Sox Trade Possibilities

[palehozenychicty]

Originally Posted by TheVulture

How do you know he's better than Buck if you don't know his defensive capabilities?

He's a better hitter. He also has way more upside than Buck at this point. This was why I glibly said that he was better.

[Daver]

Originally Posted by palehozenychicty

He's a better hitter.

Baseball is not an offensive sport.

[CoopaLoop]

Originally Posted by Daver

Baseball is not an offensive sport.

What do you think was the biggest contributor to keeping the White Sox out of the 2012 playoffs?

[BigHurt3515]

Originally Posted by CoopaLoop

What do you think was the biggest contributor to keeping the White Sox out of the 2012 playoffs?

Is the answer offense? Because I think the answer is offense. Do I win?

[CoopaLoop]

Originally Posted by BigHurt3515

Is the answer offense? Because I think the answer is offense. Do I win?

Baseball is not an offensive sport.

[palehozenychicty]

Originally Posted by CoopaLoop

Baseball is not an offensive sport.

Yeah it is. You play to score the most runs to win the game.

Defense and pitching put you in the conversation. Offense is execution of fundamentals and key hits, whether they be hit/run singles, extra base hits, and so on.

The Giants don't have a lot of LTP. But they make contact and get the hits needed to win. The Dodgers can keep spending, but they need to prove that they can get it done when the chips are down.

[TheVulture]

If he's a garbage catcher, then he's useless in the catcher discussion even if he can hit.

[Golden Sox]

I received my bill today to pay off the remainder of my 2013 Season Tickets. I noticed in the ticket brochure that there were numerous photos of White Sox players. There weren't any photos of Adam Dunn. You usually promote your season tickets with your star players for the upcoming season. Perhaps the White Sox think Dunn won't be on the team in 2013. I would like to think he won't be on the team in 2013. We'll see in a couple of weeks. The Winter meetings are coming up and I would think if the White Sox are going to make a major trade, it will happen then.

[samurai_sox]

Originally Posted by Chez

Arencibia is an interesting trade possibility but the Jays now have M. Izturis and E. Bonofacio to play second. They don't need Beckham.

Word is that Toronto is looking for another starter even after just getting Johnson and Buehrle,

Floyd for Arencibia? Would not mind that trade one bit.

[mzh]

Originally Posted by samurai_sox

Word is that Toronto is looking for another starter even after just getting Johnson and Buehrle,

Floyd for Arencibia? Would not mind that trade one bit.

IIRC there was a rumor last winter that Floyd was going to Toronto for Deck McGuire and a few others. It's a square peg for a square hole.

[CWSpalehoseCWS]

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin
Hahn: "Things are starting to happen, conversations are getting a bit more substantive and offers are flying back and forth ... "

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin
... Something could happen any time.”

Seems like Hahn is slightly more open than KW was, but who knows, maybe he's just saying what we all want to hear.

[RowanDye]

Forget Arencibia, they should trade for Emilio Bonifacio.

[Daver]

Originally Posted by CoopaLoop

What do you think was the biggest contributor to keeping the White Sox out of the 2012 playoffs?

Ineffective pitching.

[Daver]

Originally Posted by palehozenychicty

Yeah it is. You play to score the most runs to win the game.

In baseball the other team controls the ball when you are offense, it is not an offensive sport, it never has been.

[Frater Perdurabo]

Originally Posted by Daver

Ineffective pitching.

Fair enough, but an honest person also would admit the Sox lost plenty of games in 2012 in which the hitting failed despite the Sox getting a great pitching performance.