Bananarchy

QUOTE (beck72 @ Jan 18, 2017 -> 04:48 PM) Holding onto Q and having him the Sox #1 starter actually may increase his value. It won't help his W-L record. But it might be more palatable to teams to explain to their fan base he's closer to a #1 than a mid rotation guy that many fans from other teams are talking up Q as. No one cares about the W-L stat for pitchers, but the rest I agree with.

QUOTE (reiks12 @ Jan 18, 2017 -> 04:25 PM) Still looks so much better than SD!!! God, the Padres are just so terrible.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 18, 2017 -> 06:44 AM) Team is not nearly bad enough to get into the Beer mix as it stands today. If Hahn gets what he wants for Q, we're getting there.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 18, 2017 -> 03:45 PM) I'd rather roll with the younger guys. Sharp at this point isnt any better than Ryan Hartman IMO. Agreed. After the Ladd thing last year, I'm not super enamored with the idea of moving younger assets for a rental.

Now Second City Hockey is suggesting trading for Sharp. How does everyone feel about that?

.245/.325/.460 44 HR /25 2B/ 98 RBI

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 18, 2017 -> 07:44 AM) I mean, they are in 2nd place, so they must be pretty good. The East looks a lot better than the West this year. There is just so much bad in the west.

QUOTE (Tony @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 09:48 PM) The frustrating thing is I don't totally blame the coaches or this roster construction. I'd do that if the big boys we're putting up numbers, but they had no support from the 3rd and 4th lines. It's the opposite. I'm completely and totally perplexed by this Blackhawks team.

QUOTE (Tony @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 09:32 PM) This team just isn't very good. The Top 2 lines are no where to be found. The big money guys cannot underperform.

"You gotta be - bleepin me!" "alright" and some stuff about unfunny "Latins"

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 07:13 PM) As it should be. Nobody cares about hockey and the Cubs are the best organization in town other than the Hawks and happen to play their games on that station. They will ramp up Bears draft coverage soon but what else are they supposed to talk about it? If a Q trade went through, the afternoon show would give it a good deal of coverage. I don't expect a lot from the midday show, honestly. I tend to have meetings during that time.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 02:55 PM) Sounded like it might as well be a pregame Cubs show That's the status quo for the Score much of the time now.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 02:42 PM) Weird hearing Bernstein and Goff together. I think this is actually better than Boers and Bernstein. I'm interested to see who gets the quarterbacking role in the partnership.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 12:14 PM) At the time of their drafts, Brady, Rodgers, and Brees would have been considered pretty big reaches at pick #3. If everyone performs to their pre draft ranking, then the Bears shouldn't take a QB at 3. One thing is for sure, they can make the playoffs with a game manager, but for some sustained success, they need a star. Problem is for every Brady, Rodgers, and Brees, there are about 100 teams that set themselves back 5 years choosing the wrong guy.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 11:54 AM) I think this is a very fair ranking of talent in this draft and this is why the Bears cannot risk a QB as high as their pick is IMO. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300000077...-2017-nfl-draft Bears taking a quarterback at 3 based on what we know would be disastrous. Overdrafting by 12 spots? I would fire everyone.

I wonder what kind of pitchers can do that....

5 minutes in, I don't hate Danny Parkins.

Thanks for taking the time to write this update!

QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 08:39 AM) You know, my seasonal affective disorder is kicking in full gear today and I could really use a fun distraction to cheer me up a bit. A day of Whitesox trade talk with breaking news throughout the day would be welcomed with open arms. I need some damn sunshine and blue skies, jeez. It's kind of torture when you really want something to happen and nothing happens. I can't imagine Q being at Soxfest but not making it to the start of the season.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 08:40 AM) Who are you a fan of so I can hate that team too? LOL Can we just assume the Cleveland Browns?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 16, 2017 -> 08:11 PM) How many Q threads have been closed/relocated so far? Is this the 3rd or the 4th? Can't even keep track anymore. Maybe we need to barrage all the Denver sports media with theoretical Rockies/Sox trades, lol...because this current dynamic of the Astros, Pirates and Braves doesn't have that OOOMPH to get negotiations over the top. Until opening day, the discussion will be constant. Then towards the deadline it'll pick back up again. Worse if we're not competitive.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jan 16, 2017 -> 06:55 PM) Take out the 2 Sox moves, and this is the lamest off season I think I've ever experienced. I'm a complete offseason junkie and I completely agree.

QUOTE (steveno89 @ Jan 16, 2017 -> 06:03 PM) Any player is available for the right deal, but why deal Rodon when we have five seasons of control left with him? Plus his trade value would be much higher with a breakout season or two. Sox should keep him and build the rotation around him Anderson and Rodon probably are not for sale for the right deal, because we have no idea what he is worth and neither do any potential suitors.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jan 15, 2017 -> 01:24 PM) I can't think of any prospects that have ever been rushed and ruined. Is this guy going to say Beckham? LO freaking L if that's an example. Even Beckham had his best season his rookie year. I tend to agree with you. The Sox haven't wrecked a lot of players, IMHO. More likely than not, they have been drafting poor talent.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 16, 2017 -> 04:13 PM) I respect Rodgers and believe he is the best in the game and possibly the best ever. He is a great competitor, fun to watch, seems like a cool enough guy except for his family issues which are weird but nonetheless a good dude. He makes funny commercials and is a great representative of the game. But I hate that motherf***er. We need an upvote button so I can upvote the crap out of this post.