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QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 2, 2014 -> 07:40 AM) I dont know, to me Anderson isnt in the same stratosphere as Russell. Not even close. He is one of the better Sox prospects in a while, but Russell is elite right now. If Anderson went for a rental, I would be pissed. If Shark extended right away, im cool with it. Russell is one of the top 5 prospects in baseball. He was a top 10 prospect in the game when he was traded last year. That was a really bad trade last year.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 2, 2014 -> 07:34 AM) From what i have read, Beane wants hitters. I dont really think he is sweating over defensive liabilities right now, especially since he just signed Billy Butler to DH and pretend to play first is it idiotic if Shark extends immediately? If they traded Anderson for Samardzija with a new contract in hand then yes it'd be fine. But regardless of whether or not the Sox think they can sign Samardzija, they would be trading for 1 year of him. That has to be the price going the other way. The White Sox shouldn't give the A's more than market value for 1 year because they know that they can sign him for more years. It would still be Players x, y, z for 1 guaranteed year of Samardzija.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Dec 2, 2014 -> 07:28 AM) Well, "Old Sox," I really am an "old" Sox fan, and I remember when Aparicio broke into the Big Leagues. He was always considered a very talented defensive shortstop. He certainly never produced a sub .900 fielding %. Anderson made 31 errors in 302 chances. That is just terrible. I'll concede that he may become a decent SS. However, he has an very long way to go to ever become elite, and his arm will likely preclude that from happening. Clueulis Rondon is one of best defensive SS's in the minor leagues. Go look at how many errors he has. Guys that get to a lot of baseball's make errors.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Dec 2, 2014 -> 07:13 AM) That was a good suggestion, and I did indeed just look at his Minor League fielding stats. He never performed anywhere near as poorly as Anderson did. Moreover, have you ever seen a scouting report that suggests Anderson even has the tools to become an elite SS? Defensively? No. Offensively? Maybe so. Brandon Phillips type profile. Not a guy you give up for a rental.

I never thought I'd say it but Phil wrote a damn good article. It would be one hell of a rotation.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 1, 2014 -> 05:57 PM) That is the most comforting article I've read in a long time. Yep. I think it means that they'd consider something like Ravelo + Sanchez or even be on board with trading Ramirez to acquire Samardzija. What it also means is that the top 5-6 prospects or so aren't being dealt for a rental, which is what I thought anyways.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Dec 1, 2014 -> 03:21 PM) In September Scott Merkin wrote a piece about how Micah Johnson would've been called up and is going to be the 2B in 2015. In early November the A's FO said they want Samardzija to be their ace in 2015. Look at Samardzija now. He's looked at as a guy who will surely be traded. Take Merkin's words on Johnson with a grain of salt. He's done nothing to earn being the starting 2B past tearing up AA. Very true. I think Micah will be on some top 100 lists though. I believe that Keith Law mentioned that he'd be a top 100 guy. So while he hasn't earned the 2B job by any means, he is probably one of the 125 best prospects in baseball.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 1, 2014 -> 01:39 PM) As much as I hate to say it, If I were the Bears, I'd think long and hard about Winston. Runs a pro-style offense and can really fling it. Plus supposedly very intelligent from a football perspective. Under normal circumstances, this guy would never make it past the 1st pick. The fact that he is a dufus has allowed for that potential. He's not just a doofus. His warts are a little worse than that. He has incredible QB skills but I'd never give him the keys to my franchise.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 1, 2014 -> 01:16 PM) I guarantee they win 2, if not 3, of their last 4 games. That's the Bears for you, not good enough for a playoff berth, not bad enough for a top draft pick. They aren't though. Usually I'd be with you but not this year. Romo, Stafford, and Brees will torch this D. Bears finish 6-10.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 1, 2014 -> 08:28 AM) I don't know why Melky is a possibility. Sox shouldn't touch that guy IMO. I hope somebody else signs him so he gets off the board soon. Why not? You are a free agency guy, Greg. He's one of the best available. And they'd lose a draft pick in doing so which means that you'd have 1 less prospect to not follow and 1 less draft pick to not read about. I'm very surprised by your stance.

Look guys even cats have sources now: Monocled Cat Insider @CatInsyder · 2h 2 hours ago Hearing now that deal would be built around: Cespedes-CHW, Alexei Ramirez-OAK, Samardzija-BOS. No word on if other pieces involved yet

I don't think this guy is anyone but he didn't offer any context to this tweet: Danny Delamater ‏@DeltaDood24 4h4 hours ago As trade samardzija to the white Sox for alexi ramirez and prospects

Real World and Challenge fans, another cast member has died: http://www.tmz.com/2014/11/27/ryan-knight-...ies-real-world/

Again, not a major celeb but another Real World cast member is dead: http://www.tmz.com/2014/11/27/ryan-knight-...ies-real-world/

Absolutely. Masterson, Hochevar, Santos, some other flier types and a LF. Would be nice.

