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QUOTE (Soha @ Dec 24, 2017 -> 07:05 AM) Well I certainly don't blame Pittsburgh for wanting a better headliner than Clint Frazier. Perhaps we could give them one... which of our prospects would be more enticing for Pittsburg and would justify us trading for Frazier and Sheffield from NY?

QUOTE (beautox @ Dec 23, 2017 -> 03:25 PM) https://medium.com/minor-league-madhouse/20...on-75bb9b03f3e9 Saying he could be a #2 on our team is saying a lot. So, that means he's better than ALL of our current pitchers except Kopech?

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Dec 22, 2017 -> 10:52 PM) Quotes from their co-founder... “We will wait every local paper out and let them continuously bleed until we are the last ones standing,” Alex Mather, a co-founder of The Athletic, said in an interview in San Francisco. “We will suck them dry of their best talent at every moment. We will make business extremely difficult for them.” and about blogs... “In a city like Chicago, there are 100,000 die-hard fans,” Mather said. “That is a very lucrative subscription business. There are over 100,000 die-hard fans of Chicago teams outside of Chicago,” he added, and he says they aren’t served well. “Bleacher Report is empty calories. SB Nation is empty calories. The newspapers are doing nothing.” If you follow SouthSideSox on twitter, you will have seen their username was "Empty Calories" for a while. Doesn't bother me.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Dec 22, 2017 -> 09:09 PM) The bad press they had recently makes me want to stay away from ever paying for The Athletic. ?

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Dec 22, 2017 -> 06:05 PM) Lol did you guys get your christmas screenshots yet? I feel like chopped liver Neop. Us broke ass mofos are outta luck it seems

QUOTE (coco1997 @ Dec 22, 2017 -> 12:41 PM) Where's Robert? Even better. Put Avi at DH and Robert in left.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 22, 2017 -> 12:31 PM) Marlins trying to dump Castro. Really? I've read the opposite.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 22, 2017 -> 11:42 AM) I am trying to understand why they would claim this guy and not have any interest in anyone but 2 rule 5 guys. Yea, the rule 5 thing is still a head scratcher

QUOTE (Quin @ Dec 22, 2017 -> 11:44 AM) Push for Yelich next year once we know what we've got. Maybe Rutherford has a huge rebound, Dunning and Burger enter the Top 100, etc. And I wouldn't make the trade without signing someone like Machado. But man, think of that lineup. CF - Yelich 2B - Moncada 3B - Machado 1B - Abreu LF - Garcia RF - Jimenez C - Castillo DH - Delmonico? SS - Anderson OK, pipe dream over. My bed sheets are wet upon waking

95+ heater with control struggles just recent converted from catcher in 2016. Interestingly enough made a jump from high A to the bigs last year pitching in limited action. Also threw in a winter league displaying the above. More at MLBTR.

As I said in another thread - this dude will demand too much... way too much. 28 other teams will be bidding. No thanks.

QUOTE (HeGone7 @ Dec 22, 2017 -> 10:52 AM) Depth will win out. Stay the course. +1

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Dec 22, 2017 -> 11:05 AM) No thanks. Now is not the time to be paying kings ransom prices for anyone not named Mike Trout. Give these guys 2018 to develop and hopefully in 12/2018 we're in a spot to spend a bunch of money and pull off a trade or 2 that puts us in contention for 2019. +1

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Dec 21, 2017 -> 09:11 PM) PM Screenshots please. My cheap ass would love to read this. Ditto

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Dec 21, 2017 -> 05:35 PM) FFS, give Angelos a laxative already. *10

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 21, 2017 -> 01:10 PM) Then the season would roll around and he still looked like he spent the entire winter on a deserted island looking for some berries.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Dec 21, 2017 -> 11:30 AM) He fell pretty hard going into last year in a bunch of lists -- I think there were a couple lists that left him off even then. He was back quarter in practically all the rest. I know that he made it to the MLB with a good ERA, but the peripherals are downright terrifying -- and for prospect guys, that's important. I just don't know that you can look at a guy that took a second attempt at the big leagues, struck out 6 batters per nine and stuck in games thanks to a 92% strand rate and think that he's MORE promising. Not at all saying he isn't a valuable prospect, but in the context of the conversation (Yelich value), a package led by GIolito in 2017 isn't in the same stratosphere as a package led by Moncada in 2016. Ah - got ya... we're on the same page then.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Dec 21, 2017 -> 11:17 AM) I still think that's wrong. Moncada was consensus 1 overall, Devers was top ten overall on many, top 20 on all. Kopech was ~50-ish usually, sure. But 2017, Giolito may not even be on some top 100s. Robert and Hansen are probably ~50-ish. Some may even be lower on Robert because of his age. If Giolito was eligible - you really don't think he would be a top prospect?

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 09:08 PM) I think we’ll finally see him start catching up in the major rankings lists this year. He could also force his way into the big clubs rotation around July and just light it up nationally that way.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 01:19 PM) That's WAY too high. What you listed is essentially double the Eaton package, which was considered an overpay industry wide. Yelich will not command not garner that type of offer. Not even close. He's going to get a higher return than you expect.

QUOTE (InTheDriversSeat @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 11:02 AM) I see the right knee hitting the padded wall, not the box. The box appears to be a few inches behind the wall (not even with the wall), therefore both legs make contact with the wall. When he makes impact with the wall, his left arm reaches out far enough so his left hand is in front of the box. If had struck the box initially, his body would be obstructing view of the box, but actually his body (except for his left hand) is to the right side of the box. . You can't clearly see his knee hitting the s*** outta the box here?

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 12:07 PM) Dick Vitale (a Rays season ticket holder) is pretty pissed. He sent out a tweet saying fans aren't paying major league prices to see minor league players. Sounds like the Marlins Man ?

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 12:04 PM) Yes, the price for Yelich is going to be higher than Machado because of the very team friendly contract that he has going forward but I think his trade value might be damaged because of the team that he is currently on and the fact that it is widely known that he wants to be traded too. Not when 28 other teams would likely bid.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 10:02 AM) Maybe the Sox can take whatever they offered for Machado and use it towards Yelich Yelich = Giolito, Robert, Hansen, + ( no thanks ) We just need to keep stock piling and developing. Any trades for established controlled stars is gonna cost way too much.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 08:57 AM) Baseball finally had a bowel movement! I know nothing about Arroyo. Must be good. Edit: his stats in the minors don't look all that impressive.