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QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Feb 9, 2017 -> 07:56 PM) The Astros are idiots. No Bregman OR Tucker?? Hope they enjoy missing the playoffs or not advancing in them because of their lack of starting pitching. No Martes or Tucker is what we heard earlier.

I love being able to setup workouts on it and then export my heart rate data to other fitness apps. To me, that is its most valuable use. Also agree with what Jason said about texts in meetings or if I'm on my bike. Allows me to still see things I want to see without having to pull out my big...phone.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 7, 2017 -> 09:57 AM) None of us are, but logic says he's correct. If you want to believe Robles can be had for Robertson, go ahead, but it would be an alternative fact. Of course logic says it's correct; so let the logical people reach that conclusion on their own. No need to continually tell people what to think/discuss when it comes to pure speculation.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Feb 7, 2017 -> 08:43 AM) He's not on the table. People really need to stop bringing up his name. You aren't getting a top 10 prospect in baseball for David Robertson. I wasn't aware that you were privy to the negotiations. What is the latest Rick and Mike have been kicking around?

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 3, 2017 -> 03:46 PM) Excellent. My cheapies are dying so its time to upgrade. I just picked up the powerbeats 3 last weekend. They are nice. So far the battery life has been solid, easy pairing and connecting to bluetooth, etc. Only downside is coming from a pair of studio beats the sound is not as good. But for working out, definitely solid.

Facebook in and of itself is not a bad thing...just change the way you use it... I rarely use my regular Facebook page...but i am part of a closed group where I spend 95% or more of my time on Facebook and it is actually very rewarding...of course, there are no politics allowed there

One month in on the bike...38 rides, 26.5 hours, 506 miles pedaled and 23,159 calories burned.

I'm convinced the Weeknd's I Feel it Coming is the best song of the year

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 29, 2017 -> 08:22 AM) Yep, unless you purchased the albums prior to joining Yeah, that was my hesitation in joining - I wanted to keep everything for my collection...but I suppose I can always purchase the best albums for posterity.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 29, 2017 -> 07:40 AM) Paying 14.99/mo for me, my wife and daughter is a steal. So let's say you quit next month....will all the stuff you downloaded get erased?

So I recently took the plunge and signed up for the trial for Apple music...HOLY BALLS my whole life has changed

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 22, 2017 -> 05:27 PM) When I worked for them we had Don "Majik man" Majkowski. They have had bad QB's. What a huge douche he was.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 10:50 AM) They believed Rex was their guy. Noone thought Rodgers would fall into the Packers lap, which helped coincide with Favre getting up there in age. You gotta remember even with injuries, Rex was only 2 years removed from being drafted in the 1st round by the Bears. They just didn't know what they had in him since he got injured his first couple of years there. The Packers badly wanted JP Losman in 2004. When the Bills chose him at 22 they ended up waiting a year to grab Favre's replacement.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jan 22, 2017 -> 09:45 AM) I think you'd be a fan. I like it cause every exercise you do on it you have to work your core, it's good stuff. Is it a big investment?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 21, 2017 -> 11:27 AM) Not really at all. Its much more cardio focused with rowers, treadmills and weights and instead of pushing you to the point of injury they use a HR monitor to keep you in the correct zones. Half of the class is usually run or run/row while the other is floor work with weights and TRX. Been hearing a lot about TRX lately...thoughts?

QUOTE (Baron @ Jan 21, 2017 -> 11:40 AM) Havent we gone over this already? At the deadline there is going to be limits from these teams on who they'll be willing to give up. Even more so than the offseason. Hahn is limiting himself on who he can actually acquire the further this goes into the season. That simply has not been proven to be true. All I have to say is this...could you have gotten Andrew Benintendi at the deadline last year? He is someone you might not have identified last offseason. THERE WILL BE OTHER GUYS THAT TAKE HUGE STEPS BETWEEN NOW AND JULY.

QUOTE (Baron @ Jan 21, 2017 -> 11:23 AM) That's essentially what Luhnow was saying. They have pitching depth to replace injured starters. Pirates can sort of do that with Glasnow. This is why I dont like going into the season without resolving Q's status. The guys they would trade us are the guys they are going to use and potentially succeed with. That takes them out of the equation. Frankly I think that would be silly of them. But look at the GMs your dealing with and realize that's exactly what they could do. I just don't get the hang up here...there will be other guys that replace the ones that get moved up to the big league club...unless you are love with a particular guy, I don't get this fear at all.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 20, 2017 -> 06:10 AM) I'm an addict, I go 3-4 times per week. Its maybe my favorite workout of all time. Thats great progress dude. The progress ive made with running and cardio is incredible. Is it similar to CrossFit?

