What If?

[nickofypres]

What if after 2007 the Sox decided to hold on to their pieces and rebuild?

SP John Danks - Came in 2007
SP Gavin Floyd - Came in 2007
SP Dan Hudson - Never traded for Edwin Jackson
SP Clayton Richard - Never traded for Jake Peavy
SP Gio Gonzalez - Never traded for Nick Swisher
SP FautinoDe Los Santos - Never traded for Nick Swisher
SP Lance Broadway - Probably DFA'd at some point

RP Nick Massett - Never traded for Ken Griffey
RP Freddi Dolsi
RP Chris Sale -
RP Matt Thornton
RP Sergio Santos

C Tyler Flowers - Came in Vazquez deal, so he's likely to still be around unless they move Vazquez after 07' rather than 08'.
1B Brandon Allen - Never traded for Tony Pena :smh:
2B Gordon Beckham
3B Brent Morel
SS Alexei Ramirez
LF Ryan Sweeney - Never traded for Nick Swisher
CF Alejandro De Aza
RF Carlos Quentin - probably still brought in to have for the youth movement, moving Carter wasn't a big deal with Konerko/Allen blocking 1B anyhow.
DH Dayan Viciedo

C - Donny Lucy
UT - Brent Lillibridge -Came in Vazquez deal, so he's likely to still be around unless they move Vazquez after 07' rather than 08'.
IF - Omar Vizquel - gotta teach those youngins
OF - Brian Anderson [Defensive replacement]

Thoughts? Prayers? Anger?

Thats a good, young core to have. Just fill in the bullpen and that is a somewhat solid team for what it would cost you.

 

[brett05]

Love the pitching, puking on the offense. No Paulie? No AJ?

 

[nickofypres]

Love the pitching, puking on the offense. No Paulie? No AJ?

Pierzynski probably isn't brought back after 2008 anyway, I don't know who would of been the stop gap. Maybe Ivan Rodriguez for the sake of the young staff?

And looking back at Allen's numbers, they're not as good as I thought they were. So, maybe they do bring back Konerko for 2011.

 

[DewsSox79]

yucky

 

[TheChicagoFan]

I don't know. That would be pretty good, but I like some of the moves that have been made lately. Tough to say if they would be better. A good team on paper has nothing to do with how they play on the field.

 

[Uman85]

Pitching is okay, but no power in the lineup. Add in Paulie and it's somewhat better, but IMO still wouldn't be enough to contend.