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Doug Padilla ‏@ESPNChiSox 49s49 seconds ago White Sox's deal with Zach Duke is for three years and $15 million.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 12:31 PM) Anyone think they may have something else to announce later as well? What's the point of waiting to announce it? Jerry has to find some pants and change out of his leopard print bathrobe.

QUOTE (TheFutureIsNear @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 12:22 PM) No idea why people pretend like Either is a bad player. Just because he has a bad contract it doesn't make him a bad player. He's never had a bad season when given even semi-regular AB's. He has a career .821 OPS. If he was given 450-500 AB's for us he could easily hit .270/.330/.420 with 15-20 HR's and above average D in left. He's way overpaid but still WAY more valuable to our team than what Danks would be. I do wonder what kind of bounceback Either would have with every day playing time.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 12:22 PM) I'd give them a one in a million shot of signing Andrew Miller at this point. So its a 99.9999% no?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 12:11 PM) A brief on Duke: Your browser does not support iframes. This was October of 2012 with the Nationals. Notice the 3/4 arm angle and how long the batter can see the ball. He gets the guy out, but with so much time to see the ball, you are going to make much better contact with the ball. Pitchers can still be successful, but they won't get strikeouts with the stuff Duke has. Your browser does not support iframes. This was in September for the Reds of 2013. Notice that he's dropped down and does a much better job of keeping the ball behind him. His breaking ball also has a much better sweeping motion to it. This seems to be a change he made while rehabbing or pitching in the minors of 2013. His splits after coming back up in 2013: .205/.244/.308, though the K% wasn't there yet. Your browser does not support iframes. This was in May of 2014. He's still coming from the side, but he's even sped up getting the ball to the plate. It comes in at 91 but with the inability to see it, it looks a lot faster than that. --- I could see this backfiring, but I'm really OK with this move. Nice work Wite.

QUOTE (flavum @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 11:46 AM) Let's make some guesses... 3 yrs/ 11.5. Too low? I am going to guess 3/17, including a $1 million buyout option for a 4th year at $7 million.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 11:54 AM) DA might be right and Duke might be awful but I'd rather take a chance on someone like him as opposed to giving Andrew Miller 10 mill a year for 4 years. Once again, I'm assuming this deal isn't anything outrageous but I'm happy with it. QFT

One domino down.

ESPN Stats & Info ‏@ESPNStatsInfo 15m15 minutes ago Clippers had 2 fast-break points in Monday's loss to Bulls, tied for their fewest in the Chris Paul era (since 2011-12)

SportsCenter ‏@SportsCenter Nov 17 • Albert Pujols HR before signing $240M contract: 445 • Giancarlo Stanton HR before signing $325M contract: 154

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 10:35 AM) If you were recalled from Rockford to Chicago for cap reasons but do not play, do you think you personally would still drive to Chicago to get out of Rockford for some respite? IIRC, they do need to go to the team facility and practice with the team.

QUOTE (flavum @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 10:19 AM) https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/534741629630812160 Wow us, Dodgers. This has the possibility to be anything from a small deal to a blockbuster that would make Hawk blush, depending on how far down the rabbit hole the Dodgers want to go.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 09:58 AM) And Johns is sent back to Rockford. What was your favorite moment of the Stephen Johns era? You can tell there is some serious work being done to save cap money.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 09:45 AM) I'm not sure why threats of more state violence would be the right answer to a situation that was continually made worse by state violence. I'm sure everyone would be OK with letting people burn down a town and terrorize people too.

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 43m43 minutes ago Confirmed: Lester meeting with #Braves on Thursday. First reported: @Buster_ESPN

QUOTE (flavum @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 09:58 AM) Russell Martin: 15: 7 16: 15 17-19: 20 mil. Have fun with that, Canada. Also worth noting... MLB Draft ‏@MLBDraft 19m19 minutes ago .@BlueJays sign Russell Martin, forfeit No. 17 pick and slot value, which, in 2014, was $2,200,600. Updated order: http://atmlb.com/1xsOfmA

QUOTE (Lillian @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 09:31 AM) Do I understand you correctly, in that you think the Dodgers might be willing to just let some team take Ethier and the contract, without asking for a player in return, as long as they would assume the entire contract? In fact, you think that would be difficult for the Dodgers to sell any team on that deal. My point of view is that to get a team to take Either, they are going to have to offer some sort of enticement, whether that be cash, or a top prospect, who knows. The bigger the enticement, the bigger the return to get back to LAD. NO ONE. Is taking on Either and his contract, without getting something extra in return. I have always thought that a Danks for (insertLADOFhere) along with a dollar amount to balance out any of the years that Danks doesn't have a deal for, makes the most sense for both teams.

QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 08:15 AM) I drove 20 miles in it this morning to get to work. At least it wasn't icy. Honestly today it was better that it was so cold. The flakes were light and fluffy, and weren't melting when they hit the streets. No slush, no ice.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Nov 17, 2014 -> 09:27 PM) Fyi if you didn't catch Ken Burns' The Roosevelts, someone posted the episodes to youtube. I just found them tonight. It is really long, but totally worth the watch, as it is with Ken Burns. Amazing work.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 09:16 AM) 1) Those were from the investigation, not the grand jury proceedings. 2) Grand jury proceedings are private, and i'm pretty sure a judge would drop the hammer if there was a leak somewhere. There's only a select number of people that could be the source. I think we'd know by now if there was one. It seems to me more like a common sense thing than anything else. What would it look like if they didn't prepare, and then another worst case scenario happened?

QUOTE (Dunt @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 07:11 AM) I dont remember saying that Sox fans were anywhere near the best in baseball. Also, Cubs attendance has dropped by over a million fans annually over the last 4 years. And they are still drawing over 30k a night, even after six years of terrible baseball. You don't judge a fan base on how they draw when they are good. Everyone shows up then, well except Tampa, who really are the worst fans in baseball, but you rate them on how they act when things aren't well.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 08:28 AM) In another thread, i've suggested trying to acquire Ethier, for nothing more than picking up his salary. Putting aside the feasibility of such a scenario, whom would you rather have; Melky Cabrera on a 4 year deal, at the numbers you guys have suggested, or Ethier for 3 years, and $56 Million, taking into account that Cabrera would cost a draft pick. If you are taking on Either's contract, you had better have a damned good reason to do so. Honestly I can't see the Dodgers being willing to give any team enough extras to take that on.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Nov 17, 2014 -> 11:58 PM) Torii Hunter wouldn't be the worst addition in the world. He wouldn't be a good one either.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Nov 17, 2014 -> 08:59 PM) Cubs fans are not the best in baseball. Sox fans would come out much more if the organization could put together any stretch of success, but that hasn't really happened in awhile. Cub fans don't have be induced to come to a game, which is the exact point. They don't have a list of 95 thesis they need filled before showing up. Cubs fans are so much more loyal than White Sox fans it isn't even funny. It is that exact loyalty that allowed them to do the rebuild they are in now. The White Sox could never do that.

Peter Gammons ‏@pgammo 3h3 hours ago Since the Titanic went down, the Marlins have more world series wins than the Angels, Mariners, Astros, Cubs, Nationals, Rangers, Rockies... Padres and Rays, combined