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QUOTE (Tex @ Jan 7, 2017 -> 01:19 PM) When will we start to address the mental health crisis we have in America? Check back in four years.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jan 7, 2017 -> 08:28 AM) Oh I get it and Russia is laughing just like it's been laughing for years at us now. I was referring to the fact that the emails still existed whether Russia or my mom leaked them. Aren't you glad they were leaked? I feel like even the weird radical leftists (who would tend to support Bernie's super-progressivist ideas) would be happy. These are the people who typically supported Asange & Snowden before they helped Trump, & typically hate the idea of big corporate greed funding campaigns. I can address my personal thoughts on US/Russia in a different post but I think the point here is that blaming the messenger to avoid the message is weird. Let's take the example further- what if the emails proved Hillary say... had some people killed. Would you still only be mad at Russia for proving it true, and still vote for her? Or would you be thankful the corruption was unearthed? Not really, cause outside of Podesta's risotto recipe nothing in those emails touches a Donald Trump Top 10 Most Worrisome Tweets

QUOTE (southside hitman @ Jan 6, 2017 -> 06:19 PM) Good post. I know you guys like Eddy, but Adam Engel is a no-brainer for me here. He is a freak athlete and has extremely loud tools who has shown he is capable of putting it all together in short bursts (2015 AFL MVP). The White Sox played with his pre-swing mechanics last season and it kind of set his production back, but he has an extremely high ceiling if it clicks for him. My interview with video is below if you want to check it out. http://www.chicagonow.com/future-sox/2016/...iew-and-videos/ To me, Engel isn't low key considering how highly ranked we've had him in the Sox T30 in the past.

And Balta is right - if the Pirates don't trade Cutch, then they don't have room for Meadows. It's not like they can DH Cutch.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jan 6, 2017 -> 06:31 PM) Q is worth those guys + but doesn't mean their teams will trade them. That said, I don't think anyone is ever untouchable. Maybe the 'Stros don't want to include Bregman but that could change, same with Meadows and anyone else. There's no reason for posters to keep yelling that "Bregman wont be traded" every time he gets mentioned. No one knows if that's true or not. Moncada wasn't even worth mentioning he was so untouchable and Eaton wouldn't command Giolito, Lopez and Dunning.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jan 6, 2017 -> 05:57 PM) Eddy Alvarez, followed by Eddy Alvarez, then Eddy Alvarez, also Brian Clark, Nick Delmonico and Adam Engel but mainly Eddy Alvarez. #EddyFanClub

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jan 6, 2017 -> 05:45 PM) I said if Russia is guilty of switching votes, etc., this is UNPRECEDENTED. Why would the VP of Trump be allowed to be president when the Russians got him in office as well? Because we have literally zero protocol for this.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Jan 6, 2017 -> 05:42 PM) If I felt like the Sox would make a serious run at Machado in a few years, I'd prefer them to get Meadows to lock down CF for the foreseeable future. However, I don't see that as a realistic possibility so I'm hoping they get Bregman and tank hard enough in 2017 to get Seth Beer. Something to note if they tried for Machado. Moncada could move to CF, while Bregman could go to second.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jan 6, 2017 -> 05:34 PM) Like I said before, I'd be OK with him getting kicked out of office before he takes office. Let McCain or Herman Cain or somebody like that be president. Or cite an emergency and let Obama serve two more years and have another election in two years. As long as it's not Hillary I'm OK with dumping Trump over this Russian interference issue. Even Bill would be OK, just not Hillary. If it can be proven Russia doctored votes then I'd think Trump could be declared ineligible for office. It's unprecedented, but if Russia influenced the vote, don't we need another election? Do you have any idea how the government works? Trump Pence Ryan Hatch Tillerson Mnuchin Mattis Sessions Zinke Ross Puzder Carson Chao Perry DeVos Kelly That's the Presidential line of succession once Trump takes office.

Pretty evenly split on Trade A or Trade B. I'd go A, even though it's a 2-for-3 instead of a 1-for-5.

Time for which trade you'd prefer: Trade A: Quintana + Frazier for Bregman + Martes + Stubbs Trade B: Quintana for Martes + Tucker + Stubbs + Fisher + Laureano

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jan 6, 2017 -> 03:55 PM) What the f***? Why? Intimidation, I guess? WikiLeaks is bottom of the barrel when it comes to stuff like this, as has been shown time and time again. My guess is WikiLeaks is wants to hurt one person and doesn't care about collateral, like they did in Turkey. I have close friends that are verified, so this freaks me out a bit.

I think the argument around Tilson right now is that as the projected starting CF, he really isn't a low-key prospect. As for mine, all of the FutureSox guys should be familiar with my choices: Eddy Alvarez, Blake Hickman (finally able to pitch with the team) and Taylore Cherry.

Me: Nothing is going on today, let's try to get work done. Hot Stove: Hold my beer

QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 6, 2017 -> 03:32 PM) Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 14s15 seconds ago @AaronLemingNFL @barstoolWSD @JamesFox917 And talks will be ongoing with Q and until they aren't. Not like CWS making him untouchable Boo.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 6, 2017 -> 03:29 PM) Which is why Bregman makes sense here. Maybe Merkin knows something we dont. Everyone said Moncada was untouchable too. Don't get my hopes up. Cause I'd be ecstatic.

QUOTE (pablo @ Jan 6, 2017 -> 03:15 PM) I am a fan of WSD but that doesn't make much sense. Five top 10 prospects when Sale only got 3? Granted, Moncada was probably worth 2 top prospects by himself. Did he have sources or was he just throwing that out there? All top 10s are not made the same.

QUOTE (pablo @ Jan 6, 2017 -> 03:10 PM) Agreed on Laureano, interesting prospect. Here's a write up on him along with an Astros top 10 from a prospect website https://prospect361.com/al-team-prospects/houston-astros/ . The writer came away very impressed with him. Martes, Tucker, Laureano, + seems like a very good package that is on par with what the Sox got for Sale. No offense, but that's not even close to comparable with the Sale deal. Bregman + Tucker + Daz Cameron + a flier would be the Astro's equivalent. And just because it's been asked before. Yankees equivalent: Torres, Rutherford, Tate + flier Pirates: Meadows, Newman, Hayes, Diaz

http://thehill.com/policy/technology/31307...s-personal-data WikiLeaks continues to be trash. WikiLeaks Task Force ✔ @WLTaskForce We are thinking of making an online database with all "verified" twitter accounts & their family/job/financial/housing relationships

I like Coats

This is the strangest turn yet in this thread.

Promising stuff on Giolito rebounding.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 5, 2017 -> 04:07 PM) The Stros may like Archer more than Q. It's funny. Q is better than Archer, left handed, younger, and has been a workhorse in the bigs for longer. He has one less year of control. And the Astros offered a larger package than the one that the Sox asked for for Archer. Velocity must mean everything.

Mussina needs more love. Glad to see Bonds and Clemens are gaining steam. Raines is long overdue.

Ghostbusters was unremarkable and just not a lot of fun. I enjoyed McKinnon, Wiig and Jones but everything was mind blowingly bad.