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QUOTE (Tony @ Nov 9, 2017 -> 07:57 AM) And all it takes is one team to go nuts. But it's hard to see a team shelling out that much for a 30 year old OF And a bad OF at that in an era where defense is counted more than ever before.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 9, 2017 -> 08:16 AM) Here is what teams can offer him: Texas Rangers — $3,535,000 New York Yankees — $3,250,000 Minnesota Twins — $3,245,000 Pittsburgh Pirates — $2,266,750 Miami Marlins — $1,740,000 Seattle Mariners — $1,570,500 Philadelphia Phillies — $900,000 Milwaukee Brewers — $765,000 Arizona Diamondbacks — $731,250 Baltimore Orioles — $660,000 Boston Red Sox — $462,000 Tampa Bay Rays — $440,500 Atlanta Braves – $300,000 Chicago Cubs – $300,000 Chicago White Sox – $300,000 Cincinnati Reds – $300,000 Houston Astros – $300,000 Kansas City Royals – $300,000 Los Angeles Dodgers – $300,000 Oakland Athletics – $300,000 St. Louis Cardinals – $300,000 San Diego Padres – $300,000 San Francisco Giants – $300,000 Washington Nationals – $300,000 Detroit Tigers — $159,500 Los Angeles Angels — $150,000 New York Mets — $150,000 Toronto Blue Jays — $50,000 Cleveland Indians — $10,000 Colorado Rockies — $10,000 That is kind of inaccurate. Quite a few teams have traded for international cap space that isn't exactly known. Perfect example, the Sox trade with Texas we sent them some amount of cap space which was never reported.

Ryan Wood‏Verified account @ByRyanWood 2h2 hours ago Josh Sitton with funny anecdote on Mitch Trubisky: "We started to break the huddle early, and he said, ‘Get the f--- back in the huddle, and don’t break it until I break it.’ He kind of cussed at all of us linemen, and I was like, ‘Hell, yeah. I respect the s--- out of that.’

Joe Cowley is saying that the Bulls are siding more with Portis than Niko. http://nba.nbcsports.com/2017/11/08/rumor-...nikola-mirotic/

Jerry Crasnick‏Verified account @jcrasnick Teams that have reached out early on J.D. Martinez have gotten the impression Scott Boras is looking for something in the $200 million range.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 8, 2017 -> 02:26 PM) This board understands baseball better than the average fan. The average fan will say "oh, so they're just gonna trade every good player we have." I'm with Tony on this one. I think right now the fan base is pretty well sold on 2019. If Abreu and Avi are dealt, that could change that perception. I am not sure how the fan base would react to seeing a time table of say 2021 as being realistic, or if things don't seem to be going positive by next season. We all know Sox fans aren't exactly the most positive bunch in general. Right now Hahn has a surprising amount of goodwill, but it isn't to squint and see the lynchmob mentality return either.

Baseball America‏Verified account @BaseballAmerica 1h1 hour ago Julio Pablo Martinez, a 21-year-old center fielder who has been one of the top young players in Cuba, has left the country to pursue a contract with a major league team, @BenBadler reports:

Cool look at Bamba at Texas http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2742551...amming-national

Alex PavlovicVerified account @PavlovicNBCS Giants people seem as baffled by Heyward/Cubs rumor as the rest of us. Zero chance of that deal. Welcome to the offseason. 2 replies 0 retweets 1 like

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 8, 2017 -> 11:41 AM) Lopez in 2017: 168.2 innings Giolito in 2017: 174 innings So yeah that seems reasonable. Yeah 25-30 innings is a pretty normal jump season over season.

MLB Trade Rumors‏ @mlbtraderumors 4h4 hours ago As they seek to rebuild rotation #Orioles reportedly have interest in Andrew Cashner & Jason Vargas: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/11/orioles-interested-in-andrew-cashner-jason-vargas.html …://https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017...n-vargas.html …

670 The Score‏Verified account @670TheScore 4h4 hours ago #WhiteSox GM Rick Hahn: 'Not unrealistic' for Reynaldo Lopez, Lucas Giolito to reach 200-inning threshold in 2018 http://cbsloc.al/2yEKgN4

JJ Cooper‏Verified account @jjcoop36 Some MILB FAs that stand out to me on a first pass...RHP Alejandro Chacin, OF/RHP Anthony Gose, LHP Ismael Guillon, RHP Christian Bethancourt, 3B Patrick Leonard.

