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QUOTE (southside hitman @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 10:56 AM) I knew you would jump in NorthSide . That is a great point that many relievers have the ability to throw upper 90's but with detriment to their command. It may be likely that the White Sox re-tool him and he instead will become a 95-97 type guy. My point is you can't teach velocity and reining a guy like Kahnle has some exciting possibilities than aren't available to most other pitchers. Tommy Kahnle is one of the reasons why I thought a guy like Petricka would be used to get an OF

QUOTE (southside hitman @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 09:15 AM) Yadiel Hernandez's showcase is tomorrow. I am really interested to see if the Sox will be in attendance. Does Hernandez count against the bonus pool or is he a regular free agent?

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Feb 21, 2016 -> 06:56 PM) Jackson can play all 3 outfield spots. he also gives the Sox the ability to hide Laroche from left handed pitching. I guess they want to see what they have with Sands and a couple of others. I think it says that Boras still wants too much $$ for Jackson.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Feb 20, 2016 -> 09:29 AM) Over the last two seasons: Player A: .261/.358/.401/.759 Player B: .266/.348/.393/.741 Player A is Dexter Fowler, Player B is Brandon Guyer. Rays have Morrison/Pearce/Pena/Dickerson/Kiermaier/Jennings/Mahtook/Souza Jr./Jennings/Guyer for DH, 1B and the three outfield spots. That's ten guys for five spots. They have to move a few guys. Guyer gives the Sox a pre-arb outfielder who can play good defense at all positions. He's a luxury as a 4th outfielder and a strong insurance option for Avi. He's a grinder too, hah. vs. RHP L CF Eaton S LF Cabrera R 1B Abreu R 3B Frazier L DH LaRoche R 2B Lawrie R RF Garcia/Guyer L C Navila R SS Saladino vs. LHP L CF Eaton R RF Guyer R 1B Abreu R 3B Frazier S LF Cabrera R DH Garcia R 2B Lawrie R C Navarro R SS Saladino Guyer would be a nice addition. Coghlan is a guy that I've talked about a lot too. In a perfect world, you could nab Guyer and Coghlan. Probably not realistic at all though and would potentially cause some bench issues with LaRoche and Garcia rostered as well.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Feb 19, 2016 -> 07:07 AM) Blackhawks/Cubs 1, 1A 3) Bears 4) Bulls 5) White Sox White Sox have a much better chance than the Bulls. Bulls are in basketball hell. They can't get out of the East and if they could they can't best the Warriors/Thunder/Spurs anyway. If the Sox get in the playoffs, they can win the whole damn thing with their pitching.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Feb 18, 2016 -> 07:49 PM) The Bears have done nothing to prove otherwise. The Sox and Bulls have legitimate stars on their teams. This is nuts. The Bears play in the sports where it's the easiest to get better. They also have a coach that has proven that he can develop talent in multiple stops. The Bears are in good hands and trending upward.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 18, 2016 -> 09:42 PM) Levine says that the Sox didn't think Desmond was a fit due to his K rate and defense http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/02/18/lev...hahn-white-sox/ Well if they didn't like Desmond's defense, they probably aren't interested in Fowler either.

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 18, 2016 -> 04:40 PM) Well, I disagree. The White Sox had a chance to exceed that offer and did not, and I've seen nothing that indicates our offer was better than Kansas City. I am sure Gordon did want to stay in KC, but offering him a better deal to play with you (your "could help it" scenario) I am confident would have swayed him. I bet the Sox offered 4 years at decent $$. No reason for KC to give a 4 year deal and 5th year option if Sox hardlined at 3 years.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Feb 18, 2016 -> 02:19 PM) Pau may just be playing us. He seemed dead set on leaving until reports from today. I still think he leaves for another team Absolutely. I think Gasol leaves in the offseason and someone gives him like 3/60. Hopefully not the Bulls.

God I hope the Bulls miss the playoffs.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Feb 18, 2016 -> 02:04 PM) I'm not really sure there is a way to cut this where the Sox FO has done a smart job this offseason. If they knew they were limited, trying to compete was probably a stupid idea. They know the market next year & know where they stand right now & while they may be in the "mix", why not better your odds if you're going for it? This offseason has once again shown me that the leadership with this team has no real direction. What I will say is, if this blows up in their face, we better be seeing either KW ousted, or RH & Ventura gone. I actually think they can win the division with the team they have.

