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QUOTE (greg775 @ Feb 20, 2018 -> 09:52 PM) Moustakas sounds like a good addition. You'd have an infield ready for contending status in Moustakas, Anderson, Moncada and Abreu. Then you can trade Burger/Davidson if you want. Or let Davidson DH. Folks, I really don't see why the Sox didn't target a good closer this offseason. Nate coulda been setup with Soria the third reliever. We're not that far from contention in a horrible division, folks. But nobody agrees with me. I'd say sign Mous. Davidson has limited value...trading Burger wouldn’t make any sense because he could eventually end up at 1b or DH. We still don’t know what’s going to happen with Abreu and Avi. There’s also no regular CFer, and the rotation has more question marks than answers with Rodon out. You can’t expect to win anything with Shields, Miguel Gonzalez, Giolito, Lopez and Fulmer in 2018.

With Drury to the Yanks, their infield is suddenly very crowded... Back to the Royals makes no sense. Pirates? Cards? West Coast?

Okay, that makes more sense. The question, then, is what carry he would have at 94-98 and whether he’s better off at 90-93?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 20, 2018 -> 06:58 PM) Don’t you love alt right talking points? Now the kids are actors and it’s a conspiracy. Those same two students (girl who gave emphatic speech, boy who seems like an angry debate competitor) have been everywhere from the first couple of days. But surely those accusations will fly Wednesday night (town hall forum on CNN) as well as the march on the WH Saturday. If they let that mother speak so vehemently again, it will be interesting to see if Trump takes the bait and fires back at her or the FBI.

Can’t get the website to download in China today...

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-colum...e201073139.html Burger plays rock, paper, scissors with young fan...

Cardinals have Gyorko...

Don’t we want to keep the ball down at USCF? Second, how effective is a four seam FB at 89-93 mph, especially up in the zone?

https://theintercept.com/2017/04/19/a-sande...rov-speaks-out/ A Bernie Sanders campaign advisor was Russian! Uranium One. Benghazi. E-mails. Lock her up!! The Russians allegedly paid one American in Florida to dress up as Hillary Clinton in a prison uniform and hired another to build a cage to "imprison" the Clinton impersonator at a Florida rally. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/16/t...tigation-415667 Loretta Lynch meeting Clinton on the tarmac. FBI Deep State. Russians benefitting from Keystone/Dakota pipeline deals. Oops, wrong conspiracy theory. Hard to keep them all straight. Ben Shapiro is selling Trump condos in New Delhi with Donald Jr. and Modi while the Indian government snubs Trudeau!! Chaos ensues!!!

Hopefully Lamb and not Ossoff again.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Feb 19, 2018 -> 11:00 PM) I'd normally agree, but given how bad our starters project to be overall, I think we'll need the extra arms. Especially early in the season, pre-Kopech They’ll need the pen even more with Kopech and Hansen...to protect them as much as possible.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Feb 19, 2018 -> 08:39 PM) I think they might go with a different Cf then leury not sure who but this was tweeted earlier. Renteria spoke of Leury Garcia as more utility guy than regular CF. "We’re going to give him an opportunity to be moved around a lot and keep him as valuable as we possibly can at any position we have." https://twitter.com/CST_soxvan/status/965698037375840256 Then they will end up the same way they did last year with May on the roster. Unless Engel or Tilson or Cordell can hold down the position, it reverts to Leury by default.

New Pennsylvania map gives Democrats big boost in midterms https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/19/p...midterms-354432

Fat, unhealthy Americans threaten Trump’s defense surge Rising obesity numbers, drug use, criminal backgrounds and other problems mean most people at prime military recruiting age are ineligible to serve. Nearly three-quarters of Americans age 17 to 24 are ineligible for the military due to obesity, other health problems, criminal backgrounds or lack of education, according to government data. That's a harsh reality check for the Pentagon’s plan to recruit tens of thousands of new soldiers, sailors, pilots and cyber specialists over the next five years. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/19/p...shortage-351365

