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QUOTE (steveno89 @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 12:57 PM) Sox need to do a better job with international scouting and signings The bonus skimming deal really set them back, but hopes are that Paddy can start to right the ship Frankly, the mlb needs to overhaul it's international player rules. Having a few clubs go nuts with overspending in certain years is really not the best way to handle it. Next CBA should include more discussion on an international draft They did. For starters they instituted a hard cap on spending.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 12:53 PM) This is true, but to raBBit's point the early returns haven't been promising. Out of the first group, Martinez is probably the biggest success and he barely cracked futuresox's top 30. I'm higher than most on Cruz, but he doesn't deserve a top 30 spot at this point in time. Rodriguez's 2016 season was a huge failure. Same goes for Adolfo, although it's way too early to jump to any conclusions on him just yet. Honestly, outside of Nunez's breakout season, Solorzano's solid performance (despite underwhelming stuff), and Tatis's rise in prospect status (not with us mind you), there were simply not a lot of positives on the Latin American side of things. For the most part outside of big named signings, most of these guys coming out of LA don't make their marks this early. We are finally getting to the point where some of these guys should start to emerge or wash out. The process is just so long coming out of signing as a 16 year old.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 12:52 PM) Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeyman 28m28 minutes ago Wieters' salary will be $10.5M each year year of the 2-year deal (but he can opt out after 1 year), once finalized. #nats Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 2h2 hours ago $5 million of the $21 million in Matt Wieters' deal with the Nationals is deferred.

Doug Padilla ‏@DougPadilla 2h2 hours ago MLB Rumor Central: Comeback attempt for Eric Gagne? http://dlvr.it/NRNKKG #Dodgers

Freep Sports ‏@freepsports 1h1 hour ago Ben Gordon is attempting an NBA comeback.

670 The Score ‏@670TheScore 35m35 minutes ago Report: #Bulls are rebuffing trade inquiries on Jimmy Butler http://cbsloc.al/2lIPZKC

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeyman 28m28 minutes ago Wieters' salary will be $10.5M each year year of the 2-year deal (but he can opt out after 1 year), once finalized. #nats

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QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 12:23 PM) Jeannie Buss fired Jim Buss. Magic Johnson now President of Basketball ops This guy. Earvin Magic Johnson ‏@MagicJohnson 31 Oct 2016 I'm impressed w/ the Chicago Bulls starting Rondo, Butler, Wade & MCW off the bench they have the 3rd best group of guards in the league...

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 12:12 PM) What? There is quite literally a zero chance that the White Sox take on all of Pablo Sandoval's salary.

QUOTE (GermanSock @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 12:10 PM) Actually the hold up on winters was that he is bad defensively and did not hit well enough for a bat first catcher. Not to mention a brutal last three years on the injury front.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 12:08 PM) Not even if the White Sox took on Sandoval's entire salary? Why dabble in things that have no bearing on reality?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 11:33 AM) Ouch, Deadspin gives a little bit of a Derrick Rose reality check That is a nice look at both side of why someone would trade for Rose.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 11:59 AM) Season: "Cut Robertson! He's crap! Offseason: "Gonna need a Top 100+." Soxtalk gonna Soxtalk

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 11:41 AM) There is no doubt that you are a teenager lol. I hope that term goes away soon I believe the proper translation is "2 Legit"

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 11:16 AM) Obviously. But yea, Moncada was their top prospect. They didn't wanna give the sox another infielder (3B at that) to completely gut their options in the future. And to go a step further, I see zero chance that Devers is on the table for Frazier, unless Frazier just goes nuts to start the season.

QUOTE (steveno89 @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 11:13 AM) It never hurts to have depth an options at catcher Severino seems to have the floor of a glove first mlb backup, with the ceiling to be a regular if the hitting develops Even if Collins sticks at catcher, we will need backup options. Nobody catches every game anymore. Even if Collins can stick at Catcher, he is probably two or three years away. It doesn't hurt to have someone behind the plate who can help our young pitchers instead of hurting them, and maybe stunting their development.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 11:15 AM) Yup, one of the reasons him getting booed at Soxfest a few years back really bothered me. He's bad though, like real bad. I can't boo guys like Avi. It is one thing for a guy to just not be good at baseball, but it is quite another for them to be lazy, a bad teammate, a horrible person, etc. Save the ire for those kinds of guys.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 10:59 AM) They didn't want to include him for Chris Sale and he's a 3rd baseman. There's not a chance we can get him for Todd freaking Frazier. To be clear, they didn't want to include Devers after including Moncada AND Kopech. I am sure if the Sox had asked for him as a headliner for Sale, they would have had him.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 10:47 AM) All usual BS ST fluff stories aside Avi Garcia looks much better than he has in the past. I saw two pictures of him and he looks great. Someone told me if he sucks or doesn't make the team it's not for lack of effort. I think he sucks and the Sox should have cut ties last year but he does seem to have a lot of fans in the org. The guy works. Gotta respect him for that. I don't think his work ethic was ever in question for me after the way he busted his ass to get back from the shoulder injury. But I also get being skeptical about his emerging into a real every day player.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 10:51 AM) AJ can teach them how to win No he can't.

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 09:43 AM) I'm sure Severinos defense is advertised, but, I'm kinda questioning why we are falling over ourselves to get a likely backup catcher. I doubt he would be the headliner, or at least I would hope not. If he was, I'd hope they would just hold on to Robertson til the deadline.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 10:02 AM) I want to know who this other team is that the Sox are talking to is dammit! The Sox have been talking to everyone who will listen.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 10:51 AM) It's pretty clear the Sox are much more inclined to get three or four notable guys as opposed to one big fish and maybe another guy or two that are notable. I am not sure it's the worst plan but the results aren't that promising. We are just now starting to get to the point where we can grade these players at a minimum standard. The first group is starting to get into High A ball. The largest chunk of them is pretty much in rookie ball or the DSL itself.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 10:14 AM) They'll spend the full $4.75 million. During a rebuild, hell during any season, there's no excuse to not acquire more $ and spend the full $8 million. If the players are already gone in deals that were already agreed on before the new rules giving the Sox the extra $2 million went into existance, there isn't any real way to spend it, unless something happens in Cuba to suck up those dollars. By the time December rolls around the deals for the next year are long since done for the top players.