NorthSideSox72 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Probably nothing more than idle speculation, but an article on NPB Tracker (follows Japanse players) says a few teams may be vying for Iguchi's services. The author speculates the White Sox might want him back. I'm not sure why, at this point. Seems really unlikely to me. But its slow in here, so I thought I'd put it out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scenario Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Not unless KW is developing a Hendry-like fetish for 2nd baseman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I was surprised when the Sox let him go the first time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scenario Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jan 1, 2009 -> 02:07 PM) I was surprised when the Sox let him go the first time Be thankful for the chain of events... Sox trade Gooch to give Danny Richar (who was tearing up AAA) a fall audition at the major league level. Danny stumbled at the plate. The Sox... not sure Richar would be 'the guy' based on that audition... went out and signed Alexei to compete for the job. Funny how life works out sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunk23 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Yeah, but we did give up a legit OF prospect to get him in Cunningham. I think we'll regret letting him go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWhiteSoxinNJ Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 5% chance this happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Sure, why the hell not? This offseason couldn't possibly suck any worse than it already has, so this can't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatScott82 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jan 1, 2009 -> 03:39 PM) Sure, why the hell not? This offseason couldn't possibly suck any worse than it already has, so this can't hurt. Gooch is not coming back here. ANd yes it has been extremely boring. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 If that happened, I think that would mean KW is as bored as we are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jan 1, 2009 -> 10:39 PM) Sure, why the hell not? This offseason couldn't possibly suck any worse than it already has, so this can't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Jan 1, 2009 -> 04:52 PM) Gooch is not coming back here. ANd yes it has been extremely boring. . Although it sure has been boring, I meant that the offseason has been bad because we've done nothing but unload salary and added none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Only if he's coming back as a "fundamentals" instructor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jan 1, 2009 -> 03:39 PM) Sure, why the hell not? This offseason so far couldn't possibly suck any worse than it already has for every team in baseball other than the Yankees, so this can't hurt. Fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I'd rather have Durham back than Gooch if we are going that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 This board is hot for Uribe, but is only luke warm over Gooch. Help me out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jan 1, 2009 -> 04:39 PM) Sure, why the hell not? This offseason couldn't possibly suck any worse than it already has, so this can't hurt. Yes, it could. We could be Cubs fans. We lost expendable pieces. They lost two of their once most promising pitching prospects (Ceda, Veal), missed out on the “big fish” (Peavy) and traded away their two clubhouse leaders (Derosa, Wood) Meanwhile, the White Sox got younger and not necessarily worse. Hell, I guess I’m just an optimist Also, i love you Gooch but it's a no go on the sloppy seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Plus he doesn't have the type of swing that's conducive to coming off the bench and only getting 150-200 at bats in a season...he needs to play close to everyday, and, at his age, I'm not sure if his stills haven't gone the way of Roberto Alomar and Steve Sax when they were on the SouthSide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighurt4life Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 QUOTE (chunk23 @ Jan 1, 2009 -> 12:16 PM) Yeah, but we did give up a legit OF prospect to get him in Cunningham. I think we'll regret letting him go. gotta spend money to make money. we didn't have any 2B prospects in the higher levels of the system at that time and an apparent glut of OF prospects with Owens, Sweeny et. al. In the long run we got the short end of the stick but I don't think that Cunningham has really shown anything to indicate that he'll be any more than a replacement level player in the bigs at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighurt4life Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I'm not interested in Gooch unless he wants to sign a minor league deal and be our plan D if Getz, Nix, and Lillebridge don't work out. I don't see any way that'll happen though, one of those three will be able to give us better production than Goochi can at this point in his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Jan 1, 2009 -> 11:56 PM) This board is hot for Uribe, but is only luke warm over Gooch. Help me out. OPS of .747 (OPS+ 92) in 2007, OPS of .598 (OPS+ 66) in 2008, lacks versatility around the diamond, and isn't stellar defensively. He's also 34 years old, which is almost always the downside of a career, while Uribe is entering his age 29 season. It's pretty understandable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Historically, the White Sox have always been 2-3 years too late on getting players past their prime/s...this time, KW really brought in Iguchi at the perfect time and place, as he was one of the catalysts in unwinding the selfishness of the previous teams and serving as a role model in how to play the game quietly and correctly, in a way that wasn't really reflected accurately by the box scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaus kinski Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 If we ever settled on a leadoff man-Gooch has proven to have patience to bat second effectivly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 That .596 line from last year in SD is scary. I know Petco is a pitcher's park, but geez! That said, he was very solid with us and played very well for the Phillies after the trade in 2007. I don't think we should give him a guaranteed contract, but it wouldn't be the worst back-up plan in the world for Getz/Lillibridge/Nix. That said, I would much prefer one of the younger guys succeeding, but the position seems to be Beckham's in the future, unless he ends up at 3B, where Viciedo theoretically would/should be better suited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I don't think there's a chance in hell Iguchi signs with the White Sox unless he wants to play in Charlotte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 2, 2009 -> 01:53 PM) I don't think there's a chance in hell Iguchi signs with the White Sox unless he wants to play in Charlotte. Unless we are packaging these 2Bs up for a big trade package, I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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