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QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Feb 20, 2014 -> 02:16 PM) Who will be the opening day starter at 1B? Do the Sox send Paulie out there symbolically as a tribute or defer to the rookie? It will be against Ricky Nolasco so it better be Abreu at 1B and Dunn at DH.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 18, 2014 -> 03:14 PM) What the f*** catcher could possibly be brought in at this point? Chris Widger? Yasmani Grandal from the Padres when Austin Hedges is ready. JR Murphy or Gary Sanchez from Yankees because they signed McCann. Jason Castro from Astros when Max Stassi is ready Just a few names.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 17, 2014 -> 05:32 PM) It makes a lot of sense for Baltimore. They did a great job waiting out the market. Giving up #17 is still a tough pill to swallow though. They may as well go all in and sign Morales too now.

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 8m #Orioles are closing in on a deal with Ubaldo Jimenez, according to @masnRoch. Appears to be a 4-year, $48MM deal. That's a really good deal for Baltimore.

1 down, 1 to go. Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 8m #Orioles are closing in on a deal with Ubaldo Jimenez, according to @masnRoch. Appears to be a 4-year, $48MM deal.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 17, 2014 -> 10:08 AM) Kobe and J4L agree on the NBA Mt Rushmore http://m.espn.go.com/nba/story?storyId=10468395 Sorry but Larry Bird isn't one of the 4 best players ever.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Feb 17, 2014 -> 11:20 AM) There is a lot of younger talent at The Score. Ben Finfer, Adam Hoge, Jay Zawaski, Matt Abbatacola... just to name a few. Holmes and Goff have a bright future at The Score, so they wont be jumping. You guys know that Jason Goff has been doing Sports Radio in Atlanta for almost 2 years now, right?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 14, 2014 -> 09:59 AM) The reason they won't trade him is because they can't. The Knicks are over the cap if Melo walks. Taking Boozer's $16 million next year is $16 million + luxury tax penalty. And the penalties become much more severe next year. What cost the Lakers $29 million this year would cost $75 million next. He can't be amnestied by any team other than the Bulls. Any trade rumor that includes Carlos Boozer is totally made up. Lance Stevenson and/or Danny Granger. Those are guys who realistically might be Bulls next year. And his contract can't be bought out. It is guaranteed. If the Bulls amnesty him, he still gets paid, it just doesn't count against the Bulls cap. I think how it works is they have some sort of auction and the Bulls pay the difference between the high bid and his contract figure. Stephenson or Granger doesn't get you closer to a title though. If the Bulls can't get Melo, I think I'd keep Boozer and save the money for 2015 when Aldridge and Love become free agents. No reason to force it this offseason.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Feb 14, 2014 -> 07:40 AM) Stephen A. Smith's rant about Melo needing to demand a trade was awesome. Here's hoping the Knicks get desperate and the Bulls somehow pull of a trade without giving up Jimmy, Taj, Mirotic, or Noah. Keep hoping. If Carmelo is on the roster, Bulls can't pay Taj as well. There's like no scenario in which Taj and Melo would be on the Bulls together unless Noah is gone.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Feb 13, 2014 -> 12:55 PM) Seattle Mariners come to mind. Just read on mlbtraderumors that Franklin Gutierrez will not play for them in the 2014 season because of a relapse of his gastrointestinal injury. All they have in the outfield now is Michael Saunders and Dustin Ackley. If they miss out on Cruz, I could see them definitely be interested in De Aza. Montero comes to my mind that can possibly help immediately from the Mariners. What are your guys thoughts about this and where else you see De Aza is a good fit? Seattle has a really strange roster. Michael Saunders wil play CF for them. I believe that they sign Cruz and he plays RF. That leaves Montero, Smoak, Logan Morrison, and Corey Hart for LF, 1B, and DH. They obviously have Cano at 2B and Zunino at C. Ackley and Nick Franklin are wildcards in all of this. It seems like they definitely have a logjam somewhere though.

QUOTE (Jake @ Feb 13, 2014 -> 10:08 AM) It would be very interesting to see a team with healthy Rose and Melo on it. I think Melo throughout his career has not typically done a good job of making his teammates better, though he has started to develop in that regard. With an MVP-ish point guard on his team, that might affect both of their styles of play. A strong-headed coach like Thibs could command the respect of all actors as well. It is certainly an experiment worth doing and honestly we become at least a top 3 team in the East if you add Melo without gutting the entire roster (I'm talking this year, no Rose). If you can have a starting lineup of Rose-Butler-Melo-Taj-Noah at some point, that looks like a truly great team if you have absolutely anything behind those 5. This would never be the starting five though because the Bulls can't add Melo without getting rid of Taj Gibson's money.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 13, 2014 -> 08:19 AM) Is there any way to back-load an MLE deal into future years? i.e. Mirotic gets an Omer Asik type deal with a MLE level the first year and a heavy backload into years 2 and 3? I was wondering this too. I was under the assumption that since Mirotic's rights are essentially owned by the Bulls that they could go over the cap and into the luxury tax to sign him. Multiple people have told me that this is untrue. For example, if the Bulls were over the cap and wanted to give Butler a deal, they could because he's on their team. The same rules do not apply for Mirotic from what I've been told. I could be wrong, but as long as Rose and Noah are on the roster, getting Carmelo for max $$ would end the Mirotic speculation for at least next season.

