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QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Dec 14, 2014 -> 11:34 AM) I'm thinking he's still the best choice for backup C as we sit here today, so the options may not matter a whole lot. Of course, that could change. Let's hope he's taken a step forward. A more experienced backup might be a "finishing touch" type of move for this offseason. Nieto is having a very good winter league.

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QUOTE (hi8is @ Dec 14, 2014 -> 02:58 PM) I'm in Chicago b****es! Ok, not b****es... that's said jokingly. All playing aside its nice to be driving around town scouting out a pizza joint. I settled on My Pie. Went to grandstand and had a funny conversation with an employee there. He was stoked about the sox and even mentioned I was very, very confused. DId you auto correct him ? And its drivel with an E Mister. Casual fan vs. casual speller.

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. Judge not lest ye be judged. The Good Book says it all. Now back to porn

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Dec 14, 2014 -> 10:24 AM) Yes. I saw that. That's 28 at bats. It's better than a line of .150 .250. 350. .450 . Beside 2nd base is now the Sox biggest area of concern in the lineup. Doesn't hurt to have more competition to push the youngsters to play their best. Sanchez is really sucking in the winter league after his winter league play last year propelled him into a good season in the minors which led to his call up.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Dec 14, 2014 -> 10:10 AM) Wow really? How does Beckham playing at 2B possibly have that much effect on his hitting? It's also irrelevant because he was a much better hitter earlier in his career, when he was playing 3B, but not so much recently. Even last year albeit in a very small sample size (28 AB's) he did this .321 BA .367 OBP .464 SLG. .831 OPS at 3rd base. Just saying he wouldn't be the worst choice ever for backup INF. The Sox always pretty much kept him at 2nd trying to let him develop . But now that expectations have been lowered considerably, they could use him all over the INF. I still think the majority of casual Sox fans really like him. He's FA right ,so wouldn't have to deal with paying for his arbitration years either. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Dec 14, 2014 -> 09:56 AM) Absolutely. I have to admit, I did not think the Sox would be able to pull it off but on paper, they look like they have. Eaton, Melky, Abreu, LaRoche, Avi, Gillapsie, Alexei, Flowers, Sanchez looks much better than the 2014 lineup. I wonder if the Sox will still add another arm in the pen? It's possible but the bench is still an area of concern. Need a backup RH INF who maybe has some OBP abilities and RH OF with good defense maybe a little pop. Maybe the Twins are tired of Aaron Hicks. He takes a lot of walks, some pop, speedy and really good CF. It should also be noted wasn't exactly in the Twins good graces by showing up later than expected for a day game. Not sure if there's any lingering effects from that. He's also a switch hitter.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 14, 2014 -> 07:39 AM) Never thought I would see the day where Beckham would be an ideal bench guy on this team. He can play 2b and SS and hits lefties well 3B more than SS. I know the Angels played him at 3rd. Not sure he played any SS but he could do it. I just looked up Gordons career splits as a 3rd baseman. Not too shabby . 460 AB's 15 HR's .349 OBP .461 Slg. .273 BA. I'd take that kind of line from Conor this year in a heartbeat.

QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Dec 14, 2014 -> 07:43 AM) I've been an advocate of signing Cabrera but the Sox are only on the hook for three years? Very nice! So what next, another arm for the pen? As you know from our discourse in the VMart thread we were telling everyone that if the Sox were going to make big moves that this was the year to do it. The payroll space and protected 1st round pick combined to give Hahn a rare opportunity to be a major player. Even being as nice and logical about as could be others didn't see 2015 as a contention year. I hope those who doubted are now convinced that what I said could be accomplished by not handing out contracts of more then 3 years. Robertson got 4 but he probably was a guy the Sox wanted badly if their plan was going to take shape . Even though I advocated it ,deep down, I really didn't expect Hahn to pull it off since FA's have a lot of choices. Major props and kudos to the whole front office . Looking forward to contending ever so much .

