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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 8, 2011 -> 12:15 PM) I wouldn't be surprised to see the Rays use some of the savings from trading Garza on a Jim Thome. They could definitely use the left-handed pop. And I'm hearing this Robinson Chirinos is a better version of John Jaso. Many of the 2011 projections think Jeremy Hellickson will come close to or even match Garza's production. If so, this would be a huge win for the Rays. That's not even mentioning Archer, Lee and Guyer. I caught a double-header between the Barons and the Cubs AA team last year. The only guy who hit the ball harder than Brent Morel for the whole game was Robinson Chirinos. He's old for the minor leagues already so it was hard to figure out if anything was translatable, but the dude was killing the ball.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jan 8, 2011 -> 07:42 AM) btw and fwiw, many years ago I thought of something. I was buying new cars every three years and enjoying some nice rides. I got to thinking if I buy 16 new cars in my lifetime that was going to be a fair amount of money. Not even going higher end, just saying an average of $25k I would be looking at $400,000 in my lifetime. Then I looked at my retirement planning and punched in some numbers. Ask yourself, is driving a less expensive car and keeping it longer, worth retiring four or five years sooner? Maybe at 60 instead of 65? My car turns 5 this year.

No point.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 06:33 PM) Come on over to Indiana! Everything is cheaper here! Correct. The way to a solid economy is budget cuts. Just look at how well it has worked for Indiana.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jan 8, 2011 -> 11:56 AM) Absolutely. Fuld is nothing but a garbage throw-in. It still amuses me to see the crawl or mentions of this trade on CSN noting that the Cubs have acquired Garza for Fuld and prospects, like he's the centerpiece of the Rays return. Seriously?

QUOTE (hometeamfan @ Jan 8, 2011 -> 11:07 AM) Even WORSE reporting.....the extension offer was TWO offseasons ago. The White Sox didn't offer them anything last offseason. Well the Sox would have been crazy to offer Quentin a long-term extension last season. How do we know they didn't offer Danks one?

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 8, 2011 -> 07:54 AM) I still say his price will come down. His suitors went from Angels, Yankees, White Sox to Angels because Sox don't like the price and Yankees want their first rounder. If Angels don't pay him, his price will come down. If his price comes down, the Angels should pay it.

Let's just assimilate him

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 08:11 PM) They are primed for a bounceback after the destruction that Singletary did there. People have been saying that about S.F. for seemingly 5 years.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 10:33 PM) Well he is definitely a LOOGY, but I think KW makes this move knowing that Sale is going to have to come out of the pen and start for awhile until Peavy gets back. This provides the 2nd lefty for our pen during the time where Sale is starting. If/when Peavy comes back we are going to have a pretty good bullpen. Thornton Sale Santos Crain Pena Ohman Infante It also allows Ozzie his 2nd lefty if he wants to use Thor in the 9ht.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 08:34 PM) Garza doesn't make sense for them right now unless they re-sign him. They really need to do fullscale rebuilding for one year, get rid of all their bad contracts, get comp picks, then rebuild through draft(go over slot for good players, not hypemen) and FA. Ricketts is not that poor. How on Earth are the Cubs going to get comp picks for anyone, and how on Earth are they going to get rid of Soriano and Zambrano's contracts?

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 06:28 PM) lol. there is a s*** load of fraud and waste in Illinois spending. spending needed to be cut. Do you really think that there haven't already been substantial budget cuts in that state?

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 06:35 PM) If Sale or Thornton is closing than we're going to have 3 lefties in the bullpen most likely. Nothing wrong with that. Also can work with Sale in rotation.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 06:44 PM) Guesses on contract? I'd say..... 2 yrs/$5M? Every other time he's hit FA, he's wound up on 1 year deals worth less than $1.5 million

Anyway, this fits our needs exactly

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 06:41 PM) Please god not a multi-year deal on a medicore reliever. What's so f***ing hard about producing one or two from within? The Braves and Padres sure don't have a problem with this. Sergio Santos, Gregory Infante, Chris Sale, and Anthony Carter say hi.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 05:43 PM) Assuming the 2011 NFL Draft abides by the current rules.....Luck is f'ing idiot who most likely just cost himself upwards of 20+ million dollars since there will almost certainly be rookie salary restrictions in the new CBA. Not the case. No one drafted in this year's draft can sign a contract until a new CBA is agreed upon.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 03:52 PM) Looks like Harbaugh is going to take a 5-year contract with SF. Lots of hype and lots of money, I don't know the dollar amount but he's probably going to be making more money than a lot of other NFL coaches and he's never been a pro coach before. Estimated # of years before he's back in college?

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 03:38 PM) How about Freddie Garcia again? if he wants to be a starter, he's likely to spend 2/3 of the season in the bullpen with us...and if he gets used as a starter for 1-2 months waiting for Peavy, that makes Sale have to go to the bullpen. And he's also not left handed, which is a real need for us if Thornton spends time as the closer.

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QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 03:01 PM) You read the book while taking classes for your advanced degree? No, I read it in advanced-placement classes in high school. (maybe middle school, one of those years).

QUOTE (IamtheHBOMB @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 03:00 PM) I would hope that English teachers would be able to convey that to their students. Anyone else want to agree with me that this didn't happen for them?

QUOTE (IamtheHBOMB @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 02:56 PM) With the s*** you and 3E8 are constantly throwing out, I figure that there has to be a defensive metric that compensates for an outfielder taking a liner off the dick. Find that metric and find peace, my friend. Adrian Beltre just got $96 million.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 02:56 PM) Unfortunately, you should have had a better teacher who gave you a background on Twain before you read the novel. You can't fault Twain for that. or watched the three hour Ken Burns documentary! So, if a person who wound up with something of an advanced degree and who was in advanced-level classes throughout his time in the public education system didn't get that part...what fraction of American students do you think understand it?

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 02:45 PM) Then you lose one of your best bullpen arms for a month or two. If Sale only pitches 70 innings this year, I'm going to think it's a serious step back in his development. I really want him to be in the rotation for at least part of the season, if only to try to keep the innings he works up. He's hit 160 innings each of the last 2 years, but those were in the minors; a normal bullpen load for him would be a real step backwards in building his arm into a major league pitcher's arm.