Ya think?

Im starting to think its going to be tough to get "good" prospects for anyone short of a superstar or real good starting pitcher.

It seems the rules and trends are making teams hold on to prospects.

I don't think they can. Alexei is owed a lot of money for a guy who offers nothing at the plate and whose defense has been slipping the last couple years. The best they hope for is to find a team that is desperate enough to take the money and offer a low level prospect. I'd be all for it.

Baseball Prospectus and Kevin Goldstein are ones who promulgate that idea as well.

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PLUS

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Doesnt Goldstein hate everyone?

Yeah, the Baseball Prospectus White Sox thing is weird.

Goldstein hates everyone not on the Cubs.

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I agree with you in general, but if you look around at all the contending teams with huge holes at shortstop, I think a guy like Ramirez might be an exception. He's easy to dislike if you watch him day in and day out, but when you compare him to guys playing elsewhere, he's really one of the better ones.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

I had to laugh at the horror of him committing his 12th error after I saw Castro make his 14th yesterday.

Man if Alexie could just put it all together. He's starting to remind me of Shawon

Agreed.

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And men have lost their reason.

Isn't he getting a bit long in the tooth?

Dude was older when they inked that long-term deal...that was a few years ago.

On a better team, in a stronger line up, he would get better pitches to hit on a regualr basis.

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I don't know what difference that would make when he lets all the good pitches go to swing at sliders in the dirt.

It wouldn't be shocking to me if someone was willing to take a flier on Adam Dunn. The guy is having probably his best month since joining the Sox and, while he has one more year on his contract, it isn't some backbreaking amount for a DH who will most likely give you 40 HR.

If Hahn can move that contract, even for nothing in return, I will be impressed with his work.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Less sliders in the dirt to offer at.

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AHHH KG left BP August 31, 2012 .... he is now the Director of pro scouting with the Houston Astros.

The NEW prospect guy at BP is his old podcast partner The Professor jason Parks....but unlike KG who did all his own research and ranking lists gathering information from his numerous contacts Parks head up a team who debate and then rank all prospects and organizations..... Parks recently tweeted that the Cubs may have 4 of the TOP 30 prospects (Baez, Soler, Almora and newly drafted Bryant) and could have 7 of the TOP 101 going into 2014. The White Sox MAY have one (Hawkins) in the TOP 101.

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likely, no one will be moved at all and they'll just stand pat bracing for a strong 2nd half

I wish the Sox would make a deal so we would have something to talk about. :poutyface:

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They signed the #2 international prospect according to MLB.com. That's something.

Didn't the Cubs get the #1 international prospect? :poutyface::poutyface:

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#3.

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To the earlier talk on Addison Reed, closers are a dime a dozen. If someone wants to give up a nice player for him, trade him.

The only guy I'm keeping is Chris Sale. The rest can be traded.

Sox have a 10-game homestand ending July 28. Knowing JR, they won't trade anyone before that.

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Paulie and Crain to the DL.

That is not going to help the trading situation

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

This is laughable at this point.

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Missile could be sold off to someone who needs a SS.

like, say the Cardinal... not that I support such an idea

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Here is Baseball America's Top 30 list updated to include the Eloy Jimenez reported signing:

Cubs at #1 #2 #16
Sox at at #9

1 Eloy Jimenez of Dominican Republic Cubs
2 Gleyber Torres ss Venezuela Cubs
3 Rafael Devers 3b Dominican Republic
4 Luis Encarnacion 3b Dominican Republic
5 Leonardo Molina cf Dominican Republic
6 Marcos Diplan rhp Dominican Republic Rangers
7 Yeyson Yrizarri ss Venezuela/Dominican Republic Rangers
8 Yeltsin Gudino ss Venezuela Blue Jays
9 Micker Zapata of Dominican Republic White Sox
10 Jose Herrera c Venezuela Diamondbacks
11 Carlos Herrera ss Venezuela Rockies
12 Marten Gasparini ss Italy Royals
13 Erick Julio rhp Colombia Rockies
14 Jesus Lopez ss Nicaragua Athletics
15 Lewin Diaz of/1b Dominican Republic Twins
16 Erling Moreno rhp Colombia Cubs
17 Carlos Hiciano ss Dominican Republic Athletics
18 Freddy Rodriguez of Venezuela Blue Jays
19 Mayky Perez rhp Dominican Republic
20 Nicolas Pierre of Dominican Republic Brewers
21 Greifer Andrade of Venezuela Mariners
22 Cristhian Vasquez of Venezuela Royals
23 Jen-Ho Tseng rhp Taiwan
24 Wilson Amador ss Dominican Republic
25 Ali Sanchez c Venezuela Mets
26 Michael de Leon ss Dominican Republic Rangers
27 Ricardo Sanchez lhp Venezuela Angels
28 Carlos Talavera of Venezuela Cardinals
29 Anderson Franco 3b Dominican Republic
30 Luis Carpio ss Venezuela

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Zapata was the #2 prospect until the Sox signed him.

Then he became #9.

It's all bullshit.

Nobody knows nothing.

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