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QUOTE (Dunt @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 02:41 PM) Did you even read the article? Martinez will be worth 3/4's of Sale alone. And Grichuk? He's a 4.6-5.7 WAR player going forward. Way too valuable for a top 15 pitcher. Smashing my head against my desk made it kind of hard to read the article.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 09:40 AM) If we could get Ozzie minus the circus surrounding him with his family posting on Twitter and all of the rest that goes with it I would hire him again in a heartbeat. The truth is he wore out his welcome here and yes, he did quit on the team on his departure leaving a bad taste in everyone's mouth. But he is entertaining and like it or not we don't win a championship without him at the helm. Having such a mope for a manager you can appreciate the calls for someone with some zest like Ozzie. Obviously anything would be better than watching an awful baseball team with a manager who appears he'd rather be chilling in California right now so I get it 100% and if it happened at least it would make White Sox baseball entertaining and relevant again. Getting Ozzie without the circus is like getting Adam Dunn without the strikeouts. Impossible.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 02:15 PM) Come on, man. It was a nod to his dad who is the only player ever to hit two grand slams in one inning off the same pitcher. Oh I got it, it was more of a nod to the odds that any of these guys ever actually contribute to a major league team.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 02:25 PM) Another case of a fan over rating their own talent. Sale..."one of the 15 best pitchers in baseball at the moment." Lol #1 is one of the top 15, amiright?

Ugh. I don't see a fit with STL. We would need a huge headline player to start a deal, and I don't see Martinez being it. The other side is that I don't see STL wanting to give up enough to get Sale.

Charlotte Knights ‏@KnightsBaseball 14m14 minutes ago ROSTER MOVES: Junior Guerra is now active for #CLTKnights (optioned yesterday from #WhiteSox). Hector Noesi placed on Temp. Inactive List.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 01:30 PM) I mean Alexei's defense has evaporated this year but he's been pretty great overall in his time here. Alexei has historically been a plus defender.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 01:18 PM) I'd argue that Joe Crede was a pretty great defender. Alexei as well. Carlos Sanchez and Gordon Beckham at 2B are both plus defenders.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 12:57 PM) I feel that way too. He could fall apart pretty quickly, I don't know, but he's the type of guy title teams have on their bench. The key being "bench". We need to get better development out of Snell / Dougie / Niko to ensure that Dunleavy can play less minutes and ideally be as effective as possible during those minutes. He's also just a very good guy to have in the lockeroom. The spacing he brings is also key and thankfully shooting and smart passing are a couple skills that take a longer time to deteriorate. At worst, he can always shoot. With guys like Jimmy and Derrick on the floor, all Mike has to do is set up his screens and get to his spots. If Niko continues his growth that takes even more pressure off of Mcd.

QUOTE (Special K @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 12:57 PM) Yes, could someone please explain how this works? The Dodgers outspend everyone every year and so do the Cubs. I thought there were caps. The Cubs keep stockpiling their minors. The caps are soft. There are penalties based on how far over the caps you guy, but it isn't like an NHL/NFL system where you can't go over the cap no matter what.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 11:56 AM) I didn't think any of their signings were bad uses of their cash. Compare to what most teams are spending money on and the Butler move could turn into a huge coup when cap expands and the Dunleavy deal isn't going to have any long term negative ramifications from a cap perspective (not enough money their). Even the Rose deal, when you look at what guys are getting right now, going forward, I don't see Rose's contract as some huge impediment (but I also expect him to play the majority of the games for the rest of his contract). Looking around at the contracts that have been signed, Dunleavy's deal is a f***ing steal.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 12:03 PM) How many grand slams in an inning do we think Tatis will be able to hit? If he ever hits one for the White Sox, I will call this a victory.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 11:21 AM) I agree and it made sense at the time to go with John Danks. Little did we know that Danks not only would get hurt, but would get hurt almost immediately upon signing his deal and hurt in such a way that he'd never be anything close to his old self. What's interesting is that he seems to have fared better than other guys who have had capsule tears in the recent past - Johan Santana and Dallas Braden come to mind. At the time the Danks deal was a bargain. If he had put up close to his career numbers, the deal would have been a very good one. The shoulder thing blew up the whole thing. Sometimes it isn't a bad thing for a pitcher not to wait for free agency. John Danks made himself a lot of money by passing on waiting the extra year.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 11:30 AM) $$$$$$$$$$$ This needs about 60 million more dollar signs.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 10:53 AM) Doesnt have near the arm though That was a once in a generation arm.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 10:37 AM) I'm not as high on him as most people are, I think he has maxed out frame. Watching a Vine on him, he has his dads swing, whether that is good or bad... who knows.

So what is so hard about beating the Cardinals anyway? Signed, not the Cubs. Doug Padilla ‏@ESPNChiSox 4m4 minutes ago Some fun numbers from the White Sox's 2-game sweep of the Cards: Only the 2nd time all season the Cards have lost consecutive home games.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 10:33 AM) I can agree to that. I can see the advantage of cleaning up next year when half of the main competition is gone. But would have loved Guerrero against all odds. From the rumors before, signing Guerrero alone would have busted their pool for this year.

Phil Rogers ‏@philgrogers 7m7 minutes ago Dodgers spent $16 million on Cuban P Yadier Alvarez. There's an ongoing dogfight for Cuban OF Eddy Julio Martinez, the top-rated prospect.

Comcast SportsNet ‏@CSNChicago 2h2 hours ago Report: #Blackhawks agree to terms with D Cameron Schilling -- http://bit.ly/1IRaSUf #HawksTalk

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 10:19 AM) Out of curiosity, would people have preferred spending at the cap last 3 years and going all out next year, or going over the past 3 years and then sitting out the next 2? For me it depends on if they can sign Eddy Martinez. If you can, you go for it this year with signings. If not, you stay under and load up for next year when the heavy hitters are outl.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 09:31 AM) Yeah, when are the Sox going to start going after the polished, MLB-ready 16 year olds?

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 09:30 AM) I would assume that the penalties are going to carry over to the international draft? No one has any idea. It is completely up in the air still.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 09:27 AM) I see the Cubs have signed 5 of the to 30, 3 of whom for less than $1.5 million. Where do they get all of this pool money? I thought they were on probation anyway and couldn't sign. They aren't this year. They will be again next year and the year after.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 09:19 AM) Exactly. And they are prospects, it isnt like the Sox are tying 2016 to their fates. More likely than not we wont hear much about these kids for a few years We are just now starting to see the bulk of the top guys moving into the States from the 2013 and 2014 classes, it is best to forget about this guys until they show up in Arizona for rookie ball.