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Reading the article, it sounds like to me the guy's contract was not renewed, not terminated. So the poor guy was probably a casualty of the ownership wanting to revamp the operations staff.

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Dec 4, 2017 -> 07:18 AM) I'm not going to lie, the Cubs being one of his finalists either makes him A. full of crap on his so called "requirements" or B. Alot of BS came out of those "sourced" preferences about his wants in a team. Kind of annoyed the Sox didn't even make the finals when we checked of most if not all his preferences yet the established,non west coast Cubs did. This. I've mentioned before that some of what he's looking for may be lost in translation to English. He may also be saying the diplomatic thing interviews, something you would typically see from Asian athletes. Given the choice of Cubs vs. Sox, Sox is in full rebuild, smaller market than Cubs, and could allow him the chance to DH. Sox definitely checks more boxes from his so-called requirements than the Cubs.

Is Ohtani the most hyped newcomer, perhaps, ever? I don't recall there being that much intrigue in a new guy. The scouting report, the foreign media following, and the way he picks his teams, the buzz is unreal.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 10:34 PM) I think you can make a case Justin Holiday intentionally threw the game tonight. Those last 3 plays were hilarious Atta boy! We need to be as bad as we could be right now. We might mess around and win more games once Lavine is back to full health.

Niko accepted Portis's apology. The Bulls are saved now.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Nov 27, 2017 -> 11:55 AM) This is the real issue. Even with the poor talent at WR, he wasn't accurate enough to give them the chance to drop the ball. His accuracy was supposed to be the thing that separated him from the others. He hasn't shown it so far. Maybe he can't read it soon enough or is pressured too much. There are a variety of reasons but he hasn't shown much yet. Yes, I am not impressed with his accuracy so far. I know lack of talent at WR is a real issue, but that isn't the only issue. I hope that is something that could be improved with experienced over time.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Nov 27, 2017 -> 12:09 AM) Marvin Bagley III is a fantastic prospect. Whoever gets him in the draft will be very happy. Dude reminds me of a young Amar'e Stoudemire. I hope he's a more well rounded player than Amar'e. In a top loaded draft like this, I would expect a franchise changing player with the first pick.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 27, 2017 -> 10:23 AM) The Bell move wasn't as ridiculous as it looks because the Bulls wouldn't have picked him if GS didn't buy the pick. It still means there is a problem in GarPaxville, but if the Bulls had kept that pick, they probably would have selected some 2 guard who can't shoot, or a 1 who can't shoot or pass. Matt Lloyd leaving was a blow to this team. He is the reason they drafted Jimmy G. Buckets and Gibson. Once he left, the late picks went to s***. Why not? On a rebuilding team, you don't pick from an area of need, you absolutely pick the BPA. I think Green may have been at the top of the list given he was projected as a late first round pick.

I think yesterday's game was the worst I've seen from Trubisky. He was throwing too many passes behind the receivers instead of leading them. Missed a lot of first downs and led to an interception at the end.

He pwned the Bulls, both on and off the court, last night.

QUOTE (ChrisLikesBaseball @ Nov 22, 2017 -> 06:34 PM) I've noticed them trying to establish secondary feuds for the women. I think we'll see women taking on a bigger role on each show as the roster grows. Then it would come at the expense of the men’s feuds. There just isn’t enough food to feed the mouths, unless they give the women a show of their own, much like 205 live.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Nov 22, 2017 -> 06:01 PM) The way he talked, he wants to be part of building a winner, and obviously the money isn't a factor for him like most, because if it was, he'd wait 2 years and get $200 million. Since he's not doing that, clearly other factors are important to him, and it seems like the White Sox are uniquely positioned to align with those factors. They just embarked on a rebuilding process that has already begun to yield some positive results despite that fact, and could make Otani a central part of it and maybe even a face of the franchise if he's good enough to warrant it. There's certainly no reason not to try. I highly doubt $2-3 million would make the difference to him, and I think he'll be just fine with $300K and his MLB minimum salary of $507,500 In terms of getting by. You make it sound like he has a couple of destinations in mind, and Sox is one of them. If he really gave off any hints that he's interested in our current situation, RH and KW will be all over him and you'd see more stories of us connected to Otani. Instead, we did not even attend his workout and just traded more pool money to the team that might have the best shot of landing him. What does this tell you from the Sox perspective? Also, keep in mind that he's speaking through a translator, what you read may not be exactly what he meant, especially fluff pieces like not wanting to play for a powerhouse franchise and instead wanting to be part of a rebuilding process.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Nov 22, 2017 -> 10:36 AM) Well, if you believe Otani's actions and the reports on what he's said, the money isn't that big of a factor and he wants to go to a team that isn't traditionally considered to be a powerhouse. There are quite a few elements of the whole thing that give me hope that the White Sox have a nonzero chance in this race. I just hope the org pursues it. I cannot fathom that the Sox is the only team that could offer Otani DH at bats. If there are several other teams offering DH at bats and more money, you can bet that he’s taking the offer with more money. No matter how much you want to downplay it, 2-3 mil is the difference between comfortable living for a few years and barely getting by.

