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Gio had a solid minor league development pattern when we threw him in the Oakland-Swisher deal. He was major league ready when Oakland got him. Bad trade, I hated it immediately, but that's old news. But, speaking of that trade, has anyone picked up Ryan Sweeney after the Bosox cut him last month?

Washington announcers were kind to Robin for not taking him out, making a couple of excuses for him before LaRoche's home run.

If Grabe's dad is still posting here, could we get an update on his immediate future? Tks.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Mar 29, 2013 -> 04:09 PM) If putting ads on the outfield walls leads to more revenue I'm all for it. SoxTalk should put an ad out there...

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 29, 2013 -> 12:50 PM) They also got .600 out of 3B, but that doesn't take away from Youkilis's all around production. He wasn't a savior by any means, but he was absolutely worth everything the Sox gave up in prospects. Who did Sox give up for Youk?

Has anyone heard anything on 3B Ravelo? Did he fix whatever problems he had last year?

I see several reasons for Opening Day optimism. We should be significantly improved in LF and 3B. I expect Viciedo to have a big year. No major drop-offs elsewhere. Robin is a year wiser.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 26, 2013 -> 06:45 AM) We're literally overloaded on middle of the rotation to bottom of the rotation pitchers, and we spent FA money on a better starter. I assume you mean Peavy, or are you referring to the recent Sale extension? No argument. Back to Lohse, I wonder how much good agent Boros did for Lohse. He was certainly looking for more money than the Brewers gave him. I can't remember what the Cards offered Lohse/Boros.

Great article, Flavum. Thanks. I'm surprised there wasn't more conversation here on Lohse. Never saw any evidence that Sox were interested, so I guess they were not. And speaking of lost number 1 picks, I still wish we had not given up a #1 for Dunn. That unknown player would have had 2 seasons of pro ball by now.....

QUOTE (Cali @ Mar 24, 2013 -> 03:45 PM) Purcey stinks. How did he get a normal number assigned to him? Johnson should have been 41. Who is Purcey? Never heard of him before ST.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Mar 19, 2013 -> 07:42 PM) Me too, how do I go about doing that without actually going to Vegas? Get a local a bookie or find someone who is going to Vegas. Or just make a friendly wager with a buddy.

Players Association would have to approve it.

Vegas over/under for Sox is 80.5 wins. Detroit 93.0 KC 78.5 Minn 69 Clev 79.5

Rogers once claimed that KW was offended when Rogers criticized him after the trading of Kip Wells and Josh Fogg to the Pirates for that right hander who couldn't get anyone out. So Kenny wouldn't talk to him for a while. When was that trade? 2002?

Whenever I hear of Furcal, I recall his back injury, which sounds like it was very similar to Morel's, and that Furcal (like Todd Helton) had it surgically fixed and Brent chose not to, and now he is looking at being sent down or cut. If he had had the surgery, he would have likely been ready to go by now.

I read on PHT that Hawkins will start the season with the Dash. Is this a done deal?

Has Blake Tekotte played yet?

Speaking of third basemen, I wonder how Kevin Youk is doing this spring? Now that he is clean shaven in Yankee tradition, he looks ten years younger, but, more importantly, if he has a bad spring, the Yanks will be looking somewhere for a 3B.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 25, 2013 -> 04:29 PM) An Indians' beat writer actually said this current team reminds him of the Indians teams in the 90s. Talk about someone who is going to be dissappointed. I wonder if Ubaldo is going to get it together this year. I think not.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Feb 24, 2013 -> 08:01 AM) You are so full of s***. You just said Brian Sabean is a better GM than first year GM Rick Hahn in a thread about a trade the two of them just made. If that's not a clear indirect rip on this trade then I don't know what is. Any objective baseball fan would say that Sabean has the edge. Look at his credentials, his record. But it was not a rip. Just a comment.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Feb 23, 2013 -> 08:13 AM) Clearly you're a fan because all you want to do is complain. You don't love the White Sox, you love whining, you love that the grass is greener throughout the neighborhood (though it's not). Just stop following the Sox for your sake and everyone else's. Are you having a bad day, Russ? All I did was make a simple, one sentence statement that the Giant GM (Brian Sabean) is very good. I didn't even criticize the trade. I have never seen Gillaspie play. It doesn't look like whining to me as I re-read my post, nor was that intended.

Giants GM is better than Sox GM.

Tony Campana released by Cubs.

No more Orlando Hudson-like additions to the roster.

I recall that Stewart was very good when he pitched against Charlotte after we traded him. He probably is good enough to pitch there in 2013.