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QUOTE (daggins @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 06:17 PM) Do the Sox feel like they'd have any real shot at signing Maitan? I realize its far off but it seems like some other org is always able to outspend them. During next year's cycle, 10 teams will be in the red. That gives the Sox a good a chance as anybody. http://www.baseballamerica.com/internation...nal-bonus-pool/

QUOTE (LDF @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 06:14 PM) yeah thanks to Paddy.... hey, why not him for a co-gm and get rid of the president office in the sox org??? He shouldn't be co-GM, Rick Hahn has done nothing to have his job questioned, he's a fantastic GM but if the team were to fire Laumann, I would think that Paddy becomes the internal favorite for becoming the new scouting director.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 10:38 AM) I know the Sox are not good at scouting, drafting and development but you are both right. At some point the Sox will have to face their fears and start taking chances again on drafting hitters in the earlier rounds. I will say that the Sox drafted the right guys the last two years. I mean, how could they pass on those arms? The Hawkins pick was regarded as a solid pick, remember he was mocked as being a top ten pick. And the Anderson pick was regarded as a good pick too by guys like Kiley McDaniel. They have drafted better since the current CBA came into effect. I do think that the Sox should revamp their scouting department when it comes to their domestic amateur scouts, and player development program when it comes to bats.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 04:07 PM) i like the article, but i am wishing .... oh well. either way nice. on your pessimistic view, how off is the sox in the Lucius Fox-ss and Vladimir Guerrero Jr-of signing with the sox?? edit... ~~ what is your opinion on juan soto Not a pessimistic view, just poking fun at my self. The Sox INTL DEPT might be one of the stronger depts in the entire organization. Vladimir Guerrero Jr is not signing with the White Sox, he's been reported as being a done deal with the Blue Jays. I think that Fox is going to sign with the Dodgers as they're going to overspend. I'm not that high on Soto. I think that there are other outfielders. -

Meh

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 01:04 PM) But but but....is it free? Yeah they're free.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 08:14 PM) Seen nothing but good reviews but from my one buddy, who walked out. Why?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 02:48 PM) But they don't. So why pretend they do? Go with your strengths. I never said they did, I'm saying that they need to. Always take the best player available and when things are close go with the guy with the higher ceiling. But eventually if the Sox want to develop their own bats they are going to have to start sometime if they're serious about it

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QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 02:06 PM) I agree, but if the draft's quality is in pitching, no use taking a hitter if there's a pitcher of much greater value available. I'm one of the bigger BPA guys here when it comes to the draft, but with that being said the Sox do need to be able to develop their own bats. I wasn't talkin about the draft specifically but rather the Org as a whole

Gett'r done

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 09:37 AM) I went in knowing it was a brand new show and that I shouldn't expect the same characters/plot, that was just the impression I got when watching. Let's come up with a bunch of characters all with unique flaws and throw them together to solve a case, it just doesn't seem as creative and interesting as the last season. I'm not comparing characters per se, more just comparing how they were introduced and built up (which I much preferred in season 1). "Let's come up with a bunch of characters all with unique flaws and throw them together to slove a case." That can be said for the first season, and is that not the basic concept of the show? Lets wait to watch the entire season before we judge it.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 08:48 AM) i personally like that idea in some respects. i believe Joshua and i discussed something like that during the off season. i was all for hiring another young pitching coach to be groomed, something like a promising coach, maybe in the college level, to start working with the sox minor leaguers and on the specification of what coop wants. We did, I remember.

I am all for Bell, Laumann, and Capra being gone.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 11:26 AM) If we continue taking pitchers and end up having a surplus of pitching talent, then we can always trade them for hitting. It's not that big a deal, I don't mind sticking to your strengths. They need to be able to develop their own bats.

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QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 09:38 PM) Composer James Horner, plane crash The definition of prolific he scored over 100 films

Whenever I brought up the possibility of the Sox trading Q, it seemed like people wanted burn me to the stake, but I digress. Anyway, I was thinking about the Nats as a trade partner for Q at least during the offseason. Both Jordan Zimmermann and Doug Fister are free agents after the season. I think they both sign elsewhere, so that leaves them with two holes in their rotation. They are going to be looking for quality arms as they see themselves as contenders. The only starters that they have under contract are Scherzer, China Doll and Gio Gonzalez. So I ask this, would you trade Q to the Nationals in exchange for Lucas Giolito and change (Your pick of lower level prospects, comp picks, international bonus slots and/or cash)? I know I would. Giolito gives you a monster arm and the more comp picks you have the more talent you can add to the system through the draft.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 01:48 AM) And the 2010 team didn't make the playoffs. And in 2011, they had the 23rd pick, and forfeited it to sign Adam Dunn. Had that 2010 team gone just 14-16 over that stretch, they would have had the 10 pick in the draft (protected pick, which means they keep it when they sign Dunn), and could have chosen from the likes of George Springer, Jose Fernandez, and Sonny Gray, all who were in that range. So thanks for helping prove my point. If they aren't going to make the playoffs, I want the best draft pick possible to be able to avoid situations like 2010 where instead of potentially having one of the best young players in baseball, they give up a pick for a free agent like Adam Dunn. If you’re out of the playoffs, might as well get the highest pick possible.