that was a good read.

don't know if this had been posted but interesting angle on getting more prospects by taking on bad salary

Article says sox at 35 on the 40 roster with  Eloy, Gillaspie, Peter, Guerrero, Brian Clark, Polo & Ian Clarkin all due to be put on the 40.

Aren't Adams & Stephens due also?

I'd cut Jacob May and someone else.

Tough choices.

Oakland interested in Avisail Garcia.

I'm in the "Trade Avi" camp.

I'm in the "Trade Avi" camp.

I'm on the fence. One side says trade him while his value is high and the other side says maybe there is still an upside and hold off. The bottom line is he is still an unknown and its hard to tell which is the real Avi. I am sure not going to cry and whine if he is moved. We tolerated the bad Avi long enough.

Putting Basabe isn't the problem. I would have done the same given the Padres Rule 5 picks last year. The problem I had was keeping guys like Putnum, Petricka, Saladino, Hansen, etc. on the 40.

Hopefully do not lose the LP Guerrero or the Inf Peter, I would have cut some others off the list (as Juan said)

Putting Basabe isn't the problem. I would have done the same given the Padres Rule 5 picks last year. The problem I had was keeping guys like Putnum, Petricka, Saladino, Hansen, etc. on the 40.

Those guys will probably be cut/demoted/downgraded later.

Trade Avi

White Sox sign Welington Castillo.  Two years + club option.

We need to sign a lot of Rob Scahill type of players.

Always liked Wellington Castillo's hitting, kinda surprised we signed a catcher - thought our catchers were a pleasant surprise last year.