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QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 6, 2018 -> 07:38 PM) What I learned today: 29 is over the hill Hall of fame voters use war now so all other stats are meaningless. The statniks have won Statnik takeover 2018, can't stop won't stop!

QUOTE (greg775 @ Feb 6, 2018 -> 05:20 PM) Do you agree with me that because of this, careers are going to be shorter in the future and good luck compiling Hall of Fame numbers if you are a ballplayer? Do you at least agree with my premise that it's going to be VERY HARD or at least much harder for players to put up Hall of Fame numbers in the future with a changing mindset regarding age? Rabbithole time!

Jon Morosi @jonmorosi 23s Sources: #Marlins, #Nationals remain in touch but have not made progress on a J.T. Realmuto trade. Thus far, Miami has asked for deal to include Victor Robles or Juan Soto; Nats have said no. (@JonHeyman first reported Robles as part of ask.) @MLB @MLBNetwork Seems like the Marlins asking price is still high, so I doubt the Sox have any real interest unless that price drops down a lot.

QUOTE (ChiSox1917 @ Feb 4, 2018 -> 01:27 PM) How will i catch a fould ball now? Look up.

QUOTE (wrathofhahn @ Feb 4, 2018 -> 09:17 AM) What does one have to do with the other? What concerns me about the lack of picks and IFA is that because of that we don't have a second wave. If a couple of our top prospects bust or we need to make a trade down the line we are in trouble. We need to be more active in IFA. We could also use a couple more trades this time targeting HS/IFA guys high upside guys. Dodgers have a ton of them. Our guys at the bottom of the system are old. Hopefully now we'll start seeing some of these INTL signing guys starting to make some noise. There are a couple interesting dudes (albeit at lower levels) but when you have to build it literally from the ground up it's going to take some time to bear fruit. I'm hoping this draft we'll see an influx of good HS talent to try and level out some of the talent distribution, and it should be more feasible picking at 4 rather than picking mid round every year.

QUOTE (2005thxfrthmmrs @ Feb 4, 2018 -> 07:36 AM) Yea, and half of the the prospects we traded for are still in the minors, the other half barely got their feet wet last year. So what's your point? I'm not really sure what you're going after here or what Greg's point exactly is that you're going to bat for. I know that the White Sox rebuild was "unconventional" in a sense considering the assets the Sox had to trade away were incredibly valuable and did a 180 to the farm system once the deals were completed. But the trades and subsequent hauls received are the main reason that the rebuild has been expedited that your typical rebuild goes by solely building through drafting and sign & flip guys. The Sox were still trying to win in '15 & '16 so our last two top picks were both "pre-rebuild" slots at 10 & 11 (which goes to show how awful that "going for it" mentality worked out then). I was just curious as to what there is against "logically building a controllable team" which would include all of trades/drafts/intl signings and not just going to spend $ on middling FAs because it's burning a hole in our pockets. Like 2005 said, the majority of our prospects, including the recent picks, are all in the minors. If things go according to plan, we'll see a few more debut this year, and we'll get to watch how the rest progress through the minors this season to truly get an idea of what we have and what we'll need to go get moving forward (in addition to drafting at the #4 slot this year, which will also help the talent on the farm). The players that have debuted for the Sox have less than a half year of MLB time under their belts so they still need to develop and learn now at the MLB level. I think it'd be a bit overly optimistic to believe that a rotation anchored by 3 "rookies" (at least until Rodon comes back), a bullpen that is filled with reclamation projects, and a lineup with several "rookieish" players won't suffer bumps and bruises during the year as they learn at MLB level. 2018 is an important development year, we just need to be patient and let it play out. Hell, if the Sox play out of their minds and surprise the MLB I'm all for it, but I'm not really expecting that to happen.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Feb 3, 2018 -> 11:02 PM) So you are expecting Cleveland to roll again? I'll never get used to this era where we like losing. Drives me insane. I think not contending in this crap division should be a fireable offense on a yearly basis. What "era where we like losing" are you referring to? You mean the rebuild the team is currently in YEAR 2 of? Or are you talking about the run from '07-'16 where we "went for it and spent $" and made the playoffs once (BTW, during that 10 year run, the Sox averaged just over 78 wins while "going for it", only cracking above 85 wins thrice )? What do you have against logically building a controllable team, then filling in the needs once we know what's there greggles? Step off the ledge and breathe man, it'll be ok. It's been stated here numerous times by several different posters that no one really likes losing, just us statniks understand the benefit of losing whilst the White Sox are rebuliding, which makes the losses easier to accept. I'm sure I've wasted my own time here explaining this, but I couldn't help myself.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Feb 1, 2018 -> 06:28 PM) I don't think it is a coincidence that the White Sox and Bulls have both slashed payroll significantly. So I don't see any significant bumps in payroll until the Sox are ready to compete................or JR sells. It's a conspiracy I tells ya!

