (or I probably should say, slightly more humane) methods of raising them (free range).

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 03:37 PM) Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 9h9 hours ago Nate Jones pitched perfect inning at Charlotte, too. Hasn't allowed run in seven innings on rehab. Four hits, two BB, one K. #WhiteSox He gave up a run in Winston Salem. Hasn't given up a run in 4 appearances with the Knights. Pitched 7 innings in total.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 01:26 PM) I've been on guided fishing trips to Mexico and Canada I assumed the guides were having me fishing legally. I guess I could have hired a lawyer first and had them check I've been on guided excursion in National Parks, Wildlife Areas, again I trust the people taking my money that the program is legal. So if, and that is a big IF, the hunter was not aware the hunt was illegal, and again my spidey senses tell me otherwise, I see him being somewhat innocent of the technical charges against him. The lack of quota in that region, the landowner not having a permit, etc. Even the ethics leaves me shaking my head, but the laws do allow for baiting lions (with proper permits). That exact same hunt could have been made legal with the proper paperwork. Has anyone really paused to think about that? The hunt would have been legal with the proper permits and in a different area. Then no one would have been outraged? Not really. This just highlights and makes it more newsworthy but I have objected to big game hunting like this for a long time. That said, have I ever put money where my mouth is, absolutely not. Other causes more dear to me. However, at the same time, I clearly choose not to partake in such events (then again, I don't have 55K laying under the pillow anyway so I have that barrier to participation in big game hunting too)

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 01:08 PM) They're seemingly determined not to have Micah Johnson set foot anywhere near the MLB defense for now. And/or they're looking to trade him, but who knows with KW and his penchant for dealing prospects... Yeah - I think it has more to do with giving Micah regular at bats.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 01:08 PM) This second wild card is fantastic for the sport. Even though it brings excitement, I still struggle with the concept of the 1 game playoff. Given how long of a season baseball is, seems so arbitrary and punitive to the team that put in all that work and only gets to play 1 game. From a pure entertainment perspective though, clearly exciting and that excitement does a great job kicking off the post-season (especially the way the Royals won that playoff last year).

By the way, I just want to reiterate that Don is an idiot. He doesn't stand for what american's are about. He is a sick and twisted guy that people are getting off on because he opens his big fat mouth. Well guess what, while he might ocassionally say what everyone is thinking, 90% of the time he just says something completely stupid. His most recent comments on breastfeeding mom's is just another exception. As is him using a crying baby as an example for how he can show restrain. I'm sorry, but Donald Trump is pathetic, and the fact that he's even getting this publicity shows you how pathetic many of our voters are. I am sure if one of the Kardashian's ran, they'd get a huge following too (at least early on) and to be frank, I'd probably vote for Kloe before I voted for Trump. I think it would be hard pressed for me to pick an individual for president that I like less then Obama, but Trump would be that guy.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 01:00 PM) It's my understanding that he is basically a dude that wanted to kill a lion, so he hired a bunch of guides who told him they got the proper permits and it was all cool. The blame seems to be on the guides moreso than the guy. Yeah and I don't condone just going to kill a lion because hey, I killed a lion. Goes back to my statement of killing for pure trophy just doesn't jive with my own personal beliefs. If you use the meat or do it for another need, then go right ahead.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 01:01 PM) @jaysonst: Third club in #Dodgers-#Marlins believed to be a team that winds up with Michael Morse. He has no apparent fit on the Dodgers roster. He has no apparent fit on anyone's roster for what he is getting paid, so I have no idea who the 3rd team could possibly be and I would have to think Dodgers are sending cash then (to get rid of Morse) or are taking on someone else's contract.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 12:58 PM) That comp balance pick is a nice fit with a trade for a rent, as it somewhat offsets the QO pick the other team will lose. Can't just deal prospects for Puig. Gotta throw a vet in there like Shark and Avi so as to not loot the farm system. Or better yet, don't trade for him. Unless, we are a 3rd team and whomever has the target the Dodgers want, isn't interested in Puig and would prefer prospects (no idea why, but you never know).

I think if someone leaves, it will be Kenny looking for a promotion, not the other way around. That of course could change, but I really don't see Hahn resigning and I think Rick knew what he was getting himself into and liked the comfort of working for a known organization and people who had developed him vs. the unknowns of other organizations. He is also still incredibly young and I think we all know KW has other ambitions and will eventually pursue them.

Personally, I think what the dentist did was sick and I am not anti-hunting by nature, but luring a protected animal out of its protected space and paying a fine just to stick it up as a trophy sickens me. And I realize the guy didn't realize the animal was lured out, but still, I am more of a, if you hunt, hunt because of population control (potential need), to protect something (crops, etc) or because you are going to eat the meat. To just stick it up as a trophy, sorry, you lost me.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 12:51 PM) See the excitement of this time of year gears my brain to reading that as "We're waiting on the follow up tweet, Puig was seen packing it up" But yeah seems pretty interesting that a Chicago area writer would get the bead on that and then it suddenly turns into a 3 team deal. I like that tweet...go tell Bowden to send it out so we can at least get excited. Puig would be the ultimate get (out of all the names mentioned), imo. I suppose we could be a 3rd team in a deal. Say the Phils want something other then Puig so Sox give up prospects for Puig (to the Phils) and the Phils get Hamels. I don't know that our prospects would be that exciting but hey who knows.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 12:49 PM) Green or..? Yeah...that is why I said, "waiting for a follow-up tweet that says" such. Would make for some excitement, haha.

