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QUOTE (heirdog @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 06:34 PM) White sox just acquired or picked up Kyle Kubat from Royals? So says his twitter: https://twitter.com/k_train31/status/847223378062618624 Low levels minor RP. He was a UDFA after four years at Nebraska.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 05:46 PM) There was no fluff. You ignored basic economics to act as if an economic trend serves as a point of success for the ACA. Insurance companies have always had a great control of the premiums and government gave them the even greater control of the premiums with the ACA by making an individual mandate. They skewed the supply and demand. I never said the ACA is failing nor that it is killing the HC industry. I bordered on the contrary with the latter. I said everyone knew the ACA would help the insurance companies. I had plenty of people in industry and people in my personal life who told me it would be wise to invest in Aetna after the ACA was put in place. They were right. Healthcare was a bullish market at the time. That's not a coincidence. Your logic is interesting though. The HC and insurance industries are booming because of the ACA but the ACA has to be changed because the insurance companies are crooked. You probably wish they weren't given so much power then, huh? And you were just singing the praises of the ACA for enriching the insurance companies and causing so much growth. Not to mention the focus on premiums is too narrow, and purposefully so. It ignores how many peoples plans were destroyed as so called "Cadillac plans", and had to opt for more expensive insurance, or insurance that covers way less, forcing more out of pocket expenses. It also ignores that deductibles have exploded in recent years as well. People with high deductible plans have doubled in the last 10 years, with that curve accelerating. Costs of all medical services have also kept exploding. Drug costs have exploded as well. Taxes have been added all over the place to pay for this. Instead of costs being up front as they used to be, now they are coming from all angles, while claiming success because one of those pieces has seen its increases decrease in size. Not to mention the mandate is the single biggest loss for individual rights for the general public in a long time, but no one seems to care about that because apparently moving towards a socialistic system where the government decides for you is more important than actual freedoms when it comes to health care. The sad part is that the GOP had a change to seize on all of this and do something that would have actually helped the American public, but just like the Democrats did, they pissed away their chance to do some real good instead of exacerbating things.

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 04:17 PM) It's really, really early. Much too soon to be formulating an opinion either way on whether Collins can stick defensively at catcher. Scouting at the time of the draft was fairly torn as to whether he would make it as a catcher. This isn't a new thing. I get the feeling that some are assuming that with time he can figure it out, but some guys never do. I mean look at Avi in RF. At one point he was being touted as a possible CF. The bat is obviously his carrying tool, but Collins isn't reason enough yet to even think about ignoring other catchers.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 03:34 PM) I'm enjoying adding valuable commentary after participating for the entire winter and spring seasons on this merry-go-round broken record wonderful exercise in repetitive speculation. lol, ok.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 01:46 PM) Does that guarantee Covey a spot then? For now, at least.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 01:20 PM) Ehh. I think those doubts are overplayed a bit. I think he still has quite a bit of development left to do on the defensive side, but I think the moving off catcher thing had more to do with the fact that his bat is pretty close to ML ready, and everyone figured the Sox would bring him up before he was ready defensively. Now, they have time. They don't have to rush him. The Sox will give him every chance to catch, and they have a history with making poor defensive catchers good ones (see Flowers). I mean I get they have time. But the reports so far haven't been kind.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 01:15 PM) I think people forget that we have one of the best 3 catching prospects in the game. Who has some serious doubts about if he can actually be a catcher defensively.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 12:39 PM) White Sox extra players going to Milwaukee: Eddy Alvarez, Luis Basabe, Aaron Bummer, Brian Clark, Gregory Infante, Connor Walsh Maybe they'll announce the final cuts after the game today. This is their last spring game, so it has to be announced really in the next 24 hours.

BA looks at this years international signings, though must is under a subscription hood. http://www.baseballamerica.com/internation...white-sox-2016/

Scott Merkin‏Verified account @scottmerkin 11m11 minutes ago Nate Jones has been refining his changeup this spring, adjusting his grip. He feels good with the pitch.

FOX Sports: MLB‏Verified account @MLBONFOX 9m9 minutes ago #Mets’ Jeurys Familia suspended 15 games under MLB’s domestic-violence policy

A lot of names hit the pavement in the last week out of the sox minor league system. This is via BA. Chicago White Sox Released: RHP Taylore Cherry | RHP Victor Done | RHP Conor Krauss | RHP Jacob Morris | RHP Chad Rogers | LHP Johnathan Frebis | LHP Ryan Hinchley | LHP Blair Walters | C Nate Causey | C Joxelier Garcia | 1B K.C. Hobson | SS Bradley Strong | OF Caleb Gindl | OF Jackson Glines | OF Landon Lassiter Acquired: 1B Brandon Dulin from Royals for cash Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Carson Fulmer | RHP Lucas Giolito | RHP Tommy Kahnle | RHP Reynaldo Lopez | 2B Yoan Moncada | OF Adam Engel

Does a full list of the brands and beer exist? I'd love to see it.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 10:33 AM) Enough? Are you kidding me? I think Bellinger is untouchable in a Q trade personally. He'll be contributing to their team this year. Future star. Something could definitely be built around Alvarez and Verdugo though The Dodgers are about ideal as far as what the White Sox need. They are loaded with quality position players, in the higher levels of the minors, who play premium positions. They have multiple catchers which could be of interest (Barnes, Smith, Ruiz). They have other position players beside Bellinger, such as Verdugo and Calhoun in the time frame of about a year away, as well as some really young Latin talent who could explode onto the scene such as Diaz and Brito. That is totally without talking about some of the quality pitching that is totally blocked in their system, even beyond Urias.

