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MLB Trade Rumors‏ @mlbtraderumors 54s54 seconds ago Mark Appel Stepping Away From Baseball https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/02/mark-appel-stepping-away-from-baseball.html …://https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018...baseball.html …

MLB Communications‏Verified account @MLB_PR 2h2 hours ago All Major League ballparks will have protective netting extending to at least the far ends of both dugouts by 2018 #OpeningDay:

QUOTE (oldsox @ Feb 1, 2018 -> 07:32 AM) Just saw an article on ESPN.com chronicling Brian Cashman's 20 year career as Yanks' GM, listing his four best trades. #4 was when he "stole" Steve Swisher from White Sox. He gave up Betemit, Marquez, and Jhonny Nunez. Steve Swisher?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 31, 2018 -> 05:11 PM) I don't think the difference is that big of a deal. They haven't had much leverage since he woke up from Portis dropping him 4 months ago It isn't like he has been advertising that he wants traded or anything.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 31, 2018 -> 04:32 PM) New development: Bulls now say Mirotic will not play vs. Trail Blazers and for immediate future. per KC Johnson What a diva That is probably the Bulls holding him out to prevent injury.

Jon Morosi‏Verified account @jonmorosi 24m24 minutes ago Eric Hosmer’s camp has continued pushing for a contract of more than 7 years, source says. [He is a young free agent at age 28.] The #Royals’ need to re-sign him (and capacity to pay him) increased with this week’s Brandon Moss trade. @MLBNetwork @MLB

Ken Rosenthal‏Verified account @Ken_Rosenthal 9h9 hours ago Per sources and reports, delay on Darvish seems to be stemming from number of factors: Efforts of #Yankees and #Dodgers to clear salary; entrance of new teams such as #Brewers into bidding; Darvish’s agents waiting to get their price. @RobertMurrayFRS, @McCulloughTimes on it.

Stats show Engel knows what he's doing in CF http://atmlb.com/2GzHhG6 via @MLB

MLB Trade Rumors‏ @mlbtraderumors 2h2 hours ago Pirates Acquire Josh Smoker https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/01/pirates-acquire-josh-smoker.html …://https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018...h-smoker.html …

Rob Young‏ @RobertHYoung 4h4 hours ago 16' 6th rounder Luis Curbelo is a prospect to dream on. Nick Hostetler said every time he plays he has been the best hitter on the field. Looks tremendous. Been unlucky with injuries, but still only 20 years old #WhiteSox

Jon Heyman‏Verified account @JonHeyman 36m36 minutes ago Alex Avila got $8.25M for two years #dbacks 3 replies 18 retweets 54 likes

http://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/white-sox...n-micker-adolfo More at link

QUOTE (cjgalloway @ Jan 31, 2018 -> 01:19 PM) I wish we would just move Rodon to the bullpen already. This is more pre-mature than a virgin on prom night.

QUOTE (GenericUserName @ Jan 31, 2018 -> 12:37 PM) They're trying to get his salary off the payroll so they can get Darvish and stay under the luxury tax. If they cut him, his money counts, so better to exhaust all possibilities of trading him before releasing him. I would imagine at some point they get someone out there to pick up $10 million/yr or so if they can get a deal done with Darvish. The more prospect price they are willing to pay, the more money they can get picked up. We are seeing that happen more and more over time.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 31, 2018 -> 12:51 PM) There isn't a pitching staff that exists that couldn't use Chris Sale. I would hope we'd have a better use of $250 million or so by then with all of the pitching we have in the system right now.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Jan 31, 2018 -> 11:16 AM) How cool and ironic would it be to sign Sale in 2020? It would mean we failed with a whole lot of pitching prospects.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 31, 2018 -> 11:19 AM) What? Projection systems are the definition of objective. They may not be smart enough to identify potential breakouts with any level of precision and are most definitely conservative, but they are 100% fact based and don't rely on personal feelings or biases like all of us here do at times including myself. As for Avi, of course there are a wide range of outcomes and generally speaking they're moving in a positive direction from his career norm. I've said that multiple times in this thread. All I've been arguing this entire time is that there is far more certainty that his BABIP will regress next year than his power will develop. I've made it clear that I think he can be a 2 WARish player next year even with that batting average regression (which is a huge improvement from what he was) and to remain a 4 WAR player he must find a way to generate more power. For some reason, when people like me make these statements, there is a small subset of posters here that get butt-hurt. Well that isn't really true. Unless they have become sentient beings, they were programmed by humans who at some point decided which things were important and which things weren't. They are essentially an excel spreadsheet spitting out answers based on their programmed formulas. Even the choice of facts put into these projections systems is opinion based to some extent. They might be well educated and test opinions, but they are still opinions.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 30, 2018 -> 05:57 PM) Another thing people should stop doing is referring to Native Americans as Indians. Sure, "Cleveland Native Americans" doesn't have the same ring to it, but Indians... are... from India. Sorry, Columbus, but you missed your target. Its only a 500 year old mistake. No biggie.

I will be the first to admit that I don't know the draft prospects that well at all, but for my two cents. 1. SS 2. 3B 3. LHP

Best baseball card ever.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jan 30, 2018 -> 07:03 PM) The advanced stats say that 2017 was likely an aberration. They say the same thing about Lucas Giolito for example.

QUOTE (InTheDriversSeat @ Jan 30, 2018 -> 05:40 PM) LOL! You're 24 miles away (in a straight line) from the tower in Tinley Park, and you "can't get a good signal half the time"? Get a better radio! WLS should come in Loud & Clear where you're at. The station has 50,000 watts and is a Clear Channel, the highest amount allowed in the USA. If you are listening indoors, make certain that all dimmer light switches and touch sensitive lamps are turned off because they will cause interference to every station on the AM band. Regarding the programming, it's NOT dreadful. The station's format is: Talk, that's what they do, just like other Talk stations on the AM dial. Around the same time that WLS got the rights for the Sox & Bulls, several non-political shows were added: John Howell & Ray Stevens, Bob Sirott and Marianne Murciano, and Steve Dahl. . Who in the heck is paying you?

James Fegan‏ @JRFegan 2h2 hours ago Alec Hansen felt his stuff lose sharpness late in his two starts in Birmingham, so he dropped weight in the offseason with the goal of giving himself more stamina in 2018 https://theathletic.com/225699/2018/01/30/alec-hansen-keeps-a-low-profile-as-much-as-any-very-tall-human-can/ …://https://theathletic.com/225699/2018...ll-human-can/ …

MLB Trade Rumors‏ @mlbtraderumors 1h1 hour ago Dodgers Sign Mark Lowe To Minors Pact https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/01/dodgers-sign-mark-lowe-to-minors-pact.html …://https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018...ors-pact.html …

Chris Cotillo‏Verified account @ChrisCotillo 54m54 minutes ago Jon Niese gets $1M base in majors with Rangers. $450k incentives on the deal as well. Minor-league deal first reported by @KenDavidoff.