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QUOTE(black jack @ Jan 6, 2005 -> 05:33 PM) i was driving home from work today and heard that Green nixed the trade to the d-backs. i started to get worried the dodgers were going to swoop in and grab AJ. i only wish the deal was 2-3 seasons instead of just one. GREAT MOVE KENNY!!!! Well Aj is arbitration eligible after this season so he's still the sox property so to speak through the 06 season.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jan 6, 2005 -> 05:32 PM) Do we have spots in our bullpen. After last year watching Old Man River Jackson and Billy Chaos rumble out of the pen I never thought the pen would be addressed. Thanks for proving me wrong KW. I would move one of our long relievers back to AAA to season up as a starter just in case El Duque goes down. Send Cotts back to AAA to learn a third pitch and work in the rotation. Atkins is our long man and we are good. If Nen burns out or someone gets hurt Cotts would be stretched enough not to use Mr. Teeball Stand Jason Grilli or Mr. Teeball stand II Felix Diaz. It would only be a minor league contract and there's nothing wrong with adding depth. If Nen were to be healthy you add an elite arm to the pen, if not you lose nothing.

QUOTE(sox-r-us @ Jan 6, 2005 -> 05:28 PM) Does anyone else think that many of AJ's doubles and triples will become homers here in the AL version of Coor's? I hope so....I am a little worried still about losing the HRs with Lee and Magg's departure We're still going to hit over 200 homeruns, no need to worry about the power production.

QUOTE(Mr. Zero @ Jan 6, 2005 -> 05:18 PM) What does that mean? He'd be arbitration eligible? That's what I took it as.......

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Jan 6, 2005 -> 03:38 PM) This move is better than the last time we inked a C from a Div Rival.. My bad anthrax, I misread your post I guess I'm just used to your negativity I'm to happy to read straight

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Jan 6, 2005 -> 03:38 PM) This move is better than the last time we inked a C from a Div Rival.. Can you be happy for once, we just signed one of the best young hitting catchers there is for a cheap, cheap price.

YES, YES, YES ,YES, YES, YES, YES. THANK YOU KENNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! f*** YEAH

QUOTE(fathom @ Jan 6, 2005 -> 01:06 PM) Anyone that doesn't think that the million dollars given to Timo wouldnt be helpful for the Sox right now is naive. We all know that the Sox are concerned with every little penny they spend. If we miss out on a starting catcher or a starting 2b because we spent too much on a reserve outfielder that we didn't even need, then I will lose even more respect for KW and JR. No. The sox have the money to give him and they're still a considerable amount under the budget. At this point Kenny might be making sure he's not bidding against himself, once again this is negotiating the agent wants one thing the gm wants another, honestly I don't think the sox have another mlb team to worry about in this, I think Iguchi goes to the sox or stays in Japan.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jan 5, 2005 -> 07:51 PM) Again, who plays second base against left-handers? Cora has had one good season. 2002 was OK, but I'm not going to take much from 258 AB's. He really doesn't make this team any better... Then again, I prefer WSF's scenario of Adkins/Harris for Polanco. Hell, I made that trade in OOTP, maybe they'll do it in real life too... You're right, we still wouldn't have anyone to bat against lefties, all I was saying Cora is intangably(is that a word??) better, is he worth 2 million more then willie.....nah, just stating I think cora would be a nice edition at the right price, jmo. As far as polanco goes I agree with you guys I'd love to have him aboard and especially at the price you guys mentioned.

QUOTE(Boxer83080 @ Jan 5, 2005 -> 07:04 PM) CF Podsednik vs. CF Torii Hunter 2B Iguchi vs. 2B Nick Punto LF Rowand vs. LF Shannon Stewart DH Thomas vs. DH Lew Ford 1B Konerko vs. 1B Justin Morneau RF Dye vs. RF Jacque Jones C Pierzinski vs. C Joe Mauer 3B Crede vs. 3B Mike Cuddyer SS Uribe vs. SS Juan Castro SP Mark Beuhrle vs. Johan Santana SP Freddy Garcia vs. Brad Radke SP Orlando Hernandez vs. Carlos Silva SP Jose Contreras vs. Kyle Lohse SP Jon Garland vs. Terry Mulholland Takatsu Nathan?? When did the sox sign Iguchi and aj? Lets just pretend we did sign both of them for now, if so that team could honestly compete with anyone and I definitely think they're better then the twins on paper but the twins are the twins and we've been better on paper then them for years now. I think that team would take the division but I refuse to ever count the Twins out of anything.

