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I am sure its been said in this thread already but thank god the Rays werent sellers at this point because this package would have went for Archer if they were.

Sooooooo did Rosenthal break the story last night or what?

I could certainly see how thats the best possible prospect haul we could have gotten for Q.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 10:28 AM) This is the craziest damn thing that's ever happened. LMAO it really is.

I am floored at this trade for sooooo many reasons. But it is an awesome return. Gonna be hard to watch Q in a Cubs uniform.

Is this real?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 10:10 AM) What does that mean Shipps....give me some details!!! Dave is hearing some big stuff from his sources. Could mean nothing but he definitely has some legit sources.

whitesoxdave‏ @barstoolWSD 6s6 seconds ago More Okay here we go againnnnnn ???????????????

I am on a Sunday deadline in my mind for the momentum to hit a screeching halt. I feel no different about it today then I did yesterday. As long as something happens before Sunday I am good. If it doesnt then yeah, I will be in pissed off mode because I still have to endure the waiting.

QUOTE (steveno89 @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 08:48 AM) Hopefully we get some insight as to what is going on. Smoke has certainly calmed down on the trade front. Has it? It seems to be like the guys who came out a couple days ago saying things were getting close are just twiddling their fingers smiling as if something is about to happen at any moment. I dont get any sense that anyone is saying that their initial reports have changed in any way.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jul 12, 2017 -> 03:43 PM) None of those teams would make those deals. Not even the Yankees one huh?

rabbit needs to give us more encouraging words!!!

Well that settles it. Q is here until 2018.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jul 12, 2017 -> 09:57 AM) It's smart to get this done sooner than later because of other teams still in limbo in regards to whether they're buying or selling. Probably a huge reason as to why the Sox are trying to strike now.

The only thing that has me a bit hesitant is that trade rumors/talks have been pretty hot like this before where you thought it would be any moment only to fall apart. I get the sense they have progressed a little further than those previous talks did but you never know.

What is Bruce hearing on this? LMAO ahhhhh I crack myself up.

Of course, as I say all this I will be flipping my s*** if they trade for 3 guys that I havent even heard their names before.

QUOTE (steveno89 @ Jul 11, 2017 -> 02:38 PM) Hindsight is always 20/20 I admittedly was very against Aaron Judge being a big part of a potential Q/Sale trade package because I was scared about him making enough contact vs. mlb pitching...I was very wrong. The majority of all these hypothetical trade proposals and prospect evaluations done on here for the past few months will all be off from who actually turns out to be great in the future. Thats why, no matter what the trade is for Q I am just going to try to be patient and see what the guys develop into. As long as Hahn and his scouts like the players is what matters.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 11, 2017 -> 01:01 PM) To me, it's less about the Sox settling and more he's implying some of the names discussed on here are off the table. Hopefully its just the ridiculous trade scenarios that have been bandied about around here that are off the table and not the reasonable offers that we have discussed on here that contained an elite prospect or two.

QUOTE (steveno89 @ Jul 11, 2017 -> 12:48 PM) Pot is stirring it seems Twitter would make one think its going to happen at any moment. LOL

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 11, 2017 -> 12:43 PM) whitesoxdave‏ @barstoolWSD Eyeball emojis on eyeball emojis right now #? (this is young person slang for "something is happening") Would something big actually happen on the day of the AS game?

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jul 11, 2017 -> 12:27 PM) McGuffey's legit. I'd imagine he got a call from someone with the Sox leading to him deleting the tweet. There's a lot of smoke here. Brewers, Yanks, Braves and rockies are the teams. Sox preparing internally for the after effects of a Q trade. They don't want to wait until 7/31. They don't want to feel forced. I think they'll say they don't have to trade him but you can be sure they want to. I think we might be a bit disappointed with return as I've said before. So basically they ARE just going to settle for the return they get for Q.

iirc McGuffey had the incorrect intel on the Robert going to the Cardinals. I could be wrong on that though.

Well one good thing about this time of year when you are a selling team is that some teams make some dumb moves for guys you wouldnt think had that much value. Teams like a guy, they feel he gets them closer to a championship this season, and then they offer up a premium and more than you would expect. It happens a lot.

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ Jul 6, 2017 -> 12:00 PM) The player you're thinking of is Pedro Severino who is actually having a disastrous year at AAA. Ahh I knew something didnt seem right with that. LOL Even by soxtalk standards of fickleness.