Jake

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 07:04 PM) But then you see the abortion that is our offense and defense and realize that moves need to happen. Think of it like two teams. One of them needs careful maintenance while the other needs an explosion

Of course, with a pitching staff this good, you are substantially closer than any other team that has this kind of record

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 06:54 PM) I noticed Gillaspie was a late scratch. Blockbuster incoming. I thought that was weird too. Both that he was in there and then that he was taken out

QUOTE (onedude @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 06:10 PM) Right...it seems like only the ones with connections to the redsox are posting stuff about the Sox willing to come down in their price... Right that's what I said. I gave an example of how non-Red Sox people are saying the opposite

QUOTE (onedude @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 06:06 PM) Have the red Sox connections been the only ones to say this? Yes. Olney tweeted a bit ago that GMs are starting to doubt whether we are willing to budge off the asking price

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 05:56 PM) Good for Hahn I love that rival GMs are now starting to doubt whether he really is going to come down. If you don't give anything until the last minute, one of two good things can happen: 1. You concede a little, but you're not actually very far from your original price at this point. Compare this to a gradual back and forth where you've been steadily bidding yourself lower. 2. Somebody just meets your asking price because they want to be sure they get the guy. There is a third option, which is that no trade happens.

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 1m White Sox are said to be sticking to high asking price for Peavy. Teams are wondering if they'll get more flexible as deadline nears. Rick sticking to his guns!

I just don't know why the Rangers would stake their season on PK finding his power, contact ability, and health again.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 05:21 PM) I wonder if Rick is waiting last minute and if AZ can't find a suitor for Kennedy then he'll pick up some money. So far, it seems to me that he has played this very well. Don't give AZ the easy way out, make them get their own ducks in a row instead of just having us throw money at it

I really doubt Texas is/was serious about this. They want to get better at hitting. They'd just take Rios or Dunn. If money was a factor, they'd go for De Aza Why try to get one of the worst hitters on the worst offense in baseball?

I wish I got the MLB Network

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 05:09 PM) If he wants to. I would just ask him

Have him, I guess

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 04:24 PM) For me it is. We both have to want to go somewhere to go there. If we didn't feel that way, we wouldn't be married in the first place. I'm teasing sheeeeeeesh

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 02:43 PM) No, Jake has a terrible grasp of the spanish language. The direct translation of his tweet was "Yes, I am sitting next to Danks right now in the Cleveland dugout, tweeting. I really love Soxtalk, thanks for all of the support. BTW, I am starting tomorrow"

No thanks to Holmberg

This is driving me f***ing crazy. Just trade Lindstrom or something to distract us for a while

QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 01:41 PM) What does that translate to. I see rios and finalize lol It's basically a translation of the Kaplan tweet

It would actually make a ton of sense to take back Brandon McCarthy in a D'Backs deal. He makes $10M next year and I don't think they would need him. Makes the money work.

I would also take Ian Kennedy back if I had to

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 44s The Diamondbacks have been considering Peavy for weeks, and if they get cash adjustment,they could make a deal. Towers/Peavy history strong.

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 01:22 PM) If we're taking Kubel back it better be as a salary dump for AZ. I want value not 31 year old fat dudes. I'd be happy to have him as a salary dump, but not as a value piece

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 12:40 PM) https://twitter.com/jperrotto/status/362265767758151680 Hmmm I'm pressing the bulls*** button on that having happened in the past 24 hours

IIRC, Kap was pretty much spot on when it came to the Garza deal when it broke. He's usually not a source of rumors, though

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 12:19 PM) As for where I'd live...right now, Chicago, which is where I live. My friends are here, my family is here, my wife's family is here, jobs are here... But when I near retirement...decidedly NOT Chicago. Not necessarily a dealbreaker