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QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jan 13, 2015 -> 10:06 AM) Why the hell would you trade prospects for a rental? If the SOX traded for this guy for a year, they are dumber than I thought. That is fully why I expect the Sox to offer a $100 million deal of some sort to Jeff Samardjiza.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 13, 2015 -> 09:36 AM) If you don't tell me what the article is actually about in the headline/link, I'm not clicking. This post will change your mind, click the link and see what happens next!!!

f*** yeah.

QUOTE (striker @ Jan 13, 2015 -> 09:42 AM) It's hard for me to imagine the Sox giving $100m to a pitcher. Everyone knows what he turned down from the Cubs, and what pitchers have been signing for. I don't think the Sox make the deal unless they have a pretty good idea in the back of their heads to offer him something around nine figures, at least.

Dude is going pro, I am sure of it.

I think the longer it goes, the less likely an extension is to happen, as guys like Shields and Scherzer will offer new comps. If a deal gets done, it gets done before the spring.

Boring.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jan 13, 2015 -> 07:31 AM) No, 8 teams is too much. Having to win three games to win the championship starts to make it more like basketball where the best team isn't likely to win it all. The #4 seed just won the national title in a year where the #5 team had a pretty legitimate argument for not staying home too.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 13, 2015 -> 07:39 AM) His knee is bugging + playing out of position next to Gasol. He's missing put backs he usually made, not able to grab boards. He needs to come off the bench with Niko. Yeah, you can tell he has no spring in his game right now.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jan 13, 2015 -> 07:55 AM) Is it just me or does 4.4M sound astronomical for what Viciedo will give you, which is a few HR's, a lot of K's, a low average and a low OBP? Edit: Oh, and I forgot bad fielding. I'd have preferred if they just let that black hole in our lineup go. It would have, but then again, $4 million seems to be the cost of a back up utility guy around baseball now, so yeah.

If they lose this one, with will be the 5th game they have lost this year at home to a team under .500.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jan 12, 2015 -> 05:53 PM) Ask family or friends. Also I am sure you could find reviews of some online Most towns have facebook pages about them. If nothing else, find the town you live in, find the biggest page on facebook, and post the question. You'll get the dirt on everyone and pick from there.

QUOTE (My_Sox_Summer @ Jan 12, 2015 -> 04:51 PM) Well, it was a good 3 year run. Pretty sure I got booted because of this thread. Cheers! That is bad.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 12, 2015 -> 04:39 PM) They tendered him a contract at the non-tender deadline. We were aware of approximately how much he would cost, but didn't have exact figures. With the arbitration deadline approaching, they would have had to sign him to a contract or have the arbiter decide his salary, and that's always very messy. For the small amounts of difference that we'd be talking about, just throw the player the extra thousands and walk away with the good will. The White Sox are masters at it.

Jesse Sanchez ‏@JesseSanchezMLB 8h8 hours ago Source: Cuban RHP Yoan Lopez mulling offers & could break $8MM bonus record for int'l prospect set by #Angels infielder Roberto Baldoquin.

You can't even post ticket discount codes over there.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 12, 2015 -> 02:01 PM) SS - I feel your pain. The other morning my car starting smoking from the engine and I noticed a belt had slipped off a pulley near the engine (one month after paying the car off). Took it to a Midas, they tell me the water pump broke and was seized. $550 bucks parts and labor. Had them fix two sway bar links in the front while they were working on it. Another $175. Have no clue if I was getting screwed or not. Total trust that (1) they're telling me the truth and (2) the prices are somewhat reasonable. Midas is a criminal outfit. Take it to a mechanic you trust next time.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jan 12, 2015 -> 02:12 PM) Who cares about pre-season pitching rankings. These are filler pieces that pop up by baseball publications. Like the goofy pre-season standings predictions. The rotation looks promising. Strong front end, some ? marks at the backend. We will see what happens once they break camp. Um, duh. Otherwise it is just something to talk about in January.

Top 3 are as good as it gets. Back of the rotation? Ugly. 8-10 makes sense to me.

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 2h2 hours ago Miami, FL adam dunn is indeed retiring, agent brian peters reconfirmed. 462 HRs, 8 38-plus HR yrs. has houston baseball complex/ranch

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 1h1 hour ago #Pirates hire Jamey Carroll as special assistant to baseball operations, meaning that he has officially retired.

Nick Friedell ‏@NickFriedell 28m28 minutes ago Rose says his knee is fine and he will play tonight.

Jim Bowden ‏@JimBowden_ESPN 8m8 minutes ago Kang has agreed to terms with Pirates 4yrs with 5th yr option at approx 16m

Matt Baker ‏@MBakerTBTimes 4m4 minutes ago Remember RHP Jacob Nix, the 5th rounder couldn't sign with the Astros after the mess w/ No. 1 pick? He's enrolled at IMG Academy, per IMG PR

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 12, 2015 -> 10:22 AM) Let's just get one of the Yoans! This one would be much closer to our budget, as he sounds like a reliever.