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Is there any chance Mason Robbins gets a shot? If he mashes AA and AAA pitching for most of the year, maybe a September callup?

.250/.330/.480 35 HR Bounceback year that won't entirely happen with the White Sox.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jan 19, 2017 -> 03:35 AM) This doesn't even make sense. Potential #1 picks the next 2 years probably won't be ready to help us in 2019. I know it's not likely, but if the Sox are able to get two advanced college hitters in those drafts, they may be ready to make an impact fairly quickly. Look at Bregman, Benintendi, and Bryant. If half of what the Sox end up with from trading off the roster develops the way we hope it will, and they can get 2 impact bats like that out of the 2018 and 2019 drafts, I would expect them to be able to attract the big names in the 2018 free agent class (though I think Reinsdorf will ultimately be too cheap to sign them) and potentially be in the hunt for the wild card in 2019 and possibly much more in 2020.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 18, 2017 -> 08:31 AM) I remember the halcyon days of late 2013 when it became clear the White Sox would get the #3 pick and not the #1 pick and how badly they screwed up by costing themselves the chance at the clear #1 pick, Carlos Rodon. It's not good to count on the teams in front of you to be stupid.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 01:20 PM) Aside from stats, Guerrero is one of those players that is just "hall-worthy" for how memorable they were. Laser throws from outfield, golf swing home runs. He was just awesome. Vladimir Guerrero is the only player I've ever seen turn an intentional walk into a double. They were trying to pitch around him, and the pitcher threw the ball eye high and over the left handed batter's box, but Guerrero slapped it down the right field line for a double. He's also the only player I've ever seen hit a home run off of a ball that bounced before it got to home plate.

QUOTE (Con te Giolito @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 10:54 AM) huh Lots of average-below average bats, relievers, and starters available that only cost money, and some GMs are very hesitant to give up their prospects. That's what the article says.

QUOTE (Sleepy Harold @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 10:31 AM) Rick Hahn to Blame for Q market stalling out? This is from The Athletic, I don't have a subscription so I can't read anything past the first paragraph, but looks like potential blame shifting to RH taking too long to make a deal piece (basing that on context clues). Basically said he set the bar too high with the first two trades, and other GMs have been made hesitant by that and the abundance of options on the free agent market.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 10:17 AM) https://twitter.com/coatesktbb/status/821389680507752448 Check the gun. Is this a dumb thing to do? https://twitter.com/BrandonOSports/status/821389615135358976 I hope that's not his normal delivery.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 17, 2017 -> 10:11 AM) For the White Sox I predict he puts up 0-0 0.00 0.00 0 0 0

I think he ends up with the Astros for Martes, Tucker, Reed, and Perez. I want Torres, Rutherford, Andujar, Fowler from the Yankees.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jan 15, 2017 -> 01:21 PM) .300/.400/.600 That would be a career year.

.310/.380/.540 Walks go up slightly as he'll be pitched around much more.

QUOTE (ypres @ Jan 13, 2017 -> 11:14 AM) 220/280/440. 3 HR, 12 SB This projection doesn't make sense. If Anderson has a .220 ISO and walks at a ~8% clip, he might be an MVP candidate. There's no way under those conditions that his bat would have regressed so much that he only hits .220, especially since his BABIP luck is likely to be favorable due to his speed. Also, how does he hit a .220 ISO with 3 HR? Do you have him hitting 40 triples? And if so, how could you be so unfavorable on a BABIP luck projection? At a 30% K rate (unlikely), that represents about a 60 point drop in BABIP, whereas at a 25% K rate (more likely), that represents about an 80 point drop in BABIP, which also would put him below league average for BABIP. This all just seems statistically implausible to me.

.240/.300/.380 That's my optimistic line.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 14, 2017 -> 10:27 AM) Cubs tax = lost Sox revenue from the fact that their inter-city rival and defending World Champs get better with Quintana. Very good way of putting it. They would pay the tax in the amount and quality of players given up to attain Quintana.

QUOTE (ChiSox1917 @ Jan 14, 2017 -> 03:12 AM) As if we're going to compete with the Cubs in the next 3 years. Who cares about some stupid stigma. The White Sox are constantly in competition with the Cubs for revenue in their shared market. That is why if they want Q, the price will be steeper for them than any other team, save maybe the AL Central teams.

QUOTE (ChiSox1917 @ Jan 14, 2017 -> 12:37 AM) I really don't get why the Cubs aren't a more talked about trade partner. Happ, Jimenez, Candelario, + low level guy just makes too much sense as a match for Q since they're all blocked in the near future. Because you're not factoring in the Cubs tax that makes a deal with them not feasible.

I wonder how many 300+ page Q trade threads there will be before Q is traded.

Am I the only one who hates Judge, thinks he's nearly guaranteed to bust, and thinks that the likelihood of him busting only increases if he joins the White Sox organization? Honestly, I'd prefer Andujar to him.

QUOTE (steveno89 @ Jan 11, 2017 -> 02:21 PM) Ding ding ding Many scouts view Glasnow's stock to have slipped a little bit. He can still develop into a TOR starter, but his control is currently not very good. He likely needs a full season in AAA to work on it. Hahn has done a great job in getting more than Sox fans hoped for in each trade Quintana is not wearing a Pirates uniform without Meadows + Glasnow + Bell/Keller/Newman package I'd prefer Meadows, Glasnow, Bell, but if it's not that, then I would think Keller or Newman (especially Newman) would warrant an additional fringy prospect thrown in.

Anything new on the Q front?

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Jan 8, 2017 -> 12:56 AM) Let's say the Cubs hypothetically offered Eloy, Happ, Candelario, and a lottery ticket for Q. Would you take it? No, because to trade with the Cubs, especially to send them an asset like Q that they desperately need to keep that contention window pried open as long as possible, you have to win that trade in such a way that people think the price Rizzo paid for Eaton was a bargain comparatively. Sending them Q as opposed to any other NL team or any AL team not in the Central hurts the franchise's earning potential more, so the Cubs would have to pay for that on top of paying for Q's production and contract.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jan 6, 2017 -> 03:14 PM) Hrmm. whitesoxdave ‏@barstoolWSD 9m9 minutes ago IF a deal gets done with Houston, I'm gonna predict the return to be Martes, Tucker, Stubbs, Fisher, Laureano 8 replies 9 retweets 16 likes Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 1m1 minute ago @barstoolWSD @JamesFox917 I would guess no Tucker 2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes That won't work.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 6, 2017 -> 03:12 PM) WSD predicts Martes, Tucker, Fisher, Stubbs, and Laureano if Houston trade were to get done. MAKE THEM PAY MORE! That's a good deal. If they get it, they should take it and run. I want Reed, but I want Fisher and Laureano more.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 5, 2017 -> 03:45 PM) I think it's relevant in this thread, but the Rays turned down a Martes, Tucker, Paulino ++ for Archer. That is crazy. Well, that means they've moved in the right direction. Maybe they're willing to do Martes, Tucker, Reed, Stubbs for Q, now.