Chicago White Sox

I'm sticking with C.J. Chatham as being the primary piece coming our way.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 14, 2017 -> 09:35 PM) The As are so weird. Def Schwarber. I could see that.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 14, 2017 -> 09:31 PM) It's about Gray to cubs IMO due to barstool Carl's tweet about showing Sonny around Chicago What could the Cubs give up for Gray though? They must have a bottom five system at this point. It would have to be Happ, Baez, or Schwarber.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jul 14, 2017 -> 09:29 PM) Whitesox Dave has been eye balling a lot again too. Todd Frazier will NOT be on the White Sox in the next 24 hours. Too much smoke right now.

QUOTE (Anderdale @ Jul 14, 2017 -> 09:12 PM) Wish I could see his ab's. Curious if the pop flys are hard hit. Yeah same here.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 14, 2017 -> 09:27 PM) The twitterverse is saying Boston is making a strong push to acquire Frazier, could be done as early as tonight. Awesome. Where are you seeing this shack?

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 14, 2017 -> 09:24 PM) On the other hand has raBBit ever lied to us? At the very least there have to be some serious talks going on. I have full faith that raBBit knows something here.

Did this happen? I stopped watching for a second, but it seems like Frazier is still playing.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 14, 2017 -> 09:05 PM) Full disclosure I'm watching game of thrones and not the game. Old episodes? HBO isn't streaming the new episode early are they?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 14, 2017 -> 09:02 PM) 0-5 for Collins Kopech 6 innings! He only struck out once though.

QUOTE (Tony @ Jul 14, 2017 -> 08:13 PM) Sources: The Braves made a strong and serious run at Jose Quintana, with an offer that included 20-year-old SS Ozzie Albies. Per Passen I'll take Jimenez over Albies any day of the week. Would be interesting to hear what the other pieces were though.

Was he actually scratched?

I know it's early, but all full season affiliates currently being one-hit.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 14, 2017 -> 06:45 PM) Pretty sure it works when you get sent down after spring training. AKA you get optioned to AAA once you are on the 40 man roster. That's my understanding as well.

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ Jul 14, 2017 -> 05:05 PM) There is nothing that can be done about that now. He'll have 2 option years left after this one. But aren't we using one this year? I would have thought he'd only have one option yet after this year.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 14, 2017 -> 04:59 PM) It is way too early to quit on Fulmer. He was drafted just two years ago. By all rights the dude should still be somewhere around AA. How many options does Fulmer have left? It really was stupid calling him up last year and starting the clock when he clearly wasn't ready.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jul 14, 2017 -> 04:26 PM) Better to have this happen now than if he were in the MLB eating away service time In all honestly, if this was inevitable then the timing is perfect. Doesn't change our control over him and pushes back his start date with the team closer to when we should be competitive. Just got to hope he comes back 100%.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 14, 2017 -> 01:22 PM) Hmph, their opening day payroll was listed as $199 million and they haven't cut money, so yeah there's got to be some weird luxury tax level rules that move how things are calculated around. Contracts are straight-lined for luxury tax purposes, so their actual payroll should always be higher than luxury tax figure.

I fully expect Frazier being to traded to the Red Sox in the coming days. I just don't see Dombrowski playing poker with us when Todd is the best available 3B out there. I'm also sticking with my prediction that C.J. Chatham will be the return.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 14, 2017 -> 06:21 AM) I actually wish Hahn would not say things like "This was by far the best offer we had." I'm struggling to understand the purpose of that. It would seem there is no need to embarass the Cubs that way, and secondly, no need to show other GMs that the market for prospects is as weak as it apparently is. Yeah I too thought it was a strange comment, although I'm guessing he made it catering to the meatball fans who wouldn't like us dealing with the Cubs.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 05:01 PM) Eloy is in the Winston Salem lineup tonight, will be webcast on MILBtv Awesome!

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 04:33 PM) I love your posts, but I have to admit, this comes off as a bit presumptuous. Why should that be the goal? We've seen some crazy s*** just happen. Now we're going to immediately go back to saying that we're all crazy? I get it, Hahn isn't a miracle worker, but I, for one, am a little gunshy about saying something as prescriptive as you just did. We were just told by a few different posters something to the effect of "Guys, stop even bothering to think about a trade with the Cubs. It simply will never happen." Well, it just happened. Disclaimer: I am not meaning to insinuate this is all directed at you, CWS, you just happened to be the guy that triggered my rant. My apologies in advance. It's all good. Don't get me wrong, start with something ridiculous like Robertson & Kahnle for for Robles. If/when that doesn't fly, make a hard push for Soto in some capacity. All I'm saying is that getting Kieboom & Luzardo would be a very acceptable package to me for Robertson. I agree go for something better, but it's definitely something I'd be more than ok with if push came to shove. But now that Quintana has been successfully moved, I think Hahn has a little bit more ability to play some poker with his remaining chips. Much less pressure on him now than there was 24 hours ago.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 04:31 PM) The Yankees need a 1B bad. He doesn't have an albtross contract. They have a nice system that we are surely familiar with. The match is there. The Yankees just acquired Cooper from the Brewers. Don't think they plan to invest heavily into the position.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 04:21 PM) Agree. I would settle on that but definitely shoot higher. I'm super high on Kieboom. I know he didn't make BA's mid-season top 100 list, but Baseball Prospectus had him just missing their to 50. And in terms of need, he fits a huge gap in the system. Luzardo was also a huge over-slot signing coming out of the draft. I also like the fact he is young and would slot into Kannapolis' rotation next year.

The goal should be Robertson & cash for Kieboom & Luzardo. Hell, I'd probably throw Swarzak in too if necessary, although I'd probably want a lottery ticket added to the mix. Kieboom would provide us with a high-end prospect that could eventually fill in on the left side of the infield and Luzardo gives us a much needed left-handed arm.