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https://theloopsports.com/2018/01/27/white-...he-farm-system/

The offer stands... any time someone wants to create a new banner for consideration...

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jan 30, 2018 -> 02:35 PM) Yeah that seems like a pretty specific condition to the deal. Technically broadcasters are employees of the station the games are on, and not of the team the broadcast about. It is plausible that WGN doesn't want to hire Ed Farmer for some reason.

Vincent Goodwill is live on CSN now, and thinks there is a high chance this still happens FWIW.

QUOTE (2005thxfrthmmrs @ Jan 30, 2018 -> 01:34 PM) I am not going to lose sleep over it. I would think they can trade Niko for a mid 1st round pick without taking THAT much future money back. I mean we know what a mid 2nd round pick is worth now...

QUOTE (Tony @ Jan 30, 2018 -> 01:21 PM) Which was well deserved, given his production. What I take issue with is people equating "Avi hate" to the Sox possibly moving him and not locking him up to a long extension after one season of positive production, after 1,500 AB's of putting up a 0.0 WAR in his career. There are always going to be extremes on this board. In the same 24 hour period we had a poster saying he has a decent chance of being non-tendered in 2018, and a poster calling him Roberto Clemente. Removing the goofball stuff, fans don't "hate" Avi Garcia. Reasonable skepticism isn't hate. For many it crossed a line into personal.

QUOTE (Tony @ Jan 30, 2018 -> 12:52 PM) You don't understand it because it doesn't exist. Avi got a ton of hate up until this past season. Even now he gets more doubt per square mile than any other player on the roster.

Only the one and only Chicago Bulls...

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 30, 2018 -> 12:09 PM) Vincent Goodwill‏Verified account @vgoodwill Follow Follow @vgoodwill More Hearing Nikola Mirotic will be dealt to New Orleans Pelicans for Omer Asik and first round draft pick, sources tell @NBCSChicago 12:06 PM - 30 Jan 2018 Interesting to see NO still going for it. I know we have to take on Omer, and the pick will be late first round, but I can't complain too much.

QUOTE (michelangelosmonkey @ Jan 30, 2018 -> 11:35 AM) I like the dream big scenario. The Zips projection lists Avi's closest comparison as Roberto Clemente. Through Roberto's first 2500 AB's he had a slash line of .285/.306/.373 and had 10 WAR over that five years. Then something clicked and he went .330/.370/.475 and averaged 6.5 over the next 13 years. Yes Roberto clicked at a younger age but Avi lost a full year to injury. Both RF's with cannon arms. I think there has been way too much negative comments about Avi when he was young and then when he had a monster year last year everyone said..."well yes but this" and "well yes but that". Not every great player comes up as Mike Trout. Why is it outlandish that Avi has found the greatness that everyone saw in him when he was 20? I sure like the idea of Jimenez, Robert, Avi outfield if Avi is Clemente. Talk about a way to speed up the rebuild...

Chris Cotillo‏Verified account @ChrisCotillo 33m33 minutes ago OF Gregor Blanco announces on Instagram that he is headed back to the Giants. He spent five years there from 2012-2016 before signing with Arizona last winter.

B Pipeline‏Verified account @MLBPipeline 34m34 minutes ago #WhiteSox top 2017 #MLBDraft pick Jake Burger is confident he can stay at 3B long term: http://atmlb.com/2EiU5Ql

MLB Daily Dish‏Verified account @mlbdailydish 17m17 minutes ago The Mets and Pirates still have an ongoing dialogue about Josh Harrison, but will they agree to a deal?

Max Wildstein‏Verified account @MaxWildstein 3h3 hours ago Yu Darvish has let the #Dodgers know that he’d like to return to the team, as Darvish might be waiting on them to shed salary, per @McCulloughTimes.

FutureSox‏ @FutureSox 2h2 hours ago The #WhiteSox signed 27 yo 3B Diego Goris, who was last in AAA with the Padres, to a MiLB deal. Per @BaseballAmerica.

Adrian Wojnarowski‏Verified account @wojespn 9m9 minutes ago The Clippers and Pistons are engaged in serious talks on a deal centered on All-Star forward Blake Griffin, league sources tell ESPN.

Does this thread mean I finally get to use the term Whitesplaining?

I guess that deal saves the Cavs some money, but as far as they are over the cap, that is pretty meaningless in terms of being able to utilize the savings for anything.

One question I would love to hear asked one of these days is for the guys who are in management... how much studying of players and the system do they do before Soxfest to be ready for fan questions. It would be interesting to hear was Hahn, Hoestetler, Getz, etc had to say about it. I mean I know the system off of the top of their head, but do they all have THAT amount of detail at their finger trips, or are there some guys they have to look up ahead of time?

This was my favorite part, on the breakdown of where the 31 players in the camp came from...

Ben Nicholson-SmithVerified account @bnicholsonsmith #Brewers have agreement with reliever Matt Albers as @Ken_Rosenthal reported first. Per source it's a two-year, $5 million deal. Deal includes up to $1 million in performance bonuses per year based on games.

Chicago Sun-Times‏Verified account @Suntimes 23m23 minutes ago BREAKING: Indians removing Chief Wahoo logo from uniforms http://bit.ly/2nlPHc0

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 29, 2018 -> 11:49 AM) I called it a year ago, but with the Marlins having three more desirable OFs that they ultimately sold (plus McCutchen & free agent options), the market just wasn't going to be there for Avi. We got to hope he can add some power and offset the likely BABIP regression. Then he becomes a potential trade chip at the deadline or a guy worth considering locking up long-term. Plus no one agrees on what his actual worth is. There are so many questions with Avi, it is almost impossible to see him dealt right now. We'll know a lot more in a few months when he either hits like he did last year or regresses some amount.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/01/whit...medium=facebook More at link

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 29, 2018 -> 11:18 AM) The astros have a projected 35 more WAR on their roster than the white sox. *gulp* https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2018-zips-p...houston-astros/ Again, would not be shocked if the Sox lost more this year than last year. Not having guys like Q, Frazier, Melky and company for the first three/four months of the season is going to be a blow to this group.