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QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 03:44 PM) @Sam_Sherman5 it's not cooing off. It just hasn't happened yet. Not untypical for Sox. https://twitter.com/susanslusser/status/674698614682345472 Someone asked susan if the lawrie Sox trade is cooling of and this his her reply Okay I'm pretty confident Oakland just planted this story on her and she got played.

QUOTE (Baron @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 03:23 PM) I can just see it now...miss out on Lawrie...then sign Cabrera to play 3rd I'd rather do that then give up anything of remote value for Lawrie.

Meh

Andy Wilkins was DFA'd as part of this trade

If it got to the point of medicals, we would have heard

QUOTE (Baron @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 10:44 AM) Meh I say like Mike Olt play it out at 3rd Even if we're rebuilding that sounds awful

QUOTE (staxx @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 10:27 AM) I agree. But we can't overvalue our prospects. Reminds me when an espn guy wrote something to the effect of 29 fanbases grossly overvalue their own prospects. And then there's White Sox fans.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 09:53 AM) I agree with you 100%. If the Sox would have traded Trayce for Lawrie a year ago this site would have been ecstatic. Then Trayce comes up and plays well in just a small handful of games and suddenly he's the future? It seems that people like to ignore the fact that the guy put up just low .700 OPSs in the minors and is actually 3 months older than Avisail Garcia who most on this board have written off and who had vastly superior AAA numbers. Garcia's numbers are irrelevant because they can't put him in the field anymore. Trayce is a beast defensively so you're leaving out half the story.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 09:45 AM) I loved what I saw from Trayce last year, but if you can use him as a main piece to acquire a young starting 3b...then nice job selling high on him. I still think he improves this team dramatically just with his defense over Melky and Avi. Even if we sign Upton, I'd want Trayce out there. I think trading him creates a hole to fill one.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 09:11 AM) Can't keep up with the thread, but from the SSS article on this, it looks like they are implying Lowrie may have just never been good with the glove, and was given credit for shfits that allowed him to make plays he otherwise wouldn't have made. That went away and last year happened. http://www.southsidesox.com/2015/12/9/9877...or-brett-lawrie And Oakland blog had similar conclusions. Really worries me.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 08:52 AM) White Sox have been kicking the tires on Brett Lawrie for at least a month. Staying healthy is key question for club https://twitter.com/MLBBruceLevine/status/674602123452145664 Levine has no idea. This am, he tried taking credit for the news that broke out of San Francisco last night and it was just sad. He's been merely saying itd be a good idea for the Sox to talk to Oakland, and even that I'm he probably took from this message board or twitter.

The original reporter said the minor league part still needs to be worked out. Aka 66% of the deal as we know it. Hard to say how close it is then.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 12:57 AM) Micah and Beck. Too much

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 8, 2015 -> 07:52 PM) Definitely seems they are set up for Heyward now Even Bruce Levine doesn't think they had much salary too add this offseason. I just dont see it. These seem to be their major moves of the offseason. I'm absolutely estactic for that because I'm not sure they'll be much better. Glad I was right in saying Castro had no value.

I can't imagine Castro getting back anything of value.

QUOTE (daggins @ Dec 8, 2015 -> 04:58 PM) Talk is Gardner Ughhhh I do want them to blow their cash on zobrist though.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Dec 8, 2015 -> 04:10 PM) Did United drop their sponsorship or are they just updating the OF sign? I can't recall where the United sign was, but everything stripped there is going to be digital.

Per Nitengale Twitter. Mets presumably the ones who made that offer.

Seeing a big market over correction for non-closers. Dukes contract isn't completely horrible.

Derrick Henry would probably the most underwhelming winner in at least a decade. Figured voters may have learned their lesson on Alabama RBs after Ingram and (sort of) Richardson. It's pretty easy to play RB there.

Probably one of the funnest games I've ever watched. But yeah not sure I'd call it very quality.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 7, 2015 -> 10:42 AM) Rivera seems like a utility infielder, which doesn't seem like a need. Unless you think he can start at 2B over Sanchez and Micah? He's another cheap name to add to the mix, since nothing is settled there. I'd bring him in for spring training if we aren't adding another IF as insurance (if anyone gets hurt or Micah gets traded). If we have to offer him back, offer him back. Better pick IMO, than a pitcher (where we aren't even protecting our own talented pieces) or OF (I'd even want Avi over anyone not named Blash and Trayce/Shuck seem firmly locked in as 4th OF).

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Dec 8, 2015 -> 07:18 AM) Pirates are the only team that makes sense in my opinion. Too bad they non-tendered Pedro Alvarez. Laroche+cash for him would have been great. Now I don't know how to do it.

"braves were meeting late into night and reportedly made progress. a trade w/ shelby miller could happen as soon as today."-heyman just now He's didn't mention the Cubs specifically so who knows.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Dec 7, 2015 -> 06:19 PM) Jason hasn't hit his prime yet. He would make a lot of sense especially with our defensive deficiencies. He makes a ton of sense....throw info out that were in on Upton and then silently swoop in and sign Heyward.....then I wake up ya ya I know Upton is 2 years younger then Cespedes (and not Cuban) and 3 years younger than Gordon. Big reason I'd want Upton over th latter two. You're getting his prime years. That's obviously especially true for Heyward.