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QUOTE (Sockin @ Oct 17, 2013 -> 08:05 PM) Confirmed by second source! Jesse Sanchez ‏@JesseSanchezMLB Sources confirm @Ken_Rosenthal's report: Abreu 6 years, $68 million pending physical with CWS. #Astros & #RedSox were also in hunt today. https://twitter.com/JesseSanchezMLB/status/...036073565880320 BOOM GOES THE DYNOMITE!!!

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 17, 2013 -> 07:56 PM) Anyone thinks he reads Soxtalk? Mere seconds after my info I'd be shocked if they went live with the on report based upon your post. On the other hand, I expect that he does indeed read our community.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Oct 17, 2013 -> 07:55 PM) My guess... 4 Damn I'm good

Rosey on FOX during the game saying White Sox expected to sign him. Doubt they'd say that in the middle of the ALCS without some serious clout behind it. Now, the real question is... How many others just posted something similar? My guess... 4

QUOTE (ChiSoxFan05 @ Oct 17, 2013 -> 07:46 PM) I switched from WSI to here because it sucks... this is much better I only picked that first because a friend recommended it Welcome to The Show.

WSI - 5 pages on this topic SOXTALK - ummm... Yea.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Oct 17, 2013 -> 07:35 PM) f*** the mystery team. I second this with a resounding endorsement!

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 17, 2013 -> 07:27 PM) Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 1m Astros also are out on Abreu. Other reports indicate Red Sox out. One source suggested there could be last-right-of-refusal mystery team. Booooooooooooooooooooooooo

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 17, 2013 -> 07:22 PM) *Yoenis *ues yuor barin

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Oct 17, 2013 -> 07:20 PM) So is Abreu projected to be better then Cespedes/Puig?? Or just in hitting? He's acclaimed as the best hitter out of Cuba... Ever. One scout has said that he could even be the best current baseball hitter ON THE PLANET. Other tools however, not so much. He's a different type of beast than Puig or Cespedes... A f***ing BEAST thou, non the less

I wanted Yonis... No dice. I wanted Puig... Strike two. I wanted Abreu... Homerun?

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 17, 2013 -> 06:52 PM) The Lone Ranger Booooooo

Um... Here's a summary of the last 4 hours... Interesting! Wow! HOLY s***!! AWESOME!!! Huh? wtf???? Lame.... Gurrrrrrrr.... wtf! Eeeek. I'm now excited and scared.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 10, 2013 -> 04:48 PM) I'll make Juan Uribe look like Frank Thomas with my discipline. Not only do I swing at low and away sliders, I also chase 53 foot curveballs, I'm way ahead of changeups, way behind fastballs, and will roll over every sinker thrown to me. I do hit underhand pitches very well. Hello, Vladimir

QUOTE (oldsox @ Oct 10, 2013 -> 07:27 PM) Then in 2011 he hit .159 for Sox. Best year ever!!!

Tank and Beckham will both have breakout years in 2014. Book it. With Dayan, this was just his second season. We saw a sophomore slump mixed with injuries and exploited weaknesses. He did start making adjustments near the end of play as his health returned. Beckham was looking like an entirely different player until injuries also derailed him. This organization will not give up on these two this year. They're both going no where in 2014. Look for them to break loose.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Oct 7, 2013 -> 01:51 PM) I need to be enlightened. I don't remember. Balfour while on the rays against us in 08 was constantly barking at our hitters from the mound. I wouldn't call him a tool - rather, a complete ass.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 7, 2013 -> 01:27 PM) If he's significantly cheaper it makes sense. Retract poop, if this is the case.

Curtis Granderson... For me to poop on.

Wonder if Detroit will still trot out Fister even when facing elimination. Die tigers, die...

I like Kershaw on short rest, he's a beast and is the definitive workhorse. Also...

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 5, 2013 -> 11:19 PM) They better do their "due diligence" if they're legitimately interested in Tanaka. Homie is supposed to have a crazy slider, splitter, and is getting a lot of ground ball outs. I'd love to roll the dice on him in place of Santiago or Q, using them as trade bait for a 3B. You catch my drift thou. The next two years will be really interesting. Hanh has payroll and roster flexibility. Game on. Things aren't really as bad as people think, IMO.

Poop

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Oct 5, 2013 -> 09:45 PM) Bingo. It's not that simple boys and girls. This year is an extremely different offseason, for two major reasons. One... Our payroll going into the offseason is SIGNIFICANTLY lower than in years past. I'm not that sure of the exact numbers but... Peavy +12M Konerko +12M Rios +12M Crain +3M Next year we've got, what... +15M from Dunn? Point being... We've got a lot of cash to play with this year or the next. We're also getting +25M from the TV deal. In the next two years, we're looking at least +80M I don't remember anytime in the past where we had this much payroll flexibility going into an offseason. If we trade Danks and or Alexi - that's even more money to rebuild or retool - whatever you chose or would like to call it. Either way, the coin is a coin... No matter which side you're hoping it to land on. Two... We've got a new GM at the helm who we really don't have a pulse on yet. Last offseason we weren't coming off a near 100 loss season... It was quite the opposite, remember? Who knows what this much flexibility in Hanh's hands will amount to. I can tell you this thou - it is a part of the plan... A plan that has been forming for the past few months. If it was me... I'm looking to let konerko go even if he doesn't retire... Sign Abreu or Morlaes... Sign Tanaka... Sign Salty or McCann... Trade Alexi for farm talent or a bench piece... Trade Quintana for a third baseman like Lowrie... I'd also give DeAza another year to pull his base running and defensive act together... He's a nice bat at the top and is on the cheap. You go into 2014 with what could be a formidable threat. CF - DeAza 3B - Lowrie 1B - Abreu RF - Garcia C - McCann LF - Tank DH - Dunn 2B - Beckham SS - Semien Sale Tanaka Danks Santiago Johnson Figure out the bullpen order with Reizno in there and put together a bench... Give it a shot in 2014 while still building towards 2015. Blast away. (edit - bats are better than bars.)

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Oct 4, 2013 -> 12:06 PM) Would love new ownership. Realistically, what are we looking at 2018-2020? Was glad to hear the son has no baseball interest - need new blood all around. Hell, Reinsdorf can adopt me. I'll change my last name and gladly take the White Sox helm. Seriously thou... how in the hell could his son not want to run the Sox. Blasphemy.