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QUOTE (SoxAce @ Feb 23, 2018 -> 08:30 PM) Dude is a giant ass. Nothing to note there. It has become a different animal

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Feb 23, 2018 -> 08:29 PM) See I agree with that. And that’s why I’ve advocated for signing a few guys now if the value is there. What’s the significance in waiting just one more year before starting to buy? Because you aren’t allowing players like Yolmer to show if they can actually be a part of this going forward because of a player like Moustakas

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Feb 23, 2018 -> 08:12 PM) But if that’s the approach wouldn’t you want to make sure that guys like Moncada, Eloy, Kopech, and Robert both develop and stay healthy in the coming years before saddling your franchise with a $350M long term contract? I don’t think you will have clearly identified all the future roster holes within the next 10 months but yet are going to commit that type of money to a single player? You might have another 6 or 7 holes to fill through free agency in the coming years to become a real contender but your hands are tied once you’ve gone “all-in” on a $35M AAV player like Machado or Harper. I’ll keep saying this but I believe the Astros are the model franchise for this Sox rebuild. They’re most expensive FA signing on a AAV basis was Carlos Beltran. Develop and stay healthy? You don’t sit on your hands for years and make sure your players stay healthy. If they produce, you start to build around them immediately with the thought of playoffs(and hopefully WS). You go all in on Machado and let her rip And don’t confuse me wanting Machado with me thinking everything fails if he isn’t signed. If the Sox have to go second tier because the big four all sign elsewhere then so be it. But I’m not going second tier now

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Feb 23, 2018 -> 07:59 PM) Why go all in next year then? Better off waiting until 2021 or 2022 to make all your free agent signings. I doubt all the guys you mention above will be peaking for another 3-4 years anyway. Might as well just wait to see what you’ve got if that’s the approach. Even next winter is too early. My approach hinges on the performance of the key players of the rebuild. If they all fail then of course we are f***ed anyways, but I don’t see that being the case.

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Feb 23, 2018 -> 07:43 PM) Who said I don’t believe in the rebuild? Not believing they will sign Machado equates to not believing in the rebuild? I absolutely believe that they will make a significant splash in free agency in the coming years, I just don’t believe they are contenders for signing Machado. You want them to start signing free agents now, before they are approaching their window. We are one year into the rebuild and you want to start making commitments that could end up being a detriment later, with or without Machado. It’s like arguing with WBWSF about trading away Robertson. We don’t need these guys right now, you want to make those commitments next offseason when you (hopefully) have Eloy, Kopech, Giolito, Moncada, Lopez, Anderson performing well in the majors and the theoretical next wave of Burdi, Burger, Robert, Dunning, Cease knocking on the door. THEN you fill your holes

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Feb 23, 2018 -> 07:37 PM) I didn’t say YOU were but many Sox fans are... If you don’t believe in the rebuild, that’s your prerogative. The Sox have already done many things that would be deemed out of character for this front office including trading away Q and sale for high impact prospects and signing Robert. I see no value in signing Moustakas as if he kick starts the rebuild into high gear. I think they are in the game for the big money players next season

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Feb 23, 2018 -> 07:29 PM) I think it’s ridiculous that fans continue to obsess over the prospect of signing Machado next winter even though the odds of that happening are slim to none. I’m not obsessing, I just am not discounting the possibility

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Feb 23, 2018 -> 02:07 PM) You are being needlessly harsh bringing up Grady Sizemore. The whole argument from Lillian and others is that a long term high AAV contract will hurt future payroll considerations if the Sox want sustainable success and Moustakas may be a good fit in that 3rd base may be a harder hole to fill than others and also is a LH power bat which we also are in need of. He may also come discounted. Anyone who doesn't think a mega contract hurts roster construction and crippled other moves hasn't been paying attention. W all know the move is risky (not a crippling risk) but so are all the arguments I see thinking the Sox won't need to add a starting pitcher or a top bullpen arm or 2 and everything we need will come from the system or we can afford a mega contract. The rebuild has a slim to none chance of building a WS winner in the next 8 years or so because that's just how things go. The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. I’m not being needlessly harsh, it is the same obsession without considering anything but the side the person hits on. This is ridiculous, Machado is an elite player and Lillian is trying to convince people that Moustakas is a better option because he balances the lineup. Moustakas is a stopgap, and nothing more. I have zero interest in the guy for many reasons, and none of them are money. The rebuild needs to continue with eyes to the future of players that fit into that window. You can tell me you believe the rebuild has a slim to none chance of producing a World Series winner, and that’s fine, but that doesn’t mean you start doing the exact same thing that got you into a rebuild which is add players that are past their prime and hope that they can somehow recapture a year or two within a long term deal.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Feb 23, 2018 -> 08:52 AM) I don't understand why some of you continue to completely ignore the issue of money. If you read what I just posted, I clearly stated the difference in the cost, as being a critical component of my preference. I said; "If you take the money out of the equation, of course I would prefer Machado, to Moustakas". Ignoring money might be excused, when talking about a few dollars, but not when it involves hundreds of millions of dollars. Come on, you can’t be seriously telling me it’s about money when almost every post in this entire thread you say you prefer a “left handed, middle of the order, power bat”. I mean goddamn, don’t try and change your position to make it look like you are hoping the Sox are financially more responsible when they will have a bottom of the barrel payroll when it is time to spend on Machado

