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QUOTE (My_Sox_Summer @ Sep 10, 2015 -> 05:06 PM) That's 100% acceptable in my book. Thank you.

QUOTE (LDF @ Sep 10, 2015 -> 02:42 PM) what has they been explaining.... not taking the BPA???? that still is the same thing of when the sox avoided picking Scott B clients b/c they wanted more money than anyone else??? i am saying that this... all this has been fixed with the salary cap for the draft with slotted money. Exactly, which helps the Sox so much more. Years ago, Sox wouldn't of taken Rodon because of his salary demands. With the allotted amount at each pick, it makes it easier for teams like the Sox to pick Rodon regardless who the agent is. Yet, continuing to take BPA in other rounds is not possible because of salary demands from HS players because of the allotted money at the pick. You will lose that money if you do not sign that player through rounds 2-10, so it doesn't make sense to select a player that will not accept the slot money at that given pick past round 1.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Sep 8, 2015 -> 05:53 PM) Haha. Normally I don't hate beards but his really irks me for some reason. It's so long and looks like a rats nest. Me being a beard lover, I actually think Kuechel's beard is immaculate lol. It's very long, but very clean and blends in well with his hair lol.

QUOTE (LDF @ Sep 10, 2015 -> 01:24 PM) that was the same thinking many on this board was thinking.... and i was one of them. however, i still think like that, another yr has gone by and i still believe in it. now it is up to the FO to follow thru with it instead of stopping in mid rebuilding. I do too. Sox have a formidable starting rotation with a pretty good bullpen. You can win with Eaton, Melky, and Abreu, just a matter of finding couple more players to build around. And that will be the task at hand. That's why I mentioned Heyward and Arenado/Longoria/Seager/Frazier/Rendon because these types of players are still in their prime and build around the line up.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 10, 2015 -> 01:26 PM) Realistically, if you truly picked BPA without any regards for bonuses at each pick you'd blow through your draft allotment before Round 10. You might be able to get your first five picks signed under the caps. If you signed everyone, you'd quite literally be forfeiting draft picks. I am curious which strategy LDF is actually endorsing here... The lost draft picks, or the unsigned picks? QUOTE (LDF @ Sep 10, 2015 -> 01:28 PM) and that is not part of this conversation. again, you are putting restrictions on draft picks.... so in essence how is that different from a decade ago??? just using another way to phrase the sentence / question. I think you're really losing people here with your argument because people are confused what exactly you are trying to mean. While SS2k5 is saying if you do draft bpa, you blow through your draft pool money and that is the loss of draft picks which I know you aren't for. So you draft them, and they don't sign, it doesn't nothing to help the Sox in the future. D I don't really know your angle here because it is wrong. I'm sorry for being harsh, but it is.

QUOTE (LDF @ Sep 10, 2015 -> 01:20 PM) and have been reading what is or has been posted..... BPA..... no restrictions attached to that statement. So, when you draft 5 plus players between rounds 11-25 that don't sign? What does that accomplish?

QUOTE (LDF @ Sep 10, 2015 -> 01:14 PM) so what have i said that has mention many times before.... i am advocating on taking the BPA regardless of agent and any salary restrictions. so with that, enlighten me on how that is the white flag mentality..... but by your own words, stop living in the past on past mistakes..... Why draft a player when you can't meet his salary demands or has already said he wants to go to college? When you take a player that won't sign, that's one less player from that draft, most likely a college senior or junior that you can possibly hit on. It just doesn't make sense. At all.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Sep 10, 2015 -> 10:23 AM) They will adjust to Trayce but the real question is will he adjust to them. That AB on Monday in the 9th inning showed me that the kid atleast has a clue. Avi needs some serious f***ing work but I wouldn't necessarily give up on him. They should try him at 3B. Wait, what? lol

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Sep 10, 2015 -> 08:27 AM) The person sitting to my right at the moment is wearing a Jeff Samardzija Sox jersey. Why... just why. QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Sep 10, 2015 -> 08:51 AM) Lol that jersey is an embarrassment. I also have his jersey. My reasoning, my cousin grew up with him and are best friends. I've got to hangout with him when we were kids (7 years older than me), so when he got traded to the Sox, I was excited as was my entire family because we know what Jeff is capable of. Just didn't pan out.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Sep 8, 2015 -> 11:08 PM) Existing Sox Players -Make qualifying offer to Shark (he rejects). -Reject Alexei Ramirez's option -Resign Soto to 1/$5M deal. -Resign Albers to 1/$3M deal. -Trade for Flowers for A ball lottery ticket. Free Agents & Acquistions -Sign Justin Upton to 6/$130M deal -Sign Ben Zobrist to 2/$28M deal -Sign Billingsley to 1 year deal w/ incentives -Trade Avi Garcia to the Mets for Kevin Plawecki 1. Eaton, CF 2. Zobrist, 3B 3. Abreu, DH (1B against LHP) 4. Cabrera, LF (DH against LHP) 5. Upton, RF 6. LaRoche, 1B (bench against LHP) 7. Plawecki, C 8. Sanchez, SS (bench against LHP) 9. Johnson, 2B IF: Saladino (SS against LHP) OF: Thompson (LF against LHP) UT: L. Garcia BC: Soto #1: Sale #2: Quintana #3: Rodon #4: Johnson #5: Danks (Fulmer mid-season call-up) CL: Robertson SU: Jones SU: Duke MR: Putnam MR: Jennings MR: Petricka MR: Albers I really like the bolded idea. I also would sign Heyward instead of Upton.

