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QUOTE (scs787 @ Nov 9, 2013 -> 12:27 PM) Not sure if I've already brought up his name yet, but the Mets are said to be "aggressively" shopping Daniel Murphy. I don't know how good he is defensively at 2B but he'd be a pretty good upgrade offensively over Beckham, and he bats left handed. They could really use some OFers, so a deal built around De Aza and Murphy could make some sense(Assuming the Sox want to trade him and can get a new CFer/Lead-off guy in here). Murphy is a career .295/.344/.441 hitter vs RHP(1665 ABs) and he's not that bad vs LHP either, .274/.301/.375 I would definitely like to go after Murphy. I've always liked him. He's still fairly young right?

So much for Bryan Pena. Signs a 2 year deal with the Reds. Going to back up Mesaroco. Hanigan likely to get traded.

Ok thanks guy for clearing that up for me. Helps a lot

How does a player qualify to be a non tender canidate? I see Tyler Flowers is a non tender canidate for the Sox and there are some pitchers I would be interested in on cheap one year deals with option years. Johnny Venters, and Daniel Hudson I could see the Sox go after I they do get non tendered.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Nov 5, 2013 -> 12:29 PM) Depending on how confident the team is in Webb, you could possibly pull off Santiago/Reed/De Aza for Parra, Owings, and Barrett. You basically have to trade Gordon to someone like the Blue Jays in this scenario. Then you can put Owings at 2B and Semien at 3B. With the Abreu signing, I'm inclined to keep Alexei for one more year. Sox would be offering waaaayyyyyy to much for Parra, Davidson and Barrett....

QUOTE (raBBit @ Nov 4, 2013 -> 06:11 PM) That is my point. I don't understand how Balta is trying to change my claims but they are as simple as that. I agree. The players I mentioned I feel like can be the core of the offense. And then just find or develop other player thy fit around them or even become part of the core. Hopefully Thompson an Hawkins figure it out this year in the minors. I trust the Sox to develop pitching. Go after Gatewood at #3 and he can be apart of this in a couple years to replace Alexei.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Nov 4, 2013 -> 06:05 PM) I never proposed these moves. I stated several times "in this hypothetical" and said again it was SoxPride's plan. If you look in whatever thread Saltalamachiia is being talked about I am the one voicing caution. Try to stay on topic here: SoxPride proposed the Sox get Lawrie and Salty. All I argued was that in terms of production 2013 C 2013 1B 2013 2B 2013 3B Do you really disagree with that? You can't disagree with that. I feel like the offense would definitely be more competent in theory of course and getting a third basemen of the future and a relatively young catcher still in Salty. In my opinion I think you can build off guys like Garcia, Viciedo, Abreu, Semein, and Lawrie. Adding Salty would be a good complimentary piece while he's still somewhat young.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 4, 2013 -> 04:20 PM) So you're saying C - Saltalamacchia 1B - Abreu 2B - Beckham/Semien SS - Ramirez 3B - Lawrie LF - Viciedo CF - De Aza RF - Garcia DH - Dunn is a legit offense? It's an improvement, but I still have my doubts as to whether that offense would score 650 runs. Honestly I truly believe it could be very good. And Beckham would probably be headed to Toronto also.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 4, 2013 -> 03:48 PM) I think Johnson is a terrible fit for this team unless a couple pitchers are traded away beforehand. Sorry for not classifying but yeah only sign Johnson if pitchers get traded.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Nov 4, 2013 -> 04:05 PM) If we trade Santiago I am in for JJ but if not, let the youngins throw but your argument does preface a conversation about depth which I think is very important. All scenarios have Snodgress, Beck and Bassit as potential 2nd half starters depending on the trajectory of their respective seasons. Stay put: 1. Sale 2. Quintana 3. Danks 4. Santiago 5. Erik Johnson 6. Rienzo Trade Santiago and otherwise stay put: 1. Sale 2. Quintana 3. Danks 4. Johnson 5. Rienzo 6. Leesman (god forbid we take on the Axelrod experiment again) Trade Santiago and sign Josh Johnson: 1. Sale 2. Quintana 3. Josh Johnson 4. Danks 5. Erik Johnson 6. Rienzo I for one am not sold on Rienzo as a starter yet but similarly to EJ, I do like his mound presence and he's a very good 6th option. I would like to have the luxury of having him his refine his pitches as a starter in AAA. To me, it all comes down what the potential return could be on Hector and what kind of a position player we could get in return. As for Johnson, our track record with pitchers makes me want him bad. If health is the issue, no staff has been as good as ours in that respect. The guy still throws hard and has been ridiculously good for several years prior to last. While I don't agree with all of the posters who overstate the need for a RHSP at the expense of one of our LHSPs, it definitely doesn't hurt that JJ is RH. Looking at the last rotation, you basically know what you're getting from Sale and Quintana, we should expect improvement from Danks and if either Johnson plays to their full potential we have a top rotation that can handle an injury. I agree, my argument in getting Josh Johnson is in regards to depth if Sox do trade Santiago. I really think we can get Santiago and lesser prospects for Brett Lawrie. This happens and then sign Salty and Sox can have a legit offense

