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The kid has an absolutely live arm, though I don't think giving up real pieces for him is a good solution for where we are now. If we are going to do that, I would much rather have it be a position player than pitcher.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Jan 5, 2018 -> 12:04 PM) 1.) Soria is not unknown, he's literally been in the division since 2007 (with the exception of 2013) 2.) Soria is not awful. His career numbers argue quite the opposite actually. 2.86 ERA, 3.07 FIP, 3.28 xFIP, 9.62 K/9, 2.71 BB/9, 204 S over 573 IP. Prettay, prettay good. 3.) Can you please provide us with some first hand accounts of Soria being a bad clubhouse guy? Every fan base has their whipping boys. These tend to be irrational and based on single instances instead of rational and all encompassing. This sounds like exactly what is happening here.

There is a whole log jam of OF's at those levels that has to be sorted out too. I would imagine Robert's fate will have a pretty serious ripple effect as to what happens to other players. I would expect the Sox to try to get their top guys all on to one team and try to move them as a group.

Not sure if he is Top 15 or not, but I have been driving the Micker Adolfo bus for a while.

His results have basically been ideal. His control has come around, his K totals have stayed very high, and he is putting up innings at a high rate. He should be a top 100 prospect IMO.

QUOTE (KnightsOnMintSt @ Jan 5, 2018 -> 10:05 AM) Obviously spring training will tell us a lot, but where do we think he ends up? Seems as if he could really start anywhere from AZL to Winston-Salem. I believe Rick Hahn has said A ball seems to be their target. Personally I can't see a scenario that doesn't involve him on anything but a full season team.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 5, 2018 -> 09:46 AM) We get Soria on a one year, $7M deal plus two years of a pretty good, cheap LOOGY for a guy any team could have selected in the Rule 5. Hard for me to have any complaints here. Soria has much more upside than Clippard had and might be able to land a nice prospect at the deadline if things go right. Even if you were to separate the deal into signing Soria to 1/7 plus an option year and a second deal trading Peter for Avilan, it is still a good deal.

QUOTE (2005thxfrthmmrs @ Jan 5, 2018 -> 09:31 AM) So what you're saying is Greg is trashing Soria for having a really bad 2 weeks. Sounds very similar to David Robertson at this time last year.

This is George Offmans tweet Sox in 3 team trade with Dodgers and Royals getting relievers Luis Avilan from LA, Joakim Soria from KC and cash. And word is Sox kicked the tires on Tigers RF Nick Castellanos.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 4, 2018 -> 06:38 PM) Friedman and Hahn have a pretty good working relationship. Guessing dodgers needed Team to take salary to work out, called one Sox That is exactly how I see it. They basically got a free reliever for taking on Soria to make the Dodgers end of things work. Peter is a nothing in this trade as the Sox were willing to let him go for nothing.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 4, 2018 -> 06:26 PM) For sure, just meant I doubt Sox view losing him as a critical loss Absolutely not. They are so deep in the middle infield right now, getting anything for him is a bonus as far as I am concerned. Realistically the only thing we "gave up" is the money for Soria as far as I am concerned. Really nice work for Rick in the 3 way deal to get a player for basically nothing. They have Avilan for two more years if they want.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 4, 2018 -> 06:20 PM) Considering anyone could have had him a month ago Well, to be fair, now LA isn't obligated to roster him, which with the way they use roster spots is slightly bigger deal.

Trading Jake Peter from a position of depth isn't a bad thing.

Ken Rosenthal‏Verified account @Ken_Rosenthal 2m2 minutes ago Minor leaguers also involved in trade - #Dodgers, #WhiteSox, #Royals each getting one, per source.

Ken Rosenthal‏Verified account @Ken_Rosenthal 9s10 seconds ago #Dodgers have indeed made trade, as @jcrasnick reported, but not with #WhiteSox, source tells The Athletic. In process of calling players.

QUOTE (elwood5892 @ Jan 4, 2018 -> 05:54 PM) #Dodgers and #WhiteSox talking trade in what would be another salary dump (Kemp) for LA. Stay tuned. From a reporter in LA Michael J. Duarte‏Verified account @michaeljduarte 6m6 minutes ago #Dodgers and #WhiteSox talking trade in what would be another salary dump (Kemp) for LA. Stay tuned.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 4, 2018 -> 05:50 PM) I would guess a high priced player from our team (Shields) or minor league depth like Jacob May or someone like that. Dodgers are trying to shed salary, not gain it.

NBC Sports Chicago‏Verified account @NBCSChicago 3m3 minutes ago The Padres apparently didn't like the Cubs' asking price for Javy Baez: http://bit.ly/2CFWCWE

HBO PRVerified account @HBOPR It's official: @GameOfThrones will return for its six-episode, eighth and final season in 2019.

MLB Trade Rumors‏ @mlbtraderumors 3h3 hours ago Brewers Reportedly Interested In Lorenzo Cain, Open To Trading Current Outfielders https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/01/brewers-trade-rumors-lorenzo-cain-keon-broxton-domingo-santana.html …://https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018...-santana.html …

Oh you millennials and your hurt feelings...

Phil Rogers arguing for the White Sox and Yelich https://www.mlb.com/news/christian-yelich-w...sox/c-264272478

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 4, 2018 -> 12:08 PM) The guy who tweeted this is my friend. It's 100% fabricated, he did it to see if anyone would believe him He told you this or you believe this?

Jerry Crasnick‏Verified account @jcrasnick 10m10 minutes ago The #Rangers have ramped up their pursuit of free agent outfielder Lorenzo Cain, says a source.

MLB Trade Rumors‏ @mlbtraderumors 5m5 minutes ago Some of the #Marlins' division rivals are showing interest in Christian Yelich and J.T. Realmuto: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/01/christian-yelich-trade-rumors-jt-realmuto-braves-marlins.html …://https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018...-marlins.html …