This is the same headline I used way back when Sergio Santos signed his contract extension right after the end of the 2011 season. Like the five-year, potentially $26.5 million deal Jose Quintana agreed to Monday, Santos' deal was littered with club options and was viewed to be an exceedingly team-friendly deal for an exciting young talent.
Read MoreSo, we're just going to let this happen?
In the penultimate sign of White Sox catching end-times, Adrian Nieto is reportedly getting pats on the back, hearty handshakes and extra looks at the post-game spread, because he's made the Opening Day major league roster, fulfilling a three-level jump with a brand new organization. When the White Sox fall in love, it's forever.
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What do the White Sox have at each position after the 2014 offseason? The picture has gotten a bit clearer with the recent cuts and reassignments. Let's take a look at the White Sox's catcher position to see how it stacks up for 2014 and beyond.
Read MoreThe White Sox made it clear during the offseason that Jose Quintana was a pitcher they saw as part of their future when they shopped (and eventually dealt) Hector Santiago over him while searching for help elsewhere.
Monday, they took it a step further, locking up the 25-year-old through at least 2018 with two option years that could keep him in a White Sox uniform through 2020. The deal will be worth between $21 and $26.5 million, depending on whether Quintana is arbitration eligible after the 2014 season.
Read MoreWe were initially worried that this podcast wouldn't be that useful, since it was recorded right before a lot of roster decisions were announced. Then I listened to the tape and found out how much Nick and I talked about Neal Cotts, mocked Jason Vargas and questioned Gordon Beckham (who hasn't?!)
We could have aired this in July.
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So often battles are more of a question of what the winning party will have to resort to in order to reach their inevitable conclusion.
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The supply of predictions is limitless. From pure, algorithm-based projection systems to your co-worker parroting whatever he has heard on the radio, sources of speculation for how the 2014 season will play out abound. You are free to take a look at what FanGraphs thinks will happen this season based on ZiPs. Another source, PinnacleSports.com sets the White Sox Over/Under for 2014 at 76.5. The SportingNews’ Jesse Spector has the White Sox at 77 wins. Clay Davenport has them pegged for 79 wins. And so on.
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