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QUOTE (LDF @ Nov 27, 2014 -> 07:44 AM) if the owners of the Miami Marlins are considering a move, where would a good place be??? I am thinking b/c of the economic growth of North Dakota, would that be a good state / city to look at. redo the alignments and have them move into the Central, either AL or NL. Miami isn't going anywhere. They just got a brand new stadium.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 26, 2014 -> 09:41 PM) It's not like that star player is selling many tickets anyway. The Sox base has much further it can shrink. Look at the 70's and 80's.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 27, 2014 -> 09:29 AM) http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11937668...cuban-stars-mlb Will be cool to see who ends up the best....Moncada, Tomas, Soler or Rusney Castillo. Abreu

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 27, 2014 -> 08:26 AM) He's not going to accept the assignment. He will request free agency and take someone else's money. No one else wanted him, or he wouldn't be at Charlotte.

QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Nov 26, 2014 -> 10:49 PM) Not just last night How many different starting line ups have they had this year?

Belisario cleared and was assigned to Charlotte.

And let's also not forget that the Dodgers just lost an important player on the left side of their infield with Ramirez going to Boston. It could put a little more pressure on them to bid up for Alexei.

QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Nov 26, 2014 -> 11:26 AM) I'm more concerned about the D at this point The Bulls two best defenders didn't play last night.

QUOTE (bear_brian @ Nov 26, 2014 -> 11:38 AM) There is no way, IMO, that the Dodgers are going to trade Pederson or Seager without getting some salary relief in the form of one of the high-priced veteran outfielders, probably Ethier. So, if there is a "package", it would possibly be Etheir and Pederson or Seager. Then they can keep looking for their SS. Again, the Sox are in no position where they have to deal anyone. Unless the deal is a big win for them, there is literally no good reason to deal Alexei, even from a "value" standpoint.

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 9m9 minutes ago Jon Garland, Geoff Blum and Tadahito Iguchi have been added to the list of 2005 World Series champion team member attending SoxFest, '15

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 26, 2014 -> 10:08 AM) Its November. If this is still happening a year from now then it's time to declare his career is what it is. If you want to declare it over now then yes, you must be able to see the future. I think the biggest difference is that Rose's body language looks completely different. He looks defeated. We have never seen that before.

ChiTribSports ‏@ChiTribSports 2h2 hours ago Lance Briggs could miss 'a few weeks' with injury http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/break....html?track=rss …

Matt Spiegel ‏@MattSpiegel670 1h1 hour ago Thibs thinks Rose has to play through it; couldn't be more clear in words & actions. Derrick looks like a man playing both injured & scared.

on Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 32m32 minutes ago yankees only willing to go three years on headley, so 3B is scouring the market. http://cbsprt.co/1HFWwIX

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Nov 25, 2014 -> 10:27 PM) Do you think the front office has ever had discussions of possibly trading Rose? I literally forgot he was on the team the other day.... Too late for that.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 25, 2014 -> 10:15 PM) Boston had a worse record than the Sox did this year so that's not necessarily true. Still, Francisco wouldn't add a lot to the Sox. He's a left handed hitter who's bad defensively. He's also struck out at a 34.4% clip for his career, has only a 7.4% walk rate, and he can't hit lefties. He'd have virtually no spot on the Sox roster and if both Gillaspie and Semien were to get hurt - your #1 and #2 on the 3B depth chart as of this moment - I'd rather throw Davidson into the fire as there's limited data on him as opposed to Francisco where we basically know what we have already. Holy crap, I didn't realize Boston only won 71 games last year.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 25, 2014 -> 08:34 PM) And all it takes is an injury to that left arm and poof, that value is severely diminished. Nothing wrong with diversifying sometimes. Besides, I've not argued for a deal solely based on prospects. And all it takes for prospects to do like prospects do, and bust at a high rate, and you have nothing.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 25, 2014 -> 05:32 PM) Huh? The Cubs are trying to buy the Red Sox? Eh, it was Lester. I copied the wrong one.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 25, 2014 -> 08:28 PM) I think you're setting the bar a bit high...but that's just my opinion. For one of the best five pitchers in the game, at a WAY below market contract, long term, not a chance. Chris Sale's value is insane, and it would take an insane return to get him. Prospects aren't good enough.

QUOTE (LDF @ Nov 25, 2014 -> 06:03 PM) Juan Francisco has been DFA.... I wonder if he will be a nice backup plan for the sox at 3b. nice offensive numbers, kind of went down last yr. edit~~~ I screwed up on the team. sorry. If got to Boston, that means the White Sox passed on him once already.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 25, 2014 -> 08:26 PM) They have value to the organization, which is on whose behalf a GM is working. My point is you can have the greatest collection of assets in the world, and it doesn't mean you are winning a single game.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 25, 2014 -> 05:42 PM) No, that is obviously Bryant. But you've got to have SOMETHING that at the very least, you know you are going to get out of this if the worst case happens, all the prospects bust. I want the Mike Stanton of two years ago, or the Mike Trout of a year or two ago as the centerpiece type piece of a deal for Chris Sale. Bryant may qualify in a year or two, but as of today, no.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 25, 2014 -> 05:04 PM) Well obviously the value of an asset is tied to the asset's performance. Not necessarily. For example prospects have given no performance at all to the major league team, yet are valued extremely high.

George Ofman Just now · Twitter · Let me clarify. Interesting to NOTE Cubs reported offer to Redsox..told it is six years between $130-$135

Marc Topkin ‏@TBTimes_Rays 4h4 hours ago Dave Martinez makes it official he will leave #Rays, via statement: "It was a hard decision that I think is best for myself and the Rays." Now ex-#Rays coach Martinez says he has "chosen to move forward + consider other opportunities that may present themselves outside (org)."