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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 8, 2013 -> 04:41 PM) Holding onto Alexei much longer is equally risky. I'm not holding my breath about Ramirez being a totally different player again after redesigning spring training for the Sox again...although, in fairness, not resting him until this last has to be at least one of the top 2-3 factors in his defense performance. And he has improved his stolen base numbers/aggressiveness. He is very good defensively but the .627 ops doesn't do much for me honestly. If you can get something for Ramirez you do it.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Jul 8, 2013 -> 03:14 PM) I still say Hawkins should not be close to #1 ranking. That does not mean I am not pulling for him -- I am. But a #1 prospect should be a very good baseball player whereever he is playing. If he were at Kanny instead of W-S, would his numbers be as good as Micah Johnson's? I doubt it. He is struggling to hit .200 and strikes out over 50% of the time. Those facts should preclude him from that high of a ranking. He is not even close to Phegley. Do you think Hawkins could hit .316 in AAA? No. Is he as good a hitter as Ravelo or Johnson? No. And as far as Zapata goes, can't we wait for him to play a few games somewhere? If he is just 16, that means he is 4 years removed from Little League. Listing Hawkins as #1 reminds me of Joe Borchard. Almost everyone at ST thought he was #1 long after he showed be was not big league quality. If he repeats at High A next year and handles it, I'll be on his bandwagon, too. Not now. Hawkins is 19 though still. Micah Johnson is 22 in A ball. Phegley is 25 now in the majors. It was expected that Hawkins will be in the majors around the age of 22. Going to his first All Star Game when he is Phegley's age. It's a bad comparison. Your concerns are valid though. Just because Hawkins at age 19 couldn't hit .316 in AAA does not mean he is a worse prospect than Phegley is.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 8, 2013 -> 02:12 PM) Wow, I had no idea Josh Donaldson was traded by the Cubs for Harden (along with 3 other players, at the time, Gallagher being the centerpiece). Ooops. They could use a better 3B than Luis Valbuena, haha. That was a good deal at the time though. Josh Donaldson is 27 years old and had two very bad years in the A's system. Cubs were trying to win a World Series that year. And I believe Harden was 5-1 down the stretch with an era under 3

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 8, 2013 -> 02:04 PM) the cardinals have like 80 bajillion awesome prospects they can't find room for - let's find a way to snag matt adams. ramirez/peavy/reed for wacha/adams boom It would be nice wouldn't it. Even a guy like Kolten Wong. Wong is knocking on the door but they have Carpenter. Being a Cardinals fan would be awesome man.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 8, 2013 -> 01:21 PM) I call BS. Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 4m in big switch, #cubs now talking about signing Matt Garza to long-term deal. http://cbsprt.co/18IN1sL I agree. They don't want to sign him I don't think. Somehow trying to drive up the market or cost for him with this news.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 6, 2013 -> 01:28 PM) Weren't there some last minute PED's or steroids or injury/velocity concerns with Gray? A lot of scouts said there was actually a better pitcher on Oklahoma, but that Gray had the better tools/physical package. He was starting to fall back those last 2-3 weeks before the draft. Follow Jesse Sanchez ‏@JesseSanchezMLB IMHO fact that Eloy hasn't signed is an indication #Cubs not ignoring potential penalties, @davidrelliott. He hasn't signed for a reason. Jesse Sanchez ‏@JesseSanchezMLB 12m #Cubs have spent $3,470,000 on SS Gleyber Torres ($1.7M), RHP Erling Moreno ($650K), RHP Jefferson Mejia ($850K) catcher Johan Matos ($270K) Jesse Sanchez ‏@JesseSanchezMLB 12m EJ expects to sign for $2.8M & adding high-$ prospect like Tseng could put #Cubs in max-penalty even if trade for max-slot $ allowed ($1.3M). Those are Jesse Sanchez's last two tweets about Cubs bonus $$.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Jul 8, 2013 -> 12:38 PM) Seems that the theo and jed spending spree is not as free wheeling as originally thought. Well they aren't the Dodgers. However, I bet they acquire more slot money and it allows them to sign Jimenez. They are also in on Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez. The next big pitcher out of Cuba.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Jul 8, 2013 -> 08:41 AM) Please don't make Courtney Hawkins #1. Why? Because of his bad year? Out of all the players in the system, he still has the best chance to become a star player. Therefore, he is the #1 prospect in the system. Erik Johnson is good but he will be a #3 starter most likely at the ML level. Hawkins may fail. Hawkins also "could" become an All Star RF perennially. He stays at #1.

