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Mike Ferrin ‏@MikeFerrinSXM 31s32 seconds ago Per @Marlins White Sox get LHP Dan Jennings (not GM Dan Jennings) for Andre Rienzo. Another solid pen add for White Sox

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 1m1 minute ago Source: #Royals nearing deal with Kendrys Morales.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 11, 2014 -> 10:52 AM) As always, the trick is "can he help them win a world series in year 1"? Did his arm fall off again?

That is a terrible contract for a guy who can't stay healthy. They are paying him 4 years for a deal they will probably get 2 years worth of pitching out of.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 11, 2014 -> 10:11 AM) Seems like a really good trade for Boston, and I'll be surprised if they're not able to retain Porcello long-term I am guessing they learn from lowballing Lester, and thinking they could get him back in FA.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 11, 2014 -> 10:08 AM) If they do land Cueto somehow, they should be the favorite to win the AL. Unless they give up another starter to do so.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 11, 2014 -> 09:55 AM) His defense isn't anywhere near what it used to be and I don't think he's particularly fast either. He's 41 guys. As a 4th outfielder, he'd be perfectly fine, but I don't think he'd be a 4th outfielder which I feel would inevitably make him a liability at this point. Frankly, on the off chance that Viciedo shows the patient, staying back on the ball approach that he shows for 2 weeks out of the year for 6 weeks instead, I'd rather go with him. Also, I do not believe for a second that they are up against their actual money limit, but they are probably nearing it for their current budget. I don't see a Tanaka or anything like that on the horizon, so they probably don't want to spend much more than they currently have and want to save room for some smaller additions as well. Which still leaves him as WAY better than Dayan

I think the top of my list of achievements is getting to broadcast the Indiana High School Basketball State Finals from the Hoosier dome before Indiana went to class basketball. There were 40,000 people in the Hoosier Dome for the final four.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 10:21 PM) Dude hit .284 last year And would be a huge defensive improvement.

QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 10:27 PM) Brandon McCarthy knocking down a 4-year deal with LA https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/542897400767971328 Good for Brandon... But seriously, did the Dodgers learn nothing from the rest of their stupid contracts?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 09:49 PM) Which is still WAY better than Dayan. And that sad thing is Dayan barely out hit Ichiro.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 09:19 PM) I was told his defense is starting to decline quite a bit, if he was still the Ichiro of old in the field, I'd be all about him despite the below average bat at this point. Which is still WAY better than Dayan.

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 5m5 minutes ago tomas breakdown 14M signing bonus, yearly salaries 2M, 4M, 6M, 10M, 15.5M, 17M. has opt out after 2018 (the 10M)

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 04:57 PM) Wow...that is surprising...Nebraska steals Oregon State's coach and Oregon State goes to Big 10 and steals Wisconsin's coach. Really surprising as Wisconsin is a much better job on paper. Does Anderson have west coast ties or something? Or something about Wisconsin makes it a place that coaches don't want to stay at after they get there.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 04:08 PM) If you take a player in the MLB portion, you have to keep them in the majors or on DL the entire season, and there are strict limits to the DL length. Whomever you pick needs to be on the 25-man roster the full year, or you lose 25k and give them back. Not that 25k is a problem, but it is more an issue of degrading your roster if all you want to do is hide someone. In Nieto's case, the team had a very real need. And that pick was still a mistake IMO, he was obviously not ready, though he wasn't quite as bad as I thought he'd be. The worst part was he basically lost a year of development, while not providing anything on the roster that existing players in the system couldn't have done just as well. If they grab someone, it is because they think they have a legit shot to help the club, likely an arm. Getting a potential starting catcher for 50k in a rebuilding year is never a mistake.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 03:43 PM) Cubs are down to 10-1 in Vegas, which is lol worthy. I wish I could bet the other side of that.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 03:22 PM) Kornheiser's a moron and a troll. I can't take him seriously. They literally get paid for saying stupid things and getting people to talk about them.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 02:28 PM) So the Knicks are absolutely terrible, and they all hate each other, and Melo wants to beat up Tim Hardaway because he shoots too much and doesnt play much defense, which the rest of the team also accuses Melo of(irony alert) full disclosure, this post is chock full o'SAUCES!!!! http://deadspin.com/report-the-knicks-all-...ther-1669314378 So Melo, is it worth the money still?

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 02:39 PM) He gave up 10 earned runs in 6.1 innings, which I think works out to 14.75. Also, why does he get a free pass on those innings? I'm all about accepting that he changed, but what changed? There were actual mechanical changes make by Cooper as soon as he got here. I am guessing the same ones the Sox exploited to kick his ass and get him DFA'd in the first place.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 02:22 PM) Which still leaves him with a bad ERA, which looks even worse when you consider it was 0.4 runs lower than his FIP over the same period. The time he spent NOT on the Sox last was year was 6.1 innings. This is a possible effect, but extremely speculative. Do we have evidence he was exhausted? Also, 5.35 isn't drastically worse than 4.75 over the course of 4 starts. I guess what I'm saying is I'd be more hopeful for his "continued progress" if someone could make an argument that something actually changed. Did he gain velocity or add a new pitch? Coop often fixes guys by making mechanical tweaks that improve command, yet he still walks too many dudes and gives up too many homers, which doesn't suggest improved command. He doesn't have any flukey homer or LOB or xFIP numbers to show that he maybe pitched better than his results would indicate. You'd have to adjust his FIP for those starts to get a true comp. He gave up a ton of base runners in those first few games because the Sox were more interested in stretching him out, versus the actual results. Honestly, it wouldn't surprise if those early starts provided a decent amount of the skew that his season is showing.

They don't have an open roster spot unless they make another move.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 01:25 PM) Like say, trying to replace Viciedo with Ackley? Or getting replaced with a DFA'd guy making minimum wage, say Hector Noesi

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 01:16 PM) He is so great, the Mariners only spent $240 million to replace him. Is it better or worse for your replacement to make a lot of money? I think it would be worse if your replacement was a guy who was low paid.

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 17m17 minutes ago Note on Lester and #Cubs: Union will consider present-day value to be more than $155M due to $30M signing bonus, $20M of which is up front.

Word up.