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QUOTE (oldsox @ May 23, 2017 -> 10:18 AM) Let me get this straight, JImmy. You're saying Sox have signed 20 international guys in 2016-17? Yes. It's right here in Bed Badler's international review: http://www.baseballamerica.com/internation...white-sox-2016/

Jesus Luzardo would be a nice get. Was a top 30 draft prospect out of HS prior to the TJS. I think they could land a 2nd piece better than Ward at this point but that would have been a nice trade at the time

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 23, 2017 -> 09:18 AM) What would Hunter Greene go for on the open market? He would exceed what Robert just got by a lot

Looking at Sox international pool for the 2016/2017 Period, they were close to spending it all. They started with $2,973,500. Traded for $756,300. That gives them a total of $3,729,500. They signed Josue Guerrero ($1.1), Mieses ($428K), Comas ($425K), Carabello ($350K), and Sosa ($325K) and 20 players total. They are probably close to $1 million under their pool. If Luis Robert gets $27 million, then the Sox pax taxes on $26 million of it for a total of $53 million. Jeff Passan told Spiegel and Parkins that NL teams were telling him on Saturday that Sox were trying to trade for international bonus slots. It'll be interesting to see if they can get more and lessen the tax load. They have until June 15th to do so.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 20, 2017 -> 04:22 PM) Next period is now officially worthless to the White Sox. I wouldn't classify it as "worthless". They can't make any big ticket expenditures but they can still add guys. They have $4.75 million to spend. They could sign 10 guys for 300K apiece and still trade $1.5 million in International $$. They could trade all $4 million of it if they want. They have options.

Sanchez has been solid. It's only 90 plate appearances though. 127 wRC+, .359 wOBA, .406 BABIP. We need to see more but either way, nothing he does has any influence on any decision to make with Yoan Moncada

In better news, Roger Ailes is also dead.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 17, 2017 -> 11:57 AM) What is Minnesota giving us? They don't have a pick worth Butler and they aren't giving up Wiggins or Towns? Dunn and the 7th isn't near enough. 7th, Lavine, another future 1st and Dunn is enough I think. They need to reset the franchise. I care more about winning titles though than most people apparently and I'm not married to Jimmy Butler. If they wouldn't take a deal like that, well enjoy NBA hell I guess.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 17, 2017 -> 10:40 AM) If you aren't willing to trade the #1 pick, plus another high lottery pick for Butler...then i see no reason to move him. It doesn't have to be Boston though. I could see something getting done with Minnesota.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ May 17, 2017 -> 09:26 AM) Is he top 5? No. Is he top 10-12, a franchise guy and a national brand? Yes. I still maintain that the Bulls would be stupid to trade Butler, a relatively cheap, All-Star/borderline super-star player, for a bunch of picks that odds say will not pan out and whose ceilings are right where Jimmy Butler is right now. And the FO knows this. They don't want to go through the 00's again with no headlining name. They have someone who will sell tickets and jerseys. They'll try to piece together a team around him. And no matter what they do, they're not beating Lebron in the next 3-4 seasons unless he suffers an injury. I could see them doing this. I just think it's flawed thinking. Butler is really good. They need other really good players though and don't really have any avenue towards getting them. Butler is getting older and has played a ton of minutes. I could absolutely see Butler trying to force his way out of town in 1.5 years and the Bulls will be stuck not getting much back. They can't build a championship roster around Butler. They likely can't without him either but landing multiple superstars via lottery picks is a better alternative in my mind than what they are currently doing which is just wasting everyone's time.

I think this is pretty cool actually. Lolo is f***ing intense. This could be interesting because while the pros are great athletes, CT, Wes, Bananas etc are seasoned game players. Challenge relies so much on strategy.

QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ May 16, 2017 -> 11:04 AM) Thanks for the thoughtful analysis I've analyzed it ad nauseum already. I didn't think anyone needed me to ramble on again.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 17, 2017 -> 01:44 AM) Two inning saves are never easy. Melky Cabrera Blooper Reel and no hard hit balls...that said, Robertson's never going to be more than an 80-85% conversion guy whose strikeout totals look impressive but who usually implodes bigly when he does struggle. And he is inarguably overpaid to put up those numbers for a non-elite closer. And apparently Renteria felt that Swarzak had been used too much already in recent weeks...so you're left with Ynoa and Holmberg to close out a game against the heart of their line-up. He has a 2.38 FIP and is averaging almost 13 K/9. He'll be fine I think.

NBA Draft Lottery tonight. Should have been important for the Bulls but it isn't because they're stupid.

Jeremiah Tilmon is going to Missouri

QUOTE (spiderman @ May 15, 2017 -> 09:36 AM) So, in a matter of a few days, Levine reports that a lead/head scout from Washington is in Chicago to scout David Robertson, and the presence of this scout indicated that a deal was close. Now, because the Red Sox and Nationals have made trades with the White Sox, these are the two teams that know each other best.... Seems like Levine likes to draw connections like these to report on possible trades. He never actually said a deal was close with Washington. Hit and Run's twitter feed just put that in the tweet for some reason.

QUOTE (reiks12 @ May 12, 2017 -> 02:39 PM) OOTP?? Yeah that's the one

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ May 12, 2017 -> 02:20 PM) Sucks you have to subscribe to read. That site is well worth the subscription.

https://theathletic.com/59993/2017/05/12/ex...x-gm-rick-hahn/ This is excellent. Hahn talks about how much they loved Dane Dunning and that there were some other players they asked for from Washington but couldn't get. He reiterated that the deal doesn't get done without Dunning though. At the end, Hahn mentions that his oldest son is playing a computer baseball game. He said he's in the 2018 season already and has drafted Seth Beer and signed Luis Robert and Hahn wants to know when they win the World Series so he has a better timeline for when people ask. Quality stuff.

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/229743034/ji...2017-mlb-draft/ Jim Callis mock draft for MLB.com. Has Sox taking Haseley.

Speaking of the Vegas draft, Pierre LeBrun was tweeting about some crazy rule yesterday. He said that Vegas' window to sign UFA's is earlier than everyone else's. He speculated that they could sign a UFA to a big deal for another team and then trade that player contract and all to a team for different assets. It's crazy but LeBrun said he checked with the league and it'd be legal. So let's say for example that the Hawks wanted Shattenkirk and had the money to afford him. Vegas could sign him to a 5 year deal and then trade him to the Hawks when free agency starts for a 2nd round pick or something. I wonder if we see this happen.

QUOTE (steveno89 @ May 11, 2017 -> 10:21 AM) Soto or Kieboom would be great targets for the White Sox My ask would be Kieboom and Luzardo

QUOTE (fathom @ May 11, 2017 -> 08:51 AM) Are there any success stories with hitters who struck out as much as Kendall has in college turning it around in the pros? No idea. Good CF defense though and 80 grade speed. I think it's worth finding out. I'm just not a big fan of Smith. I don't like 1B that don't hit for big power. He's got a great hit tool. He's a 1B only prospect though that might have 20 home run power. There are other guys I'd rather have.

Here's Keith Law's 1st Mock Draft: http://www.espn.com/blog/keith-law/insider/post?id=7049 He has the Sox taking Pavin Smith at #11 with Faedo and Kendall on the board. I'm not sure they'd do that.

QUOTE (raBBit @ May 10, 2017 -> 11:26 AM) I did derail to be fair. A little too much coffee this morning. You had a radio spot at 6:50 am. The coffee was probably necessary haha