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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 15, 2010 -> 08:55 PM) That makes a lot of sense actually. Rosenthal notes Yankees in the mix as well. I wouldn't mind Bobby back at a reduced salary, but it seems he will have his options.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 15, 2010 -> 08:28 PM) If we got him in the 2 to 3 million dollar range, I'd bring Bobby back. Close to signing with Tampa. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/...-with-the-rays/

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Dec 13, 2010 -> 10:31 PM) Phillies would definitely have best rotation of all time. And if Lee signs w/ them, this may set up well for Texas and Yankees maybe trying to get Buehrle or Floyd from the Sox if they both need a starter desperately. Grienke might be too expensive, trade wise, for them. Mayhaps:

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 10, 2010 -> 08:49 AM) Wasn't Santeliz released/removed from the 40 man a few weeks ago? Yes. Minor league free agent now.

Disgusting.

QUOTE (bschmaranz @ Dec 8, 2010 -> 10:07 AM) I think he'd really have to get himself in shape and correct me if I'm wrong, didn't he decline to play in the winter leagues? That's usually the place to try new things. He did indeed decline. Sitting on the bench in the majors must have took a toll.

CSNChi_Beatnik Brett Ballantini Konerko/Landis shooting for the moon--$15 million. Goes against the grain of how PK spoke of his next gig (not nec. top $) at season's end. 3 minutes ago

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Dec 6, 2010 -> 02:37 PM) Damnit. At least the Dbacks have a good 2nd RD pick. #3 in the 2nd RD I believe. The Sox would gain a supplemental pick. A team signing a "B" loses nothing.

QUOTE (chunk23 @ Dec 5, 2010 -> 04:07 PM) And God willing, is blocked the Angels or some other equally hilarious team. and the Rangers keep Lee and all is well in baseball. This. I also would like to see Baltimore overpay for Beltre similar to the Nats and Werth. The Red Sox tears would be delicious.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Dec 5, 2010 -> 03:52 PM) Isn't he out for 2011? Yessir.

7 years, still waiting on dollar amount.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 5, 2010 -> 03:46 PM) Seriously, huge move by the Nats. 7 years. Still waiting on dollars.

lol wut?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 5, 2010 -> 02:07 PM) It's not about the players though, it's about the contract extension. Indeed. Is their something preventing them from re-attempting this deal with another extension window though? I'm not well versed on such a matter. It sounds like the issue was length. Adrian wants 8, Boston wanted to do 6.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Dec 5, 2010 -> 02:03 PM) it makes a ton of sense(sadly). of the big market teams, the cubs make the most sense because the yankees have teixeira, angels have morales, the red sox now appear out of it. agone is still going to make only 5-6 mil this yr and next year when he makes 18-20, the cubs can afford it because of ramirez's contract coming off the books Boston isn't necessarily out of it. It's far from over. I bet they keep working on it through the winter meetings this week.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 5, 2010 -> 01:49 PM) Morel ought to be option 1 at 3b, Vizquel platooning with someone ought to be option 2. Teahen or Lillibridge ought to be the panic option. Viciedo just doesn't belong there. Maybe, if you played him there the whole year at AAA, he'd get better. He has the arm to handle the spot, but he needs to work on all the rest, and moving back and forth between positions won't help. He ought to be a starting 1b somewhere, either Charlotte, Chicago, or someone else's big league team, for the full year next year. Complete agreement. Seems fairly obvious to me that the job is Morel's to lose. Omar is indeed a fallback option as well. If Konerko is resigned, Dayan needs to be thrown into a corner OF spot to see if he can handle it (in AAA). Either that or he's trade bait, which I have no issue with.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Dec 5, 2010 -> 01:42 PM) Heyman saying says Gonzalez deal fell through, according to his sources.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Dec 5, 2010 -> 11:06 AM) At this point 3B is still an option for Viciedo I'd prefer a 3B without stone hands, and more range than a parked car.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 4, 2010 -> 02:44 PM) He has a down season again, and he will be gone next offseason. That I would agree with.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 4, 2010 -> 02:18 PM) After the terrible season he just had, Flowers is probably looked at as a likely candidate to be outright waived at some point this season, rather than as a useful trade chip. After his first disappointing season in the minors, Flowers is a candidate to be outright waived? Hyperbole much?

QUOTE (WHITESOXRANDY @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 07:38 PM) I don't mind Dunn being the DH but I can't believe how much the Sox overpaid for him. s***. When you consider that the Sox could get a much better hitter like Vlad Guerrero on a two or three year deal at $ 6-7 mil per or even Thome on a 1 year deal for $ 4-5 mil. and Thome's better at 41 than Dunn is at 31. There's just no way that Dunn as a DH and not even close to being one of the best hitters in baseball or even a valuable player should command $ 14 mil. per year. Pujols will get $ 25 mil. per and if he was only a DH he would get much less and he's three times the hitter. It's just a huge overpayment. And, now how do the Sox convince Konerko to take less money than Dunn when he is clearly a far better baseball player. What is this I don't even

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 12:36 PM) Ya, I figured both. It certainly appears that KW is going for it all this season and if he is, that's most likely going to include Chris in the pen. I think that's completely dependent on Peavy's health and if a starter is traded or not.

Jon Morosi jonmorosi Jon Morosi #Braves receive cash in the Linebrink trade. Not sure how much yet. 1 minute ago