I hope the Sox can pull of Cespedes. Baseball would truly be #1 in chicago for at least the next several seasons...with both clubs having good teams.

There is not a damned thing wrong with people who are bull shitters.

There is not a damned thing wrong with people who are bull shitters.

Here ya go buddy..... I will write the dissenting opinon as many of you do on any Cubs moves

by signing either guy KHAHN is admitting that either the Peavy deal for Avasil (they should have taken Iglesias the SS) or the Melky signing (still owe him 29 mil over the next two years) was a mistake... if the Cubs did this the entire subdivision would be pointing this out..... YOU would also point out that Gordon will be 32 next year and if he gets a 5 year deal for 105 mil you'd be paying for an old guy who's skills should be in decline... or YOU would be sure to mention that Cespedes who will be 30 next year made 10.5 mil last year and he will surely want BIG money somewhere around 6 tears at 140 mil (paying another old declining player)BUT since the Sox are a destination maybe he gives them the Hetward/Zobrist discount and signs for less.

Now the honest unbiased baseball fan view...I'd rather have Upton (younger only 28 next year) and he would probably take 7 years at 147 with an opt out... KC already told Gordon they won't pay him so he is out of the division and I don't think he brings the Upton upside. I think Cespedes is my second choice and like that he has no compensation.... any one of them improves the defense which is sorely needed..... and I would take anyone of them...they are ALL better than what Robin was forced to trot out there game after game last year. Signing any is a GREAT move.

Did Frank get banned again?

Well Mac told me to to tell you to go FUCK YOURSELF!!! ..So now it's been said .. .

I'm thinking Cespedes AAV is more like $23M or so...up to $25M. Not sure which teams are still involved though...and Gordon and Upton also being available does sort of saturate the market.

I usually over rate the White Sox but that lineup looks really good with Cespedes in it

Not so great when it's Gordon, though.

I'm also not sure you guys fully understand how terrible LaRoche is.

I think Melky is the key. What Melky are you getting?

I would love Cespedes or Gordon, but even with one of them I'm not sure if the lineup still makes sense.

1 Eaton CF
2 Abreu 1B
3 Cespedes/Gordon LF
4 Frazier 3B
5 Cabrera RF
6 Lawrie 2B
7 LaRoche DH
8 Avila/Navarro C
9 Saladino SS

There's some obvious problems there. I know it's natural to go into the season with some question marks, but Melky in RF, no typical #2 hitter, LaRoche at DH and Saladino at SS probably has a few question marks too many.

If the Sox can manage to dump LaRoche and use that money to find a RF who can at least play defense (never mind the Sox had a guy who could do exactly that and dealt him for Frazier) I'm a lot more confident. Problem is $20m+ AAV to Cespedes or Gordon probably maxes out the finances to the point where even a 3rd tier OF is out of the Sox price range.

I'm fine with Saladino at SS if every position other than CF and 1B has been upgraded (the Sox have done a remarkable job of this so far), I'm even fine with letting Avi get some starts in RF and DH just not every day.

I just think even after Cespedes/Gordon the Sox are still going to find themselevs "one move away." Difference being that one move won't need to be of the same magnitude as even the Lawrie trade.

trade Avi to the Mets for Flores

I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.

No way in hell the Mets do that deal.

The Sox will end up with Upton.

Upton and Lawrie in the same clubhouse should be fun.

I don't waste my time with the Cubs.

Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale

The Chicago #WhiteSox want to sign free agent OF Alex Gordon or Yoenis Cespedes, but only if they're willing to take 3-year deal or less.

Yes it is.

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