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Daryl Van Schouwen‏Verified account @CST_soxvan 6m6 minutes ago #WhiteSox: Mike Pelfrey files for free agency; Sox decline club option on Geo Soto; Charlie Tilson, Zach Putnam reinstated from 60-day DL.

Oh, suck.

QUOTE (cjgalloway @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 03:40 PM) No one thought Tatis was a good prospect.. No matter how much we all want to hate the trade it's a guarantee 98% of us approved of that trade when it happened.. Tatis was no one to us at the time Plus we got screwed on the medicals, which totally changes the face of that deal. The White Sox thought that 2015 James Shields was there because they had no reason not to. Now all of the sudden the guy can't even throw 90 and needs a new arm slot.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 02:18 PM) Why would it come from the 2018 payroll? It sounds like a chunk will. I remember seeing somewhere that the Sox and Robert were deferring a portion of it until next year to spread out the hit.

QUOTE (Soha @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 02:05 PM) My thought all along was the Robert money was going to come from the 2018 payroll. They knew back then the payroll would be tiny and that's probably where they took the money from. But even beyond that. You don't throw $40 million away for garbage contracts just because you have it. It isnt' about the contract, it is for the player you get for the contract. It really isn't different than the Robert signing, except instead of the money going directly to the prospect, it goes to the bad contract player. But essentially you are still buying another prospect.

MLB Trade Rumors‏ @mlbtraderumors 12m12 minutes ago Mariners Decline Options On Iwakuma, Gallardo https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/11/mariners-decline-options-on-iwakuma-gallardo.html …://https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017...gallardo.html …

MLB Trade Rumors‏ @mlbtraderumors 2m2 minutes ago Miguel Sano To Undergo Leg Surgery https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/11/miguel-sano-to-undergo-leg-surgery.html …://https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017...-surgery.html …

Scott Merkin‏Verified account @scottmerkin 2m2 minutes ago White Sox name Justin Jirschele Minor League Coach of the Year. They also name Phil Gulley Scout of the Year

Mark Feinsand‏Verified account @Feinsand 13h13 hours ago Source confirms Jerry Hairston Jr. is a candidate for Yankees managerial opening. @Ken_Rosenthal first to mention as a possibility.

ESPN Stats & Info‏Verified account @ESPNStatsInfo 4m4 minutes ago Charlie Morton (@astros) is the 1st MLB pitcher to earn wins in winner-take-all games in the LCS & WS in the same year. (via @EliasSports)

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 12:34 PM) What we have to keep in mind is the prices. If you're taking on a $50 million deal in order to get a guy, you are basically buying that prospect for $50 million for his 6 years, and absorbing any risk of him flopping or getting hurt, with an additional $30 million or so of costs on the top side. If we'd taken on a $50 million deal to acquire Rodon, right now we'd be less than thrilled with that deal, and if Rodon comes out next year and suddenly turns into an excellent pitcher, we'll still have to pay him an extra $40 million in arbitration over the next 3 years. In other words, if we're talking about buying a prospect like this, that $40-$50 million number floated earlier should buy you one of the top prospects in baseball. That level of money should buy a Robert-quality prospect. $20 million taken on should probably buy someone in the top 100. That's going to be tough to see the Dodgers giving up. Hell, I'm not sure the Dodgers actually have anyone worth buying for those prices. Instead we are going to wait until free agency and spend exponentially more? There are still a ton of question marks in this system and players still need to be brought in. If the Sox really are going to stay cheap, this is doomed as a half-assed rebuild. I know everyone wants to talk about the Cubs and Astros, but you can't ignore that they also put some of that money to use. The Cubs themselves spent about half a billion dollars in free agency to put themselves over the top. The Astros have also added a couple of hundred million in future obligations on to make their championship happen. Or we can just sit by and hope that our player development has come far enough that with what we have will end up being enough to be a title winning core, as there isn't really anything of value left to trade, and players that are draft next year aren't really going to be in the core until next decade anyway.

Chris De Luca‏Verified account @ChrisDeLuca 1h1 hour ago Ryan Arcidiacono, who was a prominent college player at Villanova, is on a two-way contract w/#Bulls. http://bit.ly/2z6ajvW via @suntimes

QUOTE (Soha @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 12:16 PM) Are you listening to what you're saying? That the Sox might pay $40 mil for a few good prospects? Are we losing sight of how much money $40 million dollars really is? Jerry will never do that. Nor should he. Maybe if one of the prospects is a Moncada/Jimenez type prospect, but we know that ain't happening. And even if one was, JR still wouldn't do it since he just paid similar dollars for Luis Robert. The Sox are also going to be operating at a huge margin next year, with no international spending to speak of, and a cap of about $10 million in the draft. It isn't that crazy to think of next year, especially as the majority of the Robert money will be accounted for.

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 12:17 PM) I was under the impression that the timeline was for him to start baseball activities again, which is why I said August in the first place. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0928-story.html

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 12:04 PM) I'm assuming that he'll have a 3 week rehab stint in the minors, which would put him back right after the all-star break. Which is July, but a week or two from August anyway. Semantics. I was under the impression that was included in the timeline, not excluded.

Shams Charania‏Verified account @ShamsCharania 1h1 hour ago Sources: Cleveland Cavaliers' Tristan Thompson is expected to miss one month with left calf injury he suffered Wednesday night.

Madeline Kenney‏ @madkenney 34m34 minutes ago Yasiel Puig's night couldn't have gone any worse. His house was robbed during Game 7 of #WorldSeries: TMZ https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/dodgers-yasiel-puig-robbed-world-series-tmz/amp/ …://https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports...ries-tmz/amp/ …

Nice calendar at the link Ben Nicholson-Smith‏Verified account @bnicholsonsmith 33m33 minutes ago Hundreds of players hit free agency today. Key off-season dates/terms here http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/mlb-off-season-primer-transaction-glossary-key-mlb-dates/ …://http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/ml...ey-mlb-dates/ …

Derrick Goold‏Verified account @dgoold 8m8 minutes ago Tony La Russa is done managing, but not competing. @Gordoszone on TLR joining #RedSox and Dombrowski's think tank.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 10:35 AM) I am hoping America will wise up and anyone complicit with the administration will be given the opportunities they deserve, which would be working at KFC. But with Spicey as an example, you have to figure that isn't going to happen. I don't need them screwing up my mashed potatoes.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 08:47 AM) Perfect outcome for the Bulls last night. Markkanen looked great again with 25 and 8, Dunn flashed and looked pretty explosive and they lost a pretty close game. 1-5 on the season. That first quarter dunk was nasty.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 08:43 AM) Francisco Liriano, World Series Champion Where is our Liriano? Also, I even broke out my old Astros hat today.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 08:28 AM) He'll be back way before August The most conservative outlook was the beginning of June. Not sure where August is coming from.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 10:14 AM) Inside Hillary Clinton's Secret Takeover of the DNC Just for references sake, in the private sector, this is what is called money laundering and fraud. I am sure that both parties do this as standard operations, but holy crap.

QUOTE (FloydBannister1983 @ Nov 1, 2017 -> 04:44 PM) Also Jim Fergosi (sic) had an uneventful cup of coffee with the White Sox after the guy they want to honor next year fired HOF manager Tony LaRussa (and forced LaRussa to turn HOF catcher into an outfielder). Hi Duke/Alexei!