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QUOTE (since56 @ Oct 6, 2010 -> 01:38 PM) Are there four really good ones there? IMO, Yes

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 6, 2010 -> 04:35 AM) Trading from an area of strength like starting pitching is going to open up a weakness. If we trade one of our starters, who fills in? My problem with the staff as is is we need offense and if we make the playoffs not all five starters (assuming Peavy is healthy) would start in the playoffs, but that bat we could have acquired would. If Peavy is healthy then someone gets dealt. If Sale can start then maybe two get dealt. Right now we have these guys that could start: Peavy Buehrle Floyd Danks Jackson Sale Garcia? Pena? Only 4 of them have to be really good. The 5th can be ok or good. But we really need OBP and run production in the middle of our lineup.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Oct 3, 2010 -> 11:42 PM) Trade Gavin Floyd for Matt Kemp (RF) Sign Huston Street to close Sign Carlos Pena to split (1B) with Viciedo (vs. LHP) Re-sign Freddy as Peavy return stopgap (#4) Chris Sale starts as a #5 Re-sign AJ (1 year) Re-sign Quentin (1 year) to DH Re-sign Putz Morel is 3B (defensive upgrade) DeAza is 4th OF (speed & defense) Kemp upgrades the OF defense, adds speed and covers typical power production lost from PK exit. Sale steps in as a quality 5th starter until Peavy returns. Once that happens Freddy slots back to #5 and Sale to BP. Carlos Pena is due for a return to mean (.241 career avg.) and may accept a one year recovery contract a la Beltre 2010). Another defensive upgrade. Obviously, it's early and much could happen in the off season as players could re-sign (Pena-TB & Street-Col) plus there is no market, but this is a quick concept about how to significantly upgrade team defense, add speed, a lefty power hitter and improve the bullpen for the full season. Kemp would be nice but is not enough for Floyd IMO. That lineup would still lack the left handed run producer that we need, and Pena would not qualify as he hit under .200. I'd rather have someone that bats .300 and hits 15 HRS (ala Julio Franco) than someone that bats .200 and hits 30 hrs.

We stank against the entire central division, not just the Twins. That's why we are watching the playoffs and not playing in them.

Pena pitched pretty good again as a starter. Maybe he's a better fit for the rotation. If you have that one bad inning as a reliever your numbers look terrible. If you have that one bad inning as a starter your numbers look great. If Peavy is healthy then we have Peavy, Buehrle, Danks, Floyd, Jackson, Pena and Sale as possible starters. That gives us leverage if we need to trade for a bat(s).

I know it probably won't happen but I'd like to see Flowers starting next year. Bat him ninth. He had a low average but I bet he could have a higher OBP and RBI than Pierzynski.

I think we put too much pressure on him to start the season. He had a great season in 2008 and hasn't don't much outside of that. To bat him third and hope he helps carry this team was too much for him. I'd keep him and bat him 6th or 7th. We need a solid left handed bat for 3rd or 4th in the lineup.

Alot of people say baseball isn't an exciting sport but Kenny Williams makes it exciting for Sox fans.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Aug 10, 2010 -> 03:14 AM) As a Weaver Ball guy, this team makes me want to put my head through the wall. Ozzie manages against every sabermetric principle in the book. He has no idea how to optimize the potential offensive output of the group of guys he wanted. Ozzie probably has math skills at a 3rd grade level so don't count on him using sabermetrics.

Quentin

How about DHing Quentin and putting Teahen in RF? He'd hit better than Andruw.

Brad Hawpe?

How about Gavin Floyd for James Loney?

Not that I would want him but Russell Branyan should be available. If we wait a little longer Aramis Ramirez or Derrick Lee could be available. Neither of course is LH.

QUOTE (GO CHI SOX! @ Jun 12, 2010 -> 09:18 PM) X2 x2?

Anyone know how to watch an fox out of market game??

As much as I'd like to unload everyone it doesn't make sense since all but like 4 players are absolutely sucking. This very same team could make the playoffs next year if they just get off on the right foot. Look at the Tigers in 2008. They were 74-88, last place in the division. They had just acquired Cabrera, Renteria and Jones. They're team was stacked. Everyone handed them the division. They turned it around the next year without any majors moves. This team is the result of bad luck and incapable of getting out of the funk. It would take too much to rebuild.

Kotsay

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 18, 2010 -> 06:28 AM) True Jordan, but if we seem to be at least one big bat short. Our entire team is batting .218 and you think all we need is one big bat? I think 9 little bats would help.

The interesting things about the Dye trade rumors are 1) Bailey appears to have turned things around 2) Abreu was a free agent and could have been Dye's replacement in RF. How about: Dye to Tampa Bay for Edwin Jackson (I think KW wanted more than Jackson)

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Apr 16, 2010 -> 08:20 PM) I guess think of it as Jones' day off. Westbrook is going tomorrow however, I still expect to see Andruw in the lineup. I think it's because Ozzie wants to punish Jones for batting over .300.

QUOTE (longshot7 @ Apr 16, 2010 -> 05:38 PM) I would wear a lot of things I don't agree with if someone paid me at least 400k a year. I would even take things off

Nix

a jones

Let's start this 4 game winning streak!