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I think if it was truly close a major writer would've picked up on it.

QUOTE (Knuckles @ Dec 30, 2015 -> 06:47 PM) So Nightengale on MLB Network said he believes Sox land one, then he tweets not close to deal with anyone. Ok. See you next year folks. Lol wut?

Ya I'm going to sit back and relax. After this weekend I expect these guys to sign next week. I really like our chances. Rosenthal expects us to land one of the two and now Mr. ChiSox Nightengale echoes that sentiment. Good enough for me right now. Waiting game now.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Dec 30, 2015 -> 06:19 PM) Bob Nightengale just said on MLB Tonight that the White Sox have had "extensive talks" with each of the 3 top OF'ers. Says he expects them to land one & named Cespedes a decent amount in that conversation. He said, they have been "sitting back" waiting for the prices to drop. Said 2-3 times that he expects a few of these guys to settle for 2-3 years deals but specifically named Upton as a guy that may hold out the longest. Thanks for the update. Helps me relax even more.

The thing that eases my mind is Rosenthal saying he expects us to land Gordon or Cespedes.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 30, 2015 -> 05:06 PM) You must be young, the correct answer is "Hey, we got Ron Mercer and Eddie Robinson in the same offseason". This

QUOTE (shipps @ Dec 30, 2015 -> 04:55 PM) You guys remember the feeling you had when the Bulls were trying to sign a FA (both times) and had the money but just could not get them to come here for whatever reason? As a fan you kind of had that feeling that is what was happening even though we heard they had mutual interest in a lot of cases. In the end it didn't turn out too well. I kind of get that same feeling with big FA's the Sox are targeting right now. I could be totally wrong, I know. Don't you put that evil on us Ricky Bobby!

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Dec 30, 2015 -> 03:27 PM) Saw this update from my MLB app and immediately thought it was Cespedes to the Sox. If we don't sign him now, I'll always resent Scott Kazmir. Haha that was me last night when I seen breaking news and it was Chip Kelly fired.

I see Merkin and Hayes as crowd tamers at times. Temper people's expectations in regards to high profile moves. Maybe I'm wrong but seems like they do that because last off season they said similar things. "Sox won't spend big on a closer, Melky, etc."

Thanks for the info rabbit. It's grain of salt with a lot of people right now. No ones holding it against you. Or at least I'm not. Thanks for sharing.

What a cluster f*** haha....hope something breaks soon. Get him quick because Detroit is lurking

Haha if wiki says it's true..

Something will happen soon. 3 o'clock

That's funny that that all happens on Wednesdays

I'm still worried that Detroit is lurking waiting to come in at the last minute

Hopefully we get a signing today

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Dec 30, 2015 -> 12:14 AM) PS- if we get Cespedes, someone should join Soxtalk with the username "Yoenis Cespedes". It sure worked with Abreu. Touché

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Dec 29, 2015 -> 11:55 PM) I don't even know what is going on in this thread.. It's a s*** show

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 29, 2015 -> 08:00 PM) Somebody will pay Cespedes a handsome fee, though, and will be better for it. According to FanGraphs' calculations, Cespedes was worth $53.9 million in 2015 alone. His Steamer projection has him being worth approximately $24.9 million in 2016, but 3.1 fWAR seems like it is a conservative projection considering his seven-win upside. Yet he sits on the sidelines watching others snatch up huge deals. http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2015/12/2...yoenis-cespedes Why does nobody (seemingly) want Yoenis Cespedes? He's been my guy for awhile now.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Dec 29, 2015 -> 11:25 PM) Oh good god, you expect me to sleep with this s*** looming? I've wanted Cespedes since he defected. Oh me too as soon as I go to bed it'll happen

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Dec 29, 2015 -> 10:56 PM) This is the first thing that seems legit. This guy is an actual member of the Boner Patrol. :lol:

This is just turning out to be a good news day! Getting rid of LaRoche, signing Cespedes, Gordon, Upton.

Hooooooo boy!

Tomorrow is Wednesday so...

Since everyone's doing it: per my Siberian husky, the white sox have signed Yoenis Cespedes to a 12 year $11-eleventy billion contract