Bananarchy

As usual, DA has no idea what he's talking about. Jason and a Stone are great.

Spider-man is the absolute best, and Tom Holland looks like the best overall Peter Parker and Spider-man based on what we have seen. That being said, I also get the fatigue factor. Dr. Strange did it for me. Another origin story. Ugh. I'm hoping for more from Spider-man, and the Avengers movies with all the heroes should be interesting, but I'm about done with these individual heroes. Except Spider-man. And Deadpool

He needs to go. The other broadcast without him is night and day better. He was great like ten years ago. Now he's just a caricature.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 9, 2016 -> 05:49 AM) Eaton was great with the White Sox. Averaged only about 0.5 WAR a year less than Bryce Harper the last 3. Definitely will be missed on the field, and seemed like a really good guy off. I really don't know where Deadpool is coming from. He probably would have a different take if Eaton was going to the Cubs. You and Greg are on your own plane of special.

QUOTE (heirdog @ Dec 9, 2016 -> 12:01 AM) I'd give Quintana, Robertson and Frazier a 0% chance of being w the White Sox at spring training. There's been too much discussion and they are too far along in discussions for some team not to blink. Abreu likely stays until July to regain his value. Nate Jones stays simply to up his value as our closer. Those two might be with the Sox all of next year unless we get overwhelmed at the deadline. Melky, Jennings and limited interest guys will get shipped as soon as someone gives a viable piece either before the season or at the deadline. Q 40% Robertson 50% Frazier 10% Have to move Frazier to a team that can't see past his power numbers

I'm happy with the progress, but more pieces should be moved. I feel like peak Quintana value would be next July or Dec of next year

QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 8, 2016 -> 11:16 PM) A post like this infuriated me ... "Love the fraudulent Grindy-ness. I wonder which child of a Nationals player will be dubbed a team leader by Spanky." All I did was respond to this mean post and stand up for Eaton who did a nice thing for a blind kid. Where's the outrage for a post like that in an appreciation thread? Now you know how we all feel. It was all a bit. Nick Swisher 2.0. It was all fake and bad. And the crying on twitter was infuriating.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 8, 2016 -> 11:33 AM) They like LaRoche in DC, he will just bring Drake with him. Then he will buy him a train pass so he can Amtrak up to Boston to see his other buddy Chris S. Somebody needs to watch over the latchkey kid while Daddy is out "fighting" child prostitution in SE Asia. LaRoche Prostitute Fight Night feels like a blown marketing opportunity.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 8, 2016 -> 09:36 PM) There's a pretty large second tier and I think he's in it. First tier is coached with multiple nattys imo. I just have to figure out how to get in the Lane Kiffin tier. It can't be that hard if he did it.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 8, 2016 -> 08:51 PM) Harbaugh, dantonio, Petersen, dabo, Herman, there are many. I don't love the way Houston played against SMU and Navy. Herman looks like a good coach, but I'm not ready to call him among the best.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 8, 2016 -> 08:56 PM) http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CH...-salaries.shtml The payroll for the next few years. If we trade Robertson and Frazier, we will have a payroll of around 65 million. In 2018 probably around 40 million once Melky, Lawrie and Avi gone. This is without even trading Quintana. We will have plenty of money to spend for the future in that massive FA class. Sounds like a good way to fail. If our rebuild is there in 2018, maybe we can mess with that class, but I wouldn't count on it.

No. Wrong franchise. I'm not even sure the Cubs will pay for 2018 free agents. They'll likely pay their own guys (Bryant, Rizzo, etc), but smart money is against paying mega-contracts.

QUOTE (TheFutureIsNear @ Dec 8, 2016 -> 02:19 PM) You're kidding yourself if you think there's any correlation at all to this rebuild and the '18 free agent class. Those guys are probably going to be getting $300M+ easy. Never going to happen for this team. And the perfect time for a rebuild was probably 3-4 years ago before we traded prospects and wasted $ on crappy old FA's only to still suck. But hey, better late than never right? At least they seem to be doing it the right way too instead of a 1/2 assed retool like I was afraid of. The only correlation I can find is that teams realize they need to draft and develop young talent in order to compete with those mega-contracts.

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." -Chinese Proverb

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 8, 2016 -> 08:07 PM) I know we've been burned like crazy but still feel most comfortable leaving 1b power hitter as the position we find in FA When you look at what's happening with the Cubs, the fact that Rizzo is there is causing a number of issues as that position is so replaceable.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 8, 2016 -> 08:08 PM) It was easy for me to imagine Q, Eatons and Sales offers, but the Robertson /Jones traded are where our scouts will make their money Eaton drew more than I expected, but I will agree the key is the lesser pieces.

A lot of people here are failing to give Sox fans enough credit. The average White Sox fan can understand what's happening.

Love the fraudulent Grindy-ness. I wonder which child of a Nationals player will be dubbed a team leader by Spanky.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 10:36 PM) That Cubs trade is just funny now The Cubs certainly think so.

Don't slow down until Hawk retires.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 06:48 PM) If we don't get position players, 75 wins is going to be a successful season for this franchise. So, at worst, we're no worse off than we were before. Except, we're likely to be a lot worse, which is better for the future.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 06:46 PM) There's absolutely no evidence. I just personally think he was so bad that you can't really judge anything correctly about the team's W/L record the past 3 seasons. Then you are certainly wrong. There are no worthwhile experts that think Rick et al are doing the wrong thing.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 06:45 PM) He makes a good point. What is the infatuation with pitching pitching pitching? Then we had the best pitcher in America (Sale) and dealt him. We are a weird organization. There are two positions in baseball that are essentially currency for trades: SS and P You can't have too much currency.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 06:43 PM) Cmon. Southsider could have taken a 23-10 team and kept it rolling. Robin, who I loved as a player and love his class and demeanor BTW, was a buffoon. We lose 1 heartbreaker ridiculous game and we all knew the team was finished. No offense to Robin, but we are talking a different class of bad manager here. I truly believe the Sox had enough pitching and 'good' players to do much better than they did the last couple years. What evidence is there to suggest that putting a different manager in charge would make up enough games?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 06:40 PM) This isn't the crap that has failed for years though? He doesn't know what he's talking about. He'd rather sign or trade for free agents no one wants. There's a reason Eaton was so easily acquired. The Diamondbacks didn't want him anymore. We need to trade for and grow our own talent. He has no reason to be upset. He's completely delusional.