"According to SI.com's Jon Heyman, Orlando Cabrera will decline Chicago's offer of arbitration. Ken Williams can rest easy. Cabrera's a Type A, so the Sox will score two draft picks if he signs elsewhere. There's an extra tax of one draft pick for the team that signs him."

 

http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/hot_stov...bitration-offer

Edited December 8, 200817 yr by Jimmywins1

Shocking that WSCR is wrong about a rumor.

Rafael Furcal, your plane to Chicago is ready.

Okay, now lets just hope he signs with a team that will be picking 16 or lower.

Rafael Furcal, your plane to Chicago is ready.

We can only hope.

THANK QUENTIN!

THANK QUENTIN!

 

Care to explain?

Excellent news.

Rafael Furcal, your plane to Chicago is ready.

Ding Ding Ding!! It's going to be a busy few days on Soxtalk!

Care to explain?

It's a reference to a common blasphemy here.

Edited December 8, 200817 yr by South Side Fireworks Man

Care to explain?

Quentin is god.

Care to explain?

 

CQ = God

Initially, I was hoping that Cabrera would accept arbitration, but upon further consideration, I'm not sure I want to spend $12 million+ on an old shortstop with a sub 90 OPS+. Even if we don't sign Furcal, I don't think the difference in production between OC and Lillibridge/Getz/Nix is worth that kind of cash.

Dick Allen, please sleep peacefully and restfully tonight, your days of fretting and worrying are over...

 

KW is the best poker player in Vegas right now, we called this bluff a mile away.

Cool news. I hope he sucks for life!!! jk.

It's amazing how the Sox have rid themselves of all the major disappointments/or problem children.

Swish the pouter - gone with his lousy BA.

OC - the guy who calls the pressbox to b**** about errors, gone.

Logan - the guy Oz has ripped in the press for being a BP pitcher, gone.

Javy- the guy Oz calls out for being a non big game pitcher, gone.

Crede - his agent the guy everybody hates, gone.

 

Oz really is a major player in our organization right now.

 

 

good riddance.

 

Sox get compensation. Don't have to overpay for an overrated hacker, and OC is going into a dead market.

 

Make sure you f*** yourself on the way out the door you piece of s***.

good riddance.

 

Sox get compensation. Don't have to overpay for an overrated hacker, and OC is going into a dead market.

 

Make sure you f*** yourself on the way out the door you piece of s***.

Easy Santo=Dorf. There is still 15 minutes left for crushing news. For some reason, Cabrera might have been my least favorite member of the White Sox since Royce Clayton.

 

Cool...minus one prima donna...whoever he goes to I hope they equip him with direct line to the scorers table. The guy was a CHUMP and I am glad he is gone. I think KW and Ozzie grew tired of his act as well.

 

I am sure about Furcal from the standpoint of cost and health...but I'd be VERY excited if we replaced O-Drab with Furcal.

good riddance.

 

Sox get compensation. Don't have to overpay for an overrated hacker, and OC is going into a dead market.

 

Make sure you f*** yourself on the way out the door you piece of s***.

He was not that bad.

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200807013044979

 

Somewhere on the internets, Anthraxfan93 is dying just a little bit on this news. I guess his Christmas card to Kenny isn't going out this year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

do we have any secondary confirmation that he DID decline.

He was not that bad.

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200807013044979

 

Eh, he probably stole some "meaningless" bases that game, too. How dare he!!!

 

It's going to be an interesting week. I can't wait.

He was not that bad.

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200807013044979

 

Yawn....Royce Clayton had a walkoff hit once

Cowley confirmed it.