Well...Sanchez, Infante, and Ramirez are gone.

 

Think we could get in on Johnson or Buehrle?

 

Maybe we flip Floyd for a prospect, send that prospect to Marlins for Buehrle. But they throw in cash for the last two years and we throw in a low level 'spect of our own or a BP arm (not Reed)?

Well...Sanchez, Infante, and Ramirez are gone.

 

Think we could get in on Johnson or Buehrle?

 

Maybe we flip Floyd for a prospect, send that prospect to Marlins for Buehrle. But they throw in cash for the last two years and we throw in a low level 'spect of our own or a BP arm (not Reed)?

 

Doubt it, looks like they're straight up trimming payroll. I'm sure Buehrle is available but someone would need to take on that salary.

Buehrle having a great year, I did not expect it coming off his very good 2011 FA year (his 2011 WHIP @ 1.3 was a bit higher than what he's doing this year at 1.16, that equates to an extra baserunner per inning every 7.1 innings if my math is correct (which it probably isn't)

 

Buehrle back on the staff would make losing Peavy next year less significant, but a Sale, Peavy, Buehrle, Danks, Humber/Quintana rotation would be nice if all healthy. to get buehrle, I would imagine we would be giving up Quintana and probably more if we wanted them to take on some of Mark's salary (if this is indeed a full-fledged firesale, they probably aren't going to be getting much back for their high-priced players like Mark, as they won't be eating any salary)

A firesale that involves trading someone in the first year of a 4-year deal would be unprecedented, even for the Marlins.

Again, KW never did anything like this to Ozzie. I am very interested to see how he reacts to his team being stripped down around him due to poor performance, because it has never happened before.

 

If KW handed Ozzie a team like that, KW would be(against all common sense) trying to add right now.

I know its probably unrealistic, and that his contract is overpaying and severely backloaded.... but the fan in me would love to see M56 back with the Sox. Maybe the Fish can send some money with him in a trade to offset the fiscal cliff in his contract.

 

I know its probably unrealistic, and that his contract is overpaying and severely backloaded.... but the fan in me would love to see M56 back with the Sox. Maybe the Fish can send some money with him in a trade to offset the fiscal cliff in his contract.

 

If we could get some cash for the last year of that deal, that would be an ideal move. Mark already knows the AL, and the Sox.

If we could get some cash for the last year of that deal, that would be an ideal move. Mark already knows the AL, and the Sox.

I dunno... his contract is pretty steep. As much as I LOVE Buehrle, look at his contract:

 

2012- 6 million

2013- 11 million

2014- 18 million

2015- 19 million

 

With that money, I would like to go get somebody younger such as Grienke. Don't get me wrong, Buehrle is my alltime favorite White Sox, but im thinking about the future of this team and we already have 3 solid lefties in Sale, Q and Danks.

Edited July 25, 201213 yr by GreatScott82

Again, KW never did anything like this to Ozzie. I am very interested to see how he reacts to his team being stripped down around him due to poor performance, because it has never happened before.

 

If KW handed Ozzie a team like that, KW would be(against all common sense) trying to add right now.

 

Definitely will be interesting to see how Oz reacts with this sell-off. I don't think he ever expiernced it with the Sox, can't wait to watch The Franchise on Showtime to see.

I dunno... his contract is pretty steep. As much as I LOVE Buehrle, look at his contract:

 

2012- 6 million

2013- 11 million

2014- 18 million

2015- 19 million

 

With that money, I would like to go get somebody younger such as Grienke. Don't get me wrong, Buehrle is my alltime favorite White Sox, but im thinking about the future of this team and we already have 3 solid lefties in Sale, Q and Danks.

 

Grienke just became a $25 million a year pitcher on the open market thanks to Cole Hammels.

Amazing how little you have to give up when you make a trade with a team who hopes to have the White Sox attendance next year and you are willing to take on all the cash. Buehrle back to the Sox is a pipe dream, I doubt Miami wants to help the Sox win anyway. If the Sox win it makes Ozzie look worse.

Quintana for Buehrle. Do it.

I still don't want Buehrle with that money owed him in the last two years.

 

Love the guy, but no.

I still don't want Buehrle with that money owed him in the last two years.

 

Love the guy, but no.

We've been saying it for years. This dude will pitch the same today as he will when he's 38-40. He doesn't survive on gas.

We've been saying it for years. This dude will pitch the same today as he will when he's 38-40. He doesn't survive on gas.

 

And I still don't want to pay him $18.5 million a year for the last two seasons of the contract.

Amazing how little you have to give up when you make a trade with a team who hopes to have the White Sox attendance next year and you are willing to take on all the cash. Buehrle back to the Sox is a pipe dream, I doubt Miami wants to help the Sox win anyway. If the Sox win it makes Ozzie look worse.

 

Plus I get the feeling that the Marlins aren't paying cash out for contracts if they weren't willing to get better players while doing so in the Hanley deal. They can't even pretend that was a baseball trade, even though they will try.

Plus I get the feeling that the Marlins aren't paying cash out for contracts if they weren't willing to get better players while doing so in the Hanley deal. They can't even pretend that was a baseball trade, even though they will try.

 

Yep. Salary relief. Pure and simple. Just a ridiculous return for such a talent.

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Before Dodgers got involved, Marlins were willing to pay about half of Hanley money in deal with A's.

I would absolutely love getting MB56 back. I get goose bumps thinking about his return to the Cell in the race to the playoffs. That 18.5 million salary would be excessive for the last 2 years of his contract, but that means the Sox should be able to get him without giving up anyone from this years team or too much damage from the farm.

Well, if the Marlins throw in any money for those last two years, they'd save money overall.

 

I would absolutely love getting MB56 back. I get goose bumps thinking about his return to the Cell in the race to the playoffs. That 18.5 million salary would be excessive for the last 2 years of his contract, but that means the Sox should be able to get him without giving up anyone from this years team or too much damage from the farm.

 

Unless KW can get Buehrle for like, the most insignificant prospect ever, and thinks it puts them over the top this year. Then maybe you consider that contract (overall, it's not as bad, just those last two years look terrible).

Edited July 25, 201213 yr by Quinarvy

Quintana for Buehrle. Do it.

Absolutely not.

Absolutely not.

Ya, that. I'm not uber high on Quintana but I'm not trading him for a bad contract.

 

Buehrle is quite possibly my favorite athlete of all time but unless Miami is throwing a ton of money our way(which they won't), stay the hell away.

So when is the Guillen family mouthpiece going to write a scathing article about Mean Mr Loria and Evil Larry Beinfest?

So when is the Guillen family mouthpiece going to write a scathing article about Mean Mr Loria and Evil Larry Beinfest?

 

Too bad he got kicked off of twitter. I'd LOVE to see the taunting of him today.

Ya, that. I'm not uber high on Quintana but I'm not trading him for a bad contract.

 

Buehrle is quite possibly my favorite athlete of all time but unless Miami is throwing a ton of money our way(which they won't), stay the hell away.

 

100 percent agree. I would not like to be stuck with that contract when the salary starts to go up significantly. I think the Marlins would trade him for a bag of balls if we would take his salary though. Which we better not.