It sounds like Philadelphia wouldn't cooperate with the King/Bulls. I thought that might be a problem. Sacramento is stupid.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Feb 18, 2016 -> 09:52 AM) Why in the world would the Kings want Gasol? Am I missing something? Ownership wants to make the playoffs

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 18, 2016 -> 09:44 AM) right, and "Bulls trade Gasol to avoid luxury tax penalty" isn't really making me tingle all over. That's not why they'd do it. They'd do it to acquire Mclemore and a potential lottery pick.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 18, 2016 -> 08:13 AM) http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles...213-column.html Basically, the Orioles are/were in the same situation the White Sox are in...although the key difference is they have the best record in the AL over the past four years. By bringing back Davis, Wieters, O'Day and now looking to add two more big pieces in addition to Trumbo and Kim...they're also sending a huge signal to Machado in terms of signing him to a huge extension. Payroll for the O's would be around $150 million, pretty close to where the White Sox would have been adding Fowler and Desmond. Their pitching blows though and their system is bad.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Feb 18, 2016 -> 08:00 AM) If it's that certain that Gasol is opting out after the season, then we wouldn't be able to get someone as good as Gallinari. Gasol is opting out.

QUOTE (LDF @ Feb 17, 2016 -> 11:05 PM) draft picks or not, the point is to finish this job of fixing this team. the statement of the owners want another WS ..... at what point is the value of that statement, unless it is about "as long as it in the the sox budget" It's not the owners. They could sign Fowler if they wanted to. Rick Hahn would rather have 3 top 50 draft picks and $9 million to spread around the draft. You can think that's a dumb decision but it's not a budget question in this case.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Feb 18, 2016 -> 07:29 AM) The only silver lining I can find with this is that he isn't going back to the Cubs, thus making them weaker. Why do you care about that? Him leaving actually helps them. They get their 2nd round pick back and receive a bigger bonus pool.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Feb 17, 2016 -> 11:36 PM) If the Bulls could get Gallinari for Gasol, the deal would have happened a long time ago. The sweetner here is the Bulls are getting a solid first round pick for Pau, plus a solid defensive big and well, who knows what McLemore is. I think this leak might also be someone trying to get another team to up the anti. I also wonder if a larger deal might be possible for one of the Sixers youngsters as well. Interesting Woj's piece talking about how much Pau wants to stay. I wonder if Bulls ultimately do this, add assets, and then bring back Pau anyway this off-season. I would have thought Pau wasn't interested, but maybe things really aren't near as bad as perceived on the outside from a chemistry issue. Supposedly this deal is very close. Koufos is owed $24 million over the next 3 years. I'd probably still do it though to ensure myself of the pick and McLemore

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Feb 17, 2016 -> 10:43 PM) What the hell is Gar Pax waiting for? Gasol also just followed the Sacramento Opera on twitter.

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba-trade-dea...-023959300.html Later from Woj and Mannix: Gasol and Snell to Kings for Koufos, McLemore, and lowering the restrictions on 2016 1st rounder. That'd be a nice deal for the Bulls.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Feb 17, 2016 -> 02:57 PM) I've tried to stay patient through out this process but it's becoming increasingly hard to swallow the thought of them not making another move. I have a feeling the Fowler deal is going to piss some fans off if/when he signs with Baltimore. I get the "being on a budget" thing to a certain extent but I thought for sure that the Frazier move was them signaling they would do more than this... I don't think it's the budget. I think they want to spend $9 million on the draft.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Feb 17, 2016 -> 12:44 PM) I've been on the Raburn train for a while. Perfect fit with LaRoche. I think Jerry Sands can do anything vs LHP that Raburn could do.

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QUOTE (shipps @ Feb 12, 2016 -> 10:52 AM) So is he retired? He hasnt been in since the SB but they haven't announced any retirement as far as I know. No. He had a surgery. I was told he was done though. Handled weird. Maybe he'll stay til the end of the year?