Love Trayce

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 8, 2015 -> 10:33 PM) His sequence to get Kipnis is as good as anything I have seen from Sale. Not a knock on Sale, but rather praise for Rodon's stuff Maybe Kipnis will start planning his off days when Rodon starts now lol

Remember when people wanted to send Rodon down to the minors? lol

Rodin hit 97 mph on pitches 106 and 107. Then hit 98 mph on pitch 112 to strikeout Kipnis. Wow

Nice pick by Olt. Rodon pitching real well.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Sep 8, 2015 -> 05:44 PM) Good grief. Some of these proposals are alot like the proposals us Sox fans see from Boston and cub fans regarding Sale. Looking to trade what they don't want for something that's good and then turn around and try to justify how the players they are looking trade are worthy, even though they don't want the players. It's an endless circle. Instead of ridiculing our ideas, come up with your own and contribute to the thread then.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Sep 8, 2015 -> 05:32 PM) He's a bearded d-bag looking frat boy that stole Sale's Cy Young from underneath him. Lol that's a poor reason. I also have a beard and take offense to this!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 8, 2015 -> 03:18 PM) Joel ShermanVerified account ‏@Joelsherman1 Post has learned http://nyp.st/1OvI2wQ #Mets Cespedes agreed to erase term that would force NYM to sign by 5 days after WS or not at all I think he resigns in NY now and play him in CF with Conforto in LF.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Sep 8, 2015 -> 03:59 PM) I don't get the appeal of Jason Heyward. He's going to be so overpaid, and he's not even that good. 25.2 career WAR according to baseball reference over a course of 6 years including this year. If you do the math, that is an average of 4.2 WAR per season. He is worth the money.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 8, 2015 -> 03:03 PM) I see no scenario which has us spending $100 million on a free agent. I think our big move will be to send Quintana out for a young stud 3B. Past that, it is all roster filling. What were they planning to do with Samardzija before his carousal of a season? They had all intentions of signing him to a huge contract, why not do it for a guy like Heyward who, theoretically, is entering his prime years. Remember, Joel Sherman had a tweet out earlier this year saying the Sox were 2nd in Heyward sweepstakes before the Cards got him, so there is definitely interest there from the front office. Not to mention, they were in the Tanaka race and reportedly offered 5 years 125 million I believe. Also, Danks, LaRoche, and Alexei (if option is picked up) money is freed up next year, that is 38 million right there. Signing Heyward and moving Q for a stud 3B like Arenado, or Rendon would make this lineup and team defense so much better. A guy like Longoria and Seager in no way I see Q involved in any deal unless they send Cobb, Smyly, Archer back in the deal.

QUOTE (jdupps @ Sep 8, 2015 -> 02:21 PM) Like you I'm a huge fan of Nolan Arenado. But if I'm the Rockies the Sox will need to include Sale in any trade talks for Arenado. They probably still wouldn't trade him. Like Sale there are only a few players that young and elite at their position. Chris Sale >>>> Nolan Arenado. Sorry, that's not homerism, that's just fact. QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Sep 8, 2015 -> 02:24 PM) My plan would start with not giving away any draft picks period. I'm not signing a free agent with a QO. I'd rather sign Cespedes and a FA RHP. I think the 3B, C would have to be acquired via trade. I've mentioned before that I'd like to get Alex Guerrero somehow to play 3B. I wouldn't be dealing Quintana unless I got a Puiglike return. Roll with pitching and patch together enough offense. In my scenario, Quintana would net us Arenado who is a free agent in 2020. That is a Puig like return because he is a GG 3B, which are so rare to find. I trust the Sox with their pitching, that's why I could trade Q for this type of player.

Rosenthal suggests that Samardzija will be in the range of a James Shields contract. 4 years 70-75 million

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 8, 2015 -> 01:19 PM) if there is a settlement, it opens up the door for the NHL to suspend Kane. Why's that? If that does happen, can Kane sue the NHL because he wasn't charged/arrested to a crime?

Extend Qualifying Offer to SP Jeff Samardzija- he declines, Sox get a comp pick Pick up 10 option for SS Alexei Ramirez Resign: RP Matt Albers 1 year/2 million Sign via Free Agency: RF Jason Heyward 6 years/125 million (Regardless if 1st round pick is protected) SP Doug Fister 1 year/8 million Trades: White Sox trade SP Jose Quintana, RF Avail Garcia, 2B Micah Johnson, SP Chris Beck and SP Tyler Danish to the Rockies for 3B Nolan Arenado and C Wilin Rosario White Sox trade RP Zach Putnam to the Marlins for UTIL Derek Dietrich Rotation/Bullpen: SP Chris Sale SP Doug Fister SP Carlos Rodon SP Erik Johnson SP John Danks (Until Fulmer is ready) RP Matt Albers RP Dan Jennings (L) RP Jake Petricka RP Zach Duke (L) RP Frankie Montas RP Nate Jones CP David Robertson Lineup: CF Adam Eaton (L) 1B Jose Abreu 3B Nolan Arenado LF Melky Cabrera (S) RF Jason Heyward (L) DH Adam LaRoche (L) SS Alexei Ramirez C Tyler Flowers 2B Carlos Sanchez Bench: OF J.B Shuck C Wilin Rosario UTIL Tyler Saladino UTIL Derek Dietrich After this year the Sox would free up 46 million by letting Ramirez, Fister, LaRoche, and Danks go. Thoughts and what would you do this off season?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 8, 2015 -> 12:21 PM) My Spanish is a bit rusty, but I think Noesi is coming back to the White Sox. https://instagram.com/p/7YIDvjQ9MNwIWgthgq7...7CCo-QQyepkTg0/ Wonder why exactly? Does anyone know what is up with Beck's injury?