QUOTE (Jake @ Feb 11, 2014 -> 01:07 PM) Assuming Melo signs a Bird Exception deal that is gently backloaded, we'd have $73M committed to Melo, Rose, Noah, Taj, Felton, Dunleavy, and Shumpert (players listed from largest to smallest salary). It would be cutting it really close in terms of the tax and our ability to give MLE to Mirotic. I don't think that they can sign Melo and Mirotic. It's just not possible. Trading Taj, Dunleavy, and Kirk gets the Bulls the necessary $$ to sign Carmelo. Mirotic will be looking for more than the MLE I think too. I think you are looking at something $7-$8 million per year for Mirotic.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Feb 11, 2014 -> 09:00 AM) @viccarucci Ray Farmer promoted to GM. Joe Banner to step down as CEO. GM Michael Lombardi to leave the team. Press conf. at 11am The Browns. Ray Farmer is well respected but the Browns may as well just go ahead and name Kevin Costner as their actual GM.

There is no excuse for the way the White Sox went about the whole draft process prior to a couple years ago. Kenny Williams drafted some bad players but people are giving Reinsdorf a free pass here. Reinsdorf never wanted to pay over slot and he didn't commit the $$ ti the draft. What it boils down to is KW wanting athletic, high upside players but JR not wanting to spend $$ on those guys. The outcome of that strategy is Jared Mitchell, Keenyn Walker, Trayce Thompson types. JR's stubborn ways are to blame more than KW I think even though Kenny did the drafting. They were pretty hamstrung.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 9, 2014 -> 08:22 AM) You could see him saying I'm sorry about that man before he got pushed. I am in the minority here but if you say something derogatory to a college athlete you deserve a hell of a lot more than a push. People suck.

When I saw it I just assumed someone confused Felipe Paulino with Ronald Belisario. Honest mistake.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Feb 8, 2014 -> 12:58 PM) Why did he want to tear it down if it was competitive? Because being competitive and being ready to win another World Series are two different things. This team has 1 playoff win and appearance since 2005.

Kiley McDaniel isn't too happy..... Kiley McDaniel ‏@kileymcd 17m Fun fact: if you stole my July 2nd/Yankees scoops and didn't credit me, you and/or your editor got an email today. More than just a few. Kiley McDaniel ‏@kileymcd 11m And if they don't act soon, the public shaming comes next. One huge outlet is on the clock right now. RT @ScottyChimp straight gangsta

QUOTE (Tex @ Feb 5, 2014 -> 08:20 PM) One fundamental of every sports league is an understanding that every team should try to win every game. Once that gets ignored the sport becomes tarnished and nothing more than a scripted reality show. Well obviously the players and coaches on the field, court, or ice feel this way. That's a given. A front office has to look at things differently. Getting the team closer to a championship is the only thing that a team owes you. If Gregg Popovich sits Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobli, and Tony Parker for 2 games because they are old and tired, it is perfectly acceptable. In his mind, the only way to win a championship is to keep guys like that fresh. I am sure that while their backups are playing they are trying to win but the organization has decided that even if they lose the 2 games, it gives SA the best chance at winning a championship. Sometimes teams need to take a step back to get better. I know this is a baseball board and a baseball topic but it just depends man.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Feb 5, 2014 -> 02:20 PM) LOL! So were you wrong or right? Salty also did not cost a 99 loss team a draft pick.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Feb 5, 2014 -> 12:31 PM) Either the great contract guy Hahn misread the market or the bid was a publicity move. Haha. This guy is unbelievable.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Feb 5, 2014 -> 02:10 PM) Anyone ever think of converting Dunn to a CF or 3B? I was just thinking, there have been some pretty big guys in the past to play both of those positions, so maybe Dunn could too? How about this: all Spring training Dunn is diving for balls over there at the hot corner, chasing down shots in the OF, smashing into the wall, etc. Aren't there like 40 minor league fields out there anyway? Dunn can have his own field. Now, given that Dunn has always been more of a 1B/LF/DH type, there is of course an unfortunate possibly that he gets hurt in the process. That would be terrible, obviously. But assuming it is not written into his contract that he can only play one of the above 3 positions, there really shouldn't be any way the team insurance company could get out of paying the claim, right? So I mean it would just be a terrible thing, but let's say the deductible here is even as much as say 25% of his contract, that would still be $11.25M saved and that right there may almost pay for one year of Santana. Silver lining all the way. Of course Dunn would have to be out the whole year, so during the recovery process if he looked like he was going to come back early we'd have to put him on a pretty s***ty rehab program. What's this thread about anyway, washing machines? Yeah I think we should sign Santana for 3/$39 and I can't believe there are actually angry arguments against it. Balta, you posted something about our pitching being 8th in something, great, but 8th isn't #1, and anything less than #1 in status represents an opportunity for improvement. Why should we not try to get better *everywhere* rather than just in one spot? No matter what happens with this offense good or bad, this team is still going to be built on pitching and defense, because that's what our FO wants. So keep playing to your strengths & sign Santana if he's really going to come that cheap. You do have quite the vendetta against Dunn.

Holy s*** this is actually happening again in a different thread. This is awesome. I can't wait for Ubaldo and Ervin to sign somewhere already but with this new system, I am expecting that to be a long while.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 5, 2014 -> 01:38 PM) Rienzo and Surkamp and Axelrod have been tried and convicted of being not so good. This is not true though. Axelrod is what he is but you have no idea what Surkamp and Rienzo are.