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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 20, 2017 -> 11:14 AM) BS. You are talking one year and a $4.25 million pool. They still probably have 300k guys, and maybe another interesting player or 2 will emerge, and they would have everything to play with. If Robert is anywhere near what he is cracked up to be, it is definitely worth passing on giving a couple of 16 year olds seven figures, who, if all goes well, won't help you for 6 or 7 years anyway, to take a shot. Normally, they would have zero chance at a guy like this. I personally factor in the opportunity cost that Sox will be one of a handful of teams to not take advantage of the old INTL rules even though they paid lip service to doing so at multiple Sox fests. We'll see how the teams that had a big intl class do in the future, but my guess is white Sox have a self made uphill battle.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 20, 2017 -> 11:00 AM) Or that it's far more likely Cards end up with a better talent due to the hackgate punishment It was a slap on the wrist. Should have been either signifant money or more severe draft punishment.

QUOTE (MDWhiteSoxFan @ May 20, 2017 -> 10:55 AM) Also I think it's stupid if a team goes over the cap it doesn't matter until future years. That's idiotic but it is what it is. Yeah "if you break the rules make sure to break them big to make up for the punishment!" Was stupid. And annoyed they didn't really punish the huge offenders in the new CBA. They played the system, Sox get system better for themselves and all who broke system. We come up short.

Cardinals at 24. Sox offered 20 but did not know how to budget for non round numbers.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ May 20, 2017 -> 10:50 AM) Quintana and Swarzak to the Brewers for Ray, Diaz, Phillips and Gatewood. Who says no? Brewers. They aren't going to take a shortcut like that.

IMO Hahn stirred the coals a lot on fans excitement for Robert. Should be mentioned that a plan B for Robert is another marginal intl free agent class, which was only acceptable with Robert. If we lose out, it's a big tactical mistake to me. How many trade targets for Sale and Q were intl signings? A ton. Gleybar, Robles, Meitan, Soto, Acuna. We are trading top ML talent and trying to make it up by acquiring guys we could have had for a few million if we just had a good intl free agent strategy. But we don't.

I mean, pretty good odds he goes with best offer.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 20, 2017 -> 09:13 AM) Who is Ryan McGuffey? CSN producer. He's done some really great stuff of Garfeins podcast about our minor leagues, did a long embedded trip with each. He's gotten decent info, probably similar sources as Garfein.

If Q was in NL he'd have had a sub 2 era every year I guarantee it.

Ha, he's already 20th, that's amazing.

If you guys want to get angry read this http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/white-s...-jose-quintana/

QUOTE (fathom @ May 19, 2017 -> 10:05 PM) Maybe stop batting Melky so high, especially vs LHP. Have a feeling he's going to get way too much playing time for the rest of the season. Yeah there are so many good options other than melky. Look at the buffet of great hitters all over. Really missing a chance.

We aren't going to score a run

How the hell was that a triple

Ugh hawk shut up.

Should have had two ks and about 5 less pitches.

Poor Jose. So much dumb stuff every start.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 19, 2017 -> 03:57 PM) Not the Kush. I wonder if Ivanka will take the kids to prison to visit daddy. Let's avoid this stuff please.

QUOTE (Tony @ May 19, 2017 -> 03:47 PM) I got Kush lash Excelllent

Apple doesn't fall far from the tree I guess.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 19, 2017 -> 03:34 PM) Haha jokes on you, the cover up is of all the leaks that have been happening. Because that is the real story here, the leaks. Or maybe its the cover up of Benghazi and the emails. Thats what I heard on Fox, so must be true. Fox is only covering dam leaks and the weather now. What bombshell reports?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 19, 2017 -> 02:58 PM) Anyone have a good guess as to who this person of interest is in the White House? #1 guess is Jared.

They just nominated Donald Trump, not going to rule anything out.

You never know, freak accidents occur all the time. He could have tried to grab something that whipped him in the wrong position. Really sad for the family.

Unsurprising: "While the case began quietly last July as an effort to determine whether any Trump associates coordinated with Russian operatives to meddle in the presidential election campaign, the investigative work now being done by the FBI also includes determining whether any financial crimes were committed by people close to the president. The people familiar with the matter said the probe has sharpened into something more fraught for the White House, the FBI and the Justice Department — particularly because of the public steps investigators know they now need to take, the people said."