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Hopefully it is international cap space

QUOTE (FT35 @ May 26, 2017 -> 10:48 AM) Exactly! I mean the number of Hall of Famers playing now is pretty low. Although you have a tremendous group of young players who are definitely HOF-worthy if they keep their career on track. You have Pujols, Miguel Cabrera, Robinson Cano, Mike Trout, I think Buster Posey, Ichiro, Clayton Kershaw, Cody Asche. I think those guys are in for sure. Hanley Ramirez was there, but had too many injuries I think. Some of you might have him there. Then you have Bryant & Harper who are the best of the young studs with guys like Machado, Lindor, Correa, Corey Seager, Betts, Bogaerts, Altuve, Arenado(?) and Goldschmidt. Guys like that have a strong chance of getting into that HOF conversation with little to no improvement to their game--just by playing and staying healthy. There may be more...There's no set number--just the best of the best. Certainly a bright future for baseball with the young talent coming in. Bonus points for slipping in Cody.

After the 15-12 start, the Sox have gone 5-13.

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 25, 2017 -> 09:14 PM) Must not want to mess with Fulmer's or Lopez's progress. Welcome to Tanksylvania. Population, White Sox.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ May 25, 2017 -> 08:10 PM) Was Sale even available at the deadline? I thought JR didn't want him gone until the offseason. I know Quintana was discussed. The Sox put a very high price on him, but didn't say he wasn't available. You argue that the price effectively did that, but that is up to the eye of the beholder right now.

QUOTE (oldsox @ May 25, 2017 -> 08:02 PM) Possibly because of all those strikeouts in September. (Moncada, not Sale) My bet would be external pressure from another playoff bust.

The White Sox have already done their all-May pass for $42.

QUOTE (daggins @ May 25, 2017 -> 06:09 PM) Counterpoint - whatever they would have gotten then, it will be less now, and even less in the offseason. Counter-Counter point. The Red Sox weren't offering Moncada for Sale at the deadline, and did in the off season.

Colleen Kane‏ @ChiTribKane 1h1 hour ago White Sox announce Tyler Danish will make his season debut in the second game of Friday's doubleheader vs. Tigers. Mike Pelfrey in Game 1.

Chuck Garfien‏Verified account @ChuckGarfien 13m13 minutes ago Chuck Garfien Retweeted Chuck Garfien Quintana is potentially slotted to pitch Tuesday vs. Sale, but with an off-day, the doubleheader and Covey hurt, that could change.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 25, 2017 -> 03:22 PM) It probably won't be a player we might want to see. Also when Covey goes on DL Shields might be ready to come off Shields is not ready yet. Sounds like another two weeks from the timeline they laid out previously.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 25, 2017 -> 02:31 PM) As of today, Molina is clearly #2 with Posey first (full-time catchers). Who would be #3 of this current generation of full-time catchers over the last 5-6 years? Personally, I'm not sure Perez will hold up physically to put up the offensive numbers he'd need, but he has the best combination of offense, defense and leadership after Posey. Molina, three years ago...I would have been 90% on board with him getting in. Mauer is no longer a catcher. Victor Martinez can only partially be considered one, most will think of him as A DH primarily, like Edgar Martinez, and occasional 1B. So who would you have third? Gary SANCHEZ? Carlos Santana? Fwiw, Perez will be the only player from those Royals 2014-16 editions to merit more than a handful of HoF votes. Wade Davis might actually be second, if he can continue pitching like this another 4-5 years, but doubtful his health holds up. #3? I mean that is kind of the point. When you are trying to stretch it to the three best catchers currently, it is probably going too far. We are talking about the best ever, and the best of a generation. It really shouldn't be a list. At a position like catcher, it should be 1, or maybe 2 guys.

That is really cool. My thing lately has been reading anything I can about a potential Planet 9/Planet X.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 25, 2017 -> 01:44 PM) That's what I remembered. The package was awful. Maybe Fisher, Paulino, and Reed as headliners? Thinking back I want to say that Tampa turned down that offer from Houston for Archer. (Tucker, Martes, etc)

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 25, 2017 -> 01:29 PM) I thought we were hearing that the Stros wanted to include neither Tucker or Martes, however? That's what I remembered. The package was awful. Maybe Fisher, Paulino, and Reed as headliners?

