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http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/red-sox/pos..._medium=twitter The executive in this story thinks Sox will accept a Pitching prospect and one other prospect for Peavy.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 26, 2013 -> 12:01 PM) I think a package of Webster, Cecchini, Marrero and Britton would be a good package for Peavy and Lindstrom. I'd really like Brentz in the deal. Something like Webster, Brentz, Cecchini, and one lesser piece would be a great return in my opinion.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 26, 2013 -> 10:20 AM) He just paid $18 million for a Jeff Soptic type prospect. True but would you rather pay $18 million and get a lottery ticket relief prospect or just pay the full $24 million and have him potentially block someone else from playing through next season? It's fine. It is a sunk cost. Junior Lake isn't that good but he can now go to LF every day until Kris Bryant is ready to play there.

QUOTE (Knuckles @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 02:02 PM) Gregor says Sox are pushing Dunn. Gerry Fraley ‏@gfraley 2h Rangers have multiple scouts at ChiSox game today. Alex ``One Speed'' Rios being watched, and White Sox pushing Adam Dunn, too.

More news about the Rangers interest in OF Alex Rios TR Sullivan ‏@Sullivan_Ranger 6m Rangers discussing Rios with White Sox http://wp.me/p1rXwL-8WL4

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 24, 2013 -> 09:54 AM) There is no debate that Peavy and Rios are better players with better contracts than Garza and Soriano No but there is a debate as to whether a lot of the contenders can pay those future salaries. Peavy at $14.5 next year is below market value but it's still not a price that Arizona, Colorado, Baltimore, and some teams want to pay. Luckily, it sounds like Boston and St. Louis are involved. As far as Rios goes, while $12.5 million for him next year is market value, a team like Pittsburgh may have trouble taking that one. If the Sox are going to eat $$ then they need better players in return. I think that's what makes this so difficult. I do think we see action soon though. Hahn is not an idiot.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 24, 2013 -> 09:49 AM) Basically, Alexei is right at the top of the list of "guys who, if we trade, makes it inevitable that 2014 is a rebuilding season". He's about the most difficult guy on our roster to replace next year. That means the price for Alexei should be high, with enough return to warrant "Throwing in the towel for next year despite a solid pitching staff". Good point Balta. Personally, I don't care how they replace Alexei because I don't think the Sox can compete next year. Those of you who are in the competing in 2014 crowd, it is understandable why you wouldn't want to dump Ramirez. I really hope they can get a useful piece or two and dump the salary personally though.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 24, 2013 -> 07:31 AM) Kid's got quite the power and bat speed. Did seem like he had a lot of movement in that whole set-up though. Obviously, nobody is happy with the way Hawkin's year has gone but he absolutely destroyed that baseball last night. Kid has serious power.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 24, 2013 -> 09:42 AM) He seems like one of the really high ceiling guys in the system, but he has a long way to get there. He could also be a guy who washes out and never makes it to AA. Totally different guy but Braulio Ortiz is one of my favorite guys in the system now.

Jim Hendry is at the Cell most likely scouting Rios for the Yankees. I don't think Rios would accept deal to NYY however even if the White Sox did want something of theirs. Paul Sullivan ‏@PWSullivan 6m Jim Hendry at Cell for Sox-Tigers, accd to @M_Montemurro Yanks could be looking at Rios if Soriano doesn't happen.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 03:57 PM) Red Sox to be "aggressive" at the trading deadline: http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2013...ardo-bud-norris Webster, Gecchini, Brentz, and Vinicio way too much for Peavy and Lindstrom?

QUOTE (Al Lopez's Ghost @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 09:41 AM) I read in the Tribune that te Cubs were paying most of the salary for both years. Yankees are only paying like $6 million total out of the $24 million left.

QUOTE (hammerhead johnson @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 08:30 AM) I'm reading that the Dodgers have dropped out of the Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez pursuit. Odd. Does this mean that the Cubs are now the most likely team to land him? For the amount of money that he is asking for, I would imagine that the Cubs are the favorites if Dodgers truly are out.