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Feb 19, 2018 -> 07:20 PM) 1. L. Garcia, CF 2. Moncada, 2B 3. Abreu, 1B 4. Dickerson, DH 5. A. Garcia, RF 6. Delmonico, LF 7. Anderson, SS 8. Sanchez, 3B 9. Castillo, C IF: Saladino OF: Engel BC: Narvaez #1: Shields #2: Giolito #3: Lopez #4: Gonzalez #5: Fulmer CL: Soria SU: Jones SU: Minaya MR: Avalin MR: Infante MR: Cedeno MR: Rondon LR: Santiago Davidson cut, wishful thinking? Nobody has mentioned Willy Garcia, btw. Vieira? (Avilan) If they think Cordell or Engel or Tilson could be everyday players, they should be playing everyday in Charlotte.

JDM, $50 million first two years...opt out possibility, $20 million per year x 3 final years of deal

QUOTE (ron883 @ Feb 18, 2018 -> 03:21 PM) The Sox would be nuts to give yolmer the job over yoan. Yoan has one of the highest ceilings in the entire majors. He proved himself last season. The dude is the future of the sox. Don't see any issue with this. QUOTE (Spartans Rock @ Feb 19, 2018 -> 04:06 AM) Yoan is in the futue of the Sox, However, Jiminez is the really big piece. If they both reach their potential, Moncada and Robert will put up even bigger WAR numbers due to athleticism and defensive ability. You could even say the same about Tatis, Jr.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Feb 18, 2018 -> 01:03 PM) https://twitter.com/ap/status/964675496360456192 AP finally retracts fake news story. So when someone deliberately lies to the media, what is their burden or responsibility in terms of reporting it? Shouldn’t the news media also boycott Huckabee Sanders press conferences or ban Kellyanne Conway from appearing on tv? What’s the difference between all these various lies? One is spin, the other is to intentionally cast blame or aspersions in a specific direction to create chaos or division?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-spent-sund...-072452586.html Trump dares Oprah to run for President on Twitter Since there are 10-15 unique Trump-related events per day...surely we don’t need individual threads about all of them, do we?

What’s more likely? Dickerson nets a valuable piece back (and major league ready, to boot?)...or Cordell/Tilson/Delmonico/Davidson/Leury Garcia/Engel are capable of putting up a 2.5+ war over an entire season? Which has more value to the franchise? Can Leury get you back more than Dickerson with three solid months? I would play Yolmer at third and Leury in CF (Cordell/Tilson to AAA)...but Hahn will probably go Davidson/Engel. We have so many ?’s with so many players to answer! That’s not even considering Saladino.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 18, 2018 -> 10:07 AM) Seriously caulfield what the f*** does this have to do with Donald Trump? This is olympics nonsense Trump tweets all morning long and this is what you add It has everything to do with Trump and his supporters...and their social media bullying/harassment.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Feb 18, 2018 -> 12:46 PM) I don't know if that's your assessment or the article's, but I have to disagree with the point that they "glossed over" those things. Spoilers below:

https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/02/blac...d-race-fantasy/ http://time.com/black-panther/ Counterpoint Having now watched the movie, it‘s impossible to discuss it purely from a cinematic perspective. For all the positive images and hopefulness, there's the fact that it’s glossing over a lot of the real world problems like gangs, access to quality education/digital divide, drugs, cyclical poverty, single parent upbringing, unemployment, etc. Of course, super hero movies are made to help us escape reality...to uplift, entertain and inspire. In that sense, it largely succeeds. While ultimately an action-adventure, Black Panther also serves as an intelligent if broad debate between revolutionary rhetoric and the responsibilities of leadership. That said, it’s also the first movie with basically an all-black cast made for mainstream America since Roots, and that is progress in and of itself. And surely a good number of viewers will enjoy rooting for Michael B. Jordan (and his perspective, not unlike Malcolm X pre-1965) to win. That’s kind of cool, too.

Why rooting for Lindsey Vonn to fail is un-American https://sports.yahoo.com/rooting-lindsey-vo...-035939602.html

https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-padres-sig...-045527963.html $144 million...first $100+ mill deal in franchise history. $18 million aav, less than Carlos Santana at $20 million. Wil Myers at $83 million was record holder until Saturday. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports...0216-story.html