QUOTE (Reddy @ May 25, 2017 -> 01:17 PM) As long as we both admit we're being hypocritical I'm good with it. For the record, Indiana's diversity supports my point. Northwest Indiana and Chicago do not. But thanks for proving my point. I grew up and live in a bi-racial town with a pretty even split between black and white, with a long history of racial tension and even riots. It is a former manufacturing and industrial town that now suffers from 50%+ poverty ratings covering both black and white people fairly extensively. I spent 15 years working in the city of Chicago, while not East Coast, working with people from all races, religions, tons of different nations and statuses. I have worked with a ton of kids over the years both through programs and personal relationships, and have seen what works and what does not. You can choose to listen to that experience, or the orations of people who fill your head with things like black people deal drugs because they have to, and white people don't deal drugs because they don't have to, and everyone else who fits into that bubble of like-thinkers you refer to for source information. I prefer to roll my sleeves up and actually support the younger generations in arming them with the tools to actually succeed in this world instead of looking for someone else to do it for them. To me this is more than an exercise in academia and cocktail party debates. These are real people to me. You can keep looking down on them and people like that, and that is fine. Most do.

QUOTE (Reddy @ May 25, 2017 -> 01:08 PM) Again with your assumptions. I could be wrong, but I'd be willing to bet that I know, am friends with, and have worked with far more people from far more diverse walks of life than you have in glorious Indiana. I don't need to list my resume for you, because I don't think you care and I don't need your validation, but the hilarious irony here is that you continue to make massive assumptions about me while criticizing the "assumptions" you think I'm making about a particular group of people. Wait, so you are going to make assumptions about where I live, after being angry about assumptions being made? lol, OK. Yep. More of that old fashion hypocrisy.

FutureSox‏ @FutureSox 34m34 minutes ago First in our series of potential #WhiteSox draft prospect previews: Speedy outfielder Jeren Kendall, Vanderbilt: http://www.chicagonow.com/future-sox/2017/05/2017-draft-preview-jeren-kendall/ …://http://www.chicagonow.com/future-so...eren-kendall/ …

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/232012498/wh...adline-sellers/ More at link

Has anyone seen Lopez at ORD?

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ May 25, 2017 -> 11:46 AM) I'm looking pretty hard right now, I've been struggling with my leadership for a couple years but was hopeful I could transition elsewhere in IT under leaders who could develop me/offer leadership opportunities. It hasn't happened, and I just had a sit down with my supervisor where I asked for more responsibility/title as a team lead under him as someone else in IT got a similar title. It wouldn't require any direct reports and I said I didn't expect any raise for it, it would just be focused on giving me a more clear path on getting into leadership. Their answer was a blunt no (and my reviews/HR standing/9 box crap are all stellar). Pretty much I took it as a message of where my leadership actually views me. I'd take that as a sign too.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 25, 2017 -> 11:20 AM) It also happened ~12 hours before the polls opened but also after several hundred thousand mail-in ballots had already been cast. It's the edge case of "what if something dramatic happens at the last minute??" some people use to argue against early voting/mail voting. it is also why Pols want you to vote early. No chance at an 11th hour scandal taking you down.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 25, 2017 -> 11:22 AM) Salman Abedi: How Manchester attacker turned from cannabis-smoking dropout to Isis suicide bomber This just in, pot-smoking causes terrorism.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 25, 2017 -> 10:51 AM) I haven't seen them do it this year, so it may be gone, but last year they played a game in between innings where you go up against a player and list as many vegetables or cereal, or ice cream flavors you could in 30 seconds. There is no way Caulfield would lose unless he got caught up in a tangent halfway through. It is not "if". It is how many.

I have seen various interviews over the years from JR that he really thinks MJ would have had a big breakout season the next year if the strike hadn't happened. He talked about the progress he had made, and how he was starting to get it.