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QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 09:20 PM) Scott Merkin is actually addressing this via twitter now. Says it's not going to happen and would start with Quintana as the center piece. Honestly if they trade Longoria and Myers, there is no reason for them to get Quintana.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 09:20 PM) Sure we do...whether we are willing to utilize it is a different question... No way. Other organizations could easily outbid us. Remember Rodon can't be traded, even as a PTBNL yet.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 08:31 PM) Yes, Micker did struggle but his season was promising and a success when you consider the circumstances. Micker was a 17 year old kid last year playing pro ball, while the AZL is rookie ball that's still a challenge for any 17 year old as he had to face completion with more experience and polish than what he has ever faced. Micker did tail off at the end of the year but that can be contributed to exhaustion, he came from the showcase circuit of Latin America to playing a 30 game season with no off days. And before his end of the year exhaustion, Micker was on a tear. And if I remember correctly, he lead the league in HR with 5. I assume that you haven't been following the Sox in the instructional league, if you had then you would have heard all the glowing reports back from Arizona regarding Micker and the progress that he has made. He has shorten his swing and made it more compact, while showing power to all fields and an ability to make more contact. Micker is a legit superstar prospect in the making, he has a very high ceiling, maybe he highest in the system. Even if he struggles next year, it wouldn't hurt his development, as 2015 is his age 18 season. I believe that Micker will be knocking on the Sox door sooner than most people think in 2017. All of what you said is exactly why he isn't going to be in Chicago in 2017. If he isn't conditioned for 30 in a row, he sure isn't ready for 140 or 162.

We don't have the minor league talent to win that bidding war.

Seeing Samardjiza shoot the puck, it is a good thing he stuck to baseball.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 06:54 PM) Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but Samadzija seems pretty damn pumped to be on the White Sox. He's also quite loquacious. He doesn't seem nearly pretentious enough to be from Valparaiso.

Bruce Levine ‏@MLBBruceLevine 35m35 minutes ago White Sox have sold hundreds of new season ticket packages since the Jeff Samardziija last week . Could go into the thousands soon .

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 01:10 PM) Since no one figured this one out, the answer is a shocker, with Brad Penny clocking 91.7 mph on his fastballs! Down from 94.1 in 2010, and a career average of 93.2

QUOTE (kev211 @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 04:47 PM) Is there a full video of this somewhere? CSN has clips as far as I can tell. http://www.csnchicago.com/white-sox

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 23s24 seconds ago #Padres and #Rays in discussions on significant trade involving WIl Myers, per @Ken_Rosenthal. Unclear how close.

QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 04:43 PM) Crasnick reporting Mariners are close to getting a hitter. He didn't use quotes on "hitter", but maybe the Viciedo trade is close. Hahn did say as soon as they were done with the presser, he was going down the hallway to work on the next thing. Maybe he meant that literally. /crosses fingers.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 04:40 PM) That would be Micker Adolfo in the majors in his age 20 season. I'd be incredibly surprised if he's up before 2019. For a kid who struggled at rookie ball in 2014.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 04:31 PM) I know I saw the same stats. Just saying it's pretty much a given he's much better defensively than Viciedo. Can you imagine Robin putting Tank in CF ? At least Robin had enough confidence in him to give him a few games in CF. He just doesn't have the speed to be a true backup in center. He is a much better defender than Viciedo, but that isn't really saying much. At the same time he is no where near the league of a guy like Jordan Danks, for example.

Guys, it is all setting up for the next coach of the Bears to be.... Mike Singletary.

QUOTE (Jake @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 04:28 PM) I felt like he had a few head-scratchers out there but also several fabulous plays. I'm honestly not sure how good of a defender he is. I'm not convinced he's bad, but I'm not convinced he's great either. He is a guy who has the physical tools to cover up some of his other problems. +speed, and ++arm helps. The rest of the package, not so much.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 04:15 PM) Franchises and sequels have always dominated the summer blockbuster market. At least over the last 30 years. 5 of the top 10 highest grossing movies in the 80's were either sequels or movies part of a franchise. Return of the Jedi Empire Strikes Back Raiders of the Lost Ark The Last Crusade Temple of Doom Didn't they say 18 of the top 20 this year were? That is going from 50% to 90%.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 04:14 PM) Guess I saw it differently than you. I thought he was above average in RF. But I know you don't like him as a player and I do so we're both biased . Only the limited sample size stats back me at least for 2014. The 2014 numbers had him as a statistically slightly above average RF in limited time (though slightly below average while he was with the Sox in RF). He was an incredibly terrible CF, and an incredibly great LF in extremely limited time. For his career, he is below average, statistically. http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playe...ion=OF#fielding

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 04:04 PM) Want to back that up with something tangible ? He is going to be a limited sample size guy no matter what the stats say. Just watching him out there, he looked like a little leaguer fighting the ball and routes.

Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 1m1 minute ago Kenny on offseason: 'Things rarely fall into place as they have so we [he and Hahn] had a little chuckle about it and thank our lucky stars' Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 53s53 seconds ago #WhiteSox Kenny Williams: When you see a window of opportunity you’ve got to try to capitalize on it. Hopefully we’ll all look back on 1/2 Kenny Williams: this winter as being one of the more special ones in our history. 2/2 #WhiteSox

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 03:53 PM) There's a difference between a bad team, and a dysfunctional team. Trestman has lead this team, and organization, into complete dysfunctionality. yeah, this team is such a disaster, it is hard to even evaluate what the source of the problem even is. Is it personnel? Is it coaching? Is it management? I have no idea how you come into the situation and evaluate who to keep and who to get rid of.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 03:40 PM) Wouldn't be surprised if Micker is knocking on the ML Team's door in 2017. I would be. The kid is a long way away.

QUOTE (peppers312 @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 03:48 PM) you didn't know in 2007 that he was juicing. you're a liar if you say you did. Pretty sure the reports of his juicing while in Texas were already out then. Either way the contract itself was stupid.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 03:44 PM) If I told you back in August that the Bears would win 3 of their first 4 road games, including @ San Francisco and @ Atlanta, would you think there is any chance Trestman would get fired in December? I'm not gonna lie. I was feeling pretty good about the Bears when they beat San Fran.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 03:43 PM) Moises makes the game fun. He knows he's a 4th outfielder, good defense, great arm, the bat could be there and he's a great clubhouse guy. Hahn I hope you read this board and bring back Moises! I wouldn't call him a good defender. He gets terrible reads and routes on the ball. He makes up for it with an 80 arm.

QUOTE (peppers312 @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 03:44 PM) i highly doubt at the time you'd be against bringing A-Rod to the South Side if the opportunity would have presented itself. sadly, his HUGE contract set the new standard for all baseball contracts since then. did the Yankees get some serviceable years out of him? yes. did they overpay? yes. but didn't you just say last week that EVERYONE overpays...? At the time of his second contract, when we all knew he was a cheater? Yeah, that contract was f***ing stupid the moment he signed it, and a lot of people felt that way.