ChiSoxFanMike

QUOTE (Baron @ Jul 23, 2016 -> 06:01 PM) If he got into it with Kenny/Hahn or one of the other execs he has to go. Not maybe. He needs to leave. So you're on Kenny Williams side? The best pitcher in team history means nothing to you? LMAO.

MORNEAU! So happy for him.

I could be a better 1st baseman than Abreu.

I hate Todd Frazier.

I have no interest in Texas' package. Give me Boston's or Houston's offer instead.

Look at what this idiot Red Sox fan said on one of my other forums.

No thanks on Gallo and Profar. Give me Odor and Mazara too.

Talking about Bogaerts is dumb because Boston isn't moving him, unless it for was Sale AND Q which would never happen.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 22, 2016 -> 03:46 PM) Should I know who Joe Smith is? The sidearmer that was on Cleveland and is now on the Angels.

@redsoxstats The reporters on MLB Network saying the Sox are in on Sale, Quintana, Joe Smith.. saying Sox could be after a Sale & David Robertson package

I'm not going to lie, it'll be a bittersweet moment when Sale is traded. He's been there since the beginning for me.

I wonder what would've happened in 2013 if Hahn had the final say in things.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Jul 22, 2016 -> 10:54 AM) Anybody expecting the Sox to do a full 3-5 year rebuild is just kidding themselves. It will never happen nor should it. The team has a very, very solid core in Sale, Quintana, Rodon, Fulmer, Eaton and Abreu. Plus they have Collins and Burdi waiting in the wings. The team is so close to competing that it would be a shame to start over. I could see them moving some of the group of Q, Frazier, Robertson and Duke but I think they will still go for it in 2017. Honestly who was the last team to do a full tear down and end up winning a World Series out of the rebuild? This phrase is said every year, and yet the end result is always the same. Why should we expect the Sox to be any better next year than they are this year with a core that is a year older and the bottom of the barrel free agent signings they make every offseason? That philosophy is insanity - doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results. The Sox have proven that rebuilding on the fly doesn't work. It's time to try something new.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jul 22, 2016 -> 10:50 AM) Even if rodon does become 1 or 2, there is a great deal of "hope" there. Anyone they draft will take at least 4 years to become a 1 or 2 in the MLB, unless you count on drafting HOF players every year like Sale. If they don't keep one top of the rotation starters, I don't think they will not be a realistic World Series contender for at least 5 years. They haven't been a realistic World Series contender since Sale and Q have put on a White Sox uniform, so...

What's the point of keeping Sale if Q, DRob, etc are traded? That team obviously wouldn't be competitive, and attendance would crater whenever Sale isn't pitching. If he was a position player, it might be different, but he only plays every 5 days anyway. He's the face of the franchise, but why keep a legit ace on a 65 win team? It really makes no sense.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 22, 2016 -> 10:33 AM) Good. I don't want a realistic shot for years. Stock up on first round picks for a few years, draft a good starter, develop Rodon/Fulmer and the starting prospects we get in all these trades, and we'll be fine. I'm more than fine to wait until 2019 or 2020 to be legitimate contenders. I can endure a few seasons of losing and development for the potential reward. It's a hell of a lot better than constant "going for it" seasons that end up with a team that can't even reach .500. +1 This post hit the nail on the head.

Moncada/Benintendi/Urias are musts to any rebuilding effort. If you can't get those 3 even with Sale and Q going the other way, then the Sox should look elsewhere like Texas or Houston.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Jul 22, 2016 -> 12:20 AM) I didn't know that Sale was on the Tigers I was going to post the exact same thing haha.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 10:23 PM) I'd like to get at least one bad ass super front line young starting pitcher for sale / q Otherwise, I'd be stoked with all that s*** coming back Agreed. The Sox need to get at least 1 top of the line starting pitcher if they're moving both Sale and Q.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 09:22 PM) One of these is not like the others. Give me a f***ing break. Look at the stats. They're ugly. Very ugly.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 09:12 PM) Worst overall player on the Sox, good thing he's playing every day. No, that title belongs to Garcia, Navarro, or Abreu.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 08:44 PM) Why isn't Omar N. Getting more playing time? Navarro is simply horrible Why doesn't Saladino get more playing time? Because Robin is an idiot.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 08:35 PM) Surprised nothing has been said either way. Usually the beat guys have something if it's an injury in short order. Yep...which is why I think he was part of a trade. Information would have been made available by now if it was just an injury.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Jul 21, 2016 -> 08:28 PM) That Neil Walker guy is pretty good ...and Reyes is trash. Lawrie could easily play 3rd base for them.

The Mets make sense for Lawrie.