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QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jan 6, 2017 -> 03:06 PM) Wake me up when we get the "White Sox close to Quintana trade" tweet. We've heard enough of the talking. dingdingdingdingding

Bregman isn't happening. Just feels like Q to the Pirates is going to happen eventually, with the Yankees in the picture.

https://twitter.com/scottmerkin/status/816730639600914437 Pitchers and catchers report in 41 days. He'll be gone.

If there was an option just to watch the game with the ambient crowd noise, I would use it.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 4, 2017 -> 10:53 AM) What this means is, if Quintana and Frazier are traded you are looking at roughly 20 zWAR. That's about a 66-67 win team generally. Sounds good.

Tomorrow is Wednesday. Enough with rumors.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jan 3, 2017 -> 01:40 PM) 162 known ballots or approx. 40% of votes counted. Bagwell and Raines still above 90%. Ivan Rodriguez and Guerrero still both above the 75% needed to get in. Bonds and Clemens both with big spikes upward compared to last year. There's a column on that spreadsheet for players that would get votes if they could vote for more than 10. Looks like Vlad is getting hurt by being on the ballot for the first time, otherwise he would be way up there too. It's interesting...the ones that made their votes public early are more likely to vote for Clemens and Bonds, so now the last 60% of the ballots, will they drop them for guys like Ivan and Vlad and Hoffman to get over 75%?

William Christopher, Father Mulcahy from MASH. And 2016 is a wrap.

Ignore Cafardo

Sox traded Quentin five years ago today, also a Saturday.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Dec 30, 2016 -> 02:17 PM) Yep. If he remains healthy and productive, he's just as valuable IMO as a trade piece in 2017 and 2018. Even two years of Q would bring in a haul. While this is true, I think the Sox are motivated to move him now. Between now and spring training, and perhaps during spring training, they'll find a deal. I don't think he's here at Soxfest though.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Dec 30, 2016 -> 02:11 PM) I'm beginning to think he's a member of the 2017 White Sox. If I'm starting to think it - maybe opposing GM's are as well... which could be just what hahn wants. In a rebuilding Hahn and Hostetler I trust. You're gonna poop when he's traded in the next couple hours.

About 1/3 of the ballots are public. Bagwell and Raines are locks. Ivan Rodriguez will be close. Vlad will fall short. After Raines gets in, I'll probably not care about this anymore. I've got my opinions, but screw it.

Free agent catcher AJ Pierzynski turns 40 today. He's a man, he's 40!

You say Navarez, and I say Narvaez...

Sox signed Jorge Rondon to a minor league deal. I would assume he'll be an NRI. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rondojo01.shtml

QUOTE (Tony @ Dec 28, 2016 -> 07:49 PM) Debbie Reynolds, brutal. That's awful. So sorry for that family.

If a trade happens tonight, it would qualify as a Festivus Miracle.

If the Pirates get Quintana, it's going to be a 2-team trade. The Yankees stuff seems off. They can make their own trade after the fact,.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 23, 2016 -> 01:15 PM) Awesome news for raBBit! Do you know the time by chance? Rosenbloom sounded like they were trying to coordinate a time still. He wasn't specific with any of them. Pirates dude is on now. And no, I will not summarize.

Brian Bilek on the Score later...look at you. Rob Biertempfel (Pirates' version of Merkin), and Levine on later too.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Dec 23, 2016 -> 12:56 PM) Personally, I hope the Yanks and the Bucs start fighting over Q if this falls apart. Or the Astros just pay up.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Dec 23, 2016 -> 11:22 AM) He's just tweeting and re-weeting what rabbit and WSD are saying. He threw in a few other things, but I'm not sure if it's BS. This is where I wish Rosenthal picks up on it, and confirms it himself. Just happen today...enough already.

Not sure if this guy is legit, but maybe keep an eye out here on the Pirates side... https://twitter.com/PiratesFaithful

QUOTE (Mattchoo @ Dec 23, 2016 -> 11:13 AM) I did not realize how YOUNG Rutherford is. Watching some of the pre-draft stuff last year, I was semi-hoping the Sox would have taken him at 10. If they get him, that's a lot of players from last year's draft to get excited about.