Bob Sacamano

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 25, 2017 -> 09:21 AM) I think the opposite, while there are no indications anything is close, if not's done before friday, I'm out on it happening. Agreed 100%. My own speculation, but I'm betting Soxfest is an unofficial, soft deadline. No talking until another team's GM calls and offers exactly what Hahn wants.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 25, 2017 -> 08:46 AM) I think if guys like Call and Curbelo are top 15 prospects, then this system probably isn't as good as people think it is. It's very top heavy. The next 2 years are very important. Agreed. Which is why I don't think it is too crazy that some analysts may rank us closer in the 10-15 range. Sox have definitely improved their system though.

Rymer Liriano...based on absolutely nothing.

QUOTE (bighurt574 @ Jan 24, 2017 -> 04:13 PM) Pretty much everyone left are small market franchises reluctant to trade away a bunch of prospects -- HOU, PIT, COL, ATL. And HOU is really the only immediate contender in that group. Perhaps that changes at the trade deadline with injuries, slumps, etc. Or a team like HOU might realize they need a SP after all. Hopefully the Yankees play good to the point where they may look for a starter. Rockies too. Dodgers could be a fit at that time. Just gotta hope whatever teams could have potential rentals (Tanaka, Darvish, Cueto, etc) are doing good too.

Like someone mentioned yesterday, if they don't offer Meadows or Bell, I would counter-offer with 4 of their best prospects excluding the 2 mentioned plus their competitive balance pick.

This thread needs a new tweet...either teams are close to a deal or teams are backing off and waiting to discuss a deal at a later date. Edit: I predicted that there will possibly be a deal done by Wednesday/Thursday using Soxfest as an unofficial deadline.

http://www.royalsreview.com/2017/1/24/1436...nfirmed-reports Horrible if true.

QUOTE (Baron @ Jan 23, 2017 -> 06:58 PM) I think De Leon is going to be a number 4 starter when it's all said and done. Which isn't a bad thing to be honest.

QUOTE (Nokona @ Jan 23, 2017 -> 06:01 PM) DeLeon to the Rays for Forsythe. Interesting.... Yep and there's already a thread for this kind of stuff.

Giants sign Jae-Gyun Hwang to minor league deal.

Pirates will never give up what the Sox want. I said they were a bad fit all along. They seem like a perfect match but they feed off their farm system.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 23, 2017 -> 01:18 PM) Sox invite 19 to major league camp. Names coming... INFs Cody Asche & Everth Cabrera, LHPs David Holmberg & Cory Luebke, C Roberto Pena, RHPs Blake Smith & Anthony Swarzak, C Geovany Soto. He must have been signed today or something because that's a new one.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 23, 2017 -> 08:57 AM) Yes he did. I pressed him about it last night. My handle is JamesFox917. I suggested that as the package and he liked it on twitter. Those are the names being bandied about. He just can't confirm it. Honestly, I'd probably consider Glasnow, Keller, Newman, and Hayes if they added their Competitive Balance pick. That's 3 top 50 prospects, a young 3B that can hit and a 2nd round pick. I would do that deal as well. And I definitely didn't see it in his series of tweets. My bad.

QUOTE (Buehrlesque @ Jan 23, 2017 -> 08:38 AM) No Meadows, no Bell, no deal. Pretty simple. As I pointed above, Rumbunter never hinted or suggested that the above package is the offer Hahn recently rejected.

QUOTE (reiks12 @ Jan 23, 2017 -> 08:04 AM) Dont know if this got lost in the discussion but that Rumbunter guy tweeted that Hahn turned down a "hefty" deal from the Pirates. Hinted its Glasnow, Keller, Newman, and Diaz. I actually don't see where he says this. Another poster just said that Hahn isn't crazy for rejecting that package but don't see Rumbunter saying that is the deal.

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ Jan 22, 2017 -> 06:03 PM) They were never trading Moncada and Devers together because that creates a hole they can't fill internally at 3B. I'm surprised they didn't offer Frazier with Sale to try to get Devers added. That still doesn't make sense. Devers is not playing in the MLB this year. And Frazier is only under control for one year.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Jan 22, 2017 -> 01:58 PM) I think it is getting to the point where a full tear down will not happen or was not the plan. I can see holding out on Q but I think the fact that none of the 2nd tier players have been traded is a sign that the goal was to unload Eaton and Sale. Maybe that was a compromise between Hahn wanting a full tear and KW wanting a half-tear. Those second tiers guys really don't have much a market either though.

QUOTE (CWSpalehoseCWS @ Jan 22, 2017 -> 12:56 PM) Sports Mockery Hardly what I would call a rumor. Jim Duquette suggested the White Sox were a good fit and they wrote an article about it. Oh yeah. That's not "Sox trying to sign Wieters."

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 22, 2017 -> 12:52 PM) They should tell them not to drive fast, and don't drink and drive. It will stop immediately. I am with you, what can be said? They have examples and it continues. I am sure they get some sort of counseling anyway, but nothing competes with the naitivity and indestructible feeling of youth. When I was 15 one of my best friends hopped in a car to go home after school with a guy who just got his license . The driver drove like an idiot, hit a light pole,and my buddy is severely brain damaged for life. Even after that, when I got my license, I drove like an idiot, drove drunk several times, and got lucky nothing happened. Now I won't drive if I have 1 beer. But most of us are in the same boat. when you are that age, bad s*** isn't going to happen to you. Even if it is happening all around you. Man same here. I look back on it and thank god I never harmed myself or others or got stopped by police ruining my life.

QUOTE (miracleon35th @ Jan 22, 2017 -> 04:07 AM) I think it is impossible to predict based on his small stint on the major league roster. It is worth noting that Flowers hit for a .223 BA with a .289OBP in seven years with the White Sox. If the Sox have a catcher who can hit .240 and be decent defensively, that would be an upgrade. Can Narvaez do that? Not sure That is one of the big questions and why the Sox signed Soto. But that is not to write this player off yet. He surprised everyone when he came up last year. Throughout his career, he's always been a guy who can draw walks. I'm going to predict: .243 avg, .340 obp, 8 homers with plus defense.

Wow. RIP.

QUOTE (WBWSF @ Jan 22, 2017 -> 08:54 AM) Rumor has it that the White Sox are trying to sign Matt Wieters. I would think that if this is going to happen it would happen this week right before Soxfest. Haven't seen this. Where did you see it?

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 20, 2017 -> 10:55 PM) Because it will be interesting to see this in 4 years, I am going to say the best I can say. Dear Mr. Trump, I hope that you are the most successful President in the United States. To be that you do not have to be perfect, but you do need to put America first. Just becoming President should be the prize, your children will be granted access beyond your imagination, they will have a chance to become pseudo-royalty, no matter what anyone may have previously thought, you have made it into the upper echelon of society. So please for the sake of our country, either divest your ownership or put your companies into a blind trust. Everything else I am willing to give you a chance on, maybe you can fix crime, maybe you can improve the economy, maybe your tax ideas are the best and you can destroy ISIS, bring global peace and usher in a golden era for society. But, most of those goals are not realistic, so all I can really ask is that you do what you believe is best for all of us. And one of the ways that you can convince people that you will do that, is to show that your decisions wont be influenced by whether or not you stand to personally gain. Good luck, you have just taken on arguably one of the most difficult jobs in history. All you can do is consider what is best for the world, because responsibility to all nations is part of the job description as President of the United States of America. Well said.

I know a lot of people that want him to fail. Why would anyone want that for a country they live in?

Braves signed Kurt Suzuki, 1 year $1.5 mill. Where will Wieters sign, Nats? Angels?