With Josh Johnson and Jarrod Saltalamcchia not receiving qualifying offers I feel like Hahn has to be all over these 2. Agree? I would do 4/40 max for Salty and 1/10 with an option for a 2n year.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 4, 2013 -> 03:35 PM) Hypothetically...if they signed McCann and that cost us our 2nd rounder anyway...would you be willing to lose a 3rd for Granderson? No. Don't want to give up picks

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 3, 2013 -> 09:00 PM) Viciedo, Abreu and Ramirez recruit Yuliesky Gourriel to come and play 2B/3B and eventually replace Alexei when he leaves. That would be a good one. Who's that?

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Nov 3, 2013 -> 10:35 AM) I like your thinking even though we both know getting one of those guys is a longshot and both is insane. I hate the idea of Abreu on an island in the Sox lineup. He just got off an island and thrust himself into another one in the middle of the order. Let's get some good players around the guy quickly before he gets discouraged. I agree. We cannot leave Abreu alone in the line up. Now the thought of Ellsbury and McCann is great but the Sox signing one of them is a long shot. We will most likely help Abreu through trade this off season. I know the Rockies GM has said they will not trade Carlos Gonzalez but I can still see Hahn make a decent offer. I would offer Santiago, De Aza, Beck, and Thompson. I know it probably wouldn't be enough, possibly add Hawkins?

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QUOTE (TheFutureIsNear @ Nov 2, 2013 -> 10:35 PM) Very underwhelming free agency class this year. Would anybody take a look at Sizemore? I know theres a good chance he ends up not playing or he just has nothing left, but what do we have to lose? Garcia>De Aza>Viciedo>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sizemore....

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 1, 2013 -> 03:19 PM) Can you name any options who make sense? Zunino or buy low on Jesus Montero from the Mariners? D'Arnaud from the Mets? Those are all I can think of. But I don't see them giving them up

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 1, 2013 -> 03:09 PM) So perhaps Lynn and Kelly are the pitchers that other teams would/should be targeting. Only Mozeliak would have the answer to that question. I would gladly take Joe Kelly in a possible deal for Alexei. Kid has electric stuff

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Oct 31, 2013 -> 09:45 PM) Santiago for Arenado is a great starting point for a deal that just makes too much sense for both sides. I just don't see the Rockies doing that. Yes they need pitching, but he played really well and even won himself a gold glove. He's their third basemen of the future

Just looked him up. Already 26. I'd rather take my chances with Viciedo for 2 more years.

Glad both get a ring. So happy of them. Both have had long established careers and now it has all paid off. Congrats to the both of them!

QUOTE (raBBit @ Oct 30, 2013 -> 05:21 PM) 3 years 12 millions. 4 per roughly Thank you for the clarification.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Oct 30, 2013 -> 04:15 PM) Awesome site, thanks for the tip. I'll be wasting a lot of my time there. Ortiz is a guy I'll be following very closely. Outside of Danish, he and Olacio have perhaps the greatest upside of our lower minors arms. Very projectionificable. I think Montas can go into that category. The kid has electric stuff. Just needs to control it all.

QUOTE (Jake @ Oct 30, 2013 -> 05:11 PM) Agreed, and that can change. Even if not, 4 million is hardly an albatross. Didn't Keppinger sign a 3 year deal worth 18 million? 6 million each year? But, if Hahn can pull off a deal speculating with the Jays. Wow

QUOTE (Jake @ Oct 30, 2013 -> 05:00 PM) Yes. Lawrie and Beckham are very different. The "bad" Lawrie post-rookie year is better than the best of post-rookie Beckham and is much younger at a position we have nobody at. If the Jays agreed to flip them straight up, I'd get it done before AA came down from his high. If Santiago and Beckham can get Stroman and/or Sanchez thrown in, I'd give Hahn a lifetime contract. Only move that is questionable in Hahn's short tenure as GM is the contract to Keppinger