South Side Fireworks Man

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Nov 12, 2007 -> 04:04 PM) Well Richar/Owens is obviously the most glaring problem on the offense. I put them 1-2 because well I dont know who else you can bat 2nd in that line up. Just bat Richar 8th or 9th and slide everyone else up one slot.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Nov 11, 2007 -> 01:55 PM) Ha! Ill give them Josh, Gio, Jerry, Nick and David. Go ahead take the whole bunch of them. LOL! We'll even throw in Sisco to sweeten the deal!

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/artic...sp&c_id=cws Ryan Sweeney has raised his average from .214 to .262, with seven RBIs and four stolen bases through 18 games in Arizona. But the young outfielder has just a .262 slugging percentage, with 17 singles to show for his offensive output over 65 at-bats.

QUOTE(AWhiteSoxinNJ @ Nov 9, 2007 -> 04:35 PM) From MLBtraderumors.com: "Peter Gammons says that before the Astros got Michael Bourn, the White Sox pushed for a Chad Qualls for Ryan Sweeney swap." The article is from ESPN Insider so I have no link to it. I would have liked that.

QUOTE(Reddy @ Nov 8, 2007 -> 07:06 PM) Hunter Article on whitesox.com looks like we REALLY have the inside track... seems he wants to play here over anywhere else... i'm expecting him to go to us at this point. Does this mean he's expecting a full no trade clause? If so, he's probably not getting one from the Sox.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Nov 6, 2007 -> 10:53 PM) To put things into perspective, Cabrera is 4 months younger than Josh Fields. I read today somewhere the asking price isn't nearly as huge as you would think. They want a young major league starter, a young major league position player and a prospect, a good prospect not necessarily the organizations best. I'm sure the price could rise if there's a bidding war, but acquiring him would make me very happy. So, would they take Danks, Fields and Sweeney?

QUOTE(max power @ Nov 3, 2007 -> 06:56 PM) Nice screen name. I'll bet you got yours from a hair dryer. QUOTE(max power @ Nov 3, 2007 -> 06:56 PM) Is it long enough? Probably not.

I'd rather the Sox trade Crede for something that's not readily available on the FA market.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Oct 31, 2007 -> 09:41 PM) that would be ridiculously stupid. We would ridiculously overpay two players over 30 years old who will not preform to the numbers they did last year, and instead of getting younger, we'd just get older. And your solution to fixing a 90 loss team is adding Crisp and Dejesus. Sure they'd save a ton of money, but they'd win the same amount of games with Fields in LF, Owens in Center and Crede at 3B as they would with Fields at 3B and Dejesus and Crisp in the OF. And they'd have to give up talent to get Crisp and Dejesus, not so to sign two free agents. BTW I wasn't necessarily advocating signing both Rowand and Hunter, I just said I'd rather do that than bring in Crisp, Dejesus and Furcal. (Although I would like Furcal to be one of KW's top targets.)

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Oct 31, 2007 -> 08:10 PM) Why in the s*** would the Sox get Furcal, Crisp, AND DeJesus? I'd rather they sign Rowand and Hunter. They could use that $30M per year they're saving by not pursuing A-Rod. An outfield of Dye, Hunter and Rowand ain't too shabby and it would allow the Sox to carry a legit pinch hitter on the bench because Rowand and Hunter could play all three outfield positions and Dye can play the corners.

QUOTE(klaus kinski @ Oct 29, 2007 -> 07:01 PM) Yes I did-for 2 prospects? There goes one of the best and most realistic options to replace Uribe. The Sox better get a SS quickly or else pick up Uribe's option or renegotiate with him for an extension at a reduced salary for three years ($9M?). I'd hate to see the Sox buy out Uribe and then try to fill the hole at SS without any leverage or viable in-house option. I don't want to see Cintron on the team next year, let alone as the starting SS.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 28, 2007 -> 10:39 PM) You're worried about OF Defense? Then I got news for you. We've actually got 2 more quality defensive OF's hanging out in winterball this season because they've been struggling with the bats. As soon as Crede is moved out of the way, then you put either Sweeney, or for defensive purposes, Pref. Anderson in CF, and you suddenly have one of the better defensive OF's in baseball with Owens's speed in LF. True, but then you suffer defensively with Fields at 3B. Again, the addition of A-Rod would offset much of that. It works for me either way, but I'd prefer Crede at third with Fields in LF and Owens in CF. I don't think Anderson will ever make it as a major league starter.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Oct 28, 2007 -> 10:31 PM) I dont care what it takes or how many years, you sign Arod. His impact to the financials for the franchise will offset his salary. You immediately trade Konerko to the Angels to restock the system a bit, and put Fields at first. Thome, Arod, Dye, and Fields would be serious power. Arod as he gets older could slip into the DH position, and he will break records in our bandbox of a park. The revenue from him would be silly. Agreed. Even if they don't trade Konerko, with ARod at SS, they could afford to put Fields in LF, Owens in CF, and Richar at 2B. That's three minimum salaried players in the starting lineup. Outfield defense would be a litle shaky, but ARod would more than offset that. Add a couple of solid bullpen arms, and the Sox are in business as serious contenders.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 28, 2007 -> 10:27 PM) Care to guess the Texas Rangers' record the year before they signed ARod? 71-91. And they weren't exactly 2 years removed from winning it all. I know, but now A-Rod is already financially set for life. He's still going for the humongous contract, but this time I think winning is more important to him than it was when he signed with Texas. The fact that the Sox are just two years removed from the World Series and only one year removed from a 90 win season should help though.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 28, 2007 -> 10:20 PM) I gotta admit...I don't know about all the salary constraints...and I don't know how practical it would be to throw a bunch of money at him for a long time, but this is still the organization that threw all that money at Albert Belle a decade ago, and he would be a perfect fit for that position. Who knows if he'd actually want to play with Ozzie though, after Ozzie's random remarks before the WBC, despite the apology. Something tells me that Ozzie and Alex would get a long fine--they'd have one of those relationships like AJ and Ozzie or Frank and Ozzie. Just my hunch... My big concern would be Kenny being able to convince him to play here after losing 90 games this past season.

