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Is someone really arguing that JD's option won't be picked up for next season?

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Aug 2, 2006 -> 01:51 AM) After about 3 our list is toast. Fields, Broadway, Sweeney in that order I assume.

Just use Brandon McCarthy and Brian Anderson.

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QUOTE(JimH @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 10:22 PM) Do you save Jenks for another nite and keep Riske in with the 3 run lead? Or do you go with Jenks? I say it's a save situation, go with Jenks. If they tack on another run, go with Riske if he's still available. Robert.

Tough play but one that needs to be made. QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 07:25 PM) Where is this from? DJ.

I hate you, Kalapse.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 06:26 PM) now we can't hit Santana or Liriano. Oh well. How do you know this? He has pitched 3 whole innings against us.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 06:12 PM) If it came down to Podsednik and Fields as my 2 leadoff options next season, I don't think I'd mind seeing Fields there. I think I would mind seeing Sweeney there right now, as Fields' numbers fit that spot a little better, if his numbers translate. Fields also has quite a few more steals than Sweeney (19/24 for Josh, 5/11 for Ryan this season). Having Fields lead off would be pretty freakin ugly imo. If he plays next season, I'd expect him to have an obp of about .330 with at least 180 k's. Josh will hit for some power right away if he gets up here, but I expect himt to have a rougher start than BA did, I really do.

QUOTE(zygoat @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 04:35 PM) olive perez could exel in the San Diego park (SBC i think) because the park is huge. He used to be dominant but i believe he was pissed that his team sucked. I think he will do very well wiht the padres. Petco.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 04:06 PM) Why wouldn't the White Sox take a flier on Maddux? Or the Red Sox for that matter? He was had for nothing, the Cubs payed a million bucks to do so. He's never been fond of the American League, with good reason, but its his last run at a Series. There were far too many salary dumps, its a shame that both the White Sox and Red Sox (two big market teams) didn't act on it. Maddux would get absolutely hammered in the al, era of over 5.5 with ease in this league.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 03:30 PM) However, unless we were getting Schdmit or Oswalt none of these deals really made sense because we would only go as far as our pitching staff. It's that simple.

QUOTE(Reddy @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 03:25 PM) Alfonso Soriano-OF-Nationals Jul. 31 - 4:23 pm et According to CBS.SportsLine.com's Scott Miller, Alfonso Soriano won't be traded. per roto AJ Burnett all over again.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 03:24 PM) I don't think he's very good, but when there were rumors of KW's interest a couple months ago, if you read some of the posts, you would have thought his bust has already been made for Cooperstown. Kind of like now when some are saying this was a good trade and some saying it was a bad one?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 03:20 PM) Has their been an official announcement that we made no trades yet? Nope. Not yet.

QUOTE(AWhiteSoxinNJ @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 03:18 PM) Brady Clark sucks. Why is everyone so high on him? He's actually a very solid player. The Brewers really have no room for him anymore and it would be nice to have an actual cf back up BA instead of Rob, who is obviously a good player but is not a cf.

Unfortunately there was no starting pitching available, or at least it seems. That really would have been the only thing worth while doing and I guess a 4th outfielder who can actually play cf wouldn't have hurt either. I will say that I'm happy we didn't trade any of our big guns for an Andruw Jones or an Alfonso Soriano.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 03:10 PM) Top of the order He's got a worse career obp than Uribe. Cesar is a fantastic defender but he's not even close to being a top of the order hitter.

Trading Brandon for Andruw Jones would have been a bad idea. I'm very happy that Kenny balked at this.

QUOTE(S720 @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 08:11 AM) The same "special talent" that got killed by the Orioles. Yup, the same one.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 02:03 AM) See, now, this has Kenny Williams written all over it. A player who will be here beyond this year, is in his prime, and would immediately upgrade the part of the team that the Sox are supposed to be best at. Yikes, I'd probably trade our top three 'spects (Fields, Sweeney, and Broadway) for Oswalt. They can have Garcia, too. Free agent at year's end, I believe. In a heartbeat.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 01:25 AM) Ken Rosenthal writes that the Orioles and Astros had a deal on the table that would've sent Roy Oswalt, Adam Everett and a third player to Baltimore for Miguel Tejada, but it was killed by Peter Angelos. *** The Orioles are the worst run franchise in baseball. Two deals that favored the Orioles were both shot down. OH. MY. GOD.

QUOTE(MSHAWKS @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 12:50 AM) Cotts is turning into this years Damaso Marte. He allows all or most of his inherited runners to score and then strands his own runners, thus deceptively lowering his ERA. That's really not true at all. As of late, he's definitely struggling and he's let a lot of inhertied runners to score, that you're correct about. On the whole though, he's done a pretty damn good job of stranding inherited runners.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 12:15 AM) Where did you see that they actually included Oswalt in talks? That would be horribly stupid. And if they did even mention Oswalt, that deal should have been done. The O's should have grabbed Santana when they had the chance. I've heard now that talks between Houston and the O's have broken off, most likely because Balti wanted Oswalt, at least that would be my guess. I'll second the Santana notion.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 12:21 AM) I'm almost positive they would want McCarthy. Every single team is going to want McCarthy because he's just a special talent. I think there could be ways to get around having to give up Mac or Anderson in a deal even for an ace like Jason Schmidt. Obviously that's only if the Giants really would trade Schmidt, we'll see.