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On Crain: #WhiteSox and #Rays will negotiate cash/player combo going to CWS over next several weeks. -- ROSENTHAL

Heyman confirms A's out on Peavy, STL, BOS, BAL still possible.

White Sox attendance down 5.5% from this point last year.

Remember: Rick Hahn is a shrewd negotiator. Was an agent. Did most of the White Sox's big deals. Tough to get a read on. Playing this well. -- PASSAN

#WhiteSox have traded RH reliever @JesseCrain & cash considerations to the #Rays for players to be named later or cash considerations -- White Sox official.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Jul 29, 2013 -> 04:33 PM) Is Olney known as someone who will run to make public whatever someone wants him to make public? YES as far as I'm concerned.

The White Sox may well be trying to apply more leverage in the Peavy talks by saying they're holding him, before making a move... We'll see. -- OLNEY

The White Sox are telling other teams they're going to keep Peavy and build around him. -- OLNEY NO f***ING WAY.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jul 29, 2013 -> 04:16 PM) Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 1m Before Jesse Crain was dealt, the White Sox had considered packaging him with Jake Peavy or other players. GM Rick Hahn being very creative. Expand Hopefully this means he has a taker for Peavy lined up.

Return to #WhiteSox for Crain almost certainly contingent on how much he pitches for #Rays rest of way. Free agent at end of season. -- Rosenthal

Not gonna have any problems rooting for Rays/Jesse come playoff time.

chisox get PTBNLs or $ for crain -- Heyman

Deal based on appearances, the more games he pitches, the better return for the Sox.

He says complicated deal, lets wait for the details.

Peavy: traded. Rios: not traded Alexei: traded. Crain: traded, PTNL. Lindstrom: traded.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 29, 2013 -> 01:22 PM) I had a dream last night that we traded Reed for Castellanos + others. I had a dream last night that we traded Peavy back to the Padres.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 29, 2013 -> 12:18 PM) Aj ought to love that. The odd guy out is probably Soto and I don't watch a lot of Rangers games, but I think I saw AJ DH'ing a lot batting 5th.

White Sox are exploring multiple avenues for Crain. Could be Rays. Could be elsewhere. As @jcrasnick said, today may be bullpen moving day. -- Passan

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 29, 2013 -> 12:18 PM) Someone mentioned Tim Beckham earlier. Someone on the forum mentioned Tim Beckham earlier.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 29, 2013 -> 12:12 PM) I think that's pretty much a given. I just want to know they were able to move him for anything considering he's been out for a month. THIS.

QUOTE (southside hitman @ Jul 29, 2013 -> 11:39 AM) Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 46s Sources: Deal for Jesse Crain to Rays not close to done. Talks for now. Good news for White Sox is teams aren't scared off by his shoulder. Good news? Yes good news, there is plenty of interest in a guy who is currently on a DL.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 29, 2013 -> 09:27 AM) I wonder if they are gonna give him the 9th, or have him split it with Benoit when he is unavailable. Benoit will be closer, Veras will set up per Dombrowski

FWIW, Tigers just got reliever Jose Veras from Astros for OF Danry Vasquez per Rosenthal

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jul 28, 2013 -> 11:36 PM) 2014 Rotation looks like: Sale Peavy/Johnson/Other Quintana Santiago Danks Is this the plan? I really feel like our best and most realistic trade chip this offseason is one of Q or Santiago. Just seems too left-handed moving forward. But they are all so different so there's that I suppose. Does the front office mind going 4 lefty? Didn't we just get swept and 3 of these LH guys put up 1, 2 and 2 ER respectively?

Put me in the group that does not like to speculate much unless something happens then we can talk about it, but... I made a quick search on twitter for the word Peavy last night and what I found was bunch of upset A's fans saying that if Hahn wants prospects Gray and Russell A's better be getting Sale in return and not Peavy. Can anyone chime in on Gray and Russell for those who don't follow prospects?