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QUOTE (raBBit @ Dec 16, 2013 -> 09:15 PM) If Davidson pans out, the girls are going to love him more than they ever loved Beckham. Not only is he a good looking dude but chicks dig the long ball. Some of them were drooling over Avi Garcia near the end of the year too

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 16, 2013 -> 07:51 PM) As with Fields, Dayan and Teahen, they're going to try another offense-first player at the hot corner and see if he can hold his own. And Davidson is so much better at offense than the two bolded guys.

If Jones is promoted we'll still have a serious need for a LHP in the bullpen

Here's a new problem. IF Keppinger were traded, we'd have to choose between Leury and Gillaspie (with Konerko, Phegley, and JorDanks/De Aza taking up the other spots)

With Reed gone, the closer spot is unoccupied. Who do you give it to? I'd like it to go to Nate Jones, but if not him, then Lindstrom. Daniel Webb an option as well.

Can someone explain what this is to a new guy

Yeah, I mean if they don't perform then just let them go. It's not like we're shooting for the WS this year.

QUOTE (PorkChopExpress @ Dec 12, 2013 -> 01:36 PM) So apparently I'm an assistant hitting coach with the sox then.�� I guess we all are. We need higher salaries.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 10:07 PM) With Eaton & Garcia now locked into CF & RF respectively, that leaves one OF spot open for the foreseeable future. Unless Hahn wants to commit to De Aza long-term, it makes more sense to trade him right now and give Viciedo another opportunity in LF. Hopefully there is a market for De Aza, because he's still a useful player but doesn't really fit into our long-term mix IMO. People seem to forget that in his one almost completely healthy year, Viciedo went 25/78. Even 2013 wasn't bad, 14/56 I believe, and he missed significant time. Sure, his defense sucks, but we didn't sign him for his defense.

Brian Anderson has come full circle, deciding to try his hand as an outfielder again. Anderson tallied 355 big league games from 2005-09, mostly for the White Sox, before switching to the mound in 2010. He battled injuries as a pitcher, and tells MLBTR now, "I'd love to get back on the field again." Here are more notes from the Central divisions. The White Sox are "determined" to acquire a catcher before the Winter Meetings are through, Bruce Levine of th 670thescore.com tweets.

QUOTE (Andy the Clown @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 08:54 PM) I can see a trade in which we receive Lawrie and give up De Aza plus more (those as centerpieces)

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 08:11 PM) Will it be fair to compare the return the Cubs get for Samardzija to the return the Sox got for Santiago? The annoying thing about that is Samardzija is the most overrated player in baseball. I bet you some team like Arizona would be stupid enough to give them a near Sale-like haul.

All I remember about that pitcher is that he was always injured. Hopefully not the same for our Adam Eaton

If we gave the Giants ADA what would a reasonable return be?

People are getting Brett Lawrie and Jed Lowrie confused... has anybody gotten Adam Eaton confused with Adam Eaton (pitcher)?

QUOTE (hi8is @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 07:59 PM) Lol - better than me brotha. I've been on Soxtalk non-stop for the last 12 hours. Woke up at 6am this morning. My internal trade clock knew something was going down today. Woke up at 730 am today (rather than the usual 630). My internal clock knew something was going down today as well.

Pittsburgh wants a solid backup infielder, we want a left handed reliever. Leury Garcia, see ya. Justin Wilson, welcome.

We still desperately need a LHP for the 'pen.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 07:37 PM) Where you speaking to him in an adjacent bathroom stall while squeezing one out? Hemeroids? How did you know?

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 06:49 PM) Which begs the question, what's with the Uribe rumors? Gillaspuribe? Gillespengibe?

I think we go with Sale-Quintana-Danks-Johnson-Paulino now but the problem is that it is LLLRR...

Sorry if this was posted but when asked about Chris Sale, Towers avoided the question. Chuck Garfien says Towers was doing everything possible to land him.

QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 04:29 PM) I'll take the 86 version of Dykstra. Not the 93. They test for that now.

QUOTE (bulokis @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 04:22 PM) A Sale to Eaton swap will drive this board nuts. So they had been talking Sale... I bet Towers offered Sale for Bradley and Eaton and then Hahn asked for Goldschmidt, Bradley, Eaton, and Davidson...

Hahn: It costs something to get something. It was too good of an opportunity to pass up.