Bob Sacamano

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Aug 7, 2017 -> 12:11 PM) I don't know how well Kopech will end up taking Lopez + Giolito getting the call before him. He doesn't strike me as the type to be chill about that They're farther along in their development than he is. You're talking about a guy who has never thrown more than 65 innings in a season until this year.

Consider when Kopech needs to be added to the 40-man as well. They call him up next year, he gets put on the 40-man and will be carried on the 40-man all off-season.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Aug 7, 2017 -> 10:53 AM) Send Engel back to AAA, and give him at least half a season to work on his hitting. He was in A ball in 2016, so he moved up pretty quickly. Delmonico's bat is ready - give him time in the field to see if he can be a legit LF. Avi plays RF; hope he has another good year and then move him in July. IF won't be changed much from where it is. But then there is the pitching...... Pitching, you got: 1. Rodon 2. Shields 3. Lopez 4. Danish 5. Veteran signing Release one of Shields, cheap veteran signing or both when Giolito and/or Fulmer is ready. Or they can replace Danish.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 7, 2017 -> 10:25 AM) These are the 2nd year statistics of one of the best SS's of the current generation: .255/.271/.373, 2.2% BB, 13.5% K (16.4% MLB average), 0.5 WAR, 64 wRC+, 229 PAs And these are the statistics of Tim Anderson: .237/.258/.361, 2.5 BB%, 27.9% K (21.6% MLB average), -1.0 WAR, 59 wRC+, 402 PAs Jose Reyes was only 21 years old in 2004, but considering where both are at with regards to their overall baseball age, I'd say they are similar. Anyone willing to write Tim Anderson off in the first year of the rebuild needs a reality check. Anyone will to write off Tim Anderson after during his first full year in the bigs is in for a loooong rebuild.

C: Narvaez/Smith (would also be ok with veteran backup signing) 1B: Abreu/Gillaspie/Delmonico 2B: Moncada 3B: Davidson SS: Anderson LF: Delmonico CF: Cordell RF: A. Garica (if not traded, then probably a combo of other borderline guys Cordell/Delmonico/W. Garcia/Engel) DH: Gillaspie/Delmonico/Abreu Bench: C: whoever is sitting out of Narvaez/Smith/possible vet signing IF: Sanchez OF: Engel UTIL: L. Garcia

Think we are looking at out 2018DH here. And I'm 100% ok with that.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 04:09 PM) I agree, especially since Calhoun likely ends up at DH. But I don't think they could have done much better either, so I think both teams came out OK in the deal. Exactly. They weren't in a position to hold onto him and possibly receive more. If they offered a QO and he declined and signed elsewhere, it's a pick after third round instead of first right?

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 03:59 PM) He's an interesting guy, and definitely one the Sox should be taking a look at. Problem is, he kind of sucks. Yeah, whenever the time comes where we have a 40-man roster crunch, he's easy fodder.

How can anyone pencil Charlie Tilson into a lineup at this point without being sarcastic.

QUOTE (steveno89 @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 03:36 PM) Not a bad return for a three month rental of a slumping Darvish. Calhoun does not really have a position and might be best suited as an AL DH. Alexy has promise and is only 19. Davis looks like a throw in. Considering they didn't have the leverage of a first round draft pick on their side if they offered a QO and got declined, this is a good get.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 03:25 PM) Is Liriano all the Astros did? So far yes. And McCullers is on the dl now. Sounds like they could use Gonzo

QUOTE (iWin4Ron @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 03:25 PM) Astro's are the real losers here. Didn't swing a deal other than bullpen help (1 player, forgot who). They need SP. I am looking for them to lose in the playoffs due to SP issues. Francisco Liriano.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 03:22 PM) I had no idea what you were talking about but then I thought about if for a minute...

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 03:20 PM) Yu was rumored to be staying at the time That's why you gotta wait a bit after the deadline.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 03:17 PM) Tobias Myers I just love the fact that you responded with the name of the player. More specifically, the first name.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 03:02 PM) Assuming no other major deals, what a failure for the Dodgers. They are relying on the same staff that fell apart in the postseason last year. Feels like the Cubs closed the gap big time on them over last few weeks in terms of postseason roster. They got Watson, Cingrani, and Darvish today.

Didn't someone say Pelfrey was warming up in the bullpen the other day close to the end of the game? Maybe he is being moved to the pen.

Tim Beckham to Orioles...that's a weird one.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 03:04 PM) It's over. Dan Hayes said we didn't do anything Ah.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 02:59 PM) Looks like Gonzo stays. Give it til 4. The Peavy to Sox trade was announced like 30 mins after the deadline.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 02:32 PM) Pretty surprised Royals werent bigger players for MiGo Who's to say they aren't?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 02:02 PM) This should be quite a buzzer beater. You have to figure Gray and Darvish are going to go. Britton may as well. Gray is gone.

It's finally over.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 01:48 PM) Holy crap. I can't believe how many local reporters are holding the Cubs up as some kind of awesome for this. They COULD have stomped this out in Oct 03 by making a strong public statement, but the pretty much gave Bartman the Sammy Sosa treatment and pretended his didn't exist for the longest time. Now almost 15 years later they do something to fix it and NOW they are a classy organization for it? lol, ok. Different people running the show at that time.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 31, 2017 -> 01:25 PM) Nori Aoki and Teoscar Hernandez is what TOR got. Yikes, that's pretty good Yeah Jays must be paying the rest of that salary (minus the pro-rated league minimum of course). Good haul for a rental having a bad year.