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Eh, on a cheap one year deal... I am OK with it. Bring him in and let him earn a job.

Loser, now I am going to the supreme court.

Christopher Kamka ‏@ckamka 17m17 minutes ago #Bulls are 7-3 this season vs Western Conference top 8 - they have beaten each of top 7. Will play #8 Suns for first time friday.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 28, 2015 -> 12:10 PM) He also texted Cowley and said it is a non story. But it is always a story if you keep talking about it A lesson he learned well from Jay Mariotti.

Today is the 29th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger being destroyed on launch.

Just so you know, I am appealing that ruling.

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 2h2 hours ago Source: #Nationals sign free-agent reliever Casey Janssen, one year with mutual option, $5M guaranteed including option buyout.

Lying about being a ballboy... That is when you know you made bad life choices. http://chicago.suntimes.com/bears-football...-tv-experiences

steve rosenbloom ‏@steverosenbloom 1h1 hour ago Kraft asking the NFL for an apology for Brady & Belichick is like Tom Hagen asking the senate committee to apologize to Michael Corleone

Hey can I get a ruling on a picture being an acceptable post in this thread?

Eek,

What proof do you have?

QUOTE (BrianAnderson @ Jan 28, 2015 -> 09:32 AM) I'd like to see Mike Adams added. Look at the bullpen every year of what it starts off as and what it ends up as ... there is always so much turnover. Guys who you think will perform who don't. Injuries, etc. 54 Ronald Belisario 39 Maikel Cleto 37 Scott Downs 65 Nate Jones 27 Matt Lindstrom 55 Felipe Paulino 46 Donnie Veal 60 Daniel Webb I know those guys didn't come up with nearly the same expectations - however its almost February - why not add a Mike Adams and a Billingsley and whoever else could be had on the cheap? They work out - great, if not, stick them in AAA or release them. Little risk, at least some reward. In terms of 4OF guys like Moises Sierra come to mind. I think we can survive without injuries with Emilio being a super sub and playing CF and Dayan being a RF, LF, DH, 1B super sub once and a while. We do have depth past that. We have Jesse Crain as a possibility, as well as the return of Nate Jones around the ASB. We also have some quality young arms that are probably going to Charlotte, such as Dan Webb and Surkamp. That doesn't include guys like Ynoa and Sanburn making a leap, or guys like Rodon and Montas would could start off in the pen some time this year if needed.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 27, 2015 -> 09:49 PM) There is only one way his plan would work and that would be making it a one-game series. Corporations are gonna stick around for 7-10 days because of baseball? Yeah, OK. The #1 marketing concern right now for MLB should be getting rid of the blackout rules. So totally true.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 27, 2015 -> 09:23 PM) http://www.csnchicago.com/cubs/boras-plan-...&ocid=yahoo He sort of has a point, but then he loses it in the fact that this isn't the good ol days where you had to be present in an area to see a game. With TV and internet, it doesn't matter where the World Series is, it is still present in your life if you want to be. I agree we need to market the World Series as more an of event to build the game of baseball, but you don't need a neutral sight to do that.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 26, 2015 -> 08:55 PM) Um, $180 million is less than Scherzer actually got. Well sort of. $210 actual cash, though the numbers I read suggest something around $170 or $180 million in present value.

If you can pick someone off late and cheap, you try it. If not, I am pretty happy with the pen we have now.

QUOTE (CWSpalehoseCWS @ Jan 27, 2015 -> 07:06 PM) Which makes you wonder who gets cut then? Sox aren't going to carry more than 3 catchers on the 40-man. I guess Smith? He's got the least amount going for him. I have to imagine that a guy like Soto probably has a release guarentee built into his invite, where if the Sox don't add him to the 25 man roster by a certain date, they have to release or trade him. Kottaras might have the same thing.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 27, 2015 -> 03:44 PM) Two words- Brian. Anderson. At least we know he can catch the ball out there... even if made in jest.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 27, 2015 -> 03:35 PM) If that's the bullpen they go into the season with, I won't be complaining. In my eyes that is a good bullpen.

I post this mostly for the detailed payroll number. Will Siskel ‏@willsiskel 23m23 minutes ago White Sox payroll at $118,249,666 right now. A James Shields signing (let's say 24 million over four years) would bring them to $142mill.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 27, 2015 -> 02:17 PM) All while not paying back your student loans in full. Let Uncle Sam pick up that tab, right? Good luck trying that.

QUOTE (Mr Teeny @ Jan 27, 2015 -> 01:43 PM) Went with Soto because, while the idea of Kottaras is nice, he's just a mess defensively. Welcome to Soxtalk!

I think the Sox are pretty deep in the pen myself. Though if you have deeper questions about Putnam and Petricka, that could change your opinion. I wonder if the Sox feel both of those guys are not pieces going forward.

Renaud Lavoie ‏@renlavoietva 1h1 hour ago Martin Brodeur is retiring fromm hockey. Should be name assistant GM of the St-Louis Blues. #tvasports