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Was just coming to post this. Very good read.

Minor league deal? Sure. Then again, there may be literally no one on Earth that would make me upset on a minor league deal.

1. E. Johnson 2. Davidson 3. Semien 4. Hawkins 5. Anderson 6. Danish 7. Sanchez 8. M. Johnson 9. Beck 10. Bassit 11. Thompson 12. Webb 13. Rienzo 14. Engel 15. Snodgress Lower-ceilinged but close to the Majors guys like Webb/Rienzo would be MUCH higher in seasons past. The system depth has definitely improved.

QUOTE (dayan024 @ Jan 14, 2014 -> 03:19 PM) Phil Rogers ‏@philgrogers 1h Here's the thing about @Dodgers and Masahiro Tanaka. They've gotten every player they wanted in Mark Walter era. Always bet the streak. That is some really bad gambling advice.

Sox outbidding NYY/SEA on this would be a bad move. Could work out, but too risky for this team, IMO.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 13, 2014 -> 02:42 PM) <!--quoteo(post=2918333:date=Jan 13, 2014 -> 02:39 PM:name=pettie4sox)-->QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jan 13, 2014 -> 02:39 PM) <!--quotec-->Source? She can live wherever she likes

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 13, 2014 -> 02:00 PM) Just a hunch based on the guys numbers, if he disappoints, it will be in the power area, and not the average or OBP areas. I'm actually mostly afraid of the OBP, because I've heard lots of internet guys say that the Cuban league standard for control is very low. It's one thing to be willing to take your walks when the pitchers are tossing up garbage, but entirely another when they're able to paint the corners.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 13, 2014 -> 01:53 PM) That would be horrific for so many reasons. Unless the OBP was .340+ and he hit 32 doubles too. AVG + HR just isn't enough detail.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 13, 2014 -> 01:23 PM) I'm in the wrong business

I'll be very pleased with 150 games of .250/.350/.450, and I'd expect that he won't reach his ceiling the first year.

I asked Jason Parks via Twitter if he thought Danish could stick as a starter: Jason Parks ‏@ProfessorParks 3m @hipposategod Absolutely. Time and development will prove it true or false, but I like it despite the delivery/release being unorthodox. Collapse

There's nothing wrong with a rebuilding team acquiring assets that help them win now, but they need to (a) also help them win in 3-5 years and (b) provide surplus value financially. If Tanaka's price is $20m over 6-8 years like TUC suggested, that doesn't satisfy part b, because that is, at best, market rate for those services. When rebuilding, there are a LOT of moving parts -- players that may or may not develop at variable rates -- and it behooves a team to maintain as much flexibility with its money as possible so that it can spend the money to shore up areas that need shored up after it sees what it has with its core. JDA and Tanaka both have the upside to be worth $20m/year in market value. The JDA signing at 6/$68m (~$11m/yr) was really smart for Hahn because he purchased an asset with potential surplus value. Tanaka at 7/$140 ($20m) would not be smart for Hahn because he has then purchased a very expensive asset with no surplus value -- he has tied his hands over the next 7 years by committing a substantial portion of his resources, at top dollar rate, to something he doesn't know he'll need when it matters.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Jan 12, 2014 -> 02:36 AM) Past, present, and future: Frank, Paulie, and Abreu

QUOTE (timbo @ Jan 10, 2014 -> 04:08 PM) http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/art...rticle_66472334 what the hell is going on who to trust or not to trust? It's just rumor mongering. It's no different than how Hahn said he had talks "exploratory in nature" and some writer headlined an article WHITE SOX IN HOT PURSUIT OF TANAKA

I don't think there's any way the Yankees don't end up with him, unless he has some deep-seeded personal distaste for the franchise. To me, this is an exact mirror of the WS/Abreu situation -- no one needs him more, and they've got the money to outbid everyone if they want. On paper, he's really a perfect fit for them. They need high-ceiling youth extra badly, and they need a #2 starter extra badly. Maybe the Dodgers could spend as much, but they don't need him nearly as much.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 10, 2014 -> 01:43 PM) It's wrong on just the basic premise of voting. He didn't vote for who he wanted, he voted for who others wanted. People may have a dumb rational for why they voted but at least it was for who they thought deserved it. If everyone is allowed to "vote however they damn well please," how is taking a poll for your vote any sort of infraction? Gurick decided he wanted his vote to make some asinine personal statement, Le Batard decided he wanted his vote to reflect the opinion of the fans.

Danks is already bought and paid for. He's a mid to back end rotation piece. At this point, he will cost us more money to get rid of. So we just have to use whatever productivity we bought from him.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jan 10, 2014 -> 11:42 AM) NONE of those guys were ever ranked or touted like Garcia, Eaton and Davidson. You just think that because you're a white sox fan. If you weren't you'd have never heard of any of those guys. Flowers and Fields were both very highly touted. Castro's star had already fallen when we got him.

Gurick voted disapprove because he didn't believe Hahn should be a unanimous selection

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QUOTE (rangercal @ Jan 8, 2014 -> 05:43 PM) who could forget these lol I had those, haha. It was the first pair of name brand shoes I was able to talk my parents into buying for me

QUOTE (rangercal @ Jan 8, 2014 -> 02:19 PM)

Thrilled that Frank got in on the first ballot, my alltime favorite player. But very disappointed in the lack of support for Estaban Loaiza

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 8, 2014 -> 08:44 AM) jeez, what did Lyle Mouton ever do to you? Yeah!