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Paul Sullivan ‏@PWSullivan 2m2 minutes ago Hahn not worried about Cabrera's PED past because he "took ownership" of his mistake and "showed remorse" for it.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 11:10 AM) Wonder if they spend anymore, because if they are already over projected payroll, why not keep going for it? I'm sure the Melky signing will help even more with sales. It'll be interesting to see what Hahn does, even when Hawk hints that he still thinks one or two moves will happen. Yeah, it changes the spending perspective completely. I'd love to know how the phones are ringing right now in the Sox ticket office.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 11:06 AM) Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 2m2 minutes ago Good sales have given White Sox latitude and the ability to add Melky Cabrera, Rick Hahn said. Past original projected payroll. Wonder if there's more now with the Melky signing Very interesting.

Chuck Garfien 10 mins · Watch today's White Sox press conference with Jeff Samardzija, David Robertson AND Melky Cabrera at 2:30pm central time on CSN or http://csnchicago.com.

D is the next letter in the alphabetical order.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 09:50 AM) Yes. With the damage he did last year with absolutely no talent around him, and then thinking of the talent in front of, and behind him now? Agreed.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 09:01 AM) no, this is his way of CYA. Regardless of how Montas turns out he can say, "I told you he had Ace stuff and he became good" or "I said he had Ace stuff but it was the other factors that I mentioned for the reason he busted." It is true here though. Montas has ace potential. The problem is he has a long way to go to get to realize that potential. Its the same idea as a Micker Adolfo. The kid has home run leader potential, but he has a ton of work to do to get there. The odds of it happening get much longer, the further away they are.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 12:24 AM) My biggest life regret is buying a Julius Peppers jersey instead of an Israel Idonije jersey. Obscurity wins when buying jerseys Bingo.

Release from the White Sox White Sox and outfielder Melky Cabrera agree to terms An already exciting offseason produced yet another holiday gift for White Sox fans, as the club officially agreed to a three-year contract with outfielder Melky Cabrera. Cabrera, 30, batted .301 (171-568) with 35 doubles, 16 home runs, 73 RBI, 81 runs scored, 54 extra-base hits and a .351 on-base percentage last season with Toronto. "Melky provides us with a professional hitter, who reaches base on a consistent basis," said Rick Hahn, White Sox senior vice president/general manager. "We think he slides into Robin's batting order perfectly and adds depth to a very versatile lineup. We are very excited about his addition to our roster."

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 1h1 hour ago Source confirms: Morse in agreement with #Marlins, two-year contract, pending physical. @JoeFrisaro first with news of deal.

People watched the Bears last night? Why?

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Dec 15, 2014 -> 08:32 PM) All you guys take the fun out of being a baseball fan, My team did all it could in a short period of time to get a lot better. I will impatiently wait for spring training and wildly cheer for my team. I don't care about what Steamer, Zips or Gladys Knight and the Pips say about the Sox. The only projection I care about is that spring is the time for optimism. What were all those projection systems and scouts saying about how Abreu would perform in his rookie season ? And guess who nailed it ? I did . A little bit of optimism combined with common sense and good health projects the Sox to be much better, which was the point of signings. I will let it unfold and enjoy it until the Sox are eliminated wether it's in the regular season or the playoffs. I don't need a computer simulation or 2 years of calculus to help me root root root for the White Sox. /Hawk

Yeah, Derrick Rose could never take another charge again, and I would be happy.

Sox already working to convince Samardjiza to extend. http://www.csnchicago.com/white-sox/white-...-stick-around-0

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My Jeff Bajenaru jersey still owns all.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Dec 15, 2014 -> 04:16 PM) The only problem with The Cell's location is the skyline should be in the background. The thing I hate most about USCF is that you walk in at the absolute bottom of the stadium. I would have loved if they did what most other parts did and put the infield into the ground so that you walk in at the top of the 100 level.

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 6m6 minutes ago The #Dodgers sign Brett Anderson to a one-year, $10 million contract, reports @Buster_ESPN, with chance to make $4 million in incentives.

The White Sox still aren't very good. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-white-s...very-good-team/

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 2m2 minutes ago astros & draftee nix, whose $1.5M deal was canceled thru no fault of his own, reach settlement. http://cbsprt.co/1qTf8Qn

I am going with 85.

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 57m57 minutes ago #Astros add another piece, signing Jed Lowrie to a three-year, $23M deal: http://sbnation.com/e/7161182

Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 41m41 minutes ago White Sox moved quickly. Jeff Samardzija jerseys are already available.

Let's assume that we have the 25 man roster in the organization now, except for Dayan Viciedo being sent to somewhere else, for a non 2015 factor prospect. What do you see the Sox win total for 2015 being?

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Dec 15, 2014 -> 03:04 PM) There's a 90% chance that the Samardizja trade will be a net loss from a personnel standpoint. Rents usually are. You benefit now but pay more later. That's why I don't like them. Still this one went about as well as they can. Sox might reap indirect benefits such as more ticket sales, more interest and an ability to get preference in trying to sign him. Semien was no cinch to excel at 2B himself. We have 3 candidates. Hopefully one will do adequately and they should be able to handle the position defensively. Teams do need young players. We got our Scherzer: Samardiza and then Rodon. Maybe they'll sign Samardizja and we'll get both. Scherzer wouldn't give near as much marginal value to this team as even Melky will. Right now you can make an argument for a cheap starter and cheap 4th OF. Giving prospects for upgrades at C (and it's dubious whether the names thrown about are upgrades anyway) and 3B isn't worth it. Those positions are average right now. Could improve. Without knowing if an extension lurks, this is a ridiculous number.