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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 18, 2013 -> 10:06 PM) With the AFL over, this is our remaining active baseball. Carlos Sanchez and Andy Wilkins both doing well in VWL. So is Nestor Molina. Jacob May doing pretty well in Australia, DeMichele doing OK but showing power down under. Leury Garcia leading all of DWL in SB's, he's 9 for 9. Dan Black doing Dan Black things, leading his team in HR, BB. Tony Pena Jr looking good too. Thought you meant the reliever and I was terrified for a moment.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Nov 18, 2013 -> 10:58 PM) Q, you said LeBron's scoring would go way down. Go check out what Dominique, English, Dantley, King and Aguire averaged and say that again. You'll want to clone yourself and kick your ass. Eh, I shouldn't have said way down. That was stupid. So to go back and be re-visionary LeBron would essentially be the same in an older era. His scoring WOULD drop until he could adapt to the game change (more physicality), but he'd still be a top player in the game. Meanwhile, Jordan would benefit from moving to the modern era.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Nov 18, 2013 -> 09:15 PM) Q, I love you. I'm going to assume greg hacked into your account and posted this. Do you realize you basically said Dominique Wilkins > LeBron James with this post? greg, stop hacking accounts. What? LeBron blows 'Nique out of the water. I said he'd basically be like Magic in Jordan's era, meaning very similar. Less assists, more points. Jordan would be a superior version of Kobe in this era. The problem is everyone is comparing LeBron to Jordan. Compare the two to their more similar players (Magic and Kobe) and you'll get a much better idea.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 18, 2013 -> 03:15 PM) He looked so unbelievably good. Calm, strong, long, confident swing. It looked like he knew what he was doing at the plate. Then he got hurt and it was just like "ok, now what?" That about sums it up. He looked like he was on the fast track to the majors. I'm hoping he has a comeback similar to De Aza.

My guess is that if you switched eras, Jordan would benefit far greater than LeBron IF you simply switched them in their prime. If not, does Jordan become the cold blooded killer in today's whistle happy NBA? Does LeBron flop as much with no calls? Does LeBron benefit from college, does Jordan make the HS to pros jump? Here's how I see it: LeBron taken from today transplanted to Jordan's time would average the same rebounds and assists, but he'd see a big drop in points. He'd also be injured more from the increased contact. Meanwhile, I feel like Jordan would average more points. If ancient Kobe can put up 27 PPG on 8 FTA, then Jordan can do the same if not better. Then I feel like LeBron would put up a stat line similar to Magic with less assists and more points.

If Mitchell broke out, that would be absolutely huge. I remember how high everyone was on him, especially in that one spring training, until he had his injury.

Here's the thing with Headley: He's a win now piece. So it means the Sox would have to go all-in, meaning as a set of moves. Now, I'm a proponent of those moves (as evidenced by my Crazy Quin GM hat that I wear half the time), but more so with free agents. So you'd need to sign someone like Salty to $40M/4 years to have it make sense. Lets say you trade for Headley. What are you trading, knowing he's about to become expensive in 1 year and that he was very unhealthy last year? Addison is a steep price because he's an effective, cost controlled closer. Hector has a good chunk of value as well. What I'd offer: Santiago/Keppinger/Thompson or Rienzo/Thompson for Headley. Nothing more. If Hector is in the deal, you'd need to sign someone like Floyd as rotational insurance for Rienzo/Johnson.

After the "New era in the Central Division" "Don't awaken the beast" and "Our team has Lance Stephenson's punchable face on it" that game felt goooooood.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 16, 2013 -> 05:47 PM) Cause Semien is already better than Gordon IMO so he should be playing. I also don't think what we did with Beckham should have anything to do with what we do with Semien. Along those same lines, I really don't think having major league success when he got brought up is what turned Beckham into a bad baseball player. Let Marcus start the year in Chicago, work with the major league coaches and develop that way, I definitely don't think that's going to hurt him. He's a better hitter than Gordon and Connor already and he should be on the major league roster as far as I'm concerned.

