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See $5 million for Manny Ramirez. Huge deal at the time for Viciedo to sign. Borchard. Giving that big contract extension to Danks. Adding Rios, Dunn and Peavy. Trading for Youk, ODog, Myers, Liriano etc., in 2012. Adding Jim Thome and Javy in 2006. Trading Gio twice... The White Sox took lots of risks, but a lot of them were "make or break" moves. Last offseason adding Most of the free agent hurlers on SoxTalk wish lists would have precluded the laundry list of transactions this offseason.

Any rumors on Rasheed Sulaimon's destination as a transfer? ISU haha?

QUOTE (LDF @ Mar 31, 2015 -> 10:24 AM) i remember a sox pitcher, when, i can't remember, but he only had 1 catcher who caught for hm. and this catcher made the team b/c of that. so the question, imo is a valid one. When they had Charlie Hough?

QUOTE (Sockin @ Mar 31, 2015 -> 09:44 AM) Wait did I miss something? They have Soto as the starting catcher. Huge assumption on their part.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2408778...-season-preview Very comprehensive preview...best ive seen.

http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2015/03/29/115488...adbpr=241544156 PUIG=NASA's new space satellite launch program "go to guy"

http://m.mlb.com/cws/video/topic/67608260/...ining/?c_id=cws

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Mar 30, 2015 -> 02:03 PM) What you say absolutely does not make it right to blow someone in the media off. I hope someone straightened the kid out if he did do this. It just isn't a professional way to handle things. Yeah, yeah, I know, "professional obligations," another subsegment of the responsibility of being a ballplayer for the White Sox, part of the family, etc. I'm sure he will end up coming around. But it's nice to see Rongey put in his place sometimes. Now if he did that to Merkin, I would be more aggravated, as sometimes Rongey just comes off as too entitled or judgmental when dealing with the fanbase. Exasperated. For whatever reason, I don't see him as "one of us" like I do Harrelson, for example. Hawkins came out of his immaturity period, seemingly. Rodon will, too. Or they'll end up banished like Jon Rauch.

You missed the key point. Baez was also sent down. Nobody was actually expecting that...thinking he shouldn't be up or would flounder, yes, believing they'd send him down, not really.

I saw a couple of innings in that game. IMO, he might be a first rounder, but his stuff wasn't THAT impressive (yet), mostly a high 80's/lower 90's fastball. More impressed with his offspeed stuff, fwiw.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 27, 2015 -> 01:45 PM) Don't get me wrong, I'm glad they picked him, but the drillrod description above, just from interviews which is cherry picking, does seem appropriate. If he blew off Rongey, that ain't right. Who woudn't blow off Rongey? Maybe Carlo and his ex listened to enough post-game shows last year to get their fill of his act. Cooper treats him with barely disguised disdain and nobody makes much of anything about it.

80-82 Although the fade comes way too late to deal any pieces at the ASB like Samardzija.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-da...-004731916.html Wisconsin trash talking those who doubted the B10.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Mar 29, 2015 -> 02:49 PM) Yeah, incredible job. This is a remarkably unimpressive team and yet he has them in the Final 4. Might be his best coaching job. He was trying to be careful with his wording, but he basically said this was his favorite team/season because of all the struggles, doubts, being written off and underestimated...

http://sports.yahoo.com/video/al-central-b...-033623938.html Passan's predicted order of finish 1) Indians 2) Tigers 3) White Sox 4) Royals 5) Twins

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 29, 2015 -> 09:49 PM) Yea caulfield, seriously stop bringing up Viciedo. He is gone, he isn't coming back any time soon. Give it up That's what we said about Beckham, if I remember correctly.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Mar 29, 2015 -> 03:49 PM) Wh Sox closer David Robertson told reporters no forearm issues after his outing today . https://twitter.com/MLBBruceLevine/status/582297697794682881 Robertson felt good with effort. He isn't scheduled for back-to-backs but could throw in a game and bullpen or one hitter next day https://twitter.com/scottmerkin/status/582297848626036736 After 3 IP Sunday, Carroll will pitch in relief in 2 days. It hints at a possible long-man role to open season. https://twitter.com/ESPNChiSox/status/582297428881178625 I can't imagine they're going to DFA Drabeck that quickly solely for the purpose of returning Carroll to the roster.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Mar 29, 2015 -> 07:22 PM) I love Mark Buehrle. It'd be ridiculous to think about but I wouldn't mind Sale-Samardzjia-Q-Rodon-Buehrle. All the lefties! Wouldn't you need to keep Danks then?

Of course, you'd also (as a lawyer) have to deal with the Sherman anti-trust exemption for MLB.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 29, 2015 -> 04:08 PM) Yes. http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2015/...w-negotiations/ You might want to rethink that stance. Comprehensive/holistic look at the entire case that paints neither side favorably, the Astros nor Close (Jeter's management group, also). If the odds (because of the unusual nature of his particular repair) are 80-90% that he (Aiken) doesn't return to form or improve after surgery, the White Sox would be gambling to take him. Sure, in the 4th, but not with a first round draft pick. Not to mention the fact that you're pushing his expected major league arrival back another year...when the club's entering its peak competitive window starting now. He might be able to pitch in late 2016/Winter Ball, but, even without complications, you're talking about 2019/2020. It feels like the White Sox are 2/3rds focused on the near five years and only 1/3rd on building up the minor league depth/strength.

QUOTE (staxx @ Mar 29, 2015 -> 05:33 PM) I could see them trying Davidson at 1B in an emergency role. I still think they'd prefer the relative "certainty" (725ish-800ish OPS) of Viciedo compared to risking the season giving Davidson another major league tryout.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-leag...-061841237.html Of course, not mentioned are the huge signing bonuses that the Top 1-5 round players receive and are able to live on for most of their 4-6 years in the minor leagues. Or the signing bonuses that most of the best Latin American players are getting...although certainly we're only talking the elite 3-5% of players in the minors, and not the average case of a guy who hangs around for 2-3 years and never reaches AA.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Mar 29, 2015 -> 03:13 PM) Awesome, Wilkins is a dime a dozen career AAAA 1B. They have Dan Black for that role. If Jose and LaRoche are both injured for long stretches the team is f***ed anyways. Andy Wilkins isn't saving that day. Paving the way for a Viciedo return, haha.

Since the two teams haven't played (AZ vs. FLA) in spring training, they've either been watching him for a LONG time (and jumped when he became available) or they've been doing so thorough scouting work this March...or some combination of both.

QUOTE (3GamesToLove @ Mar 29, 2015 -> 08:19 AM) Of course Sale's ahead of Bumgarner. Sale is arguably behind only Kershaw and Felix overall, and many people would argue that... Kershaw (stands alone) Felix, Sale (gap) Everyone else, headed by Scherzer, etc Bumgarner is a top 10-15 pitcher in baseball whose amazing postseason run is coloring people's perceptions of his ability heading into this season. There are people who say they'd take him over Kershaw, who is in the midst of a historic run right now. Those people are morons. And Felix even faded significantly in the 2nd half last year...doesn't QUITE have the nasty stuff he used to, but has learned to pitch without it instead of being a thrower. Not a Verlander like tail-dive, but noticeable.