QUOTE(Chisoxmatt @ Jan 5, 2005 -> 04:23 PM) Yeah im really hoping for a snow day. 6-12 inches in the cook-kane-Dupage areas between now and tommarow morning. Pssh.....what about Lake County?

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Jan 5, 2005 -> 03:28 PM) Where did you read they are trying to move Polanco? I read he accepted arbitration. He did, they have Utley ready to play and Placido is going to make some decent money so they'd like to rid themselves of him.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Jan 5, 2005 -> 11:36 AM) Before a couple years ago, he hardly ever had a .340 obp in Japanese ball, yet now you're sure that he'll be that good in the ML -- even though his strikeout and walk numbers returned to Earth last year. I'm not saying it can't happen, but I find it hard to believe that's the worst-case scenario. Yes I do think that's the worst-case scenario. He's had an outrageous obp the last 2 years, he's done this for two years in a row now, I'm thinking he's developed into this type of guy and Iguchi's numbers the last two years were better then the best years Kaz put up, Kaz wasn't great but his obp was right around .335 iirc, I really do believe at worst Iguchi would put up a .340 obp, jmo.

I disagree willie and aaron are both brutal at getting a sacrifice bunt down, I'd say Juan is a better bunter then both he's nothing special either.

2k5, Willie doesn't know how to bunt, he's awful at it and I think that's one of the reasons he's in ozzie's doghouse. EDIT: But I do agree with you on aaron, however if Iguchi isn't signed he's our best option for that slot.

Jeckle, because aaron is better suited to hit down in the order. I think at worst Iguchi would post a .340 obp and do more in that spot then aaron could do as far as moving runners along. Then we move aaron down to give him more rbi opportunities.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jan 5, 2005 -> 02:51 AM) How are we low balling him? Do you think you just give a player what he wants right away? You have to negotiate with them first. Everyone is freaking out that we offered him less so far and i am willing to bet we will offer him something better before it is all over. Bingo, it's negotiating, you don't start off with your best offer.

I turned on the score to see if they'd say anything about this and I hear Mike North talking about how sosa is a better player then Beltran :headshake

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jan 5, 2005 -> 06:21 AM) The only place I see it mentioned anywhere is the NY Post. I don't think this is anything to get excited about at this point. I'm trying not to.........but it's not working, lol.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jan 5, 2005 -> 06:15 AM) After glancing through the websites of Chicago area papers, I find no mention of an imminent Iguchi signing. I did the same thing and found nothing, it's early and I'd think if true we'd here about it sometime in the local media within the hour, atleast I hope.......

I'm trying to keep myself unexcited right now but if this is true, wow, we're going to have one nice of a 1-2 at the top of the order and this would definitely allow us to move aaron down. I'm going to keep espn radio on see if anything comes up though I doubt it because Bruce is probably still sleeping, if anyone is listening to the score tell us if you hear anything.

*Tells self not to get excited* Oh f*** it, please, please be true, cmon, wow I I woke up early for some reason and couldn't fall back asleep and I wake up to this, c'mon please be true

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 4, 2005 -> 09:31 PM) Man she is REALLY bad. Note to Ashley: You have riden on your sister's coat tails long enought! GO AWAY! LOL, sounds like she just got boo'ed

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jan 4, 2005 -> 07:09 PM) Like fathom just said, jolbert cabrera could fill that hole for us and he would do so awfully cheap. Definitely something to look into, I like Jolbert but I'm just saying I wouldn't be surprised if Willie did get traded if one of the guys Jim mentioned are brought in.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jan 4, 2005 -> 07:04 PM) Would anyone care to speculate the White Sox might sign two of Iguchi, Cora, Cairo, in addition to Pierzynski? And do something else with Harris? Does Harris have minor league options left? We have heard next to zero speculation about Alex Cora, from any other teams besides the Sox. Jim, the thing I was thinking about was signing one of those guys that you mentioned and trading willie for a utility guy who can play 3rd and short as well as 2b, I know that wouldn't be the most popular decision around here but I wouldn't doubt if that were to happen.