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QUOTE (Lillian @ Jan 29, 2016 -> 08:53 AM) It's hard to argue against your point. I just prefer trying to improve the clean up spot, rather than the #2 hole. It's pretty hard to be optimistic, with La Roche there, again. Wouldnt the clean up spot be Frazier.

Corey Dickerson career splits: Home: .355/.410/.675 Road: .249/.286/.410 Always the danger in trading for a Colorado position player. https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/692815779125788673

QUOTE (southside hitman @ Jan 28, 2016 -> 03:05 PM) So much for Dickerson to the Sox. Unless the Rox plan on flipping McGee for more, I don't understand this move at all for them. Alot of people are saying Mcgee will probably be trade bait down the line

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2016/01/27/cubs-w...-dexter-fowler/

QUOTE (CyAcosta41 @ Jan 27, 2016 -> 08:33 PM) I have no problem either with the Sox signing Fowler. When the so-called Big Three were in play, I was most interested in Gordon because I felt his overall skill set best fit what the Sox needed. Granted, part of the Gordon package was near-elite play in LF and Fowler is at best an adequate OFer (but Avi is currently so bad out there that bringing in anybody that results in less defensive innings for Avi is an overall net gain). But on the offensive side, Fowler brings many of the same offensive gifts that Gordon would have brought -- high OBP, lots of doubles, 13-17 HRs, and left-handedness (when he isn't hitting right-handed). I recognize I'm in the minority, but I have no problem giving away our comp round pick provided we still have our first and second round picks to play prospect lottery. When we kept Samardzija post trade deadline -- knowing we'd give him a QO and wind-up with a comp round pick -- it gave us an asset. Great, one way to use that asset is to use our superior amateur scouting capabilities and turn a top 30 pick into a can't miss stud player. Except wait -- we don't have a superior amateur scouting system, do we? Not by any metric. And what's more, even if we did, once you get past the top 10-12 in any given draft there are many, many more misses than hits on the major league prospects of the selected player. Yeah, it's valuable, but that pick is not THAT valuable. Losing that pick to pick-up a Dexter Fowler brings value too. In this case, certain value because he WILL play in the bigs, and at worst he adds skills we don't already have, and at best he turns into the missing link that ignites a lineup that for the first time in a few years has some actual overall offensive capabilities. And ... we still have the customary full set of draft picks (we just lose that extra overall #28 pick, or whatever the current high 20s number is). By the way, while it makes a good story, the Cubs don't get THE PICK we were given when Samardzija turned down the QO and was signed by the Giants. Nobody gets that pick. If we sign Fowler, we lose that pick, but it just disappears into thin air. The Cubs get A PICK (not OUR pick) when their guy Fowler is signed by anybody. The most we're doing to help the Cubs is you can say that their pick is one pick higher than it otherwise would have been because our pick disappeared. But that would happen if virtually any team signed Fowler -- and somebody will. Sign Fowler. OR, sign Desmond AND Jackson. Lose one pick and one only. We started a plan and have yet to finish it. There are ample ways to still improve in the OF, or just generally on offense. Finish your plan, Rick. And couple corrections to you post. Sox could have a good scouting department unfortunately it's the player development group that's the issue. Sox get guys with potential but unfortunately can not develop the players to get the talent out of them. Secondly cubs dont don't get a pick for fowler. They get one but will be lost right away. Remember they signed both lackey and Heyward which each cost a pick. So they loose their 1st round pick and also the comp pick tied to fowler. They just will get their second round pick.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Jan 27, 2016 -> 02:56 PM) That's freaking hilarious. Doubt that bum has an ERA below 4. Why is that hilarious and why doubt he wont have an Era below 4. Towards the end of the season it was figured out he was tipping his pitches. If that's fixed along with one of teams better defenses in the league and being in a park that isn't homer happy he could be a below 4 era.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 26, 2016 -> 09:35 PM) Last year, the Sox went 32-44 against the AL Central. In the offseason, an already-stacked division got even better. All five teams may contend for first place. While I am happy with the acquisitions of Frazier/Lawrie/catchers etc., I am still unusually pessimistic entering the season. The reason for this pessimism is our division. Detroit's power bats, Kansas City's all-around team, Minnesota's young hitters, and Cleveland's pitching are all very scary, especially considering that 47% of our season will be spent playing these teams. This leads me to ask, how will we fare against our division rivals in 2016? I fear that our intra-division record may be what stops us from making the playoffs. Last time the Sox had a winning record vs the division was 2012 and that was the chance for making the playoffs before falling apart the last 2 weeks. If Sox are going to compete they need to probably have a winning record against the division.

