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QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Jan 1, 2016 -> 03:09 AM) Stars have allowed 16 goals in the last 10 games. They're playing extremely well at the moment and still have yet to lose consecutive games. Anything can happen in the playoffs, but they're so much better than the Blackhawks right now, it's not even funny. Ask Nashville and St Louis about their regular season championships. Both in years looked better than the Hawks in the regular season. Then the playoffs happen.

Maybe they are waiting until Thursday evening at 11:59pm to announce the signing. That would be a cold blooded move that would impress some people and show the world that Hahn has stones. f*** you Ghost of Dick Clark. My name is Rick Hahn how you like my balls dropping.

QUOTE (ron883 @ Dec 25, 2015 -> 01:01 PM) Hahn needs to send a message to sox fans. He needs to show his dedication to the job by making a Christmas Day trade. He needs to show he has stones to make a move like that. Sign Upton or Gordon today, you win my respect. A Christmas signing is cold blooded.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 22, 2015 -> 09:23 PM) It was the weirdest forced/chosen retirement I can recall. Iirc he didn't want to take less than a certain amount, and I think he didn't want to DH If he would of accepted a DH role he would of played beyond that. By the time he decided to open to DH it was too late.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 22, 2015 -> 09:12 PM) Do you really want a separate thread on John Smoltz replacing Harold Reynolds with FOX? The main reason I included that was because Trayce Thompson is one of the targets...once again, do we want a separate thread about that topic alone (interest in a former White Sox player by another team seemingly being of interest to MOST SoxTalk posters)? Should I start a separate Jackie Bradley, Jr. thread? Trayce Thompson Trayce also big time bloodlines as the son of former NBA player Mychal Thompson and the brother of Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson. Thompson made his Major League debut in 2015, appearing in 44 games with the White Sox before being dealt to the Dodgers this winter in the three-team Todd Frazier deal. Thompson was a second-round pick by the White Sox and has shown a nice blend of power and speed, with 20/20 potential as a centerfielder. However he has also shown little plate discipline, striking out 26% of the time with a 6.6% walk rate. He hit well once he was promoted to Chicago this year, hitting .295/.363/.533 in 133 plate appearances with five home runs. His walk rate surged with the White Sox to 9.6% while he cut down on his strikeouts, although there are small sample size issues. Thompson is 24 years old, so his ceiling is not high, but he has power and speed, which the Royals will love, and his right-handed bat could fit in the lineup well.

They are obviously going for it. Now they should sign Gordon/Upton/or Cespedes. Cant be in the middle. They already went this far.

Anderson, Fulmer and Adams are the ones that everyone will want. I don't know if I would part with any of them for 2 years of control.

