Navigation: Jump to content areas:


Pro Quality. Fan Perspective.
Login-facebook
Around SBN: Knicks Beat Lakers With Familiar Strategy

KW's Worst Deal?

The season is young but there is already a foreboding presence about this club. The middle of the defensive lineup is akin to a AAA roster. When the Cabrera deal was announced some months ago there was little to look forward to. Yes, it's early and one stellar outing by Garland doesn't mean he's on his way to a Cy Young award but this deal has a very good chance to turn into KW's biggest boondoggle to date.

We needed a change at shortstop but OCab adds little to that change.  As much as I am no fan of Uribe we would be in a stronger position today with Iguchi at 2nd and the sheriff back at SS. Trading a solid pitcher like Garland for a has been SS is absurd.

If KW had to trade Garland for a Cabrera it should have been one named Melky. The Yanks were willing to part with Melky and a couple of extras during the Santana sweeps. They probably would have bit on a one for one swap for Garland. From the Yanks perspective Jon would have been perfect as a Mussina replacement and a lot cheaper. Melky could have at least given us respectability in CF.

The Sox got robbed by the Angels. This will become clearer as the season progresses. So we now have a load at SS to balance the load at 2B and even more load in CF, just to keep that balance. How the front office allowed this to happen is criminal.

I hope I'm dead wrong but this team will struggle to match last year's win total.

SouthSideSox is a community driven site. As such, users are able to express their thoughts and opinions in a FanPost, such as this one, which represents the views of this particular fan, but not necessarily the entire community or SouthSideSox editors.

Comment 7 comments  |  0 recs  | 

Do you like this story?

Comments

Display:

um, garland makes more than mussina

the law of conservation of masset: no matter how much masset you use up, there is always masset in your system.

by larry on Apr 2, 2008 8:44 PM CDT reply actions  

Trading a good prospect for Quentin...

and allowing Ozzie to use him as a bench player.

by SSH2005 on Apr 2, 2008 10:58 PM CDT reply actions  

aside from the opportunity cost

there's plenty of chance Carter doesn't make it to the big leagues as a a league average first baseman. Someone on BP had already written him off, but the name isn't coming. So if that's the biggest flop Kenny's ever penned...ok? I'll take it.

dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.

by colintj on Apr 3, 2008 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions  

umm cabrera

has been stellar on offense so far. .500 obp and a sb

by Jbasic89 on Apr 3, 2008 12:04 AM CDT reply actions  

he has done that.

he also failed to get the ball out of the infield with the bases loaded and then lost an out on the interference call. gotta take the bad with the good.

161 White Sox wins on the year, 161 wins; take one down and pass it around, 160 White Sox wins on the year.

by Toonderstrook on Apr 3, 2008 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions  

worst deal from KW?

How quickly we forget Todd Ritchie for three prospects were well regarded at the time.

by spadog on Apr 3, 2008 7:52 AM CDT reply actions  

Alex Escobar for Jerry Owens...

Not that the trade itself was bad but...

You'll find out why when Jesse returns to the top of our lineup and ruins our offense even more.

by SSH2005 on Apr 3, 2008 8:03 AM CDT reply actions  

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

Welcome to South Side Sox! Please check our new standards and guide to FanPosts/FanShots before posting.

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recommended FanPosts

Digital_booklet_-_in_rainbows_01_small
RRRR: Counting of the heads (Meet-up 2012)
Avatarsing_small
2012 White Sox PECOTA
Archerme_small
RRRR: Oscars, wild.
Mrsparkleorig_small
Calling all new readers and lurkers: Open thread on Feb. 6
61y5zkwuutl__sl500__small
High and Tight on the Mendoza Line

Recent FanPosts

Rudylaw_small
Hitting Instruction
Small
Oswalt?
Digital_booklet_-_in_rainbows_01_small
RRRR: Dental dams and other reasons to kill people
Digital_booklet_-_in_rainbows_01_small
RRRR: HSALTP! SL. SLTP!
Small
My optimistically pessimistic 2012 White Sox Outlook

+ New FanPost All FanPosts >

FanShots

Quick hits of video, photos, quotes, chats, links and lists that you find around the web.

Recommended FanShots

22 New Baseball Books Reviewed

Recent FanShots

Bill James: Open Letter To The Hall Of Fame
Keith Law says our minor league system sucks - hard.
Boom Goes the Dynamically Priced Tickets!
Does Mark Parent regret leaving the Reading Phillies? Because, man, if I'd known this was coming...
pete rose movie streaming on netflix: 4192, crowning of the hit king
AL Central at Detroit Tigers, Game 1
Win a Bill Melton jersey!
White Sox Sign Scott Olsen: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Ventura participates in Blackhawks "Shoot the Puck" contest

+ New FanShot All FanShots >


Managing Editor

Mrsparkleorig_small Jim Margalus

Editors

Deadhorse_small larry

Sealab_murphy_small colintj

Digital_booklet_-_in_rainbows_01_small homesickalien

Omar_small U-God

Authors

10083hb_small KenWo4LiFe

Archerme_small Teahenny Penny