Dick Allen Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Dec 15, 2015 -> 08:33 AM) Post-steroid era aging curves are different, guys. Players are peaking much sooner. Also, not every guy is the same. Upton's age is an advantage because it doesn't seem likely to be affected by age-related decline soon, but we need to stop pretending he's a lock to improve the next few years just because he isn't 30 yet. I don't think it is all steroids. There were a lot of guys very productive into their late 30s and up until 40 and I don't think all of them were juicing. I think the ball is less juiced, because if anyone thinks the juicing has stopped, they are kidding themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 S-S Choo is still the only truly successful Korean outfielder in the history of the game...there's that. It's not like we can compare Koreans with Cubans or even Japanese players in terms of overall impact. Not much history there to go on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Rich Dubroff @RichDubroffCSN 4h4 hours ago @danconnollysun said Orioles made offer to SK OF Hyun-Soo Kim. Industry source says he has good offers in Korea, will likely remain there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance Law Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Dec 14, 2015 -> 08:21 PM) I'm looking at OBP type players to help the Sox pathetic offense score some runs. Name one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Prince Fielder at 378 Yunel Escobar amazingly was 375 but already traded/acquired David Peralta with the D-Backs has been the target of lots of trade speculation but not sure if we match up for a trade Nick Markakis has that high OBP, but lacking in power and declining athletically/defensively...around a 2 WAR type who's owed $31.5 million for 3 more years AJ Pollock was the reason they traded away Eaton, so probably not Christian Yelich with the Marlins is an interesting name would be a very expensive target in terms of prospects Adam Lind fit this mold perfectly...but not a logical get for the White Sox in terms of our current personnel, last offseason would have been the moment (instead of LaRoche) Logan Forsythe with the Rays, but good luck acquiring him for less than the kitchen sink Dee Gordon and DJ LeMahieu have been talked about a lot around here in recent months... Carlos Santana, although the Indians are unlikely to risk trading him to a divisional rival Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Caulfield, most of the players you named aren't being traded or have already been traded. It's like you just looked up guys with high obp and said "these guys qualify as possible trade targets" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 Nice list Caulfield, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisox05 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Orioles reach two-year, $7 million deal with Korean outfielder Hyun-soo Kim https://t.co/RZTpitesZD https://twitter.com/HardballTalk/status/677300673235443713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakman23 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 He signed with the Orioles http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/12/orio...un-soo-kim.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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