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That whole shortstop logjam may just end up sorting itself out. :(

Wouldn't be surprised if Valbuena could be serviceable in a corner OF spot.\ if called on. Not an everyday guy, but a pinch.

Please ask why they non-tendered Wesley Wright. The board really wants to know.

Maybe someone can ask at Cubs Convention next month.

Wouldn't they need to make a roster move before they sign either?

Johnny Gomes is the big bat????

:-s Holy crap Phil Rogers is a hack On PtI today, Kornheiser was slamming the White Sox trading for Samardzija because of his win/loss records. Im confused? Do people think Rogers was ripping the Cubs potential rotation here? I think he is clearly explaining why this gives the Cubs instant hope with a pretty damn good rotation next year if they land Lester. He forgot a comma.

:-s Because it's all about 2015 Phil. Don't you know anything.

I really believe that some of what the White Sox do is to countered the Cubs, even if in the long-term it's not necessarily beneficial for the organization. The need to stay relevant in the Chicago media, they need to stay relevant with their fans. And that's why I think the Sox will never consider tearing things down and starting over. They can't do that or they'll lose the fan base and the city. And it's not just on-field personnel moves the club makes. I think hiring Ventura was purely to resonate with the fan base, get 'em excited, get 'em to come out to park. Even though Ventura never coached before and hasn't been exactly stellar during his stint. Another example is the club's whole marketing approach to last season. Knowing the Cubs' farm system was loaded and highly thought of nationally, the White Sox created this whole "look at our kids/look at our youngsters" rally point. Hawk would constantly tout it on air, and there were plenty of commercials (radio and TV) saying the exact same thing. But who exactly were their youngsters outside of a couple of pitchers??? There 27 year old Cuban rookie?? Or the 27 year old C or 3rd baseman?? The 33 (yeah, right) year old SS ?? Maybe it's the below average Left Fielder or unproven Right Fielder?? Paulie?? Again, who are all these youngsters they're promoting. Phegley sucked. Semien sucked. Davidson sucked. Most of the young pitchers not named Sale and Quintana have sucked. And they really had nobody ion the minors making much noise save Rodon. I firmly believe much of what the White Sox do is to counter the Cubs. And when the Cubs suck (which is often) things are easy. But when the Cubs have things going, the Sox need to counter, try to grab the spotlight....even at the expense of the organization sometimes.

'cept maybe the pokey if the gun stuff is true!

I have no inside baseball knowledge or knowledge with contract negotiations of any kind. I'm just a fan. But I'm fairly certain John Henry's saggy ball sack has nothing to do with whether or not Lester will sign with the Red Sox.

Billy probably a little gun-shy to trade again with Hoyerstein.

Does Bosio have an "out clause"? And if so, would the Cubs charge tampering if he went to the Twins?

Would've been more impressed if it were a strike. :roll:

To continue working with Stanton? :-k

Then he'd have to change his uniform to #(size)12

With the added revenue streams anticipated in the next few years, isn't it really the 2-3 years that could hamstring the team? So a six year deal wouldn't be awful if they if they anticipate big money coming in in 2017/2018 and later, right?

Where will they pick in the draft? What is the tiebreaker with the Phillies and White Sox?

Broken eyes again?

Would much rather see Olt at First Base if Rizzo is gonna miss time instead of Valaika. Vizcaino and Rivero in the pen would be interesting.

eh it was guys who dont matter This is kinda my thought for the rest of the season. I'd like to see our young legitimate prospects hit/pitch well, but have the marginal players suck, in turn allowing the Cubs to still lose 90+ and get the protected draft pick. Win/win!

I remember a lot of folks not being overly thrilled when the Cubs hired the "unknown" Len Kasper.

I swear, every time I see Castro jog, I can't help wondering if he took a dump in his pants just before contact.

Schnitzel and kraut - he's German.

Jackson isn't going anywhere unless there's about $25 million accompanying him.