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QUOTE (Sockin @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 11:39 AM) Saw this on twitter and made me laugh. Sox are going to have the two most ticked off pitchers in baseball in the rotation. Needs more Jake Peavy for that.

QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 11:35 AM) Sounds like a project, but hey, it's something. A project with a high upside arm. Very White Sox.

Such a White Sox minor leaguer to get.

You would be the one to bring that up.

Well good call by everyone that pegged Ravelo as a Beane guy.

QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 11:20 AM) If Reddick was coming to the Sox, we'd know it already. Definitely.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 11:19 AM) 2005 version of Cotts please. wouldn't that be nice?

Slusser says the deal should be announced in the next 20-30 minutes.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 11:18 AM) what the f*** is going on? We got Samardzija and Billy Koch.

Very happy White Sox fan today.

Sounds like a minor leaguer coming back to us as well.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 11:14 AM) Susan Slusser ‏@susanslusser 14s15 seconds ago The #Athletics are actually getting four players in the Samardzija deal I hear. And #WhiteSox getting two. HMMMMMM

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 11:12 AM) Relax. It's Aaron Poreda. My sources say Dexter Carter and soxace is going to throw a fit.

QUOTE (shipps @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 11:06 AM) Can he even be traded yet? No.

QUOTE (LDF @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 11:05 AM) i hope it is not Adams Can't be.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 10:52 AM) I don't know if you do that deal without getting something like 20+M back. I suppose Viciedo could go as well, which moves a little bit more in payroll. I still don't think Alexei is necessarily off the table, I think the key is what the Sox feel they could get for him. There is a lot of time left in the off-season and Hanh / Kenny still have bullets and payroll as far as I'm concerned. I just don't see anyway that the Sox move Alexei at this point.

Dayan would have to be involved somehow as well. I really like the idea of Crawford but no clue how we'd make this work.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 10:46 AM) That is very nearly impossible to pull off in real life. That's why we have Rick and Kenny.

I think a lot of us assumed Marcus would be Conor's platoon next season but with Semien getting traded who gets that spot against left handed pitching now? Just another point of discussion...

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 10:36 AM) We still have to significantly upgrade the defense. If we are going to build our team around the strength of pitching, we can't continue to ignore defense. Our team defense is just as bad today as it was when we started the off-season. That has to be addressed. Hanh / Kenny have to make another move and at a minimum we need a quality outfielder. Ideal scenario you get a quality outfielder and 3B and at that point, I say you are even favorites or close to even favorites. However, I doubt we have resources do to that. That's why I would have loved Reddick so much. And one of the reasons I like Headley too but at this point I think Conor's our 3b and we're just going to have to upgrade in left. But who knows, Rick might have some trades up his sleeve to improve at both spots.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 09:48 AM) IF the Sox were to sign another top free agent, they would only have to pay a third round draft choice, because #1 is protected and #2 went to the Yanks. We also either sign JS to an extension or get a draft pick back next year so lets not forget about that.

I haven't agreed with Balta on basically anything this offseason but tendering Viciedo a contract does seem kind of stupid at this point.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 09:42 AM) Seems like a good kid, hope he does well out there... except against us! Yup.

Recap would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

QUOTE (beautox @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 09:25 AM) CL - Robertson SU - Putnam SU - Duke (L) MR - Petricka MR - Guerra MR - Webb MR - Garcia (L) LO - Surkamp (L) We're not going to have 8 relievers.