Waiting for a follow-up tweet....Puig seen packing up his locker.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 12:44 PM) Josh Reddick comes to mind. In general there aren't as many because of how many AL teams are still in the race. Reddick would be a good get. At least you get one more year of control out of him and he clearly would be a massive upgrade. I also presume he'd be pretty expensive.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 12:33 PM) Brady just take the 4 games and shut up. Only thing is, if their is any truth to him potentially getting 1 game, and the evidence mounted so far against him, why would he be stupid enough not to accept the 1 game. I suppose he might just have an ego that he just presumed he could strong arm them to victory?

QUOTE (shysocks @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 12:30 PM) Kemp is in the conversation of worst fielder in baseball. He is one guy who might not be an improvement over Avi I agree he sucks defensively but so does Avi. By the way, I'm not saying I necessarily make the deal (cause $15M /yr for Kemp is still a lot), but I could see Kenny looking that direction (doubt Hahn would).

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 12:29 PM) that would be a no-brainer. I think you'd need to throw in something more promising than Danish. I would absolutely do it.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 12:27 PM) Alexei Ramirez has an option with a buyout clause after this year. If the Sox hang onto him, but buy out his 2016 option (as opposed to taking it), can the team then offer him arb and get a comp pick if he turns it down? Someone asked on Twitter, I honestly can't find the answer. I believe we make him a qualifying offer, but IIRC, the qualifying offer would be like a $15M (or something along those lines) to be able to actual get the comp pick and thus, by all intents and purposes, we can't get a comp pick (since we would be insane to offer that sort of qualifying offer and even if we were insane enough to do it, no other team would be more insane to then sign him for more. http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/11/3/7152...ion-free-agency

In terms of Kemp's contract, Dodgers sent over 32M, so if you evened it out (I understand his contract isn't linear and it does escalate) it would average out to 15M per year for Kemp. Presuming you keep him at the price, you have 4 more years of Kemp @ 15M per season and I don't think you have to give up anything to get him (Pads would clearly have to send enough cash to get it to wash out that way). I might be wrong though and Pads might be better served letting him finish out the season and then evaluating where they see themselves.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 12:15 PM) No question Kemp has raked before, the question is will he rake with the Sox? We have enough hitters with consistency issues and consistency is one of Kemp's biggest flaws. And I'm just looking at the numbers this year, really. There is no comparison between Garcia and Kemp looking back at past seasons. But offensively, they're not so far apart this year. Kemp had an absolutely awful month that really dragged his numbers down and he's hitting again though. Offensively, they are far apart though. I don't live in a vacuum and with Kemp I have a track record and a recent trend of him mashing (which is in line with his historical norms). I also have the whole park adjusted thing too...cause even if you were equally as good offensively, playing in Petco vs. the Cell is a definite drag on your offensive production.

Shooting a gun at something, with neighbors and everything around seems like a bad idea. Even if he shot straight in the air. So no, I don't think he should have shot it down (cause something worse could have happened), however, I think it should be illegal to fly a drone on my property at that low of a level. Would I care, I probably wouldn't if I wasn't out their, but if my kids were out their, how do I know it isn't some perv or how do I know they aren't scouting my house for a robbery, etc. Should it be legal for people to just be able to walk through my backyard and check it out, no, so why should it be legal to fly something with video camera's right above it. I'm sure in 99% of the situations, it is just people having fun and no harm is ever intended, but the drone can cause damage to the house, etc. Edit: If he took a baseball bat to it, that would be another story and I'd be totally 100% okay with that.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 11:46 AM) Kemp and CarGo are almost at the opposite end of the ball park spectrum. One hits in a hitter's heaven, the other one hits in a pitcher's heaven. The weird thing is that Kemp's been hitting far better at Petco than on the road. I wouldn't be that opposed to Kemp if CarGo isn't available or is too expensive, but do keep in mind that Kemp's wOBA is like 9 points higher than Avi's and neither are great defenders. Kemp has posted an OPS+ > 100 every year but his rookie year. 5 times he has posted an OPS+ > 120. 3 times he has posted an OPS+ > 135. Let me know when Avi has done any of those things once. Kemp is also looking much more like a guy who is getting comfortable (and he seems to be trending positively from a health perspective). He also has posted a positive WAR every year in his career, with an average WAR of just over 3 in his 10 career seasons. His per game WAR looks even better (given his injuries). It is disrespectful to compare Avi and Matt Kemp's current production. If you are talking Avi, you have to be projecting him and I struggle how well you can project him given how bad he is defensively and I don't know with his patience if he'll be able to hit enough to overcome that. Kemp on the other hand, has proven, that he can absolutely carry a line-up when he's rolling and has done so for full season stretches.

Could the Sox get Rusney Castillo as a buy-low candidate? I don't know that he helps us this year, but he has some talent. No idea why Red Sox would do it, but hell, if I'm going to throw out names, why not throw out some guys who might have some upside.