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 31, 2018 -> 03:55 PM) Lol...please sign Hosmer to a 7+ year deal Royals. That would be f***ing sweet as hell for us. I wonder how KC feels about Hosmer? If only we had some inside info on the views of how a "potential" deal will be viewed by the baseball world/KC sports radio/Royals fans.......

QUOTE (skooch @ Jan 26, 2018 -> 08:54 PM) If you really want a reminder to be patient, how about having the Adams (Dunn & LaRoche) and Jeff Samardzija. This ought to really give pause to those who would want to hit the FA market and try to catch lightning in a bottle. I want to say that they've all made the banner before (maybe not all at the same time, but at some point over their forgettable Sox careers), which if they reappeared would send me into fits of rage. Long live Cody Asche!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 29, 2018 -> 04:22 PM) Does this thread mean I finally get to use the term Whitesplaining? If there were ever a thread for the term to be thrown out there, this is the one.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Jan 26, 2018 -> 01:50 PM) I vote it remains Asche until an 83+ win season. I support this. Cody Asche is just a reminder to be patient and the new banner (and its focal points) will present itself when the time is right.....I also find it hilarious, but that's just my opinion.

Milwaukee Brewers @Brewers The #Brewers have acquired OF Christian Yelich from Miami in exchange for OF Lewis Brinson, OF Monte Harrison, INF Isan Diaz and RHP Jordan Yamamoto.

Jon Heyman @JonHeyman Marlins get Brinson and Diaz Jon Heyman @JonHeyman now Marlins get two more players. Four for yelich.

Ken Rosenthal‏Verified account @Ken_Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal #Marlins getting multiple players from #Brewers for Yelich, sources say. Rival execs expect Brinson to be part of deal. Not confirmed. @Ken_Rosenthal 53s53 seconds ago Clarification: The return to #Marlins is not confirmed. Yelich to #Brewers is happening.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jan 19, 2018 -> 06:19 PM) Love all this. I’ve always wanted to see them incorporate a green as an alternate. Black and green. Think they’d sell boat loads on the south side. I never considered black and green before but that would be a real nice look. I'm a fan.

Personally I'm glad we've kept the look we've had for the last 20+ years and I don't want to change it. Loved the sleeveless growing up, but as an alternate I wouldn't mind seeing the batterman style but with the current color scheme (Similar to the new BP ST hats this year). I think that could look real sharp.

Chris Cotillo @ChrisCotillo Source: Ex-Rockies righty Gonzalez Germen to the White Sox on a minor-league deal. Spent 2017 in Japan.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 15, 2018 -> 06:13 PM) Apparently, they've decided to play Pence in LF, Austin Slater (?), one of their better prospects in CF and McCutcheon in RF. I don't know...maybe if Longoria can improve his offensive numbers outside of the AL, they can be in the race. It all comes down to Bumgarner, Cueto and that suspect bullpen. Btw, has any team made an offer on Matt Cain? I would think he MIGHT be a decent innings-eater candidate if we can sign him for $3-4 million + some reasonable incentives to flip him at the deadline to a contender, but that's probably a long shot he can ever recover his form of 5 years ago (see Lincecum). He retired at the end of this season. Link

Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal now Source: #Pirates sending #SFGiants $2.5M as part of McCutchen trade. McCutchen earning $14.5M in 2018.

Bob Nightengale‏Verified account @BNightengale The #SFGiants are also trading outfield prospect Bryan Reynolds, ranked 4th in their system, with RHP Kylce Crick to #Pirates to complete Andrew McCutchen trade

Alex Pavlovic @PavlovicNBCS Per source, Kyle Crick is part of the McCutchen trade.

Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal 8s #SFGiants have agreed to acquire Andrew McCutchen from the #Pirates, pending a review of medical records, sources tell The Athletic.

Jon Heyman @JonHeyman avi garcia files at $6.7M, chisox file at $5.85M

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 10, 2018 -> 05:48 PM) We are also amused when your posts are broken down point for point and you manage to overlook that