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This would have made sense if we were sending Teahen back in the trade. Then we are only adding $7m to the books and actually saving money in the long run.

Nice write up. I think Rios should be moved to #2 in the lineup or #5, but that's just my opinion. I'd rather have a higher OBP at #3.

Does anyone else think the Sox will still be .500 against the Royals?

Levine reporting $13m http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=5924567

http://mlb.mlb.com/search/media.jsp?query=jesse+crain His highlights are either striking out White Sox batters or getting homers hit off him. Not encouraging.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 10, 2010 -> 04:08 PM) You obviously can't trade Mitchell with his value down and Pierre leaving after 2011. It does leave quite a conundrum...the only pieces would have to be Quentin (but you can't replace his POTENTIAL production very easily, and I'm thinking with his plantar fasciitis healed he could have another great season), Viciedo and Danks/Floyd/Jackson. The Brandon Shorts of the world are nice throw-ins, but they're not primary puzzle pieces to a trade. And CJ Retherford went from the next Aaron Miles to oblivion. Teahen's got to reestablish himself as well. Seems they'll try to hope that Carter and Santos Rodriguez can contribute as well. Maybe someone will have another Boone Logan/Scott Radinsky ST and jump from A ball to the bigs. If you traded Quentin couldn't you replace him with Andruw Jones? Jones had a higher WAR than Quentin in 2010.

Alex, I'll take Derek Lee for $7m.

Viciedo + Teahen for Carlos Beltran + $7m

I hear a lot of talk about KC's farm system. Is it stronger on the offensive side or pitching?

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Nov 17, 2010 -> 10:36 PM) Jason Churchill now going in on this rumor too. Wonders is the Phillies would try and get rid of Ibanez. Maybe Ibanez + Cash for Quentin and someone else. Interesting idea but we'd have to be getting at least $6m from the Phillies to break even with cash and a low end prospect.

I just moved back to the midwest from CO. I've never been to Soxfest. I'm thinking about going and taking my 2.5 year old. Thoughts? Anyone here have kids that young and have gone?

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QUOTE (3E8 @ Oct 27, 2010 -> 04:32 PM) Unless we move one of our higher paid players in a trade, this isn't really the case. The Sox policy is well-known, put into the team what was gained the previous year. We should expect '11 salary to remain similar to '10 ($103M) after a decline in attendance. I'll fill in the '11 roster as of today with salaries SP - Peavy 16 SP - Buehrle 14 SP - Jackson 8.75 SP - Danks 6.5 (arb estimate) SP - Floyd 5 C - empty 1B - empty 2B - Beckham 0.5 SS - Ramirez 1.225 3B - Morel 0.3 LF - Pierre 5 (after cash from LA) CF - Rios 12.5 RF - empty DH - empty BP - Thornton 3 BP - Santos 0.4 BP - Sale 0.3 BP - Linebrink 5.5 BP - empty BP - emtpy BP - empty BN - Castro 1.2 BN - Teahen 4.75 BN - empty BN - empty 2.25 commitment to Viciedo Total = $87M This leaves us less than $20M to fill starting catcher, 1B, DH, RF, three pen spots, and two bench spots. That's an average of $2M/year per remaining roster spot. If you tender a contract to Quentin, who get $5M in his 2nd-year arbitration raise, then you have less than $15M for 8 remaining spots, or less than $2M/year per remaining roster spot. KW is definitely in a tough spot this offseason given how many roster spots we have to fill and our budget constraints. We do not have plenty of money to spend, we have plenty of spots to fill He could back load contracts. Buehrle is coming off the books next year and Peavy the following. That's about 1/3 of our payroll. This is the approach the government would make

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Oct 14, 2010 -> 03:13 PM) This post is spot on. Most of us seem to forget that we were right in the middle of a race with the twins for the AL Central crown and a trip to the playoffs when Jackson was acquired. I for one, felt a lot better with a proven veteran like Jackson going in a big game than I would have felt about an unproven youngster that could have poo pooed on the mound in that big game. Plus Coop has probably forgotten more about pitching than any of us could ever know, and HE wanted Jackson. In Coop I trust. Agreed. People also forget that Kenny wasn't just planning to acquire Jackson, that he intended to flip him and that didn't happen. It is what it is. I'm looking forward to him pitching in 2011.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 12, 2010 -> 03:10 AM) is it March yet Patience. Remember, it was about this time last year that KW landed the new face of the franchise, Mark Teahen.

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QUOTE (WsoxKillCubs @ Oct 8, 2010 -> 04:34 AM) I think trading Danks for a big name bat is a decent idea... We have Sale that could fit in the 5th spot nicely, and Freddy can be backup. If Danks and some prospects can get a guy like Fielder, and leave the Sox with enough money to keep Konerko, that would be great. As much as I love Danks, I think we ought to give Sale a shot and get a more solid offense. In a perfect world, the Sox only trade Teahen (prospects), and raise the salary to $130M.... If I traded Danks I want a player in return that I have control of for at least two years, if not more. We'd have Fielder for 1 year, though I suppose we'd get draft picks once he signed after next year.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 7, 2010 -> 10:38 PM) They'd have to be blown away to deal him. He's still cheap and under control for two more years. He's only 26 and even though he's underachieved his skill-set, in particular his speed/defense, is rivaled by very few in baseball. And his power picked up considerably towards the end of the year. I'd kill for either him or Kemp. These are the kinda guys you take major gambles on. The possible reward far outweighs the risk. I could see them interested if they got Quentin in return. I think they are both at the same point of arbitration and Tampa Bay needs a middle of the order run producer. This could be a trade of under achievers.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Oct 7, 2010 -> 06:28 PM) This was suppose to be the strength of the team. They failed. If you need more offense, that means the staff is bad and in 2010 they were. Didn't the "ace" start 0-3? "Are Bad" and "Do Bad" are two different things. They did bad but I don't think they are bad.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 7, 2010 -> 05:21 AM) Drafting and developing talent is the best way to build your franchise up to a contender, and the White Sox haven't done that well. You can't blame Reinsdorf for that, considering Williams and company are the ones who trade them all away. I think they have done that well, they just don't keep the talent around.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 6, 2010 -> 06:41 PM) Doesn't that sound like Matt Kemp? I suppose. I always thought of him as a #2 or #5 hitter though.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 6, 2010 -> 06:24 PM) I really don't understand why people are so hell bent on spending a ton to get Matt Kemp. He really seems to be the type of player that you are going to get for a good deal or you are going to have to overpay a ridiculous amount to get, and the Sox are obviously not in a position to overpay. Thus, I don't understand why people want to deal Danks or Floyd for him. Beyond that, I also think if you are dealing Danks or Floyd right now, you need to look to acquire 2-3 good players, not 1 potentially great player. The Sox have quite a few holes throughout the team and finding cheap replacements for a few of those guys would not be a bad thing. Agreed. If I'm trading Floyd or Danks I'm getting a #3 or #4 hitter that I have control of for 2-3 years.

Carlos Beltran anyone? If you get the Mets to eat alot of his salary and he's healthy then I'd take him. Who knows what direction their new GM wants to go.