[Orioles DO NOT Sign Fowler]

The chances of Hernandez being able to make much of an impact this season for the Sox are very slim.

Why is that?

[Mets reliever/closer Jenrry Mejia permanently suspended from MLB]

So does "permanently suspended" = banned?

[If The Sox Moved]

I would still follow the team, assuming they kept the name. I could never root for the Cubs, though I would probably have to go more games at Wrigley to get my baseball fix. And I'd probably pick a random NL team to root for, as well.

[Gurriels Defect]

Sign Yulieski and trade Frazier for a right fielder.

[Merkin Suggests Sox go after Puig]

If you're trading Quintana in any move that doesn't involve getting another pitcher in return, good luck contending this season.

[Are the Sox done?]

Thoughts? Any hidden gems? Its starting to get awfully thin out there.

 

Yadiel Hernandez.

[Desmond Jennings]

Desmond's options are getting slim.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/30-old-natio...&soc_trk=fb

 

Ian Desmond Jennings?

[Sox New ST Uniforms]

So the Blue Jays hat looks like a Maple Leafs hat. That can't be good.

 

And the cap is navy blue, despite the Jays' wearing royal blue. That's going to look like a mess.

 

On the other hand, I really like the new Rays' jersey and the Royals' crown logo cap.

 

Also, anyone see the Twins' new red alternate? I dig it.

[OF Options]

If they are going to wait for Yadiel Hernandez, they better be willing to outbid everyone (obviously).

 

Gotta hope the Angels make a trade between now and then so he has one less suitor.

[Rest of Offseason Poll]

What kind of contracts should we expect Gallardo and Hernandez to receive?

[Andre Ethier]

How's Ethier's defense these days?

[White Sox interested in SS Ian Desmond]

What's going on with Alexei Bell and Yadiel Hernandez? Will either be available before the season? Could be worth taking a look see.

 

I would honestly rather take a chance on Hernandez than sign someone like Fowler or Desmond. He checks almost all the boxes: corner outfielder, left-handed, high OBP. Only thing is he's not much of a power guy. Still, I think he could have a big impact and he's only 27. Any idea what kind of contract he'd command?

[Olney:Retire Clemente's number like MLB did with Jackie]

What?

 

Think he meant to say 42, not 47.

[Cespedes Re-signs with the Mets]

Whats up with that?

 

Someone posted on FB a couple days ago they were eating some deep dish in Cali and said it tastes like Gino's East.

 

Was it Herb Lawrence?

[Cespedes Re-signs with the Mets]

Screw it, let's sign Yadiel Hernandez and trade for CarGo.

[Sox interested in Carlos Gonzalez]

2) why in the hell would the Sox want a declining Reyes, his 22M annual salary through '17 and his domestic violence nonsense?

 

Wouldn't be the first time the Sox acquired an alleged wife beater. Remember Brett Myers?

 

 

[Sox interested in Carlos Gonzalez]

Ok guys, I'm going to suggest some moves that will take this team from mediocirty to world series bound.

 

You trade LaRoche and Anderson (or fulmer) for Gonzalez

You sign Cespedes

 

And boom, that'll do ya in. Now we just need to look at SP and maybe Alexi @ SS (if hes interested). Try to get crafty to find one more serviceable arm and your in the playoffs and probably world series bound against those cubbies.

 

Once your in the series against the cubbies, you bury them in 4 games and white sox are on top of the world because of my moves.

 

What if you expanded the package to get back both CarGo and Reyes from the Rockies?

[Trade Quintana and Eaton to the Cubs???]

Throw in Schwarber and we can talk.

[Plans for rest of the Off Season]

Sign OF Justin Upton 6 years/128 million

 

Trade 1B Adam LaRoche (eat 8 million), OF Avisail Garcia, SP Frankie Montas, 2B Micah Johnson, and SP Jordan Guerrero to the Rockies for OF Carlos Gonzalez and 2B D.J Lemahieu

Trade RP Zach Putnam to the Diamondbacks for their competitive B draft pick

 

Lineup:

CF Adam Eaton (L)

2B DJ Lemahieu

1B Jose Abreu

LF Carlos Gonzalez (L)

RF Justin Upton

DH Melky Cabrera (S)

3B Brett Lawrie

C Alex Avila (L)/Dioner Navarro (S)

SS Tyler Saladino

 

Bench:

2B/SS Carlos Sanchez, OF J.B Shuck, C Alex Avila (L)/Dioner Navarro (S), 1B/3B Mike Olt

 

Rotation/Bullpen:

SP Chris Sale (L)

SP Jose Quintana (L)

SP Carlos Rodon (L)

SP Erik Johnson

SP John Danks (L)

 

RP Jacob Turner (long man)

RP Jake Petricka

RP Dan Jennings (L)

RP Tommy Kahnle

RP Zach Duke (L)

RP Nate Jones

CP David Robertson

 

Thoughts?

 

Rather have Cespedes than Upton, to be honest.

[Plans for rest of the Off Season]

I don't see the Sox signing Cespedes or Upton. Why not trade for Puig? Because of his off-the-field issues in LA?

[Plans for rest of the Off Season]

I've been reading that the Dodgers are trying to get a third team involved to work out a trade for Jose Fernandez. I'm wondering if something like this could work?

 

Dodgers get:

 

RHP Jose Fernandez

RHP Frankie Montas

OF Marcell Ozuna

 

White Sox get:

 

RF Yasiel Puig

 

Marlins get:

 

LHP Julio Urias

OF Joc Peterson

SS Tim Anderson

C Austin Barnes

[White Sox acquire Brett Lawrie]

I wonder what it would realistically take to get both Lawrie and Reddick together. Both would be solid and still youngish upgrades at positions of need for this team.

[Shelby Miller to Arizona]

Arizona isn't messing around. That's a hell of a rotation they're putting together.

[Shelby Miller to Arizona]

Per Ken Rosenthal.

[Mike Leake: Nationals new favorite]

So Diamonbacks are going to have

 

Grienke

Corbin

Leake

Maeda

Bradley

 

That's a great rotation in the NL.

 

Maeda signed already??