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QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 8, 2016 -> 09:38 PM) I love the way how some fans turn on a hardnosed player like Adam. Look what he did for this blind child. Yeah, Eaton is a bad guy. Give me a break. Keep rooting for prospects. Maybe someday they'll be as good as Eaton. I never fell for Adam as a player; I thought he was good not great and actually was improving every year, but this story shows what a good man he must be. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-leag...-065247398.html What is it with you and this "ME AND EVERYONE I LIKE AGAINST THE WORLD" mentality? You have to bring it into every damn thread and then put words in others mouths.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 8, 2016 -> 09:22 AM) I hope you are open to us directing all of your conversation with this coworker. Ask him if he prefers lostfan or ezio auditore :lol:

QUOTE (Ezio Auditore @ Dec 8, 2016 -> 09:03 AM) The guy who sits next to me at work is a Nats fan and thinks Giolito is going to flame out, will never be more than a 4th starter. idk, I'm inclined to think if that was true, it's less likely to happen with the Sox as it is the Nats, because the Sox as an organization have a very good track record of developing young pitchers both from the farm and in guys they acquired elsewhere. Tell him Eaton isn't god in CF like he is RF.

If we can't get Bregman, which looks unlikely, I don't like what the Astros are offering up and would much rather go to the Yankees or Rockies.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 8, 2016 -> 08:22 AM) http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12...lings.html?_r=1 No more excerpts because it's heavily a photojournalism piece, but the crackdown going on in the Philippines right now is just brutal. One of the most haunting pieces I've read in recent memory.

From MLB Pipeline. Covey was #20 prospect in Oakland's system.

Yankees getting torn up.

JJ Cooper ‏@jjcoop36 14s15 seconds ago Alexandria, VA 9) White Sox take RHP Dylan Covey (As) former 1st round pick out of HS, stock has taken a dip.

QUOTE (Ezio Auditore @ Dec 8, 2016 -> 06:52 AM) When terrorists abroad target a building with the brand name of the U.S. president in another country (this is a matter of when, not if - it will happen) how's his f***ing mental midget who gets triggered by SNL and mean tweets going to respond? And I'm not joking either.

QUOTE (miracleon35th @ Dec 8, 2016 -> 06:32 AM) While I am disappointed that the Sox did not get Trea Turner or at least Robles from the Nats., what is done is done. Looking forward, there is no question that the Sox need to augment the very small core of young position players (Moncada, Zack Collons and Tim Anderson) with some additional position players that are elite prospects in their early twenties in order for this rebuilding plan to work. It doesn't appear that they can get prospects like that now that sale has been traded,, which, I guess, is the point of this thread. A Quintana deal will almost certainly bring back position players.

Tyson Ross Morneau if he doesn't get any suitors/wants to continue his rehab Matt Albers

QUOTE (Lemon_44 @ Dec 8, 2016 -> 05:58 AM) WAR is used by way too many people as the supreme basis for a player's value. It's a made up stat. I like how Heyman b**** slapped BK over it. WAR is one stat of many that goes into player evaluation. Kevin Millar had an excellent take on WAR as well. Does McCutcheon get downgraded defensively because he's asked to play shallow and a ball gets hit over his head, thus decreasing his defensive WAR? It's all relative. Like Heyman said, Lou Whitaker has a higher WAR than Derek Jeter. Well, by fWAR Jeter has a slightly higher WAR than Whitaker by 2. Jeter was hurt by the fact that he had some terrible range on defense. And it's a stat that takes into account damn near everything - it's not made up. It's not the end-all-be-all, but it tells us that the myth of Derek Jeter the amazing defender is false, which is made up by just the eye test.

QUOTE (shipps @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 02:56 PM) Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 1m1 minute ago Michael Kopech on comps to Syndergaard: 'I don’t want that to be my ceiling, no disrespect to him. I want to kind of set my own limits.' Daaaaaaaaaaaaayum kid, you dont want your limitation to being as good as Syndergaard? Okay then, lets do it... Love it.

