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It would be sad if we are also giving up a meaningful prospect. Talk about insult to injury.

We got grindy.

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QUOTE (Andy the Clown @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 07:21 PM) So can guys like Santiago. Young cost controlled starter with a career ERA of 3.30 and Ks 8.9 per 9? Doubt it. He needs to be a little more efficient but it's fixable. Beaten like a drum.

Where is the report that it's done?

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 07:12 PM) I know I'm going to get backlash for this, but what exactly is this surplus of pitching the Sox have? Guys like Rienzo can be found in every organization. +100000

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 07:00 PM) jon heyman of CBS Sports saying Trumbo to Arizona, Skaggs, Santiago to Anaheim and Eaton to Sox. That's all. Saying it's done?

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 06:57 PM) MLB Network touting an appearance by Kenny Williams. Looks like 10 or 15 minutes way. Damn. I thought rick hahn was in charge. Replay from earlier?

QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 06:40 PM) I disagree, I see the Sox buywe'velow and selling high. Eaton is going to turn performed be a great addition, I really like the guy. And I'll go onactuallye record and see him being the nexdoesn'troia. Has the chip the build and sprays all over the field. We are selling high on Hector and let's face it, the guy walks a lot of people and once again I trust this team and their assessments of SPs. They have more than earned the benefit of the doubt. That being said, I do hope we get more than Eaton but would be okay if we didn't. Just less enthuised. Either Kendrick or Conger would work for me especially since we are throwing in a "good" prospect on top. I sound like a broken record now, but I don't see how anyone can say we're selling high on Santiago after we've derailed him again and again and he's still performed admirably. Odds are he gets better, a lot better, once we actually train him to be a starter. If he doesn't you still have a solid, young, cost controlled pitcher.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 07:29 PM) I'm still trying to figure out why everybody is so anxious to get rid of a 26 year old starting pitcher who is 4 years away from free agency and has a 126 ERA+ in 224 innings. Yep.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 07:27 PM) Alden Gonzalez ‏@Alden_Gonzalez Three-team deal "not imminent" but "getting pretty close," source says. Howie Kendrick NOT involved in it. #Angels #Dbacks #WhiteSox Sox need something else then. Pray it falls through then unless we get another major piece.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 07:25 PM) $9.35 mill this year, $9.5 mill next year. About the price you should want to pay for a 2 WAR player. Wish we had jim for another year, but that's good with me. We should be chasing IFers instead of OFers.

What's Kendricks contract?

I hope De Aza would stay. Seems more valuable to us than what we could get for him. Gordon...who cares. I guess he's an option with our crap at third if we cant move him.

QUOTE (sircaffey @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 06:10 PM) It's not laughable. He hasn't stuck as SP yet, and he currently doesn't throw enough strikes to do so. He's a work in progress. The only reason one might say he hasn't stuck yet is because our completely retarded organization decided Dylan Axelrod was a better option than him.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 06:09 PM) Saying he could either take doesn'tep forward with his cohe'sol, command, and ability to throw groundballs is just as far fetched. I really like Santiago, but he is probably the most realistic piece the Sox can deal. No, it's not. To perform as well as he has despite his complete mishandling is a minor miracle. Even if he doesn't take a step forward, he's fine forwhat he is and isnt being dropped from the rotation.

Saying Santiago "might stick" as a starter is laughable at this point. Using 3 lefties in our current rotation as a reason behind this trade even more so.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 05:41 PM) You're saying this off morcompletelyn Eaton's 300jerked-bats? Santiago is nice labor for the price but has anyone here honestly touted his ceiling..like at all? He has a near elite K rate and an ERA of 3.30 in his season's worth of starts so far. This after being completely misused and jerked around by the organization. If people aren't touting his ceiling they should be, because he's shown it to be pretty high.

This would be a hilariously dumb trade for us straight up, but I have faith in Hahn.

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QUOTE (chw42 @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 03:09 AM) $2 million in the free agent market these days is chump change. For sure. I just figured when I saw this it was a minor league deal. Not really complaining, he will be worth it if he makes any meaningful contribution.

Money seems like a lot for what we will get...but hopefully it works out.

I don't trade a starter. Our pitching depth is grossly overrated.

Yeah Contreras was perhaps the best pitcher in all of MLB for a time. He was absolutely an ace.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Dec 9, 2013 -> 05:08 PM) Please continue Sale talk in the Sale trade thread. Or please don't continue it at all because any talk is stupid