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Bobby Jenks: 1) Mets- They are the team obviously that needs bullpen help the most as Billy Wagner is no longer around and the backend of the pen being skeptical. Problem deal with the Mets is they have so many options that get a decent return is very unlikely. The only way Jenks goes to Mets if Dye is in the deal as this would fulfill two needs with one deal. Fernando Martinez is probably not in the deal as Minaya realizes he could be a Top 10 prospect in the game. 2) Diamondbacks- I haven’t anything about Jenks going to the Diamondbacks but it would make some sense as they are looking for a closer who can replace both Brandon Lyon and Juan Cruz who are likely headed elsewhere. Jenks would be a low-cost option (for a closer) and they have some prospects that could intrigue Kenny Williams. Remember just last year the Diamondbacks and Whitesox were trading partners where the Whitesox ended up with Carlos Quentin for Chris Carter. 3) Brewers- Again just speculation that could make some sense as the Brewers had a terrible pen last year and they lost SalomanTorres to retirement. They are another organization that usually has talent. Williams and the Brewers have a history as the sox traded Carlos Lee for Scott Podsednik and Luis Visciano a few years back. 4) Giants- Brian Wilson did not have the year many people thought he would have had with his great stuff. He could be used better as a middle reliever. The Giants will be playing more close games, as they want to win with pitching and defense. A trade around Jenks and Dye would fulfill two needs for the Giants and bring them into contention in the NL West. The Giants scored the fewest runs in the National League last year so in upgrade in the offense is necessary. A package including Jonathan Sanchez could entice Willams pull the trigger. 5) Cardinals- A swap of Ankiel and prospects for Bobby Jenks could make some sense as the Cardinals could use a closer and the whitesox have been in need of a centerfielder since Aaron Rowand. Ankiel has the potential to hit 30 homers and play great outfield. Also, Colby Rasmus could be coming up rather soon and I believe he plays centerfield if I am not mistaken. Jermaine Dye- Man I would hate to trade this man as has been so productive in a Whitesox uniform. But, it makes sense as he is a 35-year-old outfielder who has one year left on his contract. 1) Mets- This scenario has been entertained in other threads and described above. 2) Reds- The thought of Homer Bailey for Jermaine Dye trade makes me happy as Bailey has worn out his welcome in Cincinnati. Just a year ago, He was known to have a huge upside with a plus fastball. 3) Devil Rays- This team has six starting pitchers and only five spots which means somebody is the odd man out. Edwin Jackson and a low level prospect would make some sense in this situation. Orlando Carbrera- I am going to be upset if returns especially since Edgar Renteria got a 2 year 18.5 million dollar deal from the Giants. I certainly don’t think we would keep Cabrera if he does decide to accept arbitration. 1) Dodgers- They could lose out on Rafeal Furcal. Ned Coletti loves short term contracts. I don’t think we would get much for Cabrera so to just diminish his value in the future we trade him for a bucket of balls and we pay a portion of Cabreras contract with the money Ozzie has paid into to the swear jar last season.

1) This could have been leaked by Atlanta to speed up the Peavy deal and try to use the Sox as leverage. 2) The trade I think would be great if Schafer+ Gonzalex for Javy and Jenks. This would cut down on cost by 12 million dollars while building for the future.

• Ken Williams is one of the winter's most significant wheelers and dealers. He is marketing Javier Vazquez, Bobby Jenks, Jermaine Dye and others as he tries to overhaul the White Sox. The Mets are afraid of the red flag on Jenks, whose strikeout rate has dropped precipitously from 50 in 39 1/3 innings in 2005 to 38 in 61 2/3 innings this past season. And although GM Omar Minaya checked in on Sabathia, it does not mean the Mets will get into a bidding war with the Yankees for the 2007 AL Cy Young Award winner. • Scouts in Arizona for the Arizona Fall League and the White Sox's minor league people are convinced that Gordon Beckham, the eighth pick in the MLB draft this past June, will be Chicago's everyday second baseman by June. I find both being very telling of the whitesox offseason plans as getting everyday centerfield rather than a middle infielder seems to be a priority to williams. Beckham seems to a prospect that is already polished in many ways and will be a major impact in August and September. Swisher deal in my opinion reveals that Williams has no intentions on trading Dye as he only has one year on his contract and Swisher would have been a low cost replacement in right field. Bobby Jenks on the other hand may be dealt as Kenny doesnt believe in paying big money to closers. I could see him spread the wealth elsewhere along with getting prospects back in order to make the whitesox younger. Jenks could be a centerpiece for a trade involving the Giants. Javier may interest some teams as he reliable and could entice some suitors with his talent level. Maybe, if the Braves pull out of the Peavy sweepstakes they could come knocking on Kenny's door.