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QUOTE (Lillian @ Feb 23, 2018 -> 08:09 AM) To be more precise; I would prefer the left handed bat at $12 Million, for 5 years, to the Super Star right handed hitter, at $35 Million, for 10 years. That preference stems from the fact that we already have several potential Super Stars, and all but one of them, hit right handed. If you take the money out of the equation, of course I would prefer Machado, to Moustakas. Honestly this is sillier than you wanting Grady Sizemore batting cleanup for what seemed like 3 straight years that he didn’t play ball for anyone. Forgoing a superstar player simply because he hits right handed is more than mind boggling

I don’t know what his deal is, but Greg Gabriel has gotten into twitter beef with Mike Florio, Chris B Brown, and now Aaron Leming over the last few weeks. As well as a bunch of followers

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QUOTE (dasox24 @ Feb 21, 2018 -> 01:04 PM) If he does fall to the Bears, I'd be all about it. The interior o-line would be nasty (if Long can stay on the field, and that now has turned into a big "if" based on the past couple years). One thing I do want to say is that personally, I would have kept Sitton until after the draft. Here's the problem I have: we basically have to sign a quality interior lineman now, and that puts us in a bind if we want to draft Quenton Nelson. Yeah, best player available, blah blah blah. Well, who are you going to sit? The starting-caliber veteran who you just gave money to, or the rookie? Either way, you're in a bad spot. Injuries happen, sure. But it's really not ideal from a roster-building standpoint to sign a good veteran and then have to make him a backup, which is what you would have to do because you don't draft Nelson at #8 just to ride the bench.... And if you don't sign a quality OG in free agency, and then Nelson is gone before #8, or someone else you have rated higher falls to #8, then you're downgrading at OG. Not the way you draw it up. With keeping Sitton for now, you ride it out. You ignore OG in free agency (except maybe a backup type). If Nelson falls and you take him (or another quality OG is there in the 2nd round), then great. See ya Sitton. People will say "oh, but it hurts the player." Bulls***. This is a business. You protect yourself. And frankly, Sitton is still pretty darn good. He'd have no trouble finding a job, though he may not make as much as he would if he could have partaken in Free Agency in March. I think they had to pick up or decline his option in the next two weeks. Couldn’t wait to decide until after the draft

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Feb 21, 2018 -> 02:29 PM) Additional charges against Manafort and Gates https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/fe...tion-fbi-latest Manafort, lol

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Feb 20, 2018 -> 07:58 PM) Another Trump district pickup for Democrats, this time in Kansas https://t.co/ZZ5TfeKTA0 Kentucky

I think they also want to give Jordan Morgan and Erik Kush a chance to compete

Guys, what do you think about a middle of the order, LH bat

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 20, 2018 -> 11:52 AM) We are what, 3.5 months removed from 500 people being shot in las vegas? "Maybe we'll consider regulating bump stocks, not banning, ehhh actually no, we'll just keep them as is." I believe it fell back on "we dont have definitive proof that he used bump stocks, so lets ignore it"

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Feb 20, 2018 -> 09:06 AM) LOL so true... Can't give those teachers a raise, but how about a gun? f***, they make teachers buy their own supplies now. Now you want to suggest that they all be trained, certified, and have a gun and everything necessary with a gun(holster, ammo, etc?) yea, go ahead and raise your hand if you think they will fund this if it ever came to pass.

I wouldn’t hold your breath on Mitt saving the day

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 18, 2018 -> 10:12 AM) Cut him some slack. He hastily threw this tweet together because he had to attend a disco party last night. Also had to cut his visit with families of the victims short in order to attend that party. Studio 54 themed. He was reliving his personal Vietnam

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 17, 2018 -> 11:20 PM) Why rooting for Lindsey Vonn to fail is un-American https://sports.yahoo.com/rooting-lindsey-vo...-035939602.html Seriously caulfield what the f*** does this have to do with Donald Trump? This is olympics nonsense Trump tweets all morning long and this is what you add

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Feb 15, 2018 -> 11:53 AM) Not that I care, but I think Yolmer might be on the "smoothies" regime, dude is THICK: BP clip he shared a bunch of his workouts on twitter over the winter. Dude is a beast

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 15, 2018 -> 08:35 AM) Armon Fletcher is the greatest clutch player in the history of NCAA basketball. i see no evidence to the contrary