The White Sox are interested in Masterson. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/...-central-radar/

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 27, 2014 -> 09:29 AM) http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11937668...cuban-stars-mlb Will be cool to see who ends up the best....Moncada, Tomas, Soler or Rusney Castillo. I'll go with Soler.

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/...their-catchers/ Hoping the Sox are one of the inquiring teams.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Nov 27, 2014 -> 09:11 AM) First and foremost Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Who's going out Black Friday shopping?? I'm going for the first time and would like some advice from the masses. I'll be going to the Tiger Direct in Hoffman Estates. I'm an Indiana boy and never knew Tiger Direct had an actual store (I've ordered stuff online from there a lot). Anyway, will a place like that have a super long line? Doors open at 5am, what time would you suggest getting there? I would suggest changing your mind and staying home. Just me though.

Wonder if Sox will have any interest in Ryan Lavarnway? http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/11/red-...al-signing.html

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 25, 2014 -> 10:47 AM) I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with you here. There is not "one" blueprint. There may be "a" blueprint which has worked recently, but that doesn't make it "the" blueprint. The name of the game is to win the World Series. The name of the game is to build sustained success. While I concede that having players like Sale and Quintana signed to the contracts that they are has extreme value, it has little value if the rest of the roster isn't strong enough to leverage that value into sustained success (as another poster also mentioned). No one is going to disagree with you about Sale and Q being incredibly valuable. But their value is limited by the talent of the whole. While we are moving in the right direction, the talent of the whole still remains our problem here. If we could acquire other players to increase the value of the whole beyond what it would reasonably be with Sale or Q, that is something that needs to be explored. If we could bring back other versions of Sale or Q, that is something that needs to be explored. We can sit and drool over the excess value we're getting from guys like Sale and Q until we've worked ourselves into a frenzy, but it doesn't win us anything. I recognize that the odds of replacing the excess value Sale or Q bring by trading them may be unlikely - and that should be factored into the decision to trade them - but you simply cannot tell me that there is no trade of these players that could make sense for us, because it simply is not true. Great post. I agree with this. Sale won't be traded but the reason is because nobody will be willing to give enough to get him. Look at the Dodgers for instance. The White Sox would ask for Puig, Pederson, Seager, and Urias. That's a package that the White Sox would actually have to consider I think. The Dodgers would never give that much though. There are teams that have the bullets to acquire Chris Sale but it would cost so many bullets that it just wouldn't be worth it for the acquiring team.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/white-sox-t...o-adam-laroche/

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 24, 2014 -> 07:36 PM) There's a whole line item list about items that Tim Dierkes or whatever his name is "broke." Whether that helps make his site more profitable is another question altogether. Is that a selling point with advertisers or potential investors? Maybe. Actually sorting out who really broke a story, who was incorrect or jumped the gun and who's the most consistently reliable/accurate are different matters altogether. Like that Korean SS's posting. One writer breaks it's the Twins. The next, one, the Rangers. Then it turns out the posting hasn't been accepted by the Korean team as of yet. Lots of misinformation/rush to conclusions in the race to be first. That's a bad Korean LHP not the SS mentioned on the site.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 24, 2014 -> 02:57 PM) Don't these signings make it pretty likely Hamels will be in Boston? I believe so. Hanley will be playing LF for Boston. He had a 135 wRC+ last season. Sandoval would be at 3rd in this scenario.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 24, 2014 -> 01:48 AM) http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/11/...2GxO/story.html Going by this White Sox offseason (so far), seeing Victorino brought in to be the 3rd outfielder wouldn't be surprising at all. Also, Cespedes and Jackie Bradley, Jr., could be in play as well. They (the White Sox) seem to be in the mode of "patching" holes temporarily while simultaneously waiting for Rodon, Anderson, Danish, Montas and Micah Johnson to make an impact. Personally, I would have Ramirez at 3B/DH with Bogaerts at SS, but that's just me. (If Sandoval signs, Ramirez would have to play LF/DH and rotate with Ortiz). Finally, Will Middlebrooks definitely is going to be on the market as well, although the returns will be nothing like if they traded him in 2012. If they do sign BOTH Sandoval and Ramirez, they almost have to trade Cespedes, who at one point they were planning to offer a $100 million extension. It's also going to be interesting to see if they can add those two big contracts, not get low-balled with offers for Cespedes (who everyone in baseball knows they want to dump) AND add a big ticket free agent pitcher in Lester or Shields. They have the pieces to get Hamels. That makes a ton of sense for them.