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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Marco Reus Jersey . -- Chicago White Sox general manager Rick Hahn is a popular executive at the winter meetings as he continues to discuss his plans to rebuild the team by selling off its best parts -- including ace Chris Sale.But Hahn wont budge from his asking price, at least not publicly.When you have negotiations with other clubs about potential trade fits, you have to have that line you arent going to go below; otherwise youre compromising too much in terms of value, Hahn said Monday afternoon.In other words, whatever the White Sox were asking for back in July in exchange for their top players hasnt changed despite a sense of urgency to get the rebuild going. Names of players might be different but the overall talent haul theyre looking for is the same. Despite the desire to overhaul the roster quickly, Hahn isnt putting a timeline on any moves.I dont view that as necessary, he said. What were looking to do is put ourselves in the position for extended success. We do that by acquiring as much impact talent as we can over an extended period. ... Its not something thats necessarily going to happen overnight.Which means Sale might still be a member of the White Sox come Thursday when the meetings end. And perhaps he plays the first half for the team before they revisit a trade.Several teams that have interest in Sale were surveyed by ESPNs Jayson Stark, and the consensus was theyd be surprised if a Sale deal gets done at these meetings.Hahn stressed not one player has to be the domino to enact their plan.You dont want to be caught in between, but were not [going] to force seven things to get done, or else its not worth doing one, Hahn said. Its a process.That process will go on for a while as the Sox continue to evaluate the return they might receive. Hahn said the front office was energized by the strategy, though it may be painful trading good players such as a dominant lefty starter. And he refuted reports that claimed the Sox may have doubts about Sales long-term health.Youve seen what this guy has done over the years, Hahn said to reporters. We realize this is an elite-level talent. A rare commodity in this league.So the meetings will continue until the Sox like what they hear or until they lower their asking price. Neither seemed imminent, but that can change at any moment.These players fit on all 30 teams, Hahn said. Weve had a number of conversations on a number of different fronts. All you have to do is type White Sox into Twitter and you can see all sorts of interesting ideas being floated about, some of which are more accurate than others. Were approaching this with a wide-open frame of mind.You want to do a deal everyone benefits from. 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Youre going to face great pitching in the postseason, Collins said. I know theyre in their clubhouse saying, Wow, weve got to face Syndergaard. It should be a great game. ... Theyre a great team. They had a rough second half. Everybody knows that. But theyre very talented. I know theyre probably banged up a little bit like we are.Syndergaard originally was slated to start Sundays game against the Philadelphia Phillies if it turned out to be meaningful, but instead he threw a bullpen session at Citizens Bank Park and focused on preparing for Wednesday.Syndergaard and Bumgarner squared off at Citi Field on May 1 in a 6-1 victory by the Giants. Syndergaard allowed four runs in 5? innings and surrendered a two-run homer to Hunter Pence in that game, while Bumgarner tossed six scoreless innings.Syndergaard rebounded to toss eight scoreless innings in a 2-0 win against the Giants on Aug. 21 at AT&T Park. Bumgarner allowed four runs -- all on a grand slam by the now-injured Justin Ruggiano -- in five innings in a no-decision earlier in that series. Bumgarner also homered against Jacob deGrom in that game.Its funky. [Bumgarner] is stepping at you and coming from behind you, Mets infielder Kelly Johnson said of the left-handers delivery. ... The man can pitch. Hes almost like a DH in the lineup, too. So weve got to worry about that. His track record speaks for itself.I dont think I have to sit here and talk about how good he is. Its going to be a tough game. Its going to be fun. I think being at Citi Field -- for us, winning the home field -- cant be stressed enough because thats a big swing in advantage for us, [and] not having to travel across the country, too. Roman Burki Jersey. Said Collins: If you get balls to hit, you better hit them. Because if you let him get ahead of you, youre in trouble.The Mets revived their season during that mid-August series at San Francisco.After losing the opening two games at AT&T Park, the Mets had dropped to 60-62 and had fallen 5? games behind the Cardinals for the second wild-card spot. However, Yoenis Cespedes and Asdrubal Cabrera returned from the disabled list during that series and the Mets took off, winning the final two games in San Francisco and ultimately going 27-13 to close the regular season.Cespedes had three homers in the two games he played against the Giants in that series.The Mets have posted the best record in the majors since Aug. 20, buoyed not only by Cespedes and Cabreras returns but by the performances of rookie right-handers Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman.We started to get our pieces back. Theres no question, Collins said, reflecting on the series in San Francisco. We knew we had to hold it together while they were out, and we did. We didnt win as many as we wanted, but we still competed. And when we started getting our pieces back, we knew we were going to be OK. Those young pitchers really helped us finish it off.Cespedes right quadriceps continues to nag him, although he minimized the injury Sunday.I think after I came back, the whole team collectively started to improve, Cespedes said through an interpreter. And I think thats why we are where were at now. I feel good. I think Im ready physically and Im ready mentally. Thats the most important thing. Wholesale NFL Jerseys Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys From China Cheap Nike Basketball Jerseys Wholesale Hockey Jerseys China Nike Baseball Jerseys Cheap College Jerseys China Cheap Football Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Canada Wholesale NHL Jerseys Canada Wholesale Nike MLB Jerseys Canada Cheap NBA Jerseys Authentic Canada Stitched Soccer Jerseys Canada Cheap Jerseys Canada NFL ' ' '