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I assume Sandy is on a one-year deal, correct?

Couldn't have gotten a classier guy. Always loved Alomar. When does his bro come back?

Soriano coming to bat...

QUOTE(Cuck the Fubs @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 07:16 PM) Any thought on Scott Williamson?? He has said he wants the Cubs to move him. He was quoted as saying he would never play for Ozzie.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 04:54 PM) Widger is an automatic loss when he catches. If you can make a upgrade without giving up much, why wouldn't you make that move? Every game counts. Sox are 9-11 when Widger gets more than 1 AB. 78 R in those 11 loses given up by the pitchers (104 total runs given up by the pitching staff in those 20 games)...

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 06:47 PM) thus, he should be traded Yep. Definitely.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 06:02 PM) And then when Garcia can "magically" throw it 91-94 again next year and has a pretty solid year cuz he needs some more green...then what? Then that's not the type of player we want on the Sox...

A nice shot in the butt wouldnt hurt...

QUOTE(JimH @ Jul 17, 2006 -> 07:46 PM) Agree. But there could be other deals. Pending. Not only from the White Sox' standpoint but also the Padres. Very tough to say how the dominos will fall. Lots of teams want/need lots of different things. I definitely see KW not stopping at one deal this year. The chips will fall...

new players

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 16, 2006 -> 02:15 PM) If JI JIM Ks I will be one unhappy cookie. knock, knock, knock

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 16, 2006 -> 02:07 PM) We'd need to sign him. He also has thrown 5 innings before getting cut this year. He's fresh baby...

Fresh arms needed...Get these tired ass has-beens off the mound.

Hideo Nomo anyone?

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 06:09 PM) Not many teams are going to come back against that pen in October... And maybe just as important... With our offense, if the Sox are down, there's a good chance we'll be the last one scoring in the game.

QUOTE(iamshack @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 05:57 PM) Do we really need bullpen help, at this stage in the game, before we even know what Hermanson might bring, soooo badly that we are willing to give up a starter right now? It seems rash to me. If he spins Garcia for prospects and a reliever, and then deals the prospects along with Fields and Broadway or something for Crawford, that is one thing. But doing it just for the sake of adding one reliever now? I don't get it... Yes, we do. We have no legit RH setup man. That will become a huge issue in the playoffs. When facing Manny, Arod, Jeter, Vlad, etc. we need that '05 Politte to come in and be damn near automatic. White Sox brass know where Hermanson is at. If they are shopping a SP, that means he's a shred of what he was last season. It would be one thing if it were tough to replace that SP's production, but for us it's not. Our rotation would improve with subtraction and out bullpen would drastically improve with Gordon. It's a very odd situation. One that is against the norm, but it's the way it is.

The time is now to dump Garcia. You would be able to get double now for him than what you would in the offseason. Dump him...PLEASE!

Trade Vazquez to the Mets for prospects. Turn around, trade prospects for Schmidt.

QUOTE(TheHolyBovine @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 06:56 PM) Not only would Burke make a great bench player in 2006, but he may be the leadoff hitter/ LFer of 2007, after Pods departs. Good point. I think Burke would be an excellent addition.

Rarely can teams keep up the pace the Tigers are on for both halves...

Shingo can fill Nomo's role in keeping the White Sox organization diverse...And if he can pitch well, why not? If he's dying to come back, bring him back cheap.

QUOTE(WCSox @ Jul 12, 2006 -> 10:09 AM) The money wouldn't really be even. IIRC, Gordon's deal was 3 years/$18 million, so his yearly cost would be ~ half of Vazquez's yearly salary. But Gordon's contract runs through '08, so the commitment would be a year longer. Agreed that Gordon wouldn't be that great of a fit for the Sox, though. He's a setup man/closer and the Sox would probably want somebody who could eat more innings. And, as Yasny pointed out, the Sox would be giving away their starting pitcher "insurance." It should be interesting to see what happens this offseason. I'm sure that some of the current season-ticket holders will not elect to renew and that KW will be under pressure from JR to drop $10 million or so in payroll. But there's no real clear-cut "odd man out" in the rotation right now. Isn't Gordon's contract money sporatic? If I remember correctly, his money actually goes down in the final couple years of the contract. Could be wrong, though. Gordon would be perfect. We don't need someone who can eat innings. We need someone that can take Politte's role of last season. Gordon is that man. Also, isn't there a huge waiting list for season tickets? Something fishy is going on. KW is hatching something. You can count on that...

QUOTE(watchtower41 @ Jul 10, 2006 -> 01:36 PM) They would'nt which is why this rumor has no merit. They are still in the NL West race and very much alive in the Wildcard race, gettig Vasquez from us would make a lot more sense than BMac.... they wouldnt let a vetran ace just go in the middle of race, no matter how "out if it" the front office thinks they are...... Why would getting Vazquez instead of McCarthy make more sense for the Giants? Vazquez has sucked and has a large contract. It makes no sense to want Vazquez instead of McCarthy. Even if SF thought they were competing, McCarthy would still be the better choice.

QUOTE(Al Lopez @ Jul 2, 2006 -> 06:18 PM) Today Jones to the Sox was floated on the Score by Steve Stone. He said he thinks Andruw will be traded by the deadline, and said the Sox could wind up with him, for BA and pitching, but not BMac. Stone said that BA and BMac wouldn't be necessary to swing the deal. FWIW. Just him thinking outloud? Or was there some basis to it?