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http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/mids...3V4MiHDLd9g2.97 Dansby Swanson...SS Obviously, we already have Anderson. Not sure that trading all those guys like Albies, Newcomb, Allard, Soroka, Toussaint, Fried, etc., makes sense for them. They have a lot of young pitching talent, but the White Sox need the opposite. Foltynewicz is another name to watch who has a ton of upside, but mixed results so far. Demeritte who came over from TEX is their big power bat right now.

Let's not forget young Cuban Yadier Alvarez and his 100 mph fastball as a starter for the Dodgers in the low minors. Hahn would definitely be looking at him, Bellinger and Urias to headline any deal. The pieces exist to make it without Urias, but Alvarez is still at least a couple of years away...maybe second half 2018.

And to think, Chris Getz is going to suddenly be in charge of developing 12-18 top prospects in the game. Shouldn't they have considered that (the offseason direction) before they named him, that they might need a more seasoned hand?

God help the US if they approve Giuliani as Secretary of State... https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/black-ve...-160950540.html Black veteran refused free meal during Veteran's Day promotion at Chili's by PT TRUMP supporter My Chinese wife has page after page on her social media of episodes in the US already with episodes like eggs being thrown at Chinese/Asians, go home, go back to China, CHINK. The Chinese media is having a field day pointing out all of these episodes of "hate" against Chinese in the US (not only students, but American Born Chinese Descent/ABCD) as well as giving full coverage to all the anti-Trump protests.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Nov 14, 2016 -> 08:56 AM) I haven't been able to fact check, but I saw an article saying he didn't want to live in the White House full-time. Is that true? He's expected to split time on weekends in NJ, Trump Tower/NYC and Mar A Lago in FL.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/susandudley/20...fp#5b9ea9ca309b Scary stuff about gutting environmental regulations and using the COngressional Review Act (CRA) to undo 150 rules put in place since mid May of 2016. Can it really be the first time since Herbert Hoover in 1928 there was a Republican president with control of both houses of Congress (and soon the Supreme Court)? That worked out well.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 14, 2016 -> 08:25 AM) If you are rebuilding, wouldnt keeping a young player who is affordable be part of that? Who is more likely to put up 1.5 war by July 1st, a healthier and cheaper Saladino or Lawrie at less than 100%?

Yeah, the only checks on him are Ryan/Priebus, the US Senate, Supreme Court and public opinion...but he has his two years. At this point, nothing should surprise us anymore.

I'm truly terrified that Herman Cain's approval is one of your conditions for getting on board with Trump!!!! If you decrease taxes disproportionately for the rich, and even the tax credits for child/day care are going to disproportionately benefit the rich...then of course the stock market will be for that. Estate taxes and corporate taxes being cut will only blow up the budget all the more, and make it less and less likely that Social Security will be preserved in the future without attempting to privatize it, cut benefits, increase SS payroll taxes or raise the retirement age again. Deregulation. Getting rid of Dodd-Frank and making it easier for banks to get into more "too big to fail" situations which only exacerbates their worst tendencies to take on risk, which invariably when it goes wrong ends up being borne mostly by the American middle class that are lightly invested into the markets (as the benefits of that risk-taking ideology working out ALWAYS accrue to the rich/elites)...how are these ideas good, and when have they ever worked?

If he doesn't rebound, Hahn is going to be ruing the trade deadline the last couple of years when he had opportunities to dump that contract. Rebuilding teams can't afford to pay elite closer salaries (especially for non-elite performance). For much of the last two seasons, the argument was that his save conversion rate was decent and mostly that his peripherals were impressive or at least looked better than the traditional metrics. But it was obvious over the course of the season that his stuff was just not as crisp...maybe his confidence was shaken a bit in the middle of the season or he was "overused" in the first half, but he nevertheless goes into the offseason (due to the injury) with nobody realistically knowing what to expect in 2017. Someone mentioned that Jansen, Chapman and Melancon being out there complicates his trade market...not only that, but the Royals are sitting on Wade Davis, who's a year away from free agency. Miller's name is coming up a lot in Cleveland, because of their payroll/budget and the absolute haul they could get for him. So until those five situations are clarified, Robertson is likely stuck with the Sox and vice-versa.

60 Minutes revelations... 4. He wants any of his supporters attacking minorities to “stop it.” Trump feigned ignorance when Stahl asked him about the rash of racially charged attacks on minorities since his election: “I’m very surprised to hear that. I hate to hear it.” (He added, “I think it’s a very small amount.”) What would he say to Trump supporters taunting and attacking minorities? “I say stop it. If it helps. I’ll say it right to the camera: Stop it.” He later added, “I think it’s horrible, if it’s happening.” But he cautioned: “I think it’s built up by the press.” 8. He won’t fight to overturn gay marriage. Opposition to LGBT rights has been a part of the Republican platform for decades, but Trump signaled that he doesn’t want to continue that fight. When Stahl brought up the LGBT community, he proudly replied, “I mentioned them at the Republican national convention.” And he’s not planning to oppose gay marriage in the courts, he says: “It’s irrelevant, because it’s already settled. It’s done. I’m fine with that.” So a "border fence" in some places....and won't commit to prosecuting the Clintons/Clinton Foundation. https://www.yahoo.com/tv/donald-trump-60-mi...-015817963.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/president-elect-...-210448401.html You can be sure that the inclusion of Bannon (and his alleged domestic abuse history) will give women one more easy target in their already growing dislike of the administration. This January 21st Women's March on Washington and the protests in Washington around the previous week's MLK Holiday will be interesting. They've been playing scenes of the protests non-stop here on CCTV News in China. Social media is also filled with images from NYC and Washington. http://nypost.com/2016/11/14/sanders-says-...n-lost/?ref=yfp Sanders refuses to scapegoat Comey for HRC loss

QUOTE (Pants Rowland @ Nov 13, 2016 -> 10:38 AM) I couldn't agree more with respect to Pence. And I know my suggestion of Garland approval is a head scratcher. My thought is widespread protests, 2 years of Trump and a constant filibuster led by the Warren/Sanders portion of the Senate could help push the GOP to make a compromise up front and then go back to their ways once things are settled down a bit. Pence would have to step aside as part of that compromise. The thing that scares many about Trump is the level of control he is clearly granting Pence right now. If you give them a few concessions on the legislative front, and guarantee they still get a GOP presidency as long as it is someone more moderate, it could help them preserve their party better. The fact is they lost this election on many fronts. It's just that Trump's win in the EC overshadows the number of losses. Depends on perspective. https://shiftwa.org/lessons-election-obama-...ated-dem-party/ There's a link to a WashPo article inside that's more detailed with a graph that shows the trendlines from 2008 onwards. The reassuring fact is that the Dems have another 8 million or so (conservatively) who didn't vote compared to 2008/12 (on top of what will eventually be a 1.2-1.5 million spread in the popular vote for Clinton)...not to mention the third party voters who won't waste their voters or protest vote a second time around and the fact that a lot of those Rust Belt voters flipped for the first time to the GOP as well and expect to see their lives appreciably improve. In the end, though, only Bill Clinton and Obama had the requisite charisma to hold their unique coalitions together successfully.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Nov 13, 2016 -> 08:21 AM) It's not that they're clueless, it's pretty much the opposite. They know they can raise ticket prices by 7% and not lose a ton of accounts (at least not yet). The problem I have is with the reasoning. IMO, it feels like they know a rebuilding is going bring down attendance so they might as well maximize their fixed revenue by price gauging their most loyal customers. I think that fans like you deserve better, but to each their own. SoxTalk is not unlike the media echo chamber around the election. It probably represents roughly 5-10% of the fanbase, but we're definitely not going to hear from many who cancel their tickets because why bother if you're at the point of being so frustrated with ownership/management that you currently see no light at the end of the tunnel? And it's not so surprising to see prices falling to 2008 levels, since people's disposable incomes are probably flat at best from the housing crisis on...the team has sunk into irrelevance in the face of the Cubs' onslaught and only those with heavy stock market investments (who didn't flinch and sell) are MUCH better off.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 13, 2016 -> 07:58 AM) I saw the replay. Something turned his head. Iowa isn't a very good team. It shouldn't have been close. Night games away are extremely tough. Any team who started 12-0 last year and returning 15 starters can be dangerous. They're never sexy, but they wear you down on the offensive and defensive lines at their best. Then you add last week's embarrassment at PSU, Michigan making national news trying to cover up the pink locker room (especially posing for pictures with a cocky attitude)...and finally playing at home in front of a primetime national tv audience and fifty recruits. Ferentz really gets motivated for OSU, Michigan and PSU as well...fwiw. It's traditionally NW and Iowa State that give Iowa the most problems, although obviously OSU and MI usually win with far superior talent.

Pants, I think the biggest danger right now is Pence as president. Actually, PT Trump has pressure on him from all sides...he's caught in a three-way pincers between the Ryan/future GOP, all those disaffected blue collar workers in the Rust Belt, WV, Indiana and North Carolina, and basically everyone else in the country who's not a white male. Already, they're planning this huge Women's March on Washington the day after the inauguration on January 21st. There's also the Trump University lawsuit to deal with if it's not settled before November 28th and the big KKK march planned for December 3rd in North Carolina. He doesn't disavow that like the state GOP has already done and he's already going to be foundering. Then you have the NAACP protest for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday before the inauguration. Not only that, but every liberal is pointing out the 450,000 vote spread in the popular vote...the number of Stein and Johnson voters and the fact that spread could easily end up close to the 1.2 million to 1.5 million in total margin after all of California is added. http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/...-htmlstory.html 63.5 million to 62 million....that's 50.6% to 49.4% head to head, well over 1% Garland is dead in the water...and so is the Trans Pacific Trade Agreement.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/wha...omepage%2Fstory Battle for the Soul of the (Democratic) Party https://www.facebook.com/mmflint/posts/10153913074756857 Michael Moore five point to do list after election. Huge Women's March on Washington scheduled for January 21st, the day after the inauguration... https://www.yahoo.com/news/protests-spread-...-173145786.html

Now Michigan and Ohio State will really get interesting...battle for survival to get to the title game. Michigan shouldn't take Indiana for granted, either. 3 of the top 4 teams all losing within hours of each other. Alabama the one constant. Would be cool to see Louisville sneak into the Final 4 for their Heisman winner. Harbaugh broke his leg at Iowa, lost in 1985 in a match-up of #1-2 when he was QB on a last second field goal (Rob Houghtlin) and then a very similar score and fg at the end of this one.

Well, Iowa did get some breaks. The safety to get back some momentum. 4th down conversion for TD on a short pass. The field goal after halftime when Michigan fumbled to give them the lead. Harbaugh getting all conservative with the offense when they had a chance to run out the clock as well as the personal foul on the punt to give them favorable field position. You can't mess with Hayden Fry's pink locker rooms. Karma and hubris take out the Wolverines. http://www.espn.com/college-football/story...ing-locker-room Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy in Harbaugh. Thanks for turning Iowa's season around...they were completely decimated by PSU, but the disrespecting of the locker room surely got the attention of Beathard, Wadley, King and Jewell.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Nov 12, 2016 -> 06:58 PM) Trump is horrible but id like to sarcastically thank the democrats for the only possible nominee to lose to trump. I mean all the outrage ... How bout a decent candidate Democrats? The outrage is dumb. The alternative was hillary Just like all the outrage when Obama won that he was going to take away everyone's guns and force Sharia Law on America. The fact of the matter is that Trump's either going to be completely unpredictable/erratic (with Bannon/Lewandowski) or that he did the best impression of PT Barnum ever and he's not going to do a single thing he claimed during the course of 20 months of campaigning. He will just be a generic/safe Republican president, which is fine for everyone who is white and/or rich. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/colin-kaepern...EMwXzEEc2VjA3Ny Greg, this writer argues not voting is basically the equivalent of voting for a third party you haven't researched much or at all... https://www.yahoo.com/news/megyn-kelly-trum...--politics.html Trump tried to bribe/influence Megyn Kelly and other media personalities...and had a scripted attack response to first debate question already prepared (the infamous blood coming out of her whatever debate)

I saw Tucker play this summer in the Quad Cities...he has a long ways to go. And his power is going to take time to develop. At any rate, if healthy, Saladino would be playing over Sanchez. Or should be, unless you're going to throw out the last 2-3 years and go with Sanchez's September numbers.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ten-thousands-pr...-192907393.html Notice in this set of 51 pictures that some of the Chinese anti-Trump protesters in NYC are afraid for their faces to be caught on the camera for fear of reprisals. Picture 20, in one of the kinder comments ever seen on a sign..."Trump is unreliable" Chinese woman also with the Trump/Hitler "We Build Walls" sign in pic 11

Stubborn. Avi Garcia was the centerpiece of a trade that was supposed to be one the keys to revitalizing the White Sox with young hitting talent. Lawrie was more of a flier with potential upside. But, as with Beckham and Viciedo, they'll have to cut bait on him eventually. He doesn't have the numbers to be a full time DH, which is the only spot on the roster suitable for him.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/12/politics/kel...taff/index.html Chief of Staff should be named Monday. Priebus pick, another sell-out by PT Trump. Lewandowski or Bannon, at least he's honoring his pledges that got him elected. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/11/opinion/...r-ideology.html What Trump openly exposed about the GOP...identity politics over ideology https://www.yahoo.com/news/republicans-see-...-131824772.html Please God, no Dr. Ben Carson as head of HHS...this is quickly becoming a nightmare there's no waking up from.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 12, 2016 -> 12:10 PM) Kansas City will also be interesting to watch after this. They have a team that has a ton of post-2017 free agents - Cain, Moustakas, Davis, Escobar, Hosmer, Dyson, Duffy, Vargas from a quick look. Basically their window closes in 1 year. If they don't find a quality replacement for Morales, they might as well start trading those guys now. They're going to have to make a move to add offense and someone under contract for 1 year would make sense. They have anything that would interest for Frazier? Cuthbert...but that might be too much for just one year of Frazier in their eyes. Names like Zimmer, Starling, Colon and Hunter Dozier come to mind. They're going to be one of many teams looking at Fowler, Desmond, Carlos Gomez, Beltran, Rasmus, Napoli, etc. And they won't have a 3b after Moustakas departs...so they might go with a rotating DH to rest Cain/Moustakas/Perez/Hosmer/Escobar. But they definitely need another bat. Could be RF/CF as well.