QUOTE (Con te Giolito @ Jan 20, 2017 -> 07:47 AM) My entire premise is his expectations are ridiculous and need to be lowered. Torres + Frazer + Rutherford is not happening, Musgrove + two top 50 prospects isn't happening, Bregman isn't happenng, Swanson isn't happening, Meadows + Bell isn't happening. It wont happen now, it wont happen in July, it wont happen unless Jose Quintana becomes Clayton Kershaw. Doesn't mean he cant still get a good deal. Right now the Sox have a bad major league roster and a good-not-great farm that probably isn't good enough to elevate the major league team to success. They are doing a soft reboot, not an all out rebuild. Then you don't f***ing trade him now. The folks in this camp have not come close to offering any kind of compelling argument that Jose's value will drop if we wait 6-12months. You don't rush this move.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 18, 2017 -> 10:56 AM) There are literally no other cost-controlled TOR starters available right now without serious question marks. We 100% control the market. To expect the same or better market conditions a year from now is crazy. There's a non-zero chance that someone gets desperate at the deadline and you potentially get a better offer, but you must value that incremental return on a probability-adjusted basis against your downside risk. For some reason, many posters here seem to think that as long as Hahn waits, someone will eventually meet his price, which is absolutely bonkers to me. What happens if Hahn holds his ground for another year or two before realizing he overplayed his hand? He will then have to cave and accept a much lesser return than he could have originally got this offseason because Quintana is now a less valuable asset due to less control. And a player's value can change significantly in a year. Look at what's happened to Sonny Gray. He'll need another four to six months of strong performance before teams consider paying a TOR starter price tag for him. God forbid Quintana gets injured and the amount of time it takes to re-establish his value is even longer. And let's not ignore that Quintana's value is directly tied to his years of control. Once he gets under three years IMO, he radically starts losing value. Again, assuming the Sox receive a strong offer, they'd be crazy not to accept in hopes of getting a perfect offer at the deadline or following offseason. The problem is there are also no games being played today, or tomorrow, or this week. Or the last three months. I really believe if the upcoming season doesn't put enough pressure on teams than the external pressures of the season progressing may.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jan 18, 2017 -> 08:38 AM) The Sox just got two top 35 pitching prospects who pitched in the MLB in 2016 and will pitch in the MLB in 2017 in one trade for Adam Eaton. That kind of flies in the face of the idea that the market is evolving towards teams holding "prospects who are close." As far as the bolded, yes, packages can take hits. They can also get better. What if Sox leave an offer on the table the Pittsburgh for Newman and Keller. Come July, Newman shows legit power and Keller is dominating A+ ball. Completely possible scenario. The uncertainty of performance works both ways. To act as if some new market development changes the fact that more players will be available now as opposed to July is something I can't take on. The point I'm trying to make is this: The offseason was typically viewed as a time when teams were more willing to turnover their roster a bit more because there was a period available to make adjustments to that turnover without impacting in-season chemistry, etc. This offseason, we're hearing that teams top prospects are not available because the teams view them as critical pieces of their 2017 rosters. Essentially that has the same impact on us as the phenomenon you described which happens at the trade deadline - you have to settle for players that are further away. But that doesn't create a lack of liquidity by any means. It shifts the project-ability axis further down however. An example is Benintendi. Let's say we couldn't get him this offseason because he was too good at the end of last season. It has been speculated that he could have been had at the deadline last year, however. I'm pretty damn sure he could have been had during the offseason last year. But you didn't value him during last year's offseason the way you did at the deadline, because he hadn't yet done some more things that created that value or opinion of his value until after the offseason. There will be more Benintendi's at the deadline this year, we may just not have identified them yet.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jan 18, 2017 -> 07:25 AM) The point was that there is a wider range of players available in January than there is in June/July and that's true. Certainly there's a full spectrum of outcomes that could happen with the players in consideration now and that's worth noting. However, the underlying point that is indisputable in my opinion is the fact that the Sox have a wider pool of players to choose from than they will in July. There are players that could "potentially" help an MLB team in 2017 that are available now like Glasnow. If Glasnow sticks with Pittsburg and becomes a #3 type this year, he's out. Sox aren't getting him anymore. Same could be said with Martes, Albies and potential other headliners. This isn't even considering the risk of Quintana getting hurt, underperforming or having his value flogged down with bad luck in a small sample size (high BABIP, unsustainable HR/FB%, bad defense, etc.). If you're Chris Sale or Kershaw your value won't be touched by a three months of a say, 4.2 ERA, but if you're Jose Quintana...who knows how that affects things. He's not the sexy American with a 98 MPH who's been under baseball fans' microscope for ten years. He's the minor league free agent from Columbia who you're pleasantly surprised hits 93 MPH. He takes the ball every fifth days and uses everything in his repertoire to get people out. At this point, despite his contract and track record, his value is far from fungible. He's more susceptible to a value regression than most of his value equivalents. It's hard to say what the Sox should do without seeing the actual offers, but to me, his value is likely higher than it ever will be and the returns are not going to have the inclusiveness they have now until next November. But is there really? We're hearing/reading that teams have expanded this trade deadline concept of "not moving players from the MLB roster" to the offseason in the form of "this prospect could play a significant role on our team this year." Ultimately, it seems like the market has evolved to only be willing to move prospects with no prospective role on the MLB roster for the remaining balance of the upcoming season. What that means is buyers ultimately taking on more risk, due to the prospects being further away, but it really shouldn't impact the quantity or depth of attractive assets but rather the risk involved in taking on those assets. Essentially, project -ability takes a hit but there isn't a liquidity problem by any means. I thought ss2k's point was valid as well. Even prospects that are close to the majors carry risk with them, and some of these packages we're hearing about contain prospects whose values will have taken a hit between today and July.

An older album...William Fitzsimmons' Derivatives...some good s***

QUOTE (reiks12 @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 08:46 PM) Has it been discussed that it is possible Hahn has received an offer he is willing to accept but he just wants to wait out the offseason to see if anyone can match or beat the offer? There seems to be some speculation that that may be the case, but I doubt it. Hahn doesn't strike me as the type of guy to dick around like that.

QUOTE (New Era on South Side @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 08:38 PM) Will anyone going to SoxFest go to a Q&A with RH and grill him? Beat him up a bit and see what he says about Quintana? The lack of rumors and disagreement over what to do with Quintana now and at the deadline is driving me crazy. For the love of god, no.