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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 03:55 PM) Yes. Ya, I'm with you on this one.

Still got Q to trade for bats as well. Clean up on arms with the Nats if you need to.

Hopefully Giolito, Lopez and another piece or two then.

Quick, someone change the title!

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 02:44 PM) http://m.mlb.com/news/article/159745898/ja...enter-for-cubs/ I remember. I just don't think that was ever the plan. They were going to get a cf somewhere so Heyward could play right. Him playing center would have been a last resort for them.

I'm pretty sure Chris is a good dude and well liked in the clubhouse. He's just a crazy person.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 02:25 PM) ...Cubs signed him to be a CFer before Fowler came back. I'm almost positive that was never the plan.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 02:18 PM) Compared to Jason Heyward? Is this even up for debate? Heyward signed as a 25 year old with good established offensive production and the plus tools to project increased production. He wasn't signed because of his defensively inflated WAR. Eaton will be traded as an established 28 year old without near the upside to project. He's a hell of a player, but his some of his numbers are smoke and mirrors. GM's aren't dumb. You're absolutely nuts if you don't think Heyward was signed because of his defense in right field. Sure, the Cubs were probably hoping for some increased offensive production due to his tools but if he wasn't thought of as the best defensive right fielder in the league then he's not making anywhere near that type of money.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 02:16 PM) Yep that amazing speech made it so heart of Cubs order was up against an average reliever. On his 2nd innning of work. There was no way the Cubs weren't scoring that inning.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Dec 6, 2016 -> 11:35 PM) I'll take the Red Sox package every time. I'm just throwing it out there as a discussion point. I think you can make a fair argument for either package of players.

So looks like the Nats package was going to consist of Giolito, Robles and Lopez.

Dude was good at the baseball I guess.

QUOTE (Tony @ Dec 6, 2016 -> 09:57 PM) We aren't there yet. This is a great start, and all indications is this is just the first domino to fall. BUT........lets see what else happens. If Sale is the only major piece moved this winter, the direction will still be muddy. Yup. Agreed with all of this.

Our Sox might have just liked Moncada more, doesn't mean the bosox liked Beni more.

QUOTE (Special K @ Dec 6, 2016 -> 09:01 PM) I just worry that we just traded a legit Hall of Famer in his prime on a bargain contract for two unproven prospects and didn't get one proven player in return. Love Moncandas ceiling and if he pans out as a superstar or even very good player, then the deal was probably worth it. But if he flops, we got hosed. That's my thought. To have a hall of famer in their prime on your team is a very rare thing... What's to worry about though? We've proven we're not winning with Chris.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 6, 2016 -> 08:54 PM) Fangraphs had it right last summer Didn't see this posted here. Damn. Nailed it.

Super happy we're going this direction.

QUOTE (Tony @ Dec 6, 2016 -> 06:39 PM) WHITE SOX BASEBALL GET INTO IT Hahn should get props just for somehow convincing Jerry this was the right thing to do.

QUOTE (Tony @ Dec 6, 2016 -> 12:40 PM) I am much more interested to check in the progress of 4-5 "kids" every day than see if Avi made any errors and how many times Frazier struck out. Right. I don't get how the last few years could have been interesting to anyone.

Happy they went the trade Sale route and obviously pumped we got Moncada. Would be lying if I said I didn't wish the secondary pieces were more but I'm not going to b**** about this.

And in Lip's defense, he can keep saying it until the Sox prove him wrong.

With the strides Anderson has made every year at short, I wouldn't even think about about moving him around.

The Beltran deal isn't going to stop them from going after EE. EDIT: I should say it doesn't completely take them out of the running for EE, who knows if they'll go after him or not now.

QUOTE (daggins @ Dec 2, 2016 -> 05:49 PM) People like to rag on Avi because he's terrible at baseball, but what they forget is that the White Sox are also terrible at baseball. Lol. Well done.

It's 3 mill and he's not going to be blocking anyone so who the hell cares. That said, I'm tired of the dude and would rather watch almost any other person on earth play baseball than this bad baseball player but whatever.