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 14, 2014 -> 08:55 AM) If we pick up the money on his deal maybe we can at least get a useful bench player out of him instead of just releasing him. Hopefully. If the Sox release him they will owe him right around 750K not the 4M he got in arbitration.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Dec 14, 2014 -> 08:33 AM) The #Whitesox will trade Viciedo for sure, #Mariners?, now that Melky Cabrera signed 3-year, $42 million deal, as @MLBBruceLevine reported https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/544168083192311808 Or release him.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Dec 14, 2014 -> 01:15 AM) Obviously C, 2B, 3B are still areas of need, but you rarely see a team address 5 different spots in a team so quickly. I think we are safely a wild card contender at this point. If Hahn can add a big 3B or C, I think we are a division contender, and if Hahn can add both, I think we become a division favorite. I'm a big Conor supporter. Granted I've been partial to 3rd basemen all my life but nonetheless I think Conor having hit 13 HR's 2 years ago then hitting for a decent average last year has a good chance to now hit for average and power. Late in the year Robin gave him a bigger glove , maybe even one of Robin's old gloves if I am remembering right and seemed as if his defense got better late in the season. So I'm hoping for a big year for Conor.( at least against RH's)

QUOTE (Sox Pride 22 @ Dec 13, 2014 -> 11:42 PM) No. Pretty sure that the Johnson/Sanchez tandem can manage to hit .220 on their own. Gordon hit .293 vs. LH last year.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Dec 13, 2014 -> 11:44 PM) I'm So happy I don't have to hear about ethier anymore lol Amen to that !

QUOTE (chw42 @ Dec 13, 2014 -> 11:32 PM) Things I'd like for the Sox to add: 1) #4 or #5 right-handed starter 2) Veteran 2B for insurance in case Sanchez/Johnson don't work out For the 2B, I'd love for us to get Jed Lowrie. Not sure if he'll be affordable though. Someone like Gordon Beckham ? Can platoon with Conor too at 3rd base since the only good thing he does is play decent defense and hit lefties pretty well.

This move was so sudden it was like... like... it came out of left field

Jesse Sanchez @JesseSanchezMLB · 14m 14 minutes ago Source confirms Melky Cabrera agreed to 3-year deal for an estimated $42-43.5M with CWS pending physical. @MLBBruceLevine reported agreement* *taken from SSS

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Dec 13, 2014 -> 10:01 PM) This year, we have Sale, Abreu, Samardzija, Alexei, Robertson, Melky, Quintana, even Eaton or LaRoche as possible all-stars. Crazy. This is the thread I went to when I signed on. I saw Melky and was like "wait what ?" and I automatically went to the topics stickied and there it was . Unreal !

YOU GOT TO BE BLEEPING ME !!!!!!!

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 11, 2014 -> 08:58 PM) Said nobody ever Conor probably misses him too.

I miss Moises Sierra

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 11, 2014 -> 04:41 PM) Jon Morosi ‏@jonmorosi 5m5 minutes ago If #WhiteSox trade Dayan Viciedo, they will end up looking for another RH outfielder to replace him. Otherwise, their OF would be too LH. Someone make sense of this for me. What exactly is a too LH OF ? Ther'e only 3 OF positions and unless there's a switch hitter in the bunch it'll either be 2 RH's or 2 LH's. ANd there iare still some guys who bat LH but throw RH.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 11, 2014 -> 06:02 PM) Rasmus also probably has an equally big potential to underperform a contract like that. Either way he's still likely to hit 20-25 HR's and play good defense and provide CF backup.

1 year deal, about $9.5M. I said $10M so just about right on.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 11, 2014 -> 12:35 PM) Guys, I like Rock too, but not everything he posts is based on inside information. He also has his own opinions. Not sure which he even meant here. Clearly the team is still looking to upgrade at least LF. C and RP are probably based on opportunities is my guess - purely a guess though. I personally think they need one more RH starter too. But RF and SP are the only high priority items left in my view. The C and RP upgrades, at this point, are just nice to haves. Thank you . This needed to be said in the worst way. Now if someone can take all of Rock's recent posts and tell me he was spot on in the Sox acquisitions then keep jumping on his bandwagon. No disrespect meant.