Bob Sacamano

Get Sanchez to the 2-hole. Saladino just isn't doing it with the bat lately (granted a hit today).

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 03:22 PM) At least we got Garcia and Montas back from Peavy. If Samardzija finishes with a 5+ ERA, he might actually be better off accepting the QO for just one year. Agree. Too much competition out there this offseason. And more than half won't have a draft pick attached to them.

QUOTE (Baron @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 03:42 PM) Really it's his defense that is really punishing Garcia and the team right now. They'll have to figure that one out at some point. Exactly. He should be in left field or DH.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 03:18 PM) Guys, please stop bagging on Avi. He's young and he more than makes up for his atrocious defense with his bat. Dude's probably played out field for at least ten years. If he's not good by now, he never will be. He's a DH or left fielder (hide the glove position)

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 11:40 AM) We want the Cup! Do they get it with a victory today? Will there be a ceremony on the field? It used to be where if the teams split, it went to the winner of the sixth game. I believe we have to win 2 this series (or at the very least, win the last one). Just go ahead and sweep or win 2 though

Abreu's future is at DH. Get him there now.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Aug 12, 2015 -> 10:41 AM) Lets go for the sweep. Vegas has Angels as the favorite at -123. I'm going tonight. Hopefully no LaRoche against the lefty.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 10, 2015 -> 11:06 AM) No reason to for either party really. Only reason really would be to help our place in the standings for a better draft pick.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Aug 9, 2015 -> 09:27 AM) If Sox offer Shark a QO ($16 Millionish), will he take it as a one year deal? No as he can do better than a one year $16 million deal.

[quote name='Quinarvy' date='Aug 8, 2015 -> 03:06 PM' post='321840ally, you're advocating this s*** again? You're advocating that Samardzija hit someone on purpose after this is how you reacted to him hitting someone on accident? Really? The best part is him calling Samardzija "good not great" but then blows Danks every start. Edit: I seriously hate posting on this site from my phone. Text jumps and I end up screwing up the quote

QUOTE (oldsox @ Aug 8, 2015 -> 07:27 AM) Cargo still hot; hit a game winning grand slammer last night (Friday 8/7). They won't give him away. Agree. They'll move him in the off-season for a good package if he stays healthy the rest of the way.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Aug 7, 2015 -> 08:21 PM) Pods: "Would you turn Sanchez loose here?" Hawk: "Crickets" This broadcast is awful, wow. I didn't think it could get worse than Hawk-Rowand...enter Scotty Pods.

Pods: Hawk, you turning Sanchez loose? (Dead air)

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Aug 7, 2015 -> 02:38 PM) I think it is $10M, not $15M. Latest update says more than 10 so I'm guessing 15.

Indians get: Johnson Braves get: Swisher, Bourn and $15 mill. How come no one can ever help is out?

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Aug 7, 2015 -> 01:36 PM) I realize that. And you responded to a message saying "why would the A's or Red Sox have any interest in adding a pendinint not "why would the A's or Red Sox ever put in a claim on a pending FA". Well I guess to help eat innings for their young arms would be a good point at the risk of possibility giving up nothing to get him (which we know the Sox wouldn't give him up as his salary isn't much and only for this year).

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Aug 7, 15-> 01:17 PM) Claiming to block, and claiming to acquire are different things. Obviously the Sox aren't going to just let Shark go for salary relief. I know they won't but that doesn't change anything I said. No risk putting in/winning a claim. The team that wins does not have to have interest in working out a deal.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Aug 7, 2015 -> 10:51 AM) Why would hte A's and Red Sox have any interest in adding a pending FA? There would be no comp pick to a team trading for Shark. Pending FA who get traded lose the comp pick. Because thats what teams do. They can put in a claim, win it, and then not pursue a deal blocking other teams from making a play at him. A's or BoSox have nothing to lose doing so.

Step 1: trade Kenny to Toronto for something less ridiculous than O's wanted for their Gm. Step 2: Hire Dave as president of baseball operations. Step 3: profit

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 3, 2015 -> 10:25 AM) Why is he being passed around MLB teams like the town bike? And his career OPS is not .800, it is .719. The guy has been exposed against righties, he is what he is. He crushes lefties and sits down against righties And that has a lot of value now a days since many teams use platoons.

QUOTE (ChiSoxJon @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 01:01 PM) Don't really like any of the above, if I had to pick one I'd take Braun, him and Avi can split RF while the other DH's, Napoli is probably my favorite player of the above, but no need now...AJ Pierzynski, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehera, Martin Prado are all more fitting Marlins had interest in signing LaRoche in the off-season. Prado has one year left on his deal as well. Why not explore a LaRoche (plus a little cash) for Prado? That opens up the DH spot. Prado can replace Bonifacio on the roster (may be an expensive bench piece but his versatility is more valuable than if you were to bench LaRoche like many other people suggest.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Aug 3, 2015 -> 07:18 AM) But he is a placeholder. We eventually need a run producer at 3rd especailly based on 2nd and SS. Saladino and Sanchez can fight out 2nd next year in ST. They both look more like .240 ML hitters w a good to very good glove Sox should give him a shot at short next year. Cheap stopgap at short.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 06:46 PM) I missed when Daniel Norris was on the table for Shark. There's a slight difference between Shark and David Price. You never know. Maybe he could have been straight up as opposed to Norris and the other 2 that Price netted. I'm fully confident the offer the Sox had from the Giants was the guy the Reds got for Leake.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 07:28 PM) Perfect platoon partner with LaRoche, although not sure if they have the roster spot for 2 DHs He's played 6 positions this year so its not like carrying Konerko and Dunn like last year.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 12:21 PM) With Price, Cueto, Kazmir, Leake, Latos as free agents with no draft pick compensation, he may be left waiting til late Jan/Feb to sign a deal. At that point, thats when you go for him when his tag comes down a lot. I also forgot to add Zimmermann and Fister to this list.