Uribe Signs for 4.5 million

[Wilson A2000]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071108/sp_nm/baseball_whitesox_uribe_dc_1

 

I think he had the worst or one of the worst OBPs in the game. Kenny said he has been one of the most consistent SS in the league, but if he is consistent, he is consistently bad. His offensive numbers for 2007 are inflated because he had a great September. With that said, he isn't even consistent because his average has gone down the last four years. Must be slim pickings for shortstops this year.

[anabiono]

well, at least kenny isn't our GM

[C.C.]

But, but, but....He won a World Series!

[USSoccer]

Sox fans are going to love that one. He's their Neifi.

[Backtobanks]

Kenny is regressing back into the joke of a GM that he was before he got lucky and became a "genius". He's busy resigning all the players that finished a distant 4th in their division and expecting the 2008 WS to compete. Before resigning Uribe, he was looking at Visquel and Eckstein. The White Sox could be a dynamic young team with a chance of competing in 2009 if he would have traded (or trade this offseason) Dye, Contreras, Konerko, Garland, Uribe, Crede, and Buerhle. Can you imagine the prospects he could load up on if he offered Buerhle? How many top prospects could he have gotten for Konerko from the Angels? Dye and Garland ought to net you 2 top prospects each. Instead they are a bad team with all of their resigned players a year older.

[rawaction]

Kenny is regressing back into the joke of a GM that he was before he got lucky and became a "genius". He's busy resigning all the players that finished a distant 4th in their division and expecting the 2008 WS to compete. Before resigning Uribe, he was looking at Visquel and Eckstein. The White Sox could be a dynamic young team with a chance of competing in 2009 if he would have traded (or trade this offseason) Dye, Contreras, Konerko, Garland, Uribe, Crede, and Buerhle. Can you imagine the prospects he could load up on if he offered Buerhle? How many top prospects could he have gotten for Konerko from the Angels? Dye and Garland ought to net you 2 top prospects each. Instead they are a bad team with all of their resigned players a year older.

 

That's my thing. Granted, they won the world series with that same team, but since the 2nd half of 2006, they've won like 45% of their games with that same team, which is clearly aging. Not all of those players are bad players, but together they make up a team that can't compete with the Indians, Tigers, or Twins.

[Wilson A2000]

Nobody wants Contreras and his contract. It's hard to trade an injured Crede. Dye was hurt late last year which made him untradeable. You don't trade Konerko because he has a relatively cheap contract and he can still play. He can still help you win a WS. Buehrle can still win you games. He gave them a hometown discount and he is is still young. Garland had a terrible year and his trade value wasn't much. It's hard to totally clean house and bring it decent talent in today's market. The problem is that they don't have young talent coming up.

[GoCubsGo1679625768]

LOL..another year of Hawk Harrelson slobbing all over his knob..this is great!

[reggiemiller rules]

I really wanted the Sox to sign Eckstein so there was no chance he would be back on the Cards next year.

[SweetZombieJesus]

I really wanted the Sox to sign Eckstein so there was no chance he would be back on the Cards next year.

 

I wanted to the Cards to sign Eckstein because they don't go over their budget a ton and Eckstein would hurt their budget alot for such a crappy player as he is.

[Backtobanks]

Nobody wants Contreras and his contract. It's hard to trade an injured Crede. Dye was hurt late last year which made him untradeable. You don't trade Konerko because he has a relatively cheap contract and he can still play. He can still help you win a WS. Buehrle can still win you games. He gave them a hometown discount and he is is still young. Garland had a terrible year and his trade value wasn't much. It's hard to totally clean house and bring it decent talent in today's market. The problem is that they don't have young talent coming up.

 

The Angels were offering 3 of their top prospects before KW resigned Konerko. Dye was not untradeable and he certainly would be tradeable now if he doesn't have a NTC. Williams was probably asking too much at the deadline. Buehrle is still young and good which is why you could get a boat load of young players for him. Right now people are lining up to get the likes of Silva as a free agent, so what do you think a decent team would give up for a #1 starter like Buerhle? He could have traded Crede before his back got serious, but Crede will still have some value now. Contreras can be traded for a lower prospect, with the WS picking up some of his contract......addition by subtraction. Same with Uribe last year.

[Wilson A2000]

If Crede's back wasn't hurt, there is no way Williams would have wanted to trade him, especially after his success in the World Series. He is young, could hit for power and average, and has Gold Glove potential. Yet I have heard that the Yankees are floating a Damon for Crede trade. Kenny signed Konerko after the 2005 championship season. The only time he could have traded him was during their WS run and that wouldn't have gone over well. Contreras CANNOT be traded for a prospect. He has 30 million coming over the next three years. He is old and just doesn't have it anymore.

[Backtobanks]

Kenny is certainly trying: he offered Ryan Sweeny to the Astros for Chad Qualls. Gee, I wonder why the Astros turned that down. :lol:

[Backtobanks]

If Crede's back wasn't hurt, there is no way Williams would have wanted to trade him, especially after his success in the World Series. He is young, could hit for power and average, and has Gold Glove potential. Yet I have heard that the Yankees are floating a Damon for Crede trade. Kenny signed Konerko after the 2005 championship season. The only time he could have traded him was during their WS run and that wouldn't have gone over well. Contreras CANNOT be traded for a prospect. He has 30 million coming over the next three years. He is old and just doesn't have it anymore.

 

Kenny shouldn't have given Konerko a NTC (limited) and then he could have traded him at the deadline this year. Also, he could float his name now to teams needing a 1B. There were rumors about Crede being available before his back gave out completely because Fields was doing well in the minors. As for Contreras, he is owed $20 million over the next 2 years because Kenny gave him a 3-year contract in 2006. If he would have signed him for 1 or 2 years, he wouldn't have the problem. Also, I would think someone would take Contreras if the Sox picked up $12 - $14 million.