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It's certainly not the job of a PROSECUTOR to present his own version of an NBC Olympic Hero profile to build up additional sympathy for the officer that's under investigation. Doesn't exactly sound impartial...more like a self-fulfilling prophecy, where they took the available evidence and forced it to fit a foregone conclusion.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 25, 2014 -> 09:18 AM) I love how this is an argument against a jury trial system existing at all. You're automatically for the animalistic rioters if you've never had the opportunity in your lifetime to draw a gun on someone...apparently. It's kind of like being against Guantanomo Bay and Abu Gharib...and expressing that honestly-held belief that it's not the correct action for a country of laws to set the precedent of water boarding/rendition...which therefore makes you a "terrorist sympathizer" and unappreciative of soldiers/policemen/firefighters, etc.

I'm trying to think of another situation where humans are termed as "animals." Maybe a prison break or prison riot? But I'd swear 90-95% of the time it's not directed at white communities in terms of in terms of typifying a pattern of behavior. For example, when those Todd Marinovich-esque parents start a fight with other parents or umpires/referees/coaches in youth or Little League sports, they're called "hotheads" or "maniacs" or "psychos" but not animals.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/24/opinion/john....html?hpt=hp_t1 Opinion: A Failure At Every Level Where's Greg?

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Nov 24, 2014 -> 09:24 PM) He was a CF upon his entry into the Oakland line-up, and that was his natural position in Cuba. He's more of a corner guy now (see Rasmus), but he's clearly a much more capable defender than Viciedo, for example.

Hochevar/Rasmus/Volquez No matter who they get, there will be polarized opinions and no player/acquisition will be universally-praised. And I'm 100% ready to turn the page on Danks and try Ethier as well...rather than having to trade, say, Micah Johnson and Beck/Bassit for two years of Josh Reddick, for example.

Cespedes is overvalued because of his ESPN Highlight reels of amazing throws created by lackadaisical defense in the first place...he's an incredibly talented athlete, but he's closer to Bo Jackson than Mike Trout in terms of translating those skills into being an All-Star caliber player. On the other hand, he's probably better than Tomas and definitely shouldn't be paired with Viciedo in comps. The Red Sox, before all the dirty laundry has come out this offseason, were willing to give him a $100 million long-term contract extension. (Of course, they also gave Rusney Castillo $72.5 million).

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Nov 24, 2014 -> 07:53 PM) What value is he? In a platoon where he could rake LHP, maybe, but you can't state that it is necessarily a strength and his defensive value is so negative and I see no reason to grade out significant improvements going forward. Given that we have DH filled, I see no place for Dayan on this roster, unless of course our baseball people think a light will go off and allow him to take a few steps forward and become an above average offensive player whose bat more then makes up for his defense. Right now we are talking about an at best league average and more realistically, slightly below league average bat who also provides atrocious defense. His value is extremely negative in the grand scheme of things so again unless we think going forward that will significantly change, no point in having him around. Of course, we could have predicted that about DeAza and Beckham before the 2014 season...we could have given Sanchez/Semien more of an opportunity to "prove" what they could do. Right now, one has to draw the conclusion they're closer to utility players than everyday starters on the middle infield. Obviously there are a variety of opinions on the board about all three of those guys (including Micah Johnson, who perhaps is better suited as a trade chip than future starter because of his arm/injuries/inability to translate basestealing technique to MLB level). Because of the Garcia injury, DeAza and Viciedo both received significant at-bats, but it didn't create any value for the White Sox in the end. Both went from being assets in 2011-12 to being virtually worthless.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 24, 2014 -> 07:41 PM) That's a bad Korean LHP not the SS mentioned on the site. Oh, no wonder the posting fee was "only" between $500,000-1.5 million. Much ado about nothing.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Nov 24, 2014 -> 07:17 PM) Have you noticed MLBTR often cites the person who first reported/tweeted a deal/trade? The concept of getting some kind of credit for releasing news before a club announces something is insane to me. Or predicting news and wanting people to bask in the glow of greatness, like people should hold the person in some esteem for this magnificent prognostication. Nobody gives a hoot. It's just sad that grown men require such attention to feel like men. It's just a big version of little kids saying "See, I told ya so!" Rant over. Get back to work reporting news when it happens. There's a whole line item list about items that Tim Dierkes or whatever his name is "broke." Whether that helps make his site more profitable is another question altogether. Is that a selling point with advertisers or potential investors? Maybe. Actually sorting out who really broke a story, who was incorrect or jumped the gun and who's the most consistently reliable/accurate are different matters altogether. Like that Korean SS's posting. One writer breaks it's the Twins. The next, one, the Rangers. Then it turns out the posting hasn't been accepted by the Korean team as of yet. Lots of misinformation/rush to conclusions in the race to be first.

QUOTE (LDF @ Nov 24, 2014 -> 06:03 PM) really i thought it was 2020. umm then why is 2020 date interest me. no offense, i am talking out loud. either way, a couple of winning season, sir you are correct there. let alone, hopefully WS rings. i keep thinking of the Dodgers tv deal, $200 mil!!!! everything from now until the sox win their first WS ring, cough next yr cough cough , is getting the right mixture of players. $334 million per year...

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 24, 2014 -> 08:17 AM) They have the pieces to get Hamels. That makes a ton of sense for them. $400 million of contracts in half a year with Rusney Castillo, Sandoval, Ramirez and Hamels. Makes the Stanton contract look crazy.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Nov 23, 2014 -> 09:38 PM) and that's the NL. The Sox don't have a good track record with NL talent. Eaton?

