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How about trading James Shields for him? We open up a spot for Harvey, reduce salary even further, and obtain a player with potential trade value later in the season if Coop can fix him.

MLB Network couldn't switch back to the Yankees game quick enough. I think the ball had barely gotten back to the infield and the coverage was gone.

MLB Network now showing bonus coverage of Shields no-no.....of course they had to wait til the Yankees made 3 outs before they switched over.

No hitter through 6. Shields getting a little wild that inning though.

4 innings for James Shields should count for like 9 innings by Mark Buehrle

Wouldn't it be a hoot if Shields threw a no hitter in Hawk & Wimpys last game together?

Why not move the series to Las Vegas?

Time for a tater!

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 05:50 PM) Yeah, if anything you trade high value pen guys for prospects. Never trade for bullpen in this stage We don't have any high value pen guys

We may need to trade a couple of prospects to shore up the bullpen.

how about a 6-4-3 to end this?

Why is Nate Jones still in this game? This is like playing with fire.

I hope this game goes the distance now. I have the White Sox parlayed with the over and I'd hate to not collect on that winning total.

Gotta hit that ball to the right side of the infield there. Getting the run to third with one out is crucial in a close game.

Avi for sure.

Go with Shields to build up his trade resume. Naming him the opening day starter might help make a team or two still think he has value.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Jan 11, 2018 -> 12:57 PM) I'll take the under. How much lower than 8 would you rank him? I don't see him as the best or even 2nd best RFer yet. Maybe 3rd or 4th best?

Buster Olney just released his rankings for RF on espn.com and Avi is regarded highly. The article is an insider feature, so you can't see the whole thing unless you subscribe. However, here's what he had to say about our future HOFer...... I can't wait to see him battle for MVP awards in the coming seasons! So glad the organization had patience with his development and we are going to be so rewarded over the next couple of decades.

I'll trade Ron Karkovice and Mike Squires.

You can't trade Avi unless you are getting a s***load of a haul. It's tough to get future HOFers and you don't give them away. Be smart Rick. He's an integral part of our 2019 World Series championship team.

QUOTE (Tony @ Nov 5, 2017 -> 05:26 PM) You contradict yourself in the same post. In my eyes, there is no reason to extend Avi right now. We have 1400 AB's that tell us one thing, and 500 that tell us another thing. I'd want about 400 more to give me a better idea of who Avi Garcia is. If the Sox can "easily afford him" now, they should still be able to afford him in August of 2018 when he still has another year left of control and is hopefully sporting a .900 OPS. He's probably a $15 million / year guy now and is price tag will likely go up to about $22 million / year if we wait until the next offseason to sign him. Why bet on him to fail? I've seen enough to be convinced he's a future HOFer and we need to lock him up now for the next 6-8 seasons.

Just give him an Italian beef sandwich and a deep dish pizza. He'll be as good as signed once he tastes Chicago food.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Oct 1, 2017 -> 11:57 AM) Barring a pinch hit appearance, Garcia's final numbers are: 136 games, 561 PAs, 518 ABs, 75 R, 171 H, 27 2B, 5 3B, 18 HR, 80 RBI, 5 SB, 33 BB, 111 SO, .330/.380/.506/.886, 137 OPS+, 9 HBP, 1 ASG, and the potential of a silver slugger award (Trout/Judge are very likely, and the other is probably between Avi/Springer/Davis). He should finish top 10 in MVP voting as well.

Any update on Avi? I hope its nothing serious that affects our chances of winning the 2019 World Series

I've been saying all season that Avi will be a perennial all star the rest of his career and a future HOF inductee (maybe first ballot). If our rebuild is to be successful, we must sign him to a long term contract (unfortunately, the organization has probably cost itself 50-75 million by waiting til this point)