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Screw Lozano. Let's sign this dude today!

I can dust off my Adam Eaton jersey now. He literally signed an extension the day I bought it, I think it was shortly after I bought it where I found out the news (before a spring training game). I liked his hard nosed attitude about baseball and that frankly, he's a grinder. I guess he's kind of a jerk, too, but it goes to show you that whatever he did in a Sox uniform was not bad enough to burn that bridge. Howie Kendrick is probably not someone that would do a fluff piece for no reason. Yes, the Sox / Chuck Garfien did a fluff piece because they knew how a bunch of you would react. I believe Howie / Sox team and their due diligence than Todd Frazier. The argument about his performance... I get it. We just have to hope he stays healthy, plays adequate RF and can still play like he did during his good years (which were great years!). Those of you clamoring for Mazara over Eaton.... Mazara's best years don't sniff Eaton's best years so that makes no sense.

If there is any hint of Nelson Cruz staying in the AL Central, than the Sox should seriously consider topping whatever offer he has from the ALC team. Removing him from a team like the Twins has a ton of value, doubly so if you're adding him to your team. Yeah, he may fall off a cliff, but this dude has proven that he knows how to hit, much more so than a guy like Edwin who is boom or bust. Nelson is one guy I wouldn't mind bringing in and holding back Vaughn or Yermin for.

NOT DUNNING I LIKED HIM... ugh

No please NOT DUNNING NO GOD NO

That's a shocker.

Given that Mazara still is young and talented, I wouldn't mind him around on a minor league deal and as an injury reserve for Eloy and whoever our new RF is. But I'm guessing some team will give him a starting chance first. I don't know what Rodon was going to make but he wasn't and isn't worth it until he proves he can succeed. Yeah, he's had injuries, but when he is healthy he hasn't been great. For a lower price, I would love to see if he can put it together now that his major injuries are (hopefully) behind him.

Might as well throw in Elija Tatis along with Vaughn, Kopech and Stiever and really hate that trade. I don't think you can realistically trade Andrew Vaughn, let alone Michael Kopech. Their ceilings are incredibly high.

Do you guys think the Rangers would take Jonathan Stiever and Elijah Tatis for Lance Lynn?

I wish we were still involved in the Japanese market. I hoped the successes of Shingo and Tadahito had opened that door a bit wider. Those guys had some great times at Sox players.

You absolutely do this if Colome can be had for that cheap. He may not overpower you, but he's got stones and a closers mentality. With him being a primary cutter pitcher, does he remind anyone of a Mariano Rivera Ultra Light? Or Light? I am 100% okay with that kind of production.

So glad I played Zombies with this in the background instead of actually watching it.

Amazing what a juicy rumor will do to a thread like this...

WTF? Theres NASCAR on NBC Chicago

I'd hate to be a ticket rep right now.

It sounds like his source is as pissed as he is. This shit should leak harder if thats true. If source is pissed and RH is pissed, lets go. People would lose their jobs, though. So that sucks.

OK, then blow this can of worms open so that we can support a full public backlash on JR BEFORE its announced. LETS GO!

Obviously, his peers respect the hell out of his rebuild and when they saw it come to fruition this year determined he was deserving of the award. All GM's make bad deals. If a few bad signings and trades disqualified you from winning this award, then no one would win it.

So, was Renteria about to win manager of the year until he got let go?

Didn't he basically retire from being a manager and get into some front office stuff anyway?

Hahn just said it.

Hahn just said it.

Crawford not coming back. So, whose going to be the goalie now?

I think Cubs have to move him this offseason. They should be contenders next year and trying to trade Bryant in the middle of a divisional race will not sit well with fans. Best to cut ties now. It'll be interesting to see what they get.

Gross. I miss real baseball already.