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QUOTE (jphat007 @ Dec 8, 2010 -> 03:46 PM) LOL. It's not goint to be 10 mil a year. You guys can forget that right now. For real...anything under 40 million for 3 years is fine with me.

Welcome back Konerko!!

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Dec 8, 2010 -> 06:30 AM) If Carlos Pena and his .732 OPS are about to get 10 million, this could be bad news. Yes, but he's sacrificing a year on his deal for more salary. It's classic Boras, as he wants Pena to rebuild his reputation and be a free agent again soon.

If I didn't know better, I would think that Keith Appling has money on Syracuse tonight. Holy cow, awful!

QUOTE (He_Gawn @ Dec 8, 2010 -> 04:28 AM) Honestly, it would not surprise me to see Purdue miss the NCAA tournament. They'll be ok because they'll play tough at home. I still laugh at people saying Jajuan Johnson is one of the 5 best players in the country.

Cubs are trying to acquire Chris Davis and D. O'Day. O'Day is a big time reliever, so be interesting to see what they give up for him.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Dec 8, 2010 -> 12:04 AM) PK not signing is probably in the best interest of team success. PR on the otherhand... The Sox have handled this brilliantly, as they put the ball in PK's court. The whole AJP/Dunn "deferred money" quote was brilliant by the Sox.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 11:00 PM) Does anyone have a clue what Lee would like to do next year? Since him being plan b or c hasn't been quite the secret the last few days, I'm sure someone would have heard from a "source" if he wasn't interested in the White Sox.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 10:54 PM) more... "....thing that impressed me the most about Dunn was how excited he was to be on the white sox...." Dunn's radio interviews on Friday were amazing. He said as soon as he heard Sox were interested, he told his agent to get something done. I truly feel like he had his heart set on playing for either the Cubs or Sox, and once Cubs weren't interested, it was a slam dunk.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 10:49 PM) What other 1b has even talked about a 2 year deal? LaRoche? He's coming off a 1 year deal himself. Everything I've read about Lee has suggested a 1 year deal. Might well be best for him too if people think he's a health risk. No scenario made Viciedo being traded more likely than Konerko re-signing. Any other guy coming in means that DV has a role right here in 2012, right when he should be here. Let's wait to see how it plays out, but I'd be surprised if the Sox didn't at least sign someone to two years.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 10:43 PM) Where on earth would you get that idea? If 14 doesn't re-up, then they're going to be even more desperate for a 1b/DH next year. I guess Kotsay could be available and Dunn could play 1b. Cause we'll sign a 1B to a 2 year deal, and it will be 1B/Dunn over there for the next few seasons. The Sox absolutely do not think Viciedo can play 3b or the outfield, so where exactly is he going to play?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 11:40 PM) I'm quite intrigued. Honestly, I couldn't be happier right now. If PK comes back, then great, he's my favorite Sox player ever. If it's Lee and 1-2 relievers, then that's perfect also.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 11:40 PM) Asked KW if a 3rd option (1. PK 2. others) could be NOT spending for a new player: "When Jerry gives me some money, I'm spending it" - Brett Ballantini Haha, I love it! I honestly think Viciedo will not be in the Sox organization when January comes around.

The story about KW being ready to announce the signing, and then the snag taking place makes no sense. It would seem like the money parameters would have to be agreed upon to even think the deal was close.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 10:18 PM) He's on the Score right now basically saying that half an hour ago KW was ready to announce the signing then something went horribly wrong and it's quite possibly 100% over, as in KW has already said goodbye. He says the sticking point is likely that Konerko wants that $15M a year to be a higher paid player than Dunn, KW expected this number to come down but it did not. This is probably for the best: $15M a year is a joke, I have a huge problem with paying a guy based on what he's done and not what he's going to do. There's no way in hell Konerko is a $15M a year deal over the next 3 seasons. Cowley says D Lee's name is picking up steam and I say hell yeah. Great post, and if it means adding a reliever while gaining draft picks as well, I'm all for it.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 10:23 PM) Which one of those relievers did KW overpay for? Was Cotts too much to give up for Aardsma? You didn't like the Danks/Masset combo? Ross Gload was too much to give up for Sisco? The nothing we gave up for Jenks and Santos was too hard? You want Borchard back and Thornton gone? Usually if you're going to rip KW for something, you do better than this. I agree, he hasn't done it before. However, he's even said he's going to have to get creative to fill some of these roster spots, and just seems like the most likely scenario to me.

QUOTE (Pale Sox @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 09:21 PM) Broxton! lol I've been wondering about a Viciedo and Flowers trade for Broxton.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 09:18 PM) No joke, as nice as it would be to have PK in that lineup, the bullpen is the key to the season. Cannot be overstated. My fear is it takes a backseat to the sentimentality of JR. And that KW would then overpay in a trade of Quentin for some hard throwing, not as effective as should be reliever.

QUOTE (spiderman @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 08:56 PM) While I understand the urgency for the White Sox to get resoultion on the Konerko situation (I'm actually surprised that it has taken this long, I'm assuming the White Sox are offering him about what they gave Dunn on a per year basis), if the backup plan is LaRoche, I'm willing to wait this out for a little while longer. Agreed, I can't stand Laroche, so I'm happy to hear he's going to the Cubs in all likelihood.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 08:56 PM) Yeah Andrew Sisco, Ryan Bukvich, David Aardsma are all calling in. And all calling in collect cause none of them were making significant money when they were in our bullpen.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 06:17 PM) I was not aware of this. The hell with Pena, too. Don't know why people are talking about Carlos Pena. His asking price is supposedly way too high, Boras is his agent, and he's the Cubs #1 target. No thanks to him...I don't want to have to hear Hawk talk naively about how the ball just started to jump off Pena's bat a few years ago for no particular reason.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 06:23 PM) I wonder what it would take to get D. Lee and Scott Downs?? The 13 or so million it would take to sign Konerko.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 05:17 PM) I really wish they would call his bluff and tell him to have fun playing in Baltimore. PK did not earn his money for most of his last contract, and now he wants an increase. Walk away. Someone made a great point on the radio. If this was the offseason after 2009, D. Lee would be getting the big multi-year deal and Konerko would be the one who'd be lucky to get a multi-year deal for 6-8 million.

QUOTE (C_LEE45 @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 05:17 PM) well PK do you want a chance to go deep in the playoffs or go win 70 games and more money with the DBACKS??????? thats what KW should ask PK and also have loyal fans that have backed you threw the good and bad!!!!!!! Or maybe PK wants to go out after a great year and not risk signing a 3 year deal and having a miserable final season?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 05:14 PM) Sweet. Maybe we can sign Mark Prior to be our 5th starter. Between Peavy and Wood, we're going to lead the league in simulated starts. Sox better start saving up on towels for the throwing drills.