Albies as the headliner for Q would make me livid. IMO his absolute ceiling is Alcides Escobar.. There is not much upside in his bat and we all know the Sox need those kind of bats badly.

 

Seriously that's your ceiling for Albies?

Seriously that's your ceiling for Albies?

 

With a scouting grade of "20" power, it's not easy to put a ceiling on Albies

 

His ceiling would be Altuve, with far less power

Seriously that's your ceiling for Albies?

 

He has no power. Without power his now decent walk rate will go down a lot in the majors. Pretty good fielder and good runner. I just don't see much upside there.

He has no power. Without power his now decent walk rate will go down a lot in the majors. Pretty good fielder and good runner. I just don't see much upside there.

 

His upside (best case) would be that of an above average fielding SS or 2B leadoff type hitter that hits .300 and steals bases

 

That is a valuable player, and he was young for the AAA level by two years, but his struggles in AAA would concern me a little bit

 

He was awesome in AA, but a .650 ops in AAA is reason to think

 

Would I love him in the Sox organization? Absolutely. But, he needs to prove he can handle AAA pitching this season

 

If he becomes the next Dustin Pedroia, I will eat my words

Edited December 16, 20169 yr by steveno89

I think one day we are all going to login and there will be a report that Q has been traded. Seems like whomever else the Sox are talking to have quiet lips and with everyone staying radio silent, we all might be surprised at who acquires him or how quick it goes down.

Might be true, hoping there's a sudden frantic bidding when some team finally provides that final wanted piece and we try to get it countered.

His upside (best case) would be that of an above average fielding SS or 2B leadoff type hitter that hits .300 and steals bases

 

That is a valuable player, and he was young for the AAA level by two years, but his struggles in AAA would concern me a little bit

 

He was awesome in AA, but a .650 ops in AAA is reason to think

 

Would I love him in the Sox organization? Absolutely. But, he needs to prove he can handle AAA pitching this season

 

I'm totally iwth you. I mean Alcides Escobar had some good years. Or I'll throw out Elvis Andrus as another ceiling comp.

A very valuable player, but not what you're looking for in a Quintana trade.

Might be true, hoping there's a sudden frantic bidding when some team finally provides that final wanted piece and we try to get it countered.

 

Pittsburgh could be a sleeper team, or the Yankees

 

Mets could gut their system with a: Rosario, Smith, Dunn and Nimmo package?

 

Toronto could totally gut their system?

 

Rockies?

 

Astros?

I think one day we are all going to login and there will be a report that Q has been traded. Seems like whomever else the Sox are talking to have quiet lips and with everyone staying radio silent, we all might be surprised at who acquires him or how quick it goes down.

 

This is why I'm still holding out hope that the Rockies are involved. They have been very quiet as an organization this offseason, which tracks with the relatively tight lipped status of Q negotiations right now.

 

ETA: Not quiet in terms of making moves, but quiet on the rumor mill prior to those moves going down.

Edited December 16, 20169 yr by illinilaw08

Pittsburgh could be a sleeper team, or the Yankees

 

Mets could gut their system with a: Rosario, Smith, Dunn and Nimmo package?

 

Toronto could totally gut their system?

 

Rockies?

 

Astros?

 

Do the Mets really need pitching? Can't see them gutting their system for a #3 (possibly 4 depending on health of Harvey) starter. And Q certainly isn't expensive, but there are a lot of reports saying the Mets already have to shed salary before the season as is.

 

Toronto doesn't have a prospect inside the top 70 so I would go ahead and rule them out.

 

The market is seriously thin on Q as unbelievable as it is. It only takes 1 other team to make a serious offer to pressure the Astros though. Rockies, Braves, Cardinals, Rangers, Yankees...I can't see many other logical fits, hopefully someone steps up with a real offer soon.

But those guys like deGrom and Syndegaard are pure power pitchers and typically have the shortest shelf life.

 

It's unlikely with those four and Matz (that a trade goes down), but the reason for not making the deal shouldn't be where Q would arbitrarily rank in their starting rotation.

Edited December 17, 20169 yr by caulfield12

I would prefer we keep Quintana and build our staff around him

I would prefer we keep Quintana and build our staff around him

No! You're kidding!

We seriously need a new tweet to spice up these rumors. I cant take it anymore

We seriously need a new tweet to spice up these rumors. I cant take it anymore

 

This x100000

Low-key Quintana should be traded on a Saturday, where it would be ignored by the media. It would be fitting if it happened today.

 

The Astros and White Sox need each other, in my opinion.

This x100000

 

Sox fans get impatient after a week without another franchise altering move

If nothing gets moving today then I have a really strong feeling that nothing happens until January

If nothing gets moving today then I have a really strong feeling that nothing happens until January

Why?

If nothing gets moving today then I have a really strong feeling that nothing happens until January

 

If today was December 23rd I could maybe see it.

Why?

 

 

Tomorrow is Christmas.

Tomorrow is Christmas.

 

Er, what?

Er, what?

Confused time traveler from Xmas future?

Happy Christmas Eve to all!

Tomorrow is st Patrick's day

Lol, we really need some new rumors to emerge or at least some fresh ideas to speculate with.

 

Anyone think the Blue Jays could get involved for Q? Toronto has some interesting position player prospects. Would be nice to see a power bat like Rowdy Tellez in the Sox farm system.