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Kenny is building a deep, veteran team this offseason, probably because so many of the unproven guys on our 2009 opening day roster were non-contributors as the season played out. I think Kenny is one deal away from having a very nice offseason.

If the Dodgers are paying half his salary, I imagine we gave up something of decent value.

The $$$ makes a Quentin for Crawford swap pretty difficult. Now, if the Sox add in Jenks, and the Rays add in some young cheap talent, it might start to make some more sense.

QUOTE (Markbilliards @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 09:56 AM) This is a tough one because they're were a lot of good offensive players in his day that will be competing against him for the Hall. Answer this with your head, not your heart. You're a few years too late with this poll. Fill a room with all the "good offensive players in his day that will be competing against him for the Hall." Then ask the ones linked to PEDs to leave, as none of them will be elected to the hall any time soon. The room isn't very crowded after that. I think the HOF has room for both Thomas and Griffey.

Some people are reacting as if we're giving Vizquel $5-10M and handing him the starting SS position. This move just gives us a cheap and experienced bench player and won't take away from any other efforts. And it sure puts us in a better position than we were at the start of last year, when just about our entire bench and parts of our starting lineup had no business being on a major league roster.

The fact that there are "talks" is encouraging but not all that surprising. The Pads want to shop Gonzalez, so I'm sure they're in "talks" with quite a few teams. KW wouldn't be doing his job if he didn't at least pick up the phone. We'll see how far it advances.

QUOTE (striker62704 @ Nov 6, 2009 -> 11:00 AM) Wow, fun start to the offseason. You'd think the offseason was just a week this year. Everyone is working fast. I'm wondering if people are trading quicker do to budget limits and a poor free agent class. I'm guessing these trades were worked out in the past week or two but are just being announced now that the world series is over, hence the sudden influx. As for this trade, I'm glad to see Gomez gone.

QUOTE (whitesox901 @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 02:16 AM) Would you trade Hudson and Torres straight up? If anyone thinks this is even close to enough for Gonzalez you're crazy. The Padres would laugh and hang up if Kenny proposed this. For the Sox to have any chance, they'd have to build a deal around either Beckham or perhaps Danks or Floyd. Then maybe add in Hudson and a few other prospects.

QUOTE (League @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 11:31 AM) I think this makes the infield: Teahen, Ramirez, Beckham, Konerko, not the outfield: Q!, Rios, Teahen. Bingo.

I think it's a done deal.

I think Teahen ends up at 3B, with Beckham moving to 2B.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Nov 2, 2009 -> 04:11 PM) Priority #1 this offseason: dump Tyler Flowers. I hear Vazquez might be available...

This would not be like the Twins at all, but: (1) new ballpark to fill, and (2) need to impress Mauer given his upcoming free agency, and (3) take a shot for a year with Mauer, Morneau, and Ramirez at the center of the lineup.

QUOTE (striker62704 @ Nov 2, 2009 -> 12:27 PM) Just curious, would anyone trade Danks or Floyd straight up? For Gonzalez, in a heartbeat. He's cheap and a star who could play every day. It would take more than that though. And if we're just looking at prospects, we don't have the prospects to acquire Gonzalez. San Diego, presumably, already got a bunch of the guys they wanted from us for Peavy. I don't see how we could top the Red Sox offer. It would take Beckham and then some.

Neimann gets my vote. He's also the tallest. B)

QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ Oct 17, 2009 -> 12:26 PM) OK, here is my 2 cents and I have not posted in a while. What about offering the Padres a package of cheap talent headed by Hudson/Viciedo and their choice of maybe 3 other AA/AAA prospects to table a discussion for AGon? I know this is not reality but just say they are so hard up to dump his salary and completely retool the franchise. I really don´t want to touch our startin 4 as we have given them 4 good pitchers already for Peavy. Which brings me to my last point. Could Peavy and Linebrink sell Chicago to Agon? Awright flame away!!!!! He would definitely solve our lefty power bat with high OBP. (1) AGon doesn't have a big salary for the Padres to dump, he's cheap and good, (2) the Padres already turned down a deal from the Red Sox (reportedly) that was a lot better than anything we could offer.

I highly doubt it was related to arbitration.

I'm not sure if the 5:1 ratio is correct but your numbers are probably in the ballpark. The parking is definitely a source of revenue for the team, no question (take that Wrigley!).

Why on earth would the Sox want to "shake things up" by trading the guy they just went to great lengths to acquire (Peavy) for an overpaid headcase (Zambrano)? I'm sure the Cubs would do that swap in a heartbeat. But it isn't happening.

QUOTE (son of a rude @ Sep 28, 2009 -> 01:39 AM) Mark my words, Pena will have a comeback year. I'll put some weird ass s*** in my signature if he doesn't. Somebody can decide what I put there if he doesn't. You already have weird ass s*** in your signature.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 24, 2009 -> 10:07 AM) He might get even more than $15. Not every owner or fan thinks using the "Sox wallet" as a measurement of a player's value. A few years ago, maybe. Not today.

Buerhle's trade value is pretty minimal. Certainly no where close to enough to bring back a cheap young stud. He wouldn't command $15 million / year on the open market, and that's what a new club would have to pay him.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 3, 2009 -> 11:55 AM) RBI's in those months: 6 and 9. 15 RBI's with 5 HR. Dont tell me how you hit, tell me when you hit. I'd like SOMEONE to point out where I said the guy doesnt hit. I said the guy doesnt knock in runs. AJ is hitting just .239 with runners in scoring position. Still, it doesn't help his RBI total either that he spent most of the year batting behind guys that could barely score from 3rd on a single. Knocking in Konerko and Thome has it's own challenges and is a little tougher than knocking in Pods and Beckham.

If the Sox wanted to trade Linebrink, I'd much rather see them pick up some of his salary to make a trade viable as opposed to taking on another team's headache in return.

The Sox still have a chance but it's a long shot. They need to knock a few games off Detroit's lead over the next few weeks. Say they can get within 4 games. Then you have to hope for 5-1 against Detroit. Unlikely, but if they play well and get hot, it can certainly happen.