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can someone post B. Anderson's minor league stats.

QUOTE(Felix @ Dec 10, 2005 -> 04:50 PM) According to the poll, both players would be 100% healthy, which I took to mean not going to get hurt during the year. yep thats the question. If both Thome and Thomas go through the entire 2006 season with no injuries what would ou rather have.

Thome's stats in 2004 (his last full season): .274 42HR and 102 RBIs Thomas' stats in 2003 (his las full season): .267 42HR and 105 RBIs that is pretty similar. I just like the fact that Thome is left handed. Although Thomas walks more and strikes out less.

I would have to say Thome because of his left handed power and the potential of Brain Anderson. If he is as good as KW says he is- its going to be a fun season in 2006. It still doesn't take away the fact that both Thomas and Rowand will be missed.

Its okay. he was nothing special. If we are going to trade Marte we should go after someone with more success than Marte. I think Rincon is that guy. He's still out there and every time we've hit against him- we struggled. I like his stuff. Bring him aboard KW. I'm sure A.J. will give you solid insight on this 'keed'.

speaking of Lofton. Is it me or does KW have an infacuation with veteran former Indians? We've had: Sandy Alomar, Roberto Alomar, Bartolo Colon, Kenny Lofton, almost had Omar Vizquel, Albert Belle (although not from KW) and now Jim Thome. Thats 2/3rds of there 1996 World Series team. Geeze!

QUOTE(Soxfest @ Dec 7, 2005 -> 08:44 PM) Been there done that hell no! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ditto

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2005 @ Dec 7, 2005 -> 05:19 AM) No thanks. Brian Anderson is gonna be our cf. People need to let it go. Exactly. I let it go once Pierre was traded to the Cubs. BA is our CFer. The only move KW will make is a utiluty INFer. I know its boring, but our team just won the world series after all.

McCarthy is an untouchable. Enough said. I doubt KW makes any more trades, execpt to aqcuire a backup LH utility INF. Brian Anderson will be our every day CFer. And McCarthy will be our 5th starter. I don't care what Ozzie says- El-duque will be in our bullpen and on an ocassion be our spot starter. You figure Buerhle and Garcia will probably need a few breaks early on in the year due to their contributions the the World Baseball Classic.

Any other talk about this rumor? All we have is that mlbtraderumors.com source, and quite frankly i don't think its too reliable. TB are going to ask for the moon if they are going to trade Crawford. He is the face of their organization. They are definitely going to ask for starting pitching, Anderson and Fields. YIKES!

QUOTE(Kenkait Sox Fan @ Dec 7, 2005 -> 06:32 PM) Wouldn't it be great to see the Sox acquire Patterson and have Greg Walker turn him around. Strangly this last week I was thinking WHAT IF.. KW took a chance and traded for Patterson. He is a solid defensive CFer. But for some reason he just couldn't click on the North side. But would the Cubs trade with us? Who would they ask for? I just don't see it happening. He needs a change of scenary and remaining and going from Clark & Addison to 35th & Shields is not that much of a scenary change. Well of course our scenary is a world champion scenary

Any word on his contract status? Hopefully it will be a 2 year deal and he will hit 26 HR next year and 25 HR the year after. Than he can come here in 2008 hit #500 for the Sox and retire Hey I can dream right?

QUOTE(LoFiStew @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 11:30 PM) Kenny Williams said in today's Chicago Tribune that Uribe's move to the second spot in the order wasn't written in stone and that they'd make adjustments if necessary. I think it's worth a try. Uribe actually showed some decent bat control and patience in September and the post-season. Maybe batting second will help him maintain his focus at the plate. Plus, I want to see what Iguchi can do when he's not giving himself up one or two times a game. Ditto! I can see Gooch hitting 30 HRs and having 25 SBs in 2006.

Pods, Uribe, Thome, Konerko, Dye, Iguchi, Pierzynski, Crede, Anderson. Looks good to me. KW doesn't need to make a move to make me happy. I think we can defend our title with that lineup. Would I prefer a veteran out in CF- YES! But at the right cost.

