Jose Abreu

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 6, 2015 -> 09:40 PM) A 28 year old free agent who would be our cornerstone outfielder? Would love this for about 18-20 per. Do it. Don't forget the QO loss. Also, Eaton is probably better.

QUOTE (daggins @ Dec 6, 2015 -> 09:38 PM) Lawrie was regarded as above average defensively but UZR hated him last year for some reason. He should be average to above. Upton isn't great but as long as he is playing a corner he should be fine. Huge upgrade over Avi in pretty much all regards. I would guess signing Upton moves TNT to 4th OF. He would probably see a lot of late inning action and starts against lefties (either as DH or LF, with Melky DHing) I think it's possible that J.B. Shuck is the 4th OF and TNT starts the year in AAA.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 6, 2015 -> 09:37 PM) Not a bad strategy today, but they better make sure Jansen is on board. Some closers don't take well to demotions, especially when not performance related. Agreed. See 2015 Washington Nationals. It ended with the new closer strangling the team golden boy.

QUOTE (spiderman @ Dec 6, 2015 -> 09:34 PM) Defense matters, especially when the White Sox have the makings of a pretty solid pitching staff. How do Lawrie and Upton rank defensively? If the White Sox were to acquire Upton, would that mean more Thompson (for his defense) in CF (or RF)? Upton's a better defender than Avi

Shoutout to raBBit for reporting it by the way

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Dec 6, 2015 -> 09:02 PM) Upton is a good player and would be a fine addition to the team but not for the draft pick we will lose and the contract he will get. Well put.

He is now the sole owner of the longest point streak in CHI history

Point streak extended on an EN assist.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Dec 6, 2015 -> 08:16 PM) Bob Nightengale predicted the Sox sign Upton. When it comes to the Sox, he's basically always right. Sox are signing Justin Upton, guys.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Dec 6, 2015 -> 07:30 PM) Hypothetically, if Schwarber did come to the Sox in a deal, where exactly would he play? DH I'm assuming? Yes, his defense elsewhere is terrible. He is, however, a stellar defensive DH

Chris Sale Discusses Contracts

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Dec 5, 2015 -> 06:22 PM) Santana's value was higher than Sale's. The difference is going to be contracts. The argument is that his contract is worth at least a 3rd top 10 prospect in baseball. I'm arguing it's really not. Santana was already the sure fire best pitcher in baseball and best of his generation at the time. It's the equivalent of Clayton Kershaw being traded by the Dodgers right now. The extra years of team control and the price of very similar production outweigh the fact that Santana was considered the best in baseball at the time IMO.

QUOTE (rowand's rowdies @ Dec 5, 2015 -> 03:02 PM) Greinke has some close friends that own Sportiqe, a sports & music t-shirt company out of Tempe, AZ. They actually have some of the most comfortable shirts you will ever wear. http://sportiqe.com/ Probably a part of the reason, along with the low pressure of the market & huge amount of $$$ why he chose AZ. So, how much were you paid by them to say that?

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Dec 5, 2015 -> 11:26 AM) It just occurred to me that LSU might have the first overall pick in both the NFL and NBA draft. That Simmons kid is looking ridiculous. #TankForSimmons2016

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 5, 2015 -> 10:49 AM) Well, he has complained of arm and elbow soreness at least 2 times during his career, during one of those stints he wound up on the DL for over a month/having an MRI due to elbow soreness in 2014. That's something we haven't said about any of the other guys on our roster any time in recent years. One of those times was purely due to Robin's idiocy. He left him out there for 127 pitches in early April of 2014. He was basically asking for Sale to be sore/injured the next day.

Went from 195 to 206? Ok then... an even higher AAV

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 07:55 PM) C'mon. No one gave Ryan Howard that contract this year. And also, no team even bid on Hwang. Samardzija has a $90 million offer, which would make him one of the highest paid pitchers in baseball. Not disputing that Noesi is top-tier in the Korean league. But his contract alone doesn't make him the best.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 07:48 PM) Don't the Sox also have a not so terrific defense? Whoops, typo. Meant the D-Backs have bad pitching, unlike the Sox.

32.5 per. Highest AAV ever.

Given that the D-Backs are my 2nd favorite team, I'm pleased. They're the anti-White Sox: terrific offense, not so terrific pitching. A core of Greinke, Goldschmidt, Pollock, and Peralta is comparable to a core of Sale, Quintana, Abreu, and Eaton.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 01:22 PM) This is just a hard thread to go through when a show you don't like is on and gets talked about. As someone who can't stand the Challenge I get the feelings, but there are other shows that I'm sure me and other posters talked about heavily that were hard to get through for others. Let's just move on and if new threads are desired to separate out larger discussions then let's make sure we are creating them. As someone who dislikes TWD, I hear you

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 01:31 PM) He's only averaging 11.1 (48%) with 10.2reb with an 18+ PER Yikes... don't tell that to Mirotic

QUOTE (LDF @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 04:48 PM) i don't understand??? The Sox apparently had a deal in place to trade for Cabrera 7-8 years ago (whichever offseason he was traded). Guillen blabbed about it before it happened. Detroit heard this, and offered the Marlins a better package for him, which they accepted.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 04:47 PM) Lol, all things considered I would swap Avisail for Trout Come on, you gotta sweeten that up a bit... that's not at all realistic. Garcia for Trout, Calhoun, Richards, and Heaney.

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Dec 4, 2015 -> 04:15 PM) Hector Noesi just signed to pitch in Korea for $1.7 million making him the second highest paid foreign player (someone is making $1.8). So Hector Noesi, who can't get a starting job in MLB, is arguably now the best pitcher in the Korean league. Hwang's career-year .870 OPS is simply not good. Planning for him to be the everyday 3rd baseman would be very bad and dumb. People shouldn't be rooting for that. I don't think that contract makes Noesi the best SP in the Korean league... that's like saying Ryan Howard is one of the best 1B, Chris Sale is only worth $6 million a year, etc.