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QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 04:46 PM) He's 22 years old and still getting better. He should be still part of this core. Bickell/Sharp/Versteeg people might blame, but this one is on Kane and Toews deals though. The Hawks were caught by the US dollar appreciating vs the Canada when they through the cap was going to explode this next season.

From CSN The Blackhawks traded forward Brandon Saad to the Blue Jackets for forwards Artem Ansimov, Marko Dano, Jeremy Morin, Corey Tropp and a fourth-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 03:23 PM) So why have other teams passed on him? When it comes to Dave Martinez and Sandy Jr, this my exact worry.

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QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 01:26 PM) 9th inning HR for Kottaras. 1-0 On Davidson, I know he's not part of the future, but neither is Beckham or Gillaspie. Maybe in August and September they give him a look, and see what they have there. For a bad team, it isn't going to hurt anyone. If the Sox thought they had anything in Davidson, he'd be here already.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 12:36 PM) You misread it. That was talking about Butler. Anthony Davis is not reported to want to come to the Bulls in any way. Damn you.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 12:02 PM) All a pipe dream unless Rose decides to play for less that what he's making now and/or he is no longer in Chicago, although I do agree they should be shooting for that spending flexibility in case Davis is open to coming here. Random PG Butler McDermott Mirotic Davis I could live with that. If Davis wants to be here, the options are much better than if we are trying to recruit him.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 12:48 PM) It's an opinion piece. Plus, this made me laugh: You can write an opinion piece and have it be halfways intelligent. This was not that article.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 12:23 PM) I think that's really because it's impossible to get his value. Sale is worth more than any player in baseball not named Trout or Harper. Considering their contract situations, Sale is probably worth more. Trout has a huge contract. Sale is team controled for cheap until the next decade. Harper is nearly free agency and Arb years.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 11:40 AM) If Jimmy signs a 5 year max deal, that could turn into a very very good asset and favorable position when the cap balloons and this team goes after Anthony Davis. Reports are that he is now deciding how many years he wants to sign with the Bulls (per Broussard). I presume Bulls might come down to 4 years (or 5 years with a player out after 4). I don't see the Bulls going shorter then that with Jimmy (no matter what he wants) and if Jimmy is going to go shorter, he's going to have to see if he can leverage another team into a signing him to a tender sheet to the terms he wants (and I just don't know if their are teams out their that will do it...although I suppose the upside of having your cap tied up is that you ensure that a guy like Jimmy is a FA in 3 years time vs. longer term). Whoa, I hadn't heard that. Now we are talking titles.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 10:42 AM) Broussard SAUCES say that Butler postponed meetings with LAL, BOS, PHI and DAL after the bulls offer That is good news.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 10:37 AM) It is a different situation though, with the cap going up so much next year. Butler will actually make more money if he gambles on himself and take the QO and then get the full max next year. But it's a gamble. I'd rather take the $90 million today and run with it. Exactly. Depending on how bad Butler wants it, it could be a BIG difference.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 10:35 AM) omfg you people are clamoring for the return of Ozzie Guillen? Rinse, repeat.

Scott Powers @ESPNChiPowers The Blackhawks have re-signed goaltender Michael Leighton to a one-year contract. Pierre LeBrun added, Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 11m11 minutes ago Pierre LeBrun retweeted Scott Powers It's a two-way deal which pays Leighton $575,000 at the NHL level

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 10:07 AM) Do you think the Sox could get Ozzie on the agreement that... - This is an interim job. No more, no less. You are helping the Sox try and save some face this year, while showing the rest of MLB Baseball that you are ready/capable to manage again. So you, Ozzie, are showcasing your talents for the rest of the league to see. We will be hiring a full time manager, after the season going forward. "No. No, man. s***, no, man. I believe you'd get your ass kicked sayin' something like that, man. "

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 05:44 AM) Am I alone in not really wanting Dunleavy back? Maybe on a one year to work McD into consistent PT but wouldn't be mad if he went elsewhere. With the cap, I don't think it is really that simple. It isn't like we can spend it on an equal player for a different position because of cap restrictions. Plus with the way the team is set up, he makes the team much better because he compliments both Rose and Butler's games.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 08:29 AM) Why do people complain the White Sox hire their own and then suggest guys like Ozzie, Thome, Alomar, and Martinez? The Sun Times article is pretty funny considering it is written by Chris De Luca, a guy who refused to fire Cowley, and a guy whose own people think is very incompetent at his job as a managing editor (see Jim O'Donnell). People have been calling for his head for years. And Mariotti.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 07:48 AM) http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/7/71/73...obin-dial-ozzie The article reaching the desperate conclusion of putting Ozzie back in charge of the circus, taking some shots against Ventura and Mark Parent along the way... NO matter where you are on the Ventura firing, that reads like a fan boy wrote it. I should have read that on a fan site, not a newspaper. Awful.

Vincent Goodwill ‏@vgoodwill 31m31 minutes ago The maximum QO for Jimmy Butler is the right strategy by the Bulls. Prevents S/T, Limits options to very few. Game of chicken it appears

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 29, 2015 -> 03:42 PM) Bulls officially offer Butler qualifying offer and max qualifying offer. This means we have officially offered Butler a max deal. Could all of the posturing on his side been a way to ensure he actually received the full max offer (presume it was a foregone conclusion but you never know). Would be so awesome if Jimmy just signed the full max qualifying. Either way, Butler either accepts a shorter term deal from a non Bulls team (shortest another team can offer, prior to any opt out clauses is 3 years) or he takes the Bulls max offer or he takes his qualifying offer and plays for peanuts for 1 more year before becoming an unrestricted free agent. We will get a much better idea of how true all of the rumors are now. If he signs the full deal, the rumors are total BS. If he signs the shorter deal, then we still have to wonder if he wants out, or just a shot at a new max deal in a couple of years.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jun 29, 2015 -> 03:32 PM) in hindsight, i agree with what you posted. and i can see that even this past draft with some questionable picks when there were players on the board that signed a lot less than the slot in that pick. With the changes in drafting techniques since the last CBA it literally worthless to compare one pick to another in terms of signing bonuses because of the way that teams go underslot with certain picks in an effort to pick up talent later in the draft. For example our 15th round pick cost more than our 8th - 14th round picks. Why? Because money we saved in the 8/9/10 rounds we used to go over slot for a HS kid in the 15th.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 29, 2015 -> 02:29 PM) Nope. They can't trade him until after the World Series, but at that time Samardjiza would be a free agent. http://www.bucsdugout.com/2015/5/1/8530719...es-mets-promote

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jun 29, 2015 -> 02:27 PM) So, getting Cameron can happen. I'd be all over that. Nope. They can't trade him until after the World Series, but at that time Samardjiza would be a free agent.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 29, 2015 -> 02:23 PM) I don't know if I am remembering it right but IIRC, draftees don't have to be in the org for a year before they could be traded. After the World Series, they JUST changed it. http://www.mlbdailydish.com/2015/5/1/85303...er-world-series

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jun 29, 2015 -> 02:21 PM) So they have to wait the full year now or can they trade immediately now? They have to wait until the off season, I believe.