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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 10:19 AM) It's still awesome It was totally deliberate, FYI.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 10:04 AM) exactly, DV and his 4.0+ mil a yr contract. and use the money to improve. even by using half of that 4 mil for a backup is still money saved and maybe used to get another sp. There is no decent starting pitcher who is going to be available for $2 million who we wouldn't get on account of Viciedo being in the way. If someone coming off TJS is available for $1-2 million I'm sure we'll have talked to them and have feelers in for whenever that person is willing to sign.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 09:47 AM) Anyone ever been to Big Bend NP in Texas? Considering a short trip there late March/early April. Send a PM to Tex to get his attention.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 08:50 AM) He also seemed to not care. That's going to rub the fans the wrong way. I don't know how anyone would get this from his statements while he was with our org, but people still say it, I guess it sells.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 08:44 AM) I also think there are rules against doing this very same thing. Correct, I believe you cannot trade a freshly-signed free agent until June 1 of the following season or thereabouts.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 09:26 PM) Well he does have a point... So does the little kid.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 06:48 PM) I agree, we've made many moves that make us a contender for the AL Central. Spending some more to acquire/sign a Zimmerman, Scherzer, or Shields would move us from division contenders to World Series contenders. We've gone this far, so why not finish it off? The 2 teams who went to the world series last year won wild card play in games. If you're a division contender, you're a world series contender.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 06:46 PM) Nats would consider trading Strasburg if they sign Scherzer... that would have to be more expensive than Zimmerman, right? I'd assume that starts and ends with Rodon.

Anyone care to see the seismic signal generated by the Seahawks going to the Superb Owl?

4 INT.

Because it's fun to watch a team win 70 games a year and pee in a trough.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 05:27 PM) What's your view on recent college draftees that are ranked in the top 100, like Rodon? Rodon has already hit 130 innings twice and has done so at a level of competition probably equivalent to the high A minor league levels all things considered. I'm hesitant to be nearly as aggressive as the white sox are likely to be with him and wouldn't even think about calling him up until I've seen him for a decent stint in AAA if I were in the GM chair, but he's far closer than Montas to the big leagues. Even with that, the reason he's not a top 10 in MLB prospect yet is that he hasn't done anything at AA yet.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 04:57 PM) Jordan Zimmerman the pitcher, not Ryan. Ah.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 04:45 PM) Zimmermann to the Cubs would make sense like it was rumored to be earlier in the off season. I could see a deal around Baez and Almora. Where would Zimmerman play for them? Corner OF spot?

I know wilson's off and you've got a solid running game, but man, 3 runs and a punt to start the 2nd half?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 04:37 PM) Seahawks are lucky to only be down 16, felt like they got dominated way worse than that. They were definitely dominated worse than that, 3 field goals and a TO in and around the end zone could have been 20 more points

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 04:11 PM) Russell Wilson's straight up choking. I had to double check the clock to see if you'd just posted this right now or if you'd posted it on the last one.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 04:17 PM) Until the Robertson signing it was conceivable that Montas would break camp on the 25 man roster. Unlikely, probably to an exceeding degree, but definitely possible. That only seemed conceivable in part because the white sox are insanely aggressive with pushing guys upward. 21 year old? 250 total minor league innings? 5 innings above A ball? Most innings in a season 110? 82 innings last year? Sure why not, he's ready.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 03:42 PM) Montas will be in AA next year, how is that too far away for top 100 status? Because he hasn't done it either consistently or in AA. Spectacular year, but didn't even reach 100 innings. There ought to be guys who have put up much more consistent numbers than that.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 03:13 PM) I figure those bidding sites like quibids and deal dash, the ones where you can get a "BRAND NEW IPHONE FOR TEN DOLLARS!!!", are some sort of scam, but does anyone know how they're scams? Just don't see how it works. You have to buy each bid for like $1. Each bid increases the price of the item by $.01. Therefore, when someone gets an iPhone for $10, that means there have been 1000 bids on that iPhone, each of them costing someone $1. The total revenue to the company on a $10 iPhone therefore is $1010. Even if they give a bunch of bids away they still turn a huge profit on a single item. The more people participating in the site, the more bids there can be per item too, so an item rising in price to $12 or so is worth an extra $200 to the site. It's basically gambling. You've got a 0.1 or 0.01% chance of getting an item extremely cheap, but you're potentially risking a ton of money to get that win.

Good win for the hoosiers. Without Mosquera-Perea the next 2 get really tough, home against Maryland and on the road at OSU. Would be really nice not to lose both of those, but winning the last 2 without him is really huge, worst they do in this 4 game stretch is 2-2 and then Purdue hits.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 03:00 PM) Man sign him and make him the fourth starter and try to move Danks. No one is taking Danks unless you pay the large majority of his remaining contract.

Helluva game however this ends.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 01:48 PM) Johnson already graduated from the prospect list with his late season experience 2 years ago, and beginning of last year. With that said, Rodon and Anderson are for sure top 100 prospects and in my opinion Micah, Montas, and Adams are all borderline. Those guys seem too far away to reach top-100 in MLB lists to me.

That ally-oop layup was ridiculous.