QUOTE (Paulstar @ Jul 7, 2013 -> 08:32 PM) I'm not arguing that hanging on to Rios is a good idea. I'm arguing that trading him for essentially Josh Fields' left handed brother is a terrible idea. If the best offer you get for Rios and his contract is Travis Snider, you might as well just hold onto to Rios and hope that either in the offseason or next deadline you get something a little more valuable. This is correct. They don't have to trade Rios. If they don't get a good deal in return, I would just hang onto him. Same goes for Peavy.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 7, 2013 -> 08:23 PM) I'd love to stick LoMo on this team. The Marlins might be dumb enough to do it, too. Who knows. I agree. Morrison would have to go to 1B though. He has not hit very well in his career as an OF.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 7, 2013 -> 08:34 PM) And that's why I said Tabata, but the Pirates might disagree. It also depends on how well Mercer keeps playing SS. They might start falling back to Cincy and STL and hit the panic button after collapsing in the 2nd half the last two seasons. If the Pirates traded for Rios they would no longer have a spot for Tabata to play. They do need a bat though. I would ask for Josh Bell and Alen Hanson. They'd turn it down and I would ask for Hanson and Tabata.

QUOTE (Paulstar @ Jul 7, 2013 -> 11:21 PM) I'm not gonna go all Hawk like you just did, but I view Rios and Dunn in very similar ways. They both have skills sets that create lots of money for them, but I don't think they are players you want to build a team around. Instead, I view them more as very good supporting players for teams that can afford 10+ million on a player who won't necessarily be one of the cornerstones of an offense. That is why I view them as bad fits for the Sox, but good fits for the Rangers (Rios) and Orioles (Dunn). Neither will bat 3 or 4 or maybe even 5, and neither will have the entire spotlight on them. What they do good will still be better than who they are replacing, regardless of "TWTW." On a side note, that Orioles lineup would be pretty tough with Dunn in it and probably bat sixth on most nights. IIRC, according to you wouldn't Dunn's arrival cause the Orioles to go into a tailspin and not make the postseason? Because Dunn is a loser and he makes teams worse.....

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 7, 2013 -> 12:12 PM) I just looked at the draft results on B-R. Overall #1 is huge in some years, but the difference between picks 2 through 6 is very little. 1- 42-49/ 21.1 WAR 2- 41-49 made the majors. Average career WAR 14.2 3- 39 made/12.6 average WAR 4- 38/14.4 5- 29/12.1 6- 35/14.1 So I guess it's a good thing to have as many options as possible, but it's such a crap shoot no matter what. I agree that it's a crapshoot but those numbers are skewed. Most of the time, in the past the best player did not always go #1. There were many occasions when a small market team would pass on the consensus #1 guy to take someone cheaper. I think you always want the highest pick possible if you are a bad team because it gives you a chance to take the better player.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 6, 2013 -> 10:38 PM) Put me in the Steve group of loving Silver Linings Playbook I agree. While I really liked Flight and Argo, Silver Linings Playbook and Django were my two favorite movies of last year.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 7, 2013 -> 11:57 AM) Stop it! He grew up in CHICAGO! Not Lockport...oh... Haha I haven't followed wrestling in years. is this something they say for his character? That he's from Chicago?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 7, 2013 -> 11:59 AM) Tied with the Brew Crew for 3rd pick, technically ahead of them percentage-wise (or behind, depending on how you want to look at being bad as a good thing). Yeah I know. It will be tough but I think Milwaukee actually overtakes the Cubs and the Marlins will be a lot better in the 2nd half. Looks like Astros, Marlins, White Sox, Cubs, Brewers, and Mets in some order.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 26, 2013 -> 02:14 PM) http://www.24wrestling.com/tmz-reports-cm-...against-mother/ CM Punk Momma CM Punk went to my high school (Lockport Township High School). I am pretty sure he still has a house in the area. Maybe I have seen this woman around. Hmmm.....

