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"Bucs give House his unconditional release" http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-re...e/s_311355.html J.R. House (Minor League Totals) .304 career AVG .502 career SLG .371 career OBP .873 career OPS This guy could be a stud if he can ever get healthy. We could sign him like Alex Escobar and let him heal up for next season.

Keith Ginter would have been great but he was traded to the A's. Wes Helms is Crede with a worse glove.

Well, I guess we could trade for Wes Helms. He's a righty bat. :puke

Yep, I like Timo but the addition of Mackowiak would make him a waste of a roster spot. Mackowiak could be our version of Jerry Hairston Jr. It would actually make sense... 12 pitchers Pierzynski Davis Crede Gload Iguchi Konerko Ozuna OR Valdez Uribe Dye Everett Mackowiak Podsednik Rowand That could be our opening day 25-man roster. Once Frank is healthy, we could just send down one of our relievers and go with 11 pitchers. This trade would be good because we could have a lineup containing 4 lefties with Mackowiak at 3B.

Agreed. I could see it being Borchard and Willie for Mackowiak and a prospect or a PTBNL. This trade would actually make sense too. The Pirates traded for Ty Wiggington in the Kris Benson deal at last year's trading deadline. Wiggington will be their starting 3B. Mackowiak will be relegated to utility-man and they already have Bobby Hill who can adequately back up both 3B and 2B. Their starting 2B is righty Jose Castillo and Willie could platoon rather well with him, being a lefty. Considering the Pirates traded their leadoff man in Jason Kendall, Willie could also take over that role eventually. And they still need a power-hitting outfielder (Borchard). Mackowiak can't play SS but it's about the only position he can't play. He can play 3B, RF, LF, CF, and even some 2B. Being able to play every outfield position is only a plus when he's already solid at 3B. Being able to back up Crede is the key here. Of course, we would still need to keep Ozuna or Valdez on the roster but we needed one of them anyways since Willie is a 2B and not a SS.

I think we would keep Adkins but it is entirely plausible that Kenny could deal him. The reason I think Kenny wants to keep Adkins is incase we have an injury to one of our starters. Adkins has looked solid and he could probably spot start after he stretches out in Charlotte. It would make more sense to trade Borchard (only 1 option left and he isn't making the roster) and Willie (can he really backup SS?). Both Ozuna and Valdez would probably be fine as our backup SS/2B. Especially Ozuna. With the way Crede sucked last season and how he is currently struggling in spring training, I could see Kenny wanting a solid backup at 3B.

Yep, Mackowiak grew up a Sox fan from Oak Lawn and he went to South Suburban College in South Holland, IL.

Maybe Willie and Borchard for Mackowiak and a prospect. Mackowiak was rumored to be on the trading block last season. The Pirates desperately need an outfielder with power. That's why they were trying to sign Jeromy Burnitz and more recently trying to trade for Eric Byrnes of the A's. Mackowiak is the perfect utility guy, except he doesn't play SS. But he does play 3B, RF, LF, CF, and some 2B. If we trade Willie, Ozuna or Valdez could be our backup SS/2B though. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/scouting?statsId=6725

I saw this post at the "other" White Sox fan site... Hmmm, the Pirates. Rob Mackowiak anyone? He fits what we need. He can play multiple positions (3B, RF, LF, CF, and even some 2B). He also has some speed on the base-paths. He could backup Crede at 3B and maybe even Iguchi at 2B.

The Sox gave Borchard that much money because he looked like he deserved it from the way he hit at Stanford. Has he earned even $1 million of that $5.3 million? Hell no.

Frank Thomas has a high OBP and no speed. Does that mean he sucks?

Did you forget about the big $5.3 million signing bonus the Sox gave him? With his horrible offensive output, he pretty much HAS taken the money and run. He will probably be in the NFL in a couple year a la Drew Henson.

And how often does Borchie do that? He can't even reach the Mendoza Line. Joe has created the Borchard line by batting under .175. I think Kenny should dump him while he still has some trade value left after that big 2 homer game. We only have 1 more option on him. After that, he will have to clear waivers if we want to send him to the minors.

I like Timo but I think even Tony Alvarez could have been a good 4th or 5th outfielder for us.

Bingo. That's why he's an OBP machine. Jeremy Giambi 251 career BB 356 career SO http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/scouting?statsId=6086

Giambi can play 1B, LF, and RF but he is not a good fielder. He is best suited as a DH. But he is an OBP machine. Jeremy Giambi .263 career AVG .377 career OBP .430 career SLG .807 career OPS That's pretty damn good. Minus his total lack of speed, he would make a pretty good DH.

HAHA!!! What, you mean Willie Harris CAN'T play SS and 3B adequately even though he plays 2B and CF well? :rolly

Pods will steal more bases than Patterson but Patterson is a better defender than Pods.

I wonder if that was El Duque's eephus pitch. HAHA, yeah right. :rolly We signed Jeremy Giambi? Ughhh, the guy did roids with his brother.

If Kevin Walker makes the roster, Adkins will be at Charlotte working as a starting pitcher. Walker has looked pretty solid so far.

So you wouldn't trade an injury-prone pitcher for guy who's going to be a stud 1B/OF? Keep in mind how horrible the Cubs' outfield is and the fact that Wood gets hurt every season. Add in the fact that the Cubs have good pitching prospects in the minors.

The Cardinals, I would assume. Apparently, Ozuna defected from Cuba and lied about his age by 4 years. He is 30 years old now. Still, I have no problem with that. Afterall, Iguchi is 30.

Just curious, why hasn't Pablo Ozuna gotten much of a shot in the majors? He was great in the minors... http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/pablo_ozuna.shtml Minor League Totals: 8 years .317 career AVG .357 career OBP .443 career SLG .800 career OPS 234 career SB 24 career CS I guess it might have something to do with him mysteriously getting 4 years older.

I'm with ya. Ozuna has looked great. I think we will be trading Willie soon.

Who you callin' a dips***? Aren't you late for study hall, son?