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QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Feb 5, 2015 -> 02:05 AM) To be fair, Kaplan thinks the Cubs are getting everyone, so I rarely take anything he says too seriously. Exactly. That biased egghead doesn't have a clue.

QUOTE (flavum @ Feb 2, 2015 -> 10:49 AM) Cool card... https://twitter.com/toppscards/status/562260439283679235 I'm buying this for sure. Are there any other card collectors here? I have over 500 Konerko cards.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jan 22, 2015 -> 08:32 PM) Another candidate for the pen. There are some bodies to choose from this year. If everything works out a perfectly, a bullpen consisting of Petricka, Putnam, Guerra, Duke, Crain, Jennings, and Robertson seems damn solid to me. You also have guys like Cleto, Montas, Jones, Carroll, Surkamp, etc who could possibly be in the fold as well. It's nice to have a plethora of options.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jan 22, 2015 -> 06:00 PM) I think if you told a Soxtalk poster on the last day of the 2014 season the moves that we would make up to now, they wouldn't believe it for a number of reasons. We may not win enough games to contend this year, but I have an extremely hard time faulting Rick for what he's done thus far. 10000000000% agree. Hahn has put us in a position to contend, and that is all fans could've and should've hoped for this season. I don't know how anyone could be disappointed. This is the best offseason the Sox have had in a long time.

I LOVE this move. My expectations aren't high for him, but I'm glad he's back with the Sox.

I don't understand why they'd go after him, but a Minor League deal is very low risk. It's worth a shot.

QUOTE (bighurt574 @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 11:56 AM) I'd look for another SP on the cheap -- maybe a flier on someone like Billingsley. Brandon Beachy, Ryan Vogelsong, Freddy Garcia, Chris Young, and Billingsley all come to mind. The Sox have to take a chance on one of them.

Does anyone else think Doug Fister is now a possibility for the Sox since Scherzer went to Washington?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 10:27 PM) I'd trade Melky in a blockbuster and acquire some pieces for him. I don't see the Sox trading Melky right after signing him only a month or two ago. But you never know with Hahn.

Ricketts is an idiot. Also, he's hideous looking. He looks like a squirrel on crack.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 17, 2015 -> 09:51 AM) Rodon is going to be a part of this rotation at some point next year. We'll also have two of our top four pitching prospects at AA in Montas & Danish and two wild card prospects at AAA in Beck & Johnson. We'll actually have some interesting options if we need a starter later this year. Do you see Montas as a starter long term? I thought I saw somewhere that he projects to be a closer.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 17, 2015 -> 07:14 AM) Do you really believe WAR is that accurate for catchers? I think WAR is a nice stat, but it's not an end all be all type of thing. I mean what is the definition of a replacement player anyway?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 16, 2015 -> 04:33 PM) Are you kidding? Amaro is ready to sign him to a 5 year 100 million dollar contract This made me laugh. Well done.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jan 15, 2015 -> 10:05 PM) You know what would be a good tradeoff: Dump Danks for Buehrle in our rotation. Mark's style of pitching rubs off on others and he always sets a good example. Danks arguably has better stuff, but I'd take the tradeoff. I realize Mark makes a ton of money now, though. I can't rip the Sox front office since they've added a lot of salary already since last season, but in theory ... I'd be all for this. I'd take this version of Buehrle over Danks anyday.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 15, 2015 -> 08:33 PM) Problem with that idea is Sanchez. He might be the most useful piece from that list, but the Stros are already sitting on an all star 2b in Altuve. I'd be interested in Sanchez as a team with a hole at 2b where putting a decent player in there would be an upgrade and that isn't the Astros. Do you think Sanchez could be an everyday MLB shortstop? If so, the Astros might have a use for him. Otherwise, I'd have to agree. I didn't think of Altuve. He's one of the best around.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jan 15, 2015 -> 08:08 PM) Like someone said, Trayce Thompson + would be nice. But that's probly pretty homer. I'd give up Thompson/Beck/Sanchez/one low level prospect. No more than that.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 15, 2015 -> 07:57 PM) I am a big Nate Jones fan and I would loooooove to see him come back healthy and pitch well. Same here. He'd make the bullpen that much better.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 15, 2015 -> 06:11 PM) Noesi 1.95 mil I would have given him less money than Guerra FWIW.

QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Jan 15, 2015 -> 04:54 PM) Likely no with Jennings and Duke in the fold. Is Jennings better than Surkamp? I've never seen Jennings pitch.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jan 15, 2015 -> 11:25 AM) And you refer to yourself in the third person. I love it! Is that the real Brian Anderson? Or just some guy pretending to be him?

I definitely want to go to this game.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Jan 15, 2015 -> 04:48 PM) I like it, his arb was projected to be $1.3 mil. He didn't do bad last year, we could do worse with $900K. Robertson, Petricka, Duke, Putnam, Webb, Guerra, Jennings/Garcia. Guerra bumps out Cleto. What about Eric Surkamp? Does he not make the team?

I like this deal. 900K isn't a ton of money, and Guerra is a solid reliever. I'm not sure what role he'll have on the team though. Maybe a 6th-7th inning guy along with Putnam?

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jan 15, 2015 -> 06:07 AM) And I'm really surprised they didn't catch on to that. Keep in mind that I'm pretty new to this forum. I'll try to remember all the "lingo" around here.

I'm not sure why everyone loves this signing. He was drafted by the Sox, and was part of the World Series team, but he's toast now. Leury Garcia is a better hitter than him. It's a nice story and everything, but there's no chance he makes the roster unless a ton of guys get injured.