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 7, 2013 -> 10:41 AM) I doubt they had that option. I think a GM would be risking his livelihood if he gave up a significant prospect for a couple of months of Nolasco. Maybe you are right. That team should not be getting money back in deals though. I'd like to see the offers from San Francisco and the other teams involved.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 7, 2013 -> 10:33 AM) What do you think he would bring back? They save big money not having him around the second half, they weren't bringing him back, and he wasn't going to be offered anything so they could get a draft pick. It is exactly what the Sox would get back for most of the names mentioned to be headed elsewhere. I have no problem the White Sox picking up lottery tickets for the guys that won't be coming back, but for those who could, they better get something useful, not something that could be useful, or the only thing that is accomplished trading them is padding JR and Friends' bank accounts. With the payroll that Miami has, they should have paid the rest of the salary in order to get better prospects. It's a joke.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Jul 6, 2013 -> 08:54 PM) I'd be shocked if Rose or Noah go anywhere and I also expect them to hang onto Deng unless they get a Gasol-like giveaway. Boozer, I'm fairly sure he's gone after this year to avoid the repeater tax and bring over Mirotic. God I hope you are wrong about this.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Jul 6, 2013 -> 03:07 PM) Which Detroit probably should have done given their NBDL caliber backcourt. If nothing else, sign an actual wing that can shoot a little. They drafted Kentavious Caldwell Pope out of Georgia who I think will be a stud. Still have no PG but that frontcourt is awesome and they have Pope.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 6, 2013 -> 04:43 PM) Those are the main candidates of teams that are currently looking for starting pitching and will be watching Jake Peavy closely when/if he comes back in the last two weeks of July. The Rockies have specifically been linked to Danks and Crain. Dodgers Rockies Rangers Giants Padres Orioles After acquiring Feldman, the O's might be willing to give up a ton more to get a Matt Garza. The Blue Jays would be well-served to put Josh Johnson on the trading block, as well. Seems they are fading back again. I read this weekend somewhere that the Orioles were interested in Garza but were not willing to meet the prospect cost. The Cubs asked for Infielder Jonathan Schoop and LHP Eduardo Rodriguez. Both have been on top 100 lists this year.

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Jul 6, 2013 -> 09:43 PM) http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/2495887 Nolasco offically traded to the Dodgers. Obviously everyone knows this already but that Miami franchise is a joke. I am all for selling off talent but they got a pile of crap in return. Dodgers picked up the salary, traded 3 less than mediocre prospects, and received international bonus money. What a joke of a franchise.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Jul 7, 2013 -> 08:21 AM) Adam Dunn is certainly not one of my favorite players, but it's pretty scary to contemplate about what that Tiger's starting rotation will do to the Sox, without Dunn's left handed presence. All of those dominate RH pitchers will mow down our pathetic lineup with ease. And, we have the entire season's head to head competition vs Detroit still ahead of us. Ouch! This is what I call "The Road To Rodon". Or "Torpedo for Tyler Beede".

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Jul 7, 2013 -> 09:15 AM) Meh, I disagree. If the SOX don't get what they want for Rios, they won't move him. I think the SOX should trade everyone they can, but Rios is a guy that actually makes the team better. If they can't get what they want for him, keep him in RF through 2015. Absolutely. Peavy and Rios are the same way. They are guys that you do not have to trade. Only move them right now for a good package. You don't have to trade them yet.