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QUOTE (GREEDY @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 09:39 AM) When Thome/Giambi/Johnson etc can be had for a fraction of that money. I wouldn't be too sure of that. Baseball hasn't run out of stupid spending. With the Cubs sale, that may have taken Hendry out of the picture. I wouldn't be shocked if Dye comes back as the DH. HE doesn't want to leave so maybe he take a hometown discount.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 02:50 AM) Where is the $10 million to sign Abreu going to come from? My guess is we are already starting off 2010 about $5-8 million in the red... Maybe J.R. needs to take a chance and go a little over the mystery budget everyone seems to know about.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 09:06 AM) He admits Jenks' value will be down, and earlier in the article he mentions that Jenks could be traded and still bring in useful pieces. I would agree with all that. Just as long as it's not for prospects. You still have to replace the set up guy. The worst scenario for that is Pena.

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QUOTE (whitesox901 @ Oct 7, 2009 -> 12:00 AM) Beckham should win because he's out there every day. All the pitchers go out there a few times a week. If Beckham doesn't win the the ROY then its all a sham. IN the same respect, pitchers have less chance for success or failure.

I read comments that the game looked like the White Sox were playing on both sides. Squandered opportunities.

QUOTE (maki @ Oct 7, 2009 -> 09:51 AM) while they made a great living and a lot of money back in the day it is nowhere near the exorbitant rate they are paid today to play a game for a living. the game is a business at this point, for better or worse. relying on men in their 20s is also a difficult thing to do. teams should honestly hire babysitters for problem players. let them do what they want, just make sure they use discretion, which none of them seem to understand. I don't think they had guaranteed contracts. I wonder if that were gone how much baseball would change.

QUOTE (maki @ Oct 7, 2009 -> 09:00 AM) Host from a Detroit station was on Mully and Handley this morning. They kept prodding him until he gave the names he heard for the Sox players that were out. Sources said Freddy and Pena, Freddy certainly could have been guessed and Pena may be out every night the way he pitches. Yep, I heard that. I heard the day before on B&B, that was the reason for getting rid of McCarthy and Anderson. I wouldn't miss Pena but I wonder if the organization will give him a pass for his so called talent we have yet to see.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 7, 2009 -> 10:57 AM) So what is your source that knows what is so accurate as to be able to tell others what isn't accurate? No MLB team opens their book up to the public. Some are very good at crying "poor". I'm just stating that they might have to spend some more money if they want to better the team. Reinsdorf likes to threaten fans by saying "show up and we'll spend money". I doubt you would find anywhere in the marketing world, "buy our product and we promise to make it better".

QUOTE (son of a rude @ Oct 6, 2009 -> 11:18 PM) I am completely oblivious to the teams financial issues. You act on as if you are really "in the know". They don't give out that information and what is out there can be questioned as accurate.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Oct 6, 2009 -> 06:28 PM) If you want more power, you will need to break the bank - all signs point to us not doing that this offseason. Stranger things have happened. Let's see what happens. JR may shock us.

QUOTE (son of a rude @ Oct 6, 2009 -> 08:18 PM) The organization seems to like rushing prospects now a days. Only because their previous projected top prospects suck when they make it to the majors.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Oct 6, 2009 -> 03:16 PM) I would love that lineup, but the biggest problem remains the money issues. Figgins is going to cost you $10 million or more per season and Johnson probably $7-8 million. That's way too much than we can afford. I didn't know you were funding the team's payroll.

