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I created another thread starting the topic already but what is everyone's opinion of Mike Fontenot. He was DFA'd by Philadelphia today. While he is not great, he has played SS in the past and is better than Olmedo.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/08/dodg...assignment.html The Dodgers announced that they designated Bobby Abreu for assignment. The move creates room for Shane Victorino on Los Angeles' active roster. The Angels released Abreu in April after a disappointing opening month, and the Dodgers signed him to a minor league deal a week later. Though Abreu's power has disappeared, he continues to get on base at an above-average rate. The 38-year-old has posted a .246/.347/.340 batting line in 236 total plate appearances this year. The 17-year MLB veteran earns a $9MM salary, but any team can sign him for a pro-rated portion of the MLB minimum if he reaches free agency. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/08/phil...assignment.html The Phillies announced that they designated infielder Mike Fontenot for assignment. The move creates roster space for utility player Michael Martinez, who has been recalled from Triple-A. Fontenot, 32, has a .289/.343/.340 batting line in 105 plate appearances this year. He has split his time between second and third since signing a minor league deal with Philadelphia in April. Fontenot could interest teams seeking infield depth as a potential trade candidate. Will the White Sox have any interest in Mike Fontenot? He is not very good but is better than Ray Olmedo and has played SS in the past. Abreu is of no interest to the White Sox anymore but I would think that Detroit should be interested.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 30, 2012 -> 08:22 AM) LOL, I think we all know the answer to that question. But the thing is, there is no way he is the #1 prospect in the system by anyone's actual standards. He's listed #1 there because its the Sox site, and they want to make it look like they didn't mess up with that trade. Molina is lower half of top 10 right now, if even that. In my opinion, Courtney Hawkins is the #1 prospect in the system and if people have Trayce Thompson at #2 at this point, it is not a reach.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jul 31, 2012 -> 02:01 PM) MLBN reporting that Span vetoed a trade to the Reds. How does Denard Span have veto power? That can't be true.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 30, 2012 -> 10:06 AM) Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN Since back in June, Reds have quietly evaluated Juan Pierre as possible target. Won't cost much, great clubhouse guy, good # against RHP. Damn. I was hoping KW would get him back to platoon him with Viciedo.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 30, 2012 -> 08:01 AM) Tons of great information in this article. Wonderful read. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article....articleid=17826 I heard Evans on the radio a few weeks ago and he was very good there as well. Thanks for posting. Good stuff.

SUNDAY, 12:51am: The Brewers will receive right-handed reliever Fautino De Los Santos in the trade according to Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle. The 26-year-old pitched to a 7.25 ERA in 36 Triple-A innings this year and owns a 4.21 ERA with 11.4 K/9 and 5.0 BB/9 in 36 1/3 big league innings with Oakland over the last two seasons. MLBTRADERUMORS Brewers sent C George Kottaras to Oakland on Saturday. In return, Milwaukee gets one of our old friends. I actually thought De Los Santos had the chance to be pretty special.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Jul 26, 2012 -> 08:50 AM) FWIW: KW has had an offer out there for a while now for Greinke. It's substantial and includes key mlb roster talent. Sox are very determined to land him. Bucket, I know that you have inside info and I don't expect you to give up your sources. Do you have exact player names though? I know you won't tell us and you shouldn't but do you know the names or do you just know that it's significant? If so, what are your feelings? We have seen the names thrown around. Will White Sox fans be angry if the deal happens?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 26, 2012 -> 12:03 PM) Bourjo's has some nice tools for a potential leadoff hitter, but the production hasn't exactly been there. Getting Shields for Bourjos would have been very foolish of the Rays and a major coup for the Angels. That said, I think Bourjo's is a quality chip the Angels have to offer the Marlins and/or Brewers in the competition for Greinke/Johnson. Bourjos could allow them to finally flip Upton though. CJ Cron is the guy that I would want in a Shields trade. Shields has 2 years left on his deal. Bourjos, Conger, and Cron too much for Shields? Probabaly. That's what I'd ask for though.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 08:35 AM) Judging by the attendance we had about 3000 comp tickets in attendance last night. I haven't see that mentioned yet, but just wanted to throw that on the fire. I think Adam Hoge of the Score tweeted last night that Mark Gonzalez had said that there were about 3,000 tickets given to some sort of youth group.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 08:20 AM) Jeez, they got nothing for Hanley. Yeah I mean they got his salary paid. How is that enough though? Ramirez was one of the best players in baseball up until 2 years ago? Eovaldi is a good arm. Some scouts think he's a late inning reliever but I would imagine he goes into Miami's rotation with Jacob Turner. I don't know much about the other pitcher from the Dodgers. Hanley Ramirez was worth a lot more than that though. I would imagine if Texas wants Josh Johnson like everyone is saying then he will be a Ranger by the weekend. Marlins should demand Olt in return but at this rate they'd probably accept a hell of a lot less than that.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 24, 2012 -> 11:25 PM) 11:05pm: The Cubs are asking the Dodgers for minor league pitcher Allen Webster as the centerpiece of a Dempster trade, reports Morosi (Twitter link). 6:55pm: It's possible that the Dodgers could acquire Dempster from the Cubs without having to surrender Lee, a source tells Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com (Twitter link). 5:34pm: The Dodgers are holding out on including pitching prospect Zach Lee in a potential Dempster trade, sources tell Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com (Twitter link). 4:20pm: The Cubs are talking to the Dodgers about Dempster again, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports. Webster is a pretty good prospect with a nice sinker. Would be a good return for Cubs. I thought they'd be lucky to get a Chris Reed type.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jul 24, 2012 -> 09:08 PM) From what little I know about the prospects, looks like a decent deal for the Pirates. Pirates fans were upset on MLBTRADERUMORS but I think it's a good deal. Grossman is a pretty good prospect but the Bucs have 3 OF prospects that are better than he is. The other 2 guys are Lefties with #3-4 starter upside. They didn't give up any of their big time prospects and got a pitcher that is almost 2 WAR. It's an upgrade definitely.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 24, 2012 -> 12:57 PM) Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal Sources: Dempster does not want to go to #Braves - at least not yet. Dempster is really screwing the Cubs over by not going to Atlanta. Randall Delgado would have been a hell of a get for the Cubs. I think Theo's plan was to send Demp to Atlanta and Garza to LA for Zach Lee. Zach Lee and Randall Delgado would have been a nice start for the rebuilding plan on the pitching side.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 02:34 PM) Dayan Viciedo is safe... for now. Dan Hayes ‏@DanHayesCSN Team source confirms nobody off #WhiteSox MLB roster in deal for Brett Myers. Per last retweet, Blair Walters, 11th rounder in 2011 included The PTBNL probably means it's someone from last year's draft right? Those guys cannot be traded until a year after signing. Erik Johnson after today's promotion or is that way too much?

QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jul 18, 2012 -> 01:42 PM) My prediction the Sox will make a trade for Sanchez.. Probably not a bad prediction. I could live with Sanchez depending on what they have to give up. Josh Johnson is intriguing though and even though he is struggling and that velocity is down, he is a typical Kenny Williams target.

QUOTE (northside sawx @ Jul 18, 2012 -> 12:54 PM) Exactly. Here is Pedro making his ML debut before Nestor. Albeit Molina just came off a stint on the DL, surely if the sox really wanted him to be the guy today they could have sat him yesterday and used him today. With Molina's seemingly inability to miss a bat in the minors this year (.322 oBA), Pedro may very well end up being the meat and potatoes. Way to early to tell though. We shall see. Simon Castro was the other part of the Quentin trade.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jul 18, 2012 -> 12:16 PM) Who has more outs versus right-handed pitchers in 2012 Pierre or Viciedo? I just read through what I missed in the thread. This is still going on? Seriously? Marty, why is this still going on? Pierre is not coming back to town. Who cares which guy has more outs vs RH pitching? Juan Pierre sucks at baseball. I will give you that Viciedo is bad vs RHP but at least there is the chance that DV will hit for power off of RH pitching. This whole thread is nauseating though because of the Pierre discussion. My god just end it already.

QUOTE (scenario @ Jul 17, 2012 -> 09:08 AM) Lillibridge will find a job somewhere. A utility guy who can play both infield and outfield is valuable because he potentially frees up a roster spot for a team. That may be his greatest asset... Providing roster flexibility. Lillibridge probably ends up in Seattle right? He would get playing time, is from there, and I thought Jack Z always liked Lilli. Probably best vase scenario for him.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 18, 2012 -> 07:50 AM) I think there was rumors that we were trying to sign him a couple of years ago, correct? Yes there were. I think he was going to come to spring training for the minimum to play for his favorite team. But then the Mets offered him a guaranteed 2 years and he obviously went to New York.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Jul 17, 2012 -> 09:38 PM) Anybody we want from the Mets? They're cratering, and should be selling soon. I'd like Tim Byrdak actually. Very effective LOOGY type guy. Been around awhile and from my hometown of Lockport.

QUOTE (Al Lopez's Ghost @ Jul 17, 2012 -> 10:04 PM) So, I'm getting lost here. Doesn't that leave us down a guy? Maybe Putz is coming? We are down a guy in the bullpen with Hernandez and Axelrod technically starters. Hopefully Bruney is ready, if not it may be Heath again.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 17, 2012 -> 03:33 PM) With that arm, it'd be worth a shot, especially if the Sox can't find another arm cheap enough. ss2k, Sanchez is a typical Kenny move. I think it would be worth a shot.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jul 16, 2012 -> 02:52 PM) I don't see how the Sox could get Greinke without giving up Viciedo. I would usually agree with you but times are changing. Greinke will be a rental and without the chance for teams to get a draft pick for him, I have to believe that the offers will be reasonable. Texas has the deepest farm system involved and I don't think they would even consider Profar or Olt without an extension.