July 18, 200421 yr Not the Frank haters again :headshake Seriously how can anyone who claims to be a Sox fan not like Frank Thomas. He is the greatest player this organization has ever seen. So the greatest player in the history of the White Sox can't have a season ending injury?
July 18, 200421 yr Are you nuts Josh???? Freaking Everett gives us a veteran hitter who can take a walk, hit with power and was our most clutch hitter last half of last season for a couple of AAAA pitchers. Majewsji would never make our staff and Rauch would be gone next year if he did not make it, since out of options. Now we can promote 2 pitchers up to AAA, Baj and a starter and let them progress up to the majors. Great trade. You luvvvvvv Everett Huh!!
July 18, 200421 yr Everett better be DH'ing for us. If then, I love this trade. His defense is brutal, however.
July 18, 200421 yr Everett better be DH'ing for us. If then, I love this trade. His defense is brutal, however. He will be better in RF than Gload would be. He has been a good OF over the years, just lost the speed/quickness for CF. He would be just fine in RF and Maggs DHing in case Maggs is not able to play RF.
July 18, 200421 yr any announcement on who is being sent down??? It has to be Borchard, unless something else is going down. I bet Borchard was told he was going back to Charlotte once Magglio was cleared to play defense.
July 18, 200421 yr You'd think it would be Borchard. why??? with the sox addressing several things with this trade, you can play joe b in cf and have him bat 7 or 8 and let him sink or swim. i think he might be ready to show something now.
July 18, 200421 yr Remember, we are stuck with Everett next year, also. That might be why we got some money. I don't think there is any doubt that he is the full time DH.
July 18, 200421 yr why??? with the sox addressing several things with this trade, you can play joe b in cf and have him bat 7 or 8 and let him sink or swim. i think he might be ready to show something now. Rowand and Perez are going to be in CF. Joe has to play every day.
July 18, 200421 yr It just hit me. This also gives up another signed OF for 2005, which is another bright red flashing sign that Magglio will not be back here next year.
July 18, 200421 yr It just hit me. This also gives up another signed OF for 2005, which is another bright red flashing sign that Magglio will not be back here next year. good point, but i hate to mention this, losing mags numbers is going to hurt.
July 18, 200421 yr It just hit me. This also gives up another signed OF for 2005, which is another bright red flashing sign that Magglio will not be back here next year. That's what I thought too. On mlb.com there was mention of a $500,000 buyout in Everett's contract. If that's true and KW got Montreal to pick up most of the tab on this year's salary, this trade doesn't look as bad as I thought. I will give KW credit though, he does have balls and he is aggressive. I don't like his airing of dirty laundry in public, I don't agree with some of his deals, but at least he is trying. Schueler would sit on overhyped prospects until he had to release them.
July 18, 200421 yr good point, but i hate to mention this, losing mags numbers is going to hurt. They definately will hurt. But we also are saving $10ish million in RF for 2005. Which coincidentally is almost exactly how much Freddy Garcia will make next year. Its been nice having you Maggs, but He Gawn...
July 18, 200421 yr It just hit me. This also gives up another signed OF for 2005, which is another bright red flashing sign that Magglio will not be back here next year. Was just thinking the same thing
July 18, 200421 yr They definately will hurt. But we also are saving $10ish million in RF for 2005. Which coincidentally is almost exactly how much Freddy Garcia will make next year. Its been nice having you Maggs, but He Gawn... We weren't going to be able to resign Mags anyways; we might as well have been getting ready for life without him.
July 18, 200421 yr We needed a bat and the two that were dealt weren't exactly a huge loss. As long as Everett can do something half way decent with the bat, I have no problems with this trade.
July 18, 200421 yr i dunno about this......i mean not that i like Jon or whoever that other dude is...but didn't we trade Carl last year..........or was he just a free agent who didn't sign???....can't remember...but i dunno....at least it wasnt Magglio for anybody!!
July 18, 200421 yr i dunno about this......i mean not that i like Jon or whoever that other dude is...but didn't we trade Carl last year..........or was he just a free agent who didn't sign???....can't remember...but i dunno....at least it wasnt Magglio for anybody!! He was a free agent the sox didn't offer arbitration to - he would have been making much more than he was worth...
July 18, 200421 yr i dunno about this......i mean not that i like Jon or whoever that other dude is...but didn't we trade Carl last year..........or was he just a free agent who didn't sign???....can't remember...but i dunno....at least it wasnt Magglio for anybody!! Everett hit .300+ with about 10 HRs and 40 RBIs with us last year (IIRC, the RBI's could be wrong). He was very clutch with us last year and I'm glad to have him back. It's odd that there's nothing official on MLB.com, whitsox.com, or chicagosports.com. EDIT: Nevermind, it's up on whitesox.com Welcome back to the Southside, Carl!
July 18, 200421 yr Everett hit .300+ with about 10 HRs and 40 RBIs with us last year (IIRC, the RBI's could be wrong). He was very clutch with us last year and I'm glad to have him back. It's odd that there's nothing official on MLB.com, whitsox.com, or chicagosports.com. It's on mlb.com now. And it was 41 rbi's. :headshake
July 18, 200421 yr This is a good deal for many reasons. With Thomas out we needed another legit threat, and when healthy Everett is that. Also, Everett gives us another lefty to break up our RH bats. Also, it gives us insurance should Maggs walk next year and if Borchard proves to not be able to do anything. We also didnt lose much. Rauch would never have been higher than a #4 for us and with Cotts, Munoz, Diaz plus I'm sure KW will get a pitcher next year it doesnt hurt. Maj wouldnt have been here except in September. Also, what this does is give room for someone from BHam to move up to Charlotte, possibly Baj or Villacis. And, like someone said, it opens a spot on the 40 man roster if we wanted to call someone up
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