QUOTE (Brian @ Nov 22, 2017 -> 08:08 AM) Hope not but I’ve heard those rumors as well. Liv on SD works for me. I’m not a Ruby Riot fan but get she’s seasoned from indies and probably ready. No clue about Sarah Logan. That seems out of left field. I definitely do not watch NXT enough, outside of Riot and Liv, I haven’t seen much of the other girls. Checking Mandy Rose’s model pics, her body is just redonk! And yea I think Women’s rumble makes much more sense given the time of the year. It’s just that they now have 20 women on the main roster. Not sure how they plan to allocate enough air time to each woman so they could stay relevant after the Rumble.

Tag titles coming to the womens' division?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 21, 2017 -> 10:07 PM) I agree with Hi8 and RaBBit that there's no reason for these guys to do antyhing other than go to max out their bonuses, and so we might only have a shot at 1 or 2 guys that would be available for that $300k normally. However, I do wonder if this might shake loose another Thyagomizer type deal. When Ohtani was the only guy on the market, teams could look at the Yankees and Mariners and think "If we don't get Ohtani we're out the player we gave up for him". Now there's like 3 or 4 other backup plans on the market. Send the White Sox a player from your A-ball team for some of their bonus money, make your run at Ohtani, and if you miss out on him you go out and sign that catcher that was just released. With this shakeup, if a team is willing to trade a B level prospect to join the Maitan sweepstake, I’d rather trade the pool money rather than sign a pick of the litter for 300k.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Nov 21, 2017 -> 08:32 AM) I'm not sure Appel is going to make it out of the NL. Plenty or rebuilding teams that could claim him. Release waiver has always been based on record only. You’re talking about trade waiver (i.e. August trades), which the order is also based on the league player is in.

Let's just hope Pentecost makes it past the first 3 picks.

Mark Appel DFA'd. CCFH.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Nov 20, 2017 -> 05:36 PM) Because he's young and toolsy. This time last year nobody really thought Micker was anything but then he went and had a pretty good season. If Basabe is hitting 220/250/300 as a 23 year old in A+ yea cut him loose but he's got plenty of time to figure things out. Next year will be his age 21 season he's got time. I was in full support of protecting Micker because he has a very spacious ceiling. Basabe on the other hand, I don't think his ceiling is high enough to stash him for a full season when he's at least 2-3 year away from being a big league player.

Anyone has the link of the latest 40 man roster? ESPN shows the corpses of Covey, Volstad, Brantly and May still on the list. And also the chances of Basebe getting picked is pretty slim, don't agree with decision to protect him him over Polo.

This is probably the most stacked card of the year so I'm looking forward to Sunday. However, things dont look good for SD Live right now. Prediction: Brock vs. AJ - Winner: Lesnar Men's 5-5 - Winner: Raw. Survivors: Angle and Joe Women's 5-5 - Winner: SD Live. Survivor: Charlotte eliminates Asuka Tag team match - Winner: Usos Shield vs New Day - Winner: Shield. no doubt Alexa vs Natalya - Winner: Alexa Miz vs Corbin - Winner: Miz Cruiserweight - Winner: Enzo

QUOTE (Tony @ Nov 14, 2017 -> 04:34 PM) I’d bet a good amount of money he won’t be replaced. Yep, that's usually what company-wide restructuring means. Cutting budget by eliminating positions or have someone else take over your position at a part time basis.

Impressive, should be a boost to their awful bench play. I think they are now a legit threat to reach the ECF, especially if they could get anything from Parker by playoff time.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Nov 6, 2017 -> 11:30 PM) He was younger and produced similar numbers at the same or higher levels. Thats why you can't evaluate only based on box scores. No doubt that Eloy has better tools as a hitter than Ocuna.