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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 05:05 PM) I would really doubt it. It isn't like they have someone else to replace him with. If Putnam and Lindstrom come back, Thompson is going to go and you have to think since they refuse to use Rienzo he will go back down as well. Agreed. The bullpen is awful but we really have no pitching prospects in the upper levels of the minors that are worth calling up. There are a lot of intriguing arms in the lower levels but its going to take time to build pitching depth in the organization. There sadly is really no one in AAA or AA that looks like they would be an upgrade over what we have right now.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 04:52 PM) Action packed and laugh out loud hilarious. Agreed. It was funnier than just about every comedy I've seen in the last few years and the special effects and action were really fun.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 04:09 PM) True, but his defense probably added 30 pitches or so to his count today. He would have easily gone 6 innings today if it wasn't for the defense behind him. About the only thing left for Q to improve on is going a little deeper into games but he is still on pace to throw over 200 innings again this year and he's averaging over 6 innings a start so it isn't like pitching deep into games has been a huge problem for him.

Just fantastic defense behind Q so far today.

Guardians of the Galaxy is really good. Go see it.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 11:02 AM) And plays for a season, not a week or two. This is the key. While he was pretty bad at the beginning of last year, he looked fine athletically so there was no reason to think he wouldn't have played at a high level had he stayed healthy. The problem is that we are talking about a guy who has now missed basically two whole seasons and missed half of the prior season so there really is no reason to have faith in him staying healthy.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 11:07 AM) Well shouldn't they just give Beckham to whoever wants him? (Assuming no one wants to give anything decent) no point in keeping him. Unlike the other trade candidates, Beckham is blocking 3 other players Agreed. If someone is willing to take Beckham he should be gone regardless of the return. He is absolutely terrible and is blocking some talented players at AAA. Dunn should also be traded if there is a taker because the Sox obviously aren't making the playoffs this year and he won't be part of the team going forward. With respect to the rest of the players you don't make a trade just to make a trade but if a team is willing to take Danks' contract I wouldn't need a very high return to part ways with him.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 12:50 PM) Stephen A Smith comments on how women need to do more to avoid provoking men into violence. His words. (used word "provocation" repeatedly). Is there anyone that ESPN puts on the air that isn't a f***ing moron?

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 11:28 AM) Is Howard one of those guys who a "change of scenery" will help, or is he just really bad? Bad and old

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 10:46 AM) Phillies have a lot of guys who make a lot of money that are going to get traded. And will likely have to eat a lot of cash in these contracts. Will be interesting to see what they do. Hamels, Lee, Utley, etc. Howard is just awful so I don't know who would pick him up. Hurt the last couple of years and just signed to an awful deal. They need to completely blow up their team. I would be basically trying to trade the entire starting rotation, Papelbon, Rollins, Utley, Byrd, Ruiz and Howard. That team is really bad, really old, and expensive. There isn't a single player on that roster who is under 30 that is good (other than a couple of relievers).

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 10:23 AM) I keep hoping he turns out like Maggs. I never remember hype around him and he just hit and hit and hit. Obviously different positions and I'm not comparing too but hoping this can be the case. I was also very young at the time so maybe Maggs was hyped and I never knew it. I just remember him coming up and hitting from the very start. I'm too young to remember the hype for Maggs but looking at his minor league numbers, there was no reason for him to be hyped until 1997. His numbers till he hit AAA were very pedestrian. Then he had a great year as a 23 year old in AAA, was considered a top 100 prospect, started the next year with the White Sox where he had a solid rookie year and then he was terrific from year 2 on.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 02:36 PM) Yeah, well, if we want it to be the National Morality Football League, then we can just sign up the guys on the straight & narrow. But that's not what they want. They want it to include the best athletes on earth. Sometimes, those guys aren't always the best people. I'd actually go as to far as say most professional athletes aren't good people.

Reviews are already starting to come out for Guardians of the Galaxy and they are really good so far. I can't wait to see it next week.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 12:48 PM) Dude's 29 f***ing years old and a whopping 4 months younger than Joakim Noah - I don't think people realize that. He's going to get about the same minutes he did last year. What growth, exactly, are you or anyone else expecting? He's also a pretty similar player now to when he came into the league. There's literally no reason to believe he'll ever be much better than last year.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 23, 2014 -> 03:12 PM) 1st 1/2/3 inning of the game for Q. 112 pitches through 7, so he is probably done. And the Sox probably won't score this inning so it will be yet another very strong outing for Quintana in which he is not rewarded with a win. I'm so happy (most) people are past the point of evaluating pitchers on wins and losses.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 23, 2014 -> 03:11 PM) His extension was such a HUGE move for Hahn. You have to love having a legitimate ace (Sale) and a legitimate #2 starter (Quintana) locked up to long term below market value deals. If Rodon comes close to living up to the hype we will have 3 fantastic pieces to the rotation that are all relatively cheap for through at least 2019.

Regardless of the return it is time for the White Sox to move on from Beckham. Especially with Saladino, Sanchez, Semien and Johnson all at AAA.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 05:13 PM) You can invest it in other young players or use it to acquire guys with existing contracts in trade, etc. It doesn't have to be through major FA signings. Bottom line it gives you flexibility. Agreed. Unless you go back to the 90s the Sox have really never signed a top free agent other than Dunn. However, they have traded for a number of guys with big contracts and trading Danks gives you a lot of flexibility on that front. He also isn't particularly good at this point and isn't a key part of the White Sox future so if someone is willing to take on his whole contract and you can get a couple interesting pieces in return he absolutely should be traded.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 04:05 PM) And who wouldn't want such important pieces from Cleveland's amazing 26-56 team! Thompson would be a great piece if he wasn't a free agent after next year. He's a 22 year old PF that is already putting up good numbers. Out of Butler, Gibson, Waiters and Thompson I certainly would take Thompson out of that group if I'm building a team long term and I'm not sure it would be close. I don't care for Waiters at all though.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 12:51 PM) If we're trading Jimmy, we really need to get Kevin Martin back (which the T'Wolves will like too). We're short on bodies, let alone talent at the 2. The Bulls aren't getting Love so it's irrelevant.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 12:47 PM) Taj, Butler and picks. Better than Wiggins and scrap? No and it isn't close.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 12:45 PM) http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11247946...love-trade-push If Wiggins is really on the table there is nothing that the Bulls can offer to trump that.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 12:11 PM) He's not a #5 starter. He's a former #2 starter who is probably more like a #3. Danks is a back of the rotation starter. I can't imagine any team, including the White Sox, views him as a legitimate #3 starter at this point.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 02:54 PM) Is there any doubt that 29 other teams would bid the same $6.5 million? That is an issue that would need additional tweaking and I'm not sure there is a great way to solve it but the current system really is bad for the team and the player in these situations.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 01:09 PM) How Boras would solve the Aiken type scenario. http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/scott-b...ken-mess-072114 That is actually a very reasonable proposal.