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Sale deal has highest potential payoff, but getting the Q deal was a better deal.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Jul 17, 2017 -> 05:22 PM) I keep reading that this deal was "by far" the best offer on this thread. Does anyone have any empirical proof of this? Because if the Cubs actually gave the biggest return by a wide margin, then it wasn't a bad deal. I'd really like to see some sort of proof of that, though. There was doubt we were going to get Brinson from insiders with extremely close sources. The following prospects would have beat out Jimenez going by MLB Pipeline. - Moncada - Torres (Yankees weren't parting with) - Rosario (Mets weren't buying) - Crawford (Phillies aren't buying) - Robles (Nats weren't in it for Q) - Meadows (Pirates weren't gonna give him up) - Albies - this is the only one that there was smoke to and while you always go for talent when it's as close as Albies/Jimenez, we had a much stronger need for a power hitting OF.

Also re: trading Kahnle now or in the future. We'd have Arrieta if Crain could have been dealt sooner and Nate Jones was possibly going to being back a Ken Giles return. Then there's Putnam.

Think Nightengale was pure speculation or fed some KW info?

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 17, 2017 -> 03:11 PM) Remember when Billy Beane was THE GM? Still don't understand that

"Man I really hate the possibility of adding a young Jermaine Dye and Rich Harden."

QUOTE (ron883 @ Jul 17, 2017 -> 10:11 AM) Never doubt the vindictiveness of KW El oh el

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 17, 2017 -> 08:03 AM) As others have said, you're going to have to temper your expectations in what we actually get I'm riding on high on Hahn's wheeling and dealing

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jul 17, 2017 -> 12:01 AM) The Sox have $4.75 million in International Bonus Money. They spent $600K on 2 players. I highly doubt they have Texas $4 million. Probably like $1.5 million tops. It wasn't disclosed when we reached out. I think Caulfield was asking who our #2 J2 signing was in the org behind Adolfo...just as a general question.

Also I forgot to mention that once lemon juice gets added to guac, suddenly I love it. I dunno why.

Micker went 1-3 with a walk and strikeout. Call got a hit!

QUOTE (shipps @ Jul 16, 2017 -> 08:46 PM) For the record I wanna say I LOVE Delmonico offensively. I seen him in person in spring training and I know for sure the dude is a ML hitter. No doubt. The White Sox create new league rules to allow 9 DHs and 9 fielders.

If they package Robertson, Frazier and cash to the Yankees or Red Sox, these would be my asks back: Red Sox: Groome and Dalbec/Chavis Yankees: Sheffield and Andujar

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 16, 2017 -> 11:48 AM) How many of our J2 guys are current Top 17, other than Adolfo? Who's #2 in our system? What about Top 30-50? Your obvious retort here is Tatis, Jr. Amado Nunez, most likely. Also Robert obviously if we're counting him.

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Damn Q, damn.

QUOTE (ecupittfan @ Jul 15, 2017 -> 08:03 PM) I wish we could have swung a deal with the Rockies for Jeff Hoffman. He was supposed to be the #1 pick before Tommy John surgery right before the draft and dropped to 7th. He was rated higher than Rodon, was the #1 prospect out of the Cape League after soph year. Now look at what he is doing. 5-1 now, with 50Ks in 49 innings and a 1.15 ERA. He had 1 bad start of 3 innings 9 ER but outside of that he has a 2.70 ERA and 1.000 ratio. Better pitcher than Gray in my opinion. He wasn't going to be #1. The question was if we would take him to save money or go for Rodon.

Astros looking into Samardzjia. Ahahahaha

MLB.com slots him in at #30 for the White Sox. Before last year's draft, he would have been the #14 prospect in the system.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Jul 15, 2017 -> 05:00 PM) Edit: I see no reference to Groome or Travis Same. I need to see that in writing.

QUOTE (WBWSF @ Jul 15, 2017 -> 04:03 PM) Another benefit of a low payroll is you have very little on the books in terms of long term contracts. Its easier to sell a team when you a team with a low payroll and no long term contracts on the books. When JR bought the team from Veeck in 1981 he walked into a situation with a low payroll and no long term contracts. Both of my sources tell me that JR will sell the White Sox within the next 2 years. There are at least 2 groups of people who want to buy the team. They will be buying a team with a low payroll and no long term contracts. If those sources told you this whole thing is a salary dump, you may need new sources.

QUOTE (Baron @ Jul 15, 2017 -> 04:36 PM) Ben Balder thinks he may move to the mound MLB gave him a 70 grade arm, so that'd be interesting to follow.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 15, 2017 -> 04:32 PM) Because trading draft gives leverage back to players. Maybe place a deadline on it? Like can't trade picks once the season has begun? That way if Rick Hahn for sure wanted Beer, but didn't think he'd be taken #1 or #2, he could trade down.

https://www.lonestarball.com/2017/7/15/1597...onus-pool-money

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 15, 2017 -> 04:27 PM) Cleuluis? Sox released him last month because he was pitiful. Never got the soxtalk obsession with him other than that he was involved in a big trade. He had an amazing glove (scouts and video supported this, with some calling him the best fielding SS in all of baseball) and for a while seemed like he might be able to hit enough to justify his spot reliant on his glove. Then he cratered.