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QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jan 17, 2016 -> 09:57 PM) I don't buy it. Now if Seinfeld comes out and says the Mets are signing Cespedes, that's a different story! One thing to note is King was at the Baseball Scouts dinner event last night. Makes you wonder if someone tipped him off after a few drinks.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jan 17, 2016 -> 09:55 PM) If you want to trade for a cleanup hitter without "giving up much," you're going to be disappointed in who we would get. If you can get Dodgers to pay for half of Ethier's deal, I would rather have a platoon with him and Raburn than spending 100 mil on Cespedes

It's strange as the more I read about Cespedes, the more I want nothing to do with him from the Sox standpoint. Sox aren't going to outbid everyone else on a short deal and I agree with them that anything more than 3 is too much.

Larry King chimes in https://mobile.twitter.com/kingsthings/stat...817830842638338

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Jan 17, 2016 -> 08:09 PM) I really just can't see the Sox being able to come away with Cespedes at this point. 7-10 teams & somewhat long-term suitors don't bode well for them. I hope I'm wrong but this is just not playing out the way most were hoping, IMO. So far, no proof anyone would go past 3 years. No doubt in my mind teams just don't trust him to stay focused on a long-term deal.

Ten teams IMO: - White Sox - Yankees - Cardinals - Tigers - Astros - Mariners - Mets - Orioles - Angels - Dodgers

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 17, 2016 -> 03:47 PM) Speaking of Mets, Ricketts family making lots of friends in NYC this weekend... http://nypost.com/2016/01/16/cubs-co-owner...ious-mets-fans/ Sound like a bunch of sore losers. No shock from that scumbag family.

Can't spend what you don't have. I'm sure 2016 season ticket sales look bleak right now. We aren't talking about an extra 5 million or so. 100-125 million is a huge amount for a team that might already be at their budget.

All cause Arizona tried that pass

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