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QUOTE (hi8is @ Dec 11, 2013 -> 05:37 PM) I have a hunch that we're working on a three team trade with the blue jays involving a swap involving Beckham and Larwrie. Both the Jays and Sox beat writers are reporting teams to be exploring three team trades again... With Anthopoulos being quoted as thinking it gets done. Again... Beckham and Lawrie are just speculation on my part. I would be all for that. I wonder if De Aza could be thrown in there too, maybe to the 3rd team and get another piece back.

QUOTE (Baron @ Dec 11, 2013 -> 04:54 PM) Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 3m Hearing #WhiteSox looking at catcher Adrian Nieto for the Rule 5 draft. Would possibly trade up to get him. Phegley, Flowers in jeopardy. https://twitter.com/ChrisCotillo Unless the Sox know something we don't about this guy, I see no reason to go after him. He's a 24 (just turned) year old who just played in High-A last year. And he has nice stats, but IDK if I would want them to carry him on the 25-man all year.

QUOTE (Jillian Michaels' Abs @ Dec 11, 2013 -> 01:27 PM) Santos Rodriguez... Charlie Leesman... Leyson Septimo... David Purcey... Donnie Veal... I think we are in good shape in regards to terrible lefthanded pitchers. Septimo's gone. Not that anyone would miss him.

QUOTE (coco1997 @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 06:57 PM) LOL you just quoted one of my tweets. I took that from something bucket-of-suck said in the Viciedo trade thread. It's been a long day. Work was tiring. I think I'll go to bed now...

Another trade on the way?

Jacobs isn't that much of a loss. Odd the Sox gave up on him so fast, but they must have seen something they didn't like. Plus the Sox have Trayce Thompson, Adam Engel, and Jacob May. All of which IMO have better value than Jacobs.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 05:24 PM) Agreed. I'm not a fan of it either. Ackley is Seattle's Beckham. Just thought it was an interesting nugget I heard. Sounds like kind of of a mixed camp at 3B but it's really hot focus for the F.O. They are really active in talks so far down at the meetings. Seems like more than the past few years. I wouldn't be suprised if they make a few more deals this week. 3B is the focus. I always appreciate when you post Bucket. Great news!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 04:24 PM) hector santiago ‏@HecSantiago53 2m White sox fans are great fans and friends !! I going to SOCAL NOW BUT. I will remember what sox and sox fans were to my career I just wanna thank @whitesox for my big break to start my baseball and big league career! The city of Chicago and it's fans were amazing !! I usually unfollow players once they move to different teams, but Santiago is going to be an exception. A really great guy and someone that more players should try to emulate.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 9, 2013 -> 11:35 PM) According to Chris Cotillo. Anybody know anything about this kid? Well, he's Cuban. Guess it could make a little sense? But he's 24 and has only played in High-A, so that doesn't exactly make me think he's a legit option. At least Carlos Perez has played in Triple-A.

Wow. What a terrible fake rumor.

Plus, Danks gave up 28 HR's last year. Imagine how many he would give up if he played in Yankee stadium half his starts.

I really like this signing. Classic high reward/low risk move.

Now that I think about it, if the Sox sign Uribe, could this mean the end of Beckham? Sox get Uribe, move Kepp to 2B until Semien, Johnson or Sanchez is ready, and Uribe becomes the backup IF for 2B, SS and 3B. Makes sense, especially if the Sox do indeed trade for Headley.

Interesting. Seems like that would be 1 too many then to carry on the bench. Maybe Kepp is on the move after all? Uribe would solve that problem of not having a legit backup to Alexei.

Only other WTF player on the 40-man is Heath. I still don't see what the Sox see in him. Nice to see McDade finally moved off for someone more deserving.

Nice read. I really never paid much attention to Bassitt until this year, and I'm really pulling for him. I wouldn't be surprised to see him late next season out of the Sox pen.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Dec 8, 2013 -> 09:53 PM) The Sox have so many problems that...when I look at a garden variety Keppinger year as a rebound....plus Conor against righties..... .......I almost feel like this isnt a priority. I mean, everything is a priority..but you have to figure out what to do with Kepp's $ then.. I say all this in terms of how much cheap labor Quintana provides in the future...............more than Kepp/CG affection, necessarily. The Sox could look into moving Beckham if they acquired Headley. Move Kepp to 2nd as a stopgap until one of Semien, Sanchez, or Johnson is ready. I think that could be very realistic.

If the Sox go into ST with Veal as their #1 lefty out of the pen, then that bullpen is going to be brutal to watch. I like Veal - for what he is. A situational lefty that can be really good when on. But he is not consistent enough to be that go to guy when that tough LH bat is up and the game is on the line. And Leesman is garbage IMO. I've never been impressed with him. He seems like an Axelrod-type pitcher. I hope he proves me wrong though.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 7, 2013 -> 02:41 PM) Murphy's keeping it classy Absolutely 100% poor taste. Saw this on twitter: At least they got their heads out of their asses and fixed their mistake.

I'm not advocating taking AB's away from Abreu, but does everyone realize that the Cuban National Series (where Abreu played) is only 90 games long? Abreu is probably going to need a rest every once in a while so he doesn't completely burn out in the second half. And as for trading Dunn. The Baltimore Orioles are still the best trade partner IMO. They already have a fantastic 1-2 punch with Davis and Jones, so Dunn would not be leaned on heavily as a main power source and would probably hit no higher than 5th or 6th. Their DH is currently a combination of Danny Valencia and Steve Pearce. This is the same team that traded for Mike Morse, a guy who absolutely blew chunks last year. I'm sure Hahn could figure out.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 4, 2013 -> 08:48 AM) Guess I'm one of the few who thinks Ellsbury will age really well. Glad the Sox didn't sign him, but that's a fine deal and I expect him to earn his money. I agree with you, I think Ellsbury is going to be a very good player for years to come. He's going to kill with that porch in RF.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 4, 2013 -> 08:11 PM) You have to think that Japanese players will try and find a loophole if the teams start refusing to post them. Didn't Darvish exploit a loophole so he could come over earlier? I thought Darvish opted out of his contract, but I could be wrong.

I posted this over in the Tanaka thread but in case no one read that: Doesn't sound too good for anyone interested in Tanaka at the moment.

Doesn't sound too good for anyone interested in Tanaka: