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That was as big of an asswhipping as I have seen in a while. They pretty much shut it down after the 6th goal.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Nov 23, 2014 -> 02:00 PM) The rumored deal centers around Alexei for Kemp. If that is the case, the difference between Kemp and Alexei is $11Million this coming season, and $11.5 million, the following year. In the third year, with Alexei's contract expiring, the difference is, of course, the full Kemp salary. However, Kemp is young enough to justify the $21.5 million per year for the final 3 years of the contract, during his age 32, 33 and 34 seasons. If L. A. were to take Danks' salary commitment for the duration of his contract, which is 2 years at $14.25 Million per year, they would actually be paying out more during the next 2 years with Alexei and Danks, then they would with Kemp. If they needed, or even wanted Danks, that might be acceptable to them. However, the Dodgers do not need or want him, and part of their motive in moving Kemp is to reduce payroll. Therefore, a trade of Alexei and Danks for Kemp, is not realistic, much less the notion that the Dodgers would also have to kick in some money. If the Sox could count on one of their inexpensive, young middle infielders to fill the void at SS, until Anderson or Rondon arrive, I would embrace having Kemp, to combine with Abreu, to form 2/3 of the heart of the Sox lineup, for the next 5 years. If the Sox could get the Dodgers to add a promising young player, that would make the proposed deal very compelling. I had originally suggested Scott Schebler. Where did you see that at?

Committed Indians 17 mins · Raanta supposed to start but Crawford leads Hawks onto the ice and is the only goalie out so far...

QUOTE (Andy the Clown @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 08:13 PM) You don't know your history, yet you don't know advanced statistics. What the hell are you good for? Speaking of which another post like this will result in suspension.

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 07:04 PM) I think we are around $80 million when you factor in Keppinger and assume Viciedo is picked up. What I was unclear on was whether or not people were counting $500k for roster spots we assume will be filled via free agency or trade. To my mind, if you assume we'll pick up, for example, a LF a SP a RP and a backup catcher, you shouldn't count the $2 million for those 4 roster spots. That is $500k per roster spot. If we sign two free agents, that is a million dollars. That doesn't really make a big difference.

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 06:33 PM) I don't fully understand how you got to the $74 million BP has us on the board for $52.8 million before LaRoache. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/compensa...am=CHA&pos= Add $12.5 for Adam L., and we are pretty much at $65. That still leaves Viciedo, Flowers, Jones and Noesi as arb guys, and that is about another $10 million. Then you still have to add in $500k for each roster spot until 25 spots to fill out the roster. We are probably sitting closer to $80 million

QUOTE (Brian @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 05:45 PM) My mom does. I'll ask her.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 05:50 PM) That doesn't count the amount it takes to fill out a roster, when you add in all the $500k guys that fill out a roster it puts them right around $60 million to start the year. $65 if Viciedo is offered arb. Yep. This exactly.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 05:31 PM) Who's concern is that? They were rumored to have around $40-45M in space to spend this year. After $4.5M from Duke and presumably $12.5M from LaRoche that totals $17M, leaving anywhere from $23-28M at minimum to spend. $28M is a pretty good amount of money to sign a righty in the pen and LF and a middle of the rotation RHSP. I have never seen $45 million in real speculation. $40 is the highest I have seen, and even that is really pushing it IMO.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 05:02 PM) I cannot see them trading Danks. There's just no reason to believe they're going to do that, especially now that we just filled the need of a LH bat. Coop still talks him up, he's one of our veterans, his contract is hard to move, and there's just very little reason to do a bad contract for bad contract swap after the moves we just made. The only way Danks gets traded is if we either package him with Alexei and we add Danks instead of getting a bigger return (and I don't think that will happen) or if Danks gets dealt in a bad contract for bad contract type of deal.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 03:53 PM) Wouldn't know where to begin. Certainly nothing telling in his numbers. He has control issues and no third pitch at this time.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 01:13 PM) I'm aware, but still those numbers don't look like a pitcher who still has to "Figure it out". He was a pitcher who previously needed to figure it out. When I think "Figure it out" I think a guy like Braulio Ortiz who has a big arm but has failed to do much of anything. He still has a lot of work to do. Read up on him.

Committed Indians 25 mins · Sharks put Adam Burish on waivers

Committed Indians 8 mins · Hawks practice lines: 20-19-81 23-91-88 29-Danault (24)-13 42-16-28 Morin once again on the outside looking in

QUOTE (scs787 @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 11:49 AM) I really don't understand this....He made 15 starts, had a 1.44 ERA, a 0.914 Whip, and 80/22 K/BB ratio....What is left to figure out? I can understand questioning if what he did was "legit" or if he can duplicate anything near that, but I don't really understand the whole "figure it out" after the season he had. That was A and AA. He has a long way to go.

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QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Nov 21, 2014 -> 08:43 PM) For Davidson maybe, but for Johnson I think it's different. There's a difference between getting lit up when you put out your best stuff and you get knocked around because you lost your stuff. With a pitcher, if you lost your stuff you might never get it back. If that was really the case, he was never going to succeed as a major league pitcher, because it would have happened to him very soon.

QUOTE (TheFutureIsNear @ Nov 21, 2014 -> 06:08 PM) Exactly! And how does a team get better? You either A) sign/trade for veterans with inflated contracts that you will inevitably regret, or B) you trade the veterans you have for more talent that can help you in the future. Do you really want to travel down path A again? Pretty sure we've seen that same song and dance before with KW in control. How do you get better? Not by making yourself worse.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 21, 2014 -> 05:46 PM) Please try to use this argument in a serious manner in defense of trading away Adam Eaton, Chris Sale, Jose Abreu, and Jose Quintana. Yeah, 73 win guys. Trade em all for prospects.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 21, 2014 -> 05:59 PM) Theo/Hoyer. They claim pretty much anything and everything that has a shred of talent, but they're also currently in a roster crunch. Toronto does a lot of it too.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 21, 2014 -> 11:07 PM) McDermott looks like the ghost of his college self. Surprising? How many times has that happened with elite outside scorers/pure shooters upon arrival to the NBA? Like Mike Dunleavy?

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Nov 21, 2014 -> 07:05 PM) If they have another 20-25 million left to spend. Melky 4 years/50 million Trade for Bruce. If you include the Arb guys, plus the roster filler, we are sitting pretty close to $80 million already.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 21, 2014 -> 07:04 PM) You never know. Kaplan was suggesting Alexei and Danks to LA for a prospect. There would be another $25 million to play with. Lol@ Kaplan as a serious source.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Nov 21, 2014 -> 06:58 PM) They have another $25M to spend. I would say the big signing hasn't come yet. Which means no big signing even if that number is real because they still have multiple holes to fill.

Eh. Hopefully this isn't the big signing of the winter.