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my prediction, SD ends up with the worst hauls because people know what stupid shape they are in.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Jul 31, 2015 -> 10:24 AM) Where has he shown improvement from last year? Not breaking his shoulder.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Jul 31, 2015 -> 09:55 AM) There is no chance Tim Anderson is the starting SS on opening day 2016 for the Sox. It will be Alexei. Maybe, just maybe, it Alexei sucks balls, they'll call up Anderson midseason, or maybe, they'll let Saladino or Sanchez give it a go, but it won't be Anderson. Admittedly, I haven't watched Anderson in person, but by all accounts he is extremely raw. His defense has improved ten fold since last season, but he'd still be an absolute butcher at SS in the majors. Give him time. That they did not promote Anderson to AAA with the slew of promotions/dl stints in Charlotte should be telling on where they see his debut.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 31, 2015 -> 09:16 AM) Johnson feels like fool's gold to me. He looks great in AAA but is a risk to crash and burn and lose his confidence in the majors again. At least with Montas you have a potential setup/closer. I don't believe last year was in his head.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 04:11 PM) So we are about to burn our farm system again to fund another one of Trader Kenny's long shots. Then again I look at data like losing 2 from the Cardinals and 3/4 from the Royals as a bit of a scary trend over sweeping 2 series from a couple of dogs. K, how did you view taking 2 from cardinals before then? That we should go for it?

QUOTE (shysocks @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 04:01 PM) NO RENTALS BLARRGH if they are cheap.

Is he in DSL or Arizona?

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 03:32 PM) We now have 6 pages across 2 threads discussing Justin f***ing Sellers Rally Crede

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 03:14 PM) If true, it's just an org. depth move. No reason to think the guy would be on our 25-man. They've lost saladino and garcia, and the sox would have anderson next in line. Makes sense they would buy someone for Charlotte to help them get to playoffs in new stadium.

Roy Hobbs

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 03:11 PM) Love Cespedes' power, but would like someone who walks more than 5% of the time. Our lineup is inpatient as hell as is. Our lineup is impatient with no power, so i'll take an upgrade where I can get it.

Just padding my post count, dudes. Mods, please change my name to "Breaking:"

Guessing it's a leury replacement, as CHarlotte is in playoff hunt.

Devan Fink @DevanFink Source: Justin Sellers has been traded to the #WhiteSox.

Miss the days of last year when the cubs fans were proposing a g. stanton deal with castro as the prize.

QUOTE (Sockin @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 02:52 PM) I like Cespedes but not as a rental. If you give them Avi, you have a hole in RF to fill next year in addition to catcher/3b/SS. We already have a hole in RF>

Yeah, not sure I understood his contract either, what stipulation is that?

The padres season has to become a book, an antithesis to moneyball.

Is cespedes good at defense? Man, i'd love love love that power.

Reminds me of 2003 where we finally put away the royals with a 4 game sweep in august. I think we may do same to Twins, but I still can't believe we can make playoffs.

You say Hahn, but you mean KW i think.

Can't imagine the haul Cinci would need to sell that to their fans.

Not sure why Soto can't just take our DH ABs

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 01:00 PM) If it is so dependent on pitchers, how come, catching many of the same pitchers, Soto ranks 38th? I do think if they had lasers determining balls and strikes and made pitch framing moot, Flowers probably wouldn't be around. Flowers absolutely is a good framer and it does matter. One thing I like that he does, is he usually starts low, I think it helps get borderline low pitches, and gives the pitchers confidence that if they miss on a pitch that should be low, they can miss down and still get a strike.

If it's exactly the same price, probably would take Gomez just for 2016.