Sox Trade Possibilities

[Lip Man 1]

Am here in Phoenix (ISU plays Arizona State on the 30th) and am having lunch with a member of the Diamondbacks front office on Friday.

Will ask about the Sox/Arizona rumors and will see what I can come up with.

Lip

[WhiteSoxNation]

All this Kubel talk......Here what I would be pushing if I were GM...

1. Dunn to TOR for Rasmus & Nolin (LHP) (Frres up ~12M)

2. Rios & Floyd to TEX for Gallo (3B) and Murphy (Frees up ~25M)
OR
Floyd & Thornton to ARZ for J. Upton (Frees up ~15M)

[BoKnowsBest]

None of those trades make sense for the other side, especially the AZ trade.

[Lip Man 1]

The person that I had lunch with today said they haven't heard anything specific vis a vis with the White Sox but they thought it was unlikely the D-backs would deal Upton. You never say never if the deal is overwhelming but they said outside of that case Arizona didn't expect to trade him.

Lip

[moochpuppy]

Originally Posted by WhiteSoxNation

2. Rios & Floyd to TEX for Gallo (3B) and Murphy (Frees up ~25M)

Texas has said they want another OF bat and SP.

[WhiteSoxNation]

Originally Posted by moochpuppy

Texas has said they want another OF bat and SP.

Exactly, and the have Ott for 3B prospect so Gallo is expendable. Move Murphy to the Sox to add that RF/DH LHB

Perfect trade....

[soltrain21]

This offseason is boring. Can someone make the Sox do something?

Thanks.

[WLL1855]

Originally Posted by soltrain21

This offseason is boring. Can someone make the Sox do something?

Thanks.

You may regret your wish.

[DirtySox]

Originally Posted by soltrain21

This offseason is boring. Can someone make the Sox do something?

Thanks.

I'm hoping they make some moves to better position themselves for the coming years. Getting younger and bolstering the farm a bit more would be ideal.

[Tragg]

Originally Posted by DirtySox

I'm hoping they make some moves to better position themselves for the coming years. Getting younger and bolstering the farm a bit more would be ideal.

Agree
We're going to be decent this year because of pitching. But no better than decent. If we can move Rios/Floyd or whomever for some young talent, do it.

[LITTLE NELL]

Chicago is a big market, the White Sox play in Chicago, a big market team should never be in a rebuilding mode.
The trouble is that JR and company have for the most part down through the years run the team more like the Royals than the Yankees, Dodgers or Red Sox.
In over 30 years of ownership how many super star free agents have they signed? How many big market teams would have let Buerhle walk?
This mindset has led to teams that once in awhile win the division and one year caught lightning in a bottle. I'm getting old, I'd like to see us in the WS a couple more times.

[Noneck]

Originally Posted by Tragg

Agree
We're going to be decent this year because of pitching. But no better than decent. If we can move Rios/Floyd or whomever for some young talent, do it.

This team is currently on the cusp of being less than decent, trading a starting pitcher or their best position player from last year for minor league talent would accomplish that. This team is caught between a rock and a hard place. They have very little minor league talent to trade for talent that can help now, didnt go after quality free agents and dont want to rebuild. I cant think of a solution now for this year and I dont think they can either.

[palehozenychicty]

Originally Posted by Noneck

This team is currently on the cusp of being less than decent, trading a starting pitcher or their best position player from last year for minor league talent would accomplish that. This team is caught between a rock and a hard place. They have very little minor league talent to trade for talent that can help now, didnt go after quality free agents and dont want to rebuild. I cant think of a solution now for this year and I dont think they can either.

This is how the team has always been under Reinsdorf. Their strategy stays unclear and in between. It's not going to change that much now. We just have to hope for the best.

[SCCWS]

Originally Posted by LITTLE NELL

Chicago is a big market, the White Sox play in Chicago, a big market team should never be in a rebuilding mode.
The trouble is that JR and company have for the most part down through the years run the team more like the Royals than the Yankees, Dodgers or Red Sox.
In over 30 years of ownership how many super star free agents have they signed? How many big market teams would have let Buerhle walk?
This mindset has led to teams that once in awhile win the division and one year caught lightning in a bottle. I'm getting old, I'd like to see us in the WS a couple more times.

Nell: What constitutes a big market team? If it is attendance, The White Sox are not. Even in 2005, they were not in the top 10. Chicago is a big market but having 2 teams splits the pie too small for the White Sox.

Big market teams may let a Buehrle walk but would sign another big name to replace him.

[TheVulture]

Originally Posted by palehozenychicty

This is how the team has always been under Reinsdorf. Their strategy stays unclear and in between. It's not going to change that much now. We just have to hope for the best.

I don't know, it seems their strategy roster wise has been fairly clear the last ten years. Pitching first. That was reinforced this off season when the Sox did in fact sign one of the league's top free agents, Jake Peavy, and picked up Floyd's option.

Sure it stinks we have Dunn in the lineup and seem to be lacking hitters. I'd rather lack hitting than pitching. If you lack hitting you still have a chance, if you lack pitching you have no chance. The Sox pitching in 2013 could turn out to be very good.