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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 22, 2014 -> 10:09 AM) Honestly, I think it will ultimately be less than that. Could be, but it's better just to assume it's going all the way. Best case scenario, he puts the 44 on his back, and he has a great season for a surprise playoff Sox team. Next best, maybe an NL team wants him for the stretch run and possible World Series DH.

Dunn Last Day clock -- 8 months, 6 days.

We're all going to be laughing when Felipe Paulino has a better season.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 22, 2014 -> 09:30 AM) 7/155 with a player opt-out, plus another 20M to Japan? LOL, have fun with that NYY. You can have him. Yep. Just not in the Sox ballpark, and that's fine. If the comp is Dan Haren in his prime, then the Yankees are getting a good pitcher, but not worth that money.

Something has to give with De Aza/Viciedo, and it would appear Viciedo is staying. Same thing with Gillaspie/Keppinger. I think Keppinger will get dealt in spring training. And as far as catcher, Hahn is sticking to the plan. Olivo or Buck just didn't fit his plan. It's either upgrade with a young catcher, or they may go Flowers and gamble with Nieto as a backup.

Dunn is going to 44 Davidson 22 Eaton 1 http://mlb.mlb.com/team/roster_40man.jsp?c_id=cws http://mlb.mlb.com/team/roster_nri.jsp?c_id=cws

https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/4257142...2271361/photo/1

If it's down to the Cubs and Yankees, I hope he signs with the Cubs. Stay out of the league. Go to a bad team.

79 hours, he'll have a team.

Hopefully Hahn on CSN tonight will be an interesting interview. If he cancels, that might be a good sign for the Sox.

Kaplan? Levine? We're close enough to Friday at 4pm to just wait until there's a decision. We don't need rumors anymore.

The final night game at Comiskey is up in its entirety, with some bonus stuff at the end on the closing of the park. Also you can see what 23 years has done to Peter Gammons. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-EhrnkuI28

https://twitter.com/gordonbeckham/status/424282945264709632

Now for a next move, they can probably announce non-roster invitees soon. If they don't announce them by next week, it would probably indicate they're trying to make some major league roster moves (like moving De Aza/Keppinger/Gillaspie-one or two of them), before setting the spring training roster.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jan 17, 2014 -> 12:39 PM) I include Abreu's entire signing bonus in 2014 payroll since that is when he actually gets the money. I have 15 players signed for $88.075 million. 8 more player at or near rookie salaries puts it at about $94 million. Yeah, I was looking at B-R and I completely forgot about Abreu. Mid-90's seems right.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 17, 2014 -> 12:37 PM) The B-R counter would put them at $86 not counting Abreu's signing bonus. Oh yeah, that guy.

Looks like the Sox have 14 players signed at 73.425. So probably low 80's by opening day. Unless...

Beckham signed for 4.175 mil.

I thought Gordon Beckham was going to be as good as Ryne Sandberg....and that was before he got called up. Was looking good going into 2010, then something happened.

It would be great to see Sale and Tanaka paired up. Never thought Abreu was coming here, so you never know. Hahn's been creative before. Maybe a 6-7 yr deal with an opt-out after 3 or 4. That would be a great way to make Soxfest an interesting event.

So we should probably hear Beckham and De Aza signed in the next couple hours. Sox usually don't go to arb cases.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 14, 2014 -> 09:49 AM) Cute idea. Bad timing. Why the hell would we have an unrelated throwaway episode so close to the end of the show? Awful. Exactly!

Mariners close to signing John Buck. So there goes that Plan C or D.

Dylan Axelrod back on a minor league contract. Because of course that was going to happen.