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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 2, 2016 -> 07:08 AM) The Bulls problems are almost all related to injuries. It is hard to call Butler, Mirotic, and Rose missing extended periods a flop. Even if all those guys were fully healthy the whole year, this team still wouldn't be that good IMO.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 2, 2016 -> 07:08 AM) The Bulls problems are almost all related to injuries. It is hard to call Butler, Mirotic, and Rose missing extended periods a flop. Even if all those guys were fully healthy the whole year, this team still wouldn't be that good IMO.

I want the Sox to wait at least a year before making this decision. Remember how we all wanted them to extend Samardzija too? Thank god that ship sailed.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Feb 29, 2016 -> 12:41 PM) Video of Leury Garcia's single off Carson Fulmer at #WhiteSox intrasquad. https://t.co/F49YSpYbO9 https://twitter.com/CSNHayes/status/704375817048977408 Man, Fulmer can't even get a scrub like Leury out. Time to trade him to the Rockies for CarGo.

Is Turley a non roster invitee?

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Feb 28, 2016 -> 07:06 PM) Austin Jackson isn't very good at baseball. He's not the difference between the Sox being a playoff team or not. He isn't, but he's better than Avi for sure.

I love the Harper pick, BMC. He's such a stud. I have no idea who I'm taking lol.

I have no issue with this either. He seems to get fatigued during the dog days of summer, so maybe giving him less innings in the spring would help with that. It's a big if, but it is ESSENTIAL to have Sale healthy and dominant if they stay in the hunt during September and October. Without him, the Sox have no chance.

Is Venable to the Indians a done deal at this point or is it just speculation?

QUOTE (iWin4Ron @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 09:34 PM) lol. The cubs are one of the very best teams in the majors right now, it might have taken them 100+ years, but there team was masterfully crafted. and yet they still won't win a World Series with this group lol. It's the Cubs after all. They'll find a way to screw it up.

I'm so excited for the draft to start tomorrow! To everyone that's in the league, just make sure that you're registered on the forum that Condor13 created so we can start the draft on time. I'm looking forward to playing in this league for a long time with you guys!

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 06:41 PM) Exactly. He puts down everyone in the deal and then expects someone else to want it lol Oakland isn't going to compete this year and "should" be rebuilding, so they might see appeal in Sanchez and Danish just because of their youth and the fact that they're cost controlled for a long time. I don't really know though, I'm just spitballing and thinking aloud.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 04:38 PM) Couldn't see the A's accepting that deal. They have like 7 outfielders now. How are they going to be able to play them all?

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 04:17 PM) I dislike that so much more than a 1 year deal with a loss of a pick for Fowler. You are trading three low ceiling, but likely, major leaguers to the As in that. Meh. I disagree. Shuck is nothing but a 4th outfielder, Sanchez is essentially Semien 2.0 with better defense and a worse bat, and Danish struggled mightily in AA last year. I wouldn't be sad to see any of them leave to be honest.

Trade Danish, Shuck, and Sanchez for Reddick and sign Raburn. Eaton Melky Abreu Frazier Reddick Lawrie LaRoche Navarro Rollins with the bench being Raburn, Avila, Saladino, and Avi. Done.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 12:26 PM) Seeing Coghlan go for so cheap makes me think they're targeting someone specifically. Ethier remains the likely target, IMO Give me Coghlan over Ethier anyday of the week.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 12:20 PM) What a bummer, the Sox couldn't top that offer? They probably did. Fowler took one of those "hometown discounts" like Cespedes and Gordon did. I can't really fault the Sox for not getting Fowler, as he clearly had his heart set on going back to the Cubs. I'm more pissed that the Sox couldn't get Coghlan. He was the perfect #2 hitter for this team and they wasted yet another chance to replace Avi.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Feb 24, 2016 -> 09:55 PM) Roll call! Black Sox Jerksticks Alexeihhhhyyyeees (love your name dude if i never said it) Littlehurt05 Dick Allen Sign up. Reading anything that spoiled turd Brett writes on bleachernation makes me want to puke. Yes, I troll that page. It's little battles like reminding them they tanked, that Sam Zell used their fanbase like an old whore, that their players are still prospects and may bust, or that now that they have Schwarber all the traditionalist-purity-of-the-NL-pitchers-need-to-hit-to-call-it-real-baseball whining phonies are going to turn heels and become the biggest hypocrites on earth clammoring for the DH when he posts a -50 dWAR this year. Winning those little battles of reminding them it's BS helps a bit. I'm going to need a therapist if they win Add me to the list. I hate the Cubs with a passion.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 12:13 PM) I don't give a f*** what the reason is, Sox fans have the right to be pissed off about this. I'm more pissed about not getting Coghlan. The Sox could have offered Petricka and they would've accepted. What the hell is Hahn waiting for? Avi to suddenly become an All Star?

I wouldn't mind Reddick, even as a rental. Worst case scenario is that the Sox send a fringe prospect or two to the A's and get the compensation pick back next year when he leaves.

Is it me, or does Tom Ricketts look similar to Ted Cruz?

QUOTE (WBWSF @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 08:07 AM) Avi is going to have a GREAT year. The entire White Sox team is going to have a GREAT year in 2016. The 2016 White Sox are going to the 2016 Playoffs. They will be the only Chicago team to reach the 2016 Playoffs. Love the optimism. I hope you're right. If the Sox can somehow find a way to make the playoffs, I think they have a good chance of making a run. The top 3 in the rotation can match up with just about any other team and having Sale in an Elimination Game or Game 7 would give the Sox a good shot to win any game they need to. Sale could be matched up against any other ace in baseball and I'd still be confident about the Sox winning that particular game.

QUOTE (LDF @ Feb 23, 2016 -> 06:02 PM) i see your comment and i would like to ask one question, ref the bold, at what price would the sox have like it, not what the sox will, per the owners not wanting to spend, but what value do you see him being worth??? I really can't answer your question, as I have no idea of the intricacies of the White Sox finances. I'd guess that they would've been in on him in the $20-$25 million range though. Just a guess.

QUOTE (Tony @ Feb 23, 2016 -> 05:50 PM) The Sox personal finances should have nothing to do with you judging the price a player recieves on the open market. They are two separate items and need to be looked at as such. A little over 11 million dollars a year for three seasons of a 29 year old Dexter Fowler is something the Sox should have been all over based on value alone, not to mention the glaring need on this team for a RF and a top of the order hitter. I don't disagree with any of this, but apparently the Sox didn't think too highly of him at that price point. It is what it is. I'm as frustrated as anyone that Avi is still the starter, but hopefully Hahn can pull another 'rabbit out of the hat' as far as RF goes

QUOTE (LDF @ Feb 23, 2016 -> 05:45 PM) strap for cash..... yeah right. i know, i should be asking for your apology for this, b/c everyone has a right to post an opinion. sorry. Ok, I'll rephrase it. They appear to be strapped for cash, but they probably aren't. Better?