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/162550838/cl...top-10-starters MLB Network's top 10 starting pitchers 1. Clayton Kershaw 2. Jake Arrieta 3. Zack Greinke 4. David Price 5. Chris Sale 6. Max Scherzer 7. Corey Kluber 8. Dallas Keuchel 9. Felix Hernandez 10. Adam Wainwright

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/162549384/ml...0-first-basemen 1. Paul Goldschmidt 2. Joey Votto 3. Miguel Cabrera 4. Anthony Rizzo 5. Edwin Encarnacion 6. Jose Abreu 7. Adrian Gonzalez 8. Freddie Freeman 9. Chris Davis 10. Brandon Belt

QUOTE (Lillian @ Jan 23, 2016 -> 06:47 PM) Just a reminder of Desmond's Career Inter League Stats, in 428 Plate Appearances: AVG OBP SLG OPS .220 .268 .379 .647 Not very impressive. Well this is Fraziers inter league stats in 298 PA .205.265.341.606 Sox still thought something more of him

Sources: Both #Mets and #Nationals operating under assumption that other teams also are pursuing Cespedes. https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/690740739370782720 News of three-year talks between Cespedes and #Mets might have enticed other teams into mix at same term - if they weren’t involved already. https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/690740745410646017

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 22, 2016 -> 08:40 PM) Lmao, here we go again. Not over till the White Sox are singing lol

there are more than just the mets and nats in on cespedes. #mystry teams https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/690724259589701632

http://sportsmockery.com/2016/01/rumor-whi...gent-shortstop/ They used rabbits tweets for this article

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 22, 2016 -> 10:52 AM) No one knows if they have or haven't. The Sox have been under the radar for a month now. I think that's what is driving us all nuts is nothing is being said about them except they are only going to 3 yrs.

Avisail Garcia, Don Cooper, Hawk, Ed Farmer, Ron Kittle, Harold Baines comprise phone sales team for #whitesox season tix customers Thurs. https://twitter.com/CST_soxvan/status/690577060436271104 I'm sure alot of fans want to hear avi calling them asking them to get season tickets lol

not many would turn down 5 years for 3, even 5 with deferrals. but @ynscspds is rare breed. interesting call #nats #mets https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/690572893235855361 So he's supposedly deciding between a 3yr deal with maybe an opt out after 1st and a 5 years deal. The Sox have supposedly been only willing to go 3 yrs but haven't been said for awhile to be in serious consideration. What the hell have they been doing and why haven't they or didn't they move on.

cespedes may love new york -- i'm sure he does -- but i can find no one who thinks he called yanks recently. mets, yes. https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/690550979767439360

QUOTE (CB2.0 @ Jan 22, 2016 -> 08:48 AM) So if the Sox are really not serious or out on Cespedes, why not any offers or rumors of offers on Jackson/Fowler or an OF trade? I'm sure Hahn has put out feelers and possibly some talks, but it would seem that Cespedes is their #1 target. If it weren't, you would think something else would've been done by now or at least, the makings of something getting done. Right? This whole Cespedes saga is just weird! This is what I'm thinking. Hahn said that they were going to look at upgrading the outfield. They haven't don't anything up to now and supposedly are in for Cespedes but if they weren't fully going to go in why didn't do something else before hand. There were alot of second tier guys they could've gotten without picks attached and they didn't do anything and still don't seem to he moving on at this point. It's been way to quite on their part

mets remain interested at 1- 2- or 3 yrs. still hard to see free agent rebuffing 5 yrs for 1-3. dont rule out #mystery team https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/690528792037724160

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Jan 22, 2016 -> 07:40 AM) This guy is all over the place Mibelt Rodriguez ‏@MibeltRodriguez 15m15 minutes ago Update: Yoenis Céspedes likely to sign a 3 years deal with the #Mets, which will have an Opt-out. A decision is expected before Sunday. If you notice this guy post his tweets right after a national writers does

nats 5-yr bid believed for about $100M said to be paid out over many years, a la scherzer. obvs would decrease value a bit https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/690530706913632256

Sources: Mets, Cespedes discussing an opt-out clause after the 1st year of a three-year deal. Would allow him to test market again Fall '16. https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/690523949478907908 For Cespedes, 3-year deal/opt-out in '16 would give him chance to cash in next fall. For Mets, would limit financial obligation. https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/690524439113527296 Expectation among some parties in the talks is that Cespedes will make his choice in the next 24 to 48 hours. https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/690524696950001664

QUOTE (oldsox @ Jan 22, 2016 -> 06:45 AM) I can see it now. Cespedes signs with either Yanks or Nats, and then that team will come to Sox to solve their dilemma; that is, take an aging, overpaid, excess outfielder off their hands for prospects. If it's the Nats, they need to get rid of Jayson Werth. If it's the Yanks, Gardner must go. Enter RH. Werth has a full no trade close so its unlikely he gets moved. Plus he's going to be 37 this and has 2 years left on contract at 21 million aav. No way Sox would go after him.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 21, 2016 -> 01:48 PM) The Sox will go more than 3 years for their own players. They are worth more to the team than a new player. But can you honestly see the Sox giving out a long and enormous amount of money for their owen players. Can you see them giving out almost 30 million a year for 5 plus years for sale?