January 17, 201412 yr QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Jan 17, 2014 -> 10:33 AM) What younger player? Assuming Tank becomes the next DH which is very possible who takes over LF? ADA and Danks are not the answer and the Sox don't have anyone ready in the minors to take LF so Ethier wouldn't take at bats away from anyone really. Ethier would give the Sox a a lefty bat that can actually hit above his weight while drawing walks. Like I said earlier, I admit Ethier is not ideal and there are other players I would rather have but I wouldn't bed against Ethier under the right circumstances. Any younger player that's not 32 and costing money for 4 years?
January 17, 201412 yr So we should probably hear Beckham and De Aza signed in the next couple hours. Sox usually don't go to arb cases. Edited January 17, 201412 yr by flavum
January 17, 201412 yr Guys, we have too many OF right now. Ethier was in the realm of possibilities before the Eaton deal, but it would be insane right now. We are currently experiencing a roster crunch. He's a platoon OF who would be a DH in our current situation. We have two DHs already, and a third (Viciedo) that may be on the way. All of this is not to mention the money and the completely divergent philosophical direction Hahn would have to take to consider Ethier. At this point, Ethier may be literally one of the worst possible acquisitions the WS could make.
January 17, 201412 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 17, 2014 -> 11:17 AM) So we should probably hear Beckham and De Aza signed in the next couple hours. Sox usually don't go to arb cases. Deadline is noon.
January 17, 201412 yr I'm surprised I haven't heard Keppinger's name mentioned with the Yankees need for a 3B. They had interest in him last season.
January 17, 201412 yr QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jan 17, 2014 -> 12:00 PM) I'm surprised I haven't heard Keppinger's name mentioned with the Yankees need for a 3B. They had interest in him last season. Unfortunately, the Yankees probably saw him play last season.
January 17, 201412 yr De Aza, too Joel Sherman @Joelsherman1 2m Arb avoidance: Duensing ($2M) #Twins, James Russell ($1.775M) #Cubs, De Aza ($4.25M) #Whitesox
January 17, 201412 yr Now for a next move, they can probably announce non-roster invitees soon. If they don't announce them by next week, it would probably indicate they're trying to make some major league roster moves (like moving De Aza/Keppinger/Gillaspie-one or two of them), before setting the spring training roster.
January 18, 201412 yr Okay, this is weird and probably means nothing, but my email in-box this morning from White Sox.com had a bunch of new items to buy. The usual stuff, coats, a Luis Aparicio collage, a Jason Castro collage - A JASON CASTRO collage? How weird is that?
January 18, 201412 yr QUOTE (Al Lopez's Ghost @ Jan 18, 2014 -> 03:29 PM) Okay, this is weird and probably means nothing, but my email in-box this morning from White Sox.com had a bunch of new items to buy. The usual stuff, coats, a Luis Aparicio collage, a Jason Castro collage - A JASON CASTRO collage? How weird is that? Awesome ive been waiting for my jason Castro collage.
January 18, 201412 yr QUOTE (Al Lopez's Ghost @ Jan 18, 2014 -> 08:29 AM) Okay, this is weird and probably means nothing, but my email in-box this morning from White Sox.com had a bunch of new items to buy. The usual stuff, coats, a Luis Aparicio collage, a Jason Castro collage - A JASON CASTRO collage? How weird is that? Interesting...
January 18, 201412 yr QUOTE (Al Lopez's Ghost @ Jan 18, 2014 -> 08:29 AM) Okay, this is weird and probably means nothing, but my email in-box this morning from White Sox.com had a bunch of new items to buy. The usual stuff, coats, a Luis Aparicio collage, a Jason Castro collage - A JASON CASTRO collage? How weird is that? I know it's premature, but I don't really care for acquiring Castro much, especially if it's for Quintana. Heck, I'd have a hard time giving away Johnson cuz he seems poised to be a good #3.
January 18, 201412 yr QUOTE (Al Lopez's Ghost @ Jan 18, 2014 -> 08:29 AM) Okay, this is weird and probably means nothing, but my email in-box this morning from White Sox.com had a bunch of new items to buy. The usual stuff, coats, a Luis Aparicio collage, a Jason Castro collage - A JASON CASTRO collage? How weird is that? Screencap?
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January 18, 201412 yr Castro being in that mix is rather perplexing?! Possible impending trade with Houston? Hahn did say they won't do anything else until after Tanaka has made a decision.
January 18, 201412 yr QUOTE (Al Lopez's Ghost @ Jan 18, 2014 -> 01:30 PM) Mounted Memories Jason Castro Houston Astros Framed 15'' x 17'' Collage with Game-Used Baseball Swatch (#'d to 99) Mounted Memories Jason Castro Houston Astros Framed 15'' x 17'' Collage with Game-Used Baseball Swatch (#'d to 99) What in the actual f***? Maybe if we sign Tanaka, Castro happens.
January 18, 201412 yr http://shop.mlb.com/category/index.jsp?cat...pnav_subnav_txt Click the link. Castro is on there.
January 18, 201412 yr QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 18, 2014 -> 01:58 PM) http://shop.mlb.com/category/index.jsp?cat...pnav_subnav_txt Click the link. Castro is on there. I don't want to read too much into it but that is really strange.
January 18, 201412 yr Author Dude really? Discussion board users at ChiSox.com have probably been discussing Castro and making Castro-related searches. If Castro-related interest is coming off the WhiteSox official site then why wouldn't MLB's shop services try to sell them something?
January 18, 201412 yr Its a clue given by the Illuminati! I have no explanation for this outside of a possible impending trade. Just doesn't make sense.
January 18, 201412 yr Author Castro is expensive. We can all reasonably assume the Sox have checked in on him and probably have a good idea of what that price range would be.
January 18, 201412 yr QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Jan 18, 2014 -> 02:24 PM) Dude really? Discussion board users at ChiSox.com have probably been discussing Castro and making Castro-related searches. If Castro-related interest is coming off the WhiteSox official site then why wouldn't MLB's shop services try to sell them something? Have you seen it happen before? We're always talking about players from other teams.
January 18, 201412 yr Author QUOTE (Al Lopez's Ghost @ Jan 18, 2014 -> 02:35 PM) Have you seen it happen before? We're always talking about players from other teams. There are probably a lot of click-throughs in there. People on the Sox site clicking into Castros bio page, watching Castro media, etc. Only a small percentage of MLB.com users are actually going to purchase that massively overpriced garbage they sell on their website, so every bit of concentrated interest in a player is probably seen as pretty important. I mean doesn't that sound just a *little* more plausible than something involving, say, Reptilians and secret underground bases?
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