Him and Alexei doing the victory jump is one of my all time favorite things as a Sox fan. They did it all the time and it was so fun to watch their joy together. Dude busted his ass and always gave it his all. Hustled as hard as anyone. I'll miss him plenty. I'll remember back before Sale became CHRIS f***ING SALE and was merely Chris f'in Sale, Eaton was one of the pieces talked about to target in a trade with the DBacks. Then we got him for Hector Santiago.

QUOTE (beautox @ Dec 8, 2016 -> 02:05 AM) I think its possible to pair him up with Frazier and get Bellinger, Barnes and Lux If he's paired with Frazier, getting Bellinger and Lux would be awesome. I'd target someone like Will Smith, assuming players like Diaz and Calhoun would be immediately unavailable.

QUOTE (Ro Da Don @ Dec 8, 2016 -> 12:34 AM) I agree with Cameron, I've been saying the same thing for weeks. Most likely nobody elite, but should be able to get some nice talent for sure. Jones for two top 100 prospects would still be pretty sweet. The Ken Giles return would be like Willie Calhoun and Gavin Lux from the Dodgers.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 10:38 PM) I'm surprised nobody on the board agrees with me that he's too wild. His style of pitching is way too funky. The way he separates his arm and holds the ball out is bizarre at best. Why can't Coop fix him? He has a fastball that moves. No one agrees with you because most of us pay attention to facts.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 10:44 PM) Especially considering you are going to want that anchor type of veteran to come in and provide stability and credibility to attract other free agents. You absolutely want to target at least one guy like that. I think with Moncada now here, Abreu will be staying as an elder statesman and assume a Konerko role. Could help with recruiting if he produces.

Wowzers.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 09:19 PM) Why would PIT say no to that? It's not that they said no, it's that the Nats got Eaton instead.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 09:06 PM) The Law take was that the nats foolishly messed with Giolito's mechanics; Lopez is a high end reliever; and Dunning has light mileage on his arm, has 3 pitches, and could start in the chicago by September. If Giolito's mechanics are what people think is the issue, no better place than the Sox. They'll give Lopez every shot to start. QUOTE (DirtySox @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 09:09 PM) Joel Sherman ‏@Joelsherman1 37s38 seconds ago #Pirates believed Tues nite were on brink of dealing McCutchen to #Nationals for Giolito and Dunning That would have been a dumber move.

http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-white-so...abreu-white-sox Moncada excited about playing with Abreu, makes me figure he's gonna stay.

QUOTE (TRU @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 07:33 PM) You have multiple posts in here so far saying you know nothing about these prospects, your opinion is meaningless in regards to these trades based off that alone. You don't even know anything about what we got so how can you have an opinion one way or the other?.. You wont find anyone not named SS2K5 who doesn't think the Sox KILLED IT with the Eaton trade. The guys on MLB network are floored the Nats gave up so much. Just got a ESPN push notification "Jim Bowden says Adam Eaton deal "Was a very lopsided trade" in favor of Chicago; Praises Lucas Giolito" The Sox have the #1 overall prospect (Position Player) and the #3 overall prospect (Starting Pitcher).. Unbelievable there is a single complaint out of anyone at this point in time.. TWO TRADES IN, f*** And my guess is Quintana - who has value between Sale and Eaton, Frazier, Jones, Jennings, Robertson and Melky are all gone soon.

QUOTE (daggins @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 07:29 PM) I think some of it depends on if they sign Chapman. If they sign Chappy and then pivot to EE, they could be good again in a hurry, in which case Q makes sense. Amusingly, trading Sale to the Red Sox would boost Q's value to the Yankees.

I keep seeing the arms we now have with Rodon, Giolito, Kopech, Lopez and Fulmer. And something in the back of my head believes that Alec Hansen still has the highest ceiling.