#UnleashTheTeague

I dunno if I posted this yet, but LEGO Marvel is fun. If Marvel could make a game that combined the multi-hero, huge story aspect of LEGO Marvel with aspects of Spider-Man 2 (the video game) and GTA, it would be amazing.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Nov 15, 2013 -> 07:47 AM) There's always a way to copy it. Not necessarily without getting SoxTalk in trouble.

Yeah, no for Hector on this. Rienzo is the absolute highest I'd go.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Nov 14, 2013 -> 10:01 PM) No. That sucked. I like it the way it is now. Like Wieters for example. I can just go straight to that thread (and I have been) and know it's going to be all about him. With catch all I'd have to gloss/skip over countless posts that have nothing to do with what I'm looking for (Wieters in this case). Part of me just really wanted to make that pun. But good point.

This is a definite "we're making other moves and plan on contending in 2014" move to me. Also, can we just make a Catch-er All thread? We've got separate ones on McCann, Wieters, Castro, Salty, Jaso and that's not including Rosario and a few others.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 14, 2013 -> 07:52 PM) The sad thing is, almost the entire heroic 05 team would be scoffed at by Greg as horrible failures. AJ was DFA'd by the Giants and had to beg Kenny for a job. Politte was a failed closer Toronto let walk. Konerko had tough years in 02 and 03, had people wanting him sent to the minors. Dye was let go as a waste by Oakland, had injury issues for years, and started so poorly this website nicknamed him Dead. Jenks, loser dumped by the Angels while in the minors. Crede, completely failed prospect who had years where he didn't do jack. Garland never lived up to his promise. Iguchi no one wanted after Kaz Matsui failed with the Mets. Podsednik, are you kidding, that bum hit .220 the year beforehand. Jose Contreras, completely washed out with the Yankees. Another failure A+ Uribe was a utility player prone to mental blunders. Cotts, mediocre reliever at best. El Duque was incredibly old and possibly older than he let on. Buehrle gave up a lot of homeruns and wasn't the type to get a big strikeout.

QUOTE (flavum @ Nov 14, 2013 -> 07:49 PM) According to a Tweet in Italian, Alex Liddi has signed with the White Sox. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/p...id=liddi-001ale Looks like a 25 year old AAAA player.

I still think that decision cost them the playoffs that year. Which directly led to Hudson being traded and Dunn being signed.

Wieters is also a marketable name. That's worth considering/

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Nov 13, 2013 -> 11:00 PM) Someone on MLBTR mentioned a Santiago + Beckham for Wieters swap. I think that's fair. I'd be ok with that.

Dear lord Anthony Davis. Damn shame the NBA did away with the territorial pick forever ago. We'd be rocking Rose - Parker - Davis next year.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Nov 13, 2013 -> 04:22 PM) I expect him to make his first appearance in 2015 and be a second ace to Sale by 2016. Not asking too much am I? Might wanna temper those expectations a bit.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Nov 12, 2013 -> 07:12 PM) Castro has had knee issues on and off for for 3 seasons. He had another surgery in September after going on DL late in year. Maybe why he is available. I was unaware of that. Yeah, that would lower my price to just Hector + a prospect like Petricka or Thompson.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Nov 12, 2013 -> 03:03 PM) He's only had one good season but it was his first full season. We need young upside, right? BABIP was high but not insanely high. 10% walk rate! What makes Santiago more valuable? He's had one good season that had all kinds of signs of unsustainable success. I'm agreeing with this. I love Hector, but unless Danks magically goes he's the odd man out between the four lefties in the rotation if we decide to trade one. A young, left handed catcher that can hit and has good walk rate? I'll take it for Hector, Phegley and one more minor league piece.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Nov 12, 2013 -> 05:23 PM) I thought the exact same thing, especially when you look at Courtney Hawkins rated higher. Take your bets right now as to who will contribute at the major league level more in the next 15 years, Abreu or Hawkins, and I think you'll see a pattern. One of them has been described as possibly being the best hitter in the world. The other is Courtney Hawkins.