Last year during Soxfest during the Q&A session with Ozzie, Kenny and Hawk, Ozzie said he was going to bat Uribe 2nd, until KW aqcuired Iguchi in January. Things change over the offseason. KW could acquire someone else to plug in the 2 hole OR things can remain the same. The only thing we know for sure is- Iguchi will be lower in the order to provide some pop and to balance the lineup.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 03:59 PM) I hope that time has past. Were not in a position to out looking to bring back former fan favorites and guys that are "gamers". Graff is alright, but there are better fits out there right now for this team. Other than Mueller who would accept a utility role? And who is better than Graff out there via free agency? So who are these better fits your talking about?

Lets not forget Byrd was the only pitcher able to beat us in the playoffs DAMN Byrd- I wanted to go 11-0!

I don't see Mueller going to Pittsburgh. I can see him go to LA though. If he can play everyday in LA over backing up here on the Sox we won't be seeing Mueller coming here. Time to start looking into bring Graff back here. I know he's not a LH hitter but he's a fan favorite and he's a gamer.

What happened to the whole Mueller thing? Haven't heard much about it lately.

Vazquez is a head case. No thank you. Keep Garland for '06. TB would want a few players that are garunteed for 3 to 4 years down the road.

Prediction: Sox will get Pierre for Young. I expect Pierre to go somewhere very soon. And if the Sox sign Pierre- the Cubs will once again lose out on one of there "targets" this offseason. Not to mention it would create a hell of a 1-2 punch on our team. Go for it Kenny!

QUOTE(SoxPride56 @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 05:32 AM) I agree with you on McCarthy being untouchable we NEED to keep him. I would much rather have a experenced CF for next year. But if we could get one or the other, I would want to get Crawford for the main reason that Pierre is a FA at the end of the year and will mostly walk. Also by getting Crawford, you have him locked down til 2010. By trading for one of the CF's we will need to trade one of our 3 CF's and I would rather have Crawford for 4 years then Pierre for one year like I said before Thats exactly the reason why I think KW would go after Pierre instead. KW would probably only want him for one season. Then after a full season on our bench as our 4th OFer. He should be ready to be our everyday CFer in 2007. Not to mention Pierre's trade value will be a lot lesser than Crawford because of his contract status. And according to ESPN the White Sox, Cubs and Rangers are the 3 teams most active in pursuit of Pierre. Lets see what happens.....

QUOTE(SoxPride56 @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 05:19 AM) Very true about the comments he made, right when I saw this thread, thats what I thought about. I guess his attitude would be a concern, but wasnt AJ considered a cancer? But if there is something that I have learned since Kenny has been the GM, is never doubt the guy, he knows what he is doing. The options for CF seem to be Pierre, Crawford (both unlikely) Anderson, Owens, and Young. Out of these how would you rank them? Are we better off keeping our guys and using one of them in CF, or should we go get a one year rental in Pierre, who now I am hearing is going to cost Young or McCarthy, Or should we trade Fields and a minor league pitcher for Crawford? Right now I would prefer KW go out and get a CFer with experience. Pierre has a WS ring so he is a good option. Crawford has tremendous talent offensively, defensively and base running. But is giving up McCarthy and Anderson worth it? I don't think so. Would I trade Anderson, Fields and a top pitching prospect for him? YES! In a heart beat. McCarthy is an untouchable. With Garland in doubt after 2006- WE MUST keep McCarthy. If all fails and we can't aqcuire a CFer this offseason- I would go with Anderson over Young and Owens due to his major league experience (even though it wasn't much). BUT just the thought of having an OF with little experience on a defending champion team makes me worry. Doesn't it make you worry?

QUOTE(SoxPride56 @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 05:01 AM) Didnt Crawford play LF last year, if that is the case who would play CF. I would guess Pods because he has played there before Crawford is a much better defensive OFer than Pods. He would likely play CF if KW could some how magically make a trade to aqcuire him. The only thing thats negative about Crawford is a few of his comments he made last year when Pods beat him in the Final All-Star Spot Fan Voting. Remember he said "What Chicago did was bush league" Do we really want a guy with an attitude like that on our team? I'm sure KW will take this sort of stuff into account. You have to think about team chemistry and there individual attitude of a player- not just there talent.

Bring Graffy HOME!!!!!