Does anyone find it interesting that the no trade clause was such a big deal for mark buehrle but when it came to linebrink they gave him one too. I think its pretty rediculous.

I just want to know why no one is talking about Kenny Williams going after Jones. The market is down for him at this point since he didnt have a very good year for his standards. He is probably going to get less money than Tori Hunter. He is two years younger than Hunter. He had the most put outs for a centerfielder last year. He hits for almost 100 rbis every year accept last year. The only thing holding us back is Scott Boras. Hunter would be a bad value cause you are buying him at his peak. People last year we speculating that Jones could have gone for 20 million this offseason. Now you can buy him for the reasonable 5-80 million dollar range. You are done paying him at the age of 35. He would fill the gap of cf. Just for discussion. Wondering if there are any flaws to my reasoning.

I love Lasting Milledge. But, if the trade is with the mets, thats all we are going to get. Asking anything more would be unrealistic. Fact, is teams realize that prospects are more important everyday since the rise of players. This will probably level out this year where the market will finally decrease. In 09 prices will also be going down considerably just because of the talent and backloading of contracts by major league clubs. Sorry about that tangent. Point is if we get one premium prospect for buehrle i will be happy. Asking anything more would be wanting way too much. Just thought i would put that out there. I know its no knew information. Just some food for thought.

In my opinion is Joe Crede. We probably can get the most value for him and we have Josh Fields to replace him if he is playing good an AAA.

Daily Herald did an article explaining the recent trade. They obviously took qoutes from kenny and he said at one " We are expecting to do another move very soon and it wont be to the delight of much fan fair". To be honest thats not exactly it but close... I hope its not tradign away MB

They have swung and missed twice and i think they need some starting pitching. how about howie kendrik, and brandon wood for uribe, iguchi and garland. Sounds like a deal.

YOu guys are acting like idiots. CMon its barry bonds. He still is in OPS machine and would hit 35 homers in our park. If we got him we would once again be the favorite to win this year. Not to mention that Boston is loading up and the yanks always have a great lineup. YOu honestly can tell me that he would not improve our team drastically over anyone else.

3 was deal White sox get: Crawford+Figgins Angels get: Crede+Garcia Tanpa Bay get: E. Santana and a prospect It makes sense for all parties. Tampa gets a great young pitcher. Angels get that power bat in Crede and front line starter in Garcia. We get the table setters for the middle of the lineup...Imagine the lineup, CHONE CRAWFORD DYE THOME KONERKO AJ TADIHITO URIBE SWEENEY/ANDERSON/FIELDS tHATS WHATS GREAT ABOUT FIGGINS, WE COULD SEE WHO IS THE BEST PROSPECT.

i was just wondering why Phillups is never consider a top prospect or even as a legit prospect for the major leagues. He has really good stats down in the minors. Does he not have great stuff, i think he is only 25.

I have a feeling if we do get Soriano we will flip him again. Kenny is very good at filling holes and Soriano would create one, no matter how good he is with the bat. I think if he gets him he controls the market taking the Tigers or for that matter any other contender out of the market. I hear Seattle is very interested in Soriano, i wouldnt mind getting Rafeal Soriano and a couple good prospects for Soriano.

Seems like a good fit since he is struggling as a Dodger but could thrive back in the American league. The Dodgers have a couple good prospects down in the minors. Freddy for Baez and impact prospect seems very logical.

Hey, I was just wondering they are selling standing room only tickets?

Yeah, I want the best team.. In fact, I want the cards when they are healthy so we can clealy show we are the best team!!!

Does anyone know the weather is going to be on friday and do you guys think that wind can actually play a factor on where the ball could go?

First, they would never shell out all that money. Rowand is fine in centerfield, he plays great defense and is so-so on offense. But for 3 million you definitly could do worse. I think we could use another second basemen and another bat. I think Konerko is gone so trade for Overbay makes some sense. Bringing back Frank would be Great cause he really helped the offense while he was in there. Maybe we could trade for Rameriez or Bonds. Kenny loves thinking big and so do I.

Is it wrong to want both the Red Sox and Yankees to get in cause we know they will bring in a large television audiance and thus making the post season be all that much special around the nation with the Whitesox being part of that talk. I mean we would have the 5 biggest media markets if the Astros get in then.

I think now more than ever we need to be positive. ALso, i think we all know its going to come down to those 7 games against the indians. It will be close but we go 4-3 against them i think we have the division. Also, Look at our record against them, its pretty damn good. And they have a young team, which sometimes can fold when the pressure is on.

