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HA no Wise instead.

Do we see Rios for D ?

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Just a hit ARam.

Be clutch Pods.

Thoroughly aggravating.

Every move that led to winning the 05 World Series ! And all the moves that will bring another one .

I love the move but it wont mean jack for this year unless we can start playing some solid ball and overtake the Tiggers .

QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 11, 2009 -> 08:03 AM) The girl in that movie was hawt. Michelle Johnson was 17 when they signed her to do that role. ( Blame it on Rio for those of you who don't know). She later married Matt Williams (yes the ex Giants and Diamondback 3rd baseman).

Article in the Trib. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,3505800.story

QUOTE (thedoctor @ Aug 11, 2009 -> 06:59 AM) exactly. keeping torres on the roster makes no sense. and what has torres done in his time here to earn a longer look or another start? Had one decent start and one bad start which you can say about just about all our starters in their last 2 starts.

Great , pick on a new poster , make him feel welcome .

Sox have lost 10 out of last 12 on the road. That must change NOW !

This is all contingent based on weather or not we get Rios. If we get Rios we can kiss Dye goodbye, which is why KW was kind of pissed about the lack of secrecy regarding the Rios claim. If everything remained a secret then Dye has no idea the Sox are considering parting ways with him.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Aug 8, 2009 -> 03:39 PM) Peavy's starting in the minors next week? This is great. Yes is he Thursday night in Charlotte !

Where's the bacon ?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 7, 2009 -> 09:53 PM) The defense has just murdered Mark in the last week. He hasn't exactly been helping himself by leaving his pitches up in the zone either.

QUOTE (b-Rye @ Aug 7, 2009 -> 10:04 PM) Dye will be the DH... he is younger and can still play the field... KW has no problem letting aging DH's go (Frank Thomas) I wouldn't be so sure about that. Basically the Sox have a choice of who would DH next year. Financially it would be best if Dye, Thome and Contreras were all off the books. Rios essentially replaces Dye. The Sox could offer Thome or Dye reduced money to come back as DH . The Sox need a lefthanded bat more . So if either or both Thome and Dye sign elsewhere the Sox would be looking for a LH hitting DH. Pods perhaps if Jordan Danks is ready to play or an option from outside the organization.

QUOTE (BlackBetsy @ Aug 7, 2009 -> 08:03 PM) No, he's 28 right now, not a kid. We'd be paying him $12.5 million a year when he's 34 years old. Players like him do not peak through 34. Likely, he's already had his peak with an .860 OPS. It would be different if he was 25 years old and struggling through his fourth year in the league. He's not. He should be in his prime and the last two years he's been a sub-800 OPS player. Actually he'd be 33 . He'd be 34 in the option year and could be bought out of the final year of $13.5M for $1M.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 7, 2009 -> 08:01 PM) I totally agree with this. I like the idea of having a 4 person rotation in the outfield with some time to take at DH as well. However, I still think this could have a really negative impact on the clubhouse THIS YEAR. As for 2010 and forward, I'm all for it. QUOTE (jphat007 @ Aug 8, 2009 -> 01:48 AM) * Please don't be us, please don't be us. I agree with this So are you for or against the Sox getting Rios ? You seem to be covering your bases in either direction since you happen to be the one who said " I agree with this."

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Aug 7, 2009 -> 08:08 PM) Anyone who watched tonight's game and saw Q and Pods in the outfield (and has been watching Dye play RF) knows why the Sox should try to land Rios for CF. Amen brother.

QUOTE (G&T @ Aug 7, 2009 -> 07:51 PM) I agree, except who leads off this season? Beckham? Pods would not be the odd man out this year . You just give Thome and Pods more rest against lefties . DH Q ,Pods and Dye more. Keeping the guys most likely to be injured fresher.

QUOTE (G&T @ Aug 7, 2009 -> 07:45 PM) Except for the contract, which in this economy is probably more than he's worth. That said, this is a move that makes sense for this team. The contract could be a bargain. The economy is steadily improving so it could be much better in 2011-12-13. He'd be getting Dye money for those years but a younger, faster ,better defensive version of Dye in his prime ( if he didn't peak in 2007).

QUOTE (BlackBetsy @ Aug 7, 2009 -> 07:33 PM) Unless Toronto is going to take $30 million of the $62 million in salary. Then you probably can give up an Infante + Shelby + Retherford, something like that. Maybe even you give up Torres. If Rios costs only $32-$40 million over the next 6 years, it's an OK pick up. But the $62 million sucks up a lot of money that you could be using to, say, lock up Beckham long term. There's no reason at all to lock up Beckham right now long term as he's under the Sox control for quite a while.

This would be like a great off season happening in season with Peavy and Rios. Why compete with other teams for free agents when through waivers we can work something out right now ?