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Abreu

Let's show up and battle hard

The whole thing doesn't make a lot of sense. We have stories saying the Sox tried to sign him to a long term deal and now that he wants out of Dodge? We must have liked him a lot to trade for him and that was the story line plus the Shark said he loved it in Chicago. Maybe struggling so bad is what is prompting these stories and they are speculation only. Doesn't seem to me that Cooper would be trying to reinvent an established pitcher. He might be working with Smard. as the fastball velocity is down and they are looking for a way to make things work? Has to be frustrating for the crew as much as it is us fans. Regardless I am betting we give Jeff a QO so we don't lose everything on the deal - prospects and money. If he leaves so be it.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 04:02 AM) Man when did half the posts on this board just become complaining? I love the Sox! At the start of 2016 all teams are equal. Let's see what the off season brings and then Spring Training.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 10:08 PM) Hooray for offense and bullpen! Yes sir

I would rather see Alexei back in 2016

QUOTE (shysocks @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 07:41 PM) I wouldn't play him ahead of any of our outfielders. That includes Avi, who we perhaps still have to learn some things about. We know what Shuck is, and it's a 4th outfielder. A singles hitter. I'd be okay with him platooning with LaRoche. Good point. Shuck is filling his role. It seems when they are succesful in doing that the call is to put them in a role they can't fill long term

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 07:48 PM) Thank god we went outside of the organization. Where is Little Louie Aparicio? For some reason they dumped Tim Raines. Where is he or Sweet Lou Johnson??? I get your point and for an organization that took a stance of honoring its own we haven't shown it lately

Interesting to see Johnson

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Sep 2, 2015 -> 08:01 PM) That's just not true. If the Sox got 3 quality young players for him who could produce right away, the Sox would be a better baseball team. Teams win without aces (and Rodon may be that anyway). And the Sox certainly have proven that they can lose with the best of them with Sale. I still adhere to the notion that teams win with pitching first and then defense and then a good offense. Get all three together and you have champions. Don't trade away a Cy Young type pitcher for three prospects, who you don't know will perform. I think we saw the preferred route in building a team and that's free agency (Cabrerea, Laroche and Robertson), or a swap of mid level talent for youth (Garcia for Peavy, A Reed for Davidson).

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Sep 2, 2015 -> 04:32 PM) I don't think anything big (like trade Chris Sale) will happen either because the Sox are still in the mind set that they can compete next year. Trading Chris Sale does not let you do that. Agreed

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 2, 2015 -> 03:20 AM) "We've been extremely open minded. Everything is on the table and we're looking at everything." (Makes no moves at trade deadline or even on waiver wire). Nothing is going to happen now anyway. If any moves are made it will have to be during the off season. They have always said there are no sacred cows. It's always the return. Did I miss something or is it just Hahn speaking now instead of Williams?

QUOTE (shipps @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 08:52 PM) So they are fine with throwing mediocre offensive bats right into the fire with Saladino, Sanchez and Johnson but with Trayce they feel the need to treat him like a delicate flower that cant be overwhelmed with too much at one time? Keep Thompson's at bats down this year so he can qualify for a run in 2016 as Rookie of the Year, What baseball logic dictates he must play every game closing out 2015?

Let us strive mightily to smite those two-headed monsters

Abreu

A. Garcia

Cabrera

Reading between the lines does not bode well for Pete Rose other then Rose didn't throw any games that we know of

I hope we leave Minny with a sweep

Did I mention that I really don't like the Twins?

I really don't like the Twins

Yankees Claim David Robertson On Revocable Waivers; Trade Unlikely By Steve Adams [August 31, 2015 at 11:50am CDT] from MLB Trade Rumors 11:50am: Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports hears from a source that part of the Yankees’ motivation in making the claim was indeed to prevent the Blue Jays from having an opportunity to acquire Robertson (Twitter link). 8:32am: The Yankees have claimed closer David Robertson from the White Sox on revocable waivers, reports Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, but a trade between the two sides is seen as unlikely. To this point, according to Heyman, there’s little indication of a deal in the works, and as of late Saturday night there hadn’t even been legitimate discussions between Chicago and New York. It seems probable that the White Sox will elect to pull their closer back off waivers. Robertson, 30, has spent his entire career with the Yankees aside from this season. He departed as a free agent following the 2014 campaign, electing to sign a sizable four-year, $46MM contract with the Sox. (The Yankees, meanwhile, made their own significant commitment to lefty Andrew Miller: four years, $36MM.) It’s still far too early to judge that hefty investment from the White Sox, but the early returns have been outstanding. Robertson has a 2.60 ERA with 12.2 K/9, 1.9 BB/9 (a career-best rate) a 38.3 percent ground-ball rate and 27 saves in 52 innings with the Sox. That ERA would likely be even better were it not for the fact that White Sox rate as one of the worst defensive clubs in all of baseball. SIERA, FIP and xFIP, for instance, all peg Robertson between 1.89 and 2.17 — significantly better than his still-impressive 2.60 ERA. Robertson is earning $10MM in 2015 and has about $1.97MM remaining on his current salary, plus an additional $36MM through the 2018 season. The Yankees will have until 2:00 ET to work out a trade, per Heyman, indicating that the actual claim of Robertson was made on Saturday afternoon. It’s possible, though, that the Yankees made the claim not so much expecting a deal but more to prevent the division-leading Blue Jays from having an opportunity to add to their bullpen. Even if that were the case, it wouldn’t mean the Yankees aren’t interested in a reunion. They pursued bullpen help in late July, and Robertson would mark at least the third elite reliever that the Yankees have attempted to acquire to pair with their already dominant late-inning duo of Miller and Dellin Betances. GM Brian Cashman reportedly showed strong interest in both Craig Kimbrel and Aroldis Chapman prior to the non-waiver trade deadline last month. Though his specific trade probably won’t come to fruition, it’s likely that we’ll see a few swaps made prior to midnight. Players acquired on Sept. 1 or later are ineligible for their new team’s postseason roster, meaning that any last-minute trades that contenders wish to make in order to upgrade their potential playoff rosters will need to be completed in the next 14.5 hours.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Aug 31, 2015 -> 05:24 PM) Take LaRoche and Danks and you can have him Robertson is not going anywhere IMO., However, Danks and Laroche could be. Might not be at waiver deadline but this off season is a strong possibility.

White Sox rebuilding issues, or any teams, starts with a nucleus of players to fill important spots on the roster. Robertson as closer and Jones as the 8th inning guy are two real strong positions. I can't see Robertson being traded. Of course it's always a poibility if the Yankees take his salary and give us two or three major prospects

Thompson