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QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 10:52 PM) No it's not because bats are at a premium. If ya got a bat, you've got a diamond. If ya got pitching, ya got gold. I disagree. Pitching is always going to be a premium. Good pitching will shut down bats. Look at the last series the sox played Toronto. Sox good pitching shutdown one of baseballs top offenses in league. Tigers also have one of top offense in league but their pitching is hurting them.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 10:34 PM) My ideal situation is trading Q and M. Johnson for Puig, and then extending Samardzija To me that's an over pay for puig. If you trading q to the dodgers I'm saying at the least a minimal of one of their top prospects. I really wouldn't want puig on the team. You would be losing possible 2 years of control on player on switching quintana for puig. Even more if you throw in micah.

Also, don't rule White Sox out for big move this week. To make one they'd deal Quintana, not Samardzija, & count on starter depth long term. https://twitter.com/philgrogers/status/625869391683547136

QUOTE (Sockin @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 09:35 PM) Bob Nightengale @BNightengale The Chicago #Whitesox plan to see how they fare vs #Redsox this series before determining Samardzija's fate. https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/625855962591592448 Playing well against teams not playing as well vs playing 2 good teams out of all star break and going 1-5 is a great way tell if you can compete.

Jeff Samardzija suitors still haven't gotten a definitive signal #WhiteSox will deal him. Sox only 5 out in AL wild card. https://twitter.com/jcrasnick/status/625807462717911041 I'm going to be pissed if the don't move him cause they are delusional thinking they can still compete. 10 games since the all star break and they went 5-5 through today to be at the same place of 4 games under .500 when they went on break. They need to move him if the get a package they like.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 26, 2015 -> 09:01 PM) Went to their baseball-reference page because I didn't think they had a s*** pitching staff. But damn... that's a s*** pitching staff. Outside of Price, they have literally zero decent pitchers. Even Anibal Sanchez sucks now. Offense has been carrying that team, it's like one of the tops on baseball.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Jul 26, 2015 -> 07:56 PM) I hate to say it but this f***ing team has pulled me back in. Like Dan Hayes just RT'd, this team has been down & out 3-4 times now & yet, going into Monday, this is the closest they have been to a WC spot in a while & are playing their best ball of the year. Don't see it. #MNTwins playing .531 ball & are 2nd wild card. That's on pace for 86 wins. #WhiteSox would have to go 40-26 to do that -- very tall order. https://twitter.com/CSNHayes/status/625458965921562625 This was my response @CSNHayes 40-26 would be sox going on a .600 winning percentage for rest of year. Pretty much winning every series here on out.Can't see it https://twitter.com/whisox05/status/625461892857860096 And hayes agreed with me

Despite the #WhiteSox' recent good play, I still expect them to trade Jeff Samardzija. They may consider buying and selling now. https://twitter.com/DevanFink/status/625441682838978560

#BlueJays still talking with #Padres on starters and relievers, but Toronto would struggle to fit all of Kimbrel's salary into payroll. https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/625448973906477056

I just ran into #Tigers President Dave Dombrowski in the press dining at Fenway Park he told me they are going to try and win #buyers https://twitter.com/JimBowden_ESPN/status/625450435852259328

#Dodgers view Yovani Gallardo of #Rangers as a backup plan if they do not land Cole Hamels or David Price, source says. @FOXSports https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/625395492415864832

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 26, 2015 -> 02:38 PM) Get the Dodgers and Blue Jays to start increasing their offers. We can get 3-4 great players for a hot Shark to desperate teams. Hopefully before he starts Tuesday.

If the Tigers keep David Price, they'll look to add before July 31 -- and they are in the market now checking on upgrades. https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/625380947727355908

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 26, 2015 -> 11:03 AM) Not with all the bad blood between the two....it would be like us acquiring Ventura. Another great question. I'd say this: Darvish, Holland, Gallardo, Gonzalez and Perez. Wouldn't have included Gallardo a month ago. But he was great in June. Also gives a young rotation the kind of veteran savvy that Colby Lewis has always supplied. I realize this squeezes out Nick Martinez and leaves out Colby and Matt Harrison. That's what competition is all about. Also, someone's always going to get hurt. dallas.com The Rangers have a wealth of pitching if they bring Hamels on board. Darvish/Hamels (two #1's) Derek Holland Yovani Gallardo Chi Chi Gonzalez Martin Perez, Colby Lewis, Nick Martinez and Matt Harrison would all be on the outside looking in...they could trade some of those guys along with Leonys Martin/Profar/Odor and really be a contender. That would leave Gallo, Hamilton, Choo and DeShields as the four outfielders, Beltre back at 3B, Fielder for DH, Moreland at 1B, Odor and Profar fighting it out for 2B (the other could be packaged in a trade)....if Andrus woke up and played at All-Star level again, or Choo....watch out. Need to clean up the bullpen (and they've got a long list of arms there now) and catcher's spot and they'll be in good shape. Actually the Rangers were/are trying to trade gallardo plus he's a free agent after this year

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 26, 2015 -> 10:59 AM) Be nice for the Sox if Hamels goes to Texas soon And if price does become available to the cubs that would leave dodgers, jays, giants, Yankees still needing pitching.

Sources: Brandon Finnegan's name has been in talks with Reds. Unclear if he's in final deal, which @Ken_Rosenthal says is done. https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/625332413514805248

Industry sentiment has Rangers as favorites for Cole Hamels. Long-term motivation, prospects to swing a deal and Hamels can't block trade. https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/625316594814722049

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Jul 26, 2015 -> 10:08 AM) I'm hoping we can get Shark off the market before Price become available. Better hope shark gets traded today. This weekend was going to be the decision deadline on if tigers sell or not.

The White Sox have reinstated infielder Emilio Bonifacio from the Bereavement List and optioned infielder Leury Garcia to @KnightsBaseball. https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/625318703496830977

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 26, 2015 -> 09:14 AM) Wow...the Rangers, you'd have to think they're thinking more long-term than this season, although they have a slight chance THIS year. Definitely have the minor league pieces to make it work, and the budget/payroll. That's the kind of move you would have expected out of the White Sox a decade ago, the equivalent of trading for F. Garcia in 2004. Rangers continue to be involved in Cole Hamels conversation; they envision a time when they can team him with Yu Darvish. https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/625302192203956225

Sources: Momentum building toward Hamels trade. Offers have improved since no-hitter. Teams asking for less money, offering better players. https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/625304658140098560 The five teams with the most recent interest in Hamels: #Cubs, #Dodgers, #Rangers, #Yankees, #SFGiants. Not listed in any particular order. https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/625304666017013760

#Royals & #Reds continue to work on deal that would send Johnny Cueto to KC despite hiccup as first reported by @Ken_Rosenthal & @jonmorosi https://twitter.com/JimBowden_ESPN/status/625298668304879617

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jul 26, 2015 -> 07:03 AM) Not sure if this was posted anywhere, but a Cueto trade to the Royals nearly happened yesterday. Apparently one of the guys the Reds would have received had some red flags in their medicals so the trade was called off (for now). Have not seen any other details on parameters of the trade. Looks like we might see some movement on the Shark front as soon as today. I posted the cueto to royals in non white sox rumors thread.

#Royals were close to acquiring Cueto from #Reds earlier tonight, sources tell me and @jonmorosi. Deal fell through. https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/625140321039568896 Sources indicate that the problem was that one of the players going from the #Royals to the #Reds for Cueto did not check out medically. https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/625140327515574272

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