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QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Oct 9, 2016 -> 08:37 AM) Why in hell would you want Pomeranz? He's only under control for two more seasons and has been a dissapointment in the AL. Give me Rodriguez all day and his five years of control.

sonny gray is good, sale is an ace. benitendi, pomerantz,kopec and either devers or moncada for sale.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Oct 9, 2016 -> 08:23 AM) I don't think you will see panic in Boston. They are coming off 2 terrible seasons where they finished last in AL East. Down the stretch they owned their main rivals in O's and Jays. They made a boatload of money this year in both attendance and merchandise sale. They have 4 young players in starting lineup and more talent on the way. But making the playoffs for them is not a goal but more an expectation. So I think Dombowski will be busy. Many forget they lost their #3 starter and All-Star mid-year this year in Wright. Benintendi made a splash down the stretch. Moncada, however. was a flop. Both were rushed to the majors skipping AAA. Living in Red Sox country, my take. I hope to hell Sale does not end up in Boston. I think Dombrowski will make moves and trade one of Moncada or Benintendi. My guess, he will package the one w another prospect( Devers or Kopech), a SP ( Buchholtz or Pomerantz) and Shaw or Holt and add a 2-3 starter and a lefty reliever. keep an eye on Sonny Gray. He will not trade Betts or Bradley. Benintendi and Betts are a step down from Bradley defensively, the reason why both had to learn new positions. Hopefully they get swept tonight although the game may get rained out.

moncada,benni,kopec,pomerantz for sale

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Oct 8, 2016 -> 11:03 AM) Agreed. You cannot fail this trade. Boston, in my opinion, is still the best match. I'd be perfectly fine with JBJ starting the deal. JBJ, Moncada, Kopech, Devers and Vazquez would work for me. In this type of deal, you need to get one MLB ready player to start the package. I'd love Betts back in the deal but I don't see them doing that but they may get desperate and feel they can plug in someone else. If they did include Betts, how many players would you get back? 3-4 as opposed to 4-5 if he's not in it? Betts, Moncada, Devers and Kopech would be a dream. Maybe I'm way off on the package I'm just throwing s*** out there so to speak. Question is if Sale got dealt and ya got back a combination of Betts or JBJ, and 3-5 of Moncada, Benintendi, Devers, Kopech, etc., would that be enough to keep Quintana?

Hostetler-my bad. he is now director of scouting and ran this years draft. I think we should all look back 3-4 years ago when Courtney Hawkins, carlos sanchez and tyler saladino were our top minor leaguers. the system now has some depth and another good draft could really go a long ways s toward sustained success without having to endure 2-4 more bad seasons.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Oct 4, 2016 -> 12:13 PM) Nick Castellanos? He's on the Tigers. Do you mean Nick Hostelter or however it's spelled who's one of the minor league scouts?

reason to wait until june for overhaul. NICK CASTELLANO I think most agree that 2016 draft was best SOX draft in forever. if N.C. has a 2017 draft nearly as strong , the farm system may not need a major influent in talent . with spencer adams and erik hanson along with fulmer and burdi the sox could trade Q or Sale for hitting and contend very quickly.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Oct 4, 2016 -> 11:29 AM) I love the effort. I don't think they'd give up the 12th pick in the draft to sign Encarnacion though. I just don't see them giving up a pick and I hope they don't.

Sign alvarez or adam lind to DH. fulmer and burdi add to pitching staff. fulmer/shields 5th starter & long man spot starter. lawrie 2nd base til june 1st. then dfa or trade. saladino,leury,tilson and cheap vet fight it out in center. when june rolls around, reassess and add or trade everyone.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Oct 4, 2016 -> 07:14 AM) C/mon Man. Get real. Do you think Boston will give up Moncada? No way. After popping $60 Million for him? And you think Sox will throw $18 Large at Pedro Alvarez??? What??

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Sep 17, 2016 -> 09:28 AM) The Sox need a CF who can hit. Yes, there are more RF available for next season, which is probably one of the reasons why Eaton is back in CF (in addition to not wanting Shuck in the lineup as Ventura/Hahn "go for it" in September). They can sign a platoon hitter like Reddick and Hahn will lecture that he's "elite" (just like he did with Frazier and Samardzija). But Eaton leads the league in RF defense - finally a massive plus output - moving him is just more of the silliness. tyler saladino to center. Ian Desmond made a similar switch from shortstop and did a credible job.tyler is a smart player and could do well there. If this happens it would free up resources for a big bat.For the first time in 4 years I'm optimistic about the future.Trade one starter [quintana] for 2 young players [boston].Third straight year of improvement and best draft in forever.2017 could be fun.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Sep 14, 2016 -> 01:03 PM) For a grand total of 4 innings. The dude isn't an OF. Saladino or Anderson are the fastest most athletic sox players. I'd be willing to bet either one would make a fine center fielder in a very short time. T.A. is the shortstop of the future. Tyler would be even more valuable to the sox if he could also play outfield, ala Leury Garcia but with a real bat.

why not let Saladino play center field for the rest of the season ?