22 Dec 2016 17:08:39
Seeing a lot of Quintana posts. The whitesox top 10 prospect includes 7 pitchers. They need solid hitting prospects and more depth. A great trade partner is in the same city as them.

Cubs/ White sox

Cubs receive: Jose Quintana

White Sox receive: Ian Haap 2B/ OF (#21 overall prospect in baseball), Eloy Jimenez OF (#23), Mark Zagunis OF, Justin Steele LHP

The whitesox would gain 2 top 25 hitting prospects in the game to go with moncada and collins.

Moncada 2B/ 3B
Giolito RHP
Haap 2B/ OF
Jimenez OF
Kopech RHP
Lopez RHP
Fulmer RHP
Collins C

gives the WS 8 guys in the top 80 including some really great potential and a nice balance to their farm of hitting and pitching. They have fleeced the Red Sox and Nationals, so I can't say forsure they couldn't get a package like this.

The Cubs are unreal, and still crazy young and have the market to hit on big FAs. trading prospects for a cost controlled #2 behind lester would increase their chances of a back to back world series and future success. giving up the prospects hurts but they r all in now and the core of their team is still so young.


1.) 22 Dec 2016
22 Dec 2016 17:14:39
Cubs staff

Lester
Quintana
Arrieta
Hendricks
Montgomery and co.

whtesox top 10.

Moncada 2B/ 3B #1 overall
Giolito RHP #3
Haap 2B/ OF #21
Jimenez OF #23
Kopech RHP #30
Lopez RHP #38
Fulmer RHP #58
Collins C #80
Adams RHP
Burdi RHP.


2.) 22 Dec 2016
22 Dec 2016 17:15:16
lackey^.


3.) 22 Dec 2016
22 Dec 2016 19:20:45
You guys seem think the white sox are "set" because of all of all these prospects. Reminder: they're not guaranteed successful mlb players.


4.) 22 Dec 2016
22 Dec 2016 20:10:56
Prospects are never sure things unless they play for your team.


5.) 22 Dec 2016
22 Dec 2016 20:37:24
didn't ever say the white sox were set. prospects are risky but that is the direction they are going in and it seems they are willing to deal Q for a top prospect filled package.


6.) 22 Dec 2016
22 Dec 2016 20:45:26
Metsjets is right, in that no prospect is guaranteed to blossom. However, scouting has improved greatly in the last 20 years, and busts are more rare than they used to be. The White Sox future is bright as they follow the path to redemption shown by the Mets, Cubs and Astros - which is the farm system.


7.) 23 Dec 2016
23 Dec 2016 15:31:53
I'm not a guy who tends to be super high on prospects, but when you're collecting on top prospects, you're more likely to strike gold on a few.

Let's say Moncada and Reynaldo Lopez turn into studs, while Giolito and Kopech are busts, was it a terrible trade for Chicago? No.

Moncada and Lopez, with their upside, will more than likely cancel out the failure of the others. That's why they are collecting on all these prospects. Because more than likely, they'll find a few great ones.