Jake

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 05:56 PM) Good for Hahn I love that rival GMs are now starting to doubt whether he really is going to come down. If you don't give anything until the last minute, one of two good things can happen: 1. You concede a little, but you're not actually very far from your original price at this point. Compare this to a gradual back and forth where you've been steadily bidding yourself lower. 2. Somebody just meets your asking price because they want to be sure they get the guy. There is a third option, which is that no trade happens.

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 1m White Sox are said to be sticking to high asking price for Peavy. Teams are wondering if they'll get more flexible as deadline nears. Rick sticking to his guns!

I just don't know why the Rangers would stake their season on PK finding his power, contact ability, and health again.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 05:21 PM) I wonder if Rick is waiting last minute and if AZ can't find a suitor for Kennedy then he'll pick up some money. So far, it seems to me that he has played this very well. Don't give AZ the easy way out, make them get their own ducks in a row instead of just having us throw money at it

I really doubt Texas is/was serious about this. They want to get better at hitting. They'd just take Rios or Dunn. If money was a factor, they'd go for De Aza Why try to get one of the worst hitters on the worst offense in baseball?

I wish I got the MLB Network

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 05:09 PM) If he wants to. I would just ask him

Have him, I guess

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 04:24 PM) For me it is. We both have to want to go somewhere to go there. If we didn't feel that way, we wouldn't be married in the first place. I'm teasing sheeeeeeesh

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 02:43 PM) No, Jake has a terrible grasp of the spanish language. The direct translation of his tweet was "Yes, I am sitting next to Danks right now in the Cleveland dugout, tweeting. I really love Soxtalk, thanks for all of the support. BTW, I am starting tomorrow"

No thanks to Holmberg

This is driving me f***ing crazy. Just trade Lindstrom or something to distract us for a while

QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 01:41 PM) What does that translate to. I see rios and finalize lol It's basically a translation of the Kaplan tweet

It would actually make a ton of sense to take back Brandon McCarthy in a D'Backs deal. He makes $10M next year and I don't think they would need him. Makes the money work.

I would also take Ian Kennedy back if I had to

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 44s The Diamondbacks have been considering Peavy for weeks, and if they get cash adjustment,they could make a deal. Towers/Peavy history strong.

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 01:22 PM) If we're taking Kubel back it better be as a salary dump for AZ. I want value not 31 year old fat dudes. I'd be happy to have him as a salary dump, but not as a value piece

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 12:40 PM) https://twitter.com/jperrotto/status/362265767758151680 Hmmm I'm pressing the bulls*** button on that having happened in the past 24 hours

IIRC, Kap was pretty much spot on when it came to the Garza deal when it broke. He's usually not a source of rumors, though

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 12:19 PM) As for where I'd live...right now, Chicago, which is where I live. My friends are here, my family is here, my wife's family is here, jobs are here... But when I near retirement...decidedly NOT Chicago. Not necessarily a dealbreaker

Question for discussion: If Peavy is traded, which do you expect? a-more impressive return than expected b-less impressive return than expected

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 11:14 AM) I get that it isn't the same for everybody, but I was raised on road trips. Between the ages of 8 and 15, my family took road trips from Northern Indiana to Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, DC (twice), Colorado and California. And that's not including the dozens of trips to both Chicago and Indy that I don't really count because those were As an adult, I've taken road trips from my various residences in the Midwest to Texas, Wyoming, New York, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi (twice), plus I did a complete loop around Lake Michigan. I could never confine myself to an island where the farthest I can get from home by car is 2 hours. I could certainly vacation there for up to a month, but living there would be out of the question. I'd rather live in Anchorage. Being the youngest in my family, my memories of road trips are of me riding in the "b**** seat" (the not actual seat in the middle of the bench backseat) with both of my brothers legs on me while they leaned against the doors and slept.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 11:51 AM) Position is factored in to WAR. Absolutely. I'm thinking perceived future value

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 11:49 AM) Worth noting how close it actually is. Sale has 3.8 WAR on the season, Machado 4.4. Then factor in position, potential to improve, Machado's non-pitcherness

Jeff Passan reports that Phillies are calling up a 3B today. Young probably on the way somewhere