Flash Tizzle

Sure we can. Valentine and Maggs together are about that price. We do improve offensively (slightly defensively) but arent cutting payroll. By not creating any flexibility to pay for added relievers of possible starters (Ponson would be the only SP we would acquire outside of a trade) we are left to trade more players. Thats why the Maggs/Perez,Moto,Etc. deal is so vital to this team. We effectively elimante two of our needs....balancing the bullpen and filling the role of a starter. Bouncing off this trade Sox could deal Valentine for Garcia; thus completing our 04 rotation. Whatever money is left (if any) could be used to pay for a non tendered reliever or a utility player.

Stop milking the hot chick thread/contest. You had your moment.....now you can go back into obscurity.

Bad news in the sense that Nomar will go to the Dodgers and really f*** up our chances of getting Mota, Perez, or any of the prospects in a straight deal. Although we may possibly get what we want through Boston. If Magglio is still involved in this deal we may add in more players to recieve Williamson.

Bean does it again. Florida got screwed in this deal. They traded a solid pitcher for an average reliver...who only appeared in 32 games with a 3.64 ERA. Unless this player to announced later is some stud then Florida really got the short end of this deal.

I have never seen the picture that shows the renovated fan deck with a tiered look. Its a good addition, since Credes crew always seem to crowd the s*** out of the front row.

Jason, are you a student at UIC?

If all goes well with trades involving Williamson and Molta then Sox probably wont spend money (if any is still available) towards Urbina. From what I gathered on Williamson, Boston fans believed he had the s*** to close games....so if the Koch/Weathers deal is finalized I wouldnt mind having Williamson fill the role.

I love the Trib article. Story seems to establish a point that any trade we make is going to screw us. Downey concentrates an entire paragraph to proving how Molta is a coward.....but only manages 3 words to describe him as a pither: "Molta throws hard."

Scott Williamson for Danny Wright or Jon Rauch......what a fricken steal. Preferably I would deal Jon Rauch and keep Danny Wright in a position to become a long reliever. But if Danny has to go to get Williamson then I'll take the offer. Good to see LA facing limited options with their offense. If the whole Maggs....Perez/Mota deal goes down then KW has put us in a great positon to win the Central.

If you place Juan Uribe in the SS position then who becomes the utility player. I know its not a great concern at this point but who else could fill the role. I'm not too familiar with players available on the market that could fill a utility position, but trading Valentine leads the sox to bump up Uribe and leave his spot vacant.

We're REALLY screwed if Garciaparra is traded to LA. Then we can't use Maggs as bait to recieve any of LA's top relievers/prospects. More then that we're stuck with his 14 mil. and still lack two starting pitchers.

Weren't the Angels the top candidate for Nomar if the Arod-Manny deal went down?

LA pisses me off. Did they see where all the pitching got them last year? If they continue to baby their pitching prospects (or Molta) they're are going to have a s*** offense, AGAIN. Watch their fans start b****ing when they lose 2-0 ball games all throughout the season. Gagnes useless unless your team is actually in the lead.

www.Rotoworld.com - There goes the idea of a second baseman experiment. If he signs it also erases any chance of us unloading Konerko in a trade. No matter, Maggs and Valentine are still on the table. -I know many of you don't like this guy but he could of been an option.....seeing that we're in need of two starting pitchers (With limited choices available) -If Valentine is shipped out I would love to have him on our the Sox. Whether or not he signs with the Tigers Aurilia might not be available by the time KW makes some moves. Next in line for Aurilia would be the Dodgers and Seattle......both teams were attempting to trade with.

We should of had Nelson around the trading deadline last year, but supposedly we balked on signing him as some sort of courtesy to the Yankees (probably for allowing us to get Colon)

Mota!!!!! Pull that trigger KW........PULL IT. If he's in the picture then Sox could be putting Thomas on the table. Or maybe Konerko and Valentine. I dont get how Art Howe falls into the picture, what was he defending? You may of cut some of the article out.

One year offer for Todd Walker.....why aren't the Sox jumping on this? If he signs for anything less then 3 million a year I'm going to kick KW in the balls.

I could see Graff leaving with the Uribe move.... but why Sullivan? After realizing your bullpen just lost Gordon would you not attempt to resign this guy? A "rubber arm" type of pitcher that eats up innings and is great in a clubhouse. Some of the Cinncinnati players were crying last year when Sully was traded. If we can somehow swap Maggs/Valentine for Garcia/Soriano/Winn(?) I'll be freakin estatic. But that scenario represents a trade that seemingly goes in our favor......therefore it will never happen.

Nelson or Rhodes in our bullpen will have an impact. Both are good, though both also carry large salaries.

It will happen within the first three games of the season. Scott Sullivan will shut us down for a few innings, allowing KC to come back and give him the win.

They probably wont be able to reattach it because the women placed his dong in a cloth and not ice. How can the guy live the rest of his life now?

And Foulke looks like he's a 10 year old fat kid. He's sure gained poundage since leaving the Sox.

What I want to know is do we play the mets this year? Cameron no doubt looks forward to teeing off against our pitching.

You believe that this years team will be better? Im not trying to predict the win totals for this year rather I'm saying the talent wont be on par with 03'. Whether it was the lack of chemistry or Manuel's influence we underachieved last year (despite winning 86 games.) Of course nobody needed to be told that......but can anyone here expect this year team to even overachieve for 86 wins in 04'.

Do you even know how much they are paid?