Sounds like Cubs are also close to sending Soriano to the Yankees. http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/sor...z0N9Kn8CCldxIEK

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 22, 2013 -> 12:29 PM) Yeah, I don't know why they would cut something out. I remember back in spring training Bell mentioned a pitcher that retired that morning, and when the interview hit the podcast, they cut it out. So maybe it's a coincidence, or maybe he said something that he shouldn't have and somebody above him had that part of the interview cut out for the podcast so it can't be rebroadcasted. I missed it live this weekend, so I really don't know if he said anything that was questionable. Well he didn't use any foul language. He did question people that think Hawkins should move to Kannapolis and mentioned Keith Law by name saying those people "don't know what they are talking about".

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 22, 2013 -> 10:12 AM) Late to the conversation, but the thing about the difference between Kannapolis and Winston-Salem... While I can see the difference in pitching might be negligible, I look at it from a confidence standpoint. He's going back to Winston-Salem next year. There's no way he can go to Birmingham to start next season. So if he would have started at Kanny, they could have still promoted him to W-S in 2014, where he feels like he's moving up, rather than staying in the same place---which could affect his confidence and attitude. It should have been explained when he went W-S in late 2012 that he was only going there to get more at-bats, but he'll be at Kanny in 2013. But what's done is done now. Hopefully Hawkins is an improved player next year. BTW, the podcast version of the Bell interview cut out the part where they talked about Hawkins. I don't think that's an accident. The Rongey interview from White Sox weekly? Really? That's weird. Rongey asked about it because he said he'd been getting texts and messages for weeks to ask about Hawkins.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 21, 2013 -> 11:03 AM) That is a one in a million shot. I love the reaction of the guy next to her. Think that's the best part.

Supposedly the Giants have offered packages built around CF Gary Brown and C Andrew Susak to the Cubs for Garza, but the Cubs have turned them down.

QUOTE (beautox @ Jul 20, 2013 -> 04:25 PM) I think once we sell off we wrap of that #1 pick, the season will no longer be about winning games but player development at the major league level. I don't think the Sox can get worse than Houston is honestly. I actually think Miami will be better in 2nd half with all of their young guys playing. Sox could overtake Miami for #2 pick. FWIW, If the Sox did get the #1 pick, would they be willing to be a crazy bonus for the #1 guy?

QUOTE (beck72 @ Jul 21, 2013 -> 10:02 AM) Two of those pieces were supposedly Sardinas and Luke Jackson, both in the CAL league so the Sox should be familiar with them. It actually wasn't Luke Jackson. It was Olt, Sardinas, CJ Edwards, and Neil Ramirez.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 20, 2013 -> 06:00 PM) Wilkins has hit 4 HR in 3 games, with the ASB in the middle. His hot streak has his wRC+ up to 110. Some peripherals still have to even out (K's a tad high, walks a tad low compared to career averages), but it looks like he is going to figure out AAA and take advantage of a small ballpark. OPS vs L - .760 OPS vs R - .783 Any chance Wilkins is a September call-up? Maybe PK goes to a contender in August and they call him up? Or should they just wait?

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Jul 20, 2013 -> 02:52 PM) Kind of difficult to rate that deal without knowing who the other Cub is. Not really. It wasn't Castro or Rizzo. Those are really only 2 ML pieces that matter. It was speculated that it could have been Dejesus, Schierholtz, or even James Russell.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 20, 2013 -> 02:49 PM) Since when is Garza this must-have ace? That would have been an incredible deal for the Cubs. That's one hell of a deal. It was speculated that the other play was Schierholtz or James Russell going to Texas.

Here was the supposed deal for Garza. Would have been a nice deal for the Cubs and it bodes well for White Sox return on Peavy in my opinion. Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 3m #Cubs-#Rangers stalled deal was Garza + another #Cub to #Rangers for Neil Ramirez, Luis Sardinas, Mike Olt, CJ Edwards per @JeffWilson_FWST