Bananarchy

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 22, 2016 -> 12:03 AM) To be completely honest, if we traded Sale and Quintana, there's almost no return that wouldn't still have me much less interested in following the team for the foreseeable future. It would absolutely be a punt to a few years from now hoping that we at least walk away with a couple of guys as good as the ones we lost. That's how you rebuild. It's hard but necessary. You don't have to watch.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 09:39 PM) Look at the stats. They're ugly. Very ugly. Even so, he's not worse than JB

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 08:41 PM) Hammy for Lawrie. Hugwatch never ends with a trade.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 08:38 PM) Nice one. Barstool dude thinks if he was traded we would know by now. I'm surprised we don't know what his injury is yet. The Sox haven't said anything after all the smoke all afternoon.

Write Sox ‏@WriteSox SOURCE: Brett Lawrie fell into a vortex, and is now in an unknown dimension battling vampire wolves.

For once I'm disappointed Hawk isn't calling the game. He would go down there and check on Lawrie.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 08:33 PM) What does that mean? It's SBNation. Who the hell knows? You and I can write for them.

Lawrie out of tonight's contest with no apparent injury.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 08:26 PM) I traded him to Miami in MLB the show. For Whiteside?!

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 08:24 PM) Part of a package that has Profar included in the return, maybe? Nah... God that would be exciting. Anderson and Profar. No, probably not.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 08:19 PM) Just by playing MLB the show I didn't see any that needed one when I was trading him. Can play third though. I'm not convinced it's a trade, but maybe he's part of a package.

QUOTE (CWSpalehoseCWS @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 08:18 PM) Ah crap, I actually like Lawrie. Really hope out of everyone on the team he's one they'd hang onto. Maybe he's just not feeling well? I hope they move him, but who knows?

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 08:13 PM) Elaborate? If you know a guy's a sinkerball pitcher and you pound one in the dirt, how is that the opposite of bad? Great players GIDP a lot. It's more a product of bad luck. A GIDP is a groundout with a player on first. That's really it.

QUOTE (Insp @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 08:11 PM) Why does it seem as if Sox players are hell bent on hitting into double plays as often as they can? Grounding into double plays are not characteristic of bad baseball players. Quite the opposite. Great players GIDP more than anyone else. It's not a good thing to complain about. All time leaders in GIDP

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 08:10 PM) No excuse for him to not be in motion there That's most likely on Robin if you believe Stoney.

Glad he's the untouchable guy right now.

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 08:05 PM) That is key to the whole thing. If you deal BOTH Q and Sale we are talking about filling multiple needs and adding much needed depth to thin farm system. On the flip side, even if you're getting the right players, half of them still won't pan out.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 07:58 PM) Are the Sox announcers blind or just homers Stone called him out on the replay. Not sure what you're watching.

Nice play there.

The bobblehead is actually pretty cool

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 07:45 PM) The Sox would require at least one MLB ready arm in both a Sale and Quintana trade, as well as several other pieces. So they'll plug those spots. If you trade Sale and Q, competing is out the window and you give your new guys a shot. And who knows, we might find something.

QUOTE (Baron @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 06:54 PM) Long and rebuild definitely belong with the way they've attempted to assemble a team. Ready for the decades to fly by. Teams with decade long rebuilds can't afford to keep their guys. That's a problem the Sox organization doesn't have. The Pirates are a great example. They had Bonds and they couldn't afford to pay him. Same with Bonilla.

This is like the strangest experience watching Justin Morneau bat in the pinstripes.

QUOTE (JLarucci23 @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 04:59 PM) I was all for trading everybody with value but the more I think of it. Maybe you keep Sale and a position player to being the veteran presence like an Abreu or Eaton. Then trade Q for the haul we need, along with guys like Frazier, melky plus the BP arms. Trade everybody who is on the upside of their value. Right now, that's not Abreu. He can be the veteran presence.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 03:13 PM) whitesoxdave ‏@barstoolWSD Hearing "King's ransom" was most likely offered by Boston but that's all I know. Please stop @ ing me at work. Will dig at 5pm Because that totally works.