To me here are my thoughts. 1.) Can Trayce Thompson become a everyday major leaguer. Can he hit consistently enough over the course of a season. Can he deal with the adjustments that people will make. 2.) Can Laroche bounce back. Is it a sign of age or did he just have injuries he is over. 3.) Erik Johnson. Can he take the next step and solidify that spot at the back end of the rotation. 4.) Fulmer - can he progress through the system and be the next + arm up. 5.) Eaton - slow start after the contract. Can he just be himself and play hard and keep healthy. 6.) Is Anderson up at the end of the year or in 2017.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 08:06 PM) BREAKING: White Sox have acquired Brett Lawrie from the A's in exchange for LHP Zachary Erwin & RHP J.B. Wendelken. Well thats a hell of a lot better than I could of imagined. Make sense after it didn't materialize until now.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 02:01 PM) Link We'll see if that holds for next year, "Defensive stats from 1/2 a season" are obviously volatile, but there's possibly a lesson in "guy goes to another organization and he's had so unbelievably little coaching that it takes 3 months before the team throws up their hands and brings in a specialist to do what should have happened with him 3 years beforehand". Thats a pretty big indictment for our minor league system. Explains a lot.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 09:48 AM) The Braves have done an incredible job and you're not wrong but the Sox would have to move Abreu/Sale/Quintana/Eaton. The Sox really have no complimentary pieces. Robertson and that's it. 1.) Stars (using the word liberally): Abreu, Sale, Quintana, Eaton 2.) Young assets that are potential building blocks: Rodon, Fulmer, Anderson 3.) Nice young pieces: Thompson, E. Johnson and Montas 4.) Tradable assets in a teardown: Robertson and maybe Jones. My point being, would a tear down like the Braves be possible without anyone notable? I certainly don't think so. However, I think the Sox can swap some younger assets for better fits at positions of need. That being said, if I am them, I am considering selling high on Quintana/Robertson, keeping the QO pick and gambling one 1 yearr FAs (Pearce, Latos, a reliever) that could potentially flipped in July and building for 2017. Especially given how the college draftees have been flying to the Majors recently. Looking towards 2017, the Sox could add a lot of talent by doing the following: 1.) Getting a Miller like haul for Quintana 2.) Getting a good return for Robertson 3.) Getting three top 50 draft picks 4.) Getting a return for 1 yearr FAs that work out. 5.) Getting Anderson, Fulmer, Montas and Johnson to develop. This is a great plan.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 11:32 AM) Seriously. Gordon's front has been quiet to. Upton was linked to Angels, then it was immediately shot down. Then he was linked to the Orioles, then it was shot down again. Garfien tweeted "Sox working a lot, could be lining up some moves" or something of that nature. For good reason. No way I'd put a 9 digit expense on him. Gordon is probably going to go after everyone plays out Heyward and then Upton.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 11:04 AM) It kind of bothers me that the white sox, of all places, cannot try out to see if Trayce is something worth keeping. Kenny williams gives zero f***s about prospects. If he wants someone he will burn it all down for them.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 8, 2015 -> 05:43 PM) Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 1m1 minute ago Source: Zobrist choosing between #Mets and #Cubs. Comparable offers. Only question is which team he wants to join. #Nationals on periphery. The Mets are closer and he would start.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Dec 8, 2015 -> 04:07 PM) What are you talking about? You want the Sox to stand pat? I don't. I want them to improve. Yes Kenny we know your position. Burn it down for a chance to win this year.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Dec 8, 2015 -> 10:25 AM) Teams are targeting SS Tim Anderson, #White Sox's No. 1 prospect, as well as pitching prospects in trade talks. https://twitter.com/philgrogers/status/674263367234789376 Looks like teams have realized that Gambler Kenny is back ready to win a world series and will empty the farm again.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 7, 2015 -> 03:20 PM) Doug Padilla ‏@ESPNChiSox 6m6 minutes ago While not expected to increase payroll, hearing White Sox still aim to be competitive instead of starting a major rebuild. Can't wait to acquire average talent. Kenny must like mediocrity. Its almost like he makes a few moves. Hopes for regression from the rest of the division and then figures we can win the whole damn thing. Then reload the following year and do it again. Goodbye Spencer Adams and Fulmer. Kenny has a mythical world series to win this year. Odds are for suckers. He has a believe wristband and prospects to trade.

I will be happy when Williams and his short term vision are gone from this organization. Win this year....oh wait that didn't happen......win this year again....oh wait below 500......win again this year. Its like we are run by a kid and his xbox.

Here is Trevor Bauer of the Indians working out at Driveline in the offseason. This is a small insight to the very hard work that MLB players do in the offseason every single day to keep on top of their game.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Nov 28, 2015 -> 03:42 PM) Article on Justin Upton on ESPN.com today. 5 teams in the running starting with White Sox. Closing comment was something like Sox never punt, so they will do something. Words to that effect. This is why we are a perennial mediocre team and wont move into a perennial winner until the Gambler is out of the organization.

QUOTE (Baron @ Nov 3, 2015 -> 04:31 PM) Good...Flowers and Rick Hahn get to use the injury excuse for his poor batting again. Well his magic glasses fixed his hitting so it must be an injury. Next year we can get him a magic bat with magic batting gloves.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Nov 2, 2015 -> 01:57 AM) I knew tonight the Mets were in trouble when Harvey was a whiny b**** after the eighth inning. Verlander does it all the time, so did Peavy and Shark. These pitchers want to stay in the game I have zero problem with a pitcher who dominated a game being in the moment and wanting to finish it. This is what they have been programmed with since they were kids. If this happened to be your favorite Toronto pitcher you would of been delighted to see him have a bulldog persona. But it's one of those punk kids you don't like for whatever reason. In the end it's up to Collins to manage the game. The minute he walked the first guy Familia should of been in. The lack of clutch hitting and a porous defense is what cost the mets.

First Wright doesn't look the runner back enough, then Duda makes a s***ty throw. Horrible.

QUOTE (High Mileage @ Oct 31, 2015 -> 12:05 PM) Royals throw high and inside, and their dirty headhunters. Syndergaard does it and he's celebrated. "He was crying like a baby", PED user Edinson Volquez after drilling Josh Donaldson in August. "He bleeds like the rest of us do. He's very comfortable, I will leave it at that, we'll see what happens" I find it comical that the Royals are upset at something they have been doing all year long. Your pitchers have been chirpy about this. Guess what sometimes the other team has tough guys who throw hard as well.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 27, 2015 -> 12:13 PM) We had a chat page that everyone could access. Lets just say it was fun and innappropriate and thats why we loved it and why it is gone Wonder how many kids Katie has popped out by now. I wonder if any of them are named Ben.