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QUOTE (Al Lopez's Ghost @ Dec 15, 2015 -> 07:12 PM) And soon we'd be saying how can we get rid of that salary? It's one of the worst contracts in baseball. The Tigers were given a miracle that was the Texas Rangers. Let's not do the same thing.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Dec 15, 2015 -> 06:54 PM) I'd have to assume that he'd be the DH. He's probably going to have to play 1st base at some point. The amount of runs he sacrifices on defense basically nullifies anything positive he does on offense.

Has anyone seen Fielder play defense? No thank you...no...no..nooooo

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Dec 15, 2015 -> 05:25 PM) Haha didn't know that. That's hilarious. They cited me in the Patrick Kane rape investigation

If AJ retired he would have been an interesting choice. Maybe in a year or two.

QUOTE (Saufley @ Dec 15, 2015 -> 02:53 PM) Joey Gallo? Wasn't he in "My Cousin Vinnie"? Joey Gallo's dead!

Inciarte is going to cost you more than Anderson to get

Cespedes and Frazier? Interesting

I'd rather give a closer ridiculous money than trade prospects for one

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Dec 14, 2015 -> 04:59 PM) Sure he didn't mean Robin lol I'll drive him to the airport

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Dec 14, 2015 -> 04:49 PM) Phil Rogers on MLBN said he's very much in play. Also said the Reds asked for Rodon. Lol good luck with that Cincy So they asked for Rodon and are at Anderson....that's progress atleast.

Well there you have it folks....Todd Frazier just got brought down to Chris Carter's level...

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 14, 2015 -> 03:59 PM) That opt-out is nice. But, can't say I'd be so psyched about $220 million being spent on Samardjiza and Cueto. Cueto can be amazing, but he is so nuts. The Shark deal is probably one of my least favorite deals this offseason right alongside Zobrist

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Dec 14, 2015 -> 04:14 PM) Not sure that's entirely true. The O's offered 7/150M to Davis so they have the money and an opening in the outfield to go with the opening at first base left by Davis. I think the O's are very much in on one of the FA outfielders. They may have offered the money but it got pulled off the table for some reason.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Dec 14, 2015 -> 03:58 PM) Mozeliak says they wont be making a big splash and I relatively believe him Cardinals?

If what's transpired in free agency and via trades so far has caught anyone by surprise in Front Offices across the league then they need to be let go. None of what's happened so far has been surprising. None of the free agent costs have been way over what everyone has been speculating for months now. Same with trades.

QUOTE (LDF @ Dec 14, 2015 -> 01:39 PM) there has to be a happy medium and only hahn will be able to figure it out. we as fans can make all the guesses we can. I think that's understood. Still doesnt take away from the fact that it's a waste of time. Plus the talking yourself out of competing people the "Well this team is better and so is this team we cant compete" drive me crazy. You can say that for every single year if you wanted to. You just have to convince yourself that there's no parody and your team sucks. Then it's easy. None of the players mentioned above besides Rodon are worth sacraficing any of the time left on Sale's,Q's or Abreu's contract.

If 2016 is a development year then trade Sale,Q and Abreu. Get it over with already. You cant afford to waste years of their youth/contracts to try and see if any of the players besides Rodon can become anything decent. That's a waste.

If we dont give up Anderson the prospect package is probably going to be larger than people want to see go.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 13, 2015 -> 08:49 PM) Hahn should have probably not mentioned how bad the offense was then. His job should be on the line also this year, IMO. As currently constructed, the Sox are in the bottom 3 of the AL with Oakland and Tampa. Exactly...when they asked he is satisfied with the offense he should have said yes then.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 13, 2015 -> 08:53 PM) KW hopefully has learned to keep his mouth shut about not spending $1 for Upton/Cespedes/Gordon/Davis/Desmond when you only have 50 cents. Well, the reason you only have 50 cents is because of a series of bad moves and mismanagement that has accrued over time to the point where you're stuck in neutral with no clear direction in sight. Even if you somehow managed to win the bidding for one of those names, the odds of bringing in two impact players without damaging the farm system significantly are about zero unless you're willing to roll the dice and trade Sale or Q. I dont think it'll just be Kenny wondering what the hell is going on when we win the same amount of games last year

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 13, 2015 -> 08:37 PM) Dan Hayes on Twitter tonight saying the Sox could be done adding if trade prices don't go down. Absolutely inexcusable if this is true, but I doubt it is. Hahn can't bash our offense like he did last week (after Lawrie) and turn around and do nothing to help it I doubt that's true. But if it indeed happened...the amount of backlash from not only the fans but probably from the other executives will be huge.

The only interesting thing about Desmond is his defense hasnt declined to a point where he is totally undesirable.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Dec 13, 2015 -> 07:26 PM) Hm, I think I said this too... before last week... You did that's correct

Murphy is a little intriguing. But his defense is so bad I just wouldnt want to take a chance on him.