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QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 11:43 AM) Well that couldn't be any worse for us. I'd rather they get that versus Urias from LAD or McCullers + from Houston.

One name I haven't seen mentioned in rumors that make sense for the Sox... Brett Lawrie I wonder if he would be in play? He hits arb next year and has a couple of more years of control til free agency.

With about 28ish hours left until the trade deadline, take a stab at eternal Soxtalk bragging rights and predict what the Sox do at the deadline. #1 BUY SELL OR STAND DOWN? #2 WHO COMES AND GOES IN DEALS?

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 5m5 minutes ago 22 of the White Sox remaining 63 games are against team ahead of them in the Wild Card standings per @MLBNetwork gameday notes

Chicago White Sox ‏@whitesox 32m32 minutes ago Chicago, IL We are expecting big crowds and with Lolla going on — make sure to give yourself plenty of time to get to the games! On Saturday and Sunday: when lots fill up, remote parking will be available at IIT (will open at 4pm Saturday, 11am Sunday). As always, keep an eye on our Twitter and we will try to keep you posted as to which lots are full and which gates are crowded.

Tom ‏@Haudricourt 7m7 minutes ago So, I'm told the nixed Carlos Gomez trade was more a financial issue than medical. Here are the details. http://bit.ly/1LZGMEp

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 10:17 AM) Not disagreeing with that but there's absolutely no guarantees in baseball, we can absolutely lose this game even though it's a mismatch on paper. I do agree with you there. Baseball is a funny game.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 10:13 AM) People arguing Gomez over CarGo are nuts lol. When healthy CarGo is a superstar. Gomez is not. You said it best of all. It is kind of like saying When the Cubs win the World Series...

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 10:11 AM) I love when people rip KW for trading prospects for veterans, even admitting the prospects for the most part weren't very good, but still insisting it has destroyed the franchise, get a thread going like this. Advocating more KW-type moves. If they were wrong before,(which I don't believe) they are wrong now. Unless you are telling me who the specific people are who are advocating for both sides, it isn't really that impressive. This is a message board made up of lots of different people. Some feel we should buy, some feel sell, and others still want to hold pat. Picking an opinion out and trying to assign it to "people" as if all of Soxtalk is of one opinion, and playing both sides of the fence is disingenuous at best.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 10:09 AM) That's why it worries me. Anyone remember Contreras pitching against the Pirates in 06? That might have been the biggest guarantee in baseball history and we lost. Boston has looked like a team that has quit.

QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 09:46 AM) Man at this point I wouldn't mind having a Guillen running his mouth so at least we had a smidge of an idea about what the brain trust is thinking about the approaching deadline. This board needs it, just something to signal what our plans may be or a name we are looking into. Right now it's nothing but crickets, and our waste of space beat writers haven't had a scoop in years. For selfish reasons I really wish someone would slip and tell us what the thinking is. The Sox could care less about what fans are thinking about trade rumors, as well they should.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 09:42 AM) Ozzie Jr was a major source for many of the beat writers. That makes absolute sense to me.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 09:38 AM) I knew who started this thread before even seeing who it was. As soon as I saw the title, I thought the same thing.

QUOTE (Whitewashed in '05 @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 10:21 PM) One fund and one stock for diversification? That easy??? The QQQ's or SP500 fund (either one, not both, they are the same thing, just in different forms) give you the diversity of all 500 stocks of the SP 500. On a limited budget, it is the best diversification money can buy. It is also simple to track, and it is the lowest fees you will see on any fund, if you go that route. If your budget allows, you can add other stocks or funds from there. For my two cents, I think energy is ridiculously cheap, and I can't see it staying here long term.

QUOTE (WBWSF @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 07:57 AM) I'm not close to the Phillies situation. Cole Hamels was traded to Texas for not much of anything that I can see. I don't know if Hamels wanted to be traded. I do know if I was a Phillies fan, I wouldn't be happy with what the Phillies received in the trade. Two of the so called top prospects the Phillies received are having mediocre seasons this year. With all the talk of the White Sox trading Shark, I hope that if Hahn does trade him they get a better return for him than what the Phillies received for Hamels. What? He got a haul. Basically they got the Rangers top 3 prospects, all rated in the top 100 (So think Anderson, Montas, and Fulmer) plus a major league pitcher, plus two more high end lottery tickets. The Sox won't get a better return for Samardjiza in a trade for two big reasons. #1, Samardjiza isn't as good as Hamels. #2 Hamels is signed for 4 years, Jeff is about to be a free agent.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 09:04 AM) That's why the Tiger source on Twitter saying we're "Buyers" was mildly interesting and probably mostly smoke. I said it before... out of town writers are a better source of accurate information.

QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 10:21 PM) Is it odd that there is nothing out there about what our plans may be? Is it a sign that we don't know what to do becUse the fact that there really is a lot of supposed friction in the FO? Or is it how Hahn does it when negotiating? Or do you all think they stand pat and let these guys play out the season? Even the normal inside guys on here are quiet. Just odd to me I guess with two days left. The Guillens were the obvious source of the White Sox leaks. Ever since they left, you barely hear anything out of the Sox camp, which pretty well confirms that. We won't know anything about the Sox unless the other team puts it out there. The best you can hope is to read between the lines of what the beat writers are being fed to say.

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QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 10:00 PM) Good thing this is our worst one Who will probably be gone once Nate Jones is back any day now.

Bernie Pleskoff ‏@BerniePleskoff now4 seconds ago #Mets GM Sandy Alderson has indicated the trade with the #Brewers has not happened. Don't know what's happening there. Very confusing. Anthony DiComo @AnthonyDiComo Alderson adds that a trade with the Brewers "won't happen" before the deadline, either. Indicates #Mets are still looking for a bat.

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 8s9 seconds ago In one tweet: Hamels ($76M), Diekman, cash to Rangers. Alfaro, N. Williams, J. Thompson, M. Harrison ($28M), Eickhoff, Asher to Phillies.

Jon Morosi ‏@jonmorosi 2m2 minutes ago UPDATED: #Rangers get Hamels, Diekman, cash; #Phillies get Alfaro, Williams, Eickhoff, Asher, M. Harrison and one more player, per source. Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 2m2 minutes ago The Houston #Astros had put together a strong package #Phillies Cole Hamels, but he exercised his no-trade rights, and ends up w #Rangers.

QUOTE (ron883 @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 06:50 PM) is Saladino all of the sudden not a shortstop? People seem to completely forget that for whatever reason. I'd wager money that Saladino is more productive than Alexei next year at SS. I'd wager today that Alexei's option is picked up and he is the starting SS on opening day 2016, barring an injury.