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One big positive is that it allows us time to not rush Collins and Zavala.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Dec 1, 2017 -> 12:18 PM) Due to the misspelling, my thread shouldve gone over this one. I bat a goddam 1000 dammit. Merges go by timestamp.

Ken Rosenthal‏Verified account @Ken_Rosenthal 3m3 minutes ago Welington Castillo deal with #WhiteSox is for two years with club option, source tells The Athletic.

Not a bad fit. I like having another major league level catcher. How is his defense and framing?

Well Donald Trump disagrees with you.

Unfounded accusations will get you everywhere.

Referring to yourself in the third person is always a terrible idea.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 1, 2017 -> 11:13 AM) for sure, they are passing this "win" before the hammer drops on Trump I am 100% convinced that what the rush to get all of this stuff done is. Then if something bad happens, they can just blame it all on him.

Jon Morosi‏Verified account @jonmorosi 1h1 hour ago Sources: Evan Longoria's name not seriously involved -- yet -- in ongoing #STLCards/#Rays talks centered on Alex Colome. But Cardinals could look to add bat at 3B if they fail to land Giancarlo Stanton. Stay tuned. @MLB @MLBNetwork

Click the link, it is worth it. John Trupin‏ @JohnTrupin 12h12 hours ago Shohei Ohtani obliterated the Philadelphia Phillies, alas https://twitter.com/JohnTrupin/status/936463342859726848

Jeff Passan‏Verified account @JeffPassan The Miami Marlins let go of a scout in need of a kidney transplant while he was in the hospital recovering from colon cancer surgery.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 1, 2017 -> 09:20 AM) Currie out at Tennessee lol. He tried to hire Leach without the approval of the President I believe. Now there are rumors that Leach doesn't want to go there anymore. Damn, what a mess. Brett McMurphy‏Verified account @Brett_McMurphy Sources: John Currie was prepared to hire Mike Leach but university officials wouldn’t allow him to do so. Phillip Fulmer has been sabotaging search process in hopes to become Tennessee’s AD

Stop me if you have heard this one before... The Associated PressVerified account @AP BREAKING: White House lawyer: `Nothing' about Flynn guilty plea implicates anyone in Trump White House. 0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes

Now this is a guy I wouldn't have minded back into the Sox fold. Glad to see Dave doing well. Dave Wills @davewills34 Happy to announce that @RaysBaseball is allowing me to continue to do what I love! A new multi year deal is done! Thank you to everyone in the #Rays organization for your confidence in me! @RaysRadio

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 1, 2017 -> 10:18 AM) Michael Flynn pled guilty and will testify against Trump, his family, and his campaign including that Trump ordered him to make contact with Russians. Could be related to that. Just saw that, wow.

Did the tax package just die? The Dow went from green to down 225 in like 5 minutes. Hooray for volatility!

In terms of full disclosure, I would love to see Jose be a lifetime White Sox. He represents everything that you want in a face of the franchise type of player.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 05:16 PM) 5 years from now or 5 years when he's a FA? I don't want them locking up guys in their mid-30's to giant contracts, especially at 1b where the Sox may have a logjam of hitters at. Now.

Just so we are clear, I too love steak.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 04:18 PM) Have you ever gone to an accountant? Mine is just magic I think. I just don't have a lot of deductible expenses. My mortgage interest isn't much, my property taxes are just over $500 per year, I can expense pretty much everything for work, kids are in school so not much in terms of day care, no medical expenses to speak of, etc.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 04:24 PM) I think there is a fair argument to have him ranked number 1. I go back and forth but I'd probably have Eloy by a hair at the moment. I just don't agree with your guys' floor and ceiling theory. I think relative to their position they have the same floor and ceiling as each other. Yeah, they both have ceilings of among the best in baseball at what they do. Though I do agree with the idea that Eloy has a much higher floor. I think you could put him in LF on April 1 in Chicago and he would hit a decent amount from day 1. With Kopech's control, there is still a pretty fair chance that he could never make the bigs if it were to desert him again. He is a big dude who throws every pitch at full effort, and a lot of long moving parts in his mechanics. While the odds of that happening aren't great, they are much higher than Eloy's odds of completely busting. There is also a measurable chance of a shoulder or elbow blowing up and changing his career, again going back to his full effort style. I'd also say that there is a measurable chance that if Kopech starts to have control problems again he could eventually become a closer, which instantly drops his value a large amount, even if he is the next Aroldis. Add those three non-premium outcomes and compare that to what Eloy is up against, and I think there is a lot more space for Kopech to fail/disappoint than Eloy. That is the big difference in my mind. The other side is that if he has really conquered his control problems he could also be Randy Johnson or Nolan Ryan. You can't teach that kind of arm. There is also a pretty big chance he could be a superstar.

QUOTE (Tony @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 03:56 PM) This is the variable we don't know, and what's the most important piece of all of this. I'm going to safely assume the Sox have spoken to the reps of Abreu to see where they stand on an extension. When it comes to Abreu, I agree with the premise that these next two years is NOT the Sox contention window, and if Abreu wants to go to the highest bidder when he reaches FA (which is totally understandable), then maybe the leadership aspect isn't as important as getting a long term piece for Jose. Because of the age of Avi, I'm in a slightly different camp there. If there is anyone on this team I don't mind going five years for, it is Abreu. He seems to pretty much be a machine outside of a small amount of time where he was dealing with personal problems.. and Aprils.

I'd be interested to know what Abreu is looking for. Is he looking long term now, or is he looking in the shorter term until he can hit FA? Would a three year deal buying out a year of free agency do it? It would still allow him to hit the open market without being TOO old.

QUOTE (Superstar Lamar @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 03:33 PM) and Kopech is not? Not quite, no. That could change with next year, but as of today, no.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 02:12 PM) I use Turbotax and it automatically checks both ways for me. It always says taking the standard deduction is better. I never have much of the usual things like medical expenses or charitable donations. Our property taxes are pretty low as well. Same here.