fathom

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jan 17, 2016 -> 02:49 AM) Barring an insane comeback the Warriors are about to take their 4th loss of the season. Is there any question the Spurs are the best team this year

Latos is a clubhouse cancer

Another question that Levine brought up was concerns about him golfing at Medinah prior to the NLCS games. If you recall, he had to leave one of those games with a strange shoulder issue.

http://m.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/m...NSports+Twitter Some very interesting comments in this article about Buck not wanting Cespedes and concerns about his attitude.

Hoyer had no comment about chance of Fowler going back to Cubs https://mobile.twitter.com/TheCCO/status/688404480019312641

Mike Puma ‏@NYPost_Mets 44m44 minutes ago It would be overstating to say they are optimistic, but the Mets certainly see the Cespedes situation as getting interesting.

Sox have nothing left to trade. Any upgrades really need to be via FA

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 04:35 PM) I guess if the Post and Daily News are just making things up, too. I'm just following the three year nonsense we keep hearing over and over again. You have no idea how much more Sox would have to pay

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 05:33 PM) Then the real competition is with Detroit, St. Louis and LAA for Fowler, assuming Upton to Texas. Cubs are still a possibility for Fowler if they make a trade with Soler in it

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 04:33 PM) That tweet reeks of Orioles justifying overspend on Davis I did think of that also

QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 04:31 PM) Then good luck to him. Now that Davis is signed, there should be clarity in the market for Cespedes. It's on him and his agency to get the best offers now, and pick one. And if the Sox don't match up, so be it. They have other options that will still be better than Garcia. Mostly, I think fans want Cespedes just because it feels like a win and it's not about what he actually brings as a player. He's good, but he's not that good...and don't discount that he could be a player that's part of the problem if things go bad in April and May. Then everyone will hate the guy and regret having him for 3-4 more years. Incredible post

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 04:31 PM) Mets are offering three years and $60 million to Cespedes. The White Sox would have to offer at least $70-75 to get him to leave NY. Again you are just making up numbers

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 04:26 PM) Gulp.... https://mobile.twitter.com/masnRoch/status/...387617805709312 If this is true, it would make sense why it seems like Hahn has shifted his focus

Gulp.... https://mobile.twitter.com/masnRoch/status/...387617805709312

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 05:18 PM) I am going to be genuinely upset if Cespedes is not on the Sox come Opening Day. I felt like the Orioles were their biggest competition for him, and now they're out. And Upton is still around too. I feel more confident than ever about the Sox landing one of the big two because I honestly don't see anyone else paying them more than the Sox would. Fowler is significantly more likely than Upton. I really don't get why so many people ignore what rabbit and others have discussed.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 05:12 PM) Braves and Angels have been mentioned. Cardinals and Rangers

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 05:12 PM) Garcia was the starter last year, so why does Thompson matter? And Trayce got us what's projected to be the largest positional improvement in baseball. I have no idea what your angle is here. Anything to trash the Sox

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 04:02 PM) Lol, yes they will and I think we all know what the FO responses will be. Avi is a 30/30 candidate. In fact he's 4 homers and about 15 steals away from those numbers in a Sox jersey!!

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 05:01 PM) Simple, Fowler signing means Samardzija's pick everyone obsessed over last year is sayonara for just a marginal improvement. Marginal improvement over Avi? It would actually be the biggest improvement in baseball from one former starter to the new one, only topping Frazier.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 03:54 PM) Fans will going to Sox fest to yell at the front office Well if they don't sign anyone and they win less than 81 games next year, Hahn and Ventura can attend as fans as well

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 03:46 PM) All the feel good stories about the farm system/renewed focus on development would be thrown out the window... The farm system sucks now, everyone knows that. With that said, no idea how that was your response to what I posted

There's going to be quite the meltdown on here if he signs with the Tigers before Sox get Fowler, etc

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 03:22 PM) So what's the deal with Baltimore's offer to Cespedes, is that offer still on the table? Googled it but cannot find anything that's says the offer has been taken off the table. Very doubtful it would seem

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 03:58 PM) No kiddind. Now is the time sticking to their guns and hard negotiations. There is obviously no teams out there offering big deals. Yep seems like now or never. Really comes down to Sox, Mets and Tigers

How long before the first "sources say Sox still only willing to go three years" report this morning