Full list at the link http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/mino...Ok7tPBxo2Spw.97

This takes me back to the guy who like 15 years ago had the crazy irrational hatred of Bartolo... and here he is STILL around MLB. Mark FeinsandVerified account @Feinsand Bartolo Colon may be 44 years old, but he’s not done yet. According to a source, Colon plans to pitch again in 2018. 0 replies 1 retweet 4 likes

Sun-Times Sports‏ @suntimes_sports 2h2 hours ago Jimmy Butler: “It was either gonna me or the Fred Hoiberg route. And rightfully so, [the #Bulls] took Fred.” http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/jimmy-butler-bulls-fred-hoiberg/amp …://http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/...d-hoiberg/amp …

Leo @chisox96 @jimcallisMLB Ronald Acuna or Yoan Moncada? 8 replies 11 retweets 18 likes Jim Callis‏Verified account @jimcallisMLB 39m39 minutes ago Starting to lean to Acuna. @Braves @WhiteSox

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 7, 2017 -> 10:18 PM) https://www.yahoo.com/news/scantily-clad-th...-192653483.html We talk all ruminate about "mass shooting" perpetrators getting too much attention from the media...but somehow deliberately "pretending" to steal from a taxi driver (when wearing lingerie for no apparent reason) seems even worse. It's the first time I remember someone specifically going out of their way to show their pride in doing something idiotic (but) that brought them media attention (and, theoretically, more attention for her modeling/acting/Instagram career). The passenger, identified only as Gabby, 18, told Inside Edition that she has no regrets about taking the money. "It was a kid thing to do," she said. "My friend paid him back that day." She added that while it was something she did carelessly, "I do feel sorry to an extent" for taking the money. She doesn't, however, appear to have any remorse for the attention she's gotten. "It made me relevant," she told Inside Edition. "You are calling me." The crazy part of this whole story is it seems like a set-up, where it was a "fake robbery" but the driver was actually repaid for the money stolen (probably under $20) and yet here we are talking about her. First off, then why help them get more famous? Second, this is far from the first time the bolded has happened. Jackass anyone?

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Nov 8, 2017 -> 09:49 AM) He's missing most of 2018 due to TJ surgery but I guess if you gave him a 1-year deal with a team option it could work. Royals have done that with a few guys the past few years where they let them rehab for a season and then they use them the following season. It was at the end of August. Unless you got a deal for two years or a deal with options, it is pointless.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Nov 8, 2017 -> 09:36 AM) I don't think they necessarily need to see him as much as I would think they'd want to send a message and begin to create a relationship with him, which I have no doubt the other teams were trying to do. Knowing Japanese culture a minimal amount, I could see this actually being more important than most things.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Nov 7, 2017 -> 09:59 PM) I have my doubts that Chavis or Groome would make a Top 50 at the moment, especially Groome after the season he had. Also, Abreu has had no seasons with a wRC+ below 120 and 1 season with a wRC+ below 130. The Red Sox are looking for a bat. They're not going to find many better than Abreu. If they're not sending Groome++ (with preferably one of the +s being better than Chavis), I'd rather keep Abreu. If Groome and Chavis were on the table for any of our veterans players, the deal would have been done last week. Chavis had a huge year and is young for his levels.

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Nov 7, 2017 -> 04:48 PM) I don't classify guys like Reed, Swarzak, McGee, etc. as "big" signings. And watch when they do sign a vet this offseason. I bet they are quoted saying similar things as DRob in 2014 "I really like the moves that this organization is making" "I think this team is very close to competing and want to be a part of it" etc etc I am feeling fairly confidence that the types of players we sign for our bullpen this year won't be the kind of players that get an interview surrounding their signings.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 7, 2017 -> 04:22 PM) Because it is very easy to keep track of how many games a bullpen blew the game. Whether you want to use conventional means like blown saves, or (preferably) you lean more towards analytics and look at WPA+ and WPA-, shutdowns and meltdowns, WAR, FIP, etc, you can tell how good or bad your bullpen was and how much work is necessary. I also don't believe that a bad bullpen leads to overextending starters. A bad bullpen leads to position players pitching and different relievers being called up from the minors with little to no effect whatsoever on the starting pitchers. The White Sox are absolutely a team that will extend starters when it feels that it can't trust the pen. This is a Don Cooper trait. What I do disagree with is the idea that we can't tell if the problem lies with the pen or starters. I think that is super easy to figure out.

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Nov 7, 2017 -> 04:18 PM) But how will one judge whether a team is "close" to competing if they only win 70 games, largely because the bullpen is awful? A bad bullpen also lends itself to overextending the starters in an effort to compensate. I'm not sure that's a good thing for the rebuild either. There are stats for exactly this. Regardless of what the pitching does, we can see where the position players are. We can also see how the starting pitching works through games. If the problem is in their last inning, and the pen indeed does suck, it will be really obvious that we are a guy or two away. It is exactly what we did in signing David Robertson.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 7, 2017 -> 03:59 PM) As a rebuilding club, this is when the White Sox should be trying to find glue guys for the bullpen. If you sign 3-5 guys to multi-million deals, you have no flexibility to find those guys. Next year should be a year of experimenting with different guys, putting them in tough situations and seeing how they respond. Failing is good because they can learn that way. Bringing in seasoned veterans and paying them $9 million per year to win 5 more games in a year where 75 wins is your best case scenario is setting yourself up for failure. I think they bring in one or maybe two veteran relievers, but I don't see it being multi-year deals. I think the more likely scenario is that they bringing guys like Albuquerque, Farquhar, Infante, Minaya back and sorting through those guys throughout the season while bringing in others on MLC's. Legitimately, we all had no idea how good Swarzak and Kahnle were going to be at this time last year. I see the Sox doing that exact same thing again. This is 100% how I see this off-season happening.