LittleHurt05 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Colleen Kane @ChiTribKane 3m3 minutes ago Adam LaRoche has told White Sox he plans to step away from baseball. Teammates asked him to sleep on it, but he's confident in decision. Colleen Kane @ChiTribKane 2m2 minutes ago Adam LaRoche said it's a personal issue. Out of respect for team, he will consider request before talking on subject in a couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Holy crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professa Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 (edited) https://twitter.com/ChiTribKane/status/709807732593823745 https://twitter.com/ChiTribKane/status/709807488288165889 WOW Edited March 15, 2016 by professa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 This is crazy. The White Sox definitely to add a LH power bat now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowand's rowdies Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I'll wait for confirmation, but wow. Good for everyone. He must have enough $$$. Now...who's looking to dump some salary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professa Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Justin Morneau?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Ton of respect for anybody who would walk away from guaranteed millions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Wow, hope he's ok. Too bad Alvarez just signed with Baltimore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 reopen ethier talk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I'll wait for confirmation, but wow. Good for everyone. He must have enough $$$. Now...who's looking to dump some salary? Dodgers have a crowded OF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shysocks Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Wow, this is stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Wow. First reaction is I hope he and his family are OK. Second reaction is we have $13M to spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aryzner Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Wow. I hope he is alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shysocks Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Mar 15, 2016 -> 01:32 PM) Wow. First reaction is I hope he and his family are OK. Second reaction is we have $13M to spend. Ditto. Also, inb4 "Wish he had done this while we were trying to sign high-end outfielders." Sounds like it's a sudden issue though. Wish him the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Mar 15, 2016 -> 01:32 PM) Wow. First reaction is I hope he and his family are OK. Second reaction is we have $13M to spend. Agreed. Wow. Hopefully the guy is OK, but this is a nice break for a team that could use the cash. I wonder if this was talked about before, which is why the Bruce stuff was being talked about. This also has to create some excitement for those looking for a job at the bottom of the roster. A guy like Jerry Sands might have just had a door open if it is too late for a deal to be made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 (edited) Doubt many will agree with me but unless we do something.. this hurts us. He was an OBP bounceback candidate for us. He had a more reasonable bounceback possibility than Garcia, who has no track record (vs righties) to bounce back to, really Edited March 15, 2016 by Jose Paniagua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Wow. This is a shock. I hope everything is okay with him. Now what do the Sox do? I wonder if the front office has known about this possibility for a while, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Colleen Kane @ChiTribKane 3m3 minutes ago White Sox had a nearly 2-hour-long team meeting this morning in the clubhouse at Camelback Ranch, where Adam LaRoche spoke with teammates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Well this is good news for the Sox but I wish he would have decided before Spring Training Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Mar 15, 2016 -> 02:35 PM) Wow. This is a shock. I hope everything is okay with him. Now what do the Sox do? I wonder if the front office has known about this possibility for a while, Well, from a baseball perspective, Avi Garcia/Melky Cabrera just penciled in as your everyday DH. Austin Jackson signing just became very important as he's now penciled in as a starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Mar 15, 2016 -> 01:32 PM) Wow. First reaction is I hope he and his family are OK. Second reaction is we have $13M to spend. All this, and it does make roster construction and defense a lot better. Wish him well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Whoa, quite the shock there. We obviously haven't had the best of luck when it comes to LH power bats over the past few years, and it was a shame he wasn't able to re-produce what he'd done in Washington last season, but maybe in the coming days this might explain part of it. I assume his contract goes off our payroll now. Interesting to see whether we just go with Garcia or Melky as the DH now, or we try to bring in a LH replacement, as it's been said, Alvarez would have been nice but that ship has sailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Brian Bilek @BrianBilek_ 40s40 seconds ago Assuming Rollins makes the team, the #WhiteSox spent 15.5M on free agents. Adam LaRoche just cleared the team of 13M. That is material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 If he sticks to his retirement, I'll be surprised if Bruce isn't traded for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Holy f*** this is awesome news. Hell yea! Now they need to add another bat but they suddenly have 13 million plus more to work with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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