Bob Sacamano

Anyone else think we can make a potential run at the wild card spot even without Shark? If they dealt him for an MLB ready bat (or bat already in the majors with team control), I think Johnson can be solid enough to hold his own.

Sure why not? At the very least, minor league deal so you can have additional lefty in Septemeber when rosters expand.

With two wild card spots, the deadline should be pushed back to mid-August at earliest. I hate that we had this soft schedule right before the deadline. The real test for this team will be the next few weeks against Yanks, TB, KC, LAA.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 28, 2015 -> 07:36 PM) Let's hope that lost run doesn't end up impacting the final score. Darn, 7-2 would have given the Sox some breathing room, oh well... TB leading the Tigers 4-1, we would go into sole possession of 3rd place but might also push the Tigers to deal Price/Cespedes/Soria, etc. I really don't want the tigers to improve their farm. Cespedes, Price, Soria, Kinsler being available would help their system significantly.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 28, 2015 -> 07:34 PM) The Red Sox announcers wondering what's up with the stir the pot thing Melky's doing...he's kind of taken that thing over from Eaton and Beckham and made it his own. Apparently, the Blue Jays have a similar tradition of sorts. I've seen most of our players stir the drink. Not just those 3.

Bump just because...

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 28, 2015 -> 03:56 PM) FWIW, Heyman, Rosenthal, Bowden and O'Dowd just got done discussing Shark, none think he'll be traded, not with the recent surge. Against these crap ass teams...we'll find out over the next two weeks when they play 4 good teams if they made the right decision.

Calling it now: Sox win 3/4 against Boston, stand pat with team, slowly dwindle into last place the weeks following.

We were not going to get Jeff Hoffman for a rental. Maybe Q for a package of prospects including him but not for Shark.

Could it be a tactic to try to get more?

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 09:08 PM) Matt spiegel reporting shields to Cubs. Can't believe they are going to bank on all these pitchers on wrong side of 30 I don't see anything about the Cubs getting him. There may be speculation but the Cubs are focusing on Tyson Ross it seems, who would be a good get.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 05:38 PM) So would I. Fwiw, Alvarez is not a FA until after the 2016 season. I am curious about this though. Alvarez is hitting better than LaRoche which is not saying alot. It must be LaRoche's defense that interest the Pirates since Alvarez is a hack. Damn I thought it was 15 for some reason...I guess I'd still prefer him for a year. Or they find a taker for Alvarez and we give them LaRoche. Edit: he's actually arbitration eligible next season so you could always nontender him if you didn't want him.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/07/cole...ice-giants.html In this thread, Stark says Pirates have asked the Sox about LaRoche but since they haven't been able to move Alvarez, no move is likely to happen. I'd take 2 months of Alvarez for 1 year and 2 months of LaRoche.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 24, 2015 -> 06:02 PM) Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson going to the Mets. Jazz hands. In-division trades are all the rage. Next intradivision deal: Samardzija to Royals. Calling it

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 25, 2015 -> 11:46 AM) Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 1h1 hour ago Exec on market: “If you’ve got a hitter, you’ve got gold. If you’ve got a pitcher, you’ve got a hot potato.” Surplus of pitchers available. Tigers can really help their farm system by making a few key guys available (Cespedes, Price, Kinsler, Avila, Davis, Soria)

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Jul 24, 2015 -> 05:50 PM) I assume they trade Shark. I think you trade Q in the offseason where more teams are looking to trade. That would give them the chance to see how Johnson performs in the rotation. It also gives you probably another month to see Rodon and it gives them more time to see Fulmer. then the FO can make a decision if they have enough pitching to trade Q. Anyone can trade for Q now. He's locked up long-term so even teams selling can be interested.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 24, 2015 -> 05:30 PM) Funny you say that.... Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 24m24 minutes ago Sale: "I would love to be on a winning team, but I just want it to be here. I don’t want to go anywhere else.... Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 24m24 minutes ago More Sale: "... I don’t want to be in a different uniform just because they are good now." He's kind of in a position where he needs to say that. Doesn't have any say in the matter.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 24, 2015 -> 05:15 PM) Agreed. I want him to retire a White Sox player. He won't. By the time he is a free agent, he can command 30+ mill annually easy if he keeps this up.

I'd be all over a Puig/Pederson, Urias, Seager and another top prospect for Sale move.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 24, 2015 -> 12:06 PM) Traded to the Angels for cash Would have liked a player to be named later but oh well.

Does Larry King have any connections with the Dodgers front office? Seems pretty randpm to toss out the Sox as a trade partner.

Levine on the score today said that the Royals are very interested as well.

Don't think the hugs meant much guys

Get Putnam out there now for the scouts. I think Toronto is looking for relief help.

If they trade Shark for pitching depth, I'm completely open to dealing Q for hitting. You'd keep Sale Rodon Danks in rotation for next season, possibly Fulmer sometime next season or an MLB ready SP from Shark trade or go out and Sig a stop gap mid rotation type.