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QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 04:05 PM) Sorry if this has been asked, but what is Teahen's contract status? He's under team control for 2 more seasons through arbitration. He made $3.575M last year and he'll get a small raise in 2010.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 02:38 PM) 1. Pods-LF 2. Beckham-SS 3. Quentin-RF 4. Konerko-1B 5. ???-DH 6. Rios- CF 7. AJP-C 8. Ramirez-SS 9. Teahan-3B That's a real bad defense especially with the giant hole on the right side of the infield.

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QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 01:19 PM) They could have just cut Josh without adding salary. This is not a trade to get rid of someone, unless Linebrink or Paulie are involved, because they have contracts worth ridding. They could also just wait until December 12th and sign Teahen as a free agent when he's non-tendered by the Royals. Of course then you have to enter into a large scale bidding war with the other 28 teams in baseball all chomping at the bit to get their hands on Mark Teahen.

QUOTE (balfanman @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 12:56 PM) The White Sox MLB site only addresses this trade with a question mark and the Royals G. M. is not confirming this deal. Does anyone know if this trade is confirmed by anyone other than the N. Y. Times and Cowley? I think it's interesting that Scott Reifert has yet to confirm anything via Twitter, given that he works for the White Sox he needs to wait for front office confirmation before announcing anything.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 12:49 PM) Age is my only concern with Polanco. He's incredibly baseball smart and hit's well with RISP. We need more of that. Split stats like that fluctuate greatly from year to year, you can't acquire players based on their numbers with RISP. Did you know Polanco hit .278 w/ RISP and .258 w/ RISP and 2 out in '08?

QUOTE (striker62704 @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 12:38 PM) What scenario would you rather have? 3B Beltre SS Ramirez 2B Beckham or 3B Beckham SS Ramirez 2B Polanco Just curious. Adrian Beltre is one of the most valuable players in baseball IMO and I could easily see Polanco completely falling apart next season.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 12:34 PM) If true Teahan brings lefthandedness and versatility. This points to the Sox leaning more towards a rotating DH. I speculated in my thread the the Sox needed to improve the defense and 2nd base was the only logical place to upgrade. You now see this by Getz being the 1st one gone. Though Teahan isn't the upgrade defensively in the outfield I was hoping for, he's still he a big upgrade defensively over Dye. He's 28 so entering the prime of his career so maybe the Cell and that will makes his power numbers better. He is a big guy , 6'3" 210 so he could generate power. I'd like to see a Soxtalk poll seeing who thinks Beckham or Ramirez will be switching positions . I really don't see it happening but getting Teahan just adds fuel to that fire. Nest step sign Polanco . An untested rookie like Retherford cannot be the choice at 2nd base on a team with World Series aspirations. He didn't even get a September call up. People realize Polanco had a mediocre year at the plate and on the bases in '09 and is not 34 years old, right? 2B typically go down hill very fast especially when they reach their mid 30's.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 12:24 PM) I actually think this trade is the exact opposite. "Versatile defender" should only apply to players that can actually defend multiple positions relatively well. And if he is going to be penciled in at 2B like the original poster suggested then they're once again ignoring defense.

QUOTE (striker62704 @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 12:16 PM) What Kenny acquired was a versatile LH bat. The guy can play like 5 positions. That means we can put Teahen at 2B and try and sign a RF. Or put Teahen in RF and try and sign a 2B. Teahen is no star but I bet he'll perform better with a change of scenery. Interesting that KW picked up another underachieving 1st rounder. That would be the M.O. of this current regime: completely ignoring defense.

QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 12:07 PM) At least we're one step closer to improving our double play combo, which I still believe cost us 5-7 games due to inability to turn crucial double plays. Not if they see Teahen as an answer at 2B.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 12:00 PM) Is that really true? Can someone show us some defensive metrics? I seem to remember Teahan being a solid 3b...my guess is the numbers say he isn't, which is why you have the opinion that you do. Could he really be any worse at 3rd than Gordon? 2009 UZR/150: 3B: -7.5 RF: -23.8 For his career he's a -8.9 at 3B. He's bad. Gordon was really coming into his own defensively at the end of '09 his UZR had been down around -6.0 last year and he finished the year at -1.0 or just about average.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 11:53 AM) Good point guys, now I have no idea who leads off for this team next year. Scott Podsednik returns and you see a rotation of players next year with no everyday DH.

How versatile are you really when you suck just about everywhere you play on the field? Real hard to get excited about Mark Teahen, he doesn't do a whole hell of a lot well.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Nov 4, 2009 -> 08:44 AM) I thought players couldnt be traded until after the World Series. Normally Major League Baseball will suppress the announcement of trades during the World Series - they don't want anything taking attention away from the games - but it's perfectly legal to make a deal.

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QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Nov 3, 2009 -> 05:42 PM) and a smarter baserunner. 82% less pickoffs.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 3, 2009 -> 03:04 PM) I didnt think his season was that bad He finished the year 20th in wOBA out of the 25 qualified 1B in baseball while being the 8th highest paid at the position.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Nov 3, 2009 -> 12:29 PM) Damon can't field just like Pods. Is he an upgrade? No. He'd be a significant offensive upgrade.

QUOTE (everafan @ Nov 2, 2009 -> 07:34 PM) Has everyone forgotten that Boras is Ramirez' agent? Ramirez is already under contract in 2010 (he has until Nov. 10th to decide whether of not to opt out of the 1 year, $20M remaining on his deal) and would be acquired via trade so unless Manny demands additional compensation to convince him to waive his no trade clause Boras shouldn't enter into the equation.

Priority #1 this offseason: dump Tyler Flowers.

QUOTE (GREEDY @ Nov 1, 2009 -> 10:32 AM) Who is a better defender: Hermida or Ross? Anyone have some sort of sick pain fetish and watch the Marlins this year? In the "By Fans, For Fans" poll Ross is currently rated a 3.94 out of 5 (2nd highest on the team) and Hermida a 2.26 (lowest rated everyday RF in baseball).

Buehrle dominated the voting Where the Panel Ranked Him: Bill James: - (Greinke #1) BIS Video Scouts: 1 Hal Richman: 4 (Santana #1) Joe Posnanski: 1 John Dewan: 1 Mat Olkin: 1 Peter Gammons: 2 (Greinke #1) Rob Neyer: 1 Tango Fan Poll: 1 Todd Radcliffe: 1 Total Points: 86 - Buehrle 61 - Greinke 51 - Santana 50 - Pineiro 39 - Bergesen 37 - Garland 36 - Cook 30 - Marquis 30 - Duke 16 - Oswalt

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 11:27 AM) About time. Mark's always been a great fielder and it's nice to see him win an actual award that's actually objective... He finished 4th in 2007, Bill James and Rob Neyer had him as the 2nd best defensive pitcher in the game (James voted Garland #1 and Neyer went with Santana who ended up winning the award). He also finished 3rd in '06 behind Kenny Rogers and Greg Maddux. One of the main reasons Dewan started the Fielding Bible awards was because of the historical significance of a top 10 list, years from now you'll be able to get a good grasp on a player's defensive ability by turning to the number of times he showed up in the top 10. You don't get this with the GG awards since only the winner is made public.

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