QUOTE (steveno89 @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 09:15 AM) Sanchez and May are the type of guys that would not make a contending teams 25 man roster Sox are rebuilding so it doesn't really matter, might as well give them a shot I could see both guys as bench players. They both play solid defense in premium positions. But yeah, if you have them as starters, you are actively looking to improve those positions.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 07:39 AM) Wings streak ends and Oilers drought ends. Bizarro world. Edmonton has been so bad for so long, they have just accumulated so much talent.

It was a good idea, but for some reason the team has decided against it.

QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 28, 2017 -> 10:23 PM) FWIW, Carlos Sanchez has a much better offensive track record as a minor leaguer than May. With that said, I still don't think all hope is lost for Sanchez as a non-terrible hitter. Yeah that was kind of my point. Sanchez is thought of as a low ceiling player and kind of an afterthought. May has significantly under preformed him. They both are supposed to be very good defenders, and not much power or OBP. Sanchez can at least get his hits.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 28, 2017 -> 06:52 PM) https://twitter.com/ChuckGarfien/status/846834026933571586 That was a bomb. They lost. Face the Padres at 2 tomorrow, then fly to Chicago. Damn who threw that? It looked lobbed in.

QUOTE (SoxChinMusic @ Mar 28, 2017 -> 06:28 PM) My 2 cents on the best possible Q trade. I'm not unveiling new info but had to post as the basis of my post is that I haven't heard people on this board suggest my ask (below) by the Sox. I've been saving this rant all winter. The first to offer a package to Hahn's rigid requirements will get Q. I'm sure Dombrowski told RH, "Give me the last shot at Sale before you make a deal" as DD knew all along he was willing to give the Sox what they would take for Sale. This being the case, once the Sox get close to a deal I'd believe Nightengale would put out the "2 minute warning" to all suitors. I'm sure RH doesn't unnecessarily prefer to wait either in the event of a Q injury/possible performance decline. This is why teams fairly confident they will be contenders shouldn't drag their feet as Q's price will only increase as the trade deadline approaches and more importantly, the competition for Q will increase also. The Astros should be the team to blink first, it truly appears to be a win-win for both. The Stros infield positions are set for years (by not trading Bregman). In the outfield, Springer and Reddick are there through 21. One OF spot is possible to open at some point w/ Aoki now there but could be filled internally sometime in the future with Tucker or Fisher and they also have Beltran who if can play a few games in the OF. With their rotation the weakest area they have and their position players in the minors blocked, they are not making the best possible decision to win the WS as their window is now. As we all know, our primary need is position players. Not to discount future TOR arms but if all else is equal, we would prefer position players. IF Houston is not going to give up Bregman, I'd like to definitely receive Tucker and Fisher. Ideally, I'd like #3 Whitley instead of #1 Martes, especially if our good will/faith by not asking for Martes would allow us to receive also Stubbs. Whitley is farther away than Martes therefore fits better as within our next possible set of MLB pitchers after Lopez,Gio,Fullmer etc. . I also like Reed. We know our need is at catcher. But as the sharps also know, catcher is possibly the greatest commodity in baseball these days. There aren't many solid minor league, let alone major league catchers playing, let alone in the minors. If Collins works out at catcher, great, but history is not on our side. IF we had Collins and Stubbs, we'd have better chips available. This is why I'd love Tucker, Fisher, Stubbs and either Whitley OR Reed. Possibly the X factor could be Jennings. As an ace in the hole, we can include Jennings as they had a need for a LHP. He has no value to us but possibly Houston. IF Houston would prefer Robertson (they may not want a RHP) we would have to eat some of DR's contract to get a quality prospect anyway so perhaps eat some DR money to get the package I suggested (Tucker + Fisher) with either Whitley and Reed/ or Whitley or Reed…Some combo of the initial two PLUS…. MINIMUM Sox take; Tucker, Fisher, + ____….Thoughts or am I way off ? With the pitchers we already have in our system, I am OK building a deal without Martes, but then there has to be some quantity to make up for it.

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 28, 2017 -> 04:33 PM) Let's not go overboard, I don't think Houston's rotation is horrid. Horrid? No. But it isn't one that will win you a playoff series either.

QUOTE (Baron @ Mar 28, 2017 -> 04:25 PM) Money is money. Prospects are gold to some of these teams. Houston can spend money which it's obviously that they'd rather do. Except money can't buy them a pitcher until next off-season, and didn't buy them a good one this off season.

QUOTE (shipps @ Mar 28, 2017 -> 04:23 PM) Its hard for me to imagine a time when it would be incredibly tough to trade a pitcher of Q's quality and his contract. Even if there are others available, hard to beat the contract with his kind of production. If you look at what a guy like Chapman got for months of production, I am not too worried about the Q returns for a while.

QUOTE (Baron @ Mar 28, 2017 -> 04:20 PM) It's a risk for both sides. Astros trying to stick to their plan and get throught he season with that rotation. White Sox trying to keep his value where it's at. It'll probably be incredibly tough to trade him next offseason. The odds of Tucker/Martes and company flopping are much higher than the odds of Q regressing.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Mar 28, 2017 -> 04:16 PM) Sorry Donald, SCOTUS already checked this one with Paula Jones and Bill Clinton. 9-0 against Bill. Nixon tried this crap too, no?