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QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jul 22, 2013 -> 05:08 PM) Cheaper monetarily but they gave up a player month for him if they make the post season because of him. If not it's even more. Huge over pay. Yes envious that it couldn't be Peavy. I really think its a fair deal for both sides. As for Heyman he was talking about the contracts.

For Peavy you get the best of both worlds....an extra year and the option of extending him a quali offer after as Heyman pointed out.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Jul 22, 2013 -> 04:52 PM) I'd like to know He said GM's actually like Peavy's deal more because of the extra year. This was surprising to him because he said he would rather go after the cheaper rental. He said Alex Rios is actually very well thought of around the league and one blip on the radar isnt going to affect him. He said Crain needs to pitch before somebody probably makes an offer for him.

Anyone catch Heyman's interview this morning? I caught it just in time if you want me to break it down.

Grimm for Neil Ramirez was probably the hold up

CJ Edwards was my favorite prospect in the Rangers minors...very good get by the Cubs and also adding Grimm

If thats the return for Garza I cant wait to see what we can get for Peavy.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 09:31 PM) Yea. I'm going with the benching. incarceratedbob is tweeting that he's been traded so it must be that he was benched

Dan Hayes is pretty persistent in saying that its not the Pirates

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 09:26 PM) No way it's true, as we all know Rios doesn't like anyone and would never hug them! Yeah your right...he didnt tell the players f*** you guys before he left

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 09:24 PM) It's funny how everyone is saying that Rios hugged his teammates except for anyone in the Chicago media. All of them dont seem to know what the hell is going on

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 09:20 PM) So if Hanson is the main guy in the trade, how would you feel about it? He was #39 on BA's top 50 midseason list Sounds good to me. Btw its going to suck to see Rios go. One of my favorite players on this team.

s*** I was at work during the Thornton trade(night shift) and I'm about to leave again

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 09:16 PM) I really think people are just seeing others say on twitter that he was hugging teammates and reporting it as fact. That last tweet was as legit as I found.

Alright it sounds like Rios did indeed hug his teamates

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 09:15 PM) Any idea what the specifics are? Concussion related vision problems

Bob Pompeani ‏@KDPomp 2m See previous tweet. Alex Rios hugging teammates. Leaves game. Details https://twitter.com/KDPomp

Dan Hayes ‏@DanHayesCSN 2m If Alex Rios is headed somewhere, doesn't sound like Pittsburgh is the spot. Source said "I don't see it happening." #WhiteSox #Pirates https://twitter.com/DanHayesCSN

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 09:08 PM) Rios deserved it. Of course he deserved it weeks ago. Its a little late for Robin to try and tough up at this point.

It was probably just Robin being a pile of crap manager.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 08:58 PM) Puig got pulled, maybe we made caulfield's year and traded for him? Konerko and Rios for Puig sounds good to me. Where do I sign for that?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 08:51 PM) Yep, kind of a strange time for Ventura to finally discipline someone. Robin just needs to go away.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 08:51 PM) I know about the medicals being the reason. Was looking for the specifics on Olt. I'm not huge on him, so it doesn't bother me much but Bowden and others seemed to imply it was Neil Ramirez's shoulder that was the issue. Neil Ramirez got torched today which didnt help either. The thing with Olt is nobody knows how he got vision issues. Some feared it may have been from the concussion he suffered a few months back. But he didnt have any of those problems going on before the concussion. Anyway a deal between the Cubs and Rangers doesnt sound very promising at the moment. I'm getting tired of hearing about Garza....hopefully a deal comes soon

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 08:39 PM) Link? For the deal falling through because of medicals http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/2013/07...change-of-meds/ The Olt rumor there isnt a report for that just a few people doing some research.

Rumor has it medicals have led to the Cubs-Rangers trade disintegrating. The player that is having medical problems? Mike Olt. You guys remember me talking about a week ago about the concern for his medicals. Others in the scouting community are expressing the same concern. Believe me or not but I did my HW on this.