Trade Winds Reopens

[Chisoxfn]

Thats right, its rumor time and everyone's favorite forum has been brought back for what should be yet another interesting deadline. Please post all trade speculation (whether rumors or suggestions) within here.

 

 

[SoxFan1]

Over/Under on the number of Contreras/Konerko threads before the deadline is 4...

[joejoedairy]

4 each?

[SoxFan1]

4 each?

Total.

[Swingandalongonetoleft]

I'll be pleasantly surprised if our Sox make any significant moves. In fact, I almost don't care. I think our pitching is just about set. I'd say another bat off the bench that can spot K-Nerko but we've got Swish, and Anderson/Wise can spot Swisher in that scenario. Two most guys I'm worried about are Crede and Paulie, and while Crede has struggled of late, he's also carried the team on his lame back early on, so he gets the benefit of the doubt. Paulie has pulled this s*** before, and for now I trust he'll work out of it. If not, well, we've got Swish who can spot him and Anderson/Wise who would take Swisher's spot, so I don't see what we would need to do to improve unless we replace one of ours with a bonifide superstar.

 

1B Konerko

2B Ramirez

3B Crede

SS Cabrera

C Pierzynski

LF Quentin

CF Swisher

RF Dye

DH Thome

Bench: Uribe (2B 3B SS 1B?), Anderson (OF) Wise(OF) Hall (C, 1B)

 

Pearl Throwers

 

Logan

Russell

Masset

Thornton

Dotel

Linebrink

Jenks

Buehrle

Contreras

Danks

Floyd

Vazquez

 

I'm at a loss as to how reasonably improve this. Sure, we can get something, but without sacrificing out farm ( our weed farm (the grass killers, not the fun kind)), how? I'd love to see Street in our bullpen, but Dotel and Liney have been fine. Hall has been great thus far, and the latest Uribe sighting at 3rd has shown that our infield is secure. If you're questioning K-nerko at first, then simply move Swish in his place (though I don't believe Guillen would do that) and Ando/Wise in Swisher's place.

 

I'm sitting here willing to be surprised, but content if I'm not.

Edited July 15, 2008 by ChiSox35

[Swingandalongonetoleft]

Oh unless we add in place of Conteras, but not Vazquez because he has 84349843993498 strikeouts to go with his 6.90 ERA/ 19 HR's per start... After all, we're looking for sick s***, not productivity.

 

We have 2, possibly 3 (if you believe in Floyd) starters at this point. Vazquez was supposed to be a Cy young candidate, Count was supposed to terrorize us on the mound. Both have had similar results. Early on, Vaz delivered, Count stunned the disbelievers, lately it hasn't been so, but I trust both can at the very least be effective 4/5 starters (which places MUCH pressure on the Floyds and Danks of our world). In other words, Contreras, Vazquez, Floyd, and Danks (because they haven't seen this much work) are the key.

Edited July 15, 2008 by ChiSox35

[Harry Chappas]

PLEASE POST A STICKY THAT KONERKO (10/5) and THOME (CLAUSE) CAN NOT BE TRADED WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT AND THERFORE SHOULD NOT BE PART OF ANY SCENARIO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kyyle23]

PLEASE POST A STICKY THAT KONERKO (10/5) and THOME (CLAUSE) CAN NOT BE TRADED WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT AND THERFORE SHOULD NOT BE PART OF ANY SCENARIO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Do you honestly think that people would care about that sticky? That same rhetoric has been repeated for weeks, and it hasnt made a damn bit of difference. Some people want them gone, and they will continue to throw them into scenarios until the trade deadline is up