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Didn't someone tweet out the Sox signed him like 5 weeks ago, only to delete it?

Crazy that Latos is only 28. Between him and Avila (29), it might be the oldest looking under 30 battery in history.

Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 12m12 minutes ago Mat Latos arrived in Chicago yesterday for physical. #WhiteSox

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 9, 2016 -> 08:09 PM) So now Erik Johnson is traded for an OF? was just coming to type this. Sure seems like he was told he'd be given a starting spot based off of Cotillo's source's comment.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Feb 9, 2016 -> 07:03 PM) Latos still had solid peripherals last year. Honestly expected him to sign somewhere for $8-10 million, great move for that price. I assume there will be incentives in there though. No incentives according to Cotillo, which is amazing

I love the gamble, especially with a low base salary. Erik Johnson is definitely on the hot seat.

All I remember about Gallardo last year is Stone ripping on him when he faced the Sox for how bad his stuff and command was.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 8, 2016 -> 10:19 PM) Nobody has signed Fowler or Desmond or Jackson. So it's just not the White Sox. Apparently, either their demands are still too high or every team is out of money. The other day, Boras said that 3 teams in the majors don't have a legit CF, and he's trying to sell Jackson to them. Brewers have to be one of them, and if I had to guess, the Cubs and Rangers are the other two.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Feb 8, 2016 -> 10:24 PM) "Bounce back" or "rebound" implies that the player in question was good in the past but then had a bad year. That doesn't really fit for Garcia or Johnson, and Webb and Turner are stretches as well. You can't bounce back if there was nothing to bounce back to. Ventura also seems out of place on the list. For most of these guys, like you said, the Sox would need a breakout season from them and not a rebound season. A good majority of that list could easily find themselves out of the majors come 2017.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 8, 2016 -> 09:16 PM) Pods, Cotts, Politte, Crede, Contreras, Garland, Hermanson. 7 needed a pretty big rebound in 2005 as well. Most of those guys weren't nearly as bad in 2004 as the 7 listed in the article were in 2015. Only Cotts had a negative WAR in 2004 I believe.

How do we know the Sox weren't lying at Soxfest with regards to their plans, and they actually do have absolutely no money to spend to upgrades? I would love to be wrong, but I would have done the same thing if I was Hahn and dealt with the angry fan base coming into that weekend. If he simply said "we're done, no upgrades as we're at our budget", that would have created more animosity.

When you're hoping for 7 pretty important players to rebound...you aren't a very good team. http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/163...-in-2016-season

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 8, 2016 -> 04:23 PM) I'd give up on the sport all together as they'd all have a hand in it. I would root against the cubs though, if that counts. x10000, same here

QUOTE (Dunt @ Feb 7, 2016 -> 06:25 AM) Sources say Ian Desmond is having on-going conversations with the #Cardinals, #WhiteSox, #BlueJays. NOTE:he has said he's willing to play OF Where you see this?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 7, 2016 -> 05:59 PM) It is obvious to me that the team is up against the wall in terms of budget, which is what is holding them up. Makes you wonder if they were ever serious candidates for Cespedes, etc. Also, it's depressing how much of an albatross LaRoche's salary is for this year.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 7, 2016 -> 04:24 AM) Rinse. Wash. Repeat. JR not getting his money's worth from former soft-spoken players

12-0 run to end the game. Hoiberg is the best

Another late collapse

Love KAT....great person as well

QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Feb 6, 2016 -> 07:30 PM) Why are we talking about trying to get Ethier when we can be talking about trying to get Alex Guerrero instead??? Guerrero was terrible after his fast start

Levine keeps suggesting these mega Sox deals despite the fact they have nothing to get them done (assuming Anderson and Fulmer are untouchable).

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Feb 6, 2016 -> 06:05 AM) That puts the cubs at 160.7M for 19 players. They don't have to worry about the luxury tax threshold so now its a matter of if they have or are they willing to spend the money for another FA. The Cubs front office is pretty transparent and everything they have said is that they spent their money already. Only way they bring in Fowler is if they trade Hammel and Soler, IMO.

Arrieta settled for 10.7 tonight so Cubs should now know what they have left financially

Outcoached once again down the stretch. Got caught with Hinrich and Snell on the court on an important offensive possession. Also, decision to let Butler shoot free throws when he was clearly hurt was an idiotic decision.

Bulls just blew an 18 point lead...Portis defense is about on par with Gasol. Hinrich played 13 minutes and contributed nothing. It would be cool to see Rose will them to victory.