Sox get Rios. Set to join team tomorrow.

 

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Sox Get Rios; Jays Clear Payroll

Edited August 11, 200916 yr by Chisoxfn

Wow. I have mixed feelings about this one, but it'll be nice to have a halfway decent CF for the foreseeable future.

 

nice. lot of money, but he should be a solid player for us.

Well Rios, I got kicked outta New Yankee Stadium for flicking you off; so let's make it a better relationship between us from now on.

Sincerely,

Clay

Apparently we get him for nothing.

When do we get him then? And, what does the first lineup look like?

Just on ESPNNews.

 

Thanks for the catch, DeWayne.

well KW apparently thought that Rios is better than what's coming up on the market for the money. Hopefully he's right.

omg i love it. Kenny Williams you are ridiculous

Great move. I still hope we resign Pods (maybe $4 million for a year) LF and sign Dye (maybe $8 million) as DH. That pushes the payroll up to about $85 million, pretty much the max we can spend considering the arbitration numbers. I think there is a real good chance Jenks gets dealt this off-season. You simply can't have a non-elite closer making what he could make next year with arbitration. Anyway, our lineup would look very sexy next year. You can probably count out Figgins, too, but I will gladly take a 28-year-old Rios over a 32-year-old (or whatever he is) Figgins at the same price over the next three years.

hell yes

Re: Quentin comment from other topic.

 

I dont think they're going to shut Quentin down, but it gives the Sox an opportunity to not have to play him while he is recovering from injury.

This is amazing because you dont expect it at this time of they ear. After the trade deadline passes you expect to 'strap it down'. Getting this in was a huge surprise.

 

 

Jerry Angelo goes for broke and trades for Jay Cutler

 

Kenny Williams trades for Jake Peavy

 

Sox get Alex Rios for nothing

 

...man. This is awesome. Now let's turn this into some wins.

After several decades of being the team that sits on the sidelines and watches the big boys spend, this is a very cool summer. I am looking forward to the fall.

Resign Pods (yes that hurts me to say) to play LF, Rios in CF, CQ in Right next year whilst not rushing Danks2 up.

 

I like it.

well KW apparently thought that Rios is better than what's coming up on the market for the money. Hopefully he's right.

Yup. Our OF options this offseason, and we def. needed one; out-bid the Yankees and everyone else on Holliday or Bay and give up a draft pick, spend a good chunk of money on a 32 year old Figgins, or resign Dye and Pods to try to keep the gang together.

Jerry Angelo goes for broke and trades for Jay Cutler

 

Kenny Williams trades for Jake Peavy

 

Sox get Alex Rios for nothing

 

...man. This is awesome. Now let's turn this into some wins.

... and the Hawks have the offseason from hell while the Bulls prove to be one of the most poorly managed teams in the world.

Per Cowley on the Score:

 

Lot of confusion in the Sox club house, but coaching staff telling guys that this is another sign that the Sox are going for it.

Beckham is being considered as lead off, or possibly Rios.

Yup. Our OF options this offseason, and we def. needed one; out-bid the Yankees and everyone else on Holliday or Bay and give up a draft pick, spend a good chunk of money on a 32 year old Figgins, or resign Dye and Pods to try to keep the gang together.

Thaks for the breakdown of FAs, sounds like Rios was a good choice, the contract is a little big, but White Sox have the flexability.

 

In a pipe dream I would have love to seen Holliday here, but with Boras and NYY needing another OF, it likely wasn't going to happen.

 

 

I LOVE THIS MOVE.

... and the Hawks have the offseason from hell while the Bulls prove to be one of the most poorly managed teams in the world.

The time to give the report card on the Bulls won't be until 2010, if they score one of the big free agents then it'll all be worthwhile.

Per Cowley on the Score:

 

Lot of confusion in the Sox club house, but coaching staff telling guys that this is another sign that the Sox are going for it.

Beckham is being considered as lead off, or possibly Rios.

does this mean Pods is out or something? Rios OBP isn't stellar this year. If it's something they want to work on with him in ST (I believe he's only 28) for next year cool, but this year?

does this mean Pods is out or something? Rios OBP isn't stellar this year. If it's something they want to work on with him in ST (I believe he's only 28) for next year cool, but this year?

 

No. It means that when Pods isn't playing, those are the options.

I love it. I didn't even want to comment on the topic before now because I was afraid of being disappointed. Alex, like CQ and Floyd, seems like the ideal 'change of scenery guy." The talent is undeniable.

 

You just have to marvel at the masterful job KW, Rick Hahn and CO. have done in just two short years in regards to upgrading the talent on the big club and restocking the farm. We were a f***ing mess in 2007. Now look at us! I'm not sure what's going to happen this year (I think the Tigers are going to win the division), but this team is in prime position to own the AL Central for the next 3-5 years.