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Stupid.

I was hoping there was going to be something else to balance it. I'd like Hahn to try, but it won't happen now. Yankees will probably get him.

QUOTE (TheFutureIsNear @ Dec 11, 2013 -> 05:24 PM) I know right, at best Elmore's minor league stats would translate to .260/.330/.380.....Oh wait, that actually IS better than Gordon Beckham. Let it go man, he's done. With that said, I'm pretty sure that Jake Elmore is the answer to about 0 of our problems. Gordon's MiLB numbers translate to better than Gordon

Let's get Nestor Molina!

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 11, 2013 -> 08:53 AM) I can't. I just. WOW. MLB 14 The Show is going to be absolutely stunning. I can't wait. I'm thinking I'll have to pick this up again. Especially with the yearly Operation Sports full minors roster.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Dec 11, 2013 -> 12:50 PM) What about Adam Dunn for Rickie Weeks. Both are FA's after the season and both fill a position that needs and upgrade for each team. Weeks was not good last year after being injured, but it would allow the Sox another year to groom Sanchez and Semien and move Beckham and De Aza in a package to upgrade 3B or C. Considering you called the Eaton deal, I won't shoot this down

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 11, 2013 -> 03:05 PM) If Elmore puts up a .300/.375/.400 season as the starting 2B, I would s*** my pants It would surpass any of KW's scrapheap bargains aside from Quintana. Anything you get from Elmore is a bonus.

QUOTE (professa @ Dec 11, 2013 -> 02:04 AM) How did the D-backs lose the deal? They had two center fielders (Pollock and Eaton) and have a surplus of SP to acquire a 30-40 HR bat. The Dbacks had Aaron Hill slated in as their 4 hitter before the deal. They had a surplus and addressed a weakness. Would you give up Skaggs and Eaton for a cheaper Adam Dunn? Cause that's the gist of it.

Finally got around to watching highlights of him. This dude can field. And his arm is sickening it's so strong. Still wish we could have also pried Owings from them, but I'll be cool with Eaton.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 09:25 PM) The Heat win is even more annoying now. They always get up for the Heat. Just not everyone else.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 05:45 PM) Likely not a casual fan loving blockbuster but consistent with the plan: cost controlled impact with high upside that's an improvement over a Gillaspinger 3B. Good stuff. And lol, Gillaspinger.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 05:19 PM) I'm at the Florida basketball game and AJP is supposed to be here tonight. I wonder if I tell him I'm one of his bigger supporters on Soxtalk he would refrain from hitting me. I better not risk approaching him lest he hit me or act rude to me, could affect my feelings for him forever. "AJ! I'm one of your biggest supporters on SoxTalk!" *ignores greg* "AJ! Did you hear? I'm one of your biggest fans!" *Looks at greg* "AJ!" "What the f*** is SoxTalk? Some stupid Boston site?" "No! A White Sox discussion page." "Who f***ing cares?" That's about how that'd go.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 05:03 PM) Honestly fathom do you trust Hahn to get value for De Aza? I see us trading him for some low level pitcher with an ERA of 5 but has a "live arm". I hope I'm wrong on that but I would rather just keep him at that point. You are really bitter about this deal. Hahn has gotten good to great value in all of his trades so far.

So Hahn has turned... Peavy, Rios and Thornton into... Avisail, Leury, JDA, and Eaton. I'm cool with that.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 04:56 PM) Ultimately, I hope this is part of a defined direction for the White Sox. The Paulie deal aside, we're gravitating towards younger, cost-controlled (for a while) players. There's no reason that a guy like Keppinger or Alexei, for example, needs to be a part of that. And players that hopefully have good OBPs.

QUOTE (dayan024 @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 04:55 PM) Jim Callis ‏@jimcallisMLB 1m Soon-to-be #Diamondbacks OF Brandon Jacobs: Auburn RB recruit, plus RH power potential but inconsistent contact, solid run, LF arm. So Whitesox give up Santiago and Jacobs to get Eaton? Well, I was hoping it'd be less than Jacobs, but do what you gotta do.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 04:53 PM) Man that's pretty bad. Jacobs isn't the greatest but still a meaningful prospect. I assumed it was an A ball pile of crap. A bad deal even worse, slightly. Can you change your name to Santiago>Eaton?

QUOTE (Reddy @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 04:21 PM) if there's any way to get Daniel Murphy you do it. De Aza and Flowers for Murphy?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 04:24 PM) hector santiago ‏@HecSantiago53 2m White sox fans are great fans and friends !! I going to SOCAL NOW BUT. I will remember what sox and sox fans were to my career I just wanna thank @whitesox for my big break to start my baseball and big league career! The city of Chicago and it's fans were amazing !! I did like Hector. Hope he has fun in LA.

QUOTE (bulokis @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 04:22 PM) A Sale to Eaton swap will drive this board nuts. My point was that if it had been Sale, it would have been a whole lot more than Eaton. So much that the Dbacks wouldn't be able to pay for anything else like Trumbo.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 04:07 PM) Jayson Stark ‏@jaysonst 30s Kevin Towers said 3-way deal started w Dbacks & White Sox talking about Eaton. If Sox had been dealing Sale wouldn't have needed 3rd team Dan Hayes ‏@DanHayesCSN 35s Kevin Towers said he hoped to get Hahn to discuss "Mr. Sale" but couldn't get #WhiteSox GM to budge. If the Sox had been dealing Sale, the Dbacks wouldn't have been able to afford a 3rd team.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 04:05 PM) Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale now The original trade talks involved when the #Dbacks tried to get Chris Sale from #Whitesox Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin now Eaton was near the top of White Sox off season target list Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 13s Hahn: Eaton our CF for next several years. De Aza now a corner OF but he and Viciedo potential trade bait. 1) 2) Good, had a plan and executed. 3) One of them has gotta go.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 03:25 PM) As of today, we started our rebuild two years after the Cubs, and we are about 2 years ahead of them in terms of where our talent is at, as our top rated guys are here today. I like Rick Hahn.

MLBTR: In 380 career MLB plate apparances, Eaton is a .254/.332/.373 hitter with five homers and seven stolen bases. He's batted .365/.441/.522 with eight homers and 38 steals in 602 career appearances at the Triple-A level. Prior to the 2013 season, Baseball America ranked Eaton as Arizona's No. 4 prospect, noting that he'd made enough defensive strides to convince scouts that he is an everyday big league center fielder with double-digit home run pop, plus speed and a strong, accurate throwing arm. Should he pan out, Eaton could provide the White Sox with their center fielder of the future; he's controllable through the 2018 season.

QUOTE (elwood5892 @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 02:15 PM) Jon Morsi said on MLB network that the Sox may get a minor leaguer too but wasn't sure and didn't have a name. Sweet Jesus let it be Owings or Conger.