fathom

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 20, 2016 -> 08:07 PM) Yeah, but if I was Cespedes' agent, I sure as hell would leak it to those guys and a few more that things were getting close to a conclusion in case any team wanted to make a late run. The Upton discussions with Tigers rumors happened like 10 minutes before it was finalized

How long before we get another "sox holding firm at 3 year max contract" from one of the MLB reporters

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jan 20, 2016 -> 07:38 PM) Nationals official site broadcasting a major announcement tomorrow Seems like a concert

QUOTE (bjm676 @ Jan 20, 2016 -> 07:26 PM) This guy is a camera operator for CSN CHicago. Take if FWIW.... Mitchell Winkelman ‏@MitchellWinkelm 16m16 minutes ago Illinois, USA I'm hearing the #WhiteSox are finalizing a deal with Cespedes for 4 years north of $100 million.. But I don't know what to believe anymore.. Says he got it from some journalists on twitter....so no inside info here

QUOTE (LDF @ Jan 20, 2016 -> 05:27 PM) man i have been dealing with some hou fans at breakfast..... down here in LA. and just to piss me off, they have been giving me crap about the freaking northside. oh how i hope the sox pulls this off. I'm going to say Houston fans have nothing to taunt the Sox about

QUOTE (Baron @ Jan 20, 2016 -> 05:02 PM) It's just a couple pictures of Eyes. I dont know if that's supposed to mean confused or keep an eye out.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Jan 20, 2016 -> 05:02 PM) It would be very disappointing if that guy was wrong, but it's probably just some idiot on Twitter trying to pretend like he knows something that everyone else doesn't. Especially since it appears he's not a Mets fan

I think Jim Bowden said the 3 finalists thing today As for my opinion, Nats seem to be in to raise the price for the Mets

QUOTE (blackmooncreeping @ Jan 20, 2016 -> 04:59 AM) Desmond had some crazy streak to start the season of 8 errors in the first 12 games. Settled down a bit after that. Lots of talk he pressed after turning down the Nats extension

Seems like Blackmon is most likely to be traded http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/01/rock...rson-trade.html

Mets fans are crazy on Twitter about Cespedes. Rosenthal has a proposed deal suggestion that I'm sure people will relay as being an actual offer.

QUOTE (Saufley @ Jan 20, 2016 -> 01:29 AM) What happened to all those "we've got him right where we want him" posts? Don't forget "posturing"

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jan 20, 2016 -> 12:13 AM) We were interested at the trade deadline and all of the national media guys are reporting our interest. So I'll take Ken Rosenthal and Heyman at their word. Sure at shorter years and a discount. Same as about ten teams.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jan 20, 2016 -> 12:57 AM) Who? Because I don't agree with that. The sox have been long rumored for Cespedes. It'll be a letdown if we don't get him and sign someone like Fowler. Big difference between speculated interest and actual interest. Coming into the offseason, no one would have thought the Sox would go after someone at 22-25 per

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 11m11 minutes ago Sources: #Tigers were negotiating with Cespedes as well as Upton. This screams to me that Cespedes wants more than 6-132

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 10:48 PM) Why does everyone want Desmond all of a sudden? Aren't you the same people who don't want Fowler due to his bad defense? Desmond's is pretty bad as well. Desmond's always had a positive defensive WAR. He's also supposedly a fantastic clubhouse leader.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 10:19 PM) People want to know why the White Sox aren't spending, this is it. This is the same thing I have been saying for years. People don't want to believe it, but there it is in black and white. People can rationalize it however they want, however the end result is the same. The White Sox don't get the amount of resources that other teams get because of it. If our fanbase was more loyal, I would imagine we would have signed another OF months ago. Instead we still are trying to go on the cheap to fit him into the budget as dictated by revenues. And it's also why the Cubs being good is bad for the Sox franchise, as the casual Chicago fan right now is definitely going to spend their money on Cubs games/merchandise as opposed to the Sox. It's truly amazing how little Sox merchandise is available at the local mall as opposed to Cubs stuff.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 10:41 PM) I really don't think Cespedes would help attendance actually I think it will, as he has some strong name recognition.

Last year after the plethora of moves, I bought more game tickets than usual to show my support. As of right now, I need a reason to buy tickets to games in advance

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 07:57 PM) Something weird is up, IMO. The Sox have been cold calling people (not just fans) yesterday & today asking them if they plan to attend Sox games this year. I could be wrong but that doesn't seem like a normal thing to do. MLB Network keeps bringing up the Sox name when talking about Cespedes & today, Nightengale reported in his journal thing that the Sox had been in on Upton before he signed with the Tigers. Most teams are throwing low year offers at this point. At some point soon, a team may offer 4-5 years & he'll probably take it. Nightengale's most recent article didn't list the Sox as one of the teams most interested in Upton

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 07:33 PM) I agree. The thing that is funny is that whenever there's a report about another team being out (Tigers and Angels Luxury Tax Issues) everyone thinks it's total nonsense and doesn't believe it. But when someone says that the White Sox are only willing o go 3 years and low money, everyone takes it as gospel. It really is quite absurd. Yes, the organization hates all of us. They are being stupid on purpose. This place is a dumpster fire right now. Only issue I have is so far, there's no proof they are willing to go long-term with any of these outfielders. Nightengale today said Sox only wanted Upton on a short-term deal.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 05:18 PM) Good to hear. Where would the Nats play Cespedes? They have Werth, Taylor, Revere, and Harper in their OF already. To me, sure seems like they're trying to raise his price to screw the Mets

Why not Raburn instead of Pearce?

From this article: http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/baltimo...osenthal-011916 "(Cespedes) was in the conversation (with the Tigers)," the agent said, "so he must know he can get even more elsewhere."

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 04:30 AM) Is it Hahn's fault if they aren't allowed to spend though? He was allowed to spend last year and couldn't have gotten less bang for the buck