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There were 53 stolen bases against Flowers last season? Good lord...

Can this guy play third base at all or is he strictly a second baseman?

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Dec 3, 2015 -> 08:06 AM) I recall him killing the Sox when he was on the Cubs. He had a 3 homer game against the Sox at Wrigley IIRC.

The Sox rotation can make any catcher look good pitch framing wise. I'm not worried about the defensive downgrade at all.

Not surprising at all.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Dec 3, 2015 -> 12:10 AM) Sox already have his twin- Mike Olt This is exactly what I was thinking as well. I always confuse Middlebrooks and Olt because they're so alike...not to mention that they're both terrible.

I'm super anxious to see what the corresponding move to this will be....hopefully Hahn doesn't f*** this up.

If Hahn truly felt like he was going to get Lucroy at some point this offseason, Avila would've never been brought in. Just my opinion.

Am I the only one that doesn't see Anderson's skills translating well at the big league level?

QUOTE (lord chas @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 08:20 PM) Lucroy is coming to the southside Is this just a prediction or do you know something that everyone else doesn't?

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 08:17 PM) P Henderson Alvarez was non-tendered. Supposed to miss the first month or two of the season. Is he worth a look? Absolutely. He's only 25 and he put up a 4.6 WAR and a 2.65 ERA season as recently as 2014. The Sox need to get him.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 07:39 PM) Another catcher to watch as a buy-low type: Devin Mesoraco. #WhiteSox-#Reds have had dialogue. #Reds need pitching. #WhiteSox need power. https://twitter.com/ChiSoxraBBit/status/672225749307400192 Ran across this. Not sure about how the guy who tweeted. Mesoraco had a really nice year in 2014 Isn't that guy a member here or am I imagining things?

I would hate to see the Sox waste prospects for Castro. He really isn't any better than Flowers honestly.

D.I.O.N.E.R. N.A.V.A.R.R.O. is my guess.

Avila/whoever else they get could simply be a placeholder for a bigger addition that the Sox will trade for like someone said above.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 06:43 PM) That is beyond awful for the Sox. How so? Sanchez and Bird become the catcher and first baseman of the future with Abreu sliding over to the DH spot. Jagielo is a little bit of a lottery ticket, but he is still pretty young and has some pop at a premium position.

QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 06:40 PM) Obviously a huge trade involving Gary Sanchez and Greg Bird is in the works. That's actually a pretty interesting proposal. Would a Q for Sanchez, Bird, and Jagielo trade be fair for both teams?

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 06:36 PM) There's like what...2 of those around? Yes...but I still want one.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 06:30 PM) I would like Buster Posey. Me too haha. All I want is a catcher that can throw out a good percentage of would be base stealers and hit above .250 with some decent pop.

Now that I look at his stats, I really want Peter O'Brien. He has major power at the catcher position.

Navarro is a switch hitter, right? A guy that hasn't been named that I'd like is Peter O'Brien of the Diamondbacks. He's still super young and was a top prospect at one point. I don't know if he's available though.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 06:11 PM) Rosario would not be an upgrade. He is s***. He'd be an upgrade offensively at the very least.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 05:57 PM) People on here look waaaaaay to into the whole Flowers is his personal catcher thing. Sale will be fine. Honestly, they'll probably bring in a right handed hitting, defensive first catcher for cheap to be his backup. Cheaper than what Flowers would make it should say. This. Sale is elite and is quite possibly the best pitcher in the American League. He will succeed and thrive no matter who is catching him.

I see Navarro or Rosario as the most likely replacement for Flowers. Either one would be an upgrade. I'm so happy right now.

Getting rid of Turner so quickly surprises me though. He never had a chance to work with Coop.