QUOTE (TheFutureIsNear @ Nov 24, 2014 -> 08:11 AM) Can we actually just turn this into the Boston Redsox trade thread? I'm not sure exactly what they would want from us but they have a ton of talent with out a spot right now...They have Betts, Bradley Jr, Castillo, Cespedes, Nava, Craig, and Victorino all competing for 1 or maybe 2 spots. Like I said, not sure what we would have to offer them, but they sure do seem like a nice trade partner. Castillo and Ramirez have to start in CF and LF. The big problem is that Bradley, Jr., Craig and Victorino are all going to be sold for pennies on the dollar. Not a good way to do business. In all likelihood, they keep Betts as insurance and simply for the fact they need some young, cost-effective players. As someone mentioned, Nava's a good LH bench option, but not worth much of anything in a trade after 2014.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Nov 24, 2014 -> 06:47 AM) The leverage for the White Sox on Alexei has to be really good. With Hanley ramirez going to Boston it now leaves the Mariners needing shortstop now since they wanted Hanley. Sofar the teams needing a shortstop are the Mets, Yankees, dodgers, mariners, A's and supposedly the marlins. Let the bidding begin. And M's were never planning to play Ramirez at SS. He can play 3B, LF, 1B (maybe) and DH from here on out.

QUOTE (lord chas @ Nov 24, 2014 -> 06:54 AM) Wow, hope Hahn get take advantage of the market now Trade market, not FA one. Until Scherzer, Shields and Lester sign, there's going to be a slowdown until the Winter Meetings.

And we have Alexei Ramirez and Dayan Viciedo to trade them. Boston's 100% in win now mode again. They need pitching, and that's exactly what we don't have. There's no scenario where Q for Cespedes makes sense (even with an extension), and there's nobody on our roster other than Sale (or Rodon, who can't be dealt yet) who's attractive enough to be the centerpiece of a trade, either.

QUOTE (LDF @ Nov 24, 2014 -> 05:36 AM) Beane, most likely will try to extract the most in trades. that a given, so with that info, pass. Every GM makes a lot of mistakes. Beane doesn't have a perfect track record by any means. Bringing in Jim Johnson from Baltimore comes to mind immediately. There's a good 7-8 year run there in the middle of his regime where he made more bad than good trades, other than starting the trend of maximizing value from his closers after their shelf life had expired.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/11/non-...ris-medlen.html Kris Medlen would be an interesting "buy low" candidate...

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Nov 20, 2014 -> 11:08 AM) I like how the crap Jax did at the end of the episode is kind of not an issue. That is a minimum 10 years in jail. I assume you mean decking Unser?

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/11/...2GxO/story.html Going by this White Sox offseason (so far), seeing Victorino brought in to be the 3rd outfielder wouldn't be surprising at all. Also, Cespedes and Jackie Bradley, Jr., could be in play as well. They (the White Sox) seem to be in the mode of "patching" holes temporarily while simultaneously waiting for Rodon, Anderson, Danish, Montas and Micah Johnson to make an impact. Personally, I would have Ramirez at 3B/DH with Bogaerts at SS, but that's just me. (If Sandoval signs, Ramirez would have to play LF/DH and rotate with Ortiz). Finally, Will Middlebrooks definitely is going to be on the market as well, although the returns will be nothing like if they traded him in 2012. If they do sign BOTH Sandoval and Ramirez, they almost have to trade Cespedes, who at one point they were planning to offer a $100 million extension. It's also going to be interesting to see if they can add those two big contracts, not get low-balled with offers for Cespedes (who everyone in baseball knows they want to dump) AND add a big ticket free agent pitcher in Lester or Shields.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Nov 23, 2014 -> 10:06 PM) This spending spree worked so well the last time Boston did it. It has worked to the extent they have three World Series championships in a decade. That said, their last WS trophy was a direct result of "value buy" veterans in guys like Napoli, Gomes, Victorino, Uehara, etc. Definitely not "big ticket" acquisitions like Hanley and Sandoval. That said, interesting Ramirez's career is coming back full circle to both begin and end in Beantown.

They're going to want more than Semien/Sanchez/Micah Johnson for Reddick. Maybe Johnson would be the centerpiece, but it would take more, even though I think Reddick only has two years of control. Would prefer to hold onto Johnson and see if he can put it together this season....that said, I would be happy to trade Beck and M.Johnson and possibly substitute Bassit for Beck. Reddick and LaRoche can hold down the fort for two years while we wait for reinforcements.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Nov 23, 2014 -> 08:43 AM) I also think Q is pretty much untouchable. In reagrds to Lester, his 3-0 w a sub.50 ERA in 2 World Series puts him pretty much at the top of the food chain. He may be as good as any lefthander not named Sale in baseball. Lester will get more than $100 Mil. My guess is $130-140 for 5-6 years. Or Kershaw. Or Bumgarner.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Nov 22, 2014 -> 06:04 PM) http://www.si.com/mlb/2014/11/21/adam-laro...surprising-move SI not happy.............too bad! Apparently SI isn't aware of Rodon's existence. And the point of free agency is to go where you're wanted...and/or you will receive financial compensation (respect) that is line with your abilities. By SI's narrow definition, signing FA's wouldn't make sense for the bottom 10-12 teams in the league every year...so I guess they should just follow the Royals or Pirates plan of struggling for two decades instead. Well, more disrespect and treatment as a "small market" club...the only way to reverse that is putting up wins on the board against the Royals and Tigers.