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QUOTE (Dunt @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 09:21 PM) I love that the package for Hamels would have to be "ridiculous", but the package for the younger, better Sale was no sweat lulz. Betts, Swihart, Owens, & Marrero get you 5 minutes with Hahn maybe. Any rumor that doesn't start with a franchise changing, cost controlled hitter, doesn't carry any weight at all in reality.

QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 08:51 AM) He doesn't know anything. He probably does, he is just more worried about protecting his source than actually reporting. But once it comes out, he will be sure to say he knew it.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 08:39 AM) They had 21 blown saves in 57 chances. That was bad but it wasn't nearly the worst in the league. In fact, Oakland was worse and made the play in game, yet Billy Beane thinks his roster isn't there and is selling it all off. We also were towards the bottom of the league in going to the bullpen anyway, so "not needing to go to the pen" won't be very different from what we saw last year. Considering that teams often still win a small fraction of the games that they lose due to blown saves, getting to .500 with just improvement in the bullpen would require the White Sox not just to improve the pen to average, it would require them to improve to the best bullpen in the league from one of the worst. Do you think this pen is comparable to Kansas City? Oh, by the way, the White Sox's save percentage last year was 63%. The Yankees, with Robertson and Betances, was 69%. The Yankees were middle of the pack in that number. Blown saves may literally be one of the worst stats out there.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 08:28 AM) I'm saying Bassitt is the one that will be the piece they will miss. If Danish is involved it not a good trade. Pretty much everyone thinks the writing is on the wall for him to be a reliever.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 08:19 AM) Debatable. I take Q over Shark. But I'm extremely glad to have both. It is the kind of debate I am thrilled we get to have.

QUOTE (LDF @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 03:47 AM) danks was not terrible. 180+ innings and what was his record? Danks was terrible.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 08:20 PM) Samardzija to #WhiteSox for Marcus Semien, Hector Noesi and Josh Phegley makes sense to me https://twitter.com/scotgregor/status/542141564257304577 They can hop in my Impala, and I will have them to ORD in no time.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 08:09 PM) Believe me, don't give them the benefit of the doubt. If they have information and it's from a source they have a relationship with, they will post it. When it comes to "trusted sources", 9 times out of 10, people don't just leak that stuff to do a favor to the reporter. The information leaking out is for a purpose, for one side of the deal. We saw first hand this week that Chicago reporters are perfectly willing to sit on a story.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 08:01 PM) If Marcus is the "centerpiece" of this deal for the Sox, you make the move. Every day, and twice on Sunday's.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 07:52 PM) Jeff Passan @JeffPassan Sources: If the White Sox do deal for Jeff Samardzija, return would be Marcus Semien and prospects. A's would slot Semien in at shortstop. Done.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 07:31 PM) This is the kind of thing that just pisses me off... "@ChiTownSports: The #WhiteSox need to start making moves to counter all of the positive PR the #Cubs have gotten this offseason" Cubs fans and their dilusions of granger. lol.

NBA on ESPN ‏@ESPNNBA 19m19 minutes ago .@MisterCBooz was surprised by removal from the @Lakers' starting lineup, @BaxterHolmes reports. http://es.pn/1ucthUE

Maybe.

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 06:20 PM) Any price? Yeah. He's a player who has value. He's a back of the rotation starter who can throw 200 innings, and in the National League, and in a park like PNC will put up numbers that look better than in Chicago last year. His salary is too high for what he'll provide. If the Sox paid a large portion of his salary they could get something useful. If John Danks were a free agent, what would you expect him to sign for? He hasn't thrown 200 innings since 2010. He hasn't had an era under 4.00 since 2010, even in the partial seasons. His velocity never has recovered. His 2014 was actually lower for average velocity than the year after his surgery. I was on the Danks bandwagon for a while, but the guy has no value, at all. He had the nice flash at the end of the season after some mechanical changes, but I sure wouldn't be willing to pay anything of significance for that after his last four years.

King Kong is real.

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 05:15 PM) But you weirdly left out who the Sox got in the Danks trade. lol. You expect a return for Danks at any price?

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I never knew this. MLBcathedrals ‏@MLBcathedrals Nov 8 P.K. Wrigley was to install lights at Wrigley in 1942; instead donated them to a shipyard the day after Pearl Harbor.

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Hey man, pass 'em around then.

f*** yeah!

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 8, 2014 -> 03:44 PM) I think much of the velocity was due to injury. He injured his knee and he should come back from that pretty well. You can't put much behind a pitch without the strong base. Thanks for the info. I did not know what the externality was for his decline.

http://www.timesonline.com/sports/pirates/...60165e7e1e.html

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