QUOTE (1977 sox fan @ Oct 6, 2009 -> 09:38 AM) i know everyone here wants to keep our rotation the way it is but to fill our bullpen problems and to bring in a real good bat like a gonzales or whoever i mean guys who may play more then another 2 yrs we will need to move one of our starters . i would prefer to trade buehrle say to st louis and take the prospects in that trade plus add some from our system to get adrian gonzales . but most here believe trading buehrle would be a crime i guess because he has been with the team so long but i think we could get good trade value for him now and use it to get gonzales . but if we dont do that then package floyd with prospects to san diego and get him . It's a bad idea to move one of the starters unless you have someone to fill that spot from within. I'm not too confident trying to replace the 4th starter who will not come close to a Floyd or Buehrle. Look at what happened with the 4th and 5th spots this year. Contreras on the mound was similar to a forfeit. The 5th starter was missing on a rehab assignment. Yeah Freddy looked good but at what point with veterans doe age become a serious factor. Trading Buehrle for "prospects" is a crime only worthy of capital punishment. There's no guarantee in prospects. 2009 should be irrefutable evidence since Kenny was banking on his prospects in Spring training. Before Freddy showed up there was about 13 wins and who knows how losses in the 5th starter spot alone. You never, never give up good pitching unless you can't resign a guy or someone is on their way up from the farm who has exposure. When you have to get it elsewhere, it become expensive and even bad pitching is expensive. This is the MLB and if you need some good hitters then the organization needs to pay for them. Quit trying to trade and make a new hole. The Thome trade created a whole in CF that lasted almost 3 seasons and most fans aren't happy with Rios and his contract. Keep the 4 starters and hopefully Freddy/Hudson can keep the 5th spot around .500. Hopefully the D will not be in the bottom in giving up runs. Hopefully bad base running will be fixed. The team speed has improved so that means putting pressure on opposing pitchers. By all means they should spend some money this off season. That is part of how to win in MLB until the owners have enough common sense to go to a salary cap. Don't trade. BUY!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 6, 2009 -> 08:57 AM) I could really see the Sox trying to bring Big Jim back. I know what Kenny said, but what other left handed run producers out there that fit our budget? I hope not. He gets hurt playing the DH spot and that isn't gong to change anytime soon. I hope they get away from aging, one dimensional base cloggers. How they address the DH will be the most interesting move in the off season. I wonder if it will be a spot they do a lot of platooning and come from within.

QUOTE (whitesoxlove @ Oct 4, 2009 -> 11:22 PM) I love Prince Fielder but I wouldn't give up Danks or Floyd for him. Pitching is the most important thing. Best post yet. Didn't we just spend most of 2009 without any reliable 4th, 5th starter?

Wasn't this guy a shoe in to be a Cub? I can't think of a bigger wish for any Sox fan/Cub hater. Oh yeah and the guy has kicked ass in his AL debut.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Oct 4, 2009 -> 04:46 PM) This one complements the Milton Bradley trade idea thread very well. I expect Phil Rogers to write about it soon.

May I suggest never to read another Rogers article again. If they ever decide to have a Dumbass Journalist Hall of Fame- he's a first ballot. It seems most of the Chicago sports journalists like to reinvent "stupid" on a daily basis.

The control thing needs to be fixed if Hudson is to work out of the pen. It appears potential starters are working out of the pen and used for emergency starts. There's always a chance Freddy could suck next year.

QUOTE (son of a rude @ Oct 4, 2009 -> 03:44 PM) Plus we get to see offseason fantasy trade suggestions my favorite part about the offseason The toughest part is leading them back to reality.

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QUOTE (GO CHI SOX! @ Oct 4, 2009 -> 05:22 PM) 13th pick protected here we come! Do you have any idea who that pick may be?

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Oct 4, 2009 -> 05:18 PM) Thank god. Minus Beckham, Hudson, Buehrle etc.. we were not a joy to watch. Hey you left out Linebrink I think adding a personality like Peavy will make the team much better. I'm glad we got to see him pitch.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 4, 2009 -> 04:59 PM) Defensively he had a lot of errors but there's been some talk that he's nimble enough to handle 3rd if he can get all the moves down; he could well grow in to at least an average 3b. I'm much more worried about his bat. His bat comes around and we'll find a place for him. Oh the Josh Field experiment. This is what bothers me about the Sox farm system. They try to grow a person into a position where a player should know how to catch a ball before they even enter the lowest level of professional baseball. The only thing it accomplishes is creating DH/below average Lamar Johnson type 1st basemen.