ChiSoxFanMike

This forum is f***ing awesome. I wish I would've discovered it much earlier than I did.

Hayes doesn't know s***. I'd take whatever he says with a grain of salt.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Feb 11, 2016 -> 07:58 PM) Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 1m1 minute ago The #WhiteSox have been publicly linked to free agent SS Ian Desmond, but one White Sox official said Thursday: "That ship has sailed.'' LMAO this **** is ridiculous. f***leberries.

QUOTE (chisox802 @ Feb 11, 2016 -> 06:09 PM) Just blow up the farm system and trade Anderson and prospects for Puig I know you're kidding, but imagine this lineup: Eaton (CF) Melky (LF) Abreu (1B) Frazier (3B) Puig (RF) LaRoche (DH) Desmond (SS) Lawrie (2B) Navarro © Hot damn. That lineup would be so f***ing fun to watch.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Feb 11, 2016 -> 06:03 PM) Fixed. You gotta stop jinxing this, Mike. True lol. If the Sox get Desmond, which outfielder would they go after in a trade? It sounds like the interest in Ethier was overstated and I don't know who else would be available on the trade market.

I have a feeling that something will happen soon.

Sign Desmond and trade Avi, Sanchez, Danish, and Beck for Khris Davis. Eaton (CF) Melky (LF) Abreu (1B) Frazier (3B) Davis (RF) LaRoche (DH) Desmond (SS) Lawrie (2B) Navarro ©

The Bulls really are in a crappy position right now. Making the playoffs as a 7 or 8 seed and losing in the first round does this team no good. Frankly, I'd start rebuilding now and trade anyone that has any semblance of value.

The Latos deal is even more of a steal once I remembered what Fister got.

ESPN's website is back up again. We could start the offline draft whenever now.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Feb 10, 2016 -> 08:13 PM) Not in exact dollars but I heard stuff on the structure and it's safe to assume they offered, on the light end, over 60 million. My point being they more money to spend than just 3M on Latos. If this is true, then the Sox will certainly have enough money for Fowler, Desmond, or Jackson even after the Latos signing.

I just traded 2 draft picks for Masahiro Tanaka and dropped Greg Bird, as he'll be out for the season. My team: C - Buster Posey 1B - Edwin Encarnacion 2B - Dustin Pedroia SS - Addison Russell 3B - Kyle Seager OF - Matt Kemp, Hunter Pence, Christian Yelich, Ender Inciarte, and Stephen Piscotty SP - Chris Sale, David Price, Madison Bumgarner, Cole Hamels, Masahiro Tanaka, Jose Quintana, Wei-Yin Chen, Daniel Norris, and Brandon Finnegan RP - Jonathan Papelbon, Huston Street, A.J. Ramos, and Glen Perkins My pitching staff is set for the foreseeable future, so I'm going to focus on upgrading my offense now.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 10, 2016 -> 05:40 PM) I just hate that Fowler doesn't do anything to improve the OF defense. If he were a good defender, I'd be fine with it. He's a better defender than Avi.

It's time for Hahn to swoop in and offer 3/36 to get this done.

If Latos was guaranteed a spot in the rotation, who is the odd man out? Johnson or Danks? I'd have to assume that it'd be Johnson just because Danks is paid so much $$$.

The Orioles make no sense. Why not offer Latos more money and get him instead? Gallardo isn't even that good anymore and the pick attached to him lowers his value even more.

At 2 years/$20 million, I'll give up the draft pick for a guy like Fowler without a second thought.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Feb 9, 2016 -> 05:24 PM) I wonder what the odds of Mat Latos winning 2016 World Series MVP are. Probably like one in a trillion.

Though it would suck to pay $16 million for a reliever, I could see Danks adding a couple more ticks on his fastball if he was in the bullpen full time.

@CST_soxvan #WhiteSox also agree to terms on minor league deal with Travis Ishikawa. Invite to spring training. I like this move. Chances are that he won't be a factor, but he has a lot of postseason experience.

I LOVE this move. Even if he bombs, it's only $3 million lost.

The Bulls are so bad.

I would be heartbroken if the Sox left Chicago, but they'd be my #1 team regardless of where they played.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 8, 2016 -> 08:56 AM) Not signing Fowler isn't a matter of budget constraints. It's a matter of "worth". The White Sox think that Fowler + forfeiture of top 30 draft pick is worth X amount. Fowler and his people don't agree, therefore Fowler isn't signed. That's all this is. The White Sox should not offer more than they are willing to offer just because fans are angry that they haven't done anything. 100% agreed. I'll admit, I've been a vocal critic of the Sox not doing anything to improve the outfield situation. However, if the Sox front office made decisions solely on what the fans wanted, this franchise would be a disaster.

I just created an account. Condor, if you had to guess, when you do you think the draft will start?