Jose Abreu

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 30, 2017 -> 11:50 AM) That is quite literally the definition of rebuilding. And that's why the bulk of the talent acquisition of the rebuild should be over now. Dunn/Markkanen/Mirotic/Lavine have proven that they can produce at the NBA level, so trading any of them when we're already assembling a solid core would be counterintuitive. With our current roster (when healthy), this team is a big FA signing away from being a top-4 team in the East.

What the Bulls are doing this month is really incredible. 10-2 with Niko, and with Lavine, this team (barring trades) could actually slip into the playoffs. After a 3-20 start, who could've predicted that? And I hate that so many people can't wait to trade Mirotic. I know he's only signed for 2 years, but do you really want to trade someone who's playing this well? The odds we get someone as good as him with the pick we'd get are extremely low, IMO.

Yes please. He was basically just a pinch hitter last year, with the rare OF start. I'm fine with it because if he had the same pinch hitting role here, he wouldn't be taking playing time from the young guys.

Rosenthal already showed me how reliable he is when it comes to the Orioles when he said we were discussing Kopech for Machado. I don't believe any info they feed him.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Dec 17, 2017 -> 10:43 PM) Why would Kylo have any knowledge of Rey's parents if they're nobodies and she's a nobody? Dude is full of baloney The reasoning is that he saw it during one of their force connections. I don't believe it, though, and I think it gets revealed in #9 that she actually has a significant lineage.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Dec 17, 2017 -> 05:33 PM) Anybody here know why MM's stats were off last season? Plus, he is not as good as Arenado. Just sayin..... Common response from Orioles fan is that he had a "slow start". Lots of people are ok with it, but this slow start was really about 3 months, or half of the entire season. You have posters trying to DFA Abreu for a similar stint over 3 weeks, so I hope it wouldn't become a chronic issue with Machado if he played here.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 17, 2017 -> 05:00 PM) Go back and forth about whether it is worth it or not, and how dumb it is to do this a year early, but Rick Hahn is 100% tipping the White Sox view of themselves on the free agent market by being a leading offer for Manny Machado. Despite what people hope, the White Sox actions here are telling completely different. Again, there are no actions. There are only reports from unreliable sources.

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QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ Dec 17, 2017 -> 04:25 PM) I don't understand why we are making this idiotic decision. Just offer Machado the most amount of money next offseason. I don't understand why everyone's calling this idiotic and, in some cases, questioning Hahn's judgement. These are all rumors from, in my opinion, fairly unreliable sources. All that I really believe is we made an offer, and for all we know, the offer could've been Adams and Stephens. edit- Yes, when it comes to Baltimore, I don't trust Rosenthal

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 17, 2017 -> 04:20 PM) What purpose would it serve for their board insider to posture? The board insider wouldn't actively be posturing. He's just relaying the info he's getting from his connection. It's the connection who I believe would be posturing.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 17, 2017 -> 04:07 PM) What concerns me is it's from their so-called insider, jives with what Rosenthal initially reported and falls in line with what Cafardo reported I think this is all coming from the Orioles. The Rosenthal piece has already been debunked, as we never offered/will not offer Kopech. Cafardo is rarely right about anything, ever. I believe Baltimore has just been pushing stuff out there to posture.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 17, 2017 -> 03:22 PM) Went on the O's board and they have a member claiming to be in the know saying this: "No idea on specific offers. Haven’t been told yet. Just that offers got significantly better last night and talks really progressed. Haven’t seen anyone say anything on social media yet or any reports out there, but it will be coming." Thanks for sharing

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Dec 16, 2017 -> 04:49 PM) I don't like how quiet things are. Makes me think they are serious about this lunacy. Trading valuable prospects would be lunacy, but don't believe everything you read. People are getting all up in arms over Nightengale tweets- this is someone who hasn't had the greatest track record lately.

Yikes

I liked it a lot more after my second time through. I really enjoyed the Luke/Ren ending, as well as the Snoke/Rey/Ren showdown. That Leia flotation scene though... still hate it. I mean, who in the right mind could make that scene and think it was a good idea? Quite possibly the worst scene I've ever watched in any film. I mean, at least there wasn't a big imperial planet destroyer that was deemed indestructible, but eventually destroyed via a tiny weakness that can be shot at, right? 3 5 R1 4 8 6 7 1 2

I don't believe a word of the Yankee fanboys "it's his dream to come here, and sources say he'll take a huge discount to do so!" nonsense. I think Hahn gets this deal done, perhaps over the weekend. Hopefully a year here will make him more likely to sign with us. I doubt we'd flip him to a team like New York in July unless it's absolutely certain that he doesn't want to spend his career here.

I'm seeing it again tonight so hopefully I'll like it more. I did really like the Luke/Ren part at the end.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 14, 2017 -> 05:51 PM) The thing is there isn't going to be an extension. I am pretty sure Baltimore knows that or they would be negotiating with him. Probably one reason they won't grant a 72 hour window, even though that would virtually guarantee he wouldn't be traded to the Yankees, is because they know it is pointless. If it would be pointless, then why not grant the window to increase their return?

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Dec 14, 2017 -> 05:48 PM) The #STLCards have yet to make formal offer for #Orioles Manny Machado after initial meeting https://t.co/xa80MP8hq4 https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/941454005355601920 Someone please take Nightengale's account away

Nightengale is losing what little credibility he had. Seemingly every other hour, he comes out with a new report that contradicts his previous one. From what I understand, not including Nightengale, it's between us and the Cardinals (with Philadelphia as a long shot), we didn't offer Kopech or anyone of his caliber, and Machado could very well be traded in the next 24 hours.

WhiteSoxDave is taping an emergency podcast tonight. He only does that when there's something to report, right?

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 14, 2017 -> 02:21 PM) Nightengale did not say this. Richard Justice did. We're both right, Nightengale said it too: https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/941354340463214597

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 14, 2017 -> 02:17 PM) Nightengale just brought up the rumor that the Sox might flip Machado to the Yankees. Definitely seems like a competitor purposely leaked that in hopes of giving the Orioles cold feet on dealing with us. He also specifically mentioned “the Sox claim their offer isn’t as strong as they’re making it out to be”. Didn't Nightengale also tweet the day that we wouldn't flip him? He's all over the place...

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 14, 2017 -> 02:14 PM) Not that is means much, but Dan O’Dowd doesn’t believe the Orioles will get a haul for Machado. Where did you see that?