KW should be on the phone to Boras as soon as it's legal offering A-Rod $300M for ten years. A-Rod would fit right in with the Sox, giving them a legit number three hitter for once and plugging a major hole at SS. He'll bring in a lot of money int the later years of his contract as he closes in on the all-time HR record. The only risk would be if he sustains a major injury but sometimes it's worth a gamble. Do it KW!

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Oct 15, 2007 -> 02:56 PM) .242/.306/.485/.791 Those were Jermaine Dye's splits on the day he signed his extension. It was for 2 years. He's also been injured (because of his body, not because he ran into a wall or had his ATV fall on him), saw his numbers drop dramatically this year, turn into a bad to mediocre defensive player, get slower, and get one year older (going from 33 to 34 is meaningful). Aaron Rowand put up a .309/.374/.515/.889 line, plays great though occasionally incorrectly rated defense (some people think he's a godsend, some think he's mediocre, but really it seems overall he's in between those two), is quite durable when he's not letting ATV's fall on him or running into walls (he played 161 games this year, and played 157 for the Sox in 2005), stopped running this year but doesn't appear to be completely slowing down, and is just entering his prime. Rowand's more valuable than Dye on the open market right now, and by quite a bit both in money per year and long-term. I do not want Rowand on the South Side for 6/$84, nor do I want him for 5/$70 or 6/$78, but he will get something very near both of those numbers. If it is the Sox, it's an understandable decision and it atleast plugs a hole, even if plugging said hole is only with a .750 OPS. I also think if we are giving a long-term contract to a CFer, I'd rather go with Rowand over Hunter. Hunter's ankle leaves me with big time concern for him in the long run. My hunch is he signs with the Sox for something around 4/$50M to 5/$60M. Considering the Sox' other apparent options, I'll be satisfied.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Oct 8, 2007 -> 09:46 PM) That might give us the worst defensive team in all of baseball. It's much better than this year's team.

Owens LF Renteria SS Thome DH Konerko 1B Dye RF Rowand CF Pierzynski C Fields 3B Richar 2B

QUOTE(DaGame2584 @ Oct 7, 2007 -> 10:27 AM) He seems to be interested in signing with the Sox. Where did you hear/read that?

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Oct 6, 2007 -> 08:26 PM) i remember someone on the score picking the Cubs and explaining that the offense will overwhelm the young D-backs staff. 5 runs later.... LOL! I heard one of the Score's resident [/color]geniuses talk about how the only team that could afford to lose game one lost it so it's no big deal.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2007 @ Oct 6, 2007 -> 07:09 PM) This better be Livan's last inning. It's amazing he's made it this far. He might be the worst pitcher in baseball. Livan Hernandez is a winner. The Cubs are losers.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Oct 3, 2007 -> 07:41 PM) Picking up Uribe's $5M option is not the only way to bring him back. You use the $300K buyout then offer him a 1 year deal worth $1.7M + a s*** load of offensive incentives and a $5M-$6M team option for 2009 (along with a $500K buyout). He gets $2.5M guaranteed in the deal with incentives that can add on another $3M and he gets another contract year to prove he's worthwhile long term investment.. I thought offensive incentives were not allowed in major league baseball contacts. Only games played, starts, etc.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Sep 30, 2007 -> 11:07 AM) If Bonds comes in, I hope his tendons give and we're stuck paying him 15+ to sit on the DL. I don't want any part of Bonds being on the White Sox. But if the Sox did bring him in, I would hope he hit 88 home runs and drove in 200 while playing a flawless LF. That's just me though. Maybe because I'm a Sox fan.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Sep 29, 2007 -> 06:58 PM) AJ is one of the better catchers in the league and another two years works for me. I am scared that they have so many guys under contract > 30 as that could get this team into trouble. However, AJ is an asset and one of the better catchers in the league. Agreed on all counts.