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Am I the only one that doesn't see Anderson's skills translating well at the big league level?

QUOTE (lord chas @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 08:20 PM) Lucroy is coming to the southside Is this just a prediction or do you know something that everyone else doesn't?

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 08:17 PM) P Henderson Alvarez was non-tendered. Supposed to miss the first month or two of the season. Is he worth a look? Absolutely. He's only 25 and he put up a 4.6 WAR and a 2.65 ERA season as recently as 2014. The Sox need to get him.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 07:39 PM) Another catcher to watch as a buy-low type: Devin Mesoraco. #WhiteSox-#Reds have had dialogue. #Reds need pitching. #WhiteSox need power. https://twitter.com/ChiSoxraBBit/status/672225749307400192 Ran across this. Not sure about how the guy who tweeted. Mesoraco had a really nice year in 2014 Isn't that guy a member here or am I imagining things?

I would hate to see the Sox waste prospects for Castro. He really isn't any better than Flowers honestly.

D.I.O.N.E.R. N.A.V.A.R.R.O. is my guess.

Avila/whoever else they get could simply be a placeholder for a bigger addition that the Sox will trade for like someone said above.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 06:43 PM) That is beyond awful for the Sox. How so? Sanchez and Bird become the catcher and first baseman of the future with Abreu sliding over to the DH spot. Jagielo is a little bit of a lottery ticket, but he is still pretty young and has some pop at a premium position.

QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 06:40 PM) Obviously a huge trade involving Gary Sanchez and Greg Bird is in the works. That's actually a pretty interesting proposal. Would a Q for Sanchez, Bird, and Jagielo trade be fair for both teams?

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 06:36 PM) There's like what...2 of those around? Yes...but I still want one.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 06:30 PM) I would like Buster Posey. Me too haha. All I want is a catcher that can throw out a good percentage of would be base stealers and hit above .250 with some decent pop.

Now that I look at his stats, I really want Peter O'Brien. He has major power at the catcher position.

Navarro is a switch hitter, right? A guy that hasn't been named that I'd like is Peter O'Brien of the Diamondbacks. He's still super young and was a top prospect at one point. I don't know if he's available though.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 06:11 PM) Rosario would not be an upgrade. He is s***. He'd be an upgrade offensively at the very least.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 05:57 PM) People on here look waaaaaay to into the whole Flowers is his personal catcher thing. Sale will be fine. Honestly, they'll probably bring in a right handed hitting, defensive first catcher for cheap to be his backup. Cheaper than what Flowers would make it should say. This. Sale is elite and is quite possibly the best pitcher in the American League. He will succeed and thrive no matter who is catching him.

I see Navarro or Rosario as the most likely replacement for Flowers. Either one would be an upgrade. I'm so happy right now.

Getting rid of Turner so quickly surprises me though. He never had a chance to work with Coop.

YES!!!! f*** YES!!!!

He was terrible, but I liked him in a weird sort of way. I hope he resurrects his career in Atlanta.

QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 11:37 AM) Gordon Beckham- Braves 1.25 mil WHAT???? Someone signed him for actual money? I guess he'd be good as a defensive oriented utility man, but he can't hit at all.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 11:32 AM) Greinke is 32. Price will be 33 at the time of his opt out. The difference is one whole year I could've sworn that Greinke was 30. My bad.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 09:04 AM) Are you not seeing Greinke do the same thing? These tv deals are making the contracts bloat, if Price continues to be as good as he has been(playoffs exluded), then i see no reason why Price shouldnt explore his options. Greinke is much younger when he opted out than Price will be, not to mention that he also had a career year as well right before he had the choice to opt out. Who knows how good Price will be the year before he can opt out, and even if he is as good as Greinke was this past season, he's going to be 33 ish.

Why would Price opt out after 3 years? It's highly unlikely that he'd get a higher AAV than this new deal after those 3 years when he's 33 and most likely on the decline. But then again, these contracts teams are handing out are crazy so he probably will get more next time around.

I would've liked Aoki on the Sox, but there wouldn't have been any room for him unless Avi was traded or Melky moved to the DH spot.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 09:31 PM) Because everyone was throwing everything into that thread and I guess people were complaining about have to read through it I would prefer to read everything in one place but that could just be me. It's not a big deal, I was just wondering how it got closed originally. I enjoyed reading the posts there.