It says that the tickets will go onsale next thursday, for the division series but what time do they open the box office. They say you only can get them online or by phone, so can somebody explain to me what time they will open ticket master. I hope this question wasent already asked? Thanks

I hope he has an amazing year. So we can get good value for his ass in a trade and kick him in the ass and give him the finger ont he way out :finger I am glad that the man is having a great this season, but his ass is not worth 6 million dollars. We could get great value for him if he has a 15 win season.

I dont know if you know this or not guys but San Fran park is massive and one of the biggest ballparks in the league. It plays huge and is very spacious and only one other player has hti the ball into the water

You know how about a trade that would be a three way trade that would send garland, cotts, and borchard to the reds for willie mo pena, then send pena to the nationals to the nationals for L. Hernandez or Z. Day. Jim Bowden is in love with W. Pena. I dont know, just specualation on my part.

This is kind of a report on how they think the sox will play too. Go Go Sox Start with Scotty Yesterday we discussed the Cubs, one very interesting team from a fantasy angle. You've got arguably the most interesting closer battle (Joe Borowski is the leader now), a dominating rotation with the potential for the best starter in the game (Mark Prior) and another who has won 15 games every year since Reagan's presidency (Greg Maddux). The leadoff batter could go 30-30 (Corey Patterson), and I'd bet at least two of the current bench players (Jerry Hairston, Jr. and Jason Dubois) finish the season with better stats than the current left fielder (Todd Hollandsworth). Of course, things are only a little less interesting on the south side of the Windy City. The majors' top home run team is now playing small ball? Ozzie, say it ain't so. But will it work, and more importantly for our purposes, what is the fantasy impact? I'd argue any potential lineup success lies in the leadoff hitter, in this case one Scott Podsednik. Fantasy owners don't know what to do with this guy. He led the majors in steals last year -- even more than Carl Crawford -- but was an otherwise ordinary player. Ah, but 70 steals! Two seasons ago as he was breaking out, Podsednik was a smarter player. He hit for average, took walks at a better rate and ultimately scored more runs. In 2004, it appears all he cared about was swiping bags, which as we all know is no guarantee to turn into a run. (Or a win.) Podsednik's on-base percentage dropped from .379 to .314. Think that doesn't matter? Among the 20 players who stole 22 or more bases, nobody had a lower OBP. Among 20 others who stole between 17 and 21 bases, Reggie Sanders, Jose Reyes and Tike Redman were the ones with lower OBPs. What's the significance? Get on base more, you can run more and score more. Dave Roberts, who essentially stopped playing at the trade deadline when the Dodgers dumped him on Boston, had 321 fewer at-bats than Podsednik, and 32 fewer steals. His OBP was 24 points higher. This year, I'm not so sure Roberts isn't the better value for where these guys are getting drafted, unless Scotty plays a different kind of baseball. Check out ESPN's Average Live Draft Results (you've all been asking me for it, here it is). So far, Podsednik is being drafted on average 63rd, making him an early sixth round pick. Too early? Unless you think he's going to steal that many bases again, it is. With ChiSox manager Guillen stressing the run and bunt game, I think Podsednik, despite a sketchy minor league track record, will actually be more like the 2003 version. That means he'll bunt more, hit more balls on the ground and try to beat them out. He'll swing less for the fences. And he'll probably run a little less, steal more like 50 bags. Overall, a .280 average, 50 steals and 100 runs (a far more normal rate of steals to runs is 1-to-2, not the 70-to-85 rate of last year) is more valuable than last year, trust me. And well worth the sixth round pick. Why draft Juan Pierre in round three if Podsednik's available an hour later? For that matter, unless you think Crawford's triples turn into homers fast, how can Crawford be a first-rounder? I love steals, and love Crawford, but there's no way I take him in round one. You get your power early. Teams only win with Crawford if they steal all the power late. After Podsednik on the White Sox, you'll want Juan Uribe, the No. 2 hitter. Expect less power, but double digit steals. And of course you know he's eligible at second, short and third. The White Sox could bat Aaron Rowand second, but I think he's really more of a three hitter. Paul Konerko ended up with 41 homers and 117 RBI, but Rowand had a higher slugging percentage, a lot more doubles and he has speed. Despite Rowand's better fit, I think the middle of the lineup will go Konerko, Jermaine Dye and then Rowand, but all could be 30-100 players. Don't forget about Dye; he always manages to knock in runs. With Frank Thomas still hurt, Carl Everett plays DH and should knock in runs. What happens to Japanese import Tadahito Iguchi? I think the team is putting him in the nine hole just so he can avoid pressure. He's got good speed, and will probably play a better small ball than Uribe or Rowand, making him a good No. 2 hitter. But not in April, I'd guess. Will the White Sox hit fewer home runs? They should. But they should also win more with a better focus. But it all starts at the top. posted: March 4, 2005 11:19:43 AM PST | Feedback