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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 02:32 AM) Greg, do you even baseball, bro? This, on the other hand, surprises me a great deal. And while I disagree with the latter - as was pointed out earlier, the Sox put up like a -2.2 last year while Lawrie put up 0.6, which on its own is nearly a 3 win difference, but if he gets back to being a 2 WAR player, that's 4 wins - I did not expect this high of a road from you. greg is pretty much the Donald Trump of Soxtalk. He probably doesn't believe 90% of what he posts.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 08:46 PM) I'd prefer Heyward. Don't care that it's more money. He won't be around after year 4/5 around anyway. We are talking about a 10 year deal, probably.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 04:52 PM) http://www.csnbayarea.com/athletics/source...de-talks-lawrie Just saw this. Don't know if it's been posted yet DAMN YOU KENNY!

This Japanese story apparently translates to Angels, Braves, and White Sox having interest. http://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/mlb/news/1577292.html

Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 4m4 minutes ago Hahn coy on 3B (Lawrie). "exploring multiple options." No timeline on anything, he says

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 03:44 PM) David Murphy? Charlie Murphy

JJ Cooper ‏@jjcoop36 10m10 minutes ago Too early to say this is set in stone but two sources say Phillies will take Rays OF Tyler Goeddel No. 1 in tomorrow's Rule 5 draft.

QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 03:40 PM) Do you genuinely think that no NBA or sports superstars cheat on their wives like crazy? I honestly think that it's to the point that infidelity is so ho-hum and not juicy enough that more "paparazzi" probably knows about it nowadays but don't bother to report it unless there's maybe some crazy baby mama drama involved or somethin' along with some sort of wild video. It wouldn't be just the cheating. It is the whole nine yards. Michael gave a ton of ammo, and as popular as he was, would generate a ton of clicks, which is all that people care about anymore.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 03:50 PM) I am like you. While I have some concerns of Lawrie, it also sounds like he's a pretty hard ass player who brings an edge, which I think we could use more of. I can't say that thought hasn't crossed my mind. We don't have a lot of players like that. Maybe Eaton and Sale?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 03:22 PM) Maybe the plan is aggressively see if we can contend (i.e, can we pair together 2-3 moves quickly that make us contenders) and if that answer is no, we move to a plan B? Otherwise I don't get the sense for why you need to make them in coordination (unless of course the whole strategically is contingent on us truly being capable of making X moves and if we can't, then we truly have an alternative direction we'd take). That said, you can't wait too long if that really was what you'd do because the market of suitors would dry up. This is how I see it. There isn't a need to bring in one of these guys. If you feel you can contend, you need the whole package. One of them is a waste of time. I honestly think the only reason the catcher moves happened is because the market moved quicker than they wanted.

I can't believe we didn't sign this guy! Normal CornBelters ‏@Normal_Baseball Dec 8 Today's #BeltersBaseball Player Transaction: Traded OF Ozney Guillen to Sioux Falls for PTBNL. #FrontierLeague

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 03:15 PM) I've also gotten the vibe the Sox want to complete 2-3 deals in a row in the quick succession, which is obviously requires a lot of moving parts. You want to get it right, but at the same time, you wait long enough and teams move on. It makes sense to me if they want to be "in", they want to get all of their ducks in a row before pulling them off.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 03:06 PM) Just seems like the organization lost all faith in Johnson. If he can't stay healthy, there isn't much reason to have faith in him.

QUOTE (peppers312 @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 02:54 PM) how many of those HR's were hit when it mattered? Its 4th and long now... just punt.

Judging by the returns on Miller and Kimbrel, Anderson isn't an overask.

Phil Rogers ‏@philgrogers 2m2 minutes ago Nashville, TN Source: Reds have asked White Sox for No. 1 prospect Tin Anderson in talks regarding Todd Frazier. Seems an unlikely match. #Reds WhiteSox

Bruce Levine ‏@MLBBruceLevine 30m30 minutes ago White Sox will have netting from dugout to dugout per MLB specs in 2016

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 1h1 hour ago MLB urges teams to install protective netting 70 feet down foul lines http://usat.ly/1Y2wzIT via @USATODAY

Nats now the favs. Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 1h1 hour ago Nationals are making a push for Mike Leake, as @ChrisRSchubert writes: http://www.mlbdailydish.com/2015/12/9/9880...mors-mike-leake …

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 02:05 PM) He definitely does. Once again, I personally couldn't care less as that's just the NBA but that type of stuff usually bothers people. I don't really remember how the early 90's teams were perceived nationally but those Bulls teams would have been despised in this day and age, that's for sure. Michael Jordan couldn't be Michael Jordan today. The media would be in a 24/7 frenzy over him. Gambling, cheating on his wife, punching teammates... It would be ugly.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 02:04 PM) Andy Wilkins was DFA'd as part of this trade Again? Damn.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 01:53 PM) Houston would certainly be interested. There could be a package built there, the question is would Houston be willing to give up a ton?

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 01:57 PM) The #Indians and #Reds are in discussions about 3B Todd Frazier https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/674678307712036866 Hopefully he costs one of their young starting pitchers

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 01:21 PM) The lakers were totally villified. People were heavily rooting for that 03 pistons team. Not me. Rooting for Detroit would be like rooting for Satan himself.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 01:20 PM) In all honesty, if that kind of overpay package still exists for Quintana, it probably only exists from the Red Sox. They have the ammo and a GM who has a history of selling prospects for dudes he likes. Agree totally. Dave Dombrowski makes a lot of sense in a case like this.