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NY Daily News: Sox make Abreu 1-Year Offer


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QUOTE (kane0730 @ Feb 3, 2009 -> 11:10 AM)
Mully/Hanley on the Score are speculating Figgins for Dye if Abreu is signed. I would like to think the Sox could get more then just Figgins for Dye.

can Chone play CF? I think he probably can...

 

Figgins CF

Abreu RF

Quentin LF (maybe swap LF and RF)

Thome DH

Konerko 1b

Pierzynski C

Ramirez SS

Fields 3b

Getz 2b

 

sounds pretty good to me...but frankly i think if we trade dye it is going to be for young pitching

 

 

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QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 3, 2009 -> 10:15 AM)
I'd personally like to see a 2 year, $16 mill deal. When Thome's gone next year, you have DH flexibility.

Next year the economy probably will be worse. You might as well go year to year with Abreu if this report is even true.

 

I don't know why a team would trade for Dye when they could pick one of these other guys up for a lot less unless the White Sox have decided they will pay some of Dye's contract.

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abreu and figgins sounds great, but dye for figgins straight up sounds like absolute garbage. Are there any pitchers were possibly looking at?

 

Post Script...Whether or not we get him, I hope this be the last time we talk about trading for chone figgins, amen.

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I'd be very disappointed if they traded Dye for Figgins. Figgins just doesn't excite me... and I can't wait for the day he retires so we can stop listening to rumors about him coming to the Sox. Of course, given KW's habit of bringing in players at the end of their careers, even then we may not be safe.

 

 

I was thinking that KW may be trying to take advantage of Manny turning down another big offer from the Dodgers.

 

If Abreu was off the market, maybe the Dodgers would bite on Dye instead of being held hostage by Manny.

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QUOTE (Hawkfan @ Feb 3, 2009 -> 09:24 AM)
abreu and figgins sounds great, but dye for figgins straight up sounds like absolute garbage. Are there any pitchers were possibly looking at?

 

Post Script...Whether or not we get him, I hope this be the last time we talk about trading for chone figgins, amen.

 

Just in case anyone cares: Abreu sucks in RF.

 

I would have to think Quentin would move to RF if Abreu replaced JD.

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QUOTE (Hawkfan @ Feb 3, 2009 -> 09:24 AM)
abreu and figgins sounds great, but dye for figgins straight up sounds like absolute garbage. Are there any pitchers were possibly looking at?

 

Post Script...Whether or not we get him, I hope this be the last time we talk about trading for chone figgins, amen.

Honestly, it does, but so did Carlos Lee for Scott Podsednik.

 

Sometimes you downgrade in value to upgrade your lineup.

 

CF Figgins

RF Abreu

LF Quentin

DH Thome

1B Konerko

SS Ramirez

3B Fields

C Pierzynski

2B Whomever wins the job

 

That's a very good lineup.

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QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 3, 2009 -> 10:34 AM)
Honestly, it does, but so did Carlos Lee for Scott Podsednik.

 

Sometimes you downgrade in value to upgrade your lineup.

 

CF Figgins

RF Abreu

LF Quentin

DH Thome

1B Konerko

SS Ramirez

3B Fields

C Pierzynski

2B Whomever wins the job

 

That's a very good lineup.

They also got Vizcaino in the Lee deal and a horrible minor leaguer.

 

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A top of the order with Figgins/Abreu when healthy would be pretty damn fantastic. I too would think the Sox could get a bit more for Dye than Figgins but I'd be content given the make-up of the Sox club and some of the money the Sox would save. I still think there would be better options. I also question the source because the New York papers have typically been way off on Sox rumors.

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I'd assume this offer isn't made without somewhat of a gentleman's agreement already on the backburner with Dye or Thome (most likely JD).

 

I'd like this move only if it brings back high-talented young player(s). Abreu would be a nice addition in the 2 spot or really anywhere in the lineup b/c he can get on-base. I'm all for it but I can't imagine he accepts it, then again, the list of other suitors aren't exactly contenders and in one year maybe the market bounces back a little. I'd imagine even more if he takes advantage of our park.

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QUOTE (GREEDY @ Feb 3, 2009 -> 09:26 AM)
Just in case anyone cares: Abreu sucks in RF.

 

I would have to think Quentin would move to RF if Abreu replaced JD.

 

Abreu is bad but isn't Dye just as bad, if not worse. I could've sworn Dye was like the worst AL Rf in the fielding bible, or up there.

 

I'd hope Quentin would shirt to RF but who knows their possible plan.

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Imagine if whoever we have play CF this year put up these type of numbers...

 

450 at-bats

14 doubles

1 triple

1 homerun

.276 BA

.367 OBP

.318 SLG

.685 OPS

34 stolen bases

 

Is that what we're looking for in terms of production from CF?

 

Those are Figgins' stats from 2008.

 

Take away his one big year in 2007 and I don't see much that excites me.

 

Take away his one big year in 2007 and his career (offensively) isn't much different than Juan Pierre's.

 

 

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