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QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 01:17 PM) I'm hoping the remaining ballots are the non-Bonds/Clemens people, and their votes are more pro-Guerrero. Only 2 would be disappointing. 3 is ok, but no Guerrero is a joke. 4 or 5 would be very nice. If they aren't over 75% now, Hoffman and Vlad aren't making it this time around.

QUOTE (southside hitman @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 01:03 PM) His attitude wouldn't be a problem if he had a clean record. He was suspended for 50 games for a PED in 2015 and then missed time last year when he broke his hand on the face of a teammate. His off the field attitude is directly impacting his on the field performance as a pitcher. This. It is the same reason that Chris Sale started to get attention for his attitude.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 01:12 PM) http://www.bbhoftracker.com/ 51.7% of the ballots public. Raines - 89.8% Bagwell - 88.4% Rodriguez - 78.2% -- Hoffman - 72.4% Guerrero - 72.0% Announcement tomorrow at 5pm. I'm not a Hoffman guy, but he's getting in eventually, so I'm rooting for 5 guys to get in tomorrow. Typically the percentages drop with the last ballots, so it will be interesting to see if IRod holds on.

QUOTE (southside hitman @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 11:28 AM) I'd prefer if he had a goal of lowering his walk rate. Yes. 98 with control is way better than 105 without it.

Alexander Martinez @achronos999 @JonathanMayo Is Reynaldo Lopez or Francis Martes the biggest risk on the Top 10? Jonathan Mayo ‏@JonathanMayo 41m41 minutes ago Probably would say Martes, though Espinoza belongs in this conversation, too.

Jerry Crasnick ‏@jcrasnick 32m32 minutes ago If #Phillies exercise club option for 2018 and escalators kick in, Saunders could make $22M over 2 years, as @Ken_Rosenthal reported.

Jonathan Mayo ‏@JonathanMayo 23m23 minutes ago Jonathan Mayo Retweeted john delk Vacation? What's that? And haven't heard much on the Quintana trade front here.

MLB Trade Rumors ‏@mlbtraderumors 4m4 minutes ago Rangers To Re-Sign Josh Hamilton http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/01/rangers-to-re-sign-josh-hamilton.html …://http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/...hamilton.html …

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 10:48 AM) No its not idiotic. Its a run and gun and lots of pitchers do this as part of velocity work. I guess we should stop outfielders from doing throws on the run as well. Falling down afterwards?

QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 10:17 AM) https://twitter.com/coatesktbb/status/821389680507752448 Check the gun. Is this a dumb thing to do? https://twitter.com/BrandonOSports/status/821389615135358976 Yes, this is idiotic. Why endanger yourself?

For the White Sox I predict he puts up 0-0 0.00 0.00 0 0 0

This is awesome.

The best I have ever done is get a perfect score in buzztime trivia and ranked #1 nationally.

QUOTE (Con te Giolito @ Jan 16, 2017 -> 04:00 PM) Indians, Rangers, Dodgers, Blue Jays...if someone comes along who is willing to gut their farm entirely they could probably get Quintana. I didn't realize the Indians still had prospects worth trading for.

QUOTE (Elgin Slim @ Jan 16, 2017 -> 03:35 PM) You could say the same about Bregman or Benintendi. What is the difference? Less exposure in the Majors? Fangraphs has an article that Rodon was hurt by bad catchers last season. You could see the step forward when Navarro was traded by watching games. Sure. And that is why they are a part of larger trade discussions, instead of getting star players by themselves. Rodon isn't going to clean out someone's farm system. He has been to inconsistent.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Jan 16, 2017 -> 03:01 PM) This. Trading Rodon now would be idiotic. Rodon has proven nothing. His value would be disappointing because of that.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 16, 2017 -> 12:58 PM) I still think its going to be the Yankees that trade for Q. When you think about the teams that typically arent afraid of doing what it takes to put a lot on the line with elite prospects in a trade to get what they want/need you dont think of teams like the Astro's and Pirates. They havent been willing to in the past and wont be in the future. Let them keep placing their penny bets at the slot machine hoping to cash in on the big 5,000 jackpot instead of playing at the 20 dollar slots trying to hit a game changing jackpot. I think the Yankees are a team that can walk in and throw a trump card down on any other deal that is offered. Will they? That is the question. I still can't buy the Yankees being content to watch from the sidelines for a number of years.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 16, 2017 -> 09:39 AM) There was a point that Levine said all other 29 teams had conversations with the Sox about Q. LOL He always has to leave the door open to be wrong and still right at the same time. I have no doubt that the first line is absolutely true. Any team in baseball who didn't ask about him once the Sox started selling would have been negligent.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 16, 2017 -> 11:22 AM) Syrians don't get a "wet foot, dry foot" policy either though? The US handles political refugees on a case-by-case basis for every country except Cuba until this change. Now Cuba is like everyone else. Except that they are doing everything that they can to increase that number, while apparently trying to curb the same from Cuba.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 16, 2017 -> 09:45 AM) I didn't realize that the policy only dated back to 1995. I thought it was a 60's Cold War holdover. Nope, another of Clinton's works.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 16, 2017 -> 09:43 AM) Uh what? Cubans used to enjoy "special" privileges, it was referred to as "wet foot, dry foot." If a Cuban made it to the US they were immediately granted residency. Not one part of the article even suggests "mass deportation", nor even uses the word. Instead the article states that now Cubans will be treated like every other immigrant, and not get a "special" status from the govt, that being offered immediate residency. This article is about those Cubans who were planning to come to America to get this "special" treatment, and are now worried that they will be treated like every other immigrant. lol. Yeah, poor guys fleeing murderous dictators. I wonder why we ever tried to protect them as special versus other people who were just fleeing for better opportunities that the Dems are saying they won't send back. Will they be doing the same to Syrians? You know, so no one gets "special" treatment, and all get treated like every other immigrant?

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 16, 2017 -> 08:30 AM) Something happens today or we sacrifice Kyle. [crosses fingers]

QUOTE (hi8is @ Jan 16, 2017 -> 08:01 AM) When was the last time Levine actually broke a deal? Levine is the definition of a team player. If he is putting info out there, it is for a reason.

Holy s*** was last nights episode of Sherlock amazing. It was almost what the movie Saw set out to be, but totally failed at.

Mass deportations are bad, unless they are to Cuba... http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americ...0113-story.html