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QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jul 26, 2015 -> 04:04 PM) No arm The bar is Flowers. He'll be fine.

The solution is we teach Micah to catch.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jul 26, 2015 -> 03:33 PM) If we sweep Boston we'll be 50-50. Look where .500 would put us in the WC race. Juicy. If they sweep Boston, I'm in.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jul 25, 2015 -> 10:12 AM) if you want to think so. It's exactly what vanilla means. Ozzie is Rocky Road. Eaton would be mint chocolate chip.

Sanchez!

QUOTE (spiderman @ Jul 26, 2015 -> 12:09 AM) I like what I've seen to date, but should I be skeptical of a 25 year old AAA player having any extended staying power? That's not overwhelmingly old. Saladino has always been a "solid" guy. Figured he'd be the utility guy before they signed Beckham. Then again, Beckham was predicted to be part of the next All-Decade team at second after his rookie year. So let's just sit back and enjoy the ride.

I refuse to have hope. I want to. This pitching staff is good enough that if the White Sox offense is even average, they could make it. But something about fool me once...

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 25, 2015 -> 04:48 PM) Behind Colon and Niese? Ha. I could see him being the #4 in that rotation , but let's not get crazy. By fWAR, Quintana is their #2 behind deGrom

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jul 25, 2015 -> 07:24 PM) Sanchez hitting .333 post All-Star Game. It's what he's done at every level. Be very bad, then start hitting. Micah now hitting .331 at Charlotte.

If they had done this against the Royals or Cardinals, we'd be talking. But they didn't. Don't get false hope Rick, just don't.

Baez or Castro for him. It's s steal Amaro!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 24, 2015 -> 11:06 PM) Shh. He is getting them a front line pitcher. Apparently they offered Castro OR Baez, they aren't willing to part with both. Ahahahahaha

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Jul 24, 2015 -> 10:37 PM) It's all about the bat for Rondon, imo. They know what he can do with the glove. Eddy has a bat that could maybe someday play in the bigs, especially if he can man short while doing it. I like their strategy. Eddy will still be old for level at 26 in B'Ham in 2016, but we'll have a good idea by this time next year if he has a future in the bigs. And even then, Eddy's "young" in baseball years since he took so much time off becoming a silver medal olympian.

QUOTE (Hatchetman @ Jul 24, 2015 -> 09:05 PM) does he have any defensive skills? Good defensive tools, makes some mental mistakes. His current focus is cutting down on errors

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 24, 2015 -> 08:36 PM) I think they're referring to fWAR, but I'm not sure. Yup. fWAR

Alexei remembered how to baseball. See that other teams. See it?

Manufacturing runs!

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 24, 2015 -> 05:21 PM) Do you want to win, or do you want Chris to forever be a White Sox? I hope not, but those might be mutually exclusive for the next several years. Ideally both.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jul 24, 2015 -> 05:13 PM) I just have an extremely hard time backing the trading of Chris Sale no matter what the return. I dont care if we got 4 of the top prospects. I would still be hard pressed to be happy about the trade. It may be beneficial to this team but Sale is just a great representative for my favorite team in a whole lot of ways. Agreed. I want him to retire a White Sox player.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 24, 2015 -> 04:43 PM) Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 11m11 minutes ago Robin Ventura, who knows Larry King some from #Dodgers days, said of the tweet: "I haven't called him about the trade, no." #WhiteSox "I haven't called him about THE trade"? Looks like Robin let something slip. #HugWatch2015

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 24, 2015 -> 04:09 PM) And one that would never happen Like I said in the trade value rankings - Sale's trade value is so high, he's untradable.

QUOTE (QuickJones81 @ Jul 24, 2015 -> 03:56 PM) The thing about Q is that his value is high based on his performance relative to his contract. This holds a lot of weight for most teams...except the Dodgers. Since the Dodgers don't seem to be afraid of paying a lot is it really fair to say they value Q like other teams would? To that end, do we really think they would give up Max value for him in prospects? He was the 10th best pitcher in baseball last year. 20th this year with a historically bad defense. If they aren't paying up for him, they don't get him.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 24, 2015 -> 01:17 PM) What about Sale & Shark to the Dodgers. We know the Dodgers are looking for 2 pitchers and they want at least one of them to be cost-controlled. We have talked Q & Shark, but what about Sale & Shark. Could you get Puig / Urias / Seager / Joc? I highly doubt it as the Dodgers would be pulling 2 guys from their actual lineup (and not sure how they would fill those offensive holes). Puig / Urias / Seager / Joc gets you Sale, entirely because of his stupid trade value. Throw in Samardzija, have to add someone like Barnes. If you're the Sox you could throw Avi or Melky (with cash) to help solidify their outfield. That starting four in the playoffs basically shuts down anyone in their way.

QUOTE (staxx @ Jul 24, 2015 -> 03:24 PM) I'd be asking the Dodgers for a ransom for Q. Seager + I feel like any deal with Q is either going to include Shark or prospects to sweeten the deal. I see the Sox walking away with two of Seager, Puig and Urias if that happens.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 24, 2015 -> 03:39 PM) Q, underrated even in fantasy trade talks. literally everywhere. Fixed it for you.