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QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Jan 7, 2016 -> 03:00 PM) MLB is swimming in revenue. They are a money making machine right now. As Tom Verducci pointed out in S.I. MLB's revenue is up 102% from 15 years ago. Before he left 'Proud to be your Bud' Selig said MLB was now a nine Billion dollar a year industry. Any team crying "poor" is lying through their teeth. Mark http://www.hardballtimes.com/predicting-ma...-salary-growth/ http://www.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/whic...-revenue-051414

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jan 8, 2016 -> 09:02 PM) I would take on the contract if it meant the Sox could unload LaRoche and limit the prospect quality the Brewers would seek in return, iow, they can't have Anderson or Fulmer. They just signed Carter for $2.5 million and incentives. Pedro Alvarez is still out there. LaRoche is stuck for better or worse.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 8, 2016 -> 12:19 PM) Thanks for the info. It's not really something that important. It was just a topic of discussion we had and when I saw the posted information, it picqued my interest. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/stocks-tumbl...-210104458.html This is a helpful article dissecting it.

Nats trying to figure out a way to take every ex-Twin. Aaron Hicks should be next...

But it was a never-ending day!

Possibly NY if they deal Gardner or Ellsbury... Rangers but only on a shorter-term deal.

"Chris Correa, 35, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Houston to five counts of unauthorized access to a protected computer. As part of his plea, he admitted accessing the accounts of three Houston Astros employees, including information about prospects, Astros scouting reports and trade discussions. He also admitted taking measures to conceal his identity and the location of his computer and admitted that the "intended loss" for all of the hacking was about $1.7 million." Here's the detailed story from the Post Dispatch... http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/pr...72308a8095.html Each conviction of unauthorized access of a protected computer carries a maximum possible sentence of five years (up to 25 years total) in federal prison and a possible $250,000 fine. Correa will pay $275,000 in restitution as well. The value of the information that Correa gained unauthorized access has been set at $1.7 million. Federal attorneys said they came to the $1.7 million figure based on the Astros’ scouting budget and the number of players included in the database. http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2016/...n-hacking-case/

QUOTE (coco1997 @ Jan 8, 2016 -> 05:28 PM) Wouldn't be the first time the Sox acquired an alleged wife beater. Remember Brett Myers? That was one half season as opposed to a four year commitment. Wil Cordero and D'Angelo Jimenez came with flashing warning signs as well...Albert Belle, etc. Probably not the best marketing moves from the standpoint of the female portion of the fanbase...yeah yeah, doesn't get in the way of the NFL's profits machine. Always the counterargument.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jan 8, 2016 -> 05:21 PM) Yep. I'll take one year of LaRoche at 13M and hope for the best instead 2 years 48M of Reyes wife abusing ass. Absolutely agree! Apparently they have the inside scoop to White Sox finances or JR is playing with Monopoly money. This is equally likely. Raymond Reddington pilfered the new $100 bill printing plates and paid back JR for a past favor.

This might be another case of the typical big spending field clearing nicely like with Abreu but still a long way to go.

These moves except Reyes sound great but there has to be a payroll amount they won't exceed prior to the season. Dumping top prospects to get rid of LaRoche isn't preferable. We did something similar before to offload Teahen, sacrificing an asset that could have brought a quality return in Edwin Jackson at that time. Except Tim has even more value by far. If Anderson achieves his potential, you're losing 15-25 affordable future war at a key position just to save money this year, and Colorado would have no use for Adam anyway.

The movie dragged a bit from the two very exciting action sequences in the first 20-30 minutes...to the set up of the last two hours. I thought it was an excellent film, epecially the cinematography, but not ready to give it best picture. Previous films like Dances With Wolves and then also a number of revenge/vengeance-seeking themed ones just resonate a bit more imo, but it's definitely a movie you should try to see in the theatre. It's likely the best shot for Leo's first Oscar.... https://www.yahoo.com/movies/2016-golden-gl...-153016723.html Golden Globes predictions... The Martian and the Big Short aren't your typical comedies...but not a huge Schumer fan, either.

We can have Ryan Braun...so there's that.

Everyone suspects the government was actually doing most of the buying here...although the volumes were quite high. Shanghai has a bunch of individual day trader types who haven't experienced five rough markets in their lifetime (1987, 1997-98 leading into the tech crash, 20012002 and then 2008-09). Plus, they locked out big insiders and institutional holders from trading more than 1% in the next three months...punting the problem of uncertainty down the line again. Even then, you have to write a letter 15 days in advance announcing your intentions to sell. Meanwhile, any mention of short selling or hedging gets the rich brought into investigation for being traitors to their country by selling/betting against the market or media members brought up on charges. Then there's the whole anti-corruption witch hunt going on here as well. People are scared and want to get their money out in any possible way asap. It's crazy.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 8, 2016 -> 11:21 AM) Agreed, which is ironic because in past years, people blamed KW for going after the big names. And rightfully so, to some extent, because 2004-2005....the biggest name guys we added were really El Duque and Garcia. Subtracting bigger, more expensive names like Magglio and Carlos Lee. And then Dunn, Peavy and Rios, to name a few.

Hahn=brilliant moves for Lawrie and Frazier KW and spendthrift JR=directly responsible for not getting any of the bigger targets remaining on the board

Considering he originally wanted three years and $40-50 million, the actual 3/$35 (with buyout) is about the same percentage lower compared to original expectations Gordon accepted. Both older/more experienced players, both coming off major injuries that dampened their values a bit...more wear and tear in the past in terms of career games played as a risk factor in the nearer future. That said, Gordon has one of the toughest diet and physical training regimens possible.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 8, 2016 -> 10:59 AM) Everyone was so pissed at RH for sticking to his plan of no deals longer then 3 years and convinced that the sox had no chance. Now the agents are going to the other extrme .RH is going to try to work the giving up a pick angle to bring the offer up from 1 year to suit the team better. It may not work but RH is really working the market well with few teams involved. How does anyone possibly know whether that last sentence is true or not...? That's the problem, this whole thread is conjecture, right? What do we know factually that 100% can't be debated? Only if the White Sox can get one of them signed somehow? Sure, it makes sense if each player only has a couple of options to choose from...but that's quite difficult to believe.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 8, 2016 -> 10:52 AM) LMAO This kind of comment is quite beneficial to the conversation. Thanks! Almost like writing something's going to break today repeatedly.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jan 8, 2016 -> 10:39 AM) At this point I think Upton is going to take a one year deal someplace, and if is going to take a one year deal, its not going to be with the Sox (thinking the Rangers). I can see the Sox still getting Cespedes on a deal structured like Heywards, frontloaded over the first three years with an opt out after that, and maybe a mutual/team option for a fifth year. Tigers would seem a good candidate, or StL...those are two teams clearly in win now/must compete mode. Detroit didn't add KRod, Lowe, J. Wilson, Zimmerman, Daniel Norris, Maybin, etc., to come up one big impact addition short to their line-up. The problem is they would much rather have Cespedes back for one year than gamble it all on Upton making a smooth and quick transition to the AL. And one year deals put quite a few more teams into consideration...that couldn't make 4-6 year deals work from a long-term budget standpoint.

That's the risk of overpaying Upton on a one year deal. You have holes at SS, starting rotation, DH or RF depending what you do with Melky....so you're losing a draft pick only to gain it back and push that pick's impact back another year to the point where Sale and Abreu might not even be around. Assuming it's $23-27 million for one year, it's also going to make it difficult to find budget space to add much else at the All-Star break. Everything right now is predicated on the team being better with Anderson and Fulmer contributing fully in 2017 compared to Saladino and Johnson/Danks. So you can't add anyone like Upton, Cespedes or Davis for just one year unless it's that veteran starting pitcher...it really has to be two and ideally three or two plus a realistic option. As for Ian Desmond, same thing...can't be just one year, you have to control his rights at least into 2017. If he was to start playing other positions, he'd need a full offseason to prepare obviously. Right now, he's a SS only but with defensive concerns or issues, a lot of GMs feel he'd hit much better if he could escape the pressure of that position. Yes, I was quite obviously being sarcastic. SS is the most athletic position on the infield...most similar to CF, let alone a corner. There have been quite a few 3b and 1b who have managed to play the corner outfield spots as well. Basically like a Zobrist, Chone Figgins or Tony Phillips type of role...rotating in at DH as well occasionally.

For some reason his voice bugged me, that affectation. Maybe I have a soft spot for Diane Lane...

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 8, 2016 -> 07:55 AM) Dont forget they should sign Desmond in June to play rightfield He couldn't be worse than Avi or Viciedo. At any rate, it's more likely he would stick at SS since that's one of our three weakest positions. Pretty much nobody in history has moved from SS to the outfield successfully, though.

Trumbo with Bryan Cranston is definitely worth checking out...

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