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Yankees making a run at Pierre

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Dec 2, 2005 -> 08:42 AM) Shocking news of the morning...an ESPN analyst who isn't stroking the Indians! From an ESPN.com chat with Rob Neyer: Just thought I'd share. A few days ago, Neyer also said that if the Sox resigned Konerko, he'd probably have to jump them to the top of that division in his rankings next year, if Thome can start the season healthy. I think that the trade for a potential 40-50 home run guy to hit next to PK just might have caught the attention of a few of the guys in Bristol. And I still think that Brandon's going to catch their attention even more next year.

Woo-hoo, I get to be the first to say "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report." Along with Family Guy, the Simpsons, and 24. Oh crap, TDS starts in 7 minutes. Better get home.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 09:38 PM) Ozzie has no clue what's going on right now. "McCarthy should be a starter," said Guillen, referring to the ideal situation for the young right-hander. "But I don't know exactly what we are going to do." If Brandon McCarthy starts the season in the bullpen....I cannot be held responsible for my actions.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 09:47 PM) B4 being a smartass have you ever heard of Travis Hafner ..... and he cant play 1st at all complete butcher. I like my way of saying that better.

QUOTE(SoxFan562004 @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 08:51 PM) I think Furcal and his agent did backflips when the Dodgers took a public interest, I still think he signs with the Cubs, but it's going to be for a good chunk of $$$ This piece sure makes it sound like he wants to return to the Braves.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 09:34 PM) Well there is this "new' position that was introduced called DH. Pronk.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2005 @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 09:09 PM) This is defintely something I don't want to hear. I shiver at the thought of having to deal with Frank as many as 19 games a year. I'd still give him a standing O every time he came to the plate.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 08:23 PM) I think its really high time for BMAC to get a full season in as a starter. Duque is too fragile to start the whole season and having him as long relief would be awesome. If he's not happy with that role then thanks for bailing us out that one game but its time to take your services elsewhere. ^^^^^^^^ The BMac who pitched against Boston and Texas could win the Cy Young award next year, if he keeps that up for a whole season.

San Francisco in Jello.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 03:57 PM) To quote Hawk, "WHERE WOULD HE PLAY?!?" Besides, I think the Cubs are okay with Derrek Lee at first base. I think Derek Lee may very well be wearing pinstripes at the start of 2007, but that doesn't affect whether or not they'd want Frankt his year. I still say Frank simply cannot play the field.

QUOTE(DonkeyKongerko @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 04:52 PM) Wow, so every time I fart, there's a woman out there farting three times? Global Warming.

QUOTE(juddling @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 01:32 PM) Britney Spears new son, Sean Preston, is to play the baby Jesus in his very own nativity scene this Christmas. [/color]

QUOTE(Antonio Osuna @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 05:34 PM) That'd be something. Anyone hitting a ball to left-center would wet themselves with joy. More so than with Damon/Ramirez?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 04:54 PM) If Jon Garland had hit the open market this season, he would have been looking at a 6 or 7 year deal, with at least $10 million a year, probably more (maybe way more). The guy is a workhorse at the very least. I'm sorry, but a 6-7 year deal? Even AJ Burnett isn't trying to wing a 7 year deal. I can only think of 1 pitcher who's even managed to pull that off in history - Kevin Brown. Even Tim Hudson's contract Extension with the Braves was only a 4 year plan.

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 03:29 PM) By the end of this season he will be the ace of this staff at 27. This topic has been beaten to death here. That's one Hell of a staff to be the "Ace" of. I count 4 potential ones next year...maybe 5 if Freddy has an amazing year. Thank God for that too.

QUOTE(drowninginflame @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 02:16 PM) IF frank played for the Cubs, I'd f***ing vomit Frank Thomas will not play for any national league team. Bank on that. If he does, it's as a pinch hitter only, and hell the White Sox could use him for that as easily as anyone else. He hurt himself originally while fielding a ground ball from Juan Pierre. It's insanity to think that he could ever play the field again.

QUOTE(DukeNukeEm @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 02:55 PM) if he goes back to 12 win Garland, he's going to feel like a dumbass for rejecting that. Do we have any clue what he actually rejected? Loaiza just got a 7 million a year deal, and he only won 12 games last year.

Well, let me put it this way...Craig Nettles wasn't suspended over the superball incident. That I know for sure. And I read at at least 1 source that the reason he wasn't suspended was that there was no rule under which he could be suspended...I'm afraid that source I don't recall, it was back when the juicer from the north side embarassed himself with an exploding bat.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 02:29 PM) They didn't know they were given steroids from balco just like i don't know you get wet in the shower. How exactly do you know that? Giambi certainly knew what he was taking, he admitted it. If Bonds got that stuff from his trainer...and suddenly he added 20 pounds of muscle with the trainer actually not telling him what it is, why the Hell would Bonds have just assumed it was normal? He would have had to be an idiot to just think it was "Flaxseed oil". When all of a sudden you go from hitting 40 home runs a year to 70 right after you start sticking a new chemical in your body (after the age of 35 too)...would you really just think it was some random plant? Furthermore, if you're caught with an illegal drug that someone else gave you, only you testify you didn't know what it was...no one is going to care and you'll still be convicted of possession.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 02:39 PM) Things I've learned in this thread: Jeckle has the best handle on Garland's value given the current financial market. Most people have no clue how much a 26 yo pitcher with Jon's resume is worth. Which is why we need to lock him up for 3 years with something like a Garcia contract, IMO. 1 more thing to consider...Garland and Buehrle are very good friends. It may not be the final item on their list, but just like getting Thome helped convince PK to return, holding onto 1 of those pitchers will probably help us hold onto the other one, all things being equal.

I understand why people are skeptical about Anderson next year, but let me make these few points. 1. Brian Anderson is almost certainly the best defensive outfielder we have in our organization right now. Good throwing arm, great speed. Owens may be better in time, but Anderson is better now. And we do not want a major downgrade in defense in center field right now. 2. Aaron Rowand was not in any way a key part of our offense last year. ARow struggled to hit .270 with home runs barely in double figures. Especially late in the season, his clutch hitting even faultered. Yet we still won the world series and put up enough runs to do so. 3. If Brian Anderson experiences some growing pains in the big leagues,it will be almost impossible for him not to generate as many runs as Aaron. He has more power than Aaron, and even though he'll strike out more, it's not like Aaron was tearing apart the league with average or walking like a leadoff hitter. Even a poor season from Brian Anderson will virtually replace Rowand's production. 4. We are not in desperate need of an offensive upgrade in center field. We just massively upgraded our offense by fixing our biggest needs from last year - left handed power and a guy with a high OBP. Anything Anderson does is a bonus beyond that. 5. Brian Anderson already spent a year in AAA. There is only so much he could learn from another year there. 6. Brian Anderson's arbitration clock has already started. Owens's has not. 7. Brian Anderson is dirt cheap, compared with someone like Pierre. If necessary, by plugging him in, we may be able to afford to eat a portion of El Duque's contract if he is traded. Or we'll have more flexibility next year. Etc. 8. Brian Anderson is too good to languish in the minor leagues forever. He has the potential to be a very good outfielder for this team in the future. He's going to suffer some growing pains when he first comes up, but that will happen no matter when he gets his first full season in the big leagues. Brian Anderson is not the best possible player we could plug into Center field next year, but I think he's the smartest option right now.

Bly apologized.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 01:46 PM) How Timo has survived, I do not know. I still say Borchard>>>Timo, even though that's not saying that much.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 01:47 PM) I don't know about that. The Indians are probably going to lose Milwood. Wickman is 50-50 on returning. They already lost Howry. They're going to be weaker than they were last year. If the Twins make a move or two, they're right there again. But...their offense struggled mightily for the first part of last year - Martinez and Boone took forever to heat up, and that won't necessarily repeat. Hafner could improve agian next year too. They also have more young guys to plug in - I think they have a replacement for Broussard ready who could be very good. Also, there's still room for improvement in some of their pitchers - Sabathia always seems to me to be bette rthan the numbers he puts up, so they could still improve there too.