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Bradley and Owings have to be in any deal IMO...

QUOTE (raBBit @ Dec 3, 2013 -> 11:36 PM) Posts like this drive me up a wall. What is an 18 year old catcher drafted in July going to do for the Sox in '14, '15', '16 & '17. This isn't the NFL or the NBA. I am not slighting Jackson. Just saying he isn't the solution to our catching black hole right now. It's called foresight. Something nobody has had for a number of years...especially at the C position. Sorry if it got your panties in a big wad... But if you're gonna resign the likes of Flowers and such...why not look to the draft for the future? So you're basically a "quick fix" do it now kinda guy....awesome. Doesn't always work Hoss....obviously.

why? why would you commit that much money to one player who's 31 years old...for a rebuilding team? D-U-M-B.

If we're supposedly rebuilding why not at least rebuild by trying to snag one of the Yankees catching specs in either Sanchez, Murphy or O'Brien. If not drafting Alex Jackson with the 1st wouldn't break my heart if Rodon isn't there....

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 3, 2013 -> 08:16 AM) AJ is still a good hitting catcher and he makes the most sense on a contender. With that short RF, he could be back to 20+ homers again. Exactly. Why on earth would he want to come back to Chicago?

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Nov 20, 2013 -> 08:23 AM) OK, not really about player movement, but: "What is your mother's bung hole Trebek...."

What plus Reed would it take to get Castellanos from the Tigers?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 8, 2013 -> 11:01 AM) So Barack Obama was exploiting Jay-Z for political points? That and campaign contributions....

QUOTE (Jake @ Nov 10, 2013 -> 12:34 PM) If Dunn has bopped 20-25 HR at the A-S break and has an .800 OPS or better, he may well net a king's ransom on the trade market. He is the exact type of player people go bonkers over when there is hardly any more money owed. When he's only owed a half year's salary, we'll probably be much more open to tossing in some money as well. This. Why deal him now if you have to pay over half his salary and get squat back. Take a chance since he is in a contract year that he comes out like gangbusters and you get a nice little return at the trading deadline. Somebody in the pennant race will need a bat...and a bonus is an expiring contract. Hang on to him....

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Nov 7, 2013 -> 02:08 PM) Talk about settling. /quote] There's really got to be some bad stuff out there on Davey Martinez. He's the right-hand man and protégé of one of the game's most-highly respected managers, as well as an ex-Cub. I thought we should have hired him when Robin got the job. I thought the Cubs were idiots for not hiring Martinez...but what do I know. Maybe he's a horrible interview? Renteria is just keeping the seat warm for somebody else tho...

QUOTE (beck72 @ Nov 2, 2013 -> 07:51 AM) I for one would want to wait on trading Gordon unless the Sox can get good value. I'm not sold on Semien or Sanchez being ready to start for the Sox in 2014. Maybe midseason. Johnson is a year away. Gordon's glove alone would be hard to replace. Esp. if the sox aren't getting someone who can help the sox next year. Anyone trading for him now would be buying low. Why not wait to see if he builds up his value. I'm not saying Gordon will be guy he was drafted to be. Likely not. But with the holes the sox have, they can wait one more year or 1/2 year and then trade him. Most people around here want young reclamation projects, guys with talent who have some prospect of turning it around and being major league regulars. We have one in Gordon. His bat is what needs fixing. His glove can be part of the solution moving forward. The Sox certainly haven't had the hitting coaches in the minors or bigs who have had any success working with hitters. I tend to agree with this. I get the feeling the light turned on for Gordo this year before his injury...seems he was just raking the ball to all fields before he went on the DL. If you can get good value...absolutely...but to trade him just because you're sick of him makes zero sense.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Oct 24, 2013 -> 07:20 PM) You should consider a Winston-Salem Dash jersey before making an impulse purchase. They rolled out some new livery not too long ago as well. I'm still a little bitter...i was pretty fond of the Warthog merchandise. I like the new Knight look tho...

I have some Tiger fan friends that are ecstatic over this! Said they wish it was about 2 years earlier...

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Oct 18, 2013 -> 01:23 PM) Ever?.................................Carlton Fisk says hello. Fisk was 100% jackpot and changed the Sox perception all for the better. ESPN has Fisk listed in the best 18 free agent signings in honorable mention section and yes I know article is dated. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...ntracts/MLBbest This. Argument over.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 1, 2013 -> 11:17 PM) Nordstrom looked a bit lost as Frolik's PK replacement. Can't remember the last time I saw a delay of game penalty where the player shot it across the length of the ice over the goalie's head. Crawford definitely made some huge saves through out the game, or at least the two periods when they were on my end of the ice. Fun game, only 81 more to go until the playoffs. Hopefully Nordstrom grows into the role in a bit. I questioned keeping him over Perri or Morin actually. Great game tonight tho. Killing a 5 on 3 for 1:26 in the late minutes as huge. Great start to the season. LOVE hockey's back....

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 27, 2013 -> 02:52 PM) He said if he comes back, it will be his last year. In other news...water is wet.

Not a Yankee fan whatsoever...but this really was an awesome moment. Rivera=class act. Also...I know a lot of people don't like him...but Derek Jeter is a pro's pro and a class act as well. I love that guy...as well as Petite and Girardi. It's never really been I dislike the Yankee players...I think it's been more disliking NY.

I'd forgotten all about this guy. Not sure wth happened to him but he seemed like one of those sure fire studs coming up with Seattle. Guess the light turned on or something. I realize it's not MLB pitching...but it's still a pretty big feat. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9660890/...-tie-japan-mark he's no Jack Elliot tho...

QUOTE (BaseballNick @ Aug 30, 2013 -> 02:34 PM) Remember when Phil Rogers thought Kubel would be a nice return for Jake Peavy? Yeah... for his expiring contract...yes. As long as it might have brought over Owings or Davidson or possibly one of their young pitchers also...

You guys are missing the fact that the BPA is all speculative...everybody takes the BPA (in there eyes) when it's their time to pick...don't they? How do you differentiate between the top 3-7?

The two guys I'm gonna keep a close eye on are Gatewood and Alex Jackson. If Jackson keeps improving I'd have a hard time passing on him with the 3rd pick...

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 5, 2013 -> 07:55 PM) He didn't talk about it again did he? This is just reax to the Rosenthal story I believe. Anyhow, please Adam, please retire. Please let the White Sox move on without the breeze coming from your bat. I'd bet a helluva lot of money he will never walk away from 15 million next year. His wife would hit him over the head with a pan as well she should if he doesn't "play" one more season with that kind of money on the line. well...it's on espnchicago dated september 4th. That being said..I doubt he walks too.

Adam Dunn told Fox Sports that he will consider retiring this offseason despite the fact that the Chicago White Sox slugger is under contract for $15 million in 2014. Dunn, 33, has 30 home runs this season despite a .228 batting average and has 436 homers over his 13-year career. But the two-time All-Star acknowledged Tuesday that he is not concerned about reaching the 500-homer mark or collecting his guaranteed salary for next year. "I'm not coming back just to come back for money or because I have one year left [on my contract]," Dunn told Fox Sports. "I'm not coming back to chase home run numbers or whatever. If I end up with 499 and I'm not having fun, see ya -- 499 it is." Although he has been a consistent power hitter since the beginning of last season, Dunn has struggled to a .199 batting average over 403 games since signing a four-year, $56 million deal with the White Sox prior to the 2011 season. Dunn told Fox Sports that he considers this season "a great letdown" by the White Sox, who entered play Wednesday with a 56-81 record -- the third-worst in the majors. "Winning is everything, especially now," he said. "That's why it's so tough. The expectations that not only I had, but we had as a team, were really high. For this to happen, I don't like the word 'devastating,' but it's probably tougher to handle than most." Dunn also said that one of his deciding factors would be Chicago's chances of success in 2014 after the White Sox traded ace right-hander Jake Peavy and two-time All-Star outfielder Alex Rios this season. "If it's looking like it's going to be one of those 'Oh boy' kind of years, that's going to determine a lot," Dunn said. http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/...ring-retirement

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 23, 2013 -> 09:51 PM) Do you really think the Dodgers would dump Mattingly after a playoff season and historic 50-game run? No way. if they fold in the NLDS....yes.

To be honest...I wouldn't be surprised if the Dodgers dumped Mattingly and